CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
Violin Concerto / Symphony no.1 Sergey Levitin (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] The third volume in Dutton Epoch's exploration of Widor's orchestral music will delight and surprise in equal measure. Conductor Martin Yates writes: "The recordings of the orchestral works of Widor came about simply because I could not believe that... |
BRAHMS / MASSENET / MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / WEBER / etc
The Voice of the Clarinet Sharon Kam (clarinet) / MDR Sinfonieorchester, Bühl, with Martin Helmchen & Itamar Golan (pianos) [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Sharon Prero, Elizabeth Campbell, Keith Lewis, Bruce Martin / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Beethoven's final symphony offers a mighty and enduring message - a call to peace, and an acknowledgement of the universal concerns of all humanity. The Finale, often called 'Ode to Joy', is unrivalled in its emotional power and popular appeal. |
Sinatra Frank / Dean Martin / Sammy Davis Jr
The Rat Pack - Rakish & Rampant [ Primo / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] |
WILLIAM WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence / etc Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Among the sumptuous and deeply romantic music on this disc is the substantial selection from Walton's score for Richard III; colourful and richly detailed music, the suite is conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and makes a fitting tribute to William... |
WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'The Chandos series of William Walton Film Music is simply and obviously certain to be a great classic of recording art. It serves all the higher purposes of truly distinguished record-making: not only are all aspects of performance and recording... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 2011) Sofia Opera / Martin Iliev, Tsvetana Bandalovska, Nikolay Petrov, Bayasgalan Dashnyam / Pavel Baleff (cond) [ Dynamic / Blu-ray - released 18/Jun/2021 ] Die Walküre is the second part of Der Ring des Nibelungen and has remained the most popular of the tetralogy of operas. |
HANDEL
Messiah: Excerpts (on original instruments) Soloists / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Oct/2005 ] "...one of the happiest Messiahs on disc." -Gramophone |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Lohengrin (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Staatsoper Stuttgart / Michaël König, Simone Schneider, Martin Gantner, Okka von der Damerau / Cornelius Meister [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Nov/2020 ] What are heroes made of and why do our societies need them so badly ? At the Staatsoper Stuttgart, stage director Árpád Schilling tries to answer this mythological, political and existential question, lying at the core of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin.... |
W.A. MOZART
Bassoon / Oboe / Clarinet Concertos Stepan Turnovsky (bassoon) Martin Gabriel (oboe) Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) / Vienna Mozart Academy / Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "In his tonal purity and elegantly musical phrasing, Gabriel conjures Leon Goossens in his prime" - Fanfare |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Nabal (compiled from various works by John Christopher Smith (1712-95)) Stephan MacLeod / Maya Boog / Knut Schoch / Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra / Martin [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2002 ] "This is a tidily stylish performance by the choir, Junge Kantorei, the Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra and a strong team of aptly supple, light-voiced soloists." The Sunday Times |
Stephane Grappelli / Martin talor
Reunion [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] 'Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He's unbelievable.' Pat Metheny |
Stephane Grappelli / Martin talor
Years Apart [ Linn Records / CD ] |
Stephen Rippy / Martin O'Donnell / Michael Salvatori
Halo Wars (Original Soundtrack) [ Shock Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] 'Halo Wars' Original Soundtrack will immerse listeners in a sweeping song soundscape of ear candy that's nothing less than sublime. The bonus DVD contains 9 additional tracks, exclusive 5.1 surround sound mixes, behind-the-scenes videos and the... |
Steve Martin
The Crow - Songs for the Five-String Banjo [ Rounder / UMGD / CD - released 19/May/2009 ] |
Steve Martin
Let's Get Small [ CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] |
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Love Has Come For You [ Other Jazz / CD - released 9/May/2013 ] The remarkable new collaboration of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell offers 13 eloquently rootsy compositions that combine Martin's inventive five-string banjo work with Brickell's distinctive vocals and vivid, detail-rich lyrics. "Love Has Come For... |
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
So Familiar [ Universal Music / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] Comedian, actor, author, playwright, and musician Steve Martin joins up with his fellow Texas native Edie Brickell (singer-songwriter who initially burst onto the national scene as New Bohemians front-woman) on this, their second studio album... |
Haydn, Jos
Symphonien Hob. I: 47, 62, 75 Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Martin Sieghart [ ORFEO / CD - released 4/Jan/1994 ] |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem / Pelleas et Melisande Suite / Pavane / etc Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Marriner's pacing is ideal, and the clean choral attack is matched by superb singing from Sylvia McNair and Thomas Allen." (Three Stars Penguin Guide) |