More By Artist: Go West
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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) |
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". |
EDWARD ELGAR
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 Box Set - released 29/Jul/2011 ] For more than two decades before Elgar achieved fame and financial security as England's foremost composer, the young Edward Elgar earned a living as a violinist and violin teacher. |
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.... |
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',... |
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 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Tone Poems, Vol. 1 (Incls 'Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40') South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg, Francois-Xavier Roth [ Hanssler / CD - released 10/Oct/2013 ] This CD marks the beginning of a new recording cycle of the complete symphonic poems of Richard Strauss as performed by the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg and their principal conductor, François-Xavier Roth. Future volumes will be... |
TORELLI / HANDEL / ALBINONI / GABRIELI
Baroque Trumpet Concertos Thomas Reiner (trumpet) / South West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim / Sebastian Tewinkel [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2007 ] The development of the piccolo trumpet has made it possible to tackle both original Baroque trumpet repertoire and transcriptions of works originally intended for oboe, with which it has a comparable tube length. |
TOBY YOUNG
Beowulf Timothy West, Elin Manahan Thomas / Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks [ Signum Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2020 ] The story of Beowulf, although thousands of years old, is still loved by many all over the world. This recording of a new musical telling of the story, composed by Toby Young, blurs traditional sense of the genre of classical music by merging it with... |
Elizabeth Bell, Peter Marinker,Norman Rodway, Samuel West (narrators)
Great Speeches In History [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 31/Jan/2005 ] From Socrates to Charles I, Danton to Lincoln-here are some of history's most significant figures with their most important speeches. Fighting for justice, for freedom of speech, and sometimes even for their own lives, these orators demonstrate the... |
JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE
Barrie: Peter Pan (Abridged) Read by Samuel West [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 26/Aug/2000 ] 'I'm youth, I'm joy… I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.' The story of the little boy who refused to grow up has captured the imagination of generations of children (and the adults they grew into) since its publication in 1904. Peter... |
JOHN KEATS
Realms of Gold (Unabridged) Matthew Marsh, Samuel West (narrators) [ Naxos AudioBooks / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2006 ] The letters of Keats between 1816 and 1821 are passionate, revealing and sensitive. Furthermore, it was within the context of these letters that many of the poems first appeared. Perry Keenlyside has selected some of the most revealing of the letters... |
