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Luke Howard / Juliano Nunes / Royal Ballet
Interlinked [ Decca / CD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Known for pushing the boundaries of classical dance, Howard's music for "Interlinked" explores Commonwealth values and challenges gender norms in ballet. Interlinked is a wholly new piece of choreographic work, with a newly score. |
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SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Suite de Concert, Op. 28 (with Rimsky-Korsakov - Fantasy on Two Russian Themes, Op. 33) Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "A mellower Mordkovitch is outstanding in this splendid Russian pairing. A disc to enjoy. Sounds like she did." (Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Awards Issue 2008) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] This album is a tribute features Lydia Mordkovitc's famous 1989 recording of Shostakovich's violin concertos with Neeme Järvi and the Scottish National Orchestra. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Violin sonata No 1 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "..She is aided by a most lovely, close yet lustrous and deep Chandos recording. This is a precise yet yieldingly romantic version which can be placed alongside the finest: Oistrakh and Sitkovetsky." (MusicWeb Aug 2009) |
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PROKOFIEV
Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor (with Shostakovich-Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 126) Lynn Harrell (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Avie / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "a generous coupling of two masterworks, both of which are delivered in performances of distinction and personality." (MusicWeb may 2006) |
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ALWYN / ARNOLD / BAX / BERKELEY / DELIUS / FOULDS / HODDINOTT / IRELAND / etc
Celebrating 50 Years Devoted To British Music - Set 1 Malcolm Binns (piano) David Pyatt (horn) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Philharmonic / London Symphony / London Philharmonic [ Lyrita / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2009 ] "The idea is to offer a single substantial orchestral track for the majority of composers represented in the Lyrita catalogue. You can sometimes argue with the selection but overall the right note has been struck - right and bold" (MusicWeb Oct 2009) |
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EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Orchestral Works Malmö Symphony Orchestra & Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / 8 CD Box Set - released 28/Apr/2014 ] This boxed set of Grieg's complete orchestral works is a celebration of the composer's rich and multi-faceted aesthetic. Grieg was an idealistic humanist whose music and writings underlined a harmony between humans and nature. The sense of nostalgia... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Flute Concerto in D minor / Flute Sonatas Marc Grauwels (Flute) / Wallonie Royal Chamber Orchestra / Jean-Francois Chamberlan (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] The present release includes transcriptions for flute by Marc Grauwels of early compositions by Felix Mendelssohn, a violin concerto and two sonatas for violin and piano, a new adaptation that is closer to the original version. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera recorded in 1996) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Marcelo Alvarez, Peter Auty, Graeme Broadbent, Christine Schafer / Edward Downes (cond) [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / DVD - released 1/Jun/2014 ] "A thrilling performance, with Gavanelli the best acted Rigoletto since Gobbi." - Gramophone Magazine (June 2002) |
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GE GAN-RU
Chinese Rhapsody Margaret Leng Tan (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Jose Serebrier, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2005 ] Featuring a Western symphony orchestra accented by Chinese percussion, both Chinese Rhapsody and Wu are perfect introductions to Ge's compositional fusion CD... |
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LORENZO PALOMO
My Secluded Garden / Madrigal and 5 Sephardic Songs / Concierto de Cienfuegos Maria Bayo (soprano) Pepe Romero (guitar) / Romero Guitar Quartet / Seville Royal Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] Acclaimed for her 'beautifully clear, warm and intelligent coloratura' (The Gramophone) and 'naturally bright, vernal timbre' (BBC Music Magazine), Spanish soprano María Bayo has shone as a prima donna internationally, yet reserves a special place... |
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PALOMO
Andalusian Nocturnes (Nocturnos de Andalucia) / Spanish Songs (Canciones espanolas) Maria Bayo (Soprano), Pepe Romero (Guitar), Seville Royal Symphony Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] The body of Lorenzo Palomo's concert vocal music shows him to be one of the most successful composers in upholding the genre of Spanish song expressed in a contemporary language. |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (Complete Opera) (Rec 1938) Maria Caniglia / Beniamino Gigli / Armando Borgiolo / Royal Opera Theatre / Oliviero de Fabritiis [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/May/2002 ] an old-fashioned, flesh-and-blood, no-subtleties, stand-and-deliver Tosca |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Introduction and Allegro / Serenade for Strings Maria Kliegel (cello) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Halasz, conductor. Capella Istropolitana. Adrian Leaper, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Sir Edward Elgar enjoys a curious reputation in his own country. To many he is, above all, the composer of the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, the celebrator of Edwardian Imperialism, the man who preferred the races to a rehearsal of his Violin... |
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BEETHOVEN / ELGAR / BRAHMS / SAINT-SAENS / FAURE / POPPER / etc
Maria Kliegel - Anniversary Edition Maria Kliegel (cello) / with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Camerata Transsylvanica, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2022 ] "Her playing has great virtuosity, but it is her phrasing especially in the Elgar, which suggests a great musical intelligence" - Classic CD |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (complete ballet recorded in 2009) Royal Opera House / Marialela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Elizabeth McGorian, Christopher Saunders / Valery Ovsyanikov (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] 'The production as a whole is beautifully formed and dramatically convincing… And praise, too, for the corps, who made us feel the sorrow and anger of the swans' collective misfortune.' The Times |
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Marianela Nunez, Vadim Muntagirov, The Royal Ballet, Koen Kessels (cond)
Prokofiev: Cinderella [ Opus Arte / Blu-ray - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Marianela Nuñez (Cinderella); Vadim Muntagirov (The Prince); Gary Avis (Cinderella's Step-Sister); Luca Acri (Cinderella's Step-Sister); Bennet Gartside (Cinderella's Father); Fumi Kaneko (The Fairy Godmother); Anna Rose O'Sullivan (The Fairy... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Song Cycles: Rackert-Lieder / Kindertotenlieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano) / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] Marilyn Horne's plum-tinged mezzo and the music of Mahler are inseparable. So far, only the Fahrenden Gesellen songs and the Kindertotenlieder have made their way to CD (now deleted), so it is appropriate to collect on a single CD, the three... |
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Le Prophete (Complete opera recorded in 1976) Marilyn Horne, Renata Scotto, James McCracken, Jerome Hines / Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Henry Lewis [ Sony Classical Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2016 ] "The role calls for a Brünnhilde range with an Amneris-type voice: the vocal flexibility and dramatic punch needed are extraordinary. Miss Horne has them all, and she brings out the pathos of the part without sentimentalizing it." (Gramophone) |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Concert champêtre Mark Bebbington (piano), Jan Latham-Koenig, John Roberts (oboe), Jonathan Davies (bassoon) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ Resonus / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Concerto |