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EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: English Choral Music: Nine Tenebrae Motets Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] "Another winner from the Naxos/St. John's Cambridge stable-nourishing repertoire, captivated and captivating performances....a bargain of the first order." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Requiem / Magnificat and Nune dimittis Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "The finely nuanced performances are impressively controlled. This disc is a must-have for connoisseurs of English cathedral music and a great introduction to Howells for the novice." - American Record Guide, May 2000 |
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BACH / MOZART / PALESTRINA / MENDELSSOHN / LOTTI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The World of St John's Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, with Alastair Roberts (treble), April Cantelo (soprano), Stephen Cleobury (organ) [ Decca / CD - released 10/Apr/1994 ] A great introduction to a world of beautiful choral music. |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BRAHMS / McIVOR / MOZART / BRITTEN / LALLOUTTE / etc
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings The Choir of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick, Mark Shepherd [ Guild / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] A choir founded in 1123 at the England parish church St. Mary in the town of Warwick. |
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PARRY / DAVIES / ALLEGRI / BRUCKNER / DURUFLE / POULENC / BARBER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Voices of Silence - The beauty, Peace & Mystery of Voices Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow / Choir of St. Hedwigs-Cathedral, Berlin / Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg [ RCA classics / CD - released 2/Dec/1994 ] Recorded 1987 to 1989 |
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SALLY BEAMISH / JUDITH BINGHAM / JOANNA MARSH
Gaudent in Coelis: Choral Music by Sally Beamish, Judith Bingham & Joanna Marsh The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "These young voices bring a lovely freshness to the quality of the singing" Choir & Organ, May 2017 *** |
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GIACOMO PUCCCINI
Puccini: Madam Butterfly (complete opera recorded in 1960) Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Enzo Sordell, Fiorenza Cossotto / Chorus & Orchestra Of Accademia St. Cecilia, Rome, Tullio Serafin [ Alto / 2 CD - released 11/Apr/2011 ] "sensitive and beautifully-paced reading finds Tebaldi at her most radiant. … her singing is consistently rich and beautiful, breathtakingly so in passages like the one where she tells Pinkerton she has changed her religion." (Penguin Guide 3 stars) |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Das Reingold (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Deutsches Nationaltheater, Weimar / Mario Hoff / Alexander Gunther / Jean-Noel Briend / Erin Caves / Carl St. Clair (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jun/2009 ] DVD Blu-Ray - "Weimar National Theatre opens a promising 'Ring' cycle with Wagner's original ur-scene." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Deutsches Nationaltheater, Weimar / Tomas Mowes / Catherine Foster/ Frieder Aurich / Carl St. Clair (cond) [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2009 ] BLU-RAY - Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung refl ects the composer's autobiography as much as the political turmoil of his times. As work progressed, another figure grew to be as important as the hero Siegfried, the god Wotan, the mouthpiece for... |
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RUSSIAN FOLK SONGS
Russian Folk Songs: Songs with orchestra & songs with choir Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) / Ossipov Russian Folk Orchestra / St.Petersburg Chamber Choir [ ABC Australin Philips Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] This double CD set returns two popular CDs to the catalogue - Hvorostovsky performing songs with orchestra and with choir. Winner of the Cardiff Singer of the World, he has gone on to give great performances in operas by Verdi and is unequalled in... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn - Die Jahreszeiten [The Seasons] Edith Mathis, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Siegfried Jerusalem / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 29/Jul/1981 ] "Neville Marriner's Philips recording of Haydn's The Seasons is generally well-regarded, particularly for its refined orchestral playing and the youthful, precise singing of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields chorus." |
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JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Psalmfest Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Pascal Charbonneau (tenor) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, St Albans Cathedral Choir and Abbey Girls Choir, Andrew Lucas [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2016 ] The psalms of David have been a source of inspiration to composers for centuries, each text forming a poetic shape the equivalent of a gothic arch, and expressing a broad range of timeless emotions. Recorded here for the first time in its complete... |
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J. C. BACH / COUPERIN / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / RAMEAU / etc
The World of George Malcolm George Malcolm (harpsichord) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Sep/2017 ] "[Malcolm's] obvious musicality, fluent and clean technique, rhythmic control and polished phrasing place him firmly among the world's leading harpsichordists" Gramophone [on the Bach] |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Violin Concertos Gidon Kremer (violin) / The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, with Heinz Holliger (oboe d'amore) [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] "This is among the most vigorous of Bach playing, of superlative quality within its chosen style. The quality extends both to the soloist and the strings of the orchestra." (Gramophone) |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky & Brahms: Violin Concertos Hilary Hahn (violin) / Academy of St Martins in the fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Nov/2001 ] 45th Grammy Awards (2002) Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Horn Concertos Hermann Baumann (horn) / St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman [ Philips Laser Line Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/1990 ] "(Baumann) produces a broad stream of richly lyrical tone on his wide-bore German instrument... The new performances are warmly expressive and always musical" Gramophone |
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LEOPOLD MOZART / JEAN-JOSEPH MOURET / JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart (L.),Fasch,Mouret: Concerti da caccia Hermann Baumann, Radovan Vlatkovic (horns) / Les Trompes de France, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields [ Philips / CD - released 11/Jan/1986 ] After starting his musical career as a singer and jazz drummer Hermann Baumann switched to horn at the age of 17. He studied with Fritz Huth at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg and then played principal horn in various orchestras for 12 years,... |
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AUGUSTE DUPONT / PETER BENOIT
Dupont & Benoit: Piano Concertos Howard Shelley (piano), Sinfonieorchester St Gallen, Howard Shelley (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 80 / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] 'In the hands of a master like Howard Shelley, there is never going to be a chance of the music or performer running out of steam. Equally, the Sinfonieorchester St Gallen is on first-class form.' MusicWeb |
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JOHN ADAMS
John Adams - Collected Works San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, London Sinfonietta, Sanford Sylvan (baritone), Leila Josefowicz (violin), etc [ Nonesuch Records / 40 CD Box Set - released 17/May/2024 ] Nonesuch Records releases the forty-disc John Adams Collected Works, a box set featuring recordings spanning more than four decades of the composer's career with the label. |
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W. A. MOZART / J. S. BACH
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola K.364 / Bach: Concerto for two violins BWV 1043 (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Salvatore Accardo, English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accard [ Warner Classics / LP - released 4/Jul/2025 ] The German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter is celebrated for her exceptional talent and unwavering dedication to her craft. A child prodigy, she rose to international acclaim under the mentorship of Herbert von Karajan. |