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COLE PORTER
Kiss Me, Kate (Original Broadway Cast 1949) / Let's Face It (1941) Harry Clark, Harold Lang, Patricia Morison, Eddie Sledge, Mary Jane Walsh, Charles Wood, Alfred Drake & others [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 28/Mar/2005 ] The overture is about to start. You cross your fingers and hold your heart. Those lines from the opening number of Kiss Me, Kate were probably running through the brains of everyone connected with the nowclassic musical when it opened on 30... |
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FERSINANDO PAER
Il Santo Sepolero (oratorio) Cornelia Horak, Miriam Clark, Vanessa Barkowski, Valer Barna-Sabadus / Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] Together with Johann Simon Mayr, Ferdinando Paër counts as one of the most important opera composers of his day, and he was unable to resist filling his oratorio on Christ's Passion, Il Santo Sepolcro with expressive extremes. Pain and grief contrast... |
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Czech-Slovak Rso/Clark
Spanish Festival [ Naxos / CD ] |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, Greensleves & Job David Jurwitz (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Haydon Clark, Barry Wordsworth [ Alto / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] "The much underrated Barry Wordsworth delivers a powerful and sensitive Job with the Philharmonia; David Juritz excels with the Consort of London in The Lark Ascending." BBC Music Five Stars |
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Dee Clark
A History 1952-1960 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2011 ] Dee Clark enjoyed a brief but spectacular chart career between 1958 and 1961 including the UK hit 'Just Keep It Up'... |
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Peter MAXWELL DAVIES
Strathclyde Concertos 7 & 8 / A spell for green corn: The MacDonald dances Duncan McTier (double-bass), Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), James Clark (violin) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Peter Maxwell Davies [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "The demise of Collins Classics - on which label many of the composer's recordings were originally issued - removed from the catalogue a great many valuable discs. It is to the great credit of Naxos they have over the years so assiduously re-released |
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers (complete operetta recorded in 2021) Scottish Opera / William Morgan, Mark Nathan, Richard Suart, Ellie Laugharne, Sioned Gwen Davies, Yvonne Howard / Derek Clark (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 14/May/2025 ] "Bolder G&S stagings are available (live, if not on record), but this Gondoliers is fresh, affectionate and intensely musical proof that these masterly comic operas can still hit their mark".. DVD/Bluray of the Month Gramophone Magazine January 2026 |
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WAGNER
Siegfried (complete opera recorded in 1999) Het Muziektheater Amsterdam / Heinz Kruse / Graham Clark / John Brocheler / Henk Smit / Carsten Stabell / Anne Gjevang / Hartmut Haenchen (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] G :- "This Siegfried definitely had me hooked from beginning to end" (MusicWeb July 2006) |
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PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN / SHOSTAKOVICH / GLIERE / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Russian Wind Band Classics Jacques Mauger (trombone) / Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra / Clark Rundell [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] '..the performances get the thumbs up. Chandos' recording engineers have done their work with the necessary bravado.' - International Record Review |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Fat Knight / Serenade to Music / Henry V Overture James Clark (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2017 ] "Yates secures some commendably alert playing from the RSNO, who seem to be thoroughly enjoying the whole experience…it's hard to conceive of a more sympathetic performance of either [the Henry V Overture] or the radiant Serenade to Music in its... |
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REINHOLD GLIERE
Gliere: Symphony No. 2 / The Zaporozhy Cossacks Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Keith Clark [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] "This is still by far the best rendition of this symphony, even as of late 2002. This masterfully orchestrated symphony couldn't be more Russian, romantic sounding, as is the accompanying symphonic poem honoring the heroism of the Cossacks." |
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ARUTIUNIAN / CLARKE / HAYDN / HUMMEL / PURCELL
Popular Trumpet Concertos Maurice Murphy (trumpet) / Consort of London, Robert Haydon Clark [ Regis Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Maurice Murphy is an excellent soloist. His timbre is bright and open, his style fluent and his bravura in the finales of the Haydn and Hummel works has plenty of sparkle" (Gramophone) |
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WAGNER
Das Rheingold (complete opera recorded 1999) Netherlands Opera / John Brocheler / Henk Smit / Graham Clark / Reinhild Runkel / Chris Merritt / Anne Gjevang / Hartmut Haenchen (cond) [ Opus Arte / 2 DVD - released 26/Apr/2006 ] G :- 'A blend of transparent stage direction, powerful images and colourful orchestral playing. Perfect.' Trouw (The Netherlands) |
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SHOSTAKOVICH / JOPLIN / BRIAN ELIAS
Three Ballets - Concerto / Elite Syncopations / The Judas Tree (recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Sarah Lamb, Carlos Acosta, Yuhur Choe, Stephen McRae, Leanne Benjamin / Robert Clark, Dominic Grier, Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray Royal Opera House Collection / Blu-ray Disc - released 19/Dec/2010 ] "There has never been a choreographer that I can think of who could produce three such contrasting works, and you sit watching in wonderment at the fertile imaginings of his mind. " Telegraph |
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SHOSTAKOVICH / JOPLIN / BRIAN ELIAS
Three Ballets - Concerto / Elite Syncopations / The Judas Tree Royal Ballet / Sarah Lamb, Carlos Acosta, Yuhur Choe, Stephen McRae, Leanne Benjamin / Robert Clark, Dominic Grier, Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 19/Dec/2010 ] "There has never been a choreographer that I can think of who could produce three such contrasting works, and you sit watching in wonderment at the fertile imaginings of his mind. " Telegraph |
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Petula Clark
Petula Clark - Five Classic Albums (Pet Clark Sings / A Date With Pet / You Are My Lucky Star / In Hollywood / In Other Words [ Avid / 2 CD - released 14/Jun/2024 ] AVID Pop presents the latest release in our Five Classic Albums series with a remastered 2CD set from Petula Clark, complete with original artwork, liner notes, personnel details. |
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Petula Clark
In London, Hollywood & Paris [ Jasmine / 4 CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] Every 1950s UK hit by the biggest selling British female singer in history including: 'The Shoemaker', 'Majorca', 'Suddenly There's a Valley', 'With All My Heart', 'Baby Lover', 'Alone' and more... |
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Petula Clark
It Had To Be You - The Complete Early Singles [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] This stunning 2CD set features 61 tracks which cover all of her original Polygon 78s lovingly re-mastered for the first time in one collection. In addition there are rare sides from Columbia and Decca, as well as rare overseas releases... |
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Petula Clark
Tête á Tête - Three Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks [ Jasmine / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] These three French albums from 1961 and 1962 remain collectable on vinyl today. Featured are her French hits, 'Marin (Sailor)', 'Garde Moi La Derniere Danse (Save The Last Dance For Me)', 'La Joie D'Aimer (theme from the film 'The Unforgiven')',... |