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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 DvoĆák, 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... |
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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... |
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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. |
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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 |
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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). |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe (Complete Operetta) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Mary Sansom, John Reed, Gillian Knight / New Symphony Orchestra / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "The chorus is excellent and the orchestral detail has the usual light Godfrey touch. The production was given added panache by introducing the Grenadier Guards band into the March of the Peers, with spectacular effect." *** Three Stars. Penguin... |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (Complete Operetta) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "The recording is superbly spacious and clear throughout, with a fine sense of atmosphere. The CD transfer is remarkable in its added presence." (Penguin Guide) |
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Dr John
Creole Moon [ Parlophone / CD - released 8/Oct/2001 ] or those whose knowledge of New Orleans culture extends little beyond Mardi Gras and the various Marsalises, Creole Moon is the most colorful crash course you'd ever hope to find. Mac Rebennack-aka Dr. John-has remained the city's best, and most... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Christmas Oratorio Mary Bevan (sop) Joanne Lunn (sop) Clare Wilkinson (mezzo) Nicholas Mulro (ten), etc / Dunedin Consort and Players, John Butt [ Linn / 2 CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] "Way-too-early seasonal content (sorry), but this latest release from the Dunedin Consort is too good to wait. It's surely one of the finest accounts now available of Bach's Christmas Oratorio." Guardian Five Stars |
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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... |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Haddon Hall [with Cellier: Captain Billy & Ford: Mr Jericho] Ed Lyon, Henry Waddington, Ben McAteer, Fiona Kimm, Adrian Thompson, Donald Maxwell, Angela Simkin, Eleanor Dennis / BBC Concert Orchestra, John Andre [ Dutton Epoch SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] |
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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... |
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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. |