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Charles Lloyd
The Call [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Recorded in July 1993, Charles Lloyd's 'Call' album is now re-issued on CD at a special price, in a stylish digi-pack cover - to coincide with ECM's 40th Anniversary. |
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Charles Mingus
Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (8LP Vinyl Box Set) [ Rhino / Warner / 8 LP - released 23/Jun/2023 ] In 1973 Atlantic Records began its second period of recording with Mingus, which resulted in seven studio albums. The story of a new phase in Mingus' music - his last phase - begins with the recordings in this boxed set. Featuring all of his 1970s... |
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Charles Mingus
Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Studio Recordings (7CD Box Set) [ Rhino / Warner / 7 CD - released 23/Jun/2023 ] In 1973 Atlantic Records began its second period of recording with Mingus, which resulted in seven studio albums. The story of a new phase in Mingus' music - his last phase - begins with the recordings in this boxed set. Featuring all of his 1970s... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23 Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano) / Les Violons du Roy; Jonathan Cohen [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] "He shapes and phrases the music with a keen eye (or ear) on its dialogic potential, driving forwards energetically without bullying or indulging in display for its own sake." Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
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FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: L'Arlesiana (complete opera recorded in 1992) Elena Zilio, Péter Kelen, Maria Spacagna, Barry Anderson / Hungarian State Orchestra, Charles Rosekrans [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2019 ] Best known for its poignant tenor aria, Federico's Lament -'È la solita storia del pastore' - L'Arlesiana is a tragic story of love, frustration and obsession. The young Enrico Caruso sang the role of the Provençal farmer Federico at the opera's... |
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FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
Murder on the High C's Florence Foster Jenkins (soprano) with additional tracks by Alexander Kipnis; John Charles Thomas; Josephine Tumminia; Ezio Pinza; Jeanette MacDonald [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "Hilariously ignorant of all musical rules and delightfully incapable of hitting, never mind holding the note, she recorded just nine songs. Priceless." -- Andrew Clarke, The Independent |
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J. S. BACH
Bach - Secular Cantatas VIII: Celebratory Cantatas Hana Blažíková (soprano), Hiroya Aoki (alto), Charles Daniels (tenor) & Roderick Williams (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/May/2017 ] "This is a superb issue in a superb series." MusicWeb December 2017 |
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PIETRO MASCAGNI
Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz (Complete Opera recorded in 2022) (Blu-ray) Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Salome Jicia, Charles Castronovo, Teresa Iervolino, Massimo Cavalletti / Riccardo Frizza,(cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic Blu-ray / DVD - released 17/Feb/2023 ] "Cucchi evokes a lively society, never overstated, of friendship and good cheer...Frizza controls the ebb and flow in masterly fashion. The whole thing is very nicely done." Gramophone Blu-ray of the Month April 2023 |
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Milt Jackson & Ray Charles
Soul Brothers (LP) [ Rhino / Warner / LP - released 18/Jun/2021 ] A stunning collaboration, this is Ray Charles's second "true" studio album for Atlantic (after The Great Ray Charles). While he released R&B singles for the pop market during his time with the label, he used his LPs to explore modern jazz. Here he... |
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ALBERT ROUSSEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Roussel: Symphonies No.1 - 4 Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit [ Erato Ultima / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2001 ] Original recordings from 1987 |
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Orson Welles, Bing Crosby, Lurene Tuttle, Charles Laughton, Gregory Peck, Loretta Young (narrators)
Stories for Christmas [includes 'The Small One' & 'The Happy Prince'] [ Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "For the Christmas stocking, Ronald Colman as Scrooge and Charles Laughton as Mr. Pickwick … would be perfect." Gramophone, January 2006 (A Christmas Carol, Mr. Pickwick's Christmas) |
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles (Limited LP) [ Rhino / Warner / LP - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Ray Charles' Atlantic debut in mono is a must-have. Also known as Hallelujah, I Love Her So, Ray Charles is a compilation of Charles' early singles that helped forge this his original fusion of blues, R&B, jazz and pop. Limited clear vinyl. |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
G & S: The Yeomen of the Guard / Trial by Jury (Complete operettas) Richard Suart / Felicity Palmer / Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Telarc Records / 2 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2000 ] Two all-time G & S favourites recorded in Telarc's 20-bit digital sound. |
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LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (complete opera recorded in 1995) BLU-RAY Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet / Thomas Allen, Eva Jenis, Hannah Minutillo , Ivan Kusnjer / Charles Mackerras (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] This enchanting production by Nicholas Hytner, sung in the original Czech, is conducted by Charles Mackerras, a master of the best Janáček style. Through myriad shifts of scene, the episodic story is presented in brightly coloured sets and costumes... |
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Various Artists includes Jacqueline Francois, Charles Trenet, Nadja, Edgar Bori, Marie-Chantal Toupin, etc
Putumayo Presents - French Christmas [ Putumayo World Music / CD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] Following on from the best-selling French Café and Vintage France titles comes this delightful seasonal collection. Experience the beauty of the season with classic and contemporary songs from Marseille to Montreal. This is an album that overflows... |
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LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Janacek: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba (with Shostakovich: 'The Age of Gold' Suite Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Sir Charles Mackerras / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 29/Apr/1991 ] Much as the name Charles Mackerras is rightly associated with Janácek's music, when it comes to the pairing of his two greatest orchestral works, Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba, this recording remains a favourite. |
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KAROL SZYMANOWSK / WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE:Szymanowski: Symphonies 2 & 3 / Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra, Paroles tisées Antal Dorati, Chantal Juillet, Charles Dutoit, Paul Kletzki, Peter Pears, Witold Lutoslawski, Peter Jablonski, etc [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 21/Feb/2006 ] "Chantal Juillet plays marvelously, and Charles Dutoit and his Montréal forces are happily on top form here. A really rewarding disc, especially if you have been waiting (like me) for these fine readings to return to circulation." ClassicalNet |
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JOSEF SUK / BOHUSLAV MARTINU
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Suk: Serenade for Strings / Martinu: Sinfonietta Giocosa Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras [ Conifer Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/1989 ] Recorded in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, December 1988 |
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ARTHUR HONEGGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 / Pacific 231 / Rugby Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Charles Dutoit [ Erato Ultima / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/1998 ] "There's enough variety and invention here to convince anyone that Honegger is a grievously under-rated composer. The Bavarioan Radio Orchestra under Charles Dutoit plays with dedication." Five Stars BBC Music Mag (June 2006) |
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Ben E. King, Drifters, Solomon Burke, Crystals, Sam Cooke, The Angels, The Shirelles, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, etc
Stand by Me: 30 Soul & Chiffon HITS [ Alto / CD - released 7/Jul/2024 ] "in mid-1950's USA the Teenager was born of the post-war boom. A new retail demographic was determined to impose their tastes away from sheet-music to newly invented 45's, LP's and Charts: a major worldwide industry was born" (MusicalMerit) |