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PACHELBEL
Complete Organ Works - Vol. I Michael Belotti, James David Christie, Jürgen Essl, Christian Schmitt (organ) [ CPO SACD / 5 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] "I have generally admired the way Pachelbel's music is played here. The four organists are excellent interpreters who know how to bring out the qualities of his various works." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb July 2014) |
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Sid James
The Very Best of Sid James (Caricature Collection) [ ViaVision Entertainment / DVD - released 12/Jan/2012 ] PG :- Region 4 - PAL This DVD showcases the best bits of the infamous Sid James, the smarmy yet lovable face of the internationally renowned Carry On films. It offers a rare glimpse of Sid, on screen and off! With behind the scenes footage and... |
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W.A. MOZART
My Magic Flute Sir James Galway (flute & conductor) with Lady Jeanne Galway (flute) Catrin Finch (harp) Sinfonia Varsovia [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Sir James Galway, 'the undisputed monarch of the flute' (Dallas Star-Telegram), teams up with Catrin Finch, 'the queen of harps' (Classic FM Magazine), and his wife, accomplished flutist Lady Jeanne Galway, for a joint Mozart extravaganza. |
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Skip James
Blues From The Delta [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Skip James
Devil Got My Woman [ CD - released 11/Jul/2008 ] |
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Skip James
Rare And Unreleased [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Skip James
Skip James Today! [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] As quiet as it was kept then, Skip James might have made the best music of anyone who resurfaced during the mid-'60s "rediscovery" era for Mississippi country blues types. Certainly, there weren't many albums made during that time as good as this... |
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Sonny James
Southern Gentleman (The first four albums) [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] |
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HUGO WOLF
The Complete Songs Volume 2 Sophie Daneman / Anna Grevelius / James Gilchrist / Stephan Loges [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] The second disc in the first complete recording of the songs of Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), recorded live at the Oxford Lieder Festival. This second disc features settings of Mörike. |
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ALFRED CELLIER
Cellier: The Mountebanks (operetta) / Suite Symphonique Soraya Mafi, Thomas Elwin, James Cleverton, John Savournin, Sharon Carty / BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers, John Andrews [ Dutton Epoch SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Sep/2018 ] "The Mountebanks is as much a Savoy operetta as any of Sullivan's…Nevertheless [Cellier] has his own distinctive voice, flowingly melodic, orchestral writing more elegant and modern-sounding , looking forward to Edwardian operetta." BBC |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Eastertide Evensong St John's College Choir Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor), with James Anderson-Besant & Glen Dempsey (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] St John's first live Evensong album, Ash Wednesday, marked the period of Lent and reflected the tradition of the organ remaining silent. Now with Eastertide Evensong, organists rejoin choir in a blaze of rejoicing. |
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JAMES WOOD
Phainomena / Two Men Meet / Venancio Mbande Talking with the Trees Steven Schick (percussion) / The Critical Band / James Wood [ NMC / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "James Wood is an all-round musical explorer of a philosophical cast of mind yet with an ardent Messiaen-like sensibility... each piece is an ambitious synthesis of music and the world." The Sunday Times 1997 |
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Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister
Planetarium (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 9/Jun/2017 ] Planetarium is an album co-composed by four musicians: Bryce Dessner (of the National), James McAlister, Nico Muhly, and Sufjan Stevens. Flanked by a string quartet and a consort of seven trombones, this unique collaborative ensemble has assembled... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Mass in E flat major, D950 Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, James Gilchrist / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2008 ] Schubert's final mass and most ambitious setting was composed during the summer of 1828, only months before his death. It was premiered posthumously, on October 4, 1829, under the direction of his brother, Ferdinand. |
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HUMMEL
Masses vol. 2 (Includes Mass No. 2, Op. 80 in E flat major) Susan Gritton, soprano, Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano, James Gilchrist, tenor Stephen Varcoe, baritone Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Conviction and splendid sensitivity ... always alert, stylish, and ultra-transparent -allows us to hear the many felicities of Hummel's scoring. The voices are well-matched and sound as though they're really enjoying the music." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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CHEN GANG / HE ZHAN HAO
Butterfly Lovers: A Music and Dance Film Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd / Dou Dou / Ding Yue Hong (dancers) [ Marco Polo / DVD - released 9/Feb/2006 ] Butterfly Lovers is a music and dance film by director Marikki Hakola. A synthesis of the ever-popular Chinese violin concerto 'Butterfly Lovers' and choreography inspired by Chinese martial arts and modern dance, the film is an imaginative... |
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C.P.E BACH
Bach: Complete Original Works For Violin & Keyboard Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), James Ballieu (piano) [ Signum / 3 CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "Trills glisten over Waley-Cohen, the perfect partner to transform this into bowed song. Waley-Cohen's achievement of pure legato is wondrous" Gramophone Magazine December 2019 Editor's Choice |
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TAVENER
Choral Ikons The Choir / James Whitbourn [ Opus Arte CD / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] "James Whitbourn's singers, seasoned yet still young, robustly engage with compositions that many groups treat with bloodless reverence...Those who like their Tavener pure and ethereal should not be deterred from tasting The Choir's more muscular... |
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OST / Various Artists (Incl The Who, James Brown, The Crystals, The Chiffons, Booker T., etc)
Quadrophenia [ Polydor Records / CD - released 2/Apr/2001 ] This is a digitally re-mastered re-issue CD of the soundtrack to the 'Quadrophenia' movie, featuring songs by The Who, James Brown, The Kingsmen, Booker T & The MG's, Chiffons, Ronettes, Crystals and more. |