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WILLIAM WALTON / CONSTANT LAMBERT
Walton/Lambert: Façades James Geer (tenor) Andrew West, Ronald Woodley (piano) [ Somm / CD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Façades takes its title from Walton's era-defining "entertainment", heard here in arrangements for four-hand piano of its two orchestral Suites by Lambert - regarded by Walton as the definitive reciter of Edith Sitwell's nonsense verses. |
PHILIP GLASS
The Juniper Tree (an opera in two acts) Jayne West (soprano) Sanford Sylvan (baritone) Lynne Torgrove (soprano) Valerie Walters (mezzo) / The Juniper Tree Opera Orchestra / Michael Riesman [ Orange Mountain / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] An opera co-composed by Philip Glass and Robert Moran, libretto by Arthur Yorinks based on the tale by the Brothers Grimm |
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Shakespeare Overtures Volume 1 Joel Marangella (oboe) / Jay Harrison (cor anglais) / Ashley Arbuckle (violin) / Michael Goldschlager (cello) / West Australian Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] The art of Shakespeare was a recurring fascination for Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In addition to two operas and numerous settings of songs and sonnets, he wrote 11 Shakespeare Overtures which here receive their first ever complete... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 3 (with John Barbirolli - Elizabeth Suite) Lucretia West (alto) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Testament / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2005 ] Recorded 1969 & 1964 |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (complete opera recorded in 1993) John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, Jane West, Wendy White, Arthur Woodley / Robert Craft [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "That we have such a direct link to Stravinsky's living thoughts and intentions in Robert Craft and such a powerful performance makes this recording as much a 'must have' as the composer's own." (MusicWeb July 2009) |
Mae West
I'm No Angel [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Oct/1996 ] "It's not what I do, but how I do it. It ain't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it". |
ELGAR
The Violin Music (includes Violin Concerto and much more) Marat Bisengaliev (violin) / Benjamin Frith (piano) / Camilla Bisengalieva (oboe) / West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra / Bundit Ungrangsee [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 29/Jul/2011 ] A comprehensive collection of Elgar's Violin Music on 3 CDs, featuring Marat Bisengaliev as soloist. |
SCHUBERT / TCHAIKOVSKY
Martha Argerich and David Barenboim perform Schubert and Tchaikovsky Martha Argerich (piano) David Barenboim (conductor) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra [ Unitel Edition / Blu-ray - released 23/Oct/2021 ] Acclaimed by critics as an evening of superlative, Martha Argerich - arguably the greatest living pianist - joins Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra for an unforgettable interpretation of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.... |
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Maurice West
Fielding: History Of Tom Jones [ Naxos Audiobooks / 6 CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] |
JOHN KEATS
Realms of Gold Narrated by Samuel West and Matthew Marsh [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 8/Feb/2005 ] The Letters and Poems of John Keats |
ERIKS ESENVALDS
Ešenvalds: There Will Come Soft Rains The Pacific Lutheran Choir of the West [ Signum / CD - released 17/Jan/2020 ] "This new release can stand proudly against all rivals. Richard Nance has polished his Pacific Lutheran choristers to perfection. Balance and tuning are beyond reproach, with superb control of a full dynamic range." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
Western Swing Get Together [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] Although Pee Wee King remained leader of a very popular Western Swing band well into the 1950s, eventually the Rock 'N' Roll craze spelt the end for his kind of music. At the end of the 1950s, he broke up his band but continued to tour... |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNET
Letters to Lindbergh Philip Moore & Andrew West (piano) National Youth Choir of Scotland Girls Choir, Christopher Bell [ Signum / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] "This debut recording by Christopher Bell's NYCoS National Girls Choir could so easily have been just another recording of Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, but for two things: the wholesome confidence of the choir itself … and the successful... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies 7 'Sinfonia Antartica' & 9 in E minor Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Andrew Manze (conductor), Rowan Pierce (soprano), Timothy West (narrator) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 9/May/2019 ] For any Vaughan Williams lover, this series of recordings is well worth the acquaintance for its probing, sympathetic interpretations and beauty of sound" Gramophone |
PELLEGRINI / PICCININI / PURCELL
From the Ground Up: Chaconnes Samuel West, Baba Israel (narrator) O/MODƏRNT, Hugo Ticciati [ Signum / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] Originating as a sexy dance in South America, the 'chacona' crossed the Atlantic and established itself in Spain as an irresistible temptation. In 1615, it was banned from Spanish theatres for being 'lascivious, dishonest, offensive to pious ears',... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten to America: Music for Radio & Theatre Samuel West (narrator) Mary Carewe, Jean Rigby (mezzos) / Halle, Sir Mark Elder / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, etc [ NMC / CD - released 14/Feb/2014 ] "Unexpected postscript to the composer's centenary shows his versatility and completes the picture of his formative years" (Financial Times) |
A.E. HOUSMAN
A Shropshire Lad (Unabridged) Samuel West (reader) [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] In A Shropshire Lad, A.E. Housman recreates a nostalgic world of lost love, lost youth, thwarted friendships, unfaithful girls, male bonding, untimely death and the uncertain glories of being a soldier. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (complete ballet recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY San Francisco Ballet / Damian Smith / Elizabeth Powell / David Karapetyan / Martin West (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] 'The opulent new version of the seasonal classic, launched spectacularly by the San Francisco Ballet, is every parent's dream of a holiday treat. It looks scrumptious, tastes delicious, offers substantial nourishment and won't cause cavities.' San... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet choreographed by Helgi Tomasson recorded in 2007) San Francisco Ballet / Damian Smith / Elizabeth Powell / Davit Karapetyan / Martin West (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] G : - Recorded live at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, California, on 19 and 20 December 2007. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (complete ballet recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY San Francisco Ballet / Maria Kochetkova & Davit Karapetyan / Martin West (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "this is a wonderful piece performed extremely well and captivating throughout. Well worth your while!" AudAud.com |
