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BRITTEN / BUSH / SEIBER
Noel Mewton-Wood & Peter Pears Peter Pears (tenor) Noel Mewton-Wood (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Basil Cameron [ Testament / CD - released 1/Mar/2014 ] "Recording captures the vitality and dexterity the pianist brought to the revised version of Britten's Piano Concerto in 1946" (Financial Times) |
HANS WERNER HENZE
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Il Vitalino raddoppiato Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin) / Parnassus Ensemble London, Hans Werner Henze, with Omar Ebrahim (speaker) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2015 ] Henze's Violin Concerto No. 2 occupies a space between the theatre and concert stages. A dramatic work with a rôle for a speaker, it comes from the period of his interest in 'action music' and is scored for a large experimental chamber orchestra.... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade Philharmonia Orchestra, London, Enrique Bátiz [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1993 ] |
SIBELIUS
Incidental Music (Incls 'Karelia Suite' & 'King Christian II Suite') Philharmonia Orchestra / Enrique Batiz / London Symphony Orchestra / Loris Tjeknavorian [ Regis Records / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "Tjeknavorian is a serious and thoughtful [Sibelius] interpreter...we [do not] find him trying to score interpretative points or playing to the gallery" (Gramophone) |
MAHLER (COMPLETED BY DERYCK COOKE)
Symphony No. 10 (1964 Proms premiere of the completed version and 1960 lecture/performance on BBC radio) Philharmonia Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Berthold Goldschmidt / [ Testament / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "What it must have been to experience the finale's flute melody for the first time outside a BBC studio! Goldschmidt gives this exquisite moment all the time in the world...Strongly recommended." (Gramophone) |
PROKOFIEV
Symphony No.5 in B flat major, Op.100 (with works by Rossini & Vivaldi) (Recorded 1955/57/74) Philharmonia Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra / Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti / Thomas Schippers [ Medici Masters / CD - released 26/Oct/2007 ] "Overall this is a fascinating memento of a talent cut short too soon. Impossible to say how Schippers' career would have developed, but there is sufficient evidence of real musicality and real individuality on this disc to make us regret what might... |
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
Ancora - Triumph of Time Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth(Conductor), London Sinfonietta [ NMC / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "It is good to have [these] excellent recordings of two of the composer's major orchestral works resurrected from their Collins Classics grave by the ever-welcome new-music specialist label NMC." The Daily Telegraph 2004 |
MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Suite in D for the Birthday of Prince Charles / Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / London Symphony Orchestra / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] *** 'The Concerto for Double String Orchestra receives a performance more sumptuous and warm-hearted than any before on record ... the recording is outstanding' Penguin Guide |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Death in Venice (complete opera) Philip Langridge (tenor) Alan Opie (baritone) Michael Chance (counter-tenor) / BBC Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "A vivid portrayal from Langridge and Hickox on top form does Britten proud" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (May 2005) |
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Pickett/New London Consort
Music From Time Of Columbus [ Linn / CD - released 1/Jan/1992 ] |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (complete opera) Nicolai Gedda, Beverly Sills, Ruggero Raimondi, Sherrill Milnes, Renato Capecchi / London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/May/2017 ] "Recorded in 1975 and recently re-issued at a bargain price, this recording of "Barbiere" is hard to beat for sheer, sportive fun, with everyone involved sounding like they're enjoying themselves." (Amazon.com) |
VARIOUS
Be My Love Placido Domingo (tenor) / London Symphony Orchestra / Karl-Heinz Loges [ DG Spotlight / CD - released 24/Aug/2006 ] Domingo's original 'crossover' LP, re-presented as it was originally, complete with artist interview in the package and including an alternative cover on the inside! |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Christmas Music Polyphony / City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] "A christmas treat for fans of Rutter's choral music, perhaps best taken in small doses." - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2001) |
JOHN RUTTER
Gloria and other sacred music Polyphony / City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2001 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Aug 2001)- 'Delicious performances of Rutter's wonderfully approachable and finely crafted vocal writing. The sound, too, is outstanding. |
SCHUTZ
11 Motets Pro Cantione Antiqua London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Restoration Academy Edgar Fleet, conductor [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] Penguin Guide 3 stars |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Stravinsky / Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ Naive / CD - released 2/Sep/2013 ] " There is a sense of discovery, of spontaneous re-creation of these two masterpieces. Totally stylish yet wholly new; great playing and a truly outstanding issue." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Dec 2013) |
PAUL CHIHARA
Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Quynh Nguyen (piano) Rieko Aizawa (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Barlow [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Recipient of numerous notable awards and commissions, Paul Chihara is renowned for his film and television scores as well as for an extensive catalogue of orchestral, choral and chamber works. Composed for and in close collaboration with... |
HOLST / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Planets / Symphony No. 4 Ralph Vaughan Williams / BBC Symphony Orchestra / London Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] "Wonderful to have such amazing historical audio documents of two great English composers conducting their own works. This was a release that I enjoyed from start to finish" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
BAX / BLISS / MOERAN / FINZI
British Cello Concertos Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Ulster Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vernon Handley / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] This two-album set features British cello concertos from Raphael Wallfisch's best late-1980s recordings. He has always worked closely with leading British composers of our time and is now regarded as the finest performer of their works for cello.... |
VIVALDI
Cello Concerti Vol. 1 Rv 398, 399, 404, 406, 410, 412 & 419 Raphael Wallfisch (Cello) / City Of London Sinfonia / Nicholas Kraemer (Director And Harpsichord) [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "With performances of this calibre, and in demonstration quality sound, one marvels that Naxos can offer so much for so little! A triumphant debut for what seems destined to become one of the legendary recording projects of the decade." - BBC Music... |
