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Schola Cantorum Karolus Magnus under Stan Hollaardt
Imago Christi: Images of Christ in Gregorian Chants [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2006 ] There are 26 items which form this production of Gregorian chants covering 20 centuries (divided into four sections) during which religious church communities have celebrated Jesus of Nazareth. Of course Gregorian chant reached its final form already... |
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ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Piano Concerto / Prometheus Konstantin Scherbakov (piano) / Russian State TV and Radio Choir / Moscow Symphony Orchestra / Igor Golovschin [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "This budget-priced production from the composer's compatriots certainly holds its own against all comers. Konstantin Scherbakov plays the concerto with steel and sensitivity in equal measure, and he's particularly successful in knitting together the... |
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Segerstam/Finnish Radio So
Finnish Violin Concertos [ Bis / CD ] |
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Segerstam/Swedish Radio So
Blomdahl:the 3 Symphonies [ Bis / CD ] |
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Segerstam/Swedish Radio So
Drangar:serfs Of Orpheus [ Bis / CD ] |
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Segerstam/Swedish Radio So
Segerstam:symphonies 11&14 [ Bis / CD ] |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 Idil Biret (piano) Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD ] "In sum, this beautifully engineered disc tells much about these oft-recorded works we think we know better than we actually do." ClassicsToday |
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LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI
Wennäkoski: Sigla / Sedecim / Flounce Sivan Magen (harp) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] "This is music that knows exactly where it is going and is happy to bring its audience along with it." Gramophone Award WINNER 2023 - Contemporary |
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Six Feet Under
Undead [ Metal Blade / CD - released 6/Mar/2015 ] |
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Braunfels,
Te Deum op. 32 Sjöberg, Jonsson, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck [ ORFEO / CD - released 29/Oct/2007 ] |
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RUSSIAN FAVOURITES
Russian Favourites (music by Borodin, Gliere, Glinka, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Kabalevsky, etc) Slovak Phil Orch, Slovak Radio SymphOrch, conductors: Bramall, Gunzenhauser, Halasz, Hayman, Jean [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] The second half of the nineteenth century brought with it a burgeoning of Russian culture, itself, whatever nationalist critics might have said, a result of that cross-fertilisation of ideas that has its origin in the reforms of Peter the Great. |
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RAVEL
Bolero / Daphnis et Chloe / Ma Mere L'oye Slovak Philharmonic Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Jean (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] "This is a treasurable collection excellently conducted by Kenneth Jean" - American Record Guide (USA) |
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BINGE / COATES / CURZON / DUNCAN / ELGAR / FARNON / GERMAN / ETC
A British Festival (Incls 'Elizabethan Serenade' & 'In a Monastrey Garden') Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper, Andrew Penny [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "unforgettable tunes that everyone knows but few can put names to....this is a well-chosen selection taken from the Marco Polo and Naxos back catalogue." --Review by Jeremy Nicholas, ClassicFM |
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COATES / KETELBEY / BINGE / MAYERL / TOMLINSON / etc
Elizabethan Serenade: The Best of British Light Music Slovak Philharmonic Male Chorus / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Ernest Tomlinson (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] "Excellent value" - Penguin Guide |
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DVORAK
Symphony No.2 / Legends Op.59 Nos. 6-10 Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / (Bratislava) / Stephen Gunzenhauser [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "Gunzenhauser gives a taut, beautifully textured account, very well played and recorded" - Penguin Guide |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 / Legends Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "The orchestra is the Slovak Philharmonic, who really have this music in their blood, conducted in lively and idiomatic fashion by Stephen Gunzenhauser who has a most engaging way with Dvorák's music." - The Guardian - Aug 1990 |
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ERIC COATES
Coates: London Suite / The Merrymakers / London Again Suite / Cinderella / The Dambusters March Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] With orchestral works at the core of his output, the supreme melodic gift that distinguishes the music of Eric Coates earned him a reputation as the 'uncrowned king of light music'. |
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ALBERT KETELBEY
Ketelbey: Bells Across the Meadows / In a Monastery Garden / In a Persian Market / etc Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper [ Naxos British Light Music Vol 14 / CD - released 27/Jan/2023 ] Albert Ketelbey was an excellent pianist, touring Britain and honing his craft as an expert tunesmith as musical director of London's Vaudeville Theatre. The delightful miniature In a Monastery Garden placed Ketelbey at the forefront of British Light... |
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ARTHUR BLISS
Christopher Columbus Suite / Seven Waves Away / Men of 2 Worlds Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adriano [ Naxos Film Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2009 ] After Things to Come, his most famous film score, Arthur Bliss composed the soundtrack scores of CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS and MEN OF TWO WORLDS, two dramatic pictures which are largely forgotten today. |
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BERNARD HERRMANN
Jane Eyre [complete film score] Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adriano [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] Bernard Herrmann's score for Jane Eyre was completed in 1943. It was his fourth film score and, like The Magnificent Ambersons before it, saw collaboration with Orson Welles. Not only is Jane Eyre Hermann's longest film score, it is one of his most... |