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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Violin, Clarinet & Flute Concertos Saeka Matsuyama (violin) John McCaw (clarinett) Jennifer Stinton (flute) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orc [ Alto / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] "(she) adapts perfect intonation and fearlessly conquers the first movement's virtuoso passages. Given a perfectly idiomatic accompaniment… the result is as fine a version as any." ClassicsToday |
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Arild Andersen, Bill Frisell, John Taylor, Alphonse Mouzon
Molde Concert [ ECM / CD - released 4/Oct/1982 ] Arild Andersen assembled this distinguished line-up for a dynamic one-off concert at the 1981 Molde Jazz Festival. CD reissue adds more than 20 minutes of previously unreleased material, and the original dramaturgy of the performance has also been... |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Totentanz / Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major / Piano Concerto No.2 in A major Arnaldo Cohen (piano) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] A mercurial performer, conductor and composer, Franz Liszt epitomizes the Romantic genius, and his chosen instrument, the piano, was the emblematic instrument of the Romantic era. This disc brings together the composer's three mature works for piano... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 (with Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No 1) (rec 1929 & 1932) Artur Rubinstein (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Albert Coates & John Barbirolli [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Mark Obert-Thorn, the producer, mentions the difficulties presented by the Brahms. The results of his wrestlings sound as good as we may reasonably expect for the venerable age of the recording, but it is true that the Tchaikovsky sounds more than... |
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DELIUS / BRIDGE / IRELAND / RUBBRA / etc
Twentieth Century Cello Sonatas Alexander Baillie (cello), John Thwaites (piano) [ Somm / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "Six significant British cello sonatas impeccably performed. " (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Aug 2013) |
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Long John Baldry
Live at the Iowa State University, 1987 [ Umbrella Entertainment / DVD - released 16/May/2008 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 47 Minutes - PAL One of the driving forces of British blues, rock & pop music captured at the top of his form. Long John Baldry is a highly influential singer... |
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The Band of the Coldstream Guards, John Mackenzie Rogan
The Band of the Coldstream Guards: Marches 1902-1922 No. 3 [ British Military Music Archive / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] The Band of the Coldstream Guards, formed by the Duke of York over two centuries ago, has a recorded catalogue over 125 years old. The earliest recordings in the BMMA, heard in this series, date from 1902; later recordings were broadcast on the air... |
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The Band of the Coldstream Guards, John Mackenzie Rogan
The Band of the Coldstream Guards: Marches 1902-22 No. 1 [ British Military Music Archive / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] The Band of the Coldstream Guards, formed by the Duke of York over two centuries ago, has a recorded catalogue over 125 years old. The earliest recordings in the BMMA, heard in this series, date from 1902; later recordings were broadcast on the air... |
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The Band of the Coldstream Guards, John Mackenzie Rogan
Gilbert & Sullivan 1902-22 [ British Military Music Archive / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] The Band of the Coldstream Guards, formed by the Duke of York over two centuries ago, has a recorded catalogue over 125 years old. The earliest recordings in the BMMA, heard in this series, date from 1902; later recordings were broadcast on the air... |
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The Band of the Coldstream Guards, John Mackenzie Rogan
Marches & Bugle Calls 1902-22 [ British Military Music Archive / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] The Band of the Coldstream Guards, formed by the Duke of York over two centuries ago, has a recorded catalogue over 125 years old. The earliest recordings in the BMMA, heard in this series, date from 1902; later recordings were broadcast on the air... |
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The Band of the Coldstream Guards, John Mackenzie Rogan
Musicals 1902-22 [ British Military Music Archive / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] The Band of the Coldstream Guards, formed by the Duke of York over two centuries ago, has a recorded catalogue over 125 years old. The earliest recordings in the BMMA, heard in this series, date from 1902; later recordings were broadcast on the air... |
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ELGAR
The Longed-for Light: Elgar's Music in Wartime BBC Concert Orchestra, John Wilson [ Somm / CD - released 25/Jan/2013 ] "Elgarians should ceratinly lend an ear to this entreprising and rewarding Somm anthology" (Gramophone Editor's Choice Jan 2013) |
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Symphonies Nos 3 & 6, etc BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] The symphonic output of George Antheil, the self-proclaimed 'bad boy of music', is further investigated by the BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Guest Conductor, John Storgårds, in the second album of the series. |
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SIBELIUS
Complete Symphonies (plus 'Three Late Fragments') BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "this is a fine and distinctive set from an orchestra playing consistently at somewhere near its best and conducted by a Sibelian of stature." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Orchestral) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 'The Year 1905' BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Apr/2020 ] "There's much to commend John Storgårds' account of the Eleventh Symphony. He has a firm vision of the score and the splendid BBCPO executes this vision with incisive, committed playing." MusicWeb |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Symphonies, Vol. 3 [Includes Symphony No 3] BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] "Wilson's empathy with this music is infectious." The Sunday Times |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Ballets BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] "John Wilson shows an instinctive flair for Copland's syncopated and changing rhythms, and brings out all the music's broad humour and intimate poetry" (BBC Music Orchestral Choice - March 2016) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 and No. 3 'The First of May' - Two Scherzos BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Aug/2025 ] For this, the fifth instalment of his Shostakovich symphony cycle, John Storgårds turns to some of the earliest of the composer's orchestral output, works which Shostakovich largely wrote during his student years. The orchestral scherzo was a... |
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Dawn / Symphony No. 12 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] "The disc is a welcome offshoot from the ongoing work on Shostakovich's symphonies by John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic, and displays the same high level of stylistic discernment and emotional commitment." Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
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AARON COPLAND
Copland: Orchestral Works Vol 3 - Symphonies BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jan/2018 ] The exploration by John Wilson of Copland's major orchestral output with the BBC Philharmonic has now reached Volume 3, with this invigorating programme recorded in surround-sound. It opens with An Outdoor Overture, a cheerful and breezy piece which... |