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Stan Getz (saxophone), Steve Kuhn (piano), John Neves (double bass), Roy Haynes (drums)
Getz at the Gate [1961 live recording] [ Verve Records / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] Previously unreleased 1961 live recording from the historic Village Gate in New York City |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (Highlights from the complete opera) Stanislav Benacka (bass), Silvano Carroli, (baritone), Jan Durco (baritone), Mirosla Dvorsky (tenor) / Slovak Radio Symphony, Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Alexander Rahbari |
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DANIEL SCHNYDER
Around the World - works for bass trombone Stefan Schulz (bass trombone) / Daniel Schnyder (soprano saxophone) / Tomoko Sawano (piano) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Michael Sanderling [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] The present disc gives a broad picture of Schnyder's creative range, from duos to orchestral works, and includes subZero, his celebrated concerto for bass trombone, but also adaptations of Bach and Vivaldi. |
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DVORAK
Stabat Mater / Serenade for Strings Stefania Woytowicz (soprano), Vera Soukupová (alto), Ivo Zídek (tenor) Kim Borg (bass) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetácek [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "Kubelik does the [Serenade] very beautifully." (Gramophone) |
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CHARPENTIER
Leçons de Ténèbres Stephan Macleod (bass) / Arte dei Suonatori, Alexis Kossenko [ Alpha / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] |
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JANACEK
Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 (Incls 'Glagolitic Mass') Stuart Skelton (tenor) Sara Jakubiak (soprano), Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano) Gábor Bretz (bass) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "It's a very fine, exciting performance and Chandos have captured it in thrilling sound." (MusicWeb March 2016) |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Die Schopfung (The Creation) Sunhae Im (soprano) Jan Kobow (tenor) Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass-baritone) Christine Wehler (alto) / Cologne Vocal Ensemble / Spering [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/May/2005 ] "A brisk, well-sung performance of Haydn's late choral masterpiece" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (June 2005) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626 [Levin Edition] Susan Gritton (soprano) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo) Timothy Robinson (tenor) Peter Rose (bass) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Charles Mackerras [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "The string lines carry all the expressive weight one could want, and the woodwind and brass have a sovereign authority." The Guardian |
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W.A. MOZART
Coronation Mass / etc Susan Gritton, soprano, Frances Bourne, mezzo-soprano, Sam Furness, tenor, George Humphreys, bass [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs alongside four soloists and the period instrument ensemble St John's Sinfonia. |
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GYORGY KURTAG
The Edge of Silence: Works for Voice by György Kurtág Susan Narucki (soprano), Donald Berman (piano), Curtis Macomber (violin), Nicholas Tolle (cimbalom), Kathryn Schulmeister (double bass) [ AVIE / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] Grammy Award-winning American soprano Susan Narucki, one of today's most committed advocates of the music of our time, has a deep and lasting working relationship with Hungarian composer György Kurtág which dates back to 1986. Susan's luminouS... |
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ORLANDO GIBBONS
Gibbons: Phantasm Susanna Pell (tenor viol), Asako Morikawa (bass viol) / Phantasm [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] Gramophone Awards 2004 Winner - Early Music |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas, Vol.27 (Nos 5, 80, 115) Susanne Ryden (soprano) Pascal Bertin (counter-tenor) Gerd Tark (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki, director [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2005 ] "If you've yet to sample the series, or are just collecting the highlights, this is definitely one to consider...this disc deserves to be the best selling of the cycle." (International Record Review June 2005) |
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BUXTEHUDE
Sacred Cantatas Suzie LeBlanc soprano; Emma Kirkby soprano; Peter Harvey bass; The Purcell Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2003 ] 'A sound choice of beautiful voices and elegant playing marks a distinguished issue.' Gramophone |
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J. S. BACH
Christmas Oratorio BWV248 Monika Frimmer (soprano), Yoshikazu Mera (counter-tenor), Gerd Türk (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "The six cantatas that make up Bach's ChristmasOratorio are part of a unified work celebrating not just Christmas itself but also the New Year and Epiphany. Masaaki Suzuki faces plentiful if not invariably stiff competition in this work. In fact, it... |
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RACHMANINOV
The Bells / Spring / Three Russian Songs Svetla Vassileva (soprano), Misha Didyk (tenor) & Alexei Tanovitski (bass) / Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre & BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] This is the seventh and final volume in our acclaimed Rachmaninoff series, which has been performed by the BBC Philharmonic under Gianandrea Noseda. They are joined in this recording by the Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre and the soloists Svetla... |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART
Missa solemnis / Great Mass in C minor Sylvia McNair (soprano) Janice Taylor (mezzo) John Aler (tenor) Tom Krause (bass) Delores Ziegler (mezzo) Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and chorus. Robe [ Telarc Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Two towering choral masterpieces in loving, inspired readings - a very special issue" - MusicWeb (Aug 2004) |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.13 'Babi Yar' op. 113 Taras Shtonda (bass) / Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno / Beethoven Orchester Bonn / Roman Kofman (cond) [ MDG SACD / SACD - released 18/Mar/2007 ] Dmitri Shostakovich was one of Russia's great composers--while rooted in the 19th-century classical epoch, he had a very forward-looking, modernist mindset. This audio DVD features Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony performed by the Beethoven Orchester... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Hamlet (incidental music) / Romeo and Juliet (original version) Tatiana Monogarova (soprano) Maxim Mikhailov (bass) / Russian National Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 26/Jan/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: CD OF THE YEAR 2009 - "Two Shakspearean fantasy overtures - but, excitingly, not as we know them." - Gramophone Recording of the Month March 2009 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
I'll Walk Beside You Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bass-baritone) / Southern Cross Soloists, with Karin Schaupp (guitar) [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Australia's favourite baritone, returns with his first solo album in four years. I'll Walk Beside You features music of journeys, physical, emotional and spiritual: from one land to another, life to death, wakefulness to sleep,... |
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CYRIL ROOTHAM
Symphony No 2 / Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity Teresa Cahill (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor) & Michael Rippon (bass-baritone) Trinity Boys Choir, BBC Singers & BBC Concert Orchestra, Vernon Han [ Lyrita Mono / 2 CD - released 15/Jan/2016 ] 'Rootham has done much for other contemporary composers; unfortunately he has been deficient in peddling his own wares'. This verdict on Cyril Rootham may serve to explain the neglect his music suffered during his lifetime. However, the general... |