More By Artist: Little John
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VERDI
Requiem (complete recorded in 2009) Christine Brewer / Karen Cargill / Stuart Neill / John Relyea / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "…Sir Colin conducts the Requiem with a judicious mix of fire and meditative calm; tempi never drag nor are they, in the reflective passages, metronome-quick. The work of the LSO Chorus is first-rate, as is that of the LSO itself." Gramophone... |
ELGAR
The Kingdom, Op. 51 Claire Rutter, Susan Bickley, John Hudson / Halle Choir & Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Halle / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Elder clearly believes in every note of this noble edifice and his unforced, coherent conception has a thrilling ring of conviction about it..Claire Rutter brings considerable technical acumen and strength of feeling" (Gramophone Award WINNER 2011... |
BRIDGE / DELIUS / ELGAR / IRELAND / SCOTT
British Music for Violin and Piano Clare Howick (violin), John Paul Ekins (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] Framed by Edward Elgar's deeply personal Violin Sonata and the bravura fireworks of his Mazurka, this programme is a fascinating look at British music for violin and piano at the turn of the last century. Popular pieces such as Delius's haunting... |
JULIUS KLENGEL
Klengel: Complete Concertinos for Cello and Piano Clare Howick (violin), John Paul Ekins (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] "Rummel and Kato bring all this off well, particularly the Konzertstuck. The recorded sound is excellently clear. Even listeners other than cellists might find it worthwhile" American Record Guide |
HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (complete) Claron McFadden (soprano) Robert Harre-Jones (alto) John Mark Ainsley & Rogers Covey-Crump (tenors) Michael George (bass) / The King's Consort / Rober [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'McFadden is a loving Galatea, Ainsley a charming Acis, and Covey-Crump a finely polished Damon. Michael George is magnificent - a nimble but ferocious Polyphemus whose every note is absolutely centred' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
J.S. BACH
St John Passion (Complete Oratorio) Colin Baldy (bass) Matthew Beale (tenor) John Bernays (bass) Choir of New College Oxford / Collegium Novum / Edward Higginbottom [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2003) |
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SIR RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 [Incls Marimba Concerto] Colin Currie (marimba) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] "Wilson is the ideal interpreter of this fine retrospective of five symphonic works by a genuine "crossover" composer, famous for his film and television scores." Sunday Times |
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SATIE / BRITTEN / DVORAK
GymnopACdies / Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20 / Symphony No 7 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam / Sir John Barbirolli [ Testament / CD - released 27/May/2003 ] The great Sir John Barbirolli conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra |
MAX REGER
Choral Music Consortium, Andrew-John Smith [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] A second disc from new chamber choir Consortium, who were acclaimed for their disc of Brahms's secular partsongs. |
BRAHMS
Zigeunerlieder Consortium / Andrew-John Smith (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "I have much enjoyed Consortium's Brahms, especially for the sheer quality of the singing. They are particularly good at sustaining tone in pianissimo, and they are always rhythmically alive, which is vital in this repertoire" International Record Re |
Cookie & his Cupcakes, Ben E. King, Fats Domino, Little Willie John, Brook Benton, Ray Charles, Fontella bass, LaVern Baker, etc
Please Release Me - The Soulful Side of Country [ Jasmine Records / CD - released 8/Nov/2016 ] The unexpected success of Ray Charles' million selling Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music LP, in the Spring of 1962, led to a flood of soul and R&B artists recording C&W songs. Including Ben E. King, Clyde McPhatter, William Bell, Arthur... |
MINKUS / PAULLI / HELSTED / GADE
Minkus and friends: Don Quixote, Paquita, La Bayadere, Napoli London Festival Ballet Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orchestra, John Lanchbery [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] Ludwig Minkus composed some of the most important full-length ballet scores during the golden age of classical ballet in Russia in the second half of the 19th century. His works often involved exotic settings like Spain and India. |
CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Orchestral Works Vol. 3 (Includes Symphony No.5 for orchestra and choir) Coro da Orquestra de Sao Paulo / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Neschling [ BIS / CD - released 18/Mar/2004 ] "The São Paulo Symphony Orchestra play marvellously and John Neschling directs with great understanding. Excellent sound." (Gramophone) |
LORD BERNERS
Berners: Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement (Sung in English) Cynthia Buchan (mezzo), John Winifred (ten), Ian Caddy, Thomas Lawlor (bass-baritone), Anthony Smith (bar) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; RTÉ Sinf [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "..very satisfying: everyone sings and plays with obvious enjoyment. Again, Berners' temperament was obviously attuned to its times and his music partakes of the then prevailing mood of light-headedness and nonchalance." British Music Society |
GERSHWIN / BERNSTEIN / WAXMAN
American Impressions Rachel Kolly d'Alba (violin) / Orchestre National de la Pays de la Loire, John Axelrod [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "This is a fun album, worth hearing particularly for the terrific Bernstein performance" (International Record Review) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Symphonies & Concertos Daniel Barenboim (piano), New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 17/Mar/2023 ] 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. |
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 |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak : Complete Sacred Choral Music Daniel Kirch, John Aler, Piotr Beczala, Javier Tomé, Christine Brewer, Christiane Libor etc [ Brilliant Classics / 7 CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] The complete Sacred Choral music by the most popular Czech composer, Antonin Dvořák, counting among the greatest Romantic Sacred music of the 19th century. Contains the Requiem, Stabat Mater, the Mass, Te Deum and the seldom heard oratorio Svata... |
