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RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (Complete opera) Felicity Palmer / Deborah Polaski / Anne Schwanewilms / West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov [ Profil Medien / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2010 ] BBC Music Magazine: Opera Choice - March 2006 |
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GAUBERT
Complete Works for Flute, Vol. 1 Jacques Zoon, Fenwick Smith (flutes) Malcolm Lowe (violin) John Ferrillo (oboe), Sally Pinkas (piano) Jayne West (soprano) Andrew Pearce (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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PIERRE RODE
Rode: Violin Concertos Nos. 7, 10, 13 Friedemann Eichhorn (violin) / South West German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern / Nicolas Pasquet [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Mar/2009 ] "Mr. Eichhorn plays with a sweet and airy tone… There is ample technical display to support Rode's reputation as a virtuoso, and Eichhorn carries off florid passages with ease." MusicWeb |
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JOHANN SIMON MAYR
Mayr: Amor non soffre opposizione (complete opera) Giulio Alvise Caselli, Richard Resch, Laura Faig / East-West European Festival Orchestra, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 28/Sep/2016 ] Mayr's opera buffa Amore non soffre opposizioni was first performed in Venice in 1810 and owes something to the increasingly popular genre of the 'sentimental drama'. Conforming to Neapolitan practice in having no recitatives, it reflects precisely... |
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Hedy West
Hedy West & Volume 2 [ CD - released 26/Oct/2012 ] |
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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. |
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Jay Z & Kanye West
Throne 2 [ Ctd Entertainment / CD - released 13/Feb/2015 ] |
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Jay Z & Kanye West
Watch the Throne [ Def Jam / CD - released 18/Aug/2011 ] For this project, music icons and pop culture visionaries Jay-Z and Kanye West have joined their extraordinary talents to form the group 'The Throne'. |
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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 |
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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... |
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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 |
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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) |
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Kanye West
808s & Heartbreak [ Mercury / CD - released 24/Nov/2008 ] The fourth album from popular hip-hop artist Kanye West heavily features high profile guests such as rappers Young Jeezy and Lil' Wayne, as well as additional production from Herbie Hancock on the track "Robocop". |
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Kanye West
The College Dropout (LP) [ Roc-A-Fella / LP - released 15/Aug/2011 ] Limited edition vinyl reissue of Kanye West's breakout album 'The College Dropout'. Producer Kanye West's highlight reels were stacking up exponentially when his solo debut for Roc-a-Fella was released, after numerous delays and a handful of... |
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Kanye West
Jesus Is King [ GOOD Music / CD - released 22/May/2020 ] Jesus Is King is the ninth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on October 25, 2019, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. The album follows a Christian theme, with West describing it as "an... |
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Kanye West
Late Registration [ Interscope Records / CD - released 14/Jul/2005 ] With a line up of guests that includes Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Brandy, Paul Wall, Cam'ron, Adam Levine of Maroon Five and collaborator John Legend, Kanye tackles the highs and lows of everyday life through pointed lyrics and emotionally charged music. |
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Kanye West
Legacy [ Legacy / CD - released 13/Sep/2013 ] |
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Kanye West
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Triple Gatefold LP) [ Universal / 3 LP - released 20/Nov/2020 ] As fatiguing as it is invigorating, as cold-blooded as it is heart-rending, as haphazardly splattered as it is meticulously sculpted, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is an extraordinarily complex 70-minute set of songs. Listening to it, much like... |
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Kanye West
Ye [ Universal / CD - released 20/Jul/2018 ] 2018 release, the eighth studio album by rapper/producer Kanye West. The album features guest vocals by Ty Dolla Sign, PartyNextDoor, Kid Cudi, Jeremih and 070 Shake, among others. West produced the album in its entirety, with additional production... |
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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". |