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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / BENJAMIN BRITTEN / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf / Saint-Saens: Carnival Of The Animals / Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra Jeremy Nicholas (Narrator) / Marian Lapsansky / Peter Toperczer / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ondrej Lenard [ Naxos / CD ] "excellent value at budget price" - Classic CD |
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GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Violin Concertos Nos 1, 3 & 7 Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "A generation younger than Szymanowski and half a generation older than Lutosawski and Panufnik, Grazyna Bacewicz is a revered figure in Polish music. The orchestral heart of her output as a composer is the seven concertos she wrote for her own... |
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GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Violin Concertos Nos 2, 4 & 5 Joanna Kurkowicz (violin) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukasz Borowicz [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] This is Volume 2 in our series devoted to the music of Grażyna Bacewicz who was regarded by Witold Lutosławski as 'a distinguished Polish composer of the twentieth century and one of the foremost women composers of all time'. Bridging the gap between... |
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater in F minor (with Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F minor 'La Passione') Jodie Devos; Adèle Charvet; Julien Chauvin / Maîtrise de Radio France; Le Concert de la Loge [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Pergolesi's Stabat Mater has enjoyed enormous fame ever since the eighteenth century - Rousseau called its first movement 'the most perfect and touching that has ever come from the pen of any composer'. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Missa Sacra Johan Hammarström / The Swedish Radio Choir (Radiokören), Kaspars Putniņš, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Less well known among his works, the Missa sacra, Op. 147, bears witness to Robert Schumann's late interest in sacred music - and in particular in Catholic church music. The work would have a rather difficult fate: during Schumann's lifetime, it was... |
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ERNST MIELCK
Symphony in F Minor / Concert Piece for Violin and Orchestra John Storgards (violin) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo, conductor [ Ondine 20th anniversary / CD - released 25/Feb/2005 ] "the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra give an ardent account of the symphony" (Gramophone) |
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ALBERT LORTZING
Der Waffenschmied (The Armorer of Worms) (complete opera) John Tomlinson, Ruth Ziesak, Boje Skovhus, Kjell Magnus Sandve, Ursula Kunz / Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus, Leopold Hager [ Hanssler Profil / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus, Leopold Hager |
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JORG WIDMANN
Elegie Jorg Widmann (clarinet) Heinz Holliger (piano) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "These concentrated miniatures of almost Webern-like brevity showcase Widmann's virtuosity as well as his comprehensive understanding of his instrument's capabilities." The Guardian, 21st April 2011 *** |
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BRAHMS / STRAUSS
Brahms & Strauss Joseph Moog (piano), German Radio Philharmonic, Nicholas Milton (conductor) [ Onyx / CD - released 8/Dec/2017 ] Brahms was 48 years old and at the height of his powers when he completed his Piano Concerto No.2. The Olympian B flat Concerto is, famously, not only one of the most technically challenging of all piano concertos to play but also one of the longest... |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Cenerentola (Cinderella) (Complete opera) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo) Josa Manuel Zapata (tenor) Paolo Bordogna (baritone) / Prague Chamber Choir / SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslauten / Alberto Zedda [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 18/Dec/2005 ] "A wonderfully spirited live recording of what is probably Rossini's masterpiece. With an ensemble of mostly young singers, where American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in the title role could hardly be bettered." (MusicWeb) |
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VERDI
Rigoletto (highlights from the opera) Jozef Abel, tenor / Alida Ferrarini, soprano / Alzbeta Michalkova, contralto / Slovak Philharmonic Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alexande [ Naxos Opera Classics / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] "Eduard Turmagian gives...a lucidly thought-through performance, dramatically sensitive...This recording of Rigoletto is astonishing value" - Gramophone |
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VERDI
Rigoletto (Complete opera) Jozef Abel (tenor) Alida Ferrarini (soprano) Alzbeta Michalkova (contralto) / Slovak Philharmonic Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Rahbari [ Naxos Opera Classics / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] "Eduard Turmagian gives...a lucidly thought-through performance, dramatically sensitive...This recording of Rigoletto is astonishing value" - Gramophone |
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J. R. R. TOLKIEN
The Hobbit [The Original BBC Radio Drama] {nearly four hours on one MP3 CD) Radio Dramatisation [ BBC Radio Collection / CD - released 10/Jun/2010 ] Tolkien's famous saga, the prelude to the Lord of the Rings, has all the ingredients of fantasy and adventure: dwarves, elves, goblins and trolls, a fearsome dragon, a great wizard, a perilous quest and a dramatic climax. At the centre is the... |
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J. R. R. TOLKIEN
The Lord of the Rings - Part One: The Fellowship of the Ring Radio dramatisation with Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Robert Stephens & others [ BBC Audio / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2010 ] A BBC radio dramatisation of the first book in J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. Brian Sibley's famous 1981 adaptation, starring Ian Holm and Michael Hordern, has been divided into three corresponding parts. |
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PUCCINI
Edgar (Complete Opera) Julia Varady, Mary Ann McCormick, Carl Tanner / ChAœur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Yoel Levi [ Astree Naive / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] "there is much to enjoy, especially when the piece gets the right degree of belief and commitment, as it does here. Levi plays the score as if it's top-drawer Puccini, and though the only really star name here is Julia Varady, the rest are in good... |
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HANS WERNER HENZE
Henze: Nachtstücke und Arien / Los caprichos / Englische Liebeslieder Juliane Banse, Narek Hakhnazaryan / ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, Marin Alsop [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2022 ] Hans Werner Henze was initially an avant-garde composer but Nachtstücke und Arien symbolised his departure from dodecaphonic writing, to the annoyance of his contemporaries Boulez, Nono and Stockhausen at Darmstadt. |
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BIZET / GOUNOD / MASSENET / MOZART / PUCCINI / etc
Per Amore: Opera Arias Juliane Banse (Soprano) / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen [ Hanssler / CD - released 20/Mar/2011 ] "Banse consistently uses her exceptionally sweet and pure voice with extraordinary precision, hitting exposed top notes effortlessly and shading her tone most subtly." Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 |
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CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana Jutta Vulpius, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Kurt Rehm / Radio Symphony Orchestra of Leipzig / Herbert Kegel [ Berlin Classics Basics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] |
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Kamu/Finnish Radio S.O.
Sallinen:sinfonia [ Bis / CD ] |
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Kamu/Swedish Radio S.O.
Strausse Aus Wien [ Bis / CD ] |