D H LAWRENCE
Women In Love (Unabridged) Read by Paul Slack [ Naxos Audiobooks / 18 CD Box Set - released 24/Nov/2017 ] Considered the most widely read novel of the 20th century, D.H. Lawrence's fiery fifth book continues the loves and lives of The Rainbow's Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gerald Crich, son of a wealthy colliery owner, captures the heart of... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49 (complete oratorio) Rebecca Evans, Paul Groves, Alice Coote / Halle Choir & Orchestra, Mark Elder [ Halle / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "It has all the tension and excitement of live performance, rising to incandescence in the closing pages, and Mark Elder has perfect control of the large forces and dramatic pacing." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2013 RECORDING OF THE YEAR |
Red Garland / Paul Chambers / Art Taylor Trio
Complete Studio Recordings [ Solar Records / 5 CD - released 11/Oct/2010 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Double Concerto Op. 102 / Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 Renaud Capucon (violin) Gautier Capucon (cello) Paul Meyer (clarinet) / Gustav mahler Jugendorchester / Myung-Whun Chung [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Nov/2007 ] "Young Capuçons meet late Brahms and the brothers have a real winner here." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Feb 2008 |
C. P. E. BACH
Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu Barbara Schlick, Christoph Prégardien, Paul Elliott & Stephen Varcoe / Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Wholly conforming to this new aesthetic is C.P.E. Bach's grandiose Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, written during the composer's sojourn in Hamburg and which earned high recognition beyond this city during his lifetime. |
Richard Burton Laurence Olivier Orson, Welles Alec, Guinness Paul Robeson, etc
Great Shakespeare Speeches: Famous Voices [ Alto / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] A treasure-trove of classic lines, spoken by Shakespearean stars Olivier, Burton, Gielgud, Ashcroft, Guinness, Redgrave, Finney, Welles, Robeson & many… |
WORDSWORTH / AUDEN / DONNE / BETJEMAN /LONGFELLOW / etc
The Gift of Poetry Richard Burton, Robert Donat, Alec guinness, John Betjeman, Orson Wells, Paul Robeson (narrators) [ Alto / CD - released 19/Apr/2018 ] Over 78 minutes of sustained quality in favourites, all performed by legendary voices. |
Richard Nunns / Paul Dyne / Dave Lisik
Hikoi / Journey [ Rattle Records / CD - released 27/Apr/2012 ] 'Journey' elaborates on the source material of 'Hikoi', which started life as a musical conversation between two life-long friends, Richard Nunns (taonga puoro) and Paul Dyne (bass). |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Shakespeare In Music & Words Richard Pasco, Vanessa Redgrave, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sir John Gielgud, Paul Hardwick, Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming & others [ Decca / 2 CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] To celebrate 400 years of William Shakespeare, Decca presents a 2 disc set of music inspired by the Bard as well as highlights of his greatest written work. |
JEROME KERN
Showboat (1932, 1946) Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Jan Clayton, Helen Morgan & others [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 23/May/2005 ] Show Boat shares something with the Mississippi River so central to its story: it never flows the same way twice. Perhaps more than any other work in modern theatre, Show Boat has varied with each new incarnation, due to changes in political or... |
TULEV
Songs Robin Blaze (tenor) / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Talinn Chamber Orchestra / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jan/2009 ] Toivo Tulev, one of the principal figures in Estonian music today, contributes to a wide range of styles. His works are deeply influenced by his study of Gregorian chant, that gives them a mystic, incantatory dimension. Paul Hillier directs this... |
HANDEL
Handel Arias Rolando Villazon (tenor) / Gabrieli Players / Paul McCreesh [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] "It is splendid to hear a singer of abundant personality leaping into the suicide scene from Tamerlano with such dramatic authority. Listening to Villazón's lively rendition of Bajazet's "Ciel e terra armi di sdegno", I find myself eager to see him... |
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
Hildegard von Bingen: Ad Lucem Romain Dayez; Jean-Paul Dessy [ Cypres Records / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] Soundfulness, the new collection of the Cypres label, is an invitation to plenitude through sounds, frequencies, vibrations and breath. Soundfulness creates a space for dialogue between musical cultures, at the crossroads of traditional, sacred and... |
MENDELSSOHN
Elijah, Op. 70 [sung in English] Simon Keenlyside (bass-baritone) Rosemary Joshua (soprano) Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Robert Murray (tenor) / Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Connolly sings with mellifluous tone and Simon Keenlyside is an Elijah of spirit and intelligence: he may not have the sheer weight of a Bryn Terfel, but he's alive to every shift of meaning and his diction is, as ever, impeccable." (BBC Music) |
Roy Haynes With Phineas Newborn & Paul Chambers
We Three (180g LP) [ Concord LP / LP - released 30/May/2014 ] We Three, recorded in a single session in 1958, was the first American studio date as a bandleader for the diminutive and legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes |
MEYERBEER / STRAVINSKY / etc
Triple Bill (choreography by Frederick Ashton recorded in 2004 & 2010) The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Carlos Acosta, Darcey Bussell, Jonathan Cope / Barry Wordsworth, Paul Murphy (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] Founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet, Frederick Ashton created more than 100 ballets over a 60 year career. Showcasing three of his shorter works, this disc reflects the breadth of his sophisticated, elegant and widely popular style. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Acis and Galatea (complete opera recorded April 2009) BLU-RAY The Royal Opera & Ballet / Danielle de Niese, Charles Workman, Matthew Rose, Paul Agnew / Christopher Hogwood (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "An evening of exquisite sensual pleasure." The Telegraph |
JAMES LANGLEY / CARLO MARTELLI / CLIFTON PARKER / ERNEST TOMLINSON / etc
British Light Music Premieres Vol 3 Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland and Paul Murphy [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 15/Jun/2006 ] Recorded at Whitfield Street Studios and Angel Studios, London 2005 |
JOHN LANCHBERY
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (choreographer by Frederick Ashton) [recorded 2007] BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Victoria Hewitt, Ricardo Cervera, Jonathan Howells / Paul Myrphy (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "Delightful. Witty. Adorable. Charming. Mischievously clever. All excellent adjectives for describing this justly famous Frederick Ashton-John Lanchbery collaboration." (American Record Guide) |
JOHN LANCHBERY
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (choreographer by Frederick Ashton) [recorded 2007] The Royal Ballet / Victoria Hewitt / Ricardo Cervera / Jonathan Howells / Paul Myrphy (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] G - Created by Frederick Ashton for a film in 1971, Tales of Beatrix Potter brings alive, with rich characterisation and invention, the famous images and stories of Beatrix Potter. |