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JOSEF HAYDN
Piano Sonatas John Lill (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 16/May/2007 ] "He is one of the greatest Pianists alive today. Across the board, I do not know another pianist who could hold a candle to this magisterial keyboard player. Unsurpassed playing. An intellectual giant and a master craftsman." Michael Tumelty, The... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
An introduction to Beethoven (Incls Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' & Symphony No. 5 in C minor) John Lill (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Walter Weller [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'You'll know the meaning of the term 'heart-rending beauty' when you listen to the slow movement of the Piano Concerto.' CD Review |
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GIACOMO CASANOVA / LORENZO DA PONTE / W. A. MOZART
The Giacomo Variations: A chamber opera play John Malkovich, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Florian Boesch & Sophie Klussmann / Martin Haselböck (cond) [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] Giacomo Casanova received a doctorate as jurist, scratched along as violinist in a theatre, dabbled in the role of a lieutenant and was cofounder of France's lottery. |
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CHARLES AUGUSTE de BERIOT
Duos concertants / 6 Duos caracteristiques John Marcus, Christine Sohn (violins) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Complementing the release of Bériot's Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 8 & 9 (8.555104) and Nos. 2, 3 & 5 (8.570360), this disc presents his equally virtuosic Duos concertants for two violins whose disarming lyricism, cheerful vivacity and Classical... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol. 4 John Mark Ainsley, Iestyn Davies, Lorna Anderson, John Chest / Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 9/Jul/2021 ] "Chest performs Fauré's final four-song cycle, L'horizon chimérique (1921), with the kind of elegance and cool passion this music demands: a fitting close to an excellent series." The Guardian |
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BRITTEN
Billy Budd (complete opera recorded in 2010) John Mark Ainsley / Jacques Imbrailo / Phillip Ens / Glyndebourne Chorus / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 8/Aug/2011 ] "[Elder paces] the developing tragedy with airily lyrical detail and brooding, ominous power. John Mark Ainsley' s plangent, dark-toned tenor and intense diction show us a more neurotic Vere than usual, ridden with doubts and anxieties" (The Times) |
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POULENC
Complete Songs Vol. 3 John Mark Ainsley / Lorna Anderson / Sarah Fox / Jonathan Lemalu / Lisa Milne / Malcolm Martineau [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] "Martineau's apparently limitless wisdom about the musicians, the music, and indeed the piano continues at full stretch. The uneasy postlude to 'Voyage', frmo Calligrammes, makes for one of his most breathtaking moments, but the level of intensity is... |
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J.S. BACH
St John Passion [complete oratorio recorded in 1996] John Mark Ainsley / Stephen Richardson / Catherine Bott / Michael Chance / Paul Agnew / Stephen Varcoe / Choir Of King'S College, Cambridge [ Brilliant Classics Musica Sacra / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'There are fine contributions especially from Stephen Varcoe, and an exceptionally immediate and affecting 'Es ist vollbracht' from Michael Chance.' Gramophone |
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GERALD FINZI
Dies Natalis / Intimations of Immortality John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Corydon Singers / Corydon Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 'Rich, glowing performances in a class apart' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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PERCY GRAINGER
Jungle Book & other choral works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Polyphony, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Generous timing, discoveries, Delian gauzy harmonies, tangy instrumentation, sentimentality, aureate vocal light, succinct and touching settings." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Jan 2011) |
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BEETHOVEN
Lieder und Gesange John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] "...well worth hearing, especially in committed, sensitive performances such as these. Excellent sound and booklet notes complete the attractions of this welcome disc." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
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TIPPETT / BRITTEN / PURCELL / HUMFREY
Remember Your Lovers John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 2/Feb/2006 ] "A spendid book-end to close Tippett Year, imaginatively planned and beautifully performed by Ainsley and Burnside." Editor's Choice Gramophone January 2006 |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Jephtha - oratorio in three acts John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (bass) Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano) RIA Kammerchor . Akademie fer Alte Musik Berlin. Marcus Creed [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "this new recording, at super budget price, allows us to appreciate a new team of soloists. And for those who do not know this moving work, this new recording is a good place to start exploring." (MusicWeb July 2003) |
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GERALD FINZI
Best of Finzi (Incls music from the Cello Concerto & Clarinet Concerto) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Peter Donohoe (piano) Tim Hugh (cello) Robert Plane (clarinet) / Northern Sinfonia / St. John's College Choir, Cambridge [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Gerald Finzi made an important contribution to British twentieth-century song, choral and orchestral repertoire. His acute awareness of the frailty of existence found its musical expression not only in his song settings, but in the Cello Concerto,... |
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ROGER QUILTER
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano) |
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PETER WARLOCK
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD ] "Whether you collect tenors, English music or simply good singing, don't be without this" (BBC Music) |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Songs (Incls 'On Wenlock Edge' for tenor, piano & string quartet / 10 Blake Songs) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) 'John Mark Ainsley's performance is among his best on record in these austerely beautiful, imaginatively scored settings' - Gramophone |
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John Martyn
Inside Out [ Island Records / CD - released 6/Dec/2005 ] Available as an import from Europe, John's classic album from 1973 has been digitally re-mastered from the original master tapes and now features 4 bonus tracks. |
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John Martyn
Live at the Camden Palace Theatre, London [ Umbrella Entertainment / DVD - released 16/May/2008 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 59 Minutes - PAL The music of the living folk legend John Martyn is highlighted in this recording in London at the Camden Palace Theatre in 1984. The Scottish... |
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John Martyn
Piece by Piece [ Island RePresents / 2 CD - released 17/Apr/2015 ] This 2-CD, 27-track "best of" compilation collects a broad cross-section of the works of masterly British singer / songwriter / guitarist John Martyn. |