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B J Thomas
The Scepter Records Hits And More 1964 - 1973 [ Ace Records U.K. / CD - released 10/Aug/2004 ] |
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ZELENKA / BACH / LOTTI
Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Zelenka, Bach & Lotti Balthasar Neumann Ensemble & Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "This is nothing short of revelatory." Gramophone Awards 2010 WINNER: Baroque Vocal |
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WEIGL
Symphony No.6 / Old Vienna Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alun Francis / Thomas Sanderling [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "Committed playing for music of gravitas and craftsmanship" (Gramophone April 2006) |
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WAGNER
Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 1968) Birgit Nilsson, Thomas Stewart, Leonie Rysanek / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Berislav Klobucar [ Sony Metropolitan Series / 3 CD - released 20/May/2011 ] The first of two Wagner operas, Die Walküre, boasts a cast of fine Wagnerian singers, including Birgit Nilsson, considered one of the greatest Brünnhildes, and iconic performances by Thomas Stewart as Wotan, Leonie Rysanek as Sieglinde, Jon Vickers... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Carolyn Sampson (sop) Marianne Beate Kielland (alto) Thomas Walker (ten) David Wilson-Johnson (bass) / Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Daniel Reu [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Aug/2017 ] "this is a Missa Solemnis that, for me, really taps into the spirituality of Beethoven's vision. There is depth and insight in every movement, and the overall result is as moving as it is musically impressive." MusicWeb |
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MAX BRUCH / FELIX MENDELSSOHN / HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 / Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto Cho-Liang Lin (violin) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Feb/1994 ] "Cho-Liang Lin is accompanied most sensitively by Slatkin and the Chicago orchestra, and this reading is totally compelling in its combination of passion and purity, strength and dark, hushed intensity. The recording is excellent." *** Penguin Guide |
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David Clayton-Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas / Tequila Sunrise / David Clayton-Thomas plus bonus track [ BGO Records / 2 CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] Blood, Sweat & Tears' singer Clayton-Thomas' two Columbia albums from 1972 and his RCA self-titled LP from 1973. A talented singer and writer (with 'Spinning Wheel' being his biggest hit), Clayton-Thomas filled these albums with many of his own... |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Yeomen of the Guard (complete operetta recorded in 1958) Denis Dowling, Richard Lewis, Elsie Morison, Alexander Young, Marjorie Thomas / Glyndebourne Festival, Sir MalcolmSargent [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/1987 ] "This is a very operatic Yeomen which certainly suits the work and gives the soloists an opportunity to shine. Sir Geraint Evans makes a better Jack Point than a Ko-Ko and 'When a wooer goes a-wooing' is very moving." Mel (Marbecks) |
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ROSS EDWARDS
Edwards: Heart of Night / Bird Spirit Dreaming / Clarinet Concerto Diana Doherty (oboe), Riley Lee (shakuhachi), David Thomas (clarinet) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] According to Ross Edwards, classical music 'shouldn't be so esoteric, it has to actually seduce people.' He leads by example on this divine album of great Australian works for woodwind and Orchestra performed by soloists Riley Lee (shakuhachi), Diana... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, with Éva Marton (soprano) [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "Ormandy's reading generates excitement through exact accentuation as well as vibrant instrumental color and striking ensemble balances. You'd expect to hear the piano clearly at the start of the first-movement development section, but it makes a... |
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ALESSANDRO ROLLA
Rolla: Duets for violin & viola Isabelle Faust (violin) Thomas Riebl (viola) [ Glossa Cabinet / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] With this 2002 recording originally issued on the Swiss Pan Classics label, violinist Isabelle Faust and violist Thomas Riebl acquaint us with a composer of great distinction, Alessandro Rolla, who would have been otherwise completely forgotten if... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Elias [Elijah], Op. 70 Genia Kuhmeier, Ann Hallenberg, Lothar Odinius, Michael Nagy / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble, Balthasar-Neumann-Chor-und-Solisten, Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 10/May/2017 ] "...all stodge and sanctimony are swept away. There is heft when it matters...But what's more compelling is the nimbleness, the swift-moving parts." The Guardian |
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PIAZZOLLA / ELGAR / SARASATE / MOZART / RAVEL / BERNSTEIN / RANEAU / SAINT-SAENS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: BBC Proms 99 - Artists and music from BBC Proms 1999 Gidon Kremer, Maxim Venerov (violin) Thomas Hampson (baritone) Dawn Upshaw, Deborah Voigt (soprano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Teldec / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] This double CD features artists appearing in the BBC Proms 1999. Note that these are recordings taken from previously released material and are note recorded from the actual proms. |
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Irma Thomas
Simply Grand [ CD - released 22/Aug/2008 ] |
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Irma Thomas
Time Is On My Side ... Plus [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Jackie Thomas
Jackie Thomas [ Sony / CD - released 9/Aug/2013 ] After a hugely successful debut season of X FACTOR NEW ZEALAND, the highly anticipated winner of the show has been announced as 22-year old JACKIE THOMAS. The album features many of the songs that Jackie performed throughout the television series.... |
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Jah Thomas
The Music Maker From Jamaica: A Best Of (LP) [ Ace Records LP / LP - released 16/Aug/2024 ] Nkrumah Jah Thomas is one of the great Deejay voices of Jamaican music. Through his Midnight Rock label, he is also known as a formidable producer - making important records with the likes of Anthony Johnson, Early B, King Tubby and Super... |
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WAGNER
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Complete Opera recorded in 1963) Jess Thomas, Claire Watson & Hans Hotter / Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Aushilfschor / Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Joseph Keilberth [ Sony Opera House / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Historic but still handsome-sounding Wagner hails from the opening of Munich's Bavarian State Opera 18 years after the bombing. Joseph Keilberth keeps Die Meistersinger all helpfully on the move, Prelude included, and distinguished casting includes... |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Highlights from the operettas John Mark Ainsley / Thomas Allen / Rebecca Evans / Felicity Palmer / Richard Suart / Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "...this anthology is a delight." -Daily Press (Newport News, VA) |