More By Artist: Little John
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JULES VERNE
Verne: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Abridged) John Carlisle (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2000 ] The year is 1866. The maritime world is gripped by fear after reported sightings of a huge and terrible sea monster. Monsieur Aronnax, a distinguished Professor of Natural History, pronounces the creature to be a giant narwhal and is invited to join... |
Choir of King's College Cambridge, Paisley Abbey Choir, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, and others
Abide With Me - 50 Favourite Hymns [ Double Decca / 2 CD ] 50 greatest hymns performed by a selection of great English choirs |
ELGAR / WALTON / ARNOLD / HOLST / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Best Of British Various artists incls Maria Kliegel, Maggini Quartet, Oxford Camerata, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Choir of St. John's College, etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 5/Feb/2019 ] A selection of stirring music from the best of British composers, performed by the elite of British artists. CD 1 features powerful and rousing classics, while CD 2 boasts some of the most serene and beautiful music ever written |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Meditation (Incls 'Agnus Dei' by Barber & 'The Lark Ascending' by Vaughan Williams) Various performers incls St. John's College Choir, Ormond College Choir, Elora Festival Singers, English Northern Philharmonia, Maggini Quartet [ NAXOS / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] The perfect antidote to these troubled times, this MEDITATION set from Naxos will help you calm down and unwind after a stressful day. |
BENJAMIN WALLFISCH
Escape Velocity Michael Collins (clarinet) / Gould Piano Trio / Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Orchestra of St John's / York 2, piano duo / etc [ Quartz / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Described by Humphrey Burton on BBC Radio 3 as "a major new name on the new music horizon", Benjamin Wallfisch's fast-growing list of large-scale orchestral, vocal and chamber works shows him, at the age of 27, to be a serious composer for our times. |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Essential Gilbert & Sullivan Glyndebourne Opera with George Baker, Owen Brannigan, John Cameron, Richard Lewis, Monica Sinclair [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "A very well sung recording indeed....Exceptionally good singing....Loaded with atmosphere" |
HANDEL
Handel Edition Volume 9 - Concerti Grossi, Water Music, Fireworks Music, etc. Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warners Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 19/Jan/2009 ] "There is both vitality and finesse and a genuine sense of style" (Penguin Guide Royal Fireworks) |
HEROLD / ROSSINI
La Fille mal Gardée (hlts) / Boutique Fantasque (hlts) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "John Lanchbery's score for La fille is one of the great ballet scores of the modern era - a creation to delight even those who do not normally care for ballet. (This recording) is of vintage Decca excellence…"Solti's Boutique is high-powered and... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Opera Arias Cynthia Sieden, Charlotte Margiono, Anne Sofie von Otter, Rodney Gilfry, Bryn Terfel, Gerald Finley / English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardin [ Archiv Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 8/Oct/2012 ] "Gardiner's Mozartian style is well sprung and subtly moulded rather than severe. The principals sing beautifully...The electrifying singing of the Monteverdi Choir adds to the dramatic bite." Penguin Guide |
W. A. MOZART
Wind Concertos Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) William Bennett (flute) John Mack (oboe) David McGill (bassoon) Barry Tuckwell (horn) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2000 ] "[de Peyer's] account remains as fine as any available, fluent and lively...Tuckwell at the time was proving a natural inheritor of the mantle of Dennis Brain. His easy technique, smooth, warm tone and obvious musicianship command allegiance" (Pengui |
HARUKI MURAKAMI
The Elephant Vanishes (Unabridged) John Chancer, Rupert Degas, Tim Flavin, Teresa Gallagher, Mark Heenehan, Walter Lewis, Jeff Peterson [ Naxos Audiobooks / 8 CD Box Set - released 29/May/2006 ] A collection of off-the-wall short stories by Japan's leading contemporary novelist. An elephant vanishes; hunger drives a couple to rob McDonalds; an insomniac wife wakes in a different world. Murakami is a cult figure throughout the world with an... |
CARLO COLLODI
Pinocchio (Abridged) John Sessions (narrator) [ Naxos AudioBooks / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Pinocchio is a wooden puppet who comes to life and has the most astonishing adventures. A naughty, mischievous creature, he is full of good intentions but is greedy, and lets nothing stand in his way. His maker, poor Gepetto, loves him like a son,... |
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POETRY CLASSICS
Poetry Classics [incls 'the Rime of the Ancient Marriner'] Richard Burton, Robert Donat, Peggy Ashcroft, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgug, etc (narrators) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] Giants of the stage and screen - classic poems from Shakespeare to Dylan Thomas - |
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John D Loudermilk
Sittin' In The Balcony (The Songs of [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] |
The Shadows, Booker T & MG's, Duane Eddy, John Barry. Mar-Keys, Sandy Nelson, Surfaries, B.Bumble & the Stingers, etc
Telstar! Rock & Chart Instrumental Classics - All Original Hit Artists [ Alto Take:2 / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "33 all-time instrumental UK & USA Vintage HITS" |
JOHN TAVENER
Richard Hickox conducts Sir John Tavener (Incls 'Theophany') Patricia Rozario, John Mark Ainsley & Andrew Murgatroyd / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 28/May/2012 ] "While there may be doubts over the music there can be no doubt as to the excellence and commitment of all three performances on this pair of discs. The recorded sound and booklet are up to the usual very high Chandos standards." (MusicWeb, Aug 2012) |
Vassilis Tsabropoulos / Arild Andersen / John Marshall
Achirana [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Arild Andersen introduces a new trio with the highly gifted Greek pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos, who makes his ECM debut with 'Achirana'. They are joined by veteran British drummer John Marshall, previously a member of Eberhard Weber's 'Colours'... |
BERLIOZ / BIZET / DELIUS / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / BRAHMS / GRIEG / MOZART / etc
Sir Thomas Beecham - Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics Victoria de los Angeles, Ilse Hollweg , Lois Marshall, Janine Micheau, Ernest Blanc, John Cameron, Xavier Depraz, Beecham Choral Society, etc [ Warner Classics / 35 CD Box Set - released 27/Jun/2025 ] "Beecham inspires his players to prodigies of virtuosity" (Gramophone) |
BIZET / VILLA LOBOS / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / ROSSINI / PUCCINI / etc
Victoria de los Angeles - The Warner Classics Edition Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) with Nicolai Gedda, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Alicia de Larrocha, Gerald Moore, Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics / 59 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2023 ] A singer who inspired the greatest admiration and affection, Victoria de los Ángeles was, in the words of Opera magazine, "one of the supreme vocal artists of the 20th century". |
