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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Robinson Crusoe / Vert-Vert / Entre Nous John Brecknock, Yvonne Kenny, Roderick Kennedy, Marilyn Hill Smith, Toby Spence, Thora Einarsdottir, Jennifer Lamore / Alun Francis, David Parry (cond [ Opera Rara / 7 CD Box Set - released 17/Feb/2023 ] 'All but dedicated misanthropes will find this set entrancing. Highly recommended' Gramophone |
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Kenny Burrell
All Day Long & All Night Long [ Universal Music / CD - released 17/Dec/2007 ] In the 1950s, several first-rate musicians & close friends held forth at length in good-natured, stimulating and swinging competition. Among the most interesting were the two that produced these selections. |
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Kenny Burrell
Blue Bash [ Verve Records / CD - released 22/Mar/1999 ] European import. |
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Kenny Burrell
Blues: The Common Ground [ Verve Records / CD - released 22/Oct/2001 ] European imported disc. |
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Kenny Burrell
Round Midnight [ OJC / CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] This is a typically tasteful Kenny Burrell record (reissued on CD) with the guitarist mostly emphasizing ballads. Five of the seven songs (which include "Make Someone Happy," "Since I Fell for You" and the theme from "A Streetcar Named Desire") find... |
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Kenny Burrell with Gil Evans
Guitar Forms [ Verve Records / CD - released 15/Sep/1997 ] This European imported disc is one of Kenny Burrell's finest albums, displaying guitar skills and tones that would influence many musicians that followed. |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Lute Songs (with Britten-Nocturnal) Mark Padmore (tenor) Elisabeth Kenny (lute) Craig Ogden (guitar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "A terrific disc which demonstrates how flexibly Dowland's line can be treated in expressing the nuances of the texts." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Feb 2008) |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Ugo Conte Di Parigi / Ugo conte di Parigi / L'assedio di Calais (complete operas - remastered) Mirco Palazzi, Colin Lee, Majella Cullagh, Manuela Custer, Roland Wood, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Nuccia Focile / Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Various co [ Opera Rara / 7 CD Box Set - released 24/Sep/2021 ] "Newly reissued and remastered, this seven CD set of three Donizetti operas is a necessity for general enthusiasts of bel canto opera who missed them first time around." MusicWeb |
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W. A. MOZART
Lucio Silla (complete opera recorded in 1990) Cecilia Bartoli, Peter Schreier, Dawn Upshaw, Edita Gruberova, Yvonne Kenny / Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 4/May/2009 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (complete opera recorded in 1985) Yvonne Kenny / Lillian Watson / Peter Schrier / Mozart-Orchester und Chor des Opernhauses Zürich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics The Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 4/May/2009 ] "From the first bars of the Overture you will hear a sound like none on any other version of this opera … This set reawakened my enthusiasm for a piece I thought I had heard a few times too often." Gramophone |
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DOWLAND / DANYEL / LOCKE / PURCELL / BANISTER / etc
English Lute Songs Robin Blaze (counter-tenor); Elizabeth Kenny (lute) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "Blaze's voice is perfect for this repertoire - light and effortless singing, with beautiful enunciation, and his efforts are matched by Kenny's masterful playing. A superb disc of excellent programme and performance." (Bargain of the Month Oct 2010) |
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DELIUS
Delius: Songs Yvonne Kenny (soprano) / Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Apr/2007 ] "Yvonne Kenny is, as ever, a scrupulous, sensitive artist, always alive to mood and character. She vividly catches the bardic desolation of Twilight Fancies, the sensuality of In the Garden of the Seraglio and the wayward charm of The Nightingale Has... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Vivere: The Best of Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (tenor) with with Laura Pansini, Kenny G & Sarah Brightman [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] For the first time during his historic career the world's best selling tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be releasing a collection of his greatest hits. The Best Of Andrea Bocelli - Vivere marks a decade of chart-topping albums that has made him a... |
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VERDI
Falstaff (Complete Opera in English) Andrew Shore (baritone) Yvonne Kenny (soprano) / English National Opera, Paul Daniel [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] "It is serious competition for the currently available recordings in Italian." (Pick of the Month BBC Music Magazine Aug 2002) |
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Baker, Kenny
Presents Baker's Dozen [ Vocalion / CD ] |
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PURCELL
Victorious Love Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Lawrence Cummings (harpsichord & spinet) Elizabeth Kenny (archlute & thearbo) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] One of the most exciting young sopranos to emerge in recent years, Carolyn Sampson was born in Bedford, studied music at the University of Birmingham and lives in London. She made her opera début with English National Opera as Amor in The Coronation... |
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Charlie Haden & Kenny Barron
Night In The City [ Verve / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] |
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Schnyder, Daniel / Taylor, David / Drew jr., Kenny
Schnyder, Daniel - Worlds Beyond Faust [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
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Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Once Upon A Christmas (LP) [ RCA Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2020 ] From two of the undisputed icons of country music comes an incredible album-long holiday team-up that'll make your spirits bright! Includes lovely originals like "The Greatest Gift Of All," "A Christmas To Remember" and "I Believe In Santa Claus"... |
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PICCININI / MacMILLAN / KAPSBERGER / VISEE / OLIVER / MUHLY
Ars longa: Old and new music for theorbo Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo) [ Linn Records / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] Ars longa see theorbo specialist Elizabeth Kenny perform a typically inventive recital of diverse repertoire spanning five centuries. • The theorbo's eccentric appearance and tuning belies its expressive and delicate qualities; its versatility... |