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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] Barbara Bonney, Bo Skovhus, Bryn Terfel, Cheryl Studer / Monteverdi Choir / Vienna Philharmonic, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "A great reasonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics...Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable." Review |
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BURTON LANE
Lane: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965) Barbara Harris & John Cullum / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ RCA Victor / CD - released 12/Jul/1993 ] On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1926 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen - Das Rheingold (recorded 1992) Bayreuther Festspiele / John Tomlinson, Bodo Brinkmann, Kurt Schreibmayer, Graham Clark, Linda Finnie / Daniel Barenboim (con) [ Warner Music Vision / Unitel DVD / DVD Box Set - released 1/May/2010 ] "Barenboim manipulates his orchestra with Furtwänglerian virtuosity, huge rits, pauses and all, tailor-made to the stage drama." Gramophone 2007 |
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Anthiel: Symphony No. 1, etc BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] In this their third volume of orchestral works of Antheil, John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic present a collection of scores spanning the whole of Antheil's compositional life. Written in the early 1920s, the First Symphony is full of Antheil's... |
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ERIC COATES
Coates: Orchestral Works, Volume 3 [Incls 'Three Men Suite' & 'Dam Busters March'] BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] "The BBC Philharmonic plays with buoyancy and style. The booklet notes are invaluable: a slice of British history compressed into a few well chosen words." Guardian |
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ERIC COATES
Eric Coates: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 [Incls 'The Jester at the Wedding' & 'London Suite'] BBC Philharmonic, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "With good recording, especially as heard in 24-bit sound, I'm very much looking forward to Volume 2. Did I mention the snazzy cover?" MusicWeb Recommended |
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Symphonies 4 & 5 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] "A brilliant recording all around, and an important one. Bring on the next instalment." Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2017 |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 12 & 15 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "Another terrific release from this source." Gramophone |
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BELLINI / GLINKA / LOEWE / MENDELSSOHN / NIEDERMEYER / etc
Decades: A Century of Song - Volume 2, 1820-1830 John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Luis Gomes (tenor), Robin Tritschler (tenor) Anush Hovhanissyan (soprano) Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Christopher Maltman (bass) [ Vivat / CD - released 23/Jun/2017 ] "The second instalment in a perceptively assembled and uncommonly interesting survey of art songs" MusicWeb International, May 2017 |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb / Te Deum in C / Jubilate Deo / Antiphon / etc Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "This disc will make an excellent introduction to Britten's choral music-and will satisfy Britten aficionados who just can't resist adding another top drawer compilation to their collection." - Classics Today |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
O Praise the Lord of Heaven: Music of rejoicing and reflection The Cambridge Singers & City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] |
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BRITTEN / SCHUMANN / RAVEL / DEBUSSY / POULENC
The Cambridge Singers - A Cappella The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter |
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JOHN RUTTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rutter: Requiem / I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes The Cambridge Singers, The City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] John Rutter was born in London in 1945 and received his first musical education as a chorister at Highgate School. He went on to study music at Clare College, Cambridge, where he wrote his first published compositions and conducted his first... |
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ARLEN / GERSHWIN / WEILL / SCHWARTZ
Classic American Love Songs Carole Farley (soprano) / John Constable (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 17/Jul/2007 ] "These songs, created from the 1920s through the 1950s, represent the quintessential sophistication and elegance of an idealized world" |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Mass in C major / Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Charlotte Margiono, Catherine Robbin, William Kendall, Alastair Miles / Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 10/Aug/2006 ] "As in the Missa solemnis, an outstanding contribution is made by the Monteverdi Choir. Splendidly athletic, for instance, are the leaps of a seventh in the fugal "Hosanna". Distinction is certainly a word to use of the record as a whole." (Gramophone) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Rarities (incls 'Voices for Today' & 'Bottom's Dream') Choir of King's College / John Hahessy (boy alto) / Peter Pears (tenor) / Pamela Bowden (contralto) / Sir Geraint Evans (baritone) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "Britten's underrated United Nations anthem Voices for Today makes it onto disc at last, together with vintage recordings of artists the composer chose to work with." (BBC Music) |
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JOHN CAMERON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cameron: Missa Celtica The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom / English Chamber Orchestra, John Cameron [ Erato / CD - released 27/Mar/1999 ] "The singing of soloists, and the New College Choir and the playing of the English Orchestra are practically beyond reproach. Outstanding; a work to marvel at from beginning to end." MusicWeb |
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BYRD / ALLEGRI / WEELKES / TRADITIONAL
Ash Wednesday Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "We hear 'a record of a unique event' for Andrew Nethsingha, who acknowledges imperfections and draws attention charmingly to a moment of crisis management from the 13-year-old soloist in Allegri's Miserere. That's life and that's liturgy" Gramophon |
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MICHAEL FINNISSY
Finnissy: Pious Anthems & Voluntaries Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Contemporary |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: English Choral Music: Nine Tenebrae Motets Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] "Another winner from the Naxos/St. John's Cambridge stable-nourishing repertoire, captivated and captivating performances....a bargain of the first order." Gramophone Editor's Choice |