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Aaron Parks (piano), Ben Street (double bass), Billy Hart (drums)
Find the Way [ ECM / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] For the second ECM album by Aaron Parks - following the solo release Aborescence, which JazzTimes praised as "expansive, impressionistic… like a vision quest" - the prize-winning pianist has convened a trio featuring bassist Ben Street and drummer... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' (LP) Aase Nordmo Løvberg (sop), Christa Ludwig (mezzo), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass-baritone) / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klempe [ Warner Classics Vinyl / 2 LP - released 9/Jun/2023 ] The German-born conductor Otto Klemperer, a towering figure in the musical history of the 20th century, died at the age of 88 on July 8th 1973, so 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of his death. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 Choral (Rec 1957) Aase Nordmo-Lovberg (soprano), Christa Ludwig (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Otto Klemperer [ Testament / CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] "Hearty thanks to Testament for issuing this wonderful document of Klemperer's greatness - caught on the wing." (MusicWeb June 2000) |
TELEMANN
Three Cantatas Dorothee Mields (soprano) & Klaus Mertens (bass baritone) / Accademia Daniel, Shalev Ad-El [ CPO / CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "CPO continue to produce very high quality performances and recordings of some of the German baroque's very best pieces." (Early Music Review) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Glagolitic Mass & Taras Bulba Aga Mikolaj (soprano), Iris Vermillion (contralto) Stuart Neill (tenor) Arutjun Kotchinian (bass) / RundfunkSinfonieorchester, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] This album offers two of the best known and most loved works by Leoš Janáček. The Glagolitic Mass was thus described by a musicologist: "It has absolutely everything, it's engrossing and enthralling and captivating and startling and soothing and... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Les Ages du monde: French Music for Viol Consort Through the Ages Chelys Consort of Viols, Harry Buckoke (bass viol), James Akers (theorbo, Baroque guitar) [ BIS / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] Following acclaimed recordings devoted to English music for viol consort, notably that of Christopher Simpson (BIS2153), Henry Purcell (BIS2583) and William Byrd (BIS2663), the Chelys Consort now presents a programme that explores the kind of music... |
DONIZETTI / LEONCAVALLO / ROSSINI / VERDI
Great Operatic Arias - Alan Opie sing Bel Canto Alan Opie (bass) with orchestra & chorus [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 20/Oct/2003 ] Opie has been a faithful servant of opera for Britain for many years, and this compilation presents him in on impressive form. |
VERDI
Il Trovatore (Complete Opera in English) Alan Opie (baritone) Clive Bayley (bass) Sharon Sweet (soprano) London Philharmonic orchestra [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2001 ] .A further addition to Chandos's Opera in English series |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quartets, Trout Quintet & String Quintet Alban Berg Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Georg Hörtnagel (double bass) [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 17/Mar/2023 ] The Alban Berg Quartett approach Schubert with classical discipline while vividly conveying the mysterious fervent power that is so instantaneously unique in the composer's works. They capture the quintessentially Viennese spirit of Schubert, as... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cantatas Aleksei Tanovitski (bass) & Kostiantin Andrejev (tenor) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Narva Boys Choir & Estonian Concert Choir, Paavo Järvi [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] "Järvi's Estonians perform with fervour and the Razin makes the issue worthwhile." (Sunday Times) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Alexander Kipnis (Rec 1945-46) Alexander Kipnis (bass) with various orchestras & conductors [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] In the search for suitable and evocative words to describe a particular vocal quality, usually, for the bass voice one would expect of course adjectives like 'deep', 'black', 'sonorous', 'cavernous', 'thundering', 'impressive' or even 'noble'. Rarely... |
ELIZABETH POSTON
Poston: Carols and Anthems Alexandra McPhee (soprano) Nina Vinther (mezzo) Ciaran Yeo (bass), etc / St Albans Cathedral Girls Choir, Lay Clerks of St Albans Cathedral [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Elizabeth Poston's long and distinguished career included significant work for the BBC during the Second World War, where she performed as a respected pianist and later composed scores for numerous radio and television productions. Describing herself... |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera) Alexandrina Pendatchanska (sop) Olga Pasichnyk (sop) Johannes Weisser (bar) Lorenzo Regazzo (bass) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] "Jacob's period Don is among the liveliest and most enjoyable on offer" (Recording of the Month Gramophone Awards Issue 2007) |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Music For A While Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Wieland Kuijken (bass viol), William Christie (harpsichord) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] During the 1970s Alfred Deller recorded for Harmonia Mundi some fifty recordings as soloist, with the Consort or with chorus and orchestra Director of the Académie de Musique Anglaise. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Life Of Tango Alfredo Marcucci (bandoneón), Michel van der Meire (bass), Juan Masondo (guitar & voice) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Nov/2004 ] |
VERDI / ROSSINI / VERDI / BELLINI
Great Operatic Arias Alistair Miles (bass) with various accompaniments [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 4/Apr/2000 ] Sensational bass arias recorded in English for the first time! |
HANDEL
Messiah Allan Clayton (tenor) Julia Doyle (soprano) Andrew Foster-Williams (bass) / Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'No-one, but no-one performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton' (Evening Standard) |
QUILTER
Folk-Song Arrangements / Part-Songs for Women's Voices (Complete) Amanda Pitt (soprano) Joanne Thomas (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone) David Owen Norris (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 11 / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "A worthy addition to British song history. Quilter enhances traditional tunes with understated, self effacing arrangements" (MusicWeb June 2005) |
GEORG GEBEL
Xmas Cantatas Vol 1 Veronika Winter, Gesine Adler (sop), Britta Schwarz (alto), Andreas Post (ten), Matthias Vieweg (bass) / Les Amis de Philippe, Ludger Rémy [ CPO / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Georg Gebel was unquestionably an artist of genius. Only his tragic and untimely death, combined with his negligent care of his compositions, conspired to keep him unknown or forgotten outside his close circles. It was not until 2003, when CPO... |
