More By Artist: John O'Callaghan
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![Ravel: Sheherazade / Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete [recorded in 1967] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10575/10575101.jpg)
MAURICE RAVEL / HECTOR BERLIOZ
Ravel: Sheherazade / Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete [recorded in 1967] Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] A classic recording of a classic pairing of French song cycles. Composed some 60 years apart, Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été and Ravel's Shéhérazade both visit romantic, mysterious and exotic locations, evoking a wealth of moods and sensations. Janet... |
BEETHOVEN
Mass in C major Janice Watson (soprano); Jean Rigby (mezzo); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Gwynne Howell (bass) / Corydon Singers and Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "The performance of the Mass is as good as any modern instrument version I've heard and I'm delighted that it's been restored to the catalogue" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
![Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610 [Vespers] / Motetes [with works by Gabrieli] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10135/10135158.jpg)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610 [Vespers] / Motetes [with works by Gabrieli] Jill Gormez, James Bowman, John Shirley-Quirk, Philip Langridge, Michael Rippon / Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "Gardiner's purposeful approach is stirringly dramatic, boldly eventful and full of ideas" Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Songs Joan Rodgers (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "This marvellous compilation offers no fewer than 25 Mozart songs which genuinely redress this grossly neglected part of his output. A disc which offers rich rewards" (The Independent) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
An Olde English Christmas (Incls 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing' & 'We Three Kings of Orient Are') John Alldis Choir / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ Decca / CD - released 9/Nov/2007 ] "The ideal Christmas collection of 18 popular carols. Originally released by Decca in 1980, An Olde English Christmas presents 18 Christmas carols in opulent arrangements that should appeal to anyone who enjoys a "light classics" approach to the season." |
John Coltrane
Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album [ Verve / CD - released 13/Jul/2018 ] Unknown until 2004 and unheard until now, these recordings by the John Coltrane Quartet are, as Sonny Rollins says in the liner notes, like finding a new room in the Great Pyramid. Featuring the Classic Quartet - John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy... |
John Coltrane
A Love Supreme - The Complete Masters (2CD) [ 2 CD - released 4/Dec/2015 ] Originally released in 1965, A Love Supreme changed music history, cementing the saxophonist's reputation as one of the most groundbreaking musicians in music, and was subsequently ranked No. 47 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time".... |
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John Coltrane
John Coltrane [ Universal Music / CD - released 17/Dec/2007 ] In this 2CD package, Coltrane is backed by the Red Garland Trio, another of the splinter groups from the Miles Davis Quintet. The Trio had a large following on its own, but with Coltrane as the brilliant solo voice, it outdid itself. |
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John Coltrane
Standards [ Impulse! Records / CD ] European import. Superb digitally remastered compilation |
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John Coltrane
Stardust [ Prestige Records / CD - released 14/Aug/2007 ] This European imported disc is the Rudy van Gelder re-master of a classic album (recorded at Coltrane's final two sessions for Prestige), presented with extensive liner notes. |
John Denver
Back Home Again [ RCA Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2005 ] American imported, digitally re-mastered, re-issue. |
![Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine, SV 206 [special edition with DVD] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10559/10559304.jpg)
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine, SV 206 [special edition with DVD] Ann Monoyios, Marinella Pennicchi, Michael Chance, Mark Tucker, Bryn Terfel, Alastair Miles / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / Archiv CDs plus DVD / 3 CD/DVD - released 15/May/2020 ] "An atmospheric and distinctive performance beautifully accommodated to its deluxe setting … a gloriously public Vespers, and thoroughly Venetian for that." Gramophone |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Agamemnon & Symphonies Nos 6 & 12 John Findon, Eleanor Dennis, Stephanie Wake-Edwards, Robert Murray, Clive Bayley / English National Opera Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] With Havergal Brian's 'Agamemnon' and Symphonies Nos 6 & 12, Martyn Brabbins and his English National Opera forces pay tribute to one of the great mavericks of British music. All three works belong to Brian's immensely productive old age and display... |
John Lee Hooker
Alone Volume 1 [ Fat Possum / LP - released 3/Jun/2016 ] 'Alone: Volume 1' is an outstanding compilation of live performances at New York's Hunter College from 1976. Not having to concern himself with the needs of a drummer or a bassist, John Lee Hooker is especially introspective and doesn't hesitate to... |
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John Lee Hooker
Burnin [ Charly / LP - released 3/Feb/2017 ] |
GERALD FINZI
Dies Natalis / Intimations of Immortality John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Corydon Singers / Corydon Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 'Rich, glowing performances in a class apart' (BBC Music Magazine) |
PERCY GRAINGER
Jungle Book & other choral works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Polyphony, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Generous timing, discoveries, Delian gauzy harmonies, tangy instrumentation, sentimentality, aureate vocal light, succinct and touching settings." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Jan 2011) |
PETER WARLOCK
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD ] "Whether you collect tenors, English music or simply good singing, don't be without this" (BBC Music) |
ROGER QUILTER
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Songs (Incls 'On Wenlock Edge' for tenor, piano & string quartet / 10 Blake Songs) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) 'John Mark Ainsley's performance is among his best on record in these austerely beautiful, imaginatively scored settings' - Gramophone |
