More By Artist: Lawrence
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
West Side Story (original cast & 1960 film soundtrack) Original Broadway Cast, with Larry Kert, Chita Rivera & Carol Lawrence / Film Soundtrack , with Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon & Rita Moreno [ Not Now / 2 CD - released 19/May/2018 ] West Side Story is one of the greatest musicals of all time, effectively blending Broadway with a symphonic grandeur (courtesy of Leonard Bernstein, who put music to Stephen Sondheim's lyrics), accents from jazz and Latin music, and a rarely heard... |
BERNSTEIN
West Side Story - Original 1957 Broadway Cast Recording (with 'On the Waterfront') Original Broadway Cast with Mickey Calin, Larry Kert, Chita Rivera, Marilyn Cooper & Carol Lawrence [ Naxos Musicals / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] "The 1957 sound came right at the beginning of the stereo era and obviously wanted to show off the possibilities the format offered, and is amazingly good for that time, both in terms of definition and impact." David's Review Corner, September 2009 |
GARDEN OF EARLY DELIGHTS
Garden of Early Delights: music from the renaissance and early baroque periods Pamela Thorby (recorder) Andrew Lawrence-King (harp, psaltery) [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "Whether on soprano, alto or tenor recorder, Pamela Thorby's tone has a limpid clarity which gives a crisp filigree-like quality to even the most fast and furious figurations...This crystalline sound is equally successful in conveying the melancholy... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Baritone Arias Peter Mattei (baritone) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra / Lawrence Renes [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Peter Mattei is now in his prime, and his voice miraculously preserves the freshness and vibrancy of youth. His fast notes are excellently articulated, his slow ones are just beautiful. A glorious disc!" (MusicWeb Recording of the Month MusicWeb... |
THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Read by Jim Norton) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks... |
LAWRENCE DURRELL
Justine (Read by Nigel Anthony) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] "The classical music interludes that delineate sections of this beautifully produced and packaged set help transport the listener to back-streets of Alexandria. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award." --Audiofilemagazine |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Forza Del Destino (complete) Stella Roman, Frederic Jagel, Lawrence Tibbett, Ezio Pinza / Metriopolitan Opera, Bruno Walter [ Naxos Immortal Performances / 3 CD ] Radio Broadcast January 1943 |
WAGNER
The Ring - An Orchestral Adventure (arr. Henk de Vlieger) Royal Swedish Orchestra (Kungliga Hovkapellet) / Lawrence Renes [ BIS SACD / CD - released 16/Nov/2013 ] Henk de Vlieger's orchestral arrangement of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle boils down this monumental music drama in four parts to a symphonic poem with a duration of a fifteenth of the original score. |
FRANZ SCHREKER
Schreker: Orchestral Music from the Operas Royal Swedish Orchestra, Lawrence Renes [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/May/2017 ] "Little-known repertoire, superbly played and recorded; go on, treat yourself." MusicWeb |
CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana (recorded 31 December 2004 at the Philharmonie Berlin) Sally Matthews (soprano) / Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) / Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] Simon Rattle is a musical force of nature and the interaction between his unique, varied musical gifts and the great performing traditions of the Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the most exciting features of our present cultural life. |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana (recorded 31 December 2004 at the Philharmonie Berlin) BLU-RAY Sally Matthews (soprano) / Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) / Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Dec/2010 ] Simon Rattle is a musical force of nature and the interaction between his unique, varied musical gifts and the great performing traditions of the Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the most exciting features of our present cultural life. |
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Steve Lawrence
Long Before I knew You [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] |
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
We Got Us - Eydie & Steve Sing the Golden Hits [ Jasmine / CD - released 9/Jun/2003 ] Steve & Eydie were singing Gershwin, Porter, and Tin Pan Alley in the 1950's while the rest of the world was listening to artists like Elvis, Johnny Ray. Steve & Eydie were keeping the popular American songbook alive along with Tony Bennett, Keely... |
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Syd Lawrence
Plays The Music Of.. [ Vocalion / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] |
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Syd Lawrence
Sincerely, Syd Lawrence.. [ Vocalion / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] |
ANONYMOUS
Piae Cantiones Utopia Chamber Choir, Andrew Lawrence-King [ Alia Vox / CD - released 10/Jan/2020 ] Andrew Lawrence-King conducts the leading Finnish early music vocal ensemble Utopia Chamber Choir in a performance of traditional carols from the "Piae Cantiones," a collection of medieval Latin songs compiled by Finnish priest Jacobus Finn in 1582... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Tribute to Pavarotti - One Amazing Weekend in Petra BLU-RAY Various Artists including Jose Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Aleem Kandour, Cynthia Lawrence, Andrea Griminelli, Sherrill Milnes & Sting [ Decca Music Group Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Mar/2009 ] Blu-Ray - The star-studded official Pavarotti Memorial Concert, filmed live at the stunning ancient city of Petra, Jordan. |
BELA BARTOK / SANDOR VERESS
Veress: String Trio / Bartók: Piano Quintet Vilde Frang (violin), Barnabás Kelemen (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Alexander Lonquich (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2019 ] "But what makes this CD unmissable is the Veress Trio, a masterpiece and a performance to match. I've already pencilled it in as a contender for next year's Gramophone Awards." WINNER - Chamber Gramophone Awards 2020 |
Lawrence Tibbett
Lawrence Tibbett: Volume 1: 'The White Dove' Ballads and Songs from Films and Operetta 1926-1931 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] "This priceless series of super-budget historical performances hopefully will resurrect discs of Tibbett singing operatic arias." Sunday Herald |
