GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Acis and Galatea (Complete opera) Norma Burrowes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Martyn Hill, Willard White / The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Archiv / 2 CD - released 8/Mar/1986 ] "A joy ... glorious singing." International Music Guide |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Peter Katin, John Ogdon, Brenda Lucas (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins, Jean Martinon [ Decca Duo / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1996 ] "I had expected Katin to be agile, nimble and clear-headed in Mendelssohn, but he is more. In the G minor he is energetic and passionate, not in a way that tries to turn it into a Rachmaninov concerto but in a way that does not let us forget... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER / JOHANNES BRAHMS / JOSEF HOLBROOKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Weber/Brahms/Holbrooke: Clarinet Works Reginald Kell (clarinet) / Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr, with Louis Kentner (piano) & Anthony Pini (cello) [ Testament / CD - released 1/Jan/1991 ] Reginald Clifford Kell was an English clarinettist. He was noted especially for his career as a soloist and chamber music player. He was the principal clarinettist in leading British orchestras, including the London Philharmonic and Philharmonia. |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Triple Concertos Rachel Brown (flute), Anthony Robson (oboe), Cherry Forbes (oboe), Collegium Musicum 90 [ Chaconne / CD - released 1/Jun/1995 ] |
FERDINAND HEROLD
Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee (Complete ballet recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Carlos Acosta / Marianela Nunez / William Tuckett / Anthony Twiner (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2009 ] BLU-RAY - G : - "La fille mal gardée is sheer perfection, Nuñez and Acosta are unsurpassable respectively in the feminine grace and masculine confidence of Ashton's Lise and Colas, and their mimetic skills are delicious." BBC Music |
HEROLD
La Fille Mal Gardee (complete ballet with chorography by Frederick Ashton recorded in 2005) The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Carlos Acosta / Marianela Nunez / William Tuckett / Anthony Twiner (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2008 ] G - 'The Royal Ballet's present revival makes much of its vigorous characters, its brilliantly virtuosic solos and duets…[Marianella Nunez] gives the swift, intricate footwork as gorgeously as I have ever seen it.' (The Stage) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2000) The Royal Ballet / Anthony Dowell, Alina Cojocaru, Ivan Putrov / Evengenii Svetlanov (conductor) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 11/Apr/2002 ] Rosette Recording Penguin Stereo Guide |
ALBINONI / BELLINI / HANDEL / BACH FAMILY / MOZART / TELEMANN / VIVALDI / etc
Oboe Concertos Stefan Schilli, Pier Luigi Fabretti, Andrius Puskunigis, Anthony Camden, Julia Girdwood, Anna Starr, etc (oboes) / Various orchestras [ Brilliant Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 16/Jan/2017 ] "There is an abundance of enticing music, well performed by all the soloists. The orchestral sound is beautifully blended and well recorded." (MusicWeb on the Albinoni) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Hector Berlioz - The Complete Works Véronique Gens, Renaud Capuçon, Jose van Dam, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, René Schirrer, Jessye Norman, John Aler, Laurent Naouri, Nicolas Rivenq, etc [ Erato / Warner / Philips / 27 CD Box Set - released 6/Feb/2018 ] This, the first-ever complete Berlioz edition, comprises carefully selected recordings and even includes works completely new to the catalogue. |
ENNIO PORRINO
Porrino: I Shardana (Complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Lirico di Cagliari / Manrico Signorini, Angelo Villari, Gianpiero Ruggeri, Domenico Balzani / Anthony Bramall (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Porrino's drama mirrors a period in archaeology when Nuragic Sardinia was discussed even in non-specialist circles, with the island's bronze statuettes and megaliths recalling a primeval society at the origins of European civilization. |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 1 No. 1 - 4 Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Anthony Halstead, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2005 ] "Tim Hugh approaches the music with lightness of touch and exemplary technique. There are cadenza-like flourishes above written accompaniments: notably in 4, which require, and get, extremely precise ensemble." Hi-Fi News |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 2 Nos. 5 - 8 Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Anthony Halstead, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2005 ] "I loved the sound of this recording: clear with a sumptuously enveloping hall sound that was very comforting and easy to settle into. Recommended with a glass of port after a fine meal." - Audiophile Audition, May, 2000 |
Anthony David
Love Out Loud [ Dome / CD - released 9/Nov/2012 ] |
Anthony Williams
Life Time (Blue Note Tone Poet Series LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 5/Apr/2024 ] Tone Poet Vinyl Edition reissue produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket. The... |
Anthony Naples
Body Pill LP [ Text Records LP / LP - released 20/Feb/2015 ] The debut album by Anthony Naples is released on Four Tet's Text Records. "Naples took the title from a "mangled" English translation in a Japanese vending machine: "When I ran the title past Kieran, and he said it just sounded like a lost rave... |
SCHUMANN
Schumann: Violin Sonatas 1-3 Anthony Marwood (violin) & Aleksandar Madžar (piano) [ Wigmore Hall Live / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Thw two musicians form a closely wrought partnership, their exceptional musical sympathy shining through the whole performance; the lyricism of Marwood's tone is ideally complemented by Madzar's variety of touch and sensitivity to balance" BBC Music |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Violin Recital: Adele Anthony Adele Anthony (violin), Jonathan Feldman (piano) [ Naxos Laureate Series Violin / CD ] |
PHILIP GLASS
Of Beauty & Light: The Music of Philip Glass (3 CD set) Adele Anthony (violin) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop / Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2008 ] This is Glass in full flight, with an aural illusion of the work speeding up yet retaining a constant pulse throughout the work's lively changes of texture and melodic figuration." --New Zealand Listener |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Violin Concerto No 1 / Company / 'Prelude and Dance' from Akhnaten Adele Anthony (violin) / Ulster Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (July 2002) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Sosarme (complete opera recorded in 1955) Alfred Deller, William Herbert, Nancy Evans, Margaret Ritchie, etc / The Saint Cecilia Orchestra, Anthony Lewis [ ABC Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] 'Sosarme should cause a good deal of excitement … L'Oiseau-Lyre has assembled a brilliant cast.' New York Times |