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Tim Berne (alto saxophone) with Oscar Noriega (B♭ and bass clarinets) & Matt Mitchell (piano)
Snakeoil [ ECM / CD - released 12/Mar/2012 ] After compelling contributions to ECM discs by David Torn and Michael Formanek, here is Tim Berne's first leader date for the label. "Snakeoil" introduces a fascinating ensemble, a "chamber-like group" in Berne's words, albeit one that packs some... |
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Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Tim Berne (alto saxophone) with Oscar Noriega (clarinet/bass clarinet) & Matt Mitchell (piano)
You've Been Watching Me [ ECM / CD - released 22/May/2015 ] Tim Berne: alto saxophone Matt Mitchell: piano and electronics Ches Smith: drums, vibes, percussion, timpani Oscar Noriega: bass and Bb clarinets Ryan Ferreira: electric and acoustic guitars |
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DAVID GOMPPER
Gompper: Cello Concerto, Double Bass Concerto, Moonburst Timothy Gill (cello) Volkan Orhon (double bass) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Siffert [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] David Gompper is an award-winning composer and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020. His luminously orchestrated and expressive works have attracted admiration throughout the US, Europe and beyond. |
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LEOS JANACEK / ZOLTA KODALY
Janacek - Glagolitic Mass / Kodaly - Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13 Tina Kiberg (sop) Randi Stene (mez) Peter Svensson (ten) Ulrik Cold (bass) Per Salo (organ) / Danish National Radio Choir, Charles Mackerras [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Mackerras's new version is of particular interest as it embodies another of the reconstructions that have been painstakingly made of Janacek's original intentions in different... |
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MILHAUD
La Creation du monde / Le Boeuf sur le toit / Suite provencale Tomoko Makuuchi (soprano) Jian Zhao (mezzo-soprano) Mathias Vidal (tenor) Bernard Deletre (bass) / Lille National Orchestra / Jean-Claude Casadesus [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Few twentieth century composers were anywhere nearly as prolific as Darius Milhaud, whose listed works stretch to 443 opus numbers produced over a period of 63 years. Yet despite... |
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CHARPENTIER
Noels and Christmas Motets Vol 2 Tracy Smith Bessett, soprano / Brian Duyn, tenor / Christine Stelmacovich, alto / Curtis Streetman, bass / Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2003 ] "Singing,playing and recording are of high quality and so is the documentation." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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OWAIN PARK
Park: Choral Works Anita Monserrat (soprano) Owain Park (bass) Karolina Csáthy (alto) / Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] As John Rutter (Owain Park's erstwhile teacher) shrewdly notes in the booklet, Park is one of a new generation of composers whose voice has been informed by music of many styles, traditions and periods. This is indeed music 'for us all to enjoy as... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
The Execution of Stepan Razin / Zoya Suite / Suite on Finnish Themes Tuomas Katajala (tenor); Mari Palo (soprano); Shenyang (bass-baritone) / State Choir 'Latvija', Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra , Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Dec/2013 ] Ondine presents two dramatic works by Shostakovich. The Execution of Stepan Razin is spine-chilling with Razin's bloody head rolling to the ground, laughing at the Tsar, and the Zoya Suite which is an orchestral abridgement of the film score from... |
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SCHUBERT
Lied Edition Vol. 31 - Sturm und Drang Poets Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) Caroline Melzer (soprano) Konstantin Wolff (bass-baritone) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] The Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all Schubert's Lieder, over 700 songs, grouped according to the poets who inspired him. |
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SCHUBERT
North German Poets (Includes Alinde, D. 904) Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass-baritone) [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 11 / CD - released 24/Feb/2004 ] "this one is the most satisfying so far. It is heartily recommended" American Record Guide |
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BUXTEHUDE
Das Jungste Gericht Ulrike Hofbauer (sop) Monika Mauch (sop) Harry van der Kamp (bass) Hans-Jorg Mammel (ten) / Weser-Renaissance / Manfred Cordes (dir) [ CPO / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Weser-Renaissance Bremen, Manfred Cordes |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Music for the Theatre Vol. 1: Die Ruinen von Athen / Opferlied / Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt Valda Wilson (Soprano) Simon Bailey (Bass) Sidonie von Krosigk (Speaker) / Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brünn, Cappella Aquileia, Marcus Bosch [ CPO / CD - released 10/May/2020 ] The focus of our second collaborative venture with the Cappella Aquileia and Marcus Bosch for the Beethoven Year is formed by the complete recording of The Ruins of Athens, an incidental composition penned by Beethoven for the opening of the recently... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No. 3, Op.30 / The Bells, Op.35 Van Cliburn (piano), Elizaveta Shumskaya (soprano), Mikhail Dovenmann (tenor) & Alexei Bolshakov (bass) Moscow Philharmonic & Russian Republic Capella [ Praga Digitals / CD - released 6/May/2016 ] "Is he the best?" Khrushchev asked a nervous Jury in 1958, "Then give him the prize". At the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow during the height of the Cold War, the gold medal went to the young American pianist Van Cliburn. On... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
The Complete Beethoven Symphonies, Concertos & Overtures Claudio Otelli (bass-baritone), Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-soprano), Hasmik Papian (soprano), Manfred Fink (tenor), Stefan Vladar (piano), Claire Rutter ( [ Naxos / 12 CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history, laying down the foundations for the Romantic era. His nine symphonies grew out of the forms established in the time of... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Nelson Mass / Little Organ Mass Kurt Azesberger (tenor) Robert Holzer (bass-baritone) Viktoria Loukianetz (soprano) Gabriele Sima (cont) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Bela Drahos [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] "Naxos offers a spacious sound, which is excellent because the impression of a church acoustic is right for the music. He uses the original instrumental score-for strings, three trumpets, timpani and organ-but he attenuates the ascerbic impact of... |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: The Symphonies and Other Orchestral Works Olga Pasichnyk (soprano), Aga Mikol/aj (soprano), Ewa Marciniec (alto), Wiesl/aw Ochman (tenor), Romuald Tesarowicz (bass) & Boris Carmeli (narrator) [ Naxos / 5 CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] "Antoni Wit's ongoing cycle of Penderecki orchestral works is yet another of those truly outstanding Naxos projects that's unlikely to get the attention it deserves..." |
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MOZART / VERDI / BIZET / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Great Opera Regina Schorg (soprano), Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Torsten Kerl (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Ramón Vargas (tenor), etc [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music,... |
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TRADITIONAL
Georgi Robev Russisch-Orthodoxe Weihnachtschore [Chants for Christmas] Boris Christoff (Bass) Choir Of The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Angel Popkonstantinov / Bulgarian National Choir Svetoslav Obretenov [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / CD - released 28/Feb/2009 ] RUSSISCH-ORTHODOXEN WEIHNACHTSCHÖRE Russian Orthodox Chants for Christmas |
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W.A. MOZART
Mass In C Minor / Kyrie In D Minor Norine Burgess (soprano) Robert Holzer (bass-baritone) / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Michael Halasz [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756, the son of the violinist and composer Leopold Mozart, a musician employed by the ruling Archbishop. |