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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / IRELAND / STANFORD / WARLOCK / PURCELL / etc
English Song: John Shirley-Quirk John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) with Martin Isepp (harpsichord and piano), Ambrose Gauntlett, etc [ Heritage / 2 CD - released 1/May/2015 ] "Shirley-Quirk gives us a lovely cross-section of native song...and [his] immaculate diction makes texts unnecessary." (Gramophone Re-issue of the Month - February 2015) |
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J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor BWV232 / Cantata BWV56 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen' John Shirley-Quirk, Margaret Marshall, Janet Baker, Robert Tear / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] "I found the solo singing rewarding and in particular Dame Janet Baker's account of the Agnus Dei very moving … the sound is rich with plenty of bloom ... Cum Sancto Spiritu is a real choral tour de force" (Gramophone Mass) |
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HENRY PURCELL
Dido and Aeneas (complete opera) Jospehine Veasey / John Shirley-Quirk / Helen Donath / Thomas Allen / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Colin Davis [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "fresh and enjoyable" Penguin Guide to CDs |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 1967) Judith Raskin, Tatiana Troyanos, Leontyne Price, George Shirley, Sherrill Milnes / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "there's plenty of style there, above all in a wonderfully decorated 'E amore un ladroncello'. Leinsdorf paces well, and was this the first Così to include all the usually discarded numbers" Classical-Music "Troyanos is possibly the most engaging... |
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HARRY BURLEIGH / WILLIAM Levi DAWSON / FLORENCE PRICE / WILLIAM Grant STILL
DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY - Film 3: The Souls of Black Folk and the Vexed Fate of Black Classical Music Kevin Deas, Arthur Fagan, James Jeter, Roderick Cox, Joseph Horowitz, Michael Morgan, George Shirley [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] If George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess embodies a glorious (and controversial) fulfilment of Dvořák's prophecy, there also exists a buried lineage of exceptional compositions by Black composers following in Dvořák's wake. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (feature film of the opera recorded in 1987) Leo Nucci / Samuel Ramey / Shirley Verrett / Veriano Luchetti / Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Riccardo Chailly [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 9/Nov/2007 ] G - "Practically everything has already been said about the quality of Shirley Verrett´s voice: she plays Lady Macbeth magnificently. On the other hand, her partner Leo Nucci, new to the role of Macbeth, seems like a fresh discovery." (Le Figaro) |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera [The Masked Ball] (Complete opera recorded in 1967) Leontyne Price, Carlo Bergonzi & Shirley Verrett / RCA Italiana Opera Chorus & RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Bergonzi is both impassioned and refined in what was, perhaps, his best and favourite role, He chuckles urbanely in the laughing song, declaims his love for Amelia with real ardour and laments giving her up with deep sensitivity and plangent tone." |
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MOZART / SPOHR / SCHUBERT / WEILL / LIGETI / SCHOENBERG / etc
Vienna - From Mozart to Schoenberg London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, with Aurele Nicolet (flute), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Anthony Pay (Clarinet), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), etc [ Decca Austrailian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2025 ] "David Atherton and his admirable singers and players deal with the music most sympathetically… The playing has all the artistry one expects from members of the Sinfonietta." Gramophone, June 1980 (Schubert: Sacred Works) |
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Osaka Monaurail Ft. Shirley Davis
No Trouble On The Mountain / Archipelago [ Unique / 7in - released 28/Feb/2014 ] |
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PERCY GRAINGER
Salute To Percy Grainger (Incls 'Shepherd's Hey' & 'The Warriors') Peter Pears (tenor) Anna Reynolds (mezzo-soprano) John Shirley Quirk (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth Boys' Choir, Benjamin Britten [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "This is an altogether delightful anthology, beautifully played and recorded by these distinguished artists … the recording is an extremely good one" Penguin Guide *** |
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Shirley And Lee
Let The Good Times Roll [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Shirley Ann Lee
Songs of Light (LP) [ Numero / LP - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
20 Of The Best [ EMI Music / CD - released 21/Oct/2002 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
As I Love You (1956 - 58) [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
Burn My Candle [ Fantastic Voyage / 2 CD - released 3/Aug/2009 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
The Finest Collection [ Parlophone / 2 CD - released 19/Apr/2004 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
Five Classic Albums Plus [ Reel to Reel / 4 CD - released 18/Jun/2012 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
I Capricorn / And I Love You So [ BGO / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
The Magic is You / Thoughts of Love [ Beat Goes On / 2 CD - released 4/Apr/2011 ] |
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Shirley Bassey
Original Album Series [ Rhino / 5 CD - released 21/Nov/2014 ] |