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HUBERT PARRY
Parry: Symphonic Works: Symphony No 2 Cambridge; Symphonic Variations; etc Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] "Penny's lively, but full and weighty Second is one of the best Parry recordings." - American Record Guide |
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SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Ballet Music RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] Soon after his return from studies in Leipzig, Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote his second work, LÎle Enchantée. This was a ballet score on the subject of a shipwrecked mariner which debuted at Covent Garden in the form of a divertissement at the end of... |
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore (complete operetta) Elizabeth Watts, Toby Spence, John Mark Ainsley, Andrew Foster-Williams / Scottish Opera, Richard Egarr [ Linn / 2 CD - released 2/May/2016 ] "The singers are first class and well suited to their roles - Toby Spence is well-suited the tenor role of Ralph, John Mark Ainsley as Sir Joseph gives the character an affected aloofness with sufficient dryness to provide believable comedy" MusicWeb |
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GIOVANNI MARIA TRABACI
Trabaci: Keyboard Music (Book II, 1615) Sergio Vartolo (harpsichord and organ), Andrew Lawrence King (harp) [ Naxos Early Music / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2008 ] In the appendix to his Scherzi Musicali Claudio Monteverdi wrote his own self-defence to the criticisms made against him by the theorist Artusi, though he had it signed by his brother Giulio Cesare. There he clearly speaks of a 'second practice' of... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 2 Stephen Hough (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/1998 ] "Technical perfection and very good sound are certainly present in Virgin's new issue...Stephen Hough is a fine young artist." (Gramophone) |
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TAVERNER / CORNYSH / ANONYMOUS / HENRY VIII
Western Wind: Music by John Taverner & Court Music for Henry VIII Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott [ Avie / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "Parrott is perhaps more persuasive in conveying its pacing...the sound recording successively juggles a wide range of distributions, from harpsichord to choir, with no apparent discontinuity." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2016 - Early Music) |
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THOMAS TALLIS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tallis - Latin Church Music Taverner Consort & Choir, Andrew Parrott [ Virgin Records / 2 CD - released 7/Sep/2003 ] 'Warmly recommendable, a superb collection.' Penguin Guide |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (complete opera recorded in 2007) Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels / Andrew Kennedy / William Shimell / Laura Claycomb / Kazushi Ono (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 21/Mar/2008 ] G - Recorded live at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels on 26 and 28 April 2007. |
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MOZART
Mozart: Wind Concertos Timothy Jones (horn), Olivier Stankiewicz (oboe), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), London Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín [ LSO Live / 2 CD - released 4/Mar/2022 ] Principal players of the London Symphony Orchestra display their virtuosic talents on this album of concertos for wind instruments by Mozart, recorded in concert with conductor Jaime Martín in the excellent acoustic of the Jerwood Hall at LSO St... |
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ALWYN / BRITTEN / BUTTERWORTH / FINZI / IRELAND / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
English Song Collection Various Artists including Philip Langridge, Frank Lloyd, Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Andrew Matthews-Owen, Ivan McCready, Thomas Allen, etc [ Naxos / 25 CD Box Set - released 21/May/2021 ] "Keenly priced, this set will surely provide many hours of listening pleasure." Gramophone |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
The Winchester Service & other late works Winchester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lumsden [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "The recording is beautiful, bringing us fairly close to the choir whilst retaining a strong sense of the building. For seasoned Howells admirers, and, with the occasional health warning, for those beginning their Howells journey too, this disc is an... |
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MEDTNER / RACHMANINOFF
Yevgeny Sudbin plays Medtner & Rachmaninov Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Dec/2015 ] Having previously released recordings of Medtner's three piano concertos as well as three of Rachmaninov's five concertante works, Yevgeny Sudbin on the present disc combines solo pieces by the two friends and fellow-composers. From Sergei... |
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Andrew Keoghan
Arctic Tales Divide [ Andrew Keoghan Music NZ / CD - released 21/Mar/2011 ] A remarkable combination of Keoghan's classical training in singing and violin, immaculate baroque pop craftsmanship and enchanting vocals. |
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Robert Fripp / Andrew Keeling / David Singleton / Metropole Orkest / Jan Stulen
The Wine of Silence [ Panegyric / Discipline Global Mobile / CD - released 30/Apr/2012 ] A sublime and often moving collection of contemporary orchestral music. Orchestral Soundscapes composed by Robert Fripp, arranged by Andrew Keeling, performed by the Metropole Orkest. |
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JUDITH WEIR
The Vanishing Bridegroom Ailish Tynan, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Tortise, Owen Gilhooly & Jonathan Lemalu / BBC Singers & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ NMC / 2 CD - released 21/Jul/2014 ] Weir's writing combines lush descriptive soundscapes with ethereal choruses and Gaelic folk melodies; the romanticism of the three tales is offset by the sardonic humour and down-to-earth attitude of their protagonists, and of the composer herself. |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Complete Overtures Alaster Bentley (oboe) / Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Andrew Penny (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Mar/2001 ] "I can't see why anyone wanting a collection of Sullivan's comic opera overtures should wish to look elsewhere " - Gramophone |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Cello Symphony, Cello Sonata & Cello Suites Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze / Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Concerto |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Cello Concerto & Symphony-Concerto Alban Gerhardt, cello / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] 'Music that is especially compelling, both in terms of creativity and scoring … No praise is too high for Alban's Gerhardt's musicianship, commitment and technique' (International Record Review) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Complete Music for Cello & Piano Alexander Ivashkin (cello) Andrew Zolinsky (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] This set contains the complete music for cello solo, cello and piano and offers a world premiere, the cello sonata in A major, a charming piece in Schubertian style, written by the 13‐year old Benjamin. Britten's friendship with the great Russian... |
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ARCHIBALD JOYCE
Joyce: Complete Songs Vol. 2 RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] Archibald Joyce was known as 'The English Waltz King'. The composer of delectable vignettes directed his own dance band which, depending on the size of the venue, sometimes numbered a hundred. |