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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Septet / Quintet (with Weber - Clarinet Quintet) The Melos Ensemble of London [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "One can see how Hummel charmed nineteenth-century audiences...The 1965 sound is warm, full and rich, and this is a vintage recording in every way. The coupling's a charmer too." (Penguin Guide) |
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WEBER
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 & Concertino Michael Collins (clarinet & conductor) / City of London Sinfonia [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] On this disc, the exclusive Chandos artist, Michael Collins, plays the clarinet in three works for clarinet and orchestra by Weber, as well as conducting the City of London Sinfonia. The disc also includes Weber's horn concertino, featuring the... |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
An Introduction To Vaughan Williams (incls 'The Lark Ascending' & 'A London Symphony') Michael Davis (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "Thomson's mighty London risks creating a following. This is a magnificent performance which impresses more with each hearing" (MusicWeb bargain of the Month Sept 2006) |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI / GAETANO DONIZETTI
Verdi / Donizetti Michael Fabiano (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra and London Voices [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/May/2019 ] American star tenor Michael Fabiano presents a spectacular set of scenes taken from late Donizetti and middle Verdi operas, revealing the strong ties between these two composers. The album documents a paradigmatic shift in Italian opera, from the... |
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NICCOLO PAGANINI
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 (with works by Tchaikovsky) [recorded 1987] Midori (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin [ Newton Classics / CD - released 16/Dec/2010 ] 'A splendid new version of Paganini's Violin Concerto in D, the most famous, because of the enticing lyrical theme of the first movement. Midori, an astonishingly accomplished 13-year-old, is fully equal to the work's formidable technical demands and... |
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RODRIGO / FALLA / SOR / LENNON & McCARTNEY
Milos Karadaglic: Aranjuez Milos Karadaglic (guitar) with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Mercury Classics / Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Feb/2014 ] "The young guitarist comes across as an interpreter of delicacy and meticulousness." Financial Times, 14th February 2014 |
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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Orchestral Music Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / London Symphony Orchestra, Louis Fremaux [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] This generously filled 2CD set offers the near-complete orchestral works by Maurice Ravel. Ravel's oeuvre is small but of an exceptionally high quality, crafted by a perfectionist. His orchestral works are set in extraordinary colours and timbres,... |
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SAINT-GEORGES / STILL / COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / CORDERO / KAY / WALKER / etc
Black Composer Series - The Complete Album Collection Miriam Fried, Jaime Laredo, Sanford Allen (violins) Faye Robinson, Doralene Davis (sopranos) Juilliard String Quartet, London Symphony Orchestra, etc [ Sony Classical / 10 CD Box Set - released 18/Jan/2019 ] "The sound is in general typical of Sony at this period in time, close set with good spatial definition. Some journey, this, and I'd heartily recommend it." Gramophone |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 / Violin Concerto / Suite No. 3 in G major / etc Mischa Elman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This new collection invaluably gathers up all the Tchaikovsky recordings Adrian Boult made for Decca between 1952 and 1956. |
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BRUCH / WIENIAWSKI / LALO / SAINT-SAENS
Violin Concertos / Cello Concertos (recorded 1953 & 1956) Mischa Elman (violin) Zara Nelsova (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult [ Brilliant Classics Retrospective / 2 CD - released 8/Jun/2008 ] Mono recordings |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 1-7, Kullervo, Pohjola's Daughter, The Oceanides Monica Groop (mezzo), Peter Mattei (baritone) / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD + Blu-ray audio / 6 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 14/Oct/2016 ] This digibox set of classic LSO Live recordings also features a Pure Audio Blu-ray, containing HD master audio, allowing listeners to experience this award-winning cycle in a whole new way. |
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STRAVINSKY
Symphony of Psalms (with Boulanger - Psalms) The Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, John Elliot Gardiner [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2002 ] 'A smooth but powerful reading of the Stravinsky that more than holds its own against stiff competition.' Gramophone |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture & Incidental Music Ceri-lyn Cissone (Hermia/Fairy/Titania); Alexander Knox (Lysander/Puck) / Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Continuing his award-winning cycle of works by Felix Mendelssohn, Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the LSO, his Monteverdi Choir and three talented young actors from the Guildhall in a landmark performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. |
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BORODIN / RUBINSTEIN / TCHAIKOVSKY / GLINKA / etc
Russian Arias & Songs Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), London Symphony, Edward Downes, Zlatina Ghiaurov (piano) [ Deeca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 25/Jan/2015 ] For thirty years, from 1960 to 1990, Nicolai Ghiaurov was an indispensable figure on the international operatic scene. His voluminous base, incisive delivery and imposing presence meant that he was in demand in every centre of opera. |
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MAX BRUCH
Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] As part of a tribute to Lydia Mordkovitch, this re-issue features Bruch's Violin Concertos Nos 2 and 3 performed by Lydia Mordkovitch with Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra. Both were recorded in 1998 in Blackheath Halls in London. |
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W. A. MOZART
Chamber Sonatas London Baroque, Charles Medlam [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] " Nothing sounds uncharacteristic - bustle, and a sure architectonic ear are in evidence across these works written between 1772 and 1780.They are jewelled little works each in a single movement." (MusicWeb) |
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W.A. MOZART
Requiem in D minor Marie Arnet (soprano) Anna Stephany (mezzo) Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Darren Jeffrey (bass) / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] 'Davis's approach to the Requiem...contained both tragic grandeur and high drama, with the Dies Irae pointing the way towards the theatrical vividness of some 19th-century settings, but nothing was remotely sentimental of self-pitying' The Guardian |
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JAMES DILLON
East 11th Street Music Projects London / Richard Bernas, conductor [ NMC / CD - released 4/Jun/2005 ] Gramophone Award nomination - Best Contemporary Recording 1993 |
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VERDI / BOITO
Falstaff (complete opera recorded in 2006 in a new version by Tony Britten) Music Theatre London / Ian Jervis / Jan Hartley / Julia Forsyth / Simon Butteriss / Rosamund Shelley [ Signum Vision / DVD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] G; - "The DVD was recorded on location in and around a real golf club and the club acts as the setting for most of the scenes barring a few in the Fords' home." (MusicWeb Oct 2008) |