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ALBERT ROUSSEL
Roussel: The Complete Symphonies [4 CD set] Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Stéphane Denève [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "an excellent disc, splendidly and idiomatically performed and a superb advertisement for composer, conductor and orchestra. Highly recommended." Gramophone Magazine on Symphony No 4 |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Symphony Nos. 1 & 5 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård [ Linn / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Thomas Søndergård's sophomore album as Music Director marks his first symphonic recording with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Søndergård conducts an all-Prokofiev programme juxtaposing two contrasting symphonies: Symphony No. 1 in D major... |
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HOLST
An Introduction to Holst (Incls 'The Planets' & 'Brook Green Suite') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / women's voices of the RSNO Chorus / Sir Alexander Gibson / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'In every respect this latest Holst anthology from Chandos will be hard to beat. The recording is superb - very real indeed…' The Penguin Complete Guide |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No.5 Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Georg Tintner [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "His Bruckner Fifth is revelatory. I found myself making comparison with Karajan, Jochum, Wand and Furtwaengler, finding that Tintner was bringing insights to the music worthy of any of those great names." Hi-fi News & Record Review |
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GEIRR TVEITT
A Hundred Hardanger Tunes-Suites Nos 1 & 4 Royal Scottish NO / Bjarte Engeset [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Nov 2001) |
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Royal Scottish N.O/Hughes
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 [ Bis / CD - released 3/Jun/2002 ] |
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Royal Scottish N.O/Hughes
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.3 [ Bis / CD - released 29/Jul/2002 ] |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Richard II (recorded live in 2013) Royal Shakespeare Company / David Tennant (Richard), Oliver Ford Davies (Duke of York), Michael Pennington, Nigel Lindsay [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100... |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Roman Plays [Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Anthony & Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus] Royal Shakespeare Company / David Troughton, Nia Gwynne, Sope Dirisu, James Corrigan, Andrew Woodall, Josette Simon, Antony Byrne, Andrew Woodall [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2019 ] The Royal Shakespeare Company transports you to Shakespeares Rome with a thrilling collection of four of the playwrights most gripping plays: Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus and Coriolanus. Filmed live in Stratford-upon-Avon and... |
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SHAKESPEARE
Othello (recorded live in June, 2015) Royal Shakespeare Company / Hugh Quarshie, Lucian Msamati, Joanna Vanderham & Jacob Fortune-Lloyd / Iqbal Khan (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Othello is the greatest general of his age. A fearsome warrior, loving husband and revered defender of Venice against its enemies. Lucian Msamati makes theatrical history in being the first black actor ever to play Iago at the RSC. |
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SHAKESPEARE
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (recorded live in 2014) Royal Shakespeare Company / Mark Arends, Michael Marcus, Jonny Glynn, Pearl Chanda, Leigh Quinn / Simon Godwin (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/May/2015 ] Valentine and Proteus are best friends until they fall in love with the same girl. Having travelled to Milan in search of adventure, they both fall for the Duke's daughter Silvia. But Proteus is already sworn to his sweetheart Julia at home in... |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (recorded live at Stratford-Upon-Avon in 2014) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Mark Arends, Michael Marcus, Jonny Glynn, Pearl Chanda, Sarah MacRae [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2015 ] Valentine and Proteus are best friends until they fall in love with the same girl. Having travelled to Milan in search of adventure, they both fall for the Duke's daughter Silvia. But Proteus is already sworn to his sweetheart Julia at home in... |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakeseare: Three Tragedies: Hamlet / King Lear / Othello (recorded live in 2015 - 2016) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Paapa Essiedu, Natalie Simpson, Antony Sher, Kelly Williams, Hugh Quarshie, Lucian Msamati, Joanna Vanderham, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 28/Nov/2016 ] Three of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies are presented here as a 3 disc set. |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Tempest (recorded live in 2017) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Simon Russell Beale, Joe Dixon, Mark Quartley, Jenny Rainsford, Simon Trinder [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Aug/2017 ] In a unique partnership with Intel, the Royal Shakespeare Company's production uses today's most advanced technology in a bold reimagining of Shakespeare's magical play, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience. Simon Russell Beale returns to... |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Tempest (recorded live in 2017) Royal Shakespeare Company / Simon Russell Beale, Joe Dixon, Mark Quartley, Jenny Rainsford, Simon Trinder [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 15/Aug/2017 ] In a unique partnership with Intel, the Royal Shakespeare Company's production uses today's most advanced technology in a bold reimagining of Shakespeare's magical play, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience. Simon Russell Beale returns to... |
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Royal Sinfonia/Sutherland
What A Carry On! [ Vocalion / CD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony no 9 in D Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Alan Gilbert [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice November 2009 - Mahler collectors surely will want to hear this recording right away, but less specialized collectors also should give it serious consideration as a prime choice among available Ninths" (10/10... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
The Bolt (Complete Ballet) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] "Rozhdestvensky plainly believes passionately in this score, and he draws an electrifying performance from the Swedish orchestra...demonstration sound." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Golden Age (Complete Ballet) Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2001 ] "..anyone with the least interest in Shostakovich, or ballet music, or Soviet music, or indeed Soviet culture as a whole, from investigating this weird and intermittently wonderful score. A really fascinating disc." Gramophone |
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HUGO ALFVEN
The Swedish Rhapsodies (Nos 1 - 3) / Suite from Bergakungen Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/1995 ] "Jarvi draws playing of total distinction from the Stockholm orchestra" (BBC Music) |