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W. A. MOZART
The Complete Operas (complete operas recorded the Salzburg Festival in 2006) Camerata Salzburg / Ramon Vargas, Magdalena Kozena, Ekaterina Siurina, Erwin Schrott, Annette Dasch, Topi Lehtipuu, John Mark Ainsley, Mojca Erdmann [ Decca Classics / Mozart 22 DVD / 33 DVD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] All 22 Mozart Operas from the 2006 Salzburg Festival. 33 DVDs! Deutsche Grammophon and Decca release all Mozart Operas performed at this year's Salzburg Festival - including the new Figaro starring Anna Netrebko. |
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Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker
Hooker 'N' Heat (2CD) [ BGO / 2 CD - released 21/Nov/2005 ] |
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Carlos Santana & John Mclaughlin
Love Devotion Surrender - LP [ Friday / LP - released 16/Apr/2012 ] |
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LECUONA
On a Night like This (Love Songs) Carole Farley (soprano) / John Constable (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE SEPT 2004 A beautifully recorded recital of Lecuona's delightful love songs. |
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KALEVI AHO
Theremin Concerto & Horn Concerto Carolina Eyck (theremin), Annu Salminen (horn) / Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds [ BIS / CD - released 8/Jul/2014 ] The wide range of sounds and effects available on the theremin are used by Aho to depict seasonal events such as the first frost, the melting of the ice and the midnight sun |
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STEPHEN HARTKE
Hartke: The Greater Good (complete opera) Caroline Worra / John de Haan / Christine Abraham / Andrew Wentzel / Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra / Stewart Robertson [ Naxos American Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Jul/2007 ] "Having amply demonstrated his ingenious skills and audacious imagination as a composer of symphonic and chamber works, Mr. Hartke emerges in this engaging live recording as an opera composer to reckon with." New York Times |
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J.S. BACH
Mass in B minor BWV232 Catherine Dubose, John Mark Ainsley, James Bowman / The Sixteen. Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] "a fresh direct performance, marked with well-chosen speeds, and bright choral singing." - Penguin Stereo guide |
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JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Blessing Catrin Finch (harp) with Elin Manahan (soprano) / Sinfonia Cymru, John Rutter [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Nov/2012 ] For her second Deutsche Grammophon album, former Royal Harpist Catrin Finch plays music by the beloved British composer, John Rutter, as well as new pieces and arrangements of her own. It includes new works by John Rutter, and the World Premiere... |
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Cecil Taylor With John Coltrane
Hard Driving Jazz [ CD ] |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos Cecilia Bernardini (violin), Huw Daniel (violin), Alfredo Bernardini (oboe) / Dunedin Consort, John Butt [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "This is as good a way as any to get to know these wonderful concertos and a worthy successor to John Butt's earlier recordings of Bach with the Dunedin Consort." (MusicWeb March 2016) |
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CHABRIER
Suite Pastorale, Espana & other orchestral works Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] Born in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, Gardiner's early musical experience came largely through singing with his family and in a local church choir. A self-taught musician who also played the violin, he began to study conducting at the age of 15. He was... |
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HARUKI MURAKAMI
Norwegian Wood John Chancer [ Naxos Audiobooks / 11 CD - released 27/Feb/2006 ] Like Proust's 'petite Madeleine' Toru Watanabe's memories of his student years, the girls, the tensions and the aspirations are jerked back into life by hearing the Beatles song 'Norwegian Wood' in an MOR version in an airplane. His first love.... |
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Chaquito - John Gregory
Great Chaquito.. [ Vocalion / CD - released 4/Mar/2010 ] |
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Chaquito - John Gregory
Spies And Dolls & Tv.. [ Vocalion / CD - released 4/Mar/2010 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Pianists of the Sydney International Piano Competition (1992-2016) Charlie Albright, Hiroshi Arimori, Yurij Bogdanov, Michele Bolla, Kenneth Broberg, Olivier Cazal, John Chen, Roberto Cominati , Hanna Cyba, etc [ Australian Eloquence / 11 CD Box Set - released 16/Jul/2021 ] Described by The Australian as 'a boon for lovers of the piano and those keeping an ear on exciting musical talent', the Sydney International Piano Competition (The Sydney) has become a fixture on the classical music landscape. |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton - Orchestral Works Vol.1: Violin Concerto / Portsmouth Point / etc. Charlie Lovell-Jones (violin), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] "Wilson was made for Walton and the orchestral writing has rarely been captured with such razor-sharp edge cheek-by-jowl with transparent radiance." Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2025 |
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JANACEK
The Makropulos Case (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) John Graham-Hall (tenor) / English National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "This electrifying performance has been captured in sound that is exceptionally clear and full-bodied, and it also has great immediacy. I very much welcome a recording in English." (International Record Review March 2007) |
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LEO FALL
Fall: The Rose Of Stambul (complete operetta sung in English) Kimberly McCord, Alison Kelly, Erich Buchholz / Chicago Folks Operetta, John Frantzen [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] Leo Fall's early career mirrored that of his famous contemporary Franz Lehár. Both were born in provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and soon moved to the Imperial capital, Vienna. There they both wrote a series of glorious operettas. Fall's The... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphony No 9 "From the New World" (with Sibelius - Finlandia) Chineke! Orchestra, Kevin John Edusei [ Signum / CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] This is the debut recording from the Chineke! Orchestra, a new live orchestral recording from The Royal Festival Hall, London. Drawn from exceptional musicians from across the continent, the orchestra is part of the Chineke! Foundation - a... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Cermony Of Carols The Choir of Queen's College, Oxford, Owen Rees (cond), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Laurence John (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The juxtaposition of old and new which lies at the heart of much Christmas music lends this recording by the mixed-voice Choir of The Queen's College Oxford its theme. The repertoire ranges in period from Hildegard of Bingen to pieces composed during... |