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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Yeomen of the Guard (Complete 1950 Recording) plus orchestral music (1935) The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (with Darrell Fancourt & Martyn Green), Isidore Godfrey / British Light Orchestra [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 2/Jul/2004 ] Chronologically the eleventh Gilbert and Sullivan opera, if we number Trial By Jury as their first, and the sixth of the Savoy Opera productions, The Yeomen of the Guard was first given at the London Savoy on 3rd October, 1888. |
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN
HMS Pinafore (complete operetta) Darrell Fancourt, Radley Flynn, Joan Gillingham, Martyn Green, Ella Halman / D'oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great Operetta Recordings / CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] "Listening to these CDs again made me appreciate just how good some of the soloists were. Darrell Fancourt is striking as Dick Deadeye, Ella Halman is a superb Buttercup, and Joan Gillingham is a prim and proper Hebe." Mel@marbecks.co.nz |
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J. S. BACH
St. Matthew Passion / St. John Passion / Mass in B minor / Easter & Christmas Oratorios Emma Kirkby, Catherine Bott, Michael Chance, Paul Agnew, Martyn Hill, John Mark Ainsley / various conductors [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2012 ] "This boxed set is perfect for those people wishing to get to know Bach's Passions. Cleobury's performances of the St. Matthew and the St. John are good steady musical performances. Many people will be attracted to this disc by the name of King's... |
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JOHN PICKARD
Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs Emma Tring (soloist) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/May/2024 ] John Pickard is best known for his powerful orchestral and instrumental works, and his music has been widely praised for its large-scale sense of architecture and bold handling of an extended tonal idiom. This recording brings together three works... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Anon in Love / A Song for the Lord Mayor's Table / etc Felicity Lott (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) Craig Ogden (guitar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "for a super-budget recording this, as with any of the British song series formerly with Collins and now with Naxos, is a must-have." -- Musicweb.uk.net |
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NIKOS SKALKOTTAS
Skalkottas: Two Concertos George Zacharias (violin), Alexandros Koustas (viola), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] "The fact that Nikos Skalkottas was one of Schoenberg's elite composition students obscures the fact that he began his career as a violinist of concert-artist level. The two concertos gathered here highlight this violinist/composer duality. The... |
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BETSY JOLAS / SALLY BEAMISH / OLGA NEUWIRTH
Stories - Trumpet Concertos Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), Roger Muraro (piano), Malmö Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Alongside his celebrated performances of the classical repertory, Håkan Hardenberger is also renowned as a pioneer of significant new trumpet works. The three works on this disc were all composed with him in mind, and illustrate his many-facetted... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: War Requiem / Sinfonia da Requiem / Ballad of Heroes Heather Harper (soprano) John Shirley-Quirk (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "Heather Harper has at last recorded the 'role' she created-indeed it is her farewell to her many admirers as she has now retired. I heard her sing it in St Paul's not long ago and thought then that her peculiar accents, her inevitable shaping of so... |
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GADE / TCHAIKOVSKY / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / YSAYE
Romantic Novelties for Violin & Orchestra Hideko Udagawa (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] Hideko Udagawa has performed extensively throughout the world and captivates international audiences with her artistry and enthusiasm. As a protégée of Nathan Milstein, she has inherited the great Russian romantic tradition of violin playing, and... |
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CYRIL SCOTT
Symphony No. 3 'the Muses' / Piano Concerto No. 2; etc Howard Shelley (piano) The Huddersfield Choral Society / BBC Philharmonic; Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] "The warmest of welcomes for a remarkable discovery in 20th-century British music" (Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004) |
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SALLY BEAMISH
The Singing James Crabb (accordion) Branford Marsalis (alto saxophone) Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] The works on this disc of music by Sally Beamish were composed between 2003 and 2012. As a whole the programme highlights the inspiration she has found in Scotland, her adopted homeland. |
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John Martyn
Anthology [ Primo Records / 2 CD - released 17/Apr/2007 ] This 2-CD, 27-track "best of" compilation collects a broad cross-section of the works of masterly British singer / songwriter / guitarist John Martyn. |
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John Martyn
The Apprentice (3CD/DVD set) [ Cherry Red / 4 CD/DVD - released 1/Jan/2022 ] • A NEW RE-MASTERED 3CD / DVD CLAMSHELL BOXED SET OF JOHN MARTYN'S 1990 ALBUM. • WITH TWO ADDITIONAL CDs AND A DVD OF A CONCERT RECORDED IN MARCH 1990 FEATURING GUEST DAVID GILMOUR. • INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH ESSAY.... |
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John Martyn
The Best Of The Island Years (4CD) [ Island Records / 4 CD - released 7/Nov/2014 ] Island Records signed the truly original undiluted talent of John Martyn in 1967 but could hardly have anticipated the creative daring that was to make him one of the pre-eminent artists of the 1970s. Martyn appeared from nowhere but soon came to... |
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John Martyn
Bless The Weather (LP) [ Unviersal / LP - released 17/Oct/2017 ] 180g reissue. |
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John Martyn
Classics Live [ Fulfill / Artless Music / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] This concert recording from Mr. Martyn is available as a direct U.K. import and features collaborations with Phil Collins, Dave Gilmour, Levon Helm & Andy Shepherd. |
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John Martyn
Glorious Fool [ Rhino / CD - released 18/Aug/2008 ] |
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John Martyn
Live at the Camden Palace Theatre, London [ Umbrella Entertainment / DVD - released 16/May/2008 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 59 Minutes - PAL The music of the living folk legend John Martyn is highlighted in this recording in London at the Camden Palace Theatre in 1984. The Scottish... |
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John Martyn
London Conversation (180g LP) [ Back to Black / LP - released 25/Jul/2014 ] John Martyn's debut solo album from 1967 has been mastered from the original analogue master tapes by Paschal Byrne at the Audio Archive Company, London. The album is pressed on 180grm vinyl and comes complete with a free Digital Download Voucher... |
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John Martyn
May You Never (1971 Single) [ Universal / 7in - released 19/Apr/2014 ] Record Store Day 2014 Limited Edition. |