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SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Midsummer Marriage (complete opera) Robert Murray, Rachel Nicholls, Ashley Riches, Toby Spence / London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Edward Gardner [ LPO / 3 CD Box Set - released 23/Sep/2022 ] "Gardner's is more than warmly recommended as both reminder of and entrée to Tippett's achievement." Gramophone Awards 2023 WINNER - Opera |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Organ Rolf Smedvig (trumpet) Michael Murray (organ) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "The Fourth always seemed like suitable territory for this conductor. And so it proves. A mass of detail and colour is unearthed by his fine Atlanta orchestra." - Gramophone |
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MENDELSSOHN
Elijah, Op. 70 [sung in English] Simon Keenlyside (bass-baritone) Rosemary Joshua (soprano) Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Robert Murray (tenor) / Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Connolly sings with mellifluous tone and Simon Keenlyside is an Elijah of spirit and intelligence: he may not have the sheer weight of a Bryn Terfel, but he's alive to every shift of meaning and his diction is, as ever, impeccable." (BBC Music) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mitridate, re di Ponto (recorded live Covent Garden in 1993) Royal Opera House / Bruce Ford, Jochen Kowalski, Ann Murray, Luba Orgonasova / Paul Daniel (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2012 ] |
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Sharon Shannon / Frankie Gavin / Michael McGoldrick / Jim Murray
Tunes [ Compass Records / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] This Sharon Shannon album features collaborations with her talented friends, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick and Jim Murray. |
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Various Artists / Music by Murray Gold
Doctor Who: Series 1 & 2 :-Original Television Soundtrack [ Silva Screen Records / CD - released 4/Sep/2007 ] This disc includes the songs "Song for 10", and "Love Don't Roam" performed by Neil Hannon... and of course, the "Doctor Who Theme". |
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MENOTTI
The Consul (Complete opera) Susan Bullock (soprano) John Horton Murray (tenor) Louis Otey (baritone) / Spoleto Festival / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical Recording you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
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HUMMEL
Masses vol. 2 (Includes Mass No. 2, Op. 80 in E flat major) Susan Gritton, soprano, Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano, James Gilchrist, tenor Stephen Varcoe, baritone Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Conviction and splendid sensitivity ... always alert, stylish, and ultra-transparent -allows us to hear the many felicities of Hummel's scoring. The voices are well-matched and sound as though they're really enjoying the music." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Gloria / Concerto for Organ (with Stravinsky-Symphony of Psalms) Sylvia McNair (soprano) Michael Murray (organ) / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and chorus / Robert Shaw [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Here is yet another superb re-issue of recordings by Robert Shaw, who died in 1999. Shaw was one of the supreme choral conductors of the 20th century." (MusicWeb Oct 2004) |
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YSAYE
Six Sonatas for Solo Violin Op. 27 Tai Murray (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "the perfection of [her] intonation, especially in the many virtuoso passages of fast-moving, random intervals of no predicable pattern, has tipped so far over into another league of accuracy that it adds an extra dimension of enjoyment to an already... |
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Various Artists Incl Robert Shaw, Fredrick Fennell, Michael Murray, Seiji Ozawa
Telarc - Celebrating 25 Years: The Classical Collection [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 2/Jul/2002 ] the truest, most authentic listening experience possible in recorded music. |
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Various Artists / Music by Murray Gold
Doctor Who: Series 3 - Original Television Soundtrack [ Silva Screen Records / CD - released 5/May/2008 ] Along with Gold's score, this 'Doctor Who' album features two songs - "My Angel put the Devil in Me" and "The Stowaway", both performed by up and coming singer / songwriter Yamit Mamo. |
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Various Artists / Music by Murray Gold
Doctor Who: Series 4 -Original Television Soundtrack [ Silva Screen Records / CD - released 24/Dec/2008 ] Murray Gold's powerful score for 'Doctor Who' is widely regarded as a major element in the revival of the classic cult series. This much anticipated collection includes "Song of Freedom", the stirring choral piece that celebrated the defeat of the... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT / W. A. MOZART
Schubert: Fantasy For Piano / Mozart: Sonata for two pianos Murray Perahia (piano) Radu Lupu (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] |
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BERNARD HERRMANN
DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY - Film 5: Beyond Psycho - The Musical Genius of Bernard Herrmann William Sharp, PostClassical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Joseph Horowitz, Murray Horwitz, David Jones, Karen Karbiener [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY A New Narrative for American Classical Music A PostClassical Ensemble 'More than Music' film series. Written and produced by Joseph Horowitz Visual presentation by Peter Bogdanoff |