J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Organ Master Series Volume 3 Gillian Weir (organ) [ Priory / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2003 ] Recorded April 2002 |
FRANCOIS ROBERDAY / JEAN LANGLAIS / SAMUEL SCHEIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: King of Instruments: The Art of Gillian Weir Gillian Weir (organ) [ Decca Argo / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'her light touch and prismatic registrations enliven one hour's worth of François Roberday's beautiful but severe Fugues et Caprices ' 10/10 ClassicsToday.com |
CLERAMBAULT / BRUHNS / WIDOR / VIERNE / DUPRE / BACH / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: King of Instruments: The Art of Gillian Weir Gillian Weir (organ) [ Argo / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2005 ] 'There is an aristocratic poise and restraint which illuminate Weir's readings of Clerambault's two Suites' BBC Music Magazine |
BACH / BUXTEHUDE / REGER / MUFFAT / ROSSI / PEETERS / YOUMANS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: On Stage at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham Gillian Weir (organ) [ Priory / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "With no fewer than 11 of the beasts in this programme you'd be forgiven for feeling toccata's out by the end of this exhilarating double disc set. But Gillian Weir knows her repertoire and Birmingham's stupendous Klais organ inside out.... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 1-10: The Symphonies Il Giardino Armonico, Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 28/Jan/2022 ] This ten-CD set celebrates the release of the first ten volumes of the HAYDN2032 series, which aims to record all 107 Haydn symphonies by the 300th anniversary of his birth in 2032. |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos Giuliano Carmignola (violin from 1733) / il Quartettone, Carlo de Martini [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2008 ] Recorded at Pieve Di Palazzo Pignano, Cremona, Italy |
PHILIP GLASS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glass: Dancepieces Glass Philip Ensemble / Michael Riesman [ Sony / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Philip Glass is one of the most prolific and distinguished composers of the 20th Century. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and scored dozens of operas, films and plays, and released symphonic compositions and solo work. His work is... |
J. S. BACH
Glenn Gould plays Bach: 6 Partitas, Chromatic Fantasy, Italian Concerto & The Art of the Fugue (excerpts) Glenn Gould (piano) [ Sony Classical / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2012 ] Glenn Herbert Gould was a Canadian classical pianist. He was one of the best known and most celebrated pianists of the 20th century, and was renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach. |
J. S. BACH
Glenn Gould plays Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II, BWV 846-893 Glenn Gould (piano) [ Sony Classical / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2012 ] Released as part of the Glenn Gould Anniversary Edition |
J. S. BACH
Glenn Gould: A State of Wonder - The Complete Goldberg Variations 1955 & 1981 Glenn Gould (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Aug/2020 ] 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 4) - BBC MUSIC |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in August 2009) BLU-RAY Globe / Andrew Vincent / Philip Cumbus / Michael O'Hagan / Atetomiwa Edun, Ellie Kendrick [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Dominic Dromgoole's production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare's most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story. Ellie Kendrick, a truly youthful Juliet, and... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: As You Like It (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in October 2009) BLU-RAY Globe Theatre / Brendan Hughes / Naomi Frederick / Laura Rogers / Philip Bird / Jamie Parker / Jack Laskey [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "Naomi Frederick's superb Rosalind is a woman of wit and intelligence… Laskey's Orlando is equally bewitched, bothered and bewildered, and the playfulness between the two is a pleasure" The Guardian |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Hamlet (recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe, 2018) Globe / Catrin Aaron, James Garnon, Colin Hurley, Michelle Terry / Federay Holmes, Elle While (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] Encompassing political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour, Hamlet is a colossus in the story of the English language and the fullest expression of Shakespeare's genius. |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe, May 2015) Globe / Jonathan Pryce, Rachel Pickup, Daniel Lapaine, Dominic Mafham, Phoebe Pryce [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] In some of his most highly-charged scenes, Shakespeare dramatises the competing claims of tolerance and intolerance, religious law and civil society, justice and mercy; while in the character of Shylock he created one of the most memorable outsiders |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Tempest (recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe, August 2013) Globe / Roger Allam, Jason Baughan, Jessie Buckley, Sam Cox / Jeremy Herrin (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel and his deformed slave Caliban. When Prospero raises a storm to wreck this... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Henry V (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in June, 2012) Globe Theatre / Brendan O'Hea, Jamie Parker, Paul Rider, David Hargreaves, Giles Cooper [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] Capped by one of the most famous speeches ever written, King Henry V recalls the momentous English victory at Agincourt. With comic sub-plots to be found among Henry's soldiers, the production boasts some terrific performances - including Sam Cox. |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Richard II (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in 2015) Globe Theatre / Charles Edwards, Henry Everett, William Gaunt, Jonny Glynn , David Sturzaker [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Feb/2017 ] Ruling by divine right, but himself ruled by caprice, King Richard exiles Henry Bolingbroke and seizes his father's vast states. While Richard is distracted by a rebellion in Ireland, Bolingbroke returns to England, intent on recovering... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: All's well that ends well (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in 2011) Globe Theatre / Michael Bertenshaw, Sam Cox, Sam Crane, Naomi Cranston, John Cummins [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] G: - Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well centres on the tale of Helena's quest to marry the man she loves, the rather unimpressed Bertram, who initially refuses her due to her lack of social standing. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera recorded in May 1997) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Festival Opera / Antonello Palombi, Patrick Denniston, Paolo Montarsolo, Roberto De Candia / John Eliot Gardiner [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 5/Jul/2017 ] "Gardiner makes a surprising appearance conducting Puccini with a blend of analysis and passion, allowing a sense of delicacy to pervade where others might encourage bombast." (Opera Now) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi [with Rachmaninov - The Miserly Knight] (complete operas recorded in 2004) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Alessandro Corbelli / Massimo Giordano / Richard Berkeley-Steele / Maxim Mikhailov / Vladimir Jurowski (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Blu-Ray - "Alessandro Corbelli delivers a masterclass in how to extract every ounce of humour from comedy by playing it straight. He is the king of comedy and an international treasure." The Stage |