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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS
Symphony No. 10 'Amerindia' Leonardo Neiva (baritone) & Saulo Javan (bass) / São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Heitor Villa-Lobos was instrumental in developing a national Brazilian musical culture, writing in a wide variety of forms. Composed in 1954 for the 400th anniversary of the founding of São Paulo, Ameríndia is the composer's largest symphony.... |
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BEETHOVEN
Missa Solemnis / Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.55 'Eroica' Leonore Kirschstein (soprano) Jeanne Deroubaix (contralto) Peter Schreier (tenor) Ganther Morbach (bass) / Garzenich of Cologne / Gunther Wand [ Testament / 2 CD - released 13/Dec/2002 ] This is the briskest and, in some ways, the most exciting of the three commercial recordings that he made of the 'Eroica' |
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LEWIS WRIGHT
The Colour of Intention Lewis Wright (vibraphone), Matt Brewer (double bass), Marcus Gilmore (drums) [ Signum / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Award-winning Vibraphonist Lewis Wright returns to Signum following the success of his recording 'Duets' in 2018, with a selection of new compositions this time performed with Matt Brewer (Double-Bass) and Marcus Gilmore (Drums). |
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FAURE
Requiem, Op. 48 / La Naissance de Vanus, Op. 29 / Pavane, Op. 50; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Libby Crabtree (soprano) Mary Plazas (soprano) James Rutherford (bass) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) / BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2003 ] 'The Pavane and Cantique de Jean Racine both breathe the calm of the Requiem. While they are enjoyable makeweights, the disc's revelation is a wonderful performance of the rarely heard La Naissance de Venus… this piece is a little gem'. (Gramophone |
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FAURE
Requiem, Op. 48 / La Naissance de VACnus, Op. 29 / Pavane, Op. 50 / Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Libby Crabtree (soprano) Mary Plazas (soprano) James Rutherford (bass) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) / BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "The Pavane and Cantique de Jean Racine both breathe the calm of the Requiem. While they are enjoyable makeweights, the disc's revelation is a wonderful performance of the rarely heard La Naissance de Venus… this piece is a little gem" Gramophone |
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PROKOFIEV
Ivan the Terrible: Concert Scenario Linda Finnie (contralto) & Nikita Storojev (bass) / Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'Christopher Palmer strikes again! It is undoubtedly one of the great film scores, and Jarvi more than does it justice with the help of impassioned singing and playing from all concerned.' CD Review |
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WAGNER
The Wagner Anthology: Includes excerpts from The Flying Dutchman, Lohenfrin, Die Meistersinger & Der Ring Des Nibelungen Lionel Rogg, Simon Preston (organs) Lily Laskine (harp) Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Franz Crass (bass) [ EMI Seraphim / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2010 ] |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem, Op. 48 / Messe basse / Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Lisa Beckley (soprano) Nicholas Gedge (bass-baritone) / Oxford Schola Cantorum / Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] "The fresh, forward choral tone goes with an unmannered interpretation from Jeremy Summerly, with soloists comparably fresh toned" - Penguin Guide |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
The Sacrifice (complete opera) Lisa Milne (sop) Leigh Melrose (bar), Christopher Purves (bass) Sarah Tynan (sop) Peter Hoare (ten) / Welsh National Opera, Anthony Negus [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] 'There is no mistaking James MacMillan has a popular hit on his hands, with the cries of bravo as the curtain fell on the world premiere of his new opera.' (Western Mail) |
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BERNARDO PASQUINI
Pasquini: L'ombra di solimano - Cantatas for Bass and Continuo Lisandro Abadie (bass) / Capella Tiberina, Alexandra Nigito (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 7/May/2022 ] Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710) was an Italian composer of opera and church music. A renowned virtuoso keyboard player in his day he was one of the most important Italian composers for harpsichord and organ between Frescobaldi and Scarlatti. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Mozart: Der Messias, K572 (after Handel) Felicity Lott (soprano), Felicity Palmer (alto), Philip Langridge (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass) / Huddersfield Choral Society & Royal Philharmonic Orch [ Signum / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2006 ] "The 1988 recording… benefits from what was arguably the finest quarter of soloists then available, together with the confident participation of the Huddersfield Choral Society and the disciplined Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which moves efficiently... |
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LULLY / CHARPENTIER
Moliere A L'Opera Luanda Siquera (soprano), Jean-Francois Lombard (tenor), Jerome Billy (tenor), Virgile Ancely (Bass) / Les Paladins, Jerome Correas (Conductor) [ Glossa / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] With 'Molière à l'opéra' Jérôme Correas and Les Paladins bring their much-admired combination of Baroque stylishness and varied vocal techniques to comédies-ballets composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Marc-Antoine Charpentier during the reign of... |
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CORELLI / MASCITTI / LECLAIR
Les Défis de Monsieur Forqueray- Corelli, Mascitti, Leclair Lucile Boulanger (viola da gamba),Pierre Gallon (harpsichord), Romain Falik (theorbo), Claire Gautrot (bass viol) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] In her debut recording for harmonia mundi, Lucile Boulanger explores the facets of Antoine Forqueray's career as a virtuoso instrumentalist: adept in a wide range of Italian repertoire and skilled at transcribing works originally intended for the... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Complete Songs 1 Victoria Evtodieva (soprano), Natalia Biryukova (mezzo-soprano), Fyodor Kuznetsov (bass), Mikhail Lukonin (baritone), Yuri Serov (piano) [ Delos / CD - released 1/Oct/2019 ] "Here are two CDs dedicated to some of the finest and most under-recorded song repertoire of the 20th century. Yury Serov is the presiding spirit; his sharply characterised piano playing radiating musical and cultural understanding, and his singers... |
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DVORAK / JANACEK
Requiem / Glagolitic Mass Magdalena Hajossyova (soprano) Vera Soukupova (alto) Jozef Kundlak (tenor) Peter Mikulas (bass) Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus. Zdenek Kosler [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 2/Jan/2003 ] Great choral works from the continent |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Past & Future - From Heavy Metal to Symphony Orchestra Magnus Rosén (electric bass) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Hvila Quartet / David Björkman [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] Past Future - for the first time a record featuring the electric bass as solo instrument with symphony orchestra. Magnus Rosén is a former member of multi-platinum and award winning heavymetal act Hammerfall, but has in later years pursued a career... |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater / Giovanna d'Arco Majella Cullagh (soprano), José Luis Sola (tenor) & Mirco Palazzi (bass) Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano) / Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] Rossini's Stabat Mater is one of the staples of the sacred music repertoire but had a complicated history. He wrote it for performance in Madrid but, running short of time, enlisted the help of his friend Giovanni Tadolini. Rossini completed six... |
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ANTONIO CALDARA
Caldara: The Cervantes Operas: Arias & instrumental pieces María Espada (soprano), Emiliano González Toro (tenor) & João Fernandes (bass) La Ritirata, Josetxu Obregón (artistic direction) [ Glossa / CD - released 25/Sep/2016 ] Arias from the operas Don Chisciotte in Corte della duchessa (Vienna, 1727) and Sancio Panza Governatore dell'isola Barattaria (Vienna, 1733) with instrumental interludes included in the original operas, composed by Nicola Matteis... |
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Marc Johnson's Bass Desires
Second Sight [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 13/Nov/2008 ] Recorded in March 1987, the 'Second Sight' album from Marc Johnson's Bass Desires has now been re-issued on CD at this special price, and packaged in a stylish digipak cover - to coincide with ECM's 40th Anniversary. |