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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera0 Peter Pears / Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten [ Alto / 2 CD - released 23/Nov/2009 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Guide (on original Decca recording) |
ELGAR
The Dream of Gerontius (Complete Oratorio) & Symphony No. 1 Peter Auty (tenor), Michelle Breedt (mezzo soprano) & John Hancock (baritone), Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Edo de Waart [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 21/Oct/2013 ] "On this evidence, Edo de Waart is clearly an Elgar conductor of no mean instinct. Both performances benefit from his judiciously clear-sighted direction...there's an endearing freshness, sense of new discovery and wholehearted application about this |
GORDON CROSSE
Purgatory (1966) Opera in One Act Peter Bodenham (tenor) Glenville Hargreaves (baritone) / Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Northern College of Music / Michael Lankester, [ Lyrita / CD - released 20/Mar/2008 ] "This edgy, ruthless, creepy and dissonant little two-hander is presented to best advantage. One cannot imagine needing another recording after this despite its three decades' vintage." (MusicWeb March 2008) |
ARTHUR BLISS
Piano Concerto / Piano Sonata / Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra Peter Donohoe (piano) / Martin Roscoe (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] "Eager and polished performances that do Bliss absolutely proud." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (February 2004) |
JOHN GARDNER
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 1 / Midsummer Ale Overture Peter Donohoe (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Naxos British Piano Concertos / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] This recording should help to re-establish [Gardner's] reputation with two relatively early works written in the post-war years, the Symphony No. 1, "a superbly crafted work... by a subtle and imaginative orchestrator" (Paul... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Baritone Arias Peter Mattei (baritone) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Lawrence Renes [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Peter Mattei is now in his prime, and his voice miraculously preserves the freshness and vibrancy of youth. His fast notes are excellently articulated, his slow ones are just beautiful. A glorious disc!" (MusicWeb Recording of the Month MusicWeb... |
GREGORY ROSE
Rose: Orchestral Works Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin) / Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Gregory Rose [ Toccata / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "the composer is conducting a responsive Royal Ballet Sinfonia in top-notch accounts, the sound is splendid, and the annotations are generous and informative" ClassicalSource. |
TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / WALTON / ADAM / etc
I Love Ballet (music from Swan Lake, Cinderella, Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, etc) The Philarmonia Orchestra, London Symphony, Paris Opera Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Orchestra, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "I Love Ballet is overall an attractive compilation of some very good music and other, slightly less good but pleasant enough. Above all, I think it is an excellent introduction to classical ballet music for beginners of all ages" (MusicWeb March 2010) |
MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition & other Russian works (Recorded 1956/57) Philharmonia Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Eugene Goossens [ Medici Masters / CD - released 20/Oct/2007 ] Sir Eugene Goossens was the third member of the illustrious Goossens family - Leon and Sidonie being the others. After leaving the Royal College of Music (1907-1912) he became a violinist with the Queen's Hall Orchestra (1912-15) before becoming an... |
ELGAR
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (with Chausson - Poeme for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25) Philippe Graffin (violin) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ Avie / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "I'd say that Graffin loves the concerto very much and that comes through." (MusicWeb Sept 2009) |
BEETHOVEN / J.S. BACH / GESUALDO / BERLIOZ / MAHLER / DVORAK / STRAVINSKY
A Conversation With Camille De Rijck (CD & Book) Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées Royal Flemish Philharmonic Collegium Vocale Gent [ PHI / 5 CD/Book - released 23/Jun/2017 ] In a series of interviews with Camille De Rijck, Philippe Herreweghe sums up his musical trajectory by offering the reader his reflections, intermingling musical and personal considerations. A selection of archive illustrations to delight the eyes... |
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Pickles/Royal Philharmonic
Hey There [ Vocalion / CD - released 15/Nov/2004 ] |
Placido Domingo (baritone), Jennifer Rowley (soprano), Orchestre de l'Opera Royal, Laurent Campellone
Plácido Domingo. The Versailles Gala [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / DVD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Placido Domingo has held a unique place in the history of opera for six decades. Eighty years young, this Madrilerio is a lion of the stage who is putting on a Gala for the Opera Royal du Château de Versailles worthy of the French public's great... |
Queens Royal Pipers
Best of Scottish Pipes and Drums [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A wonderful collection of pieces presenting the full flavour of Scotland and the country's representative sound of the pipes and drums, presented by the Pipe Majors Roger Huth, J.M. Banks and Brian MacRae, all former household pipers to Her Majesty,... |
The Queens Royal Pipers
Journey of the Scottish Pipes [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] This journey takes you on a musical meander beyond Scotland and the shores of Britain. |
R.A.F Central Band, Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Royal Scots Greys, Irish Guards, Royal Marines
Favourite Military Bands [ Alto / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] 78+ minutes of classics in superb sound. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos 2 & 3 Rafal Blechacz (piano), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Jerzy Semkow [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] "Blechacz is simply a great Chopin player...robust, intense and heartfelt performances that engage you as a great actor might in some dramatic monologue." Gramophone |
WILLIAM WALTON
Belshazzar's Feast / Symphony No. 1 / Cello Concerto / etc Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) Sherrill Milnes (baritone) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1999 ] "An excellent account of Belshazzar's Feast (1930)...this is a spectacular recording and there is particularly clear enunciation from the Royal Scottish National Chorus and from Sherill Milnes." (MusicWeb) |
BAX / BLISS / MOERAN / FINZI
British Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vernon Handley / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] This two-album set features British cello concertos from Raphael Wallfisch's best late-1980s recordings. He has always worked closely with leading British composers of our time and is now regarded as the finest performer of their works for cello.... |
WILLIAM BUSCH
Cello Concerto / Piano Concerto Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Piers Lane (piano) / Royal Liverpool Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Lyrita / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "My first impression of William Busch the composer was of sinewy toughness, the piece I heard at Morley College in wartime was his NicholasVariations for piano (1942) named after his infant son - his likeness was not mirrored in the craggy, spare... |
