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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Tempest (recorded live in 2017) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Simon Russell Beale, Joe Dixon, Mark Quartley, Jenny Rainsford, Simon Trinder [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Aug/2017 ] In a unique partnership with Intel, the Royal Shakespeare Company's production uses today's most advanced technology in a bold reimagining of Shakespeare's magical play, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience. Simon Russell Beale returns to... |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Tempest (recorded live in 2017) Royal Shakespeare Company / Simon Russell Beale, Joe Dixon, Mark Quartley, Jenny Rainsford, Simon Trinder [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 15/Aug/2017 ] In a unique partnership with Intel, the Royal Shakespeare Company's production uses today's most advanced technology in a bold reimagining of Shakespeare's magical play, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience. Simon Russell Beale returns to... |
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CARL NIELSEN
Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (Complete) Gillian Keith (soprano) & Mark Stone (baritone) / BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2015 ] John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic here present a complete set of Nielsen's symphonies, following on from the successful release a year ago of Sibelius' complete symphonies. The two sets together celebrate the 150th anniversary this year of the... |
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J. S. BACH
J.S. Bach: Complete works on 142 CDs Ruth Holton; Peter Schreier; James Bowman; John Mark Ainsley; Dmitry Sitkovetsky; The Sixteen, Jaap ter Linden, Pieter-Jan Belder; Holland Boys Choir; [ Brilliant Classics / 142 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] 142 CDs representing the entirety of Johann Sebastian Bach's oeuvre in historically informed performances. This includes all 200 sacred cantatas recorded for Brilliant Classics on period instruments and sung by the Holland Boys Choir. Big name... |
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WILLIAM BYRD / JOHN TAVENER
Four Part Mass / 4 Motets / Alternatim Pieces Sacred Polyphony / Pro Cantione Antiqua / Bruno Turner & Mark Brown, directors [ Regis Records / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] "..sung with conviction and understanding.." - Organists Review |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86 / O welche Lust! (Prisoners' Chorus) Sally Matthews (soprano) Sara Mingardo (mezzo) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Alastair Miles (bass) / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Sir Colin Davis recently collected the Best Male Artist award at the Classical Brits for the second time. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Flute Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Aladdin Suite Samuel Coles (flute), Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Paavo Jarvi [ Signum / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "a true virtuoso with a vibrant tone… What makes this recording outstanding, however, is his obvious rapport with the rest of the orchestra and conductor Paavo Jarvi and the clarity of the sound" MusicWeb International, May 2017 |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten to America: Music for Radio & Theatre Samuel West (narrator) Mary Carewe, Jean Rigby (mezzos) / Halle, Sir Mark Elder / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, etc [ NMC / CD - released 14/Feb/2014 ] "Unexpected postscript to the composer's centenary shows his versatility and completes the picture of his formative years" (Financial Times) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Solomon (complete oratorio) Sarah Connolly (alto) Susan Gritton (sop) Carolyn Sampson (sop) Mark Padmore (ten) / Akademie fAr Alte Musik Berlin / Daniel Reuss (dir) [ Harmonia Mundi HMHeritage / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Handel was 63 years old when he composed Solomon, one of his final masterpieces. This monumental oratorio depicts the three highpoints of the biblical king's life: the building of the temple, the famous judgment, and the visit of the Queen of Sheba.... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Il Re Pastore (complete opera) Sarah Fox, Ailish Tynan, John Mark Ainsley, Anna Devin & Benjamin Hulett / Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2015 ] "Page's unobtrusive pacing of the pastoral mini-drama and sage weighting of orchestrally accompanied recitatives pull the listener along gently." (Gramophone Editors Choice Nov 2015) |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 'A Pastoral Symphony' / Orchestral Works Sarah Fox (soprano) / Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder [ Halle / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] "the performance of the Pastoral Symphony evinces a glowing dedication, remarkable luminosity of texture, songful rapture and emotional clout that mark it out as a front-runner...A marvellous disc." Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Orchestral |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Messa di Gloria and Credo in D major (with works by Johann Simon Mayr) Siri Karoline Thornhill, Marie-Sophie Pollak, Marie-Sande Papenmeyer, Mark Adler / Bavarian State Opera Chorus & Concerto de Bassus, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] While the German tradition observes a strict distinction between sacred and secular styles, the 19th-century Italian Mass can feel more akin to attending an operatic performance. Donizetti's church music, consisting of at least a hundred items, has... |
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NAYLOR / MAXWELL DAVIES / MacMILLAN / CHILCOTT / CORNYSH / STANFORD / etc
Good Night, Beloved The Sixteen. Harry Christophers, with Mark Dobell, George Pooley, Rob Macdonald, Jeremy Budd, and, Ben Davies [ Coro / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] "The disc's title track is a highlight: 'Good night, good night, beloved' by 19th-century Italian composer Ciro Pinsuti is a melodious part song which receives a gloriously unbuttoned reading here." BBC Music |
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HENRY PURCELL
The Indian Queen (with Daniel Purcell - The Masque of Hymen) Julie Cooper, Kirsty Hopkins, Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "Christophers leads a trim, affectionate performance of Purcell's last (unfinished) semi-opera. The musical forces are small and flexible, and though some previous recordings bring more star power to bear among the soloists," (Financial Times) |
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ROBERT WHITE / ROBERT PARSONS / ORLANDO GIBBONS / BENJAMIN BRITTEN / etc
Music and Musicians at Westminster Abbey Stile Antico / Marcus Creed And Rias Kammerchor / Choir of Clare College, Cambridge / Mark Padmore / Fretwork / etc [ Harmonia Mundi Resonances / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] Famous places and monuments all have a musical history whose richness and variety we do not always realise. For centuries their beauties have nourished the imagination of composers and performers who, in return, have often dedicated to them some of... |
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BUTTERWORTH
The Complete Butterworth Songbook Mark Stone (baritone) & Stephen Barlow (piano) [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] The only complete recording of the songs of world war I casualty George Butterworth (1885-1916). |
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DELIUS
The Complete Delius Songbook Volume 1 Mark Stone (baritone) & Stephen Barlow (piano) [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] "Stone has a remarkable voice, firm and finely focused, which he uses seductively over the widest dynamic and expressive range. His singing is ideally matched by the piano-playing of Stephen Barlow." (Gramophone) |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
The Complete Delius Songbook Volume 2 Mark Stone (baritone), Stephen Barlow (piano) [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] This is the concluding CD in this Delius series which is the first ever complete recording of Delius' songs for voice and piano. It includes 20 première recordings. |
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WILLIAMS / BRITTEN / IRELAND / DOWLAND
English Love Mark Stone (baritone), Stephen Barlow (piano) [ Stone / CD - released 7/Jan/2013 ] A collection of English love songs from 1597 through to the present day. |
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HUGO WOLF
The Complete Songs Volume 3 Geraldine McGreevy, Mark Stone, Sholto Kynoch [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] |