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Jane's Addiction
Live In NYC (Double LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - released 12/Jul/2013 ] Jane's Addiction has always thrown THE most provocative and extravagant parties in rock, mixing a fierce musicality and streetwise lyrics with a theatrical flair. 2011 and 2012 saw the band - who have always outrageously combined electricity, sex and... |
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Jane's Addiction
Live In NYC [ Universal Music / 2 CD/DVD - released 12/Jul/2013 ] Jane's Addiction has always thrown THE most provocative and extravagant parties in rock, mixing a fierce musicality and streetwise lyrics with a theatrical flair. 2011 and 2012 saw the band - who have always outrageously combined electricity, sex and... |
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Jane's Addiction
Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction [ Rhino Records / Warner Music / CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] This excellent compilation brings together 16 enduring songs recorded by the Los Angeles-based quartet, Jane's Addiction. It sums up the group's career perfectly and is a fine sampling of their best work, all on one disc. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of the Thousand' (recorded live in 1991) Júlia Várady, Jane Eaglen, Trudeliese Schmidt, Jadwiga Rappé, Kenneth Riegel, Hans Sotin / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ LPO Live / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2011 ] "...Tennstedt is overwhelming. Try topping the orchestral peroration, offstage trumpets stretching the "Veni, Creator Spiritus" motif from the interval of a fifth beyond the octave to a heaven-storming ninth." Gramophone Top Ten Mahler Symphonies |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (complete opera recorded in 1993) John Cheek, Jon Garrison, Jeffrey Johnson, Shirley Love, Melvin Lowery, Jane West, Wendy White, Arthur Woodley / Robert Craft [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "That we have such a direct link to Stravinsky's living thoughts and intentions in Robert Craft and such a powerful performance makes this recording as much a 'must have' as the composer's own." (MusicWeb July 2009) |
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DAVE BRUBECK
Brubeck: Songs John De Haan (tenor) / Jane Giering De Haan (soprano) / Dave Brubeck (piano) / Cliff Jackson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] "A disc that can be whole-heartedly recommended. Some of the finest songs I have heard for a long time. And you do get used to the singing, too!" - MusicWeb April 2005 |
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CASTELLO / FONATANA
Sonatas concertante in stil moderno John Holloway (violin) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) Jane Gower (dulcian) [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "just hearing the music itself, regardless of this infectious, quick-witted performance, is a revelation." (Gramophone) |
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JONAS SJØVAAG
Sunday Songs Jonas Sjøvaag (vocals, synthesizers, drums), Hilde Marie Kjersem (vocals), Sarah-Jane Summers (fiddle), André Roligheten (saxophone) etc. [ NXN Recordings / CD - released 19/Mar/2021 ] Sunday Songs is the latest vocal album from Jonas Sjøvaag. It features a series of songs based on lyrics written in Florence in the spring of 2019, under a scorching sun on a rooftop in the eastern part of the city; the music followed during... |
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Laura Jane Grace
Stay Alive (Coloured LP) [ Cooking Vinyl / LP - released 22/Jan/2021 ] Lapis Lazuli Blue Coloured Vinyl. "Hi, my name is Laura Jane Grace. This is my album. This album is about staying alive. Stay alive. Don't die. Work hard. Fight back. This album is an entirely analog recording. No computers were involved in the... |
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R. STRAUSS
Elektra (complete opera recorded live in Baden-Baden, 2010) Linda Watson / Manuela Uhl / Jane Henschel / Albert Dohmen / Rene Kollo / Munich Philharmonic Orchestra / Christian Thielemann [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 27/Jan/2011 ] Linda Watson, one of the great Wagnerian sopranos of today, superbly masters her role debut as Elektra, one of opera's most demanding roles. |
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W. A. MOZART
'Gran Partita' K361 London Mozart Ensemble Winds, Jane Glover (conductor), New York Philomusica Winds, Robert Johnson [ Alto / CD - released 16/Sep/2013 ] |
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Luke Kelly, Lunasa, Michelle Mulcahy, Dolores Keane, Jane Cassidy, Clannad, etc
The Ultimate Guide to Irish Folk [ ARC Music / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] This glorious double album captures a vivid snapshot of the current state of Irish Folk Music. It includes influential artists who have dominated the scene since the 60s and a number of up-and-coming talents whose music again respects the tradition... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Piano Quartet, Violin Sonata, Toccata Matthew Jones, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe, Annabel Thwaite [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] These four works represent all of Sir William Walton's chamber music involving both violin and piano, as well as being a microcosm of his compositional output between 1918 and 1950. They offer a fascinating glimpse of Walton's stylistic journey, from... |
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MAX RICHTER
Mary Queen of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Max Richter, Dave Foster, Jane Marshall (cor anglais), Hugh Webb (harp), London Voices (chorus), Jean Kelly (celtic harp) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Mar/2019 ] "It's a rich palette - strings, percussion, harp, cor anglais, glass armonica, choir - but the music is never over-embellished…Besides Celtic harp and some martial percussion, Richter steers clear of a particularly period sound, but delivers a robust... |
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Maya Jane Coles
Comfort [ CD - released 5/Jul/2013 ] |
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KURT WEILL
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (complete opera recorded in 2010) Measha Brueggergosman / Jane Henschel / Willard White / Michael Konig / Teatro Real Madrid / Pablo Heras-Casado [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 9/Nov/2011 ] Bel Air present the hard-hitting new production of Kurt Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Catalan collective, La Fura dels Baus, from the Teatro Real de Madrid. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus / Gloria / Nulla in mundo pax sincera Jane Archibald (soprano) Anita Krause (mezzo-soprano) / Oxford Schola Cantorum / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Naxos could well be on to a big winner with Kevin Mallon and his fine Aradia ensemble...distinguished solo singing and eloquent, rich-toned instrumental playing. " -- Classic FM Magazine |
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DELIUS
Hiawatha, tone poem for orchestra & other rare works Phillipe Graffin (violin) / Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) / BBC Concerto Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones [ Dutton Digital / CD - released 16/Jul/2009 ] "This collection of less familiar works would be a must-have for Delius fans. Three of the five works receive here their recording premieres." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
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W.A. MOZART / MICHAEL HAYDN
Duo Sonatas Rachel Podger (violin) / Jane Rogers (viola) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] The Duos for Violin and Viola by Mozart have long been favourite pieces of ours - pieces we'd take out and play when there wasn't a keyboard player or cellist to hand, or busk as teenagers to earn extra pocket money. |
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JANE AUSTEN
Emma (abridged) (Read by Juliet Stevenson) [ Naxos Audio Books / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2007 ] Jane Austen was born in Hampshire in 1775, the seventh of eight children. Her father was a clergyman who ensured that his children were well educated. |