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LIONEL SAINSBURY / JOHN FOULDS
Sainsbury/Foulds: Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "One really could not ask Messrs Wallfisch and Yates and both orchestras for more persuasive world premieres of two concertos that already seem like old friends." Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2012) |
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Ray & His Orchest Martin
Sound Of Sight &.. [ Vocalion / CD - released 4/Mar/2010 ] |
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Ray Martin
Decca Archives - Favourite Tv [ Vocalion / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] |
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Ray Martin
Million Dollar Melodies [ Vocalion / CD - released 16/May/2005 ] |
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Ray Martin & His Orchestra
In The Martin Manner [ Vocalion / CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] |
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BARBARA EUPHAN TODD
Worzel Gummidge (Unabridged) Read by Jessica Martin [ Naxos Audiobooks / 4 CD - released 10/Aug/2017 ] Regarded as one of the most popular children's novels, Barbara Euphan Todd's Worzel Gummidge follows an animated scarecrow who causes chaos and mayhem wherever he goes. The series is perhaps best known through its 1980s television adaptation, and is... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Nachtgesang RIAS Kammerchor, Martin Creed, with Birgit Remmert & Werner Gura [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] Whether it be cheerful, melancholy, amorous or piously contemplative, the night - a favorite source of romantic inspiration if ever there was one - is the unbroken thread running throughout this recording on which we will find monumental pieces like... |
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Schreker,
Die Gezeichneten Riegel, Martin, Becht, Meven, Adam, Moser, Hopfner, Nöcker, Wyzner, Carmeli, Neralic, Sgier, Schreckenbach; ORF-Chor, Ar [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 28/Jul/2002 ] |
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SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music Robert Delcamp (Stahlhuth/Jann organ at Saint-Martin, Dudelange, Luxembourg) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 31/Jan/2005 ] |
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PUCCINI / MOZART / LEONCAVALLO / VERDI / ROSSINI
Famous Baritone Arias Roberto Servile (baritone), Georg Tichy (baritone), Natale de Carolis (baritone), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Andrea Martin (baritone), Roberto Frontali (b [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] Baritone airs from Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Tosca, Falstaff, etc |
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FRANCESCO PAOLO TOSTI
Tosti: The Song of a Life, Vol. 1 Romina Casucci (soprano) Maura Menghini (soprano) Mark Milhofer (tenor) Denver Martin‐Smith (baritone) Marco Scolastra (piano), Roberto Rupo (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Nov/2016 ] The start of a new exciting series: the complete songs by Paolo Tosti! Paolo Tosti (1846‐1916) worked in poverty as a music teacher till he met the influential composer Giovanni Sgambati, who became his mentor. He introduced Tosti to Princess... |
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ADOLPHE-CHARLES ADAM
Adam: Giselle (Complete ballet recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Alina Cojocaru / Johan Kobborg / Marianela Nunez / Martin Harvey / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2009 ] BLU-RAY - 'Cojocaru's interpretation, everyone seems to agree, is one of the greatest of all time, and she continues to refine it with every performance' The Observer |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / JULES MASSENET / FRANZ 809478012467LISZT
Kenneth MacMillan: Three Ballet Masterpieces: Manon, Mayerling, Romeo & Juliet (complete ballets) The Royal Ballet / Carlos Acosta, José Martin, Mara Galeazzi, Sarah Lamb, Federico Bonelli, Lauren Cuthbertson, Alexander Campbell, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 10/May/2014 ] This collection brings together three extraordinary ballets by Kenneth MacMillan, one of the 20th century's most influential choreographers whose work forms a pillar of The Royal Ballet's repertory. |
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LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: Don Quixote (Complete ballet recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Carlos Acosta, Christopher Saunders, Philip Mosley / Martin Yates (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2014 ] Carlos Acosta's first venture directing one of ballet's 19th century classics was eagerly anticipated, as was his own starring role in the production (as Basilio), opposite the Argentinian Royal Ballet principal Marianela Nuñez (Kitri). Packed cinema |
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LUDWIG MINKUS / SERGEI PROKOFIEV / FERDINAND HEROLD
Carlos Acosta Dances: La Fille mal Gardee, Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote (Complete ballets) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Carlos Acosta, Christopher Saunders, Tamara Rojo, Jose Martin, William Tuckett, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2015 ] So memorably described as 'a dancer who slashes across space faster than anyone else, who lacerates the air with shapes so clear and sharp they seem to throw off sparks' (Independent), Carlos Acosta has been at the forefront of contemporary ballet... |
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LIEBERMANN / DEBUSSY / TCHAIKOVSKY / BIZET
Viscera, Carmen, Afternoon of a Faun & Tchaikovsky pas de deux (live at the Royal Opera House, October 2015) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Carlos Acosta, Federico Bonelli & Matthew Golding, Sarah Lamb & Vadim Muntagirov / Emmanuel Plasson, Martin Yates (con [ BBC / Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2016 ] Carlos Acosta focuses on the dramatic essentials of love, jealousy and revenge in his new production of Carmen. As well as choreographing the production, Acosta dances a lead role. Liam Scarlett has used Lowell Liebermann's thrilling Piano... |
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Kenneth Macmillan's Manon (complete ballet recorded in 2018) The Royal Ballet / Sarah Lamb, Vadim Muntagirov, Ryoichi Hirano / Martin Yayes (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] "Another very welcome release of outstanding quality from the Royal Ballet." MusicWeb |
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LEO DELIBES
Delibes: Sylvia (complete ballet recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 2005) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Darcey Bussell, Roberto Bolle, Thiago Soares, Martin Harvey / Graham Bond, conductor [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jan/2010 ] "This DVD… shows the Royal Ballet at the top of its…form. …makes an imperious huntress and a commanding Bacchante" (BBC Music) |
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VARIOUS
Das Glogauer Liederbuch (The Glogau Song Book) Sabine Lutzenberger (soprano), Martin Hummel (baritone) & Marc Lewon (lute) / Ensemble Dulce Melos [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] The Glogauer Liederbuch is a forgotten treasure, a rich repository of fifteenth-century music. It contains 292 songs, devotional chants and instrumental pieces which were performed by educated enthusiasts or students, not by professional musicians. |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Motets Philip Salmon (ten), Graham Chambers, Jeremy Gough, Martin Kelly, Christopher Stearn (trom), Thomas Trotter (organ) / Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD ] 'A superb record. Exploring these pieces is a moving experience when the performances are as superlative as these. Very strongly recommended. Record of the Month' (The Monthly Guide to Recorded Music) |