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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart's Clavichord Georg Nigl; Alexander Gergelyfi [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 18/Jul/2025 ] How did Mozart hear his own music at home in Salzburg? This recording provides the answer, as it was made not only in the house in which he lived but also with the clavichord that he used to compose Die Zauberflöte, La clemenza di Tito and the... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale (English version) Isabelle Faust (violin), Dominique Horwitz (narrator) with ensemble / Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] "Faust and her colleagues do indeed evoke the mise en scène of performers pulling up in a dusty square late one afternoon and performing from the back of an old truck" Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Chamber |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
My First Violin Album [Incls 'Salut d'amour' & 'fantasy on Carmen'] Ilya Kaler (violin), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jenö Jandó (piano), Alexander Jablokov (violin), Chloë Hanslip (violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it and the top performers make it sound beautiful. They can also do clever things on it, with their fingers whizzing up... |
GUBAIDULINA /TARPOLSKI / REDGATE
Alexander Ivashkin Plays Gubaidulina, Tarpolski & Redgate Alexander Ivashkin (cello) [ Alma Classics / CD - released 19/Nov/2013 ] Alexander Ivashkin Plays Gubaidulina, Tarpolski & Redgate |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto no.1 - Tragic Overture (with Cherubini: Éliza) Alexander Melnikov (piano), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] With his First Concerto, the young Brahms set his own course in the wake of Beethoven and Schumann and at the same time poured forth his personal emotions in this work of impressive dimensions. The Russian soloist has chosen an instrument... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D.821 'Arpeggione' / Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 100, D. 929 Alexander Rudin (arpeggione/cello), Erich Hobarth (violin), Appo Hakkinen (fortepiano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2021 ] Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata has today become part of the cello repertoire but it was originally written for the arpeggione, a form of bowed guitar invented by the Viennese maker Johann Georg Staufer in 1823. With a unique ethereal sound, this... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 Alexander Ullman (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) [ Rubicon / CD - released 24/Jun/2022 ] Alexander Ullman was the winner of the 2011 Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest. He studied at the Purcell School, the Curtis Institute and the Royal College of Music. His teachers include William Fong, Leon Fleischer and Dmitri... |
ARVO PART
Musica Selecta: from the legendary premiere recordings The Hilliard Ensemble, Alexei Lubimov (piano), Alexander Malter (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin) , Latvian Radio Choir, etc [ ECM / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2015 ] Composer Arvo Pärt and producer Manfred Eicher have maintained their creative partnership for more than 30 years. Eicher launched ECM New Series in 1984 as a platform for Pärt's music, bringing the Estonian composer to the world's attention with... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto & Trio Op. 65 Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexander Melnikov (piano), Prague Philharmonia, Jiri Belohlavek [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] Almost twenty years ago, Isabelle Faust and Jiří Bělohlávek established a new milestone in the discography of Dvořák's Violin Concerto. The coupling, the tumultuous Trio in F minor, inaugurated the violinist's long and fruitful collaboration with... |
ANNA AKHMATOVA
Anna Akhmatova: Three Works Terence ONeill-Joyce (narrator) wih Alexander Ivashkin (cello) [ Ode Records / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] For the people of Russia Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) is a legend. She was one of the Great Russian poets, a real link between the culture of the so called Silver Age (1900-1914) - and the Soviet era. During the Soviet Era her books were almost... |
Arthur Alexander
The Greatest [ Ace Records U.K. / CD - released 20/Dec/1993 ] Thirteen years ago, I was an employee of the US-based Country Music Association, and in Nashville on business. On Sunday 6 June I was out and about at Nashville's sadly now-defunct Summer Lights music festival, which occupied several stages spread... |
Olly Alexander
Polari [ Polydor Uk / CD - released 7/Feb/2025 ] 'Polari' is a pop album for the ages, looking back on history as a means to learn more about yourself. Olly Alexander's first album under his own name takes as its primary inspiration the (almost) lost art of Polari. Originating around Europe and the... |
Olly Alexander
Polari (Indie Exclusive Purple LP) + Poster [ Polydor Uk / LP - released 7/Feb/2025 ] 'Polari' is a pop album for the ages, looking back on history as a means to learn more about yourself. Olly Alexander's first album under his own name takes as its primary inspiration the (almost) lost art of Polari. Originating around Europe and the... |
Olly Alexander
Polari (Purple LP) [ Polydor Uk / LP - released 7/Feb/2025 ] 'Polari' is a pop album for the ages, looking back on history as a means to learn more about yourself. Olly Alexander's first album under his own name takes as its primary inspiration the (almost) lost art of Polari. Originating around Europe and the... |
SELAOCOE / BACH / PLATTI
Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae) Abel Selaocoe (cello) with Yo-Yo Ma, Colin Alexander, Simran Singh, Max Baillie, Rakhvinder Singh, Ruth Gibson & others [ Warner Classics / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - CHAMBER BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - NEWCOMER |
Alexander Desplat (music)
The French Despatch - OST [ Search Light / CD - released 27/Jul/2021 ] The eclectic soundtrack features Jarvis Cocker, Grace Jones, Ennio Morricone, Charles Aznavour and more. |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Favourite pieces for violin and piano Alexander Markov (violin), Alexander Markovich (piano) [ Warner Classics Apex / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "Markov's technical acrobatics are dashed off with arrogant aplomb in virtuosic showpieces such as the Valse-Scherzo" (BBC Music) |
PAGANINI
Violin Concertos Alexander Markov (violin) / Rudfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrucken, Marcello Viotti [ Warner Classics Apex / 2 CD - released 19/Mar/2007 ] World-renowned artists, superb quality, reassuringly inexpensive. |
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Alexander O'Neal
5 Questions: the New Journey [ CD ] |
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Alexander O'Neal
All Mixed Up [ CD ] |
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Alexander O'Neal
All True Man [ CD ] |
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Alexander O'Neal
Love Makes No Sense [ CD ] |
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Alexander O'Neal
Saga of a Married man [ CD ] |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Tharaud Plays Rachmaninov Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Alexander Vedernikov, with Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) [ Erato / CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] "After the famous introductory bars - following the score rather than the composer's recording - the sweeping first subject enters faster, thankfully, than Richter's celebrated account but with the same majestic assurance" Gramophone Award Nomination |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (Complete Opera) Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Wilson, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, German Olvera / Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta [ Decca / 2 CD - released 31/Jul/2015 ] In this new and much-anticipated complete opera recording from superstar Andrea Bocelli, the tenor heads up a fine cast to explore Puccini's last opera. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1, 14, 15 & Chamber Symphony Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, with Kristine Opolais (soprano), Alexander Tsymbalyuk (bass) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] "No question that this latest release represents the Nelsons cycle at its best." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 202 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ancient Echoes Chorovaya Akademia / Alexander Sedov [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] "The members of Chorovaya Akademia are all graduates of music conservatories. Their singing shows it. It is clear and precise, not to mention of the highest quality. Some of the Russian choral albums I have (e.g., the Monks of Zagorsk; the Yale... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah / Saul / Alexander's Feast / Ode for St Cecilia's Day / Belshazzar Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Felicity Palmer, Roberta Alexander / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2016 ] These five splendid works for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra were composed by Handel in the 1730s and 1740s. Treating both sacred and secular themes, they are inspired by the same dramatic genius that made Handel a master of opera. Conducting a... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 / Symphonic Dances Dong Hyek Lim (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov [ Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2019 ] "It scores highly on physical brilliance and Lim follows Argerich's lead in the improvisatory way they set the scene out of which the first movement's dreamy melody emerges." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2009) Thomas Hampson, Robert Holl, Edita Gruberova, Roberta Alexander, Barbara Bonney, / Royal Concertgebouw orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 3 CD - released 2/Sep/2016 ] "No interpretation of this endlessly fascinating work will ever hold all the answers, but this one provides a good deal of them in its lean, direct and perceptive way." Gramophone |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The 'London' Symphonies / The Seasons Elsie Morison, Alexander Young & Michael Langdon / Beecham Choral Society / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics Budget Boxes / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2013 ] From the outset of his career, Sir Thomas Beecham gained a reputation for his groundbreaking interpretations of the symphonies of Joseph Haydn. This collection brings together Symphonies 93-104 - among them, the 'Surprise' and the 'Miracle' - as well... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) Elsie Morison (soprano) Alexander Young, Michael Langdon / Beecham Choral Society / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Thomas Beecham [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 12/Nov/2004 ] In 1798 Haydn's oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) received its première; such was the enthusiasm that a sequel was duly requested. The subject was to be the four seasons of the year rather than the seven days of creation - which still allowed the... |
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Eric Alexander Quartet
Prime Time (CD + DVD) [ 2 CD/DVD ] |
W. A. MOZART
Fritz Busch at Glyndebourne - Mozart Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Audrey Mildmay, Heddle Nash, John Brownlee, Ina Souez, Sena Jurinac, Alexander Young, Richard Lewis / Fritz Busch (cond) [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 8/Jul/2017 ] Fritz Busch (1890-1951) was one the greatest German conductors of the first half of the twentieth century, noted for his illuminating performances and his ethical principles. |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Violin & Voice: Arias and Duets for soprano and bass with Violino Obligato Hilary Hahn (violin), Christine Schäfer (soprano) Matthias Goerne (baritone) / Münchener Kammerorchester, Alexander Liebreich [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jan/2010 ] "There is something touchingly old-fashioned about this attractive collection of Bach arias that feature the violin, and it has clearly been a labour of love for young violinist Hilary Hahn to draw together friends and colleagues for the project."... |
Joey Alexander
Joey. Monk. Live! [ Motema / CD ] In celebration of Thelonious Monk's centennial, Joey Alexander performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room in June of 2017. The resulting live album, Joey.Monk.Live! captures Joey's trio, with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Willie Jones III,... |
HANDEL
Handel Arias Karina Gauvin (soprano) / Tempo Rubato / Alexander Weiman [ Atma / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously rounded and sensual, is used with rare understanding for character……The highlight is the Queen of Sheba's Will the Sun Forget to Streak, fabulously sung……." Sunday Times |
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HANDEL
Harnoncourt conducts Handel (incls 'Messiah' [excerpts] & Organ Concerto, op.4 no.3} Lucia Popp, Paul Esswood, Roberta Alexander, Alice Harnoncourt, Herbert Tachezi / Concentus musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Nikolaus Harnoncourt at Eighty - Harnoncourt & Handel |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye / Gaspard de la Nuit / Piano Concerto in G - 'Adagio assai' (LP) Martha Argerich (piano) / Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Martha Argerich, "Unquestionably one of the greatest pianists of all time" (Gramophone magazine) |
