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MERCADANTE / MOZART / DEVIENNE / CIMAROSA / BACH / VIVALDI / etc
James Galway plays Flute Concertos [12 CD set] James Galway (flute) / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone / The Academy of St Martins in the Fields. Sir Neville Marriner, with Marisa Robles (harp) [ Sony Classical Masters / 12 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2011 ] The Man With the Golden Flute, Sir James Galway, is featured in these classic recordings, with harpist Marisa Robles and clarinetist Sabine Meyer. |
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W.A. MOZART
Cosi Fan Tutti (Complete opera in English) Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Cristopher Maltman / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "This may seem a bit repetitive but the music making here has the same quality as in the symphonies and Cosi is one of my favourite operas. Here it is sung in English and the OAE, chorus and cast are excellent. This is a considerable bargain too."... |
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MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor (with Mozart - Violin Concertos 4 & 5) Jascha Heifetz (violin) / Chamber Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Sony / RCA Originals / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] "The G minor Concerto finds Heifetz at his sweetest and most sympathetic, with even the incidental passagework shaped winningly." (Gramophone on the Bruch) |
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HUMPERDINCK
Hansel & Gretel (Complete Opera in English) Jennifer Larmore (mezzo) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Rosalind Plowright (mezzo) / New London Children's Choir / Philharmonia Orch / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "After 40-odd years, this is the English Hansel to have." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine September 2007 |
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ARNE / ELGAR / WOOD / PARRY / WALTON / WILLIAMSON
The Last Night Of The Proms 1969 • 1971 • 1972 - Highlights Jessye Norman (soprano) Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society, BBC Chorus, Sir Colin Davis [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] Compiled together for the first time, historic recordings of the grand finale to the world's greatest music festival. |
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HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (opera recorded in 1959) Joan Sutherland / Peter Pears / Owen Brannigan / Philomusica of London / Sir Adrian Boult [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] Originally released on LP by Decca in 1960, this vintage recording, representing a rare collaboration of Peter Pears and Joan Sutherland, has been out of the catalogue for many years and is sure to make a renewed impact in all its remastered glory. |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Highlights from the operettas John Mark Ainsley / Thomas Allen / Rebecca Evans / Felicity Palmer / Richard Suart / Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "...this anthology is a delight." -Daily Press (Newport News, VA) |
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GERSHWIN / RODGERS / BERLIN / HERRMANN / SCHOENBERG / WAXMAN / etc
John Mauceri - The Sound of Hollywood John Mauceri, with Julie Andrews, Ben Kingsley, Marilyn Horne, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir John Gielgud, Patti LuPone [ Decca / Eloquence / 16 CD Box Set - released 17/Nov/2023 ] The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra breathed new life into the orchestral pops repertoire, told new stories and brought in new audiences when it was revived under the conductor John Mauceri in the 1990s. |
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JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No. 2 n A-flat major / Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major John O'Conor (piano) Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "These Telarc versions are beautifully recorded and the warm, naturally balanced sound gives the music the elegance it needs." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Kiri te Kanawa sings Verdi and Puccini arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard [ Sony / CD - released 1/Mar/1983 ] "It is a pleasure to recommend this programme of Verdi and Puccini without reservation." (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] "..these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect to hear...[Zimerman's] interpretations here have a fleet grace which takes the breath away." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Concerto |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos [3 CDs with Blu-ray Audio / Dolby Atmos & Blu-ray video] Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Krystian Zimerman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Ludwig van Beethoven: three exceptional musicians and five great piano concertos brought together for this landmark recording. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Requiem Leontyne Price, Dame Janet Baker, Veriano Luchetti, Jose van Dam / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "Solti's 1977 Chicago version, with an unusually sensitive and pure-toned quartet of soloists, and with superb choral singing and orchestral playing, has all the ingredients for success." (Penguin Guide) |
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HINDEMITH
Symphony In E Flat London Philharmonic Orchestra. / Sir Adrian Boult [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "The performance and sonics are without criticism." (Four Stars AudAud.com) |
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MEYERBEER / GLINKA / STRAUSS / TCHAIKOVSKY / SMETANA / WEBER / etc
Kaleidoscope - An Orchestral Extravaganza London Symphony Orchestra, London Proms Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 5/Feb/2021 ] Mercury, Philips and Decca recordings of orchestral pops conducted by the supremely versatile Sir Charles Mackerras, including a pair of Strauss overtures new to CD. |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU / CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD von GLUCK
Gluck, Rameau: Orchestral Suites London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 5/Feb/2021 ] Two first-ever releases from 1965 Philips sessions of 18th-century music for the stage conducted by the supremely versatile Sir Charles Mackerras. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies nos 1 & 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2012 ] "More fiery and dramatic Nielsen from Sir Colin Davis and the LSO...The First Symphony here is beautifully paced, balancing drive with poetry." (Gramophone) |
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RACHMANINOV
Harvest of Sorrow - Tony Palmer's Film About Sergei Rachmaninoff Mikhail Pletnev / Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Sir John Gielgud and other performers [ Tony Palmer Films / DVD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] Used in films like Brief Encounter and Shine; on TV in The South Bank Show and Panorama; on radio in Semprini Serenade; and including some of the most famous melodies of the 20th century, Rachmaninoff's romantic, passionate music is as popular... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 / Violin Concerto / Suite No. 3 in G major / etc Mischa Elman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This new collection invaluably gathers up all the Tchaikovsky recordings Adrian Boult made for Decca between 1952 and 1956. |
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EDWARD GRIEG / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Grieg / Schumann: Piano Concertos (Rec 1989) Murray Perahia (piano) / Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "Murray Perahia's 1987 Schumann and Grieg concertos with Colin Davis remain the most recommendable digitally recorded pairing of these war-horses, and they bloom even more via Sony's Expanded Edition remastering." (ClassicsToday) |