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JOHN MAYNARD
Maynard - The XII Wonders of the World (with Character songs by Campion, Hume, etc) Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "...the singing is most attractive, the accompaniments rhythmically supportive, the recording clear and efficient" Gramophone Magazine |
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JOHN WARD
Ward - The First Set of English Madrigals / Four Fantasias for Viols Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "To hear such expressive singing and to encounter Emma Kirkby and Evelyn Tubb as well as Joseph Cornwell and Richard Wistreich in their prime and freshness is unbeatable. Anthony Rooley's own contribution cannot be underestimated." Bargain of the... |
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MONTEVERDI
Madrigale Erotici & Spirituale Consort of Musicke with Emma Kirkby. Anthony Rooley (Director & lute) [ Alto / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] "Monteverdi of this quality will doubtless become a constant reference throughout the group's career. Their performances of the Madrigali Erotic are more overtly impassioned than I have ever heard... both the sacred and secular... thoroughly... |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Earth, Water, Fire & Air Consort Of Musicke, Anthony Rooley [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "The Consort are in great form and at their best. At budget price this is worth every penny." (MusicWeb Nov 2013) |
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THOMAS WEELKES
Anthems & Madrigals Dame Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb (sopranos) / The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "Anthony Rooley's Consort in repertoire they do so well….This anthology might carry the subtitle of 'Weelkes' Greatest Hits': from Thule to When David heard, the best-known pieces are all here, and there is no better-rounded overview of his music... |
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HAYDN / TORELLI / TELEMANN / NERUDA / HUMPHRIES
Six Trumpet Concertos Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) / English Chamber Orchestra / Anthony Halstead [ Alto / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "fine concert... bright, gleaming admirably focussed timbre and precise articulation... sprightly finales" (Penguin Guide 3 stars) |
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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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Anthony Braxton
Concept Of Freedom [ HatHut Records / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Facade / Siesta / Scapino Overture / Portsmouth Point Overture (with music by Bax & Bliss) Dame Edith Sitwell and Sir Peter Pears (narrators), English Opera Group Ensemble, Anthony Collins / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "As for the performance, it stands above all others since … must remain a classic to the end of time" Gramophone Magazine |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 & 7 / Pohjola's Daughter / Karelia Suite / etc Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins, Thomas Jansen [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "I think the star performance is that of the Sixth Symphony - so elusive, so easy to ruin by over-interpreting. I was fascinated by what seemed like a hint of Russian flavouring in the string chants of the coda - well why not?" (Gramophone) |
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Palm Court Theatre Orchestra. Anthony Godwin-conductor
Down Peacock Alley [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] Popular light music from the 20s and 30s in a Palm Court style |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Duets and Solos Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley [ Alto / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Admirers of Emma Kirkby will surely revel in this collection, mostly of duets... The two voices are admirably matched and both artists ornament their lines attractively and judiciously... Evelyn Tubb sings dramatically & touchingly in Penelope's... |
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CAMPION / DOWLAND / MORLEY / BARTLETT / etc
An Elizabethan Songbook Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] "This a wonderful disc. Delightful songs. Kirkby's clear, pure voice complemented by Rooley's sympathetic lute accompaniment" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Honey from the Hive Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Anthony Rooley (lute) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "A well-articulated, piercing clarity, delicacy and perfect intonation, not to mention sympathetic accompaniment, combine to make this a superb version of Dowland's inventive and touching songs" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
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HANDEL / BACH / DOWLAND / BLOW / SCARLATTI / etc
The Artistry of Emma Kirkby: highlights from the original BIS recordings Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Jakob Lindberg (lute) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) Anthony Rooley (theorbo-lute) etc [ BIS / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "Artistry indeed, and praise to BIS for recognising how to honour it." Gramophone Magazine Reissue of the Month - July 2009 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arie Antiche Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/May/2012 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adagio: The Ultimate Collection Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Norbert Kraft (guitar), Jenö Jandó (piano), Bela Banfalvi (violin), Emilia Csanky (oboe), Anthony Camden (oboe), Alison A [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] An ultimate collection of soothing classics to melt away the stresses of your day |
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WILLIAM HAYES
The Passions: An Ode for Music (Oxford 1750) Evelyn Tubb, Ulrike Hofbauer, Sumihito Uesugi / La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Anthony Rooley [ Glossa / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "...the qualities of Hayes's composition emerge impressively in this excellent performance...Rooley's direction conveys the narrative of the ode astutely and demonstrates that Hayes's imaginative music is long overdue such tender loving cares."... |
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BRITTEN
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 / Quatre Chansons franASaises / Serenade,Op. 31 Felicity Lott (soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Michael Thompson (horn) / Scottish National Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'These are profoundly sympathetic performances, with Lott at her best in the 14-year-old composer's precocious settings of Hugo and Verlaine. Bryden Thomson and the RSNO support attentively, and the recordings are truthful and atmostpheric in the... |
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NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve (complete opera recorded in 2021) Frankfurt Opera / Julia Muzychenko, Enkelejda Shkoza, Alexey Tikhomirov, Anthony Robin Schneider / Sebastian Weigle (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Composed using his own libretto, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov created this magical opera based on the short story by Nikolay Gogol 'The Night before Christmas' in which Vakula the handsome blacksmith wants to marry the rich farmer's daughter Oksana, who... |