W. A. MOZART
The Complete Piano Sonatas [6 CD set] Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano [ BIS / 6 CD - released 15/Dec/2000 ] "There is a freshness and sense of novelty about his reading." Gramophone |
Rondelles, The
Shined Nickels and Loose Change (CD) [ K Records / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
Ronnie Aldrich and his two pianos / Melodies from the Classics (Recorded 1962/78) (2 original LPs on the one CD)
Ronnie Aldrich and his orchestra [ Vocalion Decca Archives / CD - released 10/Apr/2004 ] 2 original albums on the one CD |
RONNIE BARKER
Ronnie Barker at the Beeb [3 CD set] Ronnie Barker [ BBC Radio Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2004 ] Ronnie Barker at his brilliant best in a wonderful compilation that spans his thirty years in show business, from early radio appearances in The Navy Lark to the incomparable The Two Ronnies. |
Ronnie Mislap
Lost in the Fifites Tonight / Heart & Soul (Two Original Albums on One CD) [ T-Bird Americana / Cherry Red Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] |
J.S. BACH
Rosalyn Tureck plays Bach [8 CD set] Rosalyn Tureck (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2012 ] |
Roy Buchanan
Live From Austin, TX (CD + DVD) [ New West Records / CD - released 22/Mar/2012 ] Blues guitarist Roy Buchanan's legendary 1976 performance on both CD and DVD! This live set captures Roy when was on top of his game. |
Roy Orbison
Black & White Night 30 (DVD/CD) [ Sony Music / CD/DVD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] This CD/DVD package presents the International superstar Roy Orbison in the midst of a remarkable comeback after several years out of the limelight. For his stellar return, Orbison was joined by some of the musicians he had influenced including Bruce... |
Roy & The Devil's Motorcycle
Tell It To The People (Vinyl Edition Plus CD) [ Voodoo Rhythm Records / 2 LP/CD - released 22/Jun/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl issue with CD. |
W. A. MOZART
Symphonies 38 'Prague', 39, 40, 41 'Jupiter' [plus bonus CD] Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Special 25th anniversary edition with bonus CD of selected works from the Nikolaus Harnoncourt catalogue. |
DVORAK
Dvorak: Composer Series [2 CD set] Pierre-Laurent-Aimard (pinao), Royal Concertgebouw & Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] "This superbly played Seventh has a lot going for it...Harnoncourt is impressive...The recording is splendidly full and resonant, with every detail registering." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
SCHUBERT
Schubert: Composer series [2 CD set] Various performers & orchestras conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] |
SHOSTAKOVICH / TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / RACHMANINOV / etc
Great Russian Symphonies [10 CD set] Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko / National Symphony of the Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar / Russian Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky, etc [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2015 ] The first attempts at a Russian Nationalist symphony were made in the late nineteenth-century by Balakirev and his acolytes, Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov as well as by Tchaikovsky, whose symphonies have a distinctly Russian flavour. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich; The Complete Symphonies (11 CD set) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, with Alexander Vinogradov (bass) & Gal James (soprano) [ Naxos / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Vasily Petrenko was appointed principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006 and in 2009 became Chief Conductor. He is also Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. He was the Classical BRIT Awards Male Artist of... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Top 100 Favourite Classical Melodies [5 CD set] Royal Philharmonic, London Baroque Ensemble, Choir of St. John's College Cambridge, Consort of London and others [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2010 ] This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl Davis, London Baroque Ensemble, Choir of St. John's College Cambridge,... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Overtures & Choruses [2 CD set] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & various orchestras, Isidore Godfrey, Royston Nash, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Walker & Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "This is a marvellous and well-presented double disc compilation consisting of all of Sullivan's overtures as well as popular choruses from a wide variety of the most well known operettas." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2011) |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
Roussel: The Complete Symphonies [4 CD set] Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Stéphane Denève [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "an excellent disc, splendidly and idiomatically performed and a superb advertisement for composer, conductor and orchestra. Highly recommended." Gramophone Magazine on Symphony No 4 |
BEETHOVEN
Rudolf Serkin Plays Beethoven [11 CD set] Rudolf Serkin (piano) with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy & others [ Sony Classical Masters / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "It goes without saying that this is among the finest of current versions, for Serkin as a master pianist has the power to convince one against initial preconceptions." (Gramophone on Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2) |
Rufus Wainwright
Milwaukee At Last!!! (CD+Dvd)) [ Decca / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] Milwaukee at Last!!! captures singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright performing live in Wisconsin at the Pabst Theater on August 27, 2007. Recorded while on tour in support of his 2007 studio effort, Release the Stars, Milwaukee at Last!!! finds... |
Run-Dmc
5 CD Original Album Classics [ 5 CD - released 28/Jun/2013 ] |