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ANDERS HILLBORG
Sirens Soloists, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Radiokören, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Sakari Oramo, David Zinman & Esa-Pekka Salonen [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Nov/2015 ] |
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GRIEG
Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 / Six Songs for voice and orchestra / Three Orchestral Pieces from 'sigurd Jorsalfar' Solveig Kringelborn (soprano) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] 'Rozdestvenskys direction is adroit, affectionate and imaginative, and the extraordinary beauty and poignancy of Griegs inspiration is revealed very clearly.' Gramophone |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 4 [Chamber arrangement by Erwin Stein] (with Debbusy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune} Sonia Grane (soprano) / Royal Academy of Music Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 27/Jul/2013 ] "Under Pinnock, the Royal Academy of Music's Chamber Ensemble bring to the surface the lithe counterpoint that usually lumbers under thicker string textures." Gramophone Magazine, July 2013 |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres Sophie Junker; Florie Valiquette; Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal; Stéphane Fuget [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] |
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A FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS
A Festival of Christmas (Incls 'Ding Dong, Merrily on High', 'Dance Little Goatling' & 'Silent Night') St Ambrose R.C. Junior School Choir / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir / Edmund Walters [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Recorded in: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 19-20 July 1981 |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on Greensleeves / Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 / Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / The Lark Ascending St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn / Barry Griffiths [ Telarc Everybody's Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] "A must for devotees of Vaughan Williams." -Audio |
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VIVALDI
Vivaldi: 12 Concerti di Parigi Stefan Plewniak; Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Vivaldi's work is extraordinarily profuse, and from his "extraordinary fury of composition" resulted a collection of 12 concertos, preserved in Paris since then, genuine jewels of Vivaldian music! However, for whom were they composed? The French... |
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SAMUEL BARBER
Eternal Barber (Incls 'Adagio for Strings') Stephen Prutsman, Daniel Pollack (pianos) / Ormond College Choir / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] Samuel Barber is widely known for his famous Adagio for Strings, the slow movement of a string quartet he wrote in 1936. Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1910, he was one of the first students at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where he... |
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Royal Strings (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Strings), Magnus Ericsson
NORDIC LIGHT [ BIS / CD - released 29/Jan/2001 ] The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Strings present a delightful programe of Nordic classics in superb sound - a classic recording from the BIS catalogue. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (complete opera recorded in 1981) Royal Opera / Stuart Burrows / Thomas Allen / Richard Van Allan / Kiri Te Kanawa / Agnes Baltsa / Colin Davis (cond) [ Opus Arte CD / 3 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "it offers abundant pleasures. Te Kanawa recorded an earlier Fiordiligi...and a later...: neither manifests the personality and velvety warmth of tone of show here, and her virtuosity in 'Come Scoglio' is staggering. Thomas Allen's Guglielmo, too, is... |
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VICENT MARTIN I SOLER
La Dora Festeggiante / Il Sogno Sunhae Im / Raffaella Milanesi / Magnus Staveland / Royal Chamber Opera Company / Juan Bautista Otero [ RCOC / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] |
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RACHMANINOV
The Bells / Vocalise / Dances from 'Aleko' / Capriccio bohemien Suzanne Murphy (soprano) Keith Lewis (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] Rachmaninov, one of the twentieth-century's most enduringly popular composers, is represented here with acclaimed performances of some of his greatest compositions. |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 / Harp Concerto, 'Lyra Angelica' Suzanne Willison (harp) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] "This disk can be placed alongside those of the composer and Richard Hickox and its price as well as its performance quality make it a valuable contribution to the Alwyn discography." |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin Concerto / Polonia / Crown of India: Interlude Tasmin Little (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Little...finds an element of wit in the fast-moving figuration [of the finale], leading to a more tender treatment of the lyrical contrasting sections." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 2010 |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 9 Op.70 / The Adventures of Korzinkina / Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 / etc Tatiana Polyanskaya (piano) Vladimir Goncharov (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] 'This CD centres on the lighter side of Shostakovich - or, more accurately, his lighter sides, since the styles range from the pointed neo-Classical wit of the Ninth Symphony to the Keystone Kops mayhem of the First Piano Concerto to the more genial... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (with Mozart; Symphony No.29 K.201) Tatjana Vassiljeva (cello) / Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Augustin Dumay [ Mirare / CD - released 29/Oct/2013 ] Appointed Musical Director of the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia twelve years ago, Augustin Dumay wished to record Mozart Symphony 29 KV201 with them. After many chamber music recitals with Tatjana Vassiljeva, he chose to add the Haydn two... |
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PAUL McCARTNEY / CARL DAVIS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Kiri Te Kanawa, Sally Burgess, Jerry Hadley, Willard White / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Carl Davis [ EMI / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio conducted by Carl Davis. |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Royal ballet, Covent Garden / Marianela Nuñez & Vadim Muntagirov / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2017 ] Peter Wright's landmark production for The Royal Ballet does full justice to the work's emotional and atmospheric power, with John Macfarlane's designs beautifully capturing the contrast between the human and supernatural worlds. |
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PUCCINI
La Boheme (complete opera recorded in 2009) Teodor Ilincai / Hibla Gerzmava / Gabriele Viviani / Inna Dukach / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden / Andris Nelsons [ Opus Arte Blu-ray Royal Opera House Collection / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Gerzmava is clear in tone and clean in style, the Rodolfo (Teodor Ilincai) light and unforced but wanting richness. All act naturally and well, Jacques Imbrailo (the Schaunard) with panache." (Gramophone) |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera recorded in 2009) Teodor Ilincai / Hibla Gerzmava / Gabriele Viviani / Inna Dukach / Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra / Andris Nelsons [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "In every sense this Boheme glows...Teodor Ilincai is a splendid Rodolfo...radiating Italian lyricism and boyish good nature. Hibla Gerzmava is a gorgeous Mimi...Inna Dukach is a splendid Musetta...On DVD it looks and sounds wonderful - but on... |