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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 Eri Nakamura (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Michael Spyres (tenor), Jongmin Park (bass) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek [ Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] "[Bělohlávek's] relaxed though steadfast approach is immediately apparent…the Prague Philharmonic Choir's contributions are disciplined and impassioned…[the solo quartet] are uniformly superb." (Gramophone) |
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JOHN DOWLAND / HILDEGARD von BINGEN
The Troubadour & The Nunn Evelyn Tubb (soprano) with Michael Fields & David Thatcher [ Etcetera / CD - released 28/May/2008 ] This CD is a collection of music inspired by the sacred and secular aspects of womanhood. Evelyn Tubb is one of the outstanding sopranos of her generation, widely admired for her innovative performances. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies nos. 3 and 6 Failoni Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2008 ] nice solid readings, well played and admirably recorded. Halasz captures the many classical elements of these works, the lightness, the formal balance, and the transparent orchestral fabric..emphasizing Schubert's extraordinary lyrical gift (Fanfare) |
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BRITTEN
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 / Quatre Chansons franASaises / Serenade,Op. 31 Felicity Lott (soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Michael Thompson (horn) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'These are profoundly sympathetic performances, with Lott at her best in the 14-year-old composer's precocious settings of Hugo and Verlaine. Bryden Thomson and the RSNO support attentively, and the recordings are truthful and atmostpheric in the... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Golden Age of The Romantic Piano Concerto [20 CD + CD Rom] Felicja Blumental, Michael Ponti, Jerome Rose, Marylène Dosse, Eugene List (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 21 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2010 ] For many of the works in this collection, these recordings were the world premiers. In the 1960s and 70s the Vox Candide and Turnabout labels did much to enrich the collector's knowledge and appreciation of the bywaters of the repertoire. |
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ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Piano Trio, Op. 1 (with Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4) Fidelio Trio: Darragh Morgan (violin), Robin Michael (cello) & Mary Dullea (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "Korngold and Schoenberg's artistic intention is heard through the undulations of emotion, influences and layers of interpretation." MusicWeb |
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THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN
The Laughing Policeman: 27 Children's Vintage Favourites Flanders & Swann, Frankie Howard, Michael Holiday, Max Bygraves, Henry Blair, Spike Jones, Anne Stephens, etc [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Original mono recordings from 1926-1950. The Sunday morning breakfast and the children's requests were a regular weekly event - not to be missed. Turn the wireless up to full volume and pop back in time for a nostalgia hour or so of memories. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Maskarade (complete opera recorded in 2021) Frankfurt Opera / Michael Porter, Monika Buczkowska, Susan Bullock / Titus Engel (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2024 ] "Alfred Reiter is just over the top enough as the irascible Jeronimus, Liviu Holender is suitably funny and a really strong singer as Henrik. Monika Buczkowska and Michael Porter as the young lovers sing a couple of really lovely soprano/tenor duets" |
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WAGNER
Das Liebesverbot [The Ban on Love] (complete opera) Anna Gabler, Michael Nagy, Peter Bronder, Charles Reid, Simon Bode / Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Sebastien Weigle [ Oehms Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2013 ] "[Weigle] has an excellent cast: singers such as Anna Gabler, Christiane Libor and Michael Nagy all ensure that the score's strongest, least hell-for-leather episodes are heard to full effect...Perhaps, after all, Wagner was right not to destroy it." |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: The Complete Works with Piano François Xavier Poizat (piano) / The Philharmonia Orchestra, with Michael Foyle, Jamie Walton,Louis Schwizgebel & others [ Aparte / 6 CD Box Set - released 29/Nov/2024 ] "What a stunning collection this is! His keyboard artistry embodies all the best qualities characterising Ravel's greatest interpreters...No Ravel lover should miss this important release." Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine November 2024 |
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Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Tyne Daly, London Symphony Orchestra. Michael Tilson Thomas
Bernstein - On the Town [ DG Awards Collection / CD - released 8/May/2005 ] Gramophone Award Winner: Music Theatre 1994 |
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TAVENER
The Hidden Face Fretwork, Michael Chance [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 9/Nov/2001 ] "Fretwork is a natural for this ecstatic baroque sounding music. The title piece, scored for viols, oboe and countertenor, is exotically beautiful and the other two Tavener pieces 'Nipson' and 'Apokatastasis' are more of the same." - San Francisco... |
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RSO Vienna / Klangforum Wien / Cerha, Friedrich / Gielen, Michael
Cerha, Friedrich - Spiegel [ Col Legno / 2 CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
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JOSEPH BOULOGNE SAINT-GEORGES
Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos Op. 2 & Op. 7 Fumika Mohri (violin) / Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Jun/2023 ] A brilliant swordsman, athlete, violin virtuoso and composer, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges might well lay claim to being the most talented figure in an age of remarkable individuals. The string quartet was still in its infancy in France... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Elias [Elijah], Op. 70 Genia Kuhmeier, Ann Hallenberg, Lothar Odinius, Michael Nagy / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Balthasar-Neumann-Chor-und-Solisten, Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 10/May/2017 ] "...all stodge and sanctimony are swept away. There is heft when it matters...But what's more compelling is the nimbleness, the swift-moving parts." The Guardian |
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LOVELOCK / BELLINI / TOMASI / HAYDN / MILLS / ARUTYUNYAN / HUMMEL / etc
Trumpet Concertos Geoffrey Payne (trumpet) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins & Michael Halász [ ABC Classics Discovery / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] All your favourite trumpet concertos on a special priced double CD. |
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George Michael
Faith [ Epic / Legacy / Sony / CD - released 5/Jan/2012 ] A superbly crafted mainstream pop/rock masterpiece, Faith made George Michael an international solo star, selling over ten million copies in the U.S. alone as of 2000. Perhaps even more impressively, it also made him the first white solo artist to... |
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George Michael
George Michael & Wham! Last Christmas The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (LP) [ Epic / 2 LP - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Last Christmas is the accompanying soundtrack to the highly anticipated film of the same name and features the incredible music of George Michael and Wham! Last Christmas is produced by the Academy Award winning Emma Thompson, directed by Paul... |
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George Michael
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 / Mtv Unplugged [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] |
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George Michael
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 / Mtv Unplugged [ Sony Music / 4 CD/DVD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] |