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WILLIAM SCHUMAN / HERBERT REED / KAREL HUSA / VACLAV NELHYBEL
Fanfares and Overtures Nicholas Farco / Rutgers Wind Ensemble / William Berz [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'Fanfares and Overtures' aptly conveys the spirit of this wide-ranging album which marks the début on Naxos's popular Wind Band Classics range of the Rutgers Wind Ensemble. |
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Nicholas Goluses
Bach:sonatas 1001,1003,1005 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Nicholas Goluses
Sor:guitar Fantasies/Progre [ Naxos / CD ] |
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JOHN CAGE
Aria Nicholas Isherwood (bass-baritone & percussion) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2015 ] Nicholas Isherwood made his début as Lucifer in Stockhausen's Donnerstag aus Licht at Covent Garden, at the age of 25, and has since collaborated closely with composers such as George Crumb, Hans Werner Henze, György Kurtág and Iannis Xenakis. His... |
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J.S. BACH
St Matthew Passion BWV 244 Nicholas Mulroy / Matthew Brook / Susan Hamilton / Cecilia Osmond / Dunedin Consort and Players / John Butt [ Linn SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jun/2008 ] "Linn's on-going commitment to SACD pays off handsomely, with three-dimensional crowds and vocal soloists standing forward of their accompaniment - all confirmation of this as my new benchmark." (BBC Music Magazine *****) |
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VITEZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ
Kapralova: Waving Farewell / Suite en Miniature / Piano Concerto Nicholas Phan (tenor), Amy I-Lin Cheng (piano) / University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Despite her tragically early death at the age of 25, VítÄ›zslava Kaprálová left a portfolio of more than 50 works of the highest craftsmanship and inspiration. |
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BLOW / DOWLAND / FERRABOSCO / JOHNSON / PURCELL
A Painted Tale Nicholas Phan (tenor), Michael Leopold (lute), Ann-Marie Morgan (viola da gamba) [ Avie / CD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] 'As shown by this programme of Dowland, Purcell and others, Nicholas Phan is a wonderfully communicative tenor: a fine follow-up to his two Britten recitals.' (Editor's Choice Gramophone April 2015) |
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LILI & NADIA BOULANGER
Clairières - Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger Nicholas Phan (tenor) / Myra Huang (piano) [ Avie / CD - released 17/Jan/2020 ] Nominee: Best Classical Solo Vocal Album - 63rd Grammy Awards 2021 The selections on this album are songs that both Nadia and Lili Boulanger were composing during these years leading up to and immediately after their respective successes at the Prix |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Winter Words: Songs by Britten Nicholas Phan (tenor) / Myra Huang (piano) [ Avie Records / CD - released 11/Aug/2011 ] Winter Words is the solo debut release by American tenor Nicholas Phan. |
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Benjamin Britten / Claude Debussy / Gabriel Fauré
Illuminations - Britten, Debussy Fauré Nicholas Phan (tenor) / Myra Huang (piano) / Telegraph Quartet / The Knights (ensemble) / Colin & Eric Jacobsen (artistic directors) [ AVIE / CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] Following acclaimed albums devoted to Britten, baroque lute songs and German lieder, Grammy Award-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan continues to spread his wings with Illuminations, an album featuring compositions by Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy... |
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ELIZABETH MACONCHY
The Sofa / The Departure Nicholas Sharratt (tenor) Sarah Tynan (sop) Anna Leese (sop) George von Bergen (baritone) Louise Poole (mezzo-soprano) / Independent Opera Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "Independent Opera's young singers do full justice to both works, with good diction and a real sense of ensemble performance, finely honed under Dominic Wheeler's incisive direction. There's some fine instrumental playing, and an exceptionally clear... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Tamerlano (complete opera) Nicholas Spanos, Mata Katsuli, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Tassis Christoyannis / Orchestra Of Patras / George Petrou [ MDG / 3 CD Box Set - released 9/Feb/2008 ] 'This is the first recording to use the version of Handel's Tamerlano performed at its premiere. And George Patras's Greek forces do the opera proud. In a real ensemble achievement, Nicholas Spanos is outstanding in the title-role, surmounting the... |
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ALBENIZ
Iberia (Twelve New 'Impressions' in Four Books) Nicholas Unwin (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/Sep/2000 ] The delightful piano music of Albeniz |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Don Quixote [Don Juan] / La Lyra / Ouverture in D Minor Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] "This disc, delivered with great aplomb by Nicholas Ward and his Northern Chamber Orchestra, is a showcase of the composer's versatility and his gift for writing vivid and picturesque music. Each of the works in this program is delightful in its... |
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LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Five Symphonies Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 24/Feb/2011 ] Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward |
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MENDELSSOHN
String Symphonies, Vol. 3 Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] |
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FRANZ IGNAZ BECK
Beck: Symphonies Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Feb/2003 ] "tidy, alert readings of these symphonies....At a fiver you wont seriously go wrong" - Gramophone |
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W.A. MOZART
Symphonies Nos. 11 - 14 Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] "The Northern Chamber Orchestra's performances are persuasive in their warmth" - Classic CD |
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W.A. MOZART
Symphonies Nos. 15 - 18 Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] "the performances of the Northern Chamber Orchestra under Nicholas Ward are consistently stylish and engaged. This is well worth anyone's fiver!" - Classic CD |
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W.A. MOZART
Symphonies Nos. 19, 20 and 37 Northern Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] "Ward and the Northern Chamber Orchestra give a robust performance of the outer movements of the E flat Symphony, phrase the graceful Andante with taste, and contrast the minuet's different characters effectively." - Gramophone - May 1996 |