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WILLIAM BYRD / JOHN DOWLAND / HENRY PURCELL / etc
Elizabethan Lute Songs / Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary Norma Burrowes (Soprano), James Bowman & Charles Brett (Countertenors) / Robert Lloyd (Bass) / Early Consort of Music / David Munrow [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] "The solo singing, however, is strong, and the music represents Purcell at his finest - the counter tenor duet "Sound the trumpet" (Bowman and Charles Brett) never palls." (Irish Times) |
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Original Soundtrack / Music composed and conducted by Hans Zimmer
Hannibal [ Decca Records / CD - released 23/Feb/2001 ] This dark and haunting soundtrack for the sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs' is composed by Hans Zimmer. |
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Original Soundtrack / Music Composed by James Newton Howard
Lady in the Water [ Decca Records / CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] The soundtrack to the film 'Lady in the Water' features original music composed by James Newton Howard ('King Kong', 'The Village', 'Signs', 'The Sixth Sense') as well as haunting interpretations of Dylan classics, including "The Times They are a... |
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Room-Music
Catoire: Chamber Music [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] |
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Room-Music
Gyorgy Catoire - Chamber Music [ Hyperion / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] 'This is music which could certainly appeal to those who are attracted by Russian Impressionism, or by Scriabin's piano works, especially in these performances. They are led by Stephen Coombs, author of an informative insert-note, who is undaunted by... |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town Kim Criswell, Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson / Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Voices, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Original Jacket Recordings / CD - released 15/Feb/2018 ] An enormous success at the time, with a Broadway run of 559 performances, Wonderful Town shows off the talents of Bernstein, Comden and Green, who wrote the songs against the clock in just four weeks. Whether it's jazz, cod-Irish, ragtime, ballad or... |
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Ted Heath & His Music
Ted Heath - Listen to My Music - 27 Original Mono Recordings 1944-1950 [ ASV Living Era / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] In one of the books I wrote for the Ted Heath Music Appreciation Society -' And The Melody Lingers On' - I titled the first chapter 'The Magic Of The Early Years'. That magic is more than apparent in this superb album. |
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JOHANN JOHANNSSON
Jóhannsson: Drone Mass (LP) Theatre of Voices, American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Paul Hillier [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 20/May/2022 ] The previously unrecorded Drone Mass was described by its composer, the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, as "a contemporary oratorio". Written for voices, string quartet and electronics, it was commissioned and premiered by the American Contemporary Music... |
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Music by Trevor Jones
Merlin - O.S.T. [ Varese Sarabande / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Trevor Jones' score for the 1998 NBC television mini-series Merlin artfully captures the epic sweep and rousing adventure one expects from such a quintessential sword-and-sorcery yarn. Eschewing the modern musical approach that underscored Gulliver's... |
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HANDEL
Chandos Anthems Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2009 ] "Stephen Layton directs the small forces of the Academy of Ancient Music with precision and tact." (MusicWeb May 2009). |
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VICTORIA
Ave Regina caelorum Westminster Cathedral Choir Robert Quinney (organ & continuo) Martin Baker (master of music) [ Hyperion / CD - released 24/Nov/2004 ] The Choir of Westminster Cathedral continues its survey of the music of Tomás Luis de Victoria with this new recording of the Missa Ave Regina caelorum, an opulent double-choir setting based on Victoria's two eponymous motets. |
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LULLY
Thesee (complete opera) Aaron Engebreth, Aaron Sheehan, Amanda Forsythe, Teresa Warkim, Yulia Van Doren / Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus / Paul O'Dette [ CPO / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2008 - Baroque Vocal - "Still often underrated, Lully is an operatic giant, and this fine recording makes eloquent proof" Gramophone Magazine |
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CHARPENTIER
La couronne de fleurs / La descente d'Orphée aux enfers Aaron Sheehan, Teresa Wakim, Amanda Forsythe, Douglas Williams, Jesse Blumberg, Dorothee Mields / Boston Early Music, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs [ CPO / CD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] "Sheehan, who sings the role of Orpheus, [delivers] a finely nuanced interpretation...Amanda Forsythe is a charming Euridice and Roselie, Teresa Wakim a beautifully styled Flore, and Dorothee Mields a compelling Amaranthe and Proserpine." Gramophone |
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JAN LADISLAV DUSSEK
Dussek: Messe Solemnelle Academy of Ancient Music / AAM Choir, Richard Eggar, with Stefanie True (soprano) & Gwilym Bowen (tenor) [ AAM Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2020 ] "This enjoyable, well recorded rendition, with lovely solo singing, has clear passionate advocacy; notwithstanding the odd rough edge the performance does Dussek's mass proud." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022 Shortlisted - Choral |
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J. C. BACH
Bach (J.C.): Symphony for Double Orchestra / Symphony, Op. 18 No. 4 / Overture: Adriano in Siria / etc. The Academy of Ancient Music / Simon Standage (director) [ Chandos Chaconne Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2004 ] '…I have very much enjoyed this record and can recommend it warmly…' - Gramophone |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream: complete incidental music Actors from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jaime Laredo [ Nimbus / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] This recording was made with a single Nimbus Ambisonic microphone placed in front of the orchestra. In the space between the conductor and the microphone the actors were free to group themselves according to the demands of the dialogue. However, in... |
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Gypsy Music From Turkey
Gypsy Music from Turkey [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] A rich collection of authentic and traditional Turkish gypsy music including Saba dance, Karcihar dance and Çiftetellis from all over Turkey. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Peter Grimes (complete opera filmed on Aldeburgh beach in 2013) Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, David Kempster / Guildhall School of Music & Drama & Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera filmed on Aldeburgh beach in 2013) BLU-RAY Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, David Kempster / Guildhall School of Music & Drama & Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Feb/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
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LEONARD SLATKIN
Slatkin Conducts Slatkin - The Raven / Endgames / Kinah / In Fields Alec Baldwin (narrator) / Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Symphnoy Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] Leonard Slatkin celebrated his 75th birthday in September 2019. Many of the selections in this program come from a concert given in his honour and are also a tribute to his remarkable musical family, both past and present. |