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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos & Sinfonia Concertante Rachel Barton Pine (violin) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, with Matthew Lipman (viola) [ Avie / 2 CD - released 18/Apr/2015 ] "there is much to enjoy in Barton Pine's sensitive, finely honed performances, especially of Nos. 4 & 5 (plenty of temperament in the latter's 'Turkish' eruption). With a nod to period performance, she articulates crisply and uses vibrato modestly." |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Divine Impresario: Nicolini on Stage Randall Scotting (countertenor), Mary Bevan (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music [ Signum / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] Divine Impresario is countertenor Randall Scotting's portrait of the celebrated castrato Nicolò Grimaldi ("Nicolini"), performed with the Academy of Ancient Music and Laurence Cummings. Drawing on arias and duets written for Nicolini by Handel,... |
J.S. BACH
Harpsichord Concertos BWV1052, BWV1053 & Triple BWV1044 (special price with Harmonia Mundi catalogue) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) / Academy of Ancient Music / Andrew Manze, director [ Harmonia Mundi / CD/Book - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "While Manze draws spirited playing from his ensemble, it's Egarr's intimately dramatic approach that really makes these discs special." ***** The Independent |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Messiah (1751 Version) Robert Brooks / Iestyn Davies / Eamonn Dougan / New College Choir / Academy of Ancient Music / Edward Higginbottom (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] "This is a very special recording. Not only is it of quite outstanding quality both musically and dramatically, but, being sung entirely by male voices associated with a single institution, it probably comes as close as modern conditions permit to |
W. A. MOZART
Gran Partita (with Haydn - Notturno No. 8 in G major) Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "this is seriously impressive playing from students of the Royal Academy of Music under Trevor Pinnock." (The Guardian) |
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Russian Academy/Munbaev
B Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2006 ] |
WEBER / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / DEBUSSY / SPOHR / etc
Clarinet Concertos Sabine Meyer (Clarinet, Basset-horn) / Berlin Philharmonic, Academy St Martins, Bamberg Symphony, etc [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2015 ] Inspired Mozart, Romantic rarities and infectious jazz classics - In her award-winning discography Sabine Meyer has explored many facets of the clarinet repertoire, halping the black woodwind instrument gain great popularity in the process. This CD... |
ABEL / REICHARDT / ZELTER / STORACE / MOZART / PAISIELLO
Jet Set! Classical Glitterati Simon Murphy , New Dutch Academy [ Pentatone / CD - released 22/Mar/2019 ] Featuring works by Abel, Reichardt, Zelter, Storace, Mozart and Paisiello, this album follows the musical "jet set" of the 18th century as they "do" the splendid cosmopolitan cultural epicentres of the time, including London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence / etc Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Among the sumptuous and deeply romantic music on this disc is the substantial selection from Walton's score for Richard III; colourful and richly detailed music, the suite is conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and makes a fitting tribute to William... |
WALTON
Richard III: A Shakespeare Scenario / Major Barbara: A Shavian Sequence Sir John Gielgud (narrator) / Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'The Chandos series of William Walton Film Music is simply and obviously certain to be a great classic of recording art. It serves all the higher purposes of truly distinguished record-making: not only are all aspects of performance and recording... |
WALTON
Hamlet: A Shakespeare Scenario / As you Like it: A Poem for Orchestra Sir John Gielgud (narrator) Catherine Bott (soprano) / Academy St Martins / Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Marriner and the Academy draw out all the romantic warmth of both scores, and the sound is richly atmospheric to match, with a sharper focus and a keener sense of presence than on some recordings from this source. The Hamlet music may not match... |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 4 [Chamber arrangement by Erwin Stein] (with Debbusy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune} Sonia Grane (soprano) / Royal Academy of Music Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 27/Jul/2013 ] "Under Pinnock, the Royal Academy of Music's Chamber Ensemble bring to the surface the lithe counterpoint that usually lumbers under thicker string textures." Gramophone Magazine, July 2013 |
W.A. MOZART
Bassoon / Oboe / Clarinet Concertos Stepan Turnovsky (bassoon) Martin Gabriel (oboe) Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) / Vienna Mozart Academy / Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "In his tonal purity and elegantly musical phrasing, Gabriel conjures Leon Goossens in his prime" - Fanfare |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah... The 250th Anniversary Performance recorded in 1992 Sylvia McNair, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jerry Hadley, Michael Chance and Robert Lloyd / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner [ Philips / DVD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] G :- This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took place in Dublin on 13 April 1742. |
HANDEL
Chandos Anthems Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2009 ] "Stephen Layton directs the small forces of the Academy of Ancient Music with precision and tact." (MusicWeb May 2009). |
W.A MOZART
Mozart: Bassoon, Oboe & Clarinet Concertos Stepan Turnovsky (bassoon), Martin Gabriel (oboe), Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) Vienna Mozart Academy, Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD ] "In his tonal purity and elegantly musical phrasing, Gabriel conjures Leon Goossens in his prime." - Fanfare |
W. A. MOZART
Cosi Fan Tutte (complete opera recorded in 1990) Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Classic Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "A strikingly light, fresh Così with a truly superb ensemble, idiomatic and characterful; the voices are large, but only Mattila sounds a little weighty." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
50 Best Film Classics [3 CD set] Various Artists including Sabine Meyer, Radu Lupu, Martha Argerich, Academy St Martin in the Fields, Taverner Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 10/Jul/2019 ] Classical music used in such classic movies as 'The King's Speech', 'Gallipoli', 'Barry Lyndon', 'Out of Africa', 'Fantasia', 'Amadeus', 'The Living Daylights', 'Elizabeth' & 'Farinelli'. |
ALBINONI / BACH / BEETHOVEN
Adagios I Solisti Veneti, the Amerdam Baroque Orchestra, Academy of St martins in the Fields, Ton Koopman, Daniel Barenboim, etc [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 18/Aug/2008 ] "Scimone's complete set is very recommendable… They radiate simple vitality, a love of life and a youthful exuberance that belies the composer's age. The playing is warm and musical…" (Penguin Guide on Albinoni) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart For My Baby Teresa Berganza, Aldo Ciccolini (piano), Jean-Bernard Pommier (piano), Michel Portal (clarinet), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner [ Erato Classics / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] The music most people call "classical"--works by composers such as Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart--is different from music such as rock and country. Classical music has a more complex musical structure. |
