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Mark De Clive-Lowe
Church (LP) [ Ropeadope / 2 LP ] When expat keyboard player/producer and remixer Mark De Clive-Lowe made a 36-hour visit to Auckland 10 days ago he was aware, after 10 years in London and five in LA where he lives with his wife, singer Nia Andrews, and two children, that he was seen... |
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Mark Knopfler
One Take Radio Sessions [ Warner Bros. Records / CD ] |
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Mark Knopfler
Wag the Dog (Original Soundtrack) [ Vertigo Records / CD - released 15/Feb/1998 ] A regular composer of film soundtracks, Mark Knopfler's sixth score in his illustrious career was for the 1997 Barry Levinson directed political satire starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. |
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Mark Lanegan
Imitations (LP) [ Flooded Soil Recordings / LP - released 13/Sep/2013 ] "Imitations" is the eighth solo album from legendary alternative rock musician Mark Lanegan. It's a collection of cover songs consisting of music Lanegan listened to as a child through to contemporary times, featuring covers of artists such as Frank. |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: The Opera Collection [27 CD set incls 'Zoroastre', 'Castor & Pollux' & 'Hippolyte et Aricie'] Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg, Gawllw Mechaly, Anne Maria Panzarella, Mireille Delunsch, Zeger Vandersteene, Sophie Daneman, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 27 CD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2014 ] This budget-priced box brings together nine of Rameau's operas and music from four of his other stage works, all in performances led by seven conductors who played a leading role in the revival of interest in Rameau's music over the past 30 years. |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Lute Songs (with Britten-Nocturnal) Mark Padmore (tenor) Elisabeth Kenny (lute) Craig Ogden (guitar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "A terrific disc which demonstrates how flexibly Dowland's line can be treated in expressing the nuances of the texts." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Feb 2008) |
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Mark Russo
The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading [ CD ] |
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THOMAS ADES
Adès Conducts Adès Mark Stone (baritone), Kirill Gerstein (piano), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "...for proof that Adès does what he does with mind-boggling brilliance, look no further." Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Contemporary |
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JOHN IRELAND
The Songs of John Ireland Lisa Milne, John Mark Ainsley, Christopher Maltman / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2015 ] "Ireland was a songsmith to rival the finest this country has produced, and Hyperion's generous anthology will hopefully encourage others to explore this rewarding and rapt repertoire" (Hi-Fi News) |
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WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER
Piano Music, Chamber Music and Songs The Nash Ensemble with John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Ian Brown (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'These modest miniatures reveal a composer who was able, not only to invent memorable ideas, but to do some artful things with them'- The Sunday Times |
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Paquito d'Rivera, Diego Urcola, Alex Brown, Oscar Stagnaro, Mark Walker, Arturo Stable
Jazz Meets the Classics [ Paquito Records / CD - released 5/Aug/2014 ] The mixture of jazz, classical and Afro-Latin traditions into a cohesive whole is wonderfully executed by the leader and his phenomenal sextet. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Concertos Paul Goodwin (oboe) Mark Bennett (trumpet) Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) / English Consort / Trevor Pinnock [ DG Archiv / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1761-1800) - "With exuberance and elwgance Bennett shows the keyed trumpet in its best." (1001 Classical) |
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PHILIP GLASS
Orion Philip Glass Ensemble with Mark Atkins (didgeridoo), Wu Man (pipa), Foday Musa Suso (kora), UAKTI (multi-instrumentalists) etc [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Orion, a new concert work for the Philip Glass Ensemble and world musicians, was commissioned by the Cultural Olympiad 2001-2004 and premiered in Athens in June 2004, preceding the Olympic Games. |
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LEONCAVALLO / PONCHIELLI / CILEA / ZANDONAI / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / etc
Nessun Dorma (arias from opera) Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mark Elder [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Following on from the great success of his previous Berlioz releases, superstar tenor Roberto Alagna explores the world of opera with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under conductor Mark Elder. |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Fantasio (complete operetta) Sarah Connolly, Brenda Rae, Russell Braun, Neal Davies / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] 'Opera' - Recording of the Month - December 2014 |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: King Arthur Veronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau, Mark Padmore / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Erato Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide |
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EDGAR MEYER / TRADITIONAL
Appalachia Waltz [newly remastered] Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Edgar Meyer (bass) Mark O'Connor (violin) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Yo-Yo Ma joins double-bassist Edgar Meyer and fiddler/violinist Mark O'Connor |
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GRIEG
Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, Piano Concerto & 7 Lyric Pieces Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ronan O'Hora (piano), Mark Ermler & James Judd (conductors) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "When it comes to generous emotional engagement you will look in vain in this price bracket. Ronan O'Hora is an extremely classy act and this version of the concerto need not look bashful in the company of the conventionally recognised reference... |
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FINZI / BRITTEN / HOLST
Works for Choir and Orchestra Alison Barlow (sop) John Mark Ainsley (ten) David Hoult (bar) Stephen Varcoe (bar) / Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "If any lover of the music of English twentieth century composers does not have this disc in their collection, they should take steps to rectify the omission immediately." (Recording of the Month musicWeb Aug 2013) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Songs & Piano Music [2 CDs] Amanda Pitt (soprano) Mark Wilde (tenor) Peter Savidge (baritone) David Owen Norris (1844 Broadwood Square Piano) [ Avie / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "A veritable treasure-trove." (BBC Radio 3) |