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Alison Moyet
The Turn [ Universal Music / CD - released 12/Nov/2007 ] The material on 'The Turn' includes three songs Moyet composed and performed for the stage play 'Smaller', in which she starred alongside Dawn French and June Watson. |
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Alison O'donnell
Climb Sheer The Fields Of Peace [ Mega Dodo / CD - released 11/Aug/2017 ] |
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RAFFAELE CALACE
Mandolin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Rhapsodia Napoletana Alison Stephens (mandolin) / Steven Devine (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] If a single musical example could demonstrate the range, emotion and expressiveness of the mandolin, it is the slow movement of Concerto No. 1. |
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HUMMEL
Mandolin Concerto, Trumpet Concerto, Ballet Music 'Das ZauberglAckchen' Alison Stephens (mandolin) Urban Agnes (trumpet), London Mozart Players, Shelley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2001 ] the first recording of the newly discovered Mandolin Concerto. |
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MUSIC FOR MANDOLIN
Music of Mandolin Alison Stephens, Sue Mossop (mandolins) with Poppy Holden (soprano) & Richard Burnett (fortepiano) [ Saydisc / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "Excellent and musical players .... a pleasing introduction to the mandolin" The Gramophone |
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Alison Truefitt
Alison Truefitt Memorial Album: Songs By Gurney, Dodgson & Runswick [ Prima Facie / CD - released 1/Sep/2023 ] Alison Truefitt (1942-2020) was touched by genius. During a life sadly curtailed by dementia she managed to cram in five different careers, in all of which she operated at the highest level. As a young woman leaving University, she became... |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Stabat Mater / Sine Nomine, Op. 37 / Te Deum Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Alison Hill (soprano) / The Bach Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "The Bach Choir has a palpable vibrancy in its range and layers of dynamics which are complemented by the extensive and highly sensitive palette of Howells's orchestra...and the incisive solo tenor role of Benjamin Hulett." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
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LEO FALL
Fall: The Rose Of Stambul (complete operetta sung in English) Kimberly McCord, Alison Kelly, Erich Buchholz / Chicago Folks Operetta, John Frantzen [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] Leo Fall's early career mirrored that of his famous contemporary Franz Lehár. Both were born in provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and soon moved to the Imperial capital, Vienna. There they both wrote a series of glorious operettas. Fall's The... |
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PARRY / STANFORD / WHITLOCK / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
English Hymn Anthems Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, with Alison Balsom (trumpet) [ King's College SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] 'I attended these sessions and the glorious union of music-making and atmosphere I witnessed has been captured wonderfully.' Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2015 |
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VIVALDI / TURINA / HUMMEL ETC
Captain Corelli's Mandolin & the Latin Trilogy: the novels of Louis de BerniAres Craig Ogden, guitar, Alison Stephens, mandolin [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] Music to compliment the novels of Louis de Bernières |
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TELEMANN / HANDEL / BACH / BOCCHERINI / VIVALDI / etc
Baroque Festival Emmanuel Pahud, Beatrice Rana, Alison Balsom, Piotr Anderszewski, Nathalie Stutzmann, Philippe Jaroussky, etc [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/Feb/2021 ] Top-class journey into the Baroque including many highly reviewed recordings. |
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C.P.E. BACH
Symphonies no.1-4 / Cello Concerto in A major The English Concert / Andrew Manze (with Alison McGillivray, cello) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] "No other performances surpass those of Andrew Manze and his orchestra, who simply have tremendous fun with Bach's uniquely personable creations, highlighting and enlivening every twist and turn... In the concerto, Alison McGillivray's confident,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adagio: The Ultimate Collection Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Jenö Jandó (piano), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Emilia Csanky (oboe), Anthony Camden (oboe), Alison A [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] An ultimate collection of soothing classics to melt away the stresses of your day |
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W. A. MOZART
David, König in Jerusalem Sibylla Rubens, Alison Browner, Christian Elsner, Oliver Widmer / Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Hager [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 23/Sep/2002 ] The selection presented here as a scenic oratorio, "David, König in Jerusalem," is formed by two previous existing works by Mozart: "Davidde penitente" and "Thamos, König in Ägypten." |
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ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
The Sound of Piazzolla Gidon Kremer, Julia Zenko, Haracio Ferrer, Alison Balsom, Martha Argerich, Emmanuel Pahud, Daniel Barenboim, Artemis Quartet, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Jul/2017 ] "Violinist Gidon Kremer and a tight ensemble of colleagues show keen empathy for this symbolist allegory of an ambiguous, archetypal journey of the soul." --Thomas May on Maria de Buenos Aires |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Foolish Heart: Madrigals for Three Sopranos Gálan, Alison Hill (soprano), Katy Hill (soprano), Lucy Page (soprano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Sensuous madrigals, sacred anthems, dazzling toccatas and a rare cantata from the golden age of the Italian renaissance. This release marks the debut on record of Galàn, a spirited, UK-based young ensemble committed to rediscovering the exciting... |
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ROMANTIC RESIDUES
Romantic Residues AE Songs for tenor & harp James Gilchrist (tenor) Alison Nicholls (harp) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] '[Roth] These are attractive works … The resources of voice and instruments are imaginatively exploited. And the performances are excellent. On the Hyperion disc Roth shares with Britten, Ravel and others, the whole working together as an unusual and... |
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MURIEL HERBERT
Songs James Gilchrist (tenor) Alison Tynan (soprano) David Owen Norris (piano) [ LINN / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "If her music is innately conservative, her harmonic palette and melodic invention are individual; these songs linger in the memory." The Guardian, 29th May 2009 **** |
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LENNOX BERKELEY
Songs of Lennox Berkeley James Gilchrist (tenor) Anna Tibrook (piano) Alison Nicholls (harp) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] "The tenor James Gilchrist sings sweetly and cleanly, without affectation, and Anna Tilbrook is finely responsive to the subtleties of the piano parts." (Daily Telegraph) |
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KARL JENKINS
Jenkins: Stella Natalis Kate Royal (soprano), Alison Balsom (trumpet) Alice Halstead (soprano) / Ethic Percussion Orchestra, Tenebrae Choir & Members of Adiemus, Karl Jenkins [ Universal Classics / CD - released 3/Dec/2019 ] "Karl Jenkins is a rarity among contemporary composers, balancing popularity with innovation." (The Independent) |