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OFFENBACH / MEYERBEER / MASSENET / CHARPENTIER / GOUNOD / etc
Joan Sutherland - Romantic French Arias Joan Sutherland (Soprano) / London Symphony & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (conductor/piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] One of Dame Joan Sutherland's own favourite recordings, long unavailable on its own, reissued with additional material recorded at the Geneva sessions, with rarely seen photographs and a new booklet introduction. |
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DONIZETTI / ROSSINI / GOUNOD / BELLINI / VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Joan Sutherland - Live in Australia(recorded live in 1989) Joan Sutherland (Soprano) with John Alexander, Richard Cross, Elizabeth Harwood, Lucian Pavarotti & others [ Desiree Records / 2 CD - released 4/Jul/2003 ] These recordings come direct from the personal library of Joan Sutherland and various sources and were released with Joan's 'blessing'. |
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ROSSINI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / MASSENET
Serate Musicali (songs, melodies & lieder) Joan Sutherland (soprano) with Richard Bonynge (piano) [ Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] An evening of song recorded in the music room of Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge's home in Switzerland in 1978 |
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GRAUN / MOZART / BELLINI / GLIERE / GOUNOD / etc
Joan Sutherland: My Favourites Joan Sutherland (soprano) with various orchestras. Richard Bonynge (conductor) [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "She was a dab hand at charming the listener in Noël Coward numbers, operetta and songs from the 19th century. In all these one felt she could relax and enjoy herself." Opera |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas Vol 19: BWV155, BWV3, BWV13; BWV81, BWV14 & BWV26 Joanne Lunn / Richard Wyn Roberts / Julian Podger / Gerald Finley / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2006 ] John Eliot Gardiner's award-winning series of live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage continues with cantatas for the 2nd and 4th Sundays after Trinity. |
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MICHAEL KEMP TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra and other Orchestral Works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ CHANDOS / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] Recorded at St Jude's Church, London NW11; 7-8 March 1995 |
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PTER SCULTHORPE / NIGEL WESTGATE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE - John Williams - From Australia John Williams (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Recorded Feb/March 1994 & December 1990 |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Le Château de Barbe-Bleue Judith Hellwigh (Judit), Endre Koréh (Bluebeard), Ernö Lorsy (Speaker, the Bard), Richard Lewis (tenor) & Marko Rothmüller (baritone), New Orchestra o [ Praga Digitals / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] An opulent yet logical combination of recordings by conductor Walter Süsskind in honour of Bartók, under the technical direction of the latter's son Peter. Their purity of sound and style is unaltered by time. The Prologue, narrated by bard Ernö... |
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KURT WEILL
Weill: Street Scene Kristine Ciesinski, Janis Kelly, Bonaventura Bottone, Richard van Allan, Catherine Zeta Jones / English National Opera, Carl Davis [ Jay Productions / 2 CD Box Set - released 9/Nov/1989 ] Street Scene is an American opera by Kurt Weill (music), Langston Hughes (lyrics), and Elmer Rice (book). Written in 1946 and premiered in Philadelphia that year, Street Scene is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1929 play of the same name by... |
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ETHEL SMYTH
Smyth: Concerto for Violin, Horn,and Orchestra / Serenade in D Sophie Langdon (violin) Richard Watkins (horn) / BBC Philharmonic, Odaline de la Martinez [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/1996 ] This is easily the most impressive Smyth offering yet to have appeared on CD, and it is conducted with understanding and commitment. The Penguin Guide - 1000 Greatest Classical Recordings |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera with libretto) Philip Langridge, Janice Watson, Alan Opies, Anne Collins / Opera London, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "The casting of Philip Langridge in the title-role is central to the set's success. As on stage, he is unrivalled at conveying the character's moutning hysteria, and the result is chilling. Janice Watson makes a most touching Ellen Orford." Penguin |
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GIOVANNI BONONCINI
Griselda (highlights from the opera) Lauris Elms, Joan Sutherland, Monica Sinclair, Margreta Elkins / The Ambrosian Singers & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "Monica Sinclair rattles through three octaves with enough masculinity for the whole cast. In the title role Lauris Elms sings with charm, and makes much of her opportunities." (Gramophone) |
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Little Richard
The Very Best of Little Richard [ Universal Music / CD - released 18/Aug/2008 ] 'The Very Best of Little Richard' is a comprehensive 25-track compilation, and the first in 20 years to showcase all the Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer's hits from the legendary Specialty Records label. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams:Complete Symphonies London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos Classics / 6 Hybrid SACD - released 27/May/2022 ] 'Impeccable playing' The Times |
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MASSENET / MEYERBEER / ADAM / THOMAS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ballet Gala: Le Cid, Hamlet & Les Patineurs London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] "the record enjoyably enough fills some gaps in the catalogue, and performance and recording are first class." (Gramophone) |
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GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral Works London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 12/Aug/2016 ] "Punchy, in-your-face accounts, in turbo charged sound." BBC Music |
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VERDI / BELLINI / PUCCINI / PONCHIELLI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pavarotti in Concert Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / London / CD - released 30/Jun/1986 ] Record at the Bologna Opera House, July 5th-9th 1973 |
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PURCELL / HANDEL / HAYDN
To Saint Cecilia Lucy Crowe, Nathalie Stutzmann, Richard Croft, Anders J Dahlin, Neil Baker / Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski (Conductor) [ Naive / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Hail! Bright Cecilia! Three major composers celebrated in 2009 pay vibrant homage to Cecilia, the patron saint of music... One couldn't dream of a better musician to record these three Odes and Masses than Marc Minkowski. |
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GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dyson: Violin Concerto / Children's Suite Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, etc [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/1995 ] ..a 'rarity to treasure' (The Penguin Guide) |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: Symphony No 9 / The Morning Watch for chorus and orchestra Lynne Dawson, Della Jones / BBC Nationl Orchestra of Wales. Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 29/May/2000 ] Another from the highly-praised Rubbra symphony series! |