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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Little Sweep, Op. 45 / Cantata Academica, Op. 62 Jennifer Vyvyan, Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, George Malcolm / English Opera Group, Benjamin Britte [ Heritage / CD - released 23/Jan/2012 ] Two of Britten's rarities, his children's opera The Little Sweep and the Cantata Academica, have been unavailable for several years. The definitive recordings made with the English Opera Group and the London Symphony Orchestra are now available on... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Complete Adrian Boult Recordings London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Adrian Boult [ Warner Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 12/Sep/2018 ] "It seems superfluous to recommend this box. It contains around 17 hours of Boult's VW. Many of these recordings are amongst the very best you will hear." MusicWeb |
COATES / WALTON / GOODWIN / BLISS / ELGAR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Remembrance Classics Various Artists including Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] Music with a war or patriotic theme including Land of Hope and Glory, Onward Christian Soldiers & the Battle of Britain March |
RICHARD HICKOX
Within A Dream: A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox Various performers / City of London Sinfonia / Northern Sinfonia / Australian Opera & Ballet / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November, 2008, at the age of just 60, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and breadth of his musical achievements were astonishing as this 2 CD collections reveals. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Williams: Legendary Recordings (Incls 'On Wenlock Edge' & 'Serenade To Music') Recorded 1938-1955 George Maran (tenor) / London String Quartet / Ivor Newton (piano) / Isobel Baillie / Heddle Nash / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ ALTO / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "1938 was Sir Henry Wood's jubilee and the magical Serenade to Music which Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote for it… this, with the original soloists RVW had in mind, has obvious uniqueness but it possesses a very special beauty and atmosphere." - Gramophone |
Victoria de los Angeles, Richard Lewis, Gerald Moore, London Symph.
Baroque and Religious Arias (Mozart, Handel, Bach & Franck) [ Testament / CD - released 14/Jul/2000 ] Victoria de los Angeles at the peak of her career! |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No 2 / variations on a theme by Haydn Vienna Philharmonic Oorchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Sep/2015 ] Monteux recorded Brahms's Second Symphony several times; in addition to the present recording for Decca with the Vienna Philharmonic, there are versions with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. He recorded the... |
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Vienna Po/London Po
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 & 8 [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 31/Mar/2003 ] |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Works [Incls Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3] Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Classic Rachmaninov/Ashkenazy recordings on one double CD set. 144 minutes playing time! |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 - 4 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 6/Jan/2000 ] "The new Double Decca set of the four Rachmaninov concertos now tends to sweep the board." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
J. S. BACH
Bach: English Suites - Nos 1 - 3 / Keyboard Concerto No 1 in D minor Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), with London Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman [ Decca / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] "Taking off into the heavens with a notably muscular account of the opening Prelude, Ashkenazy gives a performance with nothing mannered in its unvarnished expressiveness; every note in every piece of ornamentation comes over with lapidary clarity."... |
MOZART / BEETHOVEN / LISZT
Piano Concertos Walter Gieseking (Piano) Berlin State Opera Orchestra / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Henry Wood (Conductor) Hans Rosbaud (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Recordings / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] 'Mr Gieseking's skill is great enough in some ways… and his pianissimo now and then becomes as nearly nothing as is possible to imagine…' |
BIZET
Symphony in C / L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 / Jeux d'Enfants Westdeutsche Sinfonia / London Symphony Orchestra / Fruhbeck de Burgos, Barry Wordsworth [ Regis Records / CD - released 21/Dec/2004 ] "this will give much pleasure" - Gramophone |
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Great Occasions Westminster Abbey Choir, London Brass, Iain Simcock (organ). Martin Neary [ Regis Records / CD - released 12/Jun/2002 ] "Much pleasure here..choir are in fine form" (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS / WAGNER / BEETHOVEN
Hans Knappertsbusch: The Opera Edition Wiener Philharmoniker, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Hans Knappertsbusch, with Kirsten Flagstad, Martti Talvela, Hans Hotter, George London, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 19 CD Box Set - released 11/Feb/2022 ] A priceless collection of Hans Knappertsbusch's opera recordings made for Universal Music, including the legendary live Parsifal performances of both 1951 and 1962, the Vienna studio Die Meistersinger of 1950-51, the Munich Fidelio of 1961, etc. |
R. STRAUSS / J. STRAUSS / VERDI / BEETHOVEN / DVORAK / WAGNER / etc
Clemens Krauss - Complete Decca Recordings Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Clemens Krauss, with Pierre Fournier (cello) Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 16 CD Box Set - released 26/Nov/2021 ] The most comprehensive collection ever issued of Clemens Krauss's commercial legacy of recordings, newly remastered and presented as an original jackets limited edition. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 / Serenades Nos. 1 & 2 / Haydn Variations Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2019 ] The Penguin Guide has nominated Kertész's recordings of the Brahms Serenades as one of the 1000 Finest Classical recordings ever made. |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Kempff plays Schumann [incls Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54] Wilhelm Kempff (piano) with London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence Wilhelm Kempff Edition / 2 CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] 'When he is at his best he plays more beautifully than any of us,' Alfred Brendel told William Steinberg, and described Kempff as 'an Aeolian harp, ever ready to respond to whatever interesting wind blew his way'. |
Willard White, bass baritone Royal London Philharmonic Orchestra Carl Davis, conductor
Willard White in Concert [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] one of the world's leading bass baritones |
MENDELSSOHN
Elijah, Op. 70 Willard White, Rosalind Plowright, Linda Finnie & Arthur Davies / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] 'Never was there a more complete triumph', wrote The Times after the premiere of Mendelssohn's Elijah. The performance, conducted by the composer at the 1846 Birmingham Music Festival, marked the beginning of the life of Elijah as one of the... |
