More By Artist: Anthony D'Amato
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HAYDN / TORELLI / TELEMANN / NERUDA / HUMPHRIES
Six Trumpet Concertos Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) / English Chamber Orchestra / Anthony Halstead [ Alto / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "fine concert... bright, gleaming admirably focussed timbre and precise articulation... sprightly finales" (Penguin Guide 3 stars) |
LORD BERNERS
Berners: Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement (Sung in English) Cynthia Buchan (mezzo), John Winifred (ten), Ian Caddy, Thomas Lawlor (bass-baritone), Anthony Smith (bar) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; RTÉ Sinf [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "..very satisfying: everyone sings and plays with obvious enjoyment. Again, Berners' temperament was obviously attuned to its times and his music partakes of the then prevailing mood of light-headedness and nonchalance." British Music Society |
JACK HEGGIE
Heggie: Great Scott (complete opera recorded in 2015) Dallas Opera / Joyce DiDonato, Ailyn Perez, Frederica von Stade, Anthony Roth Costanzo / Patrick Summers (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] WQXR, the USA's leading classical music radio station, welcomed as a "deeply moving and musically brilliant work" that "should enter the standard repertory just as Heggie's two previous masterpieces - Dead Man Walking and Moby-Dick - already have". |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 & 7 / Pohjola's Daughter / Karelia Suite / etc Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins, Thomas Jansen [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "I think the star performance is that of the Sixth Symphony - so elusive, so easy to ruin by over-interpreting. I was fascinated by what seemed like a hint of Russian flavouring in the string chants of the coda - well why not?" (Gramophone) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah / Saul / Alexander's Feast / Ode for St Cecilia's Day / Belshazzar Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Felicity Palmer, Roberta Alexander / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2016 ] These five splendid works for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra were composed by Handel in the 1730s and 1740s. Treating both sacred and secular themes, they are inspired by the same dramatic genius that made Handel a master of opera. Conducting a... |
Palm Court Theatre Orchestra. Anthony Godwin-conductor
Down Peacock Alley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] Popular light music from the 20s and 30s in a Palm Court style |
LILI & NADIA BOULANGER
Lili & Nadia Boulanger: Piano Music Duco Burgers (piano) / Faelix Collective, Anthony Scheffer [ Piano Classics / CD - released 19/Sep/2025 ] A unique collection of both piano solo and concertante pieces by the Boulanger sisters, inspiringly brought to life by the Dutch pianist Duco Burgers. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Operas (Armida / L'incontro improvviso / L'infedelta delusa / L'isola disabitata / etc) Elly Ameling, Arleen Auger, Ileana Cotrubas, Jessye Norman, Samuel Ramey, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Frederica von Stade / Antal Dorati (cond) [ Decca / 20 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] Haydn's operas are still something of a rarity both in the theatre and on record. Antal Dorati's advocacy of Haydn's music during the 1970s resulted in numerous award-winning recordings including his legendary cycle of all the symphonies as well his... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Duets and Solos Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley [ Alto / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Admirers of Emma Kirkby will surely revel in this collection, mostly of duets... The two voices are admirably matched and both artists ornament their lines attractively and judiciously... Evelyn Tubb sings dramatically & touchingly in Penelope's... |
DOWLAND / CAMPION / HANDFORD / DANYEL / LAWES
Time Stands Still: Lute Songs Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] 'A fine recital that adds a few welcome items to the recorded repertory of the lute-song, engineered close to perfection' (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arie Antiche Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/May/2012 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adagio: The Ultimate Collection Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Jenö Jandó (piano), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Emilia Csanky (oboe), Anthony Camden (oboe), Alison A [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] An ultimate collection of soothing classics to melt away the stresses of your day |
CHARLES GOUNOD
The Songs of Charles Gounod Felicity Lott (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'Superb ... perfection ... Best of the year' (The Sunday Times) |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (complete opera recorded in 2021) Frankfurt Opera / Julia Muzychenko, Enkelejda Shkoza, Alexey Tikhomirov, Anthony Robin Schneider / Sebastian Weigle (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Composed using his own libretto, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov created this magical opera based on the short story by Nikolay Gogol 'The Night before Christmas' in which Vakula the handsome blacksmith wants to marry the rich farmer's daughter Oksana, who... |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Concerto No.25 & No 26 (with Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54) Friedrich Gulda, piano, New Symphony Orchestra / Anthony Collins [ Testament / CD - released 27/May/2003 ] Friedrich Gulda was a dazzling and bizarre personality. He found international fame at 16 winning the Geneva International Piano Competition in 1946 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 "Actus tragicus", BWV 118, BWV 198 Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Gardiner's feeling for style and sense of drive strike a responsive chord with many music lovers. His choice of soloists is unerring, and his musicianship of the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists always imposing" (Penguin Guide) |
DOWLAND / BRITTEN / MAW / RUTTER / SCOTT
British Guitar Music Volume 2 Graham Anthony Devine (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] The iconic guitarist Julian Bream commissioned music from a number of British composers with international reputations, thus creating a whole new repertoire of guitar music. He also played an important role in the revival of interest in the... |
WALTON / MAXWELL DAVIS / RAWSTHORNE / BERKELEY / etc
British Guitar Music Graham Anthony Devine (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] |
J. S. BACH
J.S. Bach: Guitar Transcriptions Graham Anthony Devine (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] From the nineteenth century transcriptions by Francisco Tárrega to those by John Duarte and Rick Foster, the tradition of performing J.S. Bach's music on the guitar has fashioned works of great beauty and transformative power. |
LEO BROUWER
La Ciudad de las Columnas Graham Anthony Devine (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] This fourth volume of Leo Brouwer's guitar music consists of works ranging from his earliest, the neo-classical Suite No. 1 'Antigua', written at the age of sixteen, to his most recent compositions. Written in 2004, La ciudad de las columnas (The... |
