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MENDELSSOHN / SCHMITT / SIBELIUS / CHABRIER / BEETHOVEN / SUPPÉ / etc
Paul Paray - The Mercury Masters: Volume 2 Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray, with Monique Haas (piano) [ Mercury Living Presence Eloquence / 22 CD Box Set - released 17/Jun/2022 ] This edition of their recordings, remastered from the original sources by Thomas Fine and Wilma Cozart Fine, chronicles the last five years of this partnership (1958-62). This original jackets collection is presented chronologically. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384 (Complete opera) Diana Damrau, Anna Prohaska, Rolando Villazón, Paul Schweinester / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2016 ] The third of DG's series of seven Mozart operas conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and initiated by Rolando Villazón, in collaboration with Festspielhaus Baden Baden, U-Live, and sponsored by ROLEX. The release follows up a "completely... |
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PHILIP GLASS
Philip Glass: The Complete Sony Recordings Douglas Perry, Paul Esswood, Claudia Cummings, Yo Yo Ma / New York City Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Keene / The Philip Glass Ensemble [ Sony Opera House / 24 CD Box Set - released 17/Dec/2016 ] This Ltd, deluxe x24 CD box set see's the first ever release of the complete Philip Glass recordings on Sony Classical. The release coincides with the occasion of the composer's 80th Birthday celebrations on 31st January 2017. |
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Original Soundtrack. Music by Elmer Bernstein & Paul Lewis
Arthur Of The Britons [ Silva Screen / CD - released 16/Aug/2013 ] The first release of the original Paul Lewis TV soundtrack to Arthur of the Britons. Paul Lewis' career covers half-a-century and includes Armchair Theatre, Tales Of The Unexpected and Woof! The insistence of the American co-producers to have the... |
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MILHAUD / RODNEY BENNETT / ROSAURO / MIYOSHI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Evelyn Glennie: Rebounds: Concertos for Percussion Evelyn Glennie (percussion) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Paul Daniel [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Jun/1992 ] "Percussion virtuosi are among the latest to join the ranks of concertizing soloists. Evelyn Glennie, soloist with leading orchestras in Great Britain, Australia, Japan and the United States, advances the art of percussion playing on her debut album. |
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Frankie Paul
Are You Ready [ Cousins / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] |
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Frankie Paul
Are You Ready [ LP ] |
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Frankie Paul
Most Wanted [ Greensleeves / CD - released 16/May/2011 ] |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Four Seasons / Il Flauto Dolce [2 CDs special price] Genevieve Lacey (recorder) / Australian Brandenburg Orchestra / Paul Dyer [ ABC / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] The Four Seasons is magnificently presented on this classic recording by world-renowned violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra alongside two other much loved works, the Concerto in A 'The Cuckow' and Concerto in D... |
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Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond
Blues In Time [ CD - released 11/Jul/2011 ] Three years after Gerry Mulligan initially sat in with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, the baritone saxophonist arrived at a point where he could perform alongside Brubeck's alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond, for this much anticipated session. |
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HANDEL
Arias from Alcina, Giulio Cesare & Rinaldo Graham Pushee (countertenor) with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra [period instruments] / Paul Dyer [ ABC Classics / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "The two names 'Handel' and 'Pushee' are sufficient to send a shiver down a music lover's spine and this recording does not disappoint." (Amazon.com) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Pinchas Zukerman plays Vivaldi Pinchas Zukerman (violin & conductor) with Isaac Stern (violin) / Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic [ Sony RCA Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2018 ] Violinist-conductor Pinchas Zukerman recorded many of Vivaldi's best-loved concertos for CBS/Sony, with the English Chamber Orchestra in the 1970s and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the 1980s, when he served as that ensemble's music director and... |
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BARBER / MEYER
Violin Concertos Hilary Hahn (violin) / St Paul Chamber Orchestra / Hugh Wolf [ Sony Music / CD - released 9/May/2000 ] "There have been a number of outstanding versions of the Barber Concerto in recent years... and Hahn's is among the finest ever." (Gramophone) |
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KURT WEILL
Das Berliner Requiem (with works by Hindemith, Stravinsky & Milhaud) Hilde Venken (sop) Ivan Goossens (ten) Jacob Bloch Jespersen (bass) / I Solisti del Vento / Flemish Radio Choir / Paul Hillier [ Glossa SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "The performance [of Stravinsky's Octet] here is beautifully executed with a delightful and exuberant finale." BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 **** |
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PRAETORIUS
Magnificat;Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir; Der Tag vertreibt die finster Nacht etc. Huelgas Ensemble / Paul van Nevel, director [ Sony Music / CD ] |
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LUDWIG DASER
Daser: Polyphonic Masses Huelgas-Ensemble (early music ensemble) Paul Van Nevel [ Deutche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] "this larger ensemble creates a rich, wellbalanced sound which at times I found attractively wistful...I'm already looking forward to the next volume." Gramophone Award WINNER 2023 - Early Music |
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HANDEL
Rinaldo (Complete Opera recorded in 1977) Ileana Cotrubas, Carolyn Watkinson & Paul Esswood / La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire [ Sony Opera House / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "The vigour of Malgoire's direction of an opera which plainly for him is very much alive, makes this a very attractive set. The finest singing comes from Ilena Cotrubas, but the whole team is convincing. The bright but spacious recording adds to the... |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Anthems Inia Te Wiata, Robert Tear, Charles Brett, Paul Esswood / Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] "Vibrant readings of some of Purcell's best loved choral works unalloyed by 'authentic' prissiness" (Gramophone) |
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Jai Paul
Jasmine [ XL Recordings / 12in - released 20/Jul/2012 ] |
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DEBUSSY
The Claude Debssy Collection [18 CD set] James Galway, Paul Crossley, Tokyo String Quartet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, etc [ Sony Classics / 18 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2012 ] This limited-edition boxed set is a real bargain for all who would like to hear more from the composer of famous works like Clair de lune and La Mer. |