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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The very best of Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from orchestral, vocal, keyboard and chamber works Vladimir Grishko (tenor) Maria Kliegel (cello) Pavlo Mezhulin (bass) Takako Nishizaki (violin) Viktor Ovdiy (tenor) Ilona Prunyi (piano) & many more [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 8/Dec/2005 ] Presented in a stylish slipcase with a modern take on John Minnion's composer cartoons, with detailed track listings and accessible texts on the composer's life and an overview of their most famous works. |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
The Song of the Forests, Op. 81 / The Sun Shines on Our Motherland, Op. 90 / etc Vladimir Ivanovsky (tenor) & Ivan Petrov (bass) / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / USSR Symphony Orchestra / Leningrad Radio & TV Chorus [ Praga Digitals / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35 / Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 (recorded 1980) Walter Plante (tenor), Marianna Christos (soprano), Arnold Voketaitis (bass-baritone) / Saint Louis Symphony Chorus, Leonard Slatkin [ MMG / CD - released 5/May/2018 ] LEONARD SLATKIN was music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1979-1996, though he had previously been assistant conductor of the orchestra in 1968. Maestro Slatkin has been considered one of the finest conductors of his generation,... |
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Willard White, bass baritone Royal London Philharmonic Orchestra Carl Davis, conductor
Willard White in Concert [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] one of the world's leading bass baritones |
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NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Contes & Poemes Yana Ivanilova (soprano) Vassily Savenko (bass) Boris Berezovsky (piano) [ Mirare / CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "If you haven't yet got into Medtner, this new disc is a compelling introduction to his world." Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 |
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TRADITIONAL
Old Christmas Return'd The York Waits / Richard Wistreich (bass) [ Saydisc / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] The music and song of Christmas past from renowned early music bass singer, Richard Wistreich with the ancient shawms, sackbuts, cornetts, hurdy-gurdies, recorders and bagpipes of The York Waits. |
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J.S. BACH
St. Matthew Passion (complete oratorio) Yosemeh Adjei (Alto) Lothar Blum (Tenor) Locky Chung (Bass) Claudia Couwenbergh (Soprano) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut Muller-Bruhl (Conducto [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] "nobody acquiring this set will go far wrong, whatever basic attitude to baroque practice one will have and the impecunious beginner will get a recording to live with for many years." (MusicWeb April 2006) |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 25) Nos 78, 99, and 114 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Daniel Taylor (countertenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jul/2004 ] "Magnificent solo singing and breathtaking choral contributions" (MusicWeb Feb 2005) |
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Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Matthew White, counter-tenor; Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass; Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki
Bach, J.S. - Cantatas Vol. 23 (Nos 10, 93, 107 & 178) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] "These are magnificent performances, displaying exceptional unanimity of purpose and effortless solo singing which is at once self-effacing and powerfully involving. Highly recommended." - Highly recommended International Record Review (May 2004) |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol. 24 (BWV 8, 33, 113) Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gerd Terk (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] Each new volume of J.S. Bach's church cantatas continues to attract accolades from the musical press. The excellence of the Bach Collegium Japan led by their inspirational director Masaaki Suzuki and with a line-up of some of the best and most... |
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J. S. BACH
Cantatas, Vol.31 (Christmas cantatas: BWV91, BWV101, BWV121, BWV133) Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Gerd Tark (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (director) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "Each feature some of Bach's most appealingly melodious music. As such this disc is a perfect introduction to this wonderfully rich repertoire, truly music's greatest treasure trove" (MusicWeb June 2006) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas (Vol 36) Nos 6, 42, 103 and 108 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Dominik Werner (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] "This is another splendid achievement by Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan." (MusicWeb December 2007) |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 33) BWV41 (Jesu, nun sei gepreiset), 92 & 130 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Jan Kobow (tenor) Dominik Warner (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "The Bach Collegium chorus, just eight voices in addition to the soloists, contributes to the clarity of texture. Every contrapuntal line is distinctive - a tribute, too, to the sound engineering…another thrilling contribution to Suzuki's complete... |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 28) BWV26, BWV62, BWV116, BWV139 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (countertenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jun/2005 ] "Sound quality is impeccable. Presentation and notes are first rate. A complete winner. Buy this one." (Recording of the Month Sept 2005 MusicWeb) |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 35) BWV128, BWV176, BWV87, BWV74 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] The four cantatas on this disc were all first performed in Leipzig in 1725, during the month of May. |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol. 17) Nos 153, 154, 73, 144 & 181 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Colleg Japan, Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] Suzuki sets new standards for a complete survey of cantatas |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas (Vol 45) BWV39, BWV129, BWV187, Sinfonia in D BWV1045 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "…virtually flawless performances of three of Bach's most inspired cantatas...a superlative disc." BBC Music Magazine, January 2010 ***** |
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Yukari Nonoshita, soprano; Timothy Kenworthy-Brown, counter-tenor; Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass. Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki
Bach, J.S. - Cantatas Vol. 26 (BWV 96, BWV 122, BWV180) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/2004 ] The 26th Volume of Bach Cantatas with Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan consists of three works composed for performances during the last three months of 1742. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No 14 Op 135 (with Mahler-Symphony No 10: Adagio) Yulia Korpacheva (soprano) Fedor Kuznetsov (bass) / Kremerata Baltica / Gidon Kremer [ ECM / CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] "This is an extremely dramatic and atmospheric performance of the Shostakovich 14th Symphony, the more unusual for being conducted by Gidon Kremer from the concertmaster's desk. There's no loss of scale, but certainly an intensified sense of... |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 1 (Nos 4, 150 & 196) Yumiko Kurisu (soprano) Akira Tachikawa (counter-tenor) Peter Kooij (bass) / Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] "The performances are, to my ears, of unmatched excellence. Masaaki Suzuki's direction never falters and his solo vocalists seem to go from strength to strength as the series progresses." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice |