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THE CELTIC VIOL
The Celtic Viol Vol 2 Jordi Savall (treble viols) / Andrew Lawrence King (Irish harp and psalterium) [ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "I do hope that classical aficionados not normally interested in early or Irish music will acquire this, for it might be the beginning of a marvelous discovery." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ / CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Berlioz: Harold In Italy & Other Orchestral Works Lawrence Power (viola), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] "Andrew Manze leads Power and the Bergen Philharmonic on a swift hike across the Alps, keeping meandering to a minimum." Gramophone |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Hob XX/2 (Choral version) Lisa Milne / Ruxandra Donose / Andrew Kennedy/ Christopher Maltman / London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 11/May/2011 ] "[Jurowski shows] a vital sense of motion in presenting this music - an essential challenge, given its predominant slowness - as well as pointing up the work's intensity and revealing its inner parts." (BBC Music) |
EGON KORNAUTH / ROBERT FUCHS
Kornauth & Fuchs: Works for viola and piano Litton Duo (Katharina Kang Litton, viola; Andrew Litton, piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Nov/2021 ] "Ultimately, though, it is the sheer musical quality and attractiveness of the works themselves that should ensure the success of this release." MusicWeb Recommeded |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams:Complete Symphonies London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos Classics / 6 Hybrid SACD - released 27/May/2022 ] 'Impeccable playing' The Times |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2 (with Shchedrin: Piano Concerto No 2) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Dec/2003 ] - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) January 2004 - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 Martin Helmchen (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Dec/2019 ] As the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth approaches, and following a much admired version of the Diabelli Variations (Alpha 386 - Gramophone Editor's Choice), Martin Helmchen has decided to record his complete piano concertos... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten) complete oratorio sung in German Miah Persson / Jeremy Ovenden / Andrew Foster-Williams / London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "..the performance displays clarity and precision: the sound articulates the complex texutres neatly, allowing Haydn's remarkable scoring and and highly effective vocal writing to register to delightful effect." BBC Music |
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TRADITIONAL
Lux Feminae (900 - 1600) [CD with 172 page comprehensive book] Montserrat Figueras (soprano) / Jordi Savall (direction) / Andrew Lawrence King (harp) [ Alia Vox SACD / SACD - released 7/May/2006 ] "Drama, passion, sorrow and joy - the magnificent Figueras is in her element...Drama, passion, sorrow and joy - the magnificent Figueras is in her element" (Editor's Choice Gramophone October 2006) |
CECIL ARMSTRONG GIBBS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gibbs: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 "Westmorland" National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Andrew Penny [ Marco Polo / CD - released 15/May/1993 ] The National Symphony Orchestra is one of the most vibrant international orchestras playing and recording today. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Death in Venice (complete opera recorded in 2013) English National Opera / John Graham-Hall, Andrew Shore, Tim Mead / Edward Gardner (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 3/Mar/2014 ] "Graham-Hall is a real stage-animal, convincing us utterly of his descent into obsession...every colour, timbre and texture of this richly imaginative score comes blazing through under Gardner's baton". (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Opera) |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Foster-Williams /Angel of the Agony), Polish National Youth Choir, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] "Even if you are a dyed-in-the-wool Elgarian with special loyalties to a particular interpretation, this CD is brimful of edifying delights and surprises worthy of repeated listening." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Choral |
SIGMUND THALBERG
Thalberg: Piano Concerto in F minor / Souvenirs de beethoven Francesco Nicolosi (piano) / Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia [ Naxos Romantic Piano Concertos / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] Thalberg's Piano Concerto in F minor, Opus 5 is a relatively early work. The first movement opens with the expected orchestral exposition, presenting two contrasting subjects, before the entry of the soloist with an elaboration of the material. |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete Opera recorded in June 2009) BLU-RAY Opéra Comique, Paris / Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andrew Richards, Nicolas Cavallier, Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 14/May/2021 ] On 3 June 1975, the day after the 33rd performance of Carmen - indicating limited success as the receipts were meagre - he died from a heart attack, at the age of 36, like Mozart. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
French Troubadour Songs Paul Hillier (voice) / Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 30/Jul/2005 ] Discover the rich legacy of songs by the French troubadours - medieval bards who excelled in the art of courtly love. Sung in medieval French, this program brilliantly captures the magical fusion of poetry and melody in love songs noted for their... |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Cello Concerto / Eclogue / etc Paul Watkins (cello), Louis Lortie (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] "Nothing is exaggerated or over-assertive...allowing Finzi's very individual musical voice to speak for itself, as it does so clearly in all the other performances on this disc too." The Guardian |
EYVIND ALNAES / CHRISTIAN SINDING
Alnaes/Sinding: Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion Great Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 42 / CD - released 25/Apr/2007 ] 'Despite the obscurity of this music, Piers Lane plays it with confidence and insight. The Bergen Philharmonic, under its music director Andrew Litton, provides solid, stylish support and the recording is spacious and ideally balanced' (Daily Telegraph) |
J. S. BACH
Bach For My Baby Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Piotr Anderszewski (piano), Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott, Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), English Chamber Orchestra [ Warner Classics / Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] The music most people call "classical"--works by composers such as Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart--is different from music such as rock and country. Classical music has a more complex musical structure. Babies as young as 3 months can pick out that... |
EDWARD ELGAR / ANTHONY PAYNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Payne: Symphony No 3 - Sketches Robert Gibbs (violin) David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ NMC / CD - released 28/Jan/2002 ] Elgar's complete sketches for the 3rd Symphony, exactly as the composer left them, are brought to life by pianist David Owen Norris, Robert Gibbs playing Reed's own violin and the BBCSO with a commentary from Anthony Payne. |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Fantasia On A Theme, etc Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestra, Andrew Manze, with James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "The success-level here is excellently high. Collectors will savour a genuine rarity: the composer's own orchestra-only arrangement of the Serenade to Music…the music sounds as rapturously beautiful as ever" Five Stars BBC Music |
