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MICHAEL HAYDN
Horn Concerto / 6 Minuets / Duo Concertante / netc Barry Tuckwell (horn) Simon Preston (organ) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "The neatest of orchestral playing informs these performances: alert strings, restrained wind, and enterprising harpsichord" (Gramophone) |
ARNOLD BAX
Octet / String Quintet / Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Harp, and String Quartet / etc Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] In Memoriam, originally subtitle 'An Irish Elegy', is scored for cor anglais, harp and string quartet. The music is announced, bard-like, by the harp, with a repeated spread chordal motif; the cor anglais immediately sounds the folk-like main theme,... |
Beaux Arts Trio, Quartetto Italiano, Academy Chamber Ensemble
Schubert-Great Chamber Works (Includes Octet in F major, D803) [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 5/Apr/2004 ] A generously-filled pair of discs offers three of Schubert's most famous and best-loved chamber masterpieces for different instrumental forces: the Octet for strings and wind, the "Trout" Quintet for piano and strings, and "Death and the Maiden" for... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (with works by Mozart, Schubert & MacMillan) Nicola Benedetti (violin) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, James MacMillan [ Decca / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "Sparkling, poetic playing that confirms Benedetti's formidable talent. From Ayrshire, written for her by MacMillan… prompts Benedetti to some passionate playing, inspired by melodic lines geared to show off her special qualities." Gramophone |
JOHANN GOTTLIEB JANITSCH
Janitsch: Trio Sonatas Berlin Friday Academy [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] New recordings of elegantly crafted chamber music by one of the leading musical lights of Berlin during the mid-18th century. A contemporary biographical sketch of Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-ca 1763) presented him as 'cheerful and... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (complete opera) Catherine Bott, Emma Kirkby, John Mark Ainsley, David Thomas / Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ Decca / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] "…Catherine Bott's Dido is perfectly rendered as part of an integrated recorded sound in a performance that's breathtakingly well nuanced. Emma Kirkby's Belinda is similarly finely turned In addition" (BBC Music) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos Nos 19 20 21, 23 24, etc Alfred Brendel (piano) / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 29/Nov/2008 ] Rosette Recording - Penguin Stereo Guide |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (Complete) English Chamber Orchestra & Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Benjamin Britten and Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Penguin Stereo Guide *** Three Stars |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tug at China's Heartstrings Central nMusic Academy orchestra of Plucked Instruments [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] Music for plucked instruments is music for an ensemble of various plucked instruments and is an integrated part of traditional Chinese (or China's national) instrumental music. |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Requiem In C Minor / Missa Sancti Joannis Nepomuceni / etc Chamber Choir Cantemus & German Chamber Academy, Werner Ehrhardt [ Capriccio SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/May/2006 ] |
ARCANGELO CORELLI
Concerti grossi, op. 6 (Selection) The Chamber Orchestra of The New Dutch Academy / Simon Murphy [ Penatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] " Also this second SA-CD of the New Dutch Academy is full of vitality and spirituality…in all those beautifully shaped melodies the orchestra is in total balance" ---Haagse Courant |
RICHTER, FRANZ XAVER / STAMITZ, JOHANN
Early String Symphonies Vol 2 (Richter, Franz Xaver / Stamitz, Johann) The Chamber Orchestra of The New Dutch Academy. Simon Murphy [ Penatone SACD / SACD - released 6/Jul/2005 ] " Also this second SA-CD of the New Dutch Academy is full of vitality and spirituality…in all those beautifully shaped melodies the orchestra is in total balance" ---Haagse Courant |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem Realisations Elin Manahan Thomas (sop) Christine Rice (mezzo) James Gilchrist (tenor) Christopher Purves (bass) / Choir Of Kings College Cambridge, Academy of Anci [ Kings College Cambridge / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] "The standard of the performance is high, so long as you want a liturgical version, one that might be used at a service...This is an educative set, and it is interesting to listen to the alternative versions." (BBC Music) |
TAVENER / ALLEGRI / BARBER / FAURE / PALESTRINA / and many more
The Glory Of New College Choir Choir of New College, Oxford / Edward Higginbottom, with the Academy of Ancient Music [ Erato / Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2018 ] "This is one of the most sublime choral records I have ever heard." - Organists' Review |
HANDEL
Dettingen Te Deum / Zadok the priest / etc The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / The Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "The label itself is recommendation enough, but Stephen Layton conducting Cambridge's Trinity College Choir and the Academy of Ancient Music is extra asssurancwe of top-notch quality." (William Dart NZ Herald June 2008) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Cello Concertos Christophe Coin (cello) / The Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood [ Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Reissued from the L'Oiseau-Lyre catalogue |
JOSEF HAYDN
Cello Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Christophe Coin (cello) / The Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) - One of the plums of the L'Oiseau-Lyre catalogue, this spry recording of the two Haydn Cello Concertos has been out of the catalogue for some time. |
WILLIAM WALTON
Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario Christopher Plummer (narrator) Celia Nicklin (oboe) / Academy of St.Martin / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'Chandos's stunning sound captures with unflinching ease the rousing spectacle of the battle music at full tilt. In all, another winner of a CD in what's turning out to be a most distinguished series.' Hi-Fi News |
TELEMANN / VIVALDI / ALBINONI / FASCH / HERTEL / etc
Concerto à la Carte Claude Monteux (flute) John Wilbraham (trumpet) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ SBS Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "The most alert string-playing distinguishes this record … first-class quality of recording throughout" The Gramophone |
J. S. BACH
The Best of Johann Sebastian Bach (LP) Concentuis Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Beatrice Rana / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner / Ton Koopman / etc [ Warner Classics / 2 LP - released 11/Jun/2021 ] Highlights from the greatest masterpieces by JS Bach performed by first-class musicians: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ton Koopman, Alexandre Tharaud, David Fray, Sir Neville Marriner, Fabio Biondi, Emmanuel Pahud, Beatrice Rana,... |
