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James Morrison
The Awakening [ Island Records U.K. / CD - released 29/Sep/2011 ] As the title of James Morrison's third and by far best album suggests, 'The Awakening' is the sound of an artist coming of age - a warm, live-sounding collection of classic but contemporary folk-soul songs. |
James Morrison (piano, flugel horn, trombone, tenor sax, trumpet)
Midnight Till Dawn [ ABC Jazz / CD - released 29/Sep/2018 ] Australian jazz legend James Morrison presents his first album with his own quartet - including his sons William (guitar) and Harry (double bass), alongside Patrick Danao on drums. |
BACH / RACHMANINOV / CHOPIN / GLUCK / CHOPIN
Inside Tracks - The Mix Tape James Rhodes (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2015 ] "The most fun part of my job is figuring out what to play live. There's an infinite choice of immense, immortal music and I always try and design concert programmes a bit like a setlist for the audience. For this compilation (of my personal... |
James Taylor
October Road [ Columbia / CD - released 17/May/2004 ] James Taylor's 15th studio album of his first new recordings in 32 years is, if possible, even more familiar and self-referential than ever. By now, it is an article of faith that you could take practically any track from any Taylor album and put it... |
J. S. BACH
In the Italian Style James Tibbles (harpsichord) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] This recording of eighteenth-century German harpsichord music, made in Auckland, New Zealand, is really about the relationship between an instrument and its music; to be brought to life it relies on a unique collaboration between instrument builder,... |
James Wylie
To Our Land [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 9/Oct/2025 ] In recent years, the world has witnessed a surge in pain, suffering, and systemic injustice inflicted by fellow humans in pursuit of power and monetary gain. Where I live, the people, their lands, and the cultures of the broader region are profoundly... |
LOUIS SPOHR
Spohr: Violin Duets Vol 1 Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson (violins) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2018 ] "Jameson Cooper and James Dickenson combine on a new recording on the Naxos label, their playing dexterous, witty and nicely judged, the two instruments frequently required to swap roles in a delightfully playful interchange." The Observer |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Das Lied von der Ende / Kindertotenlieder / Des Knaben Wunderhorn Janet Baker, James King, Hermann Prey / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ Philips Duo / 2 CD Box Set - released 30/Sep/2007 ] "The combination of this most deeply committed of Mahler singers with Haitink, the most thoughtfully dedicated of Mahler conductors, produces radiantly beautiful and moving results, helped by refined and atmospheric recording." 3 Stars Penguin. |
BRETT DEAN
Brett Dean: Rooms of Elsinore Jennifer France; Lotte Betts-Dean; Juho Pohjonen; James Crabb; Volker Hemken; Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Brett Dean [ BIS SACD / CD - released 16/Aug/2024 ] 'The five pieces featured on this recording are the result of an extended fascination and confrontation with Shakespeare's Hamlet', writes Brett Dean in his introductory text, going on to explain that the intention of this programme is to be 'a sonic... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Schoenberg: Erwartung - Brettl-Lieder Jessye Norman (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor) Bryn Terfel (baritone) Shinyukai Male Choir / Saito Kinen Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa / James Levine [ Philips Duo Jessye Norman Collection / 2 CD - released 18/Nov/2005 ] Jessye Norman heads the cast in this much-acclaimed recording of Stavinsky's opera Oedipus Rex. Her imperious and impassioned Jocasta is a wonderful interpretation. The cast also includes Peter Schreier as the eponymous hero and a young Bryn Terfel... |
Jim James
Uniform Clarity (LP) [ ATO / LP - released 19/Oct/2018 ] Uniform Clarity comprises intimate acoustic renditions of the songs originally found on 2018's Uniform Distortion, along with two new tracks. The album was recorded with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, The... |
Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Tenors - Paris 1998 [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Jun/1998 ] This album was recorded at a Three Tenors concert on 10 July 1998 during celebrations for the FIFA World Cup. The concert took place in front of the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Orchestre de Paris accompanied the singers. |
Jose James
While You Were Sleeping [ Blue Note Records / CD - released 13/Jun/2014 ] José James' new album, While You Were Sleeping, his fifth studio album and his second album for Blue Note Records, is the follow-up to his widely acclaimed R&B and jazz steeped No Beginning No End, and signals a new creative direction for the... |
PURCELL / HANDEL:/ MOZART / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / STRAUSS / SPIRITUALS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle In Concert Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in concert at the Salzburg Festival, 1984 |
FAURE / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle & James Levine Salzburg Recital Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/1986 ] Grammy Awards 30th Awards (1987) Best Classical Solo Vocal Album |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levinem (piano) with Karl Lister (Clarinet) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/2002 ] Beautiful Schubert Lieder from the wonderful Kathleen |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Tchaikovsky/Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Kirill Gerstein (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, James Gaffigan [ Myrios SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "Zimmermann and Hoppe capture the poetry of these works, in their hands free from sentiment and rich as short stories." (Observer) |
Leifur James
Magic Seeds (LP) [ Night Time Stories / LP - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Over the past few years, James has steadily built a reputation as a vital new voice in electronic music on both sides of the Atlantic. He's played prestigious London venues like the Barbican and Village Underground in London and toured Europe, as... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Forza Del Destino (The Force of Destiny) - the complete opera. Metropolitan Opera / Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Giacomini, Leo Nucci, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Isola Jones, Enrico Fissore / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 13/Oct/2005 ] "Who could begin to challenge the quality of (Leontyne Price's) singing even at this late stage of her career? For the occasion, and the tribute to one of the greatest Verdi singers of our time, this performance is recommended." (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (Complete opera) Lora Haywood, John Dobson, Donald Maxwell, with James Rainbird as Amahl. Royal Opera House Covent Garden. David Syrus [ That's Entertainment / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "Recorded under the supervision of the composer himself, this is a fresh and highly dramatic performance, very well sung and marked by atmospheric digital sound of striking realism." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
