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STRAVINSKY
The Rite of Spring / The Nightingale Olga Trifonova (soprano) / Robert Tear (tenor) / Paul Whelan (bass-baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] “Composing The Rite, I had only my ear to help me. I heard and I wrote what I heard.” — Igor Stravinsky |
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FERNANDO LOPES-GRACA
Lopes-Graca: Canções portuguesas Coro Casa da Música, Paul Hillier [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Jun/2024 ] Fernando Lopes-Graça's importance to 20th-century Portuguese music cannot be overestimated. His study of native songs and traditions has been compared to that of Bartók, and the soulful melodies of the Três canções corais are an early example of his... |
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LOUIS SPOHR
The Forgotten Master: The Four Clarinet Concertos Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Paul Meyer (conductor & clarinet) [ Alpha / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Alive! Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs, Paul Lewis (piano), etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] Beethoven the classic, the revolutionary, the visionary. This selection is a trip that reveals the multiple genius of one of the greatest composers of all time. You will be delighted with some masterpieces of his repertoire as well as with rare... |
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MEREDITH WILSON
The Music Man (Original Broadway Cast Recording 1957) Barbara Cook, Robert Preston,Helen Raymond,Paul Reed, Vern Reed, and others [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] Just call him 'Iowa Stubborn'. It took Meredith Wilson eight years and 32 drafts to bring his childhood memories of Iowa onto the stage, but anyone who has ever sat entranced by The Music Man will agree that it was well worth it. Willson was a... |
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DONIZETTI
L'Elisir d'amore (complet opera recorded in 2006) Paris National Opera / Heidi Grant Murphy / Paul Groves / Laurent Naouri / Edward Gardner (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Edward Gardner conducted with outstanding imagination and authority" The Times, 12th August 2008, BBC Proms 2008 |
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ADAM
Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2007) Paris Opera Ballet / Laetitia Pujol, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Wilfried Romoli / Paul Connelly (cond) [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2012 ] The performance recorded on this DVD is based on the St Petersburg version and was choreographed by Patrice Bart and Eugène Polyakov, two out-and-out Petipa specialists. |
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LINLEY
Lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare The Parley of Instruments Choir & Orchestra / Paul Nicholson, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'This charming ode shows [Linley] sharing with Mozart something of that barely definable but unmistakable gift of melodic genius. The music is as beautiful as the text is absurd, full of shapely tunes that once heard linger hauntingly in the memory'... |
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BELA BARTOK / MATTHEW HINDSON / MAURICE RAVEL
Bartok/Hindson/Ravel: Music for two pianos & percussion Pascal & Ami Rogé (pianos), Paul Clarvis & Joby Burgess (percussion) [ Onyx / CD - released 7/Sep/2015 ] On this disc Pascal Rogé is joined by his pianist wife Ami and percussionists Paul Clarvis and Joby burgess for an exciting recital including a world premiere recording of a work composed for the Rogé's : Matthew Hindson's Pulse Magnet. |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Armide (complete opera recorded in 2008) Theatre des Champs-Elysees / Stephanie d'Oustrac, Paul Agnew / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ FRA Musica / 2 DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Christie and his ensemble...surpass themselves in revivifying this 325-year-old score with imaginative articulation and expressive flair. Gideon Davey's designs are as impressive as Jean-Claude Gallotta's choreography. The cast, too, is remarkable"... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Death And The Maiden Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) / The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2018 ] Grammy Awards 60th Awards (2017) - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance |
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GRIER, Francis
Around the Curve of the World Patricia Rozario / Paul Whelan / Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Oxford University Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Darlington [ Somm / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] Patricia Rozario, Anne Schwanewilms, Daniel Norman, Paul Whelan, Christchurch Cathedral Choir, Oxford University Chamber Orchestra. Grier's musical language draws for its inspiration on the glories of Gregorian chant and is, by turns, elegiac and... |
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Paul Agnew & Julius Drake
Gurney: Severn Meadows [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Jul/2001 ] |
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IVOR GURNEY
Severn Meadows: Songs Paul Agnew (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'Another fine addition to the Hyperion treasure-house of vocal recordings' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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Paul Anka
Four Classic Albums Plus (Paul Anka / My Heart Sings / Swings For Young Lovers / Young Alive And In Love) [ Avid Pop / 2 CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] AVID Pop continues with its Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD set release from Paul Anka complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details and bonus tracks; |
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Paul Anka
Singing & Swinging [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] One of the first, and what's more, one of the biggest teen idols of the late '50s who is still as popular today! Features for the first time on CD his first three LPs, two of them in stereo plus... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas Played on Period Instruments Paul Badura-Skoda [ Arcana / 9 CD - released 11/Jun/2021 ] "After the tremendous success of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, Arcana re-releases the companion set of Schubert sonatas with a new design and the addition of the indispensable booklet notes written by Paul Badura-Skoda. An absolute must-have,... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas Played on Period Instruments Paul Badura-Skoda (fortepiano) [ Arcana / 9 CD Box Set - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "his set represents a stunning bargain, especially as it seems to be retailing at around £30 to £35 from various online retailers." MusicWeb April 2020 |
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PHILIP GLASS / JASON BAHR / LUCAS FLOYD & OTHERS
New Generations Paul Barnes (piano) [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] Orange Mountain Music proudly releases pianist Paul Barnes latest release - New Generations. New Generations celebrates Barnes's two decade-old association and collaboration with composer Philip Glass (b.1937) and an incredible roster of younger... |
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PHILIP GLASS
The Concerto Project Volume II: Piano Concerto No. 2 After Lewis and Clark / Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra Paul Barnes (piano) Jillon Stoppels Dupree (harpsichord) [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] "Glass does understand how to score for the harpsichord, giving the soloist plenty of trills and other effects that demonstrate its melodic as well as percussive possibilities..." (Seattle Times) |