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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Four Symphonies / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture / Academic Festival Overture. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 19/Dec/2016 ] The music of Brahms held an important place in Sir John Barbirolli's repertoire and these recordings of the symphonies, made with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1966 and 1967, stand as one of the peaks of his discography. Barbirolli's relationship with... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn / Tragic Overture / Academic Festival Overture. Daniel Barenboim (piano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 19/Oct/2005 ] Reissued at a special price |
Dave Arch, John Parricelli
True Colours [ Linn Records / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] True Colours is the new album by versatile pianist Dave Arch and acclaimed guitarist John Parricelli, two musicians who have known each other and played together since the early days of their careers. Individually they have worked with a broad range... |
MACKEY / MOWER / PANN
Redline Tango / Flute Concerto / Slalom David Fedele (Flute), University of Kansas Wind Ensemble / John P. Lynch (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Redline Tango takes its title from the idea of "redlining an engine," or pushing it to the limit. |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi Cycle: L'incoronazione di Poppea / L'Orfeo / Il Ritorno d'Ulisse, Il Combattimento (Complete operas) Deneder Landse Opera / Cynthia Haymon, Brigitte Balleys, Michael Chance, John Mark Ainsley, Juanita Lascarro, Christopher Gillett, Lorna Anderson, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Each opera has an insightful introduction, directed by Roeland Hazendonk, featuring interviews with Pierre Audi, the musical director and members of the cast....."…strikingly staged, beautifully sung…" New York Times |
JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Complete Chamber Music with Keyboard Despres, Jacques / Friesen, John / Schwede, Walter [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792), proclaimed by Joseph Haydn one of the two most talented composers of the eighteenth century (along with Mozart). |
W.A. MOZART
Mozart: Masonic Works, Cantatas & Funeral Music Die Kölner Akademie Choir and Orchestra / Michael Alexander Willens John Heuzenroeder, tenor; Mario Borgioni, bass Alexander Puliaev, fortepiano; Will [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Following their 11-disc cycle of Mozart's piano concertos recorded with Ronald Brautigam, Die Kölner Akademie and Michael Alexander Willens in 2017 released a disc with two of Mozart's best-loved serenades: the Posthorn Serenade and Eine kleine... |
JOHN PSATHAS
Helix / Kartsigar / Songs for Simon Donald Nicolson / New Zealand String Quartet / NZ Trio / John Psathas [ Rattle Records / CD - released 29/Mar/2011 ] Helix is a truly 21st century album. Inspired by an eclectic range of musical interests, the album takes the listener on a millennia-leaping journey, from the sounds of the ancient Mediterranean, through the dance music of 18th century Italy, to the... |
Dowland Project & John Potter
Night Sessions [ Ecm New Series / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] This album has all the virtues and delights of the previous ones. If anything, it's more challenging and experimental. These immaculate, lithe performances, replete with passion, adventurousness, exemplary phrasing and timing and tonal beauty |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe (Complete Operetta recorded in 1972) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with John Reed, John Ayldon, Lyndsie Holland / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] "Judy Merri displays an admirably firm mezzo in the title role […] there is an extra spaciousness that enables orchestral detail to come through in all its brilliance […] D'Oyly Carte enthusiasts should be well satisfied with the new... |
J. S. BACH
Mass in B Minor Dunedin Consort and Players, John Butt [ Linn Records / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "[The] constantly changing texture makes us listen afresh to the beauty of Bach's astonishing vocal writing. It's a joy to hear the principal singers...working together as a chorus, moving like a precision machine, each line clear and uncluttered... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (complete) Dunedin Consort, John Butt [ Linn SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 26/Sep/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Samson Joshua Ellicott, Sophie Bevan, Fflur Wyn, Mary Bevan, Jess Dandy, Hugo Hymas / Dunedin Consort, John Butt [ Linn / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "This new Samson now becomes the top recommendation: for its uniformly excellent soloists, its excitingly 'present' choral singing and, above all, its more urgent sense of theatre" Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Choral |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Ode for St Cecilia's Day Dunedin Consort, John Butt (Director), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Polish Radio Choir [ Linn Records / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Choral |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespers 1610 Dunedin Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, John Butt [ Linn / 2 CD - released 8/Sep/2017 ] "using just ten singers creates a great transparency of texture" Five Stars BBC Music |
Eddie Gomez / John Abercrombie / Jack DeJohnette / Lester Bowie
New Directions [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 17/May/2019 ] New Directions found drummer/pianist Jack DeJohnette reflecting on the multiple routes his musical life had taken and summarizing them in a single band. "My idea was to put together a cast of unlikely characters". He'd worked with Eddie Gomez in the... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar from the Archives Vol. 4 Symphony Orchestra of Radio Leipzig (orchestra) The Halle Orchestra, Gerhard Pfluger, Sir John Barbirolli [ SOMM Recordings / CD - released 17/Jul/2026 ] From SOMM Recordings comes another release in their warmly received series Elgar from the Archives, drawn from the remarkable collection of producer and restoration engineer Lani Spahr, containing over 5,000 historic Elgar recordings. Reviewing the... |
FRANCISCO BRAGA
Jupyra (complete opera) / Cauchemar (1895) for orchestra Eliane Coelho (soprano) Orquestra de Sao Paulo conducted by John Neschling [ BIS / CD - released 16/Oct/2002 ] a splendid South American opera. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn BWV1127 Elin Manahan Thomas / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 10/Oct/2005 ] Premiere recording of a newly discovered aria by Bach, unearthed in a library in June 2005 |
ANDRE CAMPRA
Messe de Requiem Elisabeth Baudry, Monique Zanetti, Josep Benet, John Elwes & Steven Varcoe / La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] This French Baroque icon from the early days of harmonia mundi [around 1986? Ed] has been 'download only' for some years and we are delighted that Herreweghe's benchmark Campra 'Requiem' is now reissued at mid price, on hm gold, due to popular demand. |
