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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Preludes and Overtures St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow [ Vox Classics / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] This sequence of Wagner's preludes and overtures ranges across his compositional output, from Rienzi, his first distinctive opera, through the stirring Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and the Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre,... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 / Symphony in D minor ʻYouth' / The Rock, Op. 7 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Vox Audiophile Edition / CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] 'Slatkin's light and energetic approach to No. 3 underlines the work's magical sense of new within the old while revelling in its glittering orchestration - all vividly rendered by the St. Louis Symphony' ClassicsToday |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 / Prince Rostislav: Symphonic Poem after Aleksey Tolstoy St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Vox Audiophile Edition / CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] "His warmly romantic approach emphasises the music's lush textures, fluid phrasing, and vivid orchestral colouring, while pointing up the unique stylistic qualities that differentiate the three symphonies." ClassicsToday |
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SERGEY RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3 In A Minor, Op. 44 / Youth Symphony In D Minor / Rock, Fantasy for Orchestra, Op. 7 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (cond) [ Vox Audiophile Edition / CD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3 in A minor is a radiant synthesis of the composer's early and later periods. Poorly received at the time, its lyricism and colour are pervasive and it has duly taken its place in the repertoire, not least because of its... |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on Greensleeves / Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 / Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / The Lark Ascending St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn / Barry Griffiths [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] "A must for devotees of Vaughan Williams." -Audio |
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BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Má vlast St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind (Conductor) [ Vox Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2024 ] This acclaimed recording has now been given a new lease of life in our Naxos edition by going back to the original Elite Recordings master tapes, which have been newly transferred to disc in 192 kHz/24-bit high definition sound. |
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St Louis Symphony/Slatkin/Vonk
Baker: The Glass Bead Game [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] |
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AARON COPLAND
Appalachian Spring / Nonet for Strings / Two Pieces for String Quartet St Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] In Appalachian Spring, Copland, a Brooklyn boy who had never even visited the Appalachians, created an unforgettable evocation. Within two years of its first performance (on October 30, 1944, at the Library of Congress) Appalachian Spring went... |
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RUBBRA
Missa cantuariensis, Op. 59 / Dormi Jesu, Op. 3 / Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66 / etc St Margaret's Westminster Singers, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 28/Sep/2007 ] "The singing of the St Margaret's Singers is smooth, spiritual and intellectually engaged. The two brief carols are atmospherically done. Of the two masses the Missa in Honorem Sancti Dominici (a cappella) is the most constantly rewarding, right from... |
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NED ROREM
Rorem - Choral Works St Martin's Voices, Piatti String Quartet, Andrew Earis [ Resonus / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] Ned Rorem, renowned for his vivid art songs and unapologetic diaries, also composed a vast and underappreciated body of choral works. This album, featuring St Martin's Voices, showcases selections from his impressive choral output spanning seven... |
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St Mary's Cathedral Choir
Jackson: Sacred Choral Works [ Delphian / CD - released 29/Jun/2009 ] |
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St Mary's Cathedral Choir/Ferg
Jackson: Beyond The Stars [ Delphian / CD - released 4/Jun/2012 ] |
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St Mary's Cathedral Choir/Ferg
Taverner: Sacred Choral Music [ Delphian / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] |
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St Olaf Choir
Ives-The Celestial Country [ Linn / CD - released 12/May/2003 ] |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe - Suites / Ma mère lʼOye / Valses nobles et sentimentales The St. Olaf Choir & Minnesota Orchestra, Stanisław Skrowaczewski [ Vox Classics / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] "marvellous playing by the Minnesota Orchestra, beguiling singing by the St. Olaf Choir (with especially audible inner detail in the men's parts), and probing conducting by Skrowaczewski, who paints the music's colours in broad, vibrant strokes." |
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St.. Optina Pustyn Male Choir
Russia's Most Beautiful Songs [ Arc / CD - released 22/Aug/2005 ] The Optina Pustyn Male Choir of St. Petersburg, singing in the tradition of the world famous Don Cossack Chorus directed by Sergei Jaroff. |
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CHRISTMAS
Carols With St Paul's Cathedral Choir St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood, with Simon Johnson (organ) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] St. Paul's Cathedral Choir presents a survey of festive works: old favourites and mingle in a fine Christmas album perfect for the Festive Season. Featuring cherished carols from Classic FM's annual "Nation's Favourite Carols" poll. |
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St Peresburg So/Temirkanov
Verdi: Requiem [ Signum / 2 CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op.37 St Petersburg Chamber Choir conducted by Nikolai Korniev [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] Hybrid/SACD = playable on all Compact Disc players |
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St Petersburg Philharmonic Orc
Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring [ Signum / CD - released 22/Apr/2013 ] |