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BARTOK / DORATI / MARTINU
Concert for Lidice Will Quadflieg (speaker) HdK Chamber Choir, Berlin / Dresden Trio / Members of the Czech Chamber Orch / New Berlin Chamber Or / Martin Fischer-Dieskau [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/1992 ] Martin Fischer-Dieskau was born in Berlin to a musical family; his father is the noted singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Fischer-Dieskau's older brother, Mathias, is a highly regarded stage designer, and his younger brother, Manuel, is a cellist.... |
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FORCES' SWEETHEART / HEART-THROBS OF WWII
Forces' Sweetheart & Heart-Throbs of World War II Judy Garland, Vera Lynn, Connee Boswell, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, The Andrew Sisters, Helen Ward, Peggy Lee, Mary Martin, etc [ Retrospective / 2 CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] The definitive album of wartime nostalgia: 20 forces' sweethearts and 21 of their heart-throb male counterparts sing 50 great songs, mostly on the theme of parted lovers. For all the soldiers, sailors and airmen parted from their loved ones during... |
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J. STRAUSS
J. Strauss II: Waltzes, Polkas, Marches And Overtures, Vol. 3 Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Martin Sieghart, Ondrej L [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Feb/1993 ] "... first-rate performances, ... there is elegance and effervescence aplenty, and no shortage of charm." - Which Compact Disk Magazine |
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W. A. MOZART
Quintets Orlando Quartet, Stephen Hough (piano), Martin Frost (clarinet), Ensemble Villa Musica [ BIS / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2014 ] Mozart's string quintets, and particularly the last four...are often cited as being among the finest examples of his chamber music...Performing these works here are eminent musicians including Radovan Vlatković, Martin Fröst and Stephen Hough. |
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RAWSTHORNE
Piano Quintet / Piano Trio / Cello Sonata / etc Nadia Myerscough (violin) Martin Outram (viola) Peter Adams (cello) and others [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Dec/2000 ] All of Rawsthorne's chamber music at a great price!! |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Comedy, Romance, Tragedy (As You Like It / Love's Labour's Lost / Romeo & Juliet) Globe Theatre / Brendon Hughes, Jack Laskey, Trevor Martin, Philip Cumbus, Trystan Gravelle, William Mannering, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2010 ] Shakespeare's Globe productions of As You Like It, Love's Labour's Lost and Romeo & Juliet are offered in this exclusive limited edition box set. |
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Various Artists incls Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle, Julie London, Dean Martin, Hollywood Studio Orchestra, Louis Prima, King Curtis, etc
MARBECKS RARE: Ultra Lounge [Leopard Skin Cover] [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] Selections from the original EMI Ultra Lounge series...all digitally remastered. |
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Various / Mixed by Martin Solveig
In The House: Martin Solveig [ Defected Records / 3 CD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] The Parisian DJ has put together a personal selection of current and classic tracks - 2CDs packed with funky house treats plus a third disc, bulging with unmixed, full-length and unreleased Solveig productions! |
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CHRISTMAS
A Winter’s Light: A Christmas Collection Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse (with Martin Ford, organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] The Vasari Singers' annual carol concerts always provide a warming blend of traditional favourites and less well-known music from all periods and styles. |
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LULLY
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Cecile Roussat / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / 2 DVD - released 28/Nov/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 262 Minutes - PAL |
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LULLY
Cadmus & Hermione (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Gudrun Skamletz / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / DVD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] |
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Great Occasions Westminster Abbey Choir, London Brass, Iain Simcock (organ). Martin Neary [ Regis Records / CD - released 12/Jun/2002 ] "Much pleasure here..choir are in fine form" (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 6 'Pastoral' Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselböck [ Alpha Resound Collection, Vol. 8 / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "...these are terrific performances, which demand close attention. Martin Haselböck is a fine musician, as both organist and conductor. If his reputation is greatest in his native Austria and Germany he is an insightful and accomplished musician." |
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JOHANN GRAUN
Concertos Daniel Sepec (Violin) / Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselbock [ CPO / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] During his own lifetime, J.G. Graun, the brother of Carl Heinrich Graun, was the epitome of a famous musician both as a gifted violinist and as a 'fiery instrument composer'. He wrote the majority of his instrumental works for the concerts of the... |
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BEETHOVEN
Resound Beethoven: Egmont [with narration in English & German] Wiener Akademie Orchester, Martin Haselböck, with Bernardo Bobro (soprano) & Herbert Föttinger, John Malkovich (narrators) [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] With RESOUND the orchestral works of Beethoven are brought back to the halls and theatres of their Viennese premieres or other venues where they received their earliest performances. .. |
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Will Martin
A New World [ Universal Music New Zealand / CD - released 4/Nov/2007 ] Twenty-two year-old New Zealander Will Martin's debut album is an epic collection of classical crossover songs. Recorded with a full orchestra, this selection of songs simultaneously reflects Will's origins and the scope of his unfaltering ambition. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos Los Romeros / San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 20/Dec/2002 ] A collection of some of the most famous of Vivaldi's Guitar Concertos, many of these being transcriptions of lute works, and some in unique arrangements for four guitars or guitars with strings. Los Romeros are of course a legendary favourite. |
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OSKAR NEDBAL
Die Winzerbraut (complete operetta) Wolfgang Mueller-Lorenz / Martin C. Turba / Marcus Niedermeyr / Chor und Orchester des Musik Theater Schoenbrunn / [ CPO Records / 2 CD - released 18/May/2011 ] The Schönbrunn Music Theater and its director Herbert Mogg once again have made an important discovery with this new find! |
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MULLER / SCHUBERT
Winterreise (Version for narrator, cello, and piano) Xaver Hutter, narrator, Martin Rummel, cello, Norman Shetler, piano [ Paladino Music / CD - released 21/Apr/2012 ] "Paladino's 2012 release "Müller/Schubert Winterreise" consists of a reading of the poetry of Wilhelm Müller. Each poem is followed by the song in a straightforward transcription for piano and cello. It's not a re-imagining like Hans Zender's... |