FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (LP) Alina Ibragimova (violin), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Vladimir Jurowski [ Hyperion / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] The young violinist Alina Ibragimova is already established as an admired recording artist, standing alongside great artists of the past and present with her versions of Bach and Beethoven's violin works. She appears on this new vinyl release with... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos András Schiff (piano), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] "What he and the OAE offer is not so much to do with authenticity as with freshness and 'detoxification." Recording of the Month Gramophone July 2021 |
ANTONIO SALIERI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Salieri Album Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Adam Fischer [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "A superb collection of arias from a composer known, if at all, as the villain of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine November 2003 |
W. A. MOZART / CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: David Daniels - Sento Amor: Operatic arias David Daniels (counter-tenor) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket [ Virgin Records / CD - released 26/Nov/1999 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Feb 2000) Gramophone 2000 Award Finalist - Recital |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Operatic Arias Magdalena Kozena (soprano) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Sir Simon Rattle [ Archiv / Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/Sep/2006 ] "Here is a singer with both a rich, colourful and 'alive'-sounding voice and the musical intelligence to use that gift." Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (September 2006) |
Queens Of The Stone Age
In Times New Roman (Opaque Silver Vinyl LP) [ Matador / LP - released 16/Jun/2023 ] 'In Times New Roman', the 8th studio album from Queens of the Stone Age is raw, brutal & rough around the edges but with a refinement that reveals itself further with each successive listen - and QOTSA founder Joshua Homme's lyrics are as witty and... |
Queens of the Stone Age
Rated R [ Interscope Records / CD - released 11/Jun/2000 ] The second Queens of the Stone Age album, Rated R (as in the movie rating; its title was changed from II at the last minute before release), makes its stoner rock affiliations clear right from the opening track. The lyrics of "Feel Good Hit of the... |
Queens Of The Stone Age
Rated R (LP) [ Universal Music / LP - released 22/Nov/2019 ] First Ever US Vinyl Pressing featuring original blue album artwork. Pressed on 180G Black vinyl in a single pocket jacket with 12" x 24" insert. Includes the International vinyl bonus track "Ode To Clarissa". |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Renee Fleming sings Handel Renee Fleming (soprano) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket [ Decca Records / CD - released 12/Sep/2004 ] Gramophone Editors Choice - November 2004 |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Semiramide (complete opera) Albina Shagimuratova, Daniela Barcellona, Mirco Palazzi, Barry Banks, Gianluca Buratto / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 TOP THREE - Opera |