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Dean Martin
Winter Wonderland (LP) [ Vinyl Passion / LP - released 26/Oct/2018 ] |
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Eamon Doorley / Julie Fowlis / Ross Martin
Dual [ Machair / CD - released 3/Nov/2008 ] |
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Frank Sinatra / Sammy Davis Jr / Dean Martin
Christmas With The Rat Pack [ Capitol / CD - released 25/Oct/2013 ] Christmas with the Rat Pack is a budget-priced compilation that cobbles together miscellaneous tracks recorded separately by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr. Among the 16 cuts are "Silver Bells," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," "Let... |
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HANS PFITZNER
Von deutscher Seele - A Romantic Cantata after Sayings and Poems by Joseph von Eichendorff Gabriele Fontana, Barbara HAlzl, Glenn Winslade, Robert Holl / Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Vienna Singverein / Martin Sieghart [ Arte Nova / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] "The Vienna Singverein comes into its own as the unquiet spirit of Brahms oppresses the wanderings of Part 2. And, powerfully directed by Martin Sieghart, they and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra give their all in the concluding Liederteil, surging... |
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John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
Juice [ Indirecto Records / CD - released 16/Sep/2014 ] Considering its winning combination of tuneful melodies, danceable rhythms and earthy textures, Juice is Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood's most appealing, cohesive and consistently engaging release to date. |
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J. S. BACH
John Williams plays Bach John Williams (guitar) with Peter Hurford (organ) & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 1/May/2018 ] The Australian guitarist John Williams has long been universally recognized as a true master, to quote the Guardian. The centrepiece of his Bach recordings is formed by the Suites for solo lute. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Joshua Bell (violin) / Academy of St Martin In The Fields [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Sep/2008 ] "This music is so familiar and its technical demands so mainstream these days that any of today's better-trained violinists could deliver a respectable rendition--of any Vivaldi concerto for that matter. But Bell's assured performances and... |
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MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy / Violin Concerto no 1 in G minor Joshua Bell (violin/director) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classics / CD - released 25/Jul/2018 ] "Very well recorded, and ideally partnered with his present team-mates, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bell never short-changes the works' attractions and sometimes delivers more than you might expect." The Times |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20 & 23 / Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Khatia Buniatishvili (piano, director) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Sony Classical / CD - released 23/May/2011 ] After a string of releases on Sony Classical that have redefined the parameters of the classical recital album, Khatia Buniatishvili is returning to tradition with a recording of two of Mozart's most sublime late piano concertos. |
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MOZART / HENNEBERG / SCHACK / GERL / SCHIKANEDER
Der Stein der Weisen:The Philosopher's Stone Kurt Streit, Alan Ewing, Judith Lovat / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc Records / 3 CD - released 30/Nov/2004 ] "…remarkable…inspired numbers, vividly etched characters, a good story and some genuine comedy…Pearlman's enthusiasm has spread to his polished, incisive Boston Baroque period-instrument orchestra." - Opera News |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MASTERPIECE Beethoven Martha Modl (soprano), Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Academy St Martin-in-the-Fields [ EMI Studio / CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] This CD contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by a galaxy of star musicans. |
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Martín Alvarado & Horacio Avilano
Guitar Tango: Más Allá [ Riverboat / CD - released 27/Sep/2013 ] Martín Alvarado's honey-sweet tenor tones take the lead and Horacio Avilano's strutting guitar provides the accompaniment on this unique album of unadorned Guitar Tango: Más Allá. Martín Alvarado is widely considered to be Argentina's finest and... |
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Martin Carthy
Crown Of Horn [ CD - released 15/Dec/2009 ] |
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Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
Straws in the Wind [ Topic Records / CD - released 5/Dec/2006 ] 'Straws in the Wind' is a new and exciting creation from of one of the great and enduring partnerships in folk music. The legendary, ground breaking duo wrote and re-wrote the book on arranging and performing traditional material... |
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Martin Carthy & Eliza Carthy
The Moral Of The Elephant [ Topic / CD - released 30/May/2014 ] The first album as a duo by the father and daughter of folk's most celebrated family, performing a wide selection of sublime songs. Produced by Eliza, Martin and Oliver Knight, this wonderful album captures the essence of a continuing singing and... |
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Martin Courtney
Many Moons [ Domino / CD - released 6/Nov/2015 ] Many Moons is the debut solo album from Real Estate songwriter and frontman Martin Courtney. Many Moons is a bright, lush, 10-song collection of soft psychedelia that recalls the Kinks and Big Star even as it probes the depths of his own life as a... |
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Martin Craft
Silver and Fire [ Inertia Music / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2007 ] This Australasian version of ‘Silver and Fire’ features newly designed artwork and a 9-track bonus disc, which features tracks from Craft’s debut EP plus B-sides to the UK singles. "...perfectly self-contained worlds that defy categorisation... |
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Martin Denny
Exotic Percussion (Limited Sea Glass LP) [ Jackpot Records / LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Now joining the Jackpot Record's ever-expanding collection of Martin Denny re-issues is the hypnotic "visual sound" of EXOTIC PERCUSSION, which has not been on vinyl since its original release in 1961. His production on Exotic Percussion is... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Martin Fröst: Roots Martin Frost (clarinet) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & The Adolf Fredrik's Girls Choir [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Clarinettists and clarinet fans will revel in Fröst's buoyant performance of Crusell's Variations on a Swedish Song…and in his mercurial, technically staggering playing throughout this scatter-shot assortment" BBC Music Magazine, June 2016 ***** |
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COPLAND / PIAZZOLLA / HOGBERG / BRAHMS / etc
Dances to a Black Pipe Martin Frost (clarinet) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "This partnership of soloists and orchestra is an inspired one, not least in the smaller-scale pieces...There is a quirky and highly personal essay in lieu of booklet-note from Fröst himself." (Gramophone) |