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Michael Jackson
Thriller 40 [ Epic / 2 CD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] 40th anniversary edition. Michael's epic creation won a record setting 8 Grammys, smashed musical barriers, and changed the frontiers of pop music and videos forever. Michael Jackson's Thriller has spent more than 500 weeks on the Billboard... |
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: Pacific Overtures Michael K. Lee & Scott Watanabe / 2005 New Broadway Cast Recording [ PS Classics / CD - released 17/May/2005 ] Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler. Set in 19th-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization starting in 1853, when... |
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MARCEL DUPRE
Dupre: Works For Organ Vol.10 Michael Keeley (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Jan/2000 ] "Keeley is a fine performer...[who] plays intelligently, with a no-nonsense approach to interpretation. The instrument is bright and well balanced." American Record Guide |
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Michael Kiwanuka
Small Changes [ Polydor / CD - released 22/Nov/2024 ] "Small Changes" was produced alongside Danger Mouse and Inflo, the team behind the globally acclaimed "KIWANUKA" and its equally acclaimed predecessor, "Love & Hate". The new record was recorded between London and Los Angeles. The core trio made up... |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol 2 Michael Lewin (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] "American pianist Michael Lewin takes on the second batch in Naxos' set of The Complete Keyboard Sonatas by Italian Baroque composer Domenico Scarlatti." Blogcritics Magazine, April 05, 2007 |
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Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Coda: Orchestra Suites [ ECM / CD - released 16/Jul/2021 ] Extending the concept initiated with his critically-acclaimed Jazz Composer's Orchestra Update album, described by Down Beat as "pretty fantastic", Michael Mantler radically reworks music from several phases of his career. On Coda he shapes favourite... |
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GEORGE STILES
Stiles: Honk! - a musical comedy Michael McClean & Nicolas Colicos / 1997 Stephen Joseph Theatre Production [ Dress Circle / CD - released 17/May/1998 ] Honk! is a musical adaptation of the 1843 Hans Christian Andersen story The Ugly Duckling, incorporating a message of tolerance. The book and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe and music is by George Stiles. |
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Michael McDonald
The Ultimate Collection [ Rhino Records / CD - released 9/Aug/2005 ] Spanning 1976 to the present, this hit-packed compilation spotlights McDonald on 19 timeless songs such as "What A Fool Believes", "Minute By Minute", "Sweet Freedom", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Takin' It To The Streets", etc. |
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Michael Mcdonald
The Very Best Of [ Warner Strategic / CD - released 5/Mar/2001 ] |
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Michael Mcdonald
Wide Open [ Bmg / CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] |
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RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Bennett: Orchestral Works, Vol.4 [Includes Concerto for Piano and Orchestra] Michael McHale (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2020 ] In this fourth volume in their Richard Rodney Bennett series, John Wilson and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra turn to his Piano Concerto, commissioned by the John Feeney Trust for the CBSO and written in 1968. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms-Glanert: Four Serious Songs Michael Nagy (baritone), Kari Kriikku (clarinet) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Olari Elts [ Ondine / CD - released 13/Jan/2017 ] "[Glanert's arrangement] manages to be teasing and stirring at the same time...Kriikku's playing is a delight." BBC Music |
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MICHAEL NYMAN
The Piano: Original Soundtrack / The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover Michael Nyman [ Universal / 2 CD - released 14/Feb/2014 ] Two CDs for the price of one! |
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JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No 6 in C major; Piano Concerto No.4 in E flat major Michael O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2005 ] "The soloist is very persuasive, and he receives admirable support from Bamert and the London Mozart Players. First-class, natural balanced recording." (Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concerto No. 5 in C major, `L`incendie par l`orage`/ Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major Michael O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2005 ] "Excellent support throughout from Bamert, and first-class recording." (Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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ANTON RUBINSTEIN / SIGISMOND THALBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.4 in D minor / Thalberg: Piano Concerto in F minor Michael Ponti (piano) / Philharmonia Hungarica, Othmar Maga / Westphalian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Kapp [ Vox Prima / CD - released 27/Jun/1987 ] Originally recorded in 1983 |
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SERGE LIAPUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liapunov: Phapsody on Ukrainian Themes for Piano & Orchestra (with concertos by Medtner & Balakirev) Michael Ponto (piano) / Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Pierre Caro / Westphalian Symphony, Siefried Landau [ Vox Turnabout / CD - released 27/Jun/1992 ] The American pianist, Michael Ponti, was born in Germany of American parents, and was taken to the USA as a child. He studied piano in Washington DC with Gilmour McDonald from 1954-1955, who was a pupil of Leopold Godowsky. |
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NICOLO PAGANINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Paganini: 24 Caprices (recorded 1958) Michael Rabin (violin) [ EMI Great Recordings of the Century / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] 'The legendary Michael Rabin, who died tragically young, was a stupendous technician. Superb dexterity is coupled with a fine control of pitch and a wonderful singing quality in the highest register.' (Gramophone) |
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WORDSWORTH / KEATS / SHAKESPEARE / THOMAS
Poetry Choice Michael Redgrave / Robert Donat / Dylan Thomas [ Alto / CD - released 10/Jun/2015 ] Almost 70 minutes of sustained quality favourites, all read by legendary voices. |
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Choderlos de Laclos
Dangerous Liaisons Michael Sheen (Reader), Sarah Woodward (Reader), Polly Hayes (Reader) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD ] |