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Julie London
Time for Love: The Best of Julie London [ Rhino Records / CD - released 1/Feb/1991 ] American imported disc. |
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Julie London
The Ultimate Collection [ Not Now Music / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2014 ] Actress and singer Julie London is best remembered in pop terms for her much-covered classic 'Cry Me A River' a Number 9 US hit in 1955 and a Number 22 UK success two years later. But as this compilation shows, there was much more to the girl than... |
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Julie London
Whatever Julie Wants [ Fine & Mellow / CD - released 12/Sep/2016 ] |
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Julie London
Your Number Please / Julie at Home [ Fine & Mellow / CD - released 13/May/2016 ] This release presents two complete albums by the amazing Julie London, considered by many to be one of the most sensuous voices of jazz and popular music. Your Number, Please (Liberty LST7130) compiles twelve songs with which Julie pays tribute to... |
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Julie London
Your Number Please (LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 1/Nov/2017 ] |
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LISZT
The Piano Concertos / Mephisto Waltz No 1 / Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 (with piano works by Grieg, Mussorgsky & Balakirev) Julius Katchen (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta, Isreal Philharmonic Orchestra, Istvan Kertesz [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] One of the great pianistic virtuosos of the 20th century |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 13 & 20 / Six German Dances Julius Katchen (piano) / New Symphony Orchestra of London, Peter Maag [ SBS Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "Katchen's Mozart is a joy, in which the musical dialogue, whether within the solo part or when it is pitted against the orchestra, provides a constant effervescent narrative" Gramophone |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust Karen Cargill, Bryan Hymel, Christopher Purves, Gábor Bretz / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "Hymel's Faust is the most convincing soloist. But it's the vivid detail Rattle conjures up, the brilliant playing and the force and intensity of the choral singing that give greatest satisfaction." Sunday Times |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; 4 ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 / Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben (Rec 1947-1950) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) with Phyllis Spurr (piano) Phyllis Spurr (piano) John Newark (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Naxos Historic Great Singers / CD - released 24/Oct/2004 ] Kathleen Ferrier was the most significant British singer to emerge following the end of the Second World War in 1945. Although her professional singing career spanned only a single decade (1942-1953) she achieved international recognition in a... |
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KENNETH FUCHS
Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Jul/2024 ] Sinfonia of London's second album of works of Kenneth Fuchs features four world première recordings. |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Kiri te Kanawa sings Verdi and Puccini arias Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard [ Sony / CD - released 1/Mar/1983 ] "It is a pleasure to recommend this programme of Verdi and Puccini without reservation." (Gramophone) |
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MICHEL LEGRAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magic - Kiri sings Michel Legrand Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / London Studio Orchestra, Michel Legrand [ Teldec / CD - released 17/Aug/1992 ] "The result is a wonderful kaleidoscope of vocal sounds which could never be applied to classical music but which could only have come from a classically trained singer." MusicWeb |
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BACH / HANDEL
The Flagstad Recitals Vol 4: Songs for Sunday - Sacred Arias Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2009 ] "(The) Handel arias are definitely worth a listen and the contents give further evidence of Kirsten Flagstad's comprehensive repertoire." (MusicWeb Jan 2010) |
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Kronos Quartet/London Sinfonie
Adams:gnarly Buttons Etc. [ Nonesuch / CD ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] "..these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect to hear...[Zimerman's] interpretations here have a fleet grace which takes the breath away." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Concerto |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos [3 CDs with Blu-ray Audio / Dolby Atmos & Blu-ray video] Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Krystian Zimerman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Ludwig van Beethoven: three exceptional musicians and five great piano concertos brought together for this landmark recording. |
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Aretha Frankin, Nina Simone, Julie London, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, etc
Lady Sings the Blues Volume 2 [ EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] |
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CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Laura Claycomb (soprano) / Barry Banks (tenor) / Christopher Maltman (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchatra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] This performance of Orff's popular dramatic cantata Carmina burana was recorded live at the Barbican Centre in November 2007, Richard Hickox conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus with Laura Claycomb, Christopher Maltman... |
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RACHMANINOV / BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / LISZT / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Lazar Berman: The Complete Sony Recordings Lazar Berman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Classics Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2016 ] "These can be considered classic interpretations." (Gramophone March 2004) |
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BARTOK
Concerto for Orchestra / Four Orchestral Pieces / Hungarian Peasant Songs Leon Botstein / London Philharmonic Orchestra [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2007 ] Leon Botstein leads the London Philharmonic in music by Bartok |