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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Eileen Farrell, Carol Smith, Richard Lewis, New York Philharmonic & Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein (conductor) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "Bernstein's first recording of the Missa Solemnis is notable for its high-voltage theatrical impact and committed choral singing. Introspective moments are hampered by close miking." (BBC Music) |
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Cal Smith
My Kind of Country / I Just Came Home To Count the Memories [ Hux Records / CD - released 17/Jan/2011 ] |
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Capella Savaria/Terey-Smith
Rameau::A Naissance D'osiri [ Naxos / CD ] |
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BIANCA MANA MEDA
Lacrime Amare: Bianca Maria Meda Motets Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] The revival on record of forgotten music by a Benedictine nun: a valuable discovery for fans of the early Baroque. Even in the extensive library of little-known composers whose music has found a niche on Brilliant Classics, the name of Bianca... |
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Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith
Call for the Wailing Women, Laments and Lamentations in Italian Convents [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] World-premiere recordings of motets by a host of unknown names from the early Italian Baroque: the latest result of performing scholarship by a group with a notable track record of success in this repertoire. International critics have praised the... |
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Carl Smith
Happy Birthday My Darlin' [ Righteous / CD - released 16/Mar/2010 ] |
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Carl Smith
Time Changes Everything - Mr Country [ Jasmine / CD ] Known as Mr. Country, Carl Smith was one of the most popular honky tonkers of the '50s, racking up over 30 Top Ten hits over the course of the decade, 10 of which are included here. Inducted to the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2003. |
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BLITHEMAN / REDFORD / TALLIS / TOMKINS
Tudor Organ Music Carl Smith [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] English organists of the early sixteenth century contributed roughly one hundred polyphonic keyboard works based on liturgical plainsong which survive in manuscript copy. |
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TRADITIONAL
Evensong From Oxford Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen Darlington, with Clive Driskill-Smith (organ) [ Alto / CD - released 10/Jul/2017 ] "Nothing is overstated or outlandish, and the singing has a very pleasing polished and bright sound. Highly recommended" (Music Web International) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera recorded in English) Christine Brewer / Robert Dean Smith / Gillian Keith / Alice Coote / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Richard Armstrong [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "Richard Strauss in English? Yes, when the cast is as smart and committed as this...Hofmannsthal's fine but word-rich libretto is clear and audible in Christopher Cowell's translation...Sir Richard Armstrong conducts a voluptuous but brisk... |
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COLIN CURRIE
Borrowed Time Colin Currie (percussion) with Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) Dave Maric (piano) and Clive Driskill-Smith (organ) [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Nov/2007 ] A very special release showcasing Colin Currie, Britain's, and probably the world's foremost percussionist, in a superb new album of new works composed especially for him by leading composer Dave Maric and featuring world-renowned classical trumpeter... |
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Craig Smith
45 South [ Craig Smith / CD - released 31/May/2010 ] |
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Craig Smith
Not Just For Kids 2 & Live At Glastonbury [ Craig Smith / 2 CD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] Better known as "The Wonky Donkey Man", Craig Smith a children's APRA award winning, ISC winning and a New Zealand children's book award winning songwriter/author. |
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Craig Taborn / Tomeka Reid / Ches Smith
Dream Archives [ ECM / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] The trio-debut of pianist, composer and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith has been eagerly awaited. In its review of the group's live show from Fall 2025 the German daily Hamburger Abendblatt raved how they "belong to... |
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LORD BERNERS
Berners: Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement (Sung in English) Cynthia Buchan (mezzo), John Winifred (ten), Ian Caddy, Thomas Lawlor (bass-baritone), Anthony Smith (bar) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; RTÉ Sinf [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "..very satisfying: everyone sings and plays with obvious enjoyment. Again, Berners' temperament was obviously attuned to its times and his music partakes of the then prevailing mood of light-headedness and nonchalance." British Music Society |
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W. A. MOZART / SERGEI RACHMANINOV / etc
Cyril Smith & Phyllis Sellick - Works for Piano 4 hands Cyril Smith and Phyllis Sellick (pianos) [ Guild / CD - released 8/Jun/2018 ] An attractive collection of their 4-hand recordings made between 1948-1956, including the very rare recordings made in Moscow in April 1956, expertly remastered. |
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FAURE / MENDELSSOHN / FRANCK / SCHUBERT
Piano Duos-Faure, Mendelssohn, Franck, Schubert (Rec 1974) Cyril Smith and Phyllis Sellick, pianos [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Jul/2005 ] The piano-duet partnership of Cyril Smith and Phyllis Sellick was legendary. Held in high regard all over the world, their uniquely sensitive approach to the duet repertoire was supported by a virtuoso technique. |
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CHOPIN / BALAKIREV / RACHMANINOV / DOHNANYI / etc
Cyril Smith: The Complete Solo Recordings HMV & Columbia recordings Cyril Smith (piano) with Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ APR / 3 CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] We tend to remember Cyril Smith (1909-1974) these days as the pianist who overcame the misfortune of a paralysing stroke to form a hugely successful duo for three hands with his wife, pianist Phyllis Sellick. Before then though, he had conquered the... |
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STEVEN GERBER
Gerber: Chamber Music - Piano Trio / Duo / Elegy / Notturno / Gershwiniana Cyrus Beroukhim / Sara Davis Buechner / Cho-Liang Lin / Kurt Nikkanen / Brinton Averil Smith [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2009 ] "This CD is an invaluable supplement for the Gerber fan and a highly attractive proposition for anyone attracted to the chamber instrument combinations Gerber employs. The performances are first rate." InsideCatholic.com |
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David Torn, Tim Berne, Ches Smith
Sun of Goldfinger [ ECM / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] Guitarist-composer David Torn, a longstanding ECM artist, has enjoyed a particularly fruitful 21st-century with the label, releasing two albums under his own name - the solo only sky and quartet disc prezens - in addition to producing records by Tim... |