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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Sleeping Beauty (Complete ballet) London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 8/May/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "André Previn's new version is much the best there has ever been-the best played and the best recorded." (Gramophone) |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet) London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn [ EMI / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/1986 ] "The performance is fresh and has a lively spontaneity. It is particularly good in the famous dances of Act 2, which have the orchestra on their toes.... excellent value." (Gramophone) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in A minor 'Scottish' / Overtures London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/1985 ] Original recordings recorded St. John's, Smith Square, London, 1984 |
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VILLA-LOBOS
Little Train of The Caipira / etc (with Ginastera - Estancia & Panambi) London Symphony Orchestra / Eugene Goossens [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Ginastera's two ballet suites use Argentine folk tunes, the first reflecting Argentine ranch life and the gauchos. His impressionistic style bears some resemblance to Villa-Lobos, and in the both the final dance of Estancia as well as the Dance of... |
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STRAVINSKY
Petrouchka / Rite of Spring (complete ballets) London Symphony Orchestra / Eugene Goossens [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Both important Stravinsky ballets receive superb interpretations and thrilling recording quality. Both were originally done on 35mm film." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
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GLIERE
ILYA MUROMETZ SYMPHONY NO. 3 OP. 42 LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, LEON BOTSTEIN [ TELARC / SACD ] |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake (complete ballet) London Symphony Orchestra. Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Essential Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 5 London Symphony Orchestra / Rudolph Schwarz [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] From the Historic Catalogue of Everest Record label, Active Media are pleased to release the first 15 titles. |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies nos 1 & 6 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/May/2012 ] "More fiery and dramatic Nielsen from Sir Colin Davis and the LSO...The First Symphony here is beautifully paced, balancing drive with poetry." (Gramophone) |
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PROKOFIEV
Chout [The Buffoon] - ballet suite London Symphony Orchestra / Walter Susskind [ Everest / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] From the Historic Catalogue of Everest Record label, Active Media are pleased to release the first 15 titles. |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet (The Complete Ballet) (180g 3LP) London Sympony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Warner Classics / 3 LP - released 4/Apr/2019 ] The violent feud between the Montagues and Capulets is evoked by the swaggering Dance of the Knights, but Prokofiev's score brims with bittersweet lyricism in its depiction of the young lovers, proving him Russian ballet's heir to Tchaikovsky. First... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brahms: Concerto for Violin & Cello / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/1989 ] Recorded in St Jude's Church, Central Square, London, July 1988 |
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ANTONIN DVOARK / FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor / Schubert: "Arpeggione" Sonata Lynn Harrell (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine (cond/pianist) [ RCA Papillon Collection / CD - released 26/Oct/1987 ] Lynn Harrell (January 30, 1944 - April 27, 2020) was an American classical cellist. Known for the "penetrating richness" of his sound, Harrell performed internationally as a recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist with major orchestras. |
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DONIZETTI
Anna Bolena (complete opera recorded live in 1957) Maria Callas, Giulietta Simionato, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni / Ambrosian Singers & London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] Live Recording - La Scala, 1957 |
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BEETHOVEN / DEBUSSY / FRANCK / HAYDN / PROKOFIEV / SCHUMANN / etc
Martha Argerich: The Complete Sony Recordings Martha Argerich (piano) with James Galway (flute), Ivry Gitlis (violin), Berlin Philharmonic, London Sinfonietta [ Sony Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2016 ] Martha Argerich - The Complete Sony Classical Recordings is a 5 CD original jackets collection containing 2 CDs remastered from the original analogue tapes using 24bit/96 kHz technology. Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine pianist,... |
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PHILIP GLASS / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Glass & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos David Nebel (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] This breath-taking new album features exceptional works by two of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century: The Violin Concerto No.1 by American minimalist composer Philip Glass and Igor Stravinsky's neoclassical Concerto. |
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Matthew Herbert & London Contemporary Orchestra
The Horse (Limited Edition LP) [ BMG / ADA / 2 LP - released 26/May/2023 ] Challenging his considerable legacy with one of his most extraordinary projects to date, celebrated British artist, producer, composer and experimentalist Matthew Herbert presents The Horse. Based around a full-size horse skeleton and working... |
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Matthew Herbert & London Contemporary Orchestra
The Horse [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Challenging his considerable legacy with one of his most extraordinary projects to date, celebrated British artist, producer, composer and experimentalist Matthew Herbert presents The Horse. Based around a full-size horse skeleton and working... |
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MAX RICHTER
Mary Queen of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Max Richter, Dave Foster, Jane Marshall (cor anglais), Hugh Webb (harp), London Voices (chorus), Jean Kelly (celtic harp) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Mar/2019 ] "It's a rich palette - strings, percussion, harp, cor anglais, glass armonica, choir - but the music is never over-embellished…Besides Celtic harp and some martial percussion, Richter steers clear of a particularly period sound, but delivers a robust... |
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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... |