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J. S. BACH
Plays Bach - Concerto for Flute, Violin & Clavier / Brandenburg Concerto No 5 / Italian Concerto Murray Perahia (piano) with kenneth Sillito (violin) Jaime Martin (flute) / Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/Oct/2003 ] "Perahia's Bach registers as forthright where needed and quietly (and distinctively) supportive when other players take a lead" - Recording of the Month (Gramophone Dec 2003) |
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MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / GLINKA / MASSENET / BEETHOVEN / HAHN / etc
Souvenirs de Venise The Songmakers' Almanac with Felicity Lott, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ann Murray and Richard Jackson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Delightful' - The Sunday Times |
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ALLEGRI / GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI / PALESTRINA
The Renaissance of Italian Music: The National Gallery Collection Gerald Finley (bari), Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble), Charles Daniels (ten) / Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh, Taverner Consort, Choir, Andrew Parrot [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "[The Allegri] is one of the highlights, the 1970 recording by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge achieving an almost weightless sublimity, particularly in the Sanctus. The Taverner Consort of the 1980s offers similarly impressive interpretations... |
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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
The Platinum Collection (2 CD) Andrew Lloyd Webber, Murray Head, Sarah Brightman, Julie Covington, Michael Ball, Yvonne Elliman & others [ Polydor Records CD / 2 CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] The ultimate greatest hits collection from the works of one the most successful composers of the modern era. Features newly-recorded versions of songs by artists the stature of LANA DEL REY, GREGORY PORTER, and NICOLE SCHERZINGER. |
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RICHARD. STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier (complete opera recorded in 1995) Royal Opera House / Ann Murray / Anna Tomowa-Sintow / Kurt Moll / Barbara Bonney / Andrew Davis (cond) [ Opus Arte CD / 3 CD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] "All three characters are splendidly drawn here, Octavian (a winning Ann Murray, not too feminine), Baron Ochs (Kurt Moll) with a rich low register to all but dignify his underlying boorishness, and Anna Tomowa-Sintow a commandingly sympathetic,... |
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FRANCIS POULENC
The Complete Songs Vol.4 Ann Murray, John Mark Ainsley, Magdalena Molendowska, Malcolm Martineau, etc. [ Signum / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences the world over. |
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SCHUMANN / BRAHMS
Lieder Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) Malcolm martineau (piano) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2015 ] "Murray has the art of increasing the tension without raising the volume...And given every encouragement by Malcolm Martineau's deft pianism, she brings a coquettish charm, without winsomeness, to the song of the flighty actress Philine, first cousin |
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SCHUMANN
Frauenliebe Und Leben (with Lieder by Mahler & Britten) Ann Murray (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 21/Oct/2007 ] "what a perceptive and versatile recitalist Ann Murray is … to each group of songs Murray brought a perfectly judged sense of style and delivery. Just as on the operatic stage, she knows exactly how to communicate with an audience and what to tell... |
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Anne Murray
The Best of Anne Murray So Far [ Capitol Records / CD - released 17/Feb/1995 ] A 20-song distillation of the biggest hits of Anne Murray..includes "Over You," a new-old track from the vaults which is new to CD. |
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DARON ARIC HAGEN
Everyone, Everywhere Barkidjija, Bryan Murray, Shavon Lloyd, A. Farid, The Cecilia Chorus of New York with Orchestra, Mark Shapiro [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Feb/2025 ] Daron Hagen is a multi-award-winning composer with a lifelong commitment to emotionally accessible and heartfelt music-making. Everyone, Everywhere is a sweeping cantata composed to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human... |
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ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Die Tote Stadt (complete opera recorded in 1983) Berlin Opera / James King, Karan Armstrong, William Murray / Heinrich Hollreiser (cond) [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 10/Nov/2012 ] "Götz Freidrich's powerful staging of Korngold's fantasy is performed with sumptuousness, led by Armstrong's Marietta (unsteady) and King's Paul (solid)." (BBC Music) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Saul (complete oratorio) Christopher Purves, Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Jeremy Budd / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ CORO / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Baroque Vocal |
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THE OBBLIGATO CLARINET
The Obbligato Clarinet: songs by Schubert, Meyerbeer & other 19th century composers Colin Bradbury (clarinet) with Eirian James (mezzo) Robert Murray (tenor) & Oliver Davies (piano) [ Divine Art / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "The performances are very fine… Eirian James is a sensitive mezzo-soprano… Robert Murray … is similarly communicative and mellow… the beauty and personality of [Bradbury's] tone merit admiration" - (International Record Review) |
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David Murray and The Gwo-Ka Masters featuring Pharoah Sanders
Gwotet [ Justin Time / CD - released 2/Aug/2004 ] Propulsive percussion, driving bass, guitar, and a masterful, mostly Cuban horn section are fused with Gwo-Ka singers to make a record that will move your body and your spirit. |
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CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Choral Music Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Catherine Hopper (mezzo), Robert Murray (tenor), David Soar (bass) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Bach Choir, David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "This CD is fast lining itself up to be one of my 'discs of the year.'...the Stabat Mater is an absolute masterpiece and is stunningly presented on this CD" (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2016) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Xerxes [Serse] (opera recorded 1988) English National Opera / Ann Murray, Lesley Garrett, Valerie Masterson / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 7/Aug/2011 ] "a landmark in the reassessment of Handel's genius...Mackerras understood Handel's music intimately...Murray's Xerxes is unfailingly elegant, whether serenading a plant in the shadow of Roubiliac's statue of Handel, or pausing over a demitasse." |
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Glen Campbell / Bobbie Gentry / Anne Murray
Boobie Gentry & Glen Campbell and Anne Murray & Glen Campbell [ MORELLO / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] 2 classic albums on 1 CD. Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell: Bobbie Gentry would soon become a regular guest on Glen Campbell's genial television variety show, where her pantsuited, beehived country-pop bombshell image belied her delicate, sweet voice... |
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Claudio Mo
Il ritorno d´Ulisse in patria King, Schenk, Murray, Allen, Kuhlmann, Ramirez, Stamm, Protschka, Tate, ORF-Symph. [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 27/Jul/2000 ] |
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Mozart, Wo
Don Giovanni, Idomeneo, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Dantons Tod, Capriccio, Arabella, Lisa Della Casa, Anton Dermota, Werner Krenn, Otto Wiener, Jean Madeira, Wolfgang Windgassen, Murray Dickie, Anneliese R [ ORFEO / CD - released 30/Jan/2009 ] |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: The Complete Masterpieces (30 CDs special price) Lucia Popp, Murray Perahia, Barbara Bonney, Angelika Kirchschlager, Isaac Stern / etc [ RCA / Sony / 30 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Incredible value, this 30-disc box set comprises the most important masterpieces by Mendelssohn, who celebrated his 200th anniversary in 2009. The box set includes a 132-page booklet. |