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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Christmas Music (Incls 'On Christmas Night' & 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols') Sarah Fox (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Joyful Company of Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Oct/2006 ] "Beautifully sensitive performances atmospherically recorded … irresistible … There's even a sprig of holly on the CD!" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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HANDEL
Complete Oboe Concertos and Sonatas Sarah Francis (oboe) / London Harpsichord Ensemble [ Heritage / CD - released 1/May/2015 ] Sarah Francis performs Handel's complete oboe concertos and sonatas with the London Harpsichord Ensemble. These interpretations are perhaps the finest on modern instruments and have received the highest accolades from national and international press... |
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TELEMANN
Oboe Concertos and Oboe d'Amore Concertos Sarah Francis (oboe) / London Harpsichord Ensemble [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 16/Nov/2002 ] "Performances..show accomplishment and feel for the music.." (Penguin Guide 3 stars) |
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TELEMANN
Oboe Concertos Vol 1 Sarah Francis (oboe) / London Harpsichord Ensemble [ Regis Records / CD - released 16/Nov/2002 ] "recorded sound is excellent. Recommended." (Gramophone) |
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TELEMANN
Oboe Concertos Vol 2 Sarah Francis (oboe) / London Harpsichord Ensemble [ Regis Records / CD - released 16/Nov/2002 ] "Performances of joy and sparkle" (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS
The Last Night of the Proms: Land of Hope & Glory Sarah Walker (mezzo) Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Roger Norrington [ Australian SBS Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "A great collection of British favourites that are just right for any time of the year, very well recorded and performed … and at a great price too! You won't be disappointed." (MusicWeb June 2008) |
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MANUEL de FALLA
Falla: Love the Magician / Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Interlude and Spanish Dance from 'La vida breve' Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] ' The brightly lit Chandos recording emphasis the vigour of Geoffrey Simon's very vital account…' - The Penguin Complete Guide |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto Nos 4 + 5 / Fur Elise Artur Schnabel (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra [ Avid / CD - released 28/May/2016 ] |
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Scholars Of London
French Chansons [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Mozart, Wo
Le nozze di Figaro, Palestrina, Ariadne auf Naxos, Der Rosenkavalier, Fidelio, Don Giovanni, Madame Butterfly, L'incoron Sena Jurinac, Ludwig, Schöffler, Thomas, Grist, Lackner, Raninger, Reining, Güden, London, Kunz, Lorenzi, Solze, Mödl, D [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 23/Oct/2006 ] |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Ballades Seong-Jin Cho (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Nov/2016 ] South Korea's Seong-Jin Cho, aged 21, was announced winner of the prestigious 17th international Frederic Chopin piano competition in the Polish capital, Warsaw on the evening of 20th October 2015. The competition, held every five years, is one of... |
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RACHMANINOV
The Miserly Knight (complete opera) Sergei Leiferkus / Vladimir Jurowski / Annabel Arden / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladmir Jurowski [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 19/Dec/2005 ] G :- '…an inspired piece of programming...Sergei Leiferkus was utterly compelling in the title role...he delivered an appropriately mean performance' - Opera |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Sons of Light (with Parry-Ode on the Nativity / Holst-The Mystic Trumpeter) Sheila Armstrong (soprano) Teresa Cahill (soprano) / Bach Choir / Royal College of Music Chorus / London Philharmonic / Willocks [ Lyrita / CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] "Lyrita here put on the map three neglected scores from the British choral tradition and they do so in magnificent style." (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / etc Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Decca / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] Award-winning British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns with Elgar, a brand new album of works anchored around Elgar's Cello Concerto - arguably the best-known work in the classical canon written for solo cello. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cello Concertos [with Britten: Cello sonata Op.65] Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) / Sinfonia of London, John Wilson, with Isata Kanneh-Mason [ Decca Records / CD - released 23/May/2025 ] "The uniqueness of the present coupling is hardly the least of its assets. With sound of unfailing definition and focus, it demonstrably takes Kanneh-Mason's standing on to a whole new level." Gramophone |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Otello (complete opera recorded in 2009) Simon O'Neill, Gerald Finley, Anne Schwanewilms / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/Oct/2010 ] "O'Neill is an unusual Otello in that he is so unequivocally a tenor, with no hint of baritone in his timbre...the playing is alert and sensitive to drama and text." Gramophone Award Finalist 2011 - Opera |
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CHARBRIER / DURUFLE / SAINT-SAËNS / DEBUSSY / IBERT
Escales: French Orchestral Works Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] John Wilson and Sinfonia of London release their second album, following widespread and universal critical acclaim for their first recording, of Korngold's Symphony in F sharp. This new recording explores the unique sound world of French orchestral... |
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GEORGE ENESCU / EUGENE YSAYE / GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
Bacewicz/Ysaÿe/Enescu: Music For Strings Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 19/May/2024 ] For this their fourth album of music for string orchestra, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London present a programme of works by three composers from the Franco-Belgian school of string pedagogy, who were all themselves virtuosic string players. |
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SERGE RACHMANINOFF
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 / Preludes in C Sharp Minor Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Mar/2023 ] "… To experience the full magnificence of Rachmaninov's orchestration, we need Wilson's imaginative attention to details and Chandos's superior engineering" Gramophone |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony no.1 / Symphonic Dances Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/May/2025 ] John Wilson and Sinfonia of London complete their set of Rachmaninov symphonies with this recording of the First Symphony and the Symphonic Dances. |