More By Artist: The National
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LEPO SUMERA
Sumera: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Olari Elts [ Ondine / CD - due 2/May/2025 ] |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Emerson Concerto / Symphony No. 1 Alan Feinberg (Piano) / National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland / James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] "Alan Feinberg is an ideal exponent of Ives's truculent and tender realism. The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland partners him well... a very strong recommendation" International Record Review |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / ARVO PÄRT
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 / Arvo Part: de Profundis Albert Dohmen (baritone), Estonian National Male Choir, Bbc Philharmonic, John Storgards [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 17/Jun/2024 ] John Storgårds's acclaimed series of Shostakovich symphonies continues with this recording of Symphony No. 13. The BBC Philharmonic is joined by the bass-baritone Albert Dohmen and the Estonian National Male Choir. The symphony, subtitled 'Babiy... |
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ROBERTO GERHARD / WILLIAM WALTON / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Gerhard: The Plague / Walton: Facade / Stravinsky: L'Histoire du soldat [The Soldier's Tale] Alec McCowen, Glenda Jackson, Rudolf Nureyev, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Scofield (narrators) / National Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, etc [ Australian Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / 2 CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] A trio of twentieth-century classics, sardonic and timely tales, in long-unavailable Decca/Argo recordings from the 1970s. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Variations on a theme of Corelli Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 3' is a complex, epic narrative that moves from a simple opening melody to the triumphant apotheosis at its conclusion. The composer ingeniously links motifs, melodies and at times whole sections between the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Under The Stars: Music from the shows Bryn Terfel (bass) Renee Fleming (soprano) with the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera conducted by Paul Gemignani [ Decca Records / CD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] Renée Fleming and Bryn Terfel are two of the world's most popular classical stars. Their first CD together is Under The Stars, a feast of great songs from recent musical theatre. |
Cook Islands National Arts Theatre
Drums Songs & Chants Of The Cook Islands [ Ode Records / CD ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
So Romantique! Cyrille Dubois (tenor) / Orchestre National de Lille; Pierre Dumoussaud [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2023 ] "The album is a treasury of rarely heard (and previously unheard) music...Dubois handles them all with intelligence, finesse and flair, singing with perfect native French diction." Opera |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Grand Opera (Deluxe Packaging) Diana Damrau (soprano) / Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Emmanuel Villaume [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 6/May/2017 ] "The surprise of this disc is how much more than "grand opera" Meyerbeer actually has to offer...[Damrau] is adept at portraying a variety of characters and the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Lyon under Emmanuel Villaume offers stylish support." |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
An introduction to Shostakovich (Incls 'Piano Concerto No 2' & 'Symphony No 5') Dmitri Shostakovich Jnr (piano) / I Musici de Montreal / Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi / Maxim Shostakovich [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Neeme Järvi's understanding of the bleak world inhabited by Shostakovich's symphonies continues to impress. Chandos's sound is superb as always.' American Recird Guide |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos. 3 & 4 Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/May/2023 ] "When I play, I am not presenting myself on the stage, but the music I am playing. It is the music that matters."- Elisabeth Leonskaja Elisabeth Leonskaja's recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos 3 and 4, with the Orchestre National du... |
EDOUARD LALO
Lalo: Symphony in G Minor / Suites Nos 1 & 2 from ''Namouna'' / etc Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] "… Conductor Neeme Järvi is a trusted guide through the byways of French repertoire, bringing vigorous joie de vivre to the livelier pieces, such as 'Fête foraine', yet sustaining the controlled insouciance of 'Dolce far niente (La Sieste)'." BBC |
From the National Gallery, London
Exhibition on Screen: Vermeer and music - the Art of Love and Leisure [ Seventh Art Productions DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Johannes Vermeer is a fascinating painter whose life and works are explored here in amazing detail. Filmed in London's National Gallery, New York's Met and other galleries in the USA and the Netherlands, this stunning film delves into a breath-taking... |
ENNIO MORRICONE / BERNARD HERRMANN / SONY BONO / NINO ROTO
Agents Are Forever - Recorded Live in Concert Hans Ulrik (saxophone) Tuva Semmingsen (mezzo) Christine Nonbo Andersen (soprano) / Danish National Symphony, Sarah Hicks [ Euroarts CD / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Agents are Forever is performed by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of film music expert Hans Ek, with spectacular spy and detective film soundtracks and the very best of James Bond film music. |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / KREISLER / etc
Ida Haendel - The Decca Legacy Ida Haendel (violin) with Ivor Newton (piano) Adela Kotowska (piano) National Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca Eloquence / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2020 ] "That special, spontaneous warmth of response … places Haendel's Tchaikovsky performance for Decca among the finest recordings ever made of this wonderful concerto." Gramophone, July 1999 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Il Trovatore (highlights) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne, Ingvar Wixell, Nicolai Ghiaurov / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / CD - released 10/Apr/1988 ] Highlights from the original recording from 1977 |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Agamemnon & Symphonies Nos 6 & 12 John Findon, Eleanor Dennis, Stephanie Wake-Edwards, Robert Murray, Clive Bayley / English National Opera Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] With Havergal Brian's 'Agamemnon' and Symphonies Nos 6 & 12, Martyn Brabbins and his English National Opera forces pay tribute to one of the great mavericks of British music. All three works belong to Brian's immensely productive old age and display... |
VANGELIS / MORRICONE / PORTMAN / ROTA / RODGERS / etc
The Sound of Movies Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Great songs from classic movies have been a passion of Jonas Kaufmann throughout his life, and his new album celebrates that with almost a century of unforgettable movie songs that have thrilled global audiences and includes hit songs from classic... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Academy Symphony, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Warner Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 19/Mar/2007 ] Composed over a period of nearly 50 years, Dmitri Shostakovich's 15 symphonies are astonishingly diverse in conception and expression, reflecting the composer's personal experiences, the history of the 20th century and the tensions and struggles of... |
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BRITTEN / AUBER / BURGMULLER / DRIGO / MASSENET / ROSSINI / etc
The Art of the Prima Ballerina [2 CD set] London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic / Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] "[Bonynge] has a nice sense of rubato, and plenty of verve when this is called for. … The recording is extremely vivid" Gramophone Magazine |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ein Heldenleben / Macbeth National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland, Gerhard Markson [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] "Markson gets his Irish orchestra to deliver a rousing performance." ClassicsToday |
BIZET / CHABRIER / TCHAIKOVSKY / IBERT / DELIBES / POULENC / etc
Roger Desormiere - The Decca Recordings National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Roger Desormiere, with Janine Micheau, soprano [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2020 ] A landmark tribute to Roger Désormière, a great French conductor of the mid-twentieth century, including many recordings new to CD. |
The National
First Two Pages Of Frankenstein (LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 28/Apr/2023 ] First Two Pages of Frankenstein is The National's ninth studio album. This 11-song collection signals a new chapter in the band's discography. Anchored by evocative melodies and an enthralling lyrical narrative, First Two Pages of Frankenstein finds... |
The National
High Violet (Double LP) [ 4AD LP / 2 LP - released 10/May/2010 ] High Violet is the highly anticipated follow up to 2007's Boxer. Singer Matt Berninger said of the album in an interview: "I don't think it sounds anything like Alligator, but it's less restrained than Boxer, that's for sure. I don't quite scream my... |
The National
Laugh Track (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 17/Nov/2023 ] The surprise companion to The National's April release First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track is the band's most freewheeling, all-hands-on-deck album in years. If Frankenstein represented a rebuilding of trust between group members after 20+... |
The National
Rome [ 4AD / 2 CD - released 13/Dec/2024 ] "You have to see them in concert," is what fans of The National have been preaching for years. "The songs transform. It's a whole other level." Recorded live (without overdubs) in June 2024 at an architecturally stunning venue named for famed Italian... |
The National
Rome (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 13/Dec/2024 ] "You have to see them in concert," is what fans of The National have been preaching for years. "The songs transform. It's a whole other level." Recorded live (without overdubs) in June 2024 at an architecturally stunning venue named for famed Italian... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Foster-Williams /Angel of the Agony), Polish National Youth Choir, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] "Even if you are a dyed-in-the-wool Elgarian with special loyalties to a particular interpretation, this CD is brimful of edifying delights and surprises worthy of repeated listening." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Choral |
FERDINAND HEROLD / CHARLES LECOCQ
Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee / Lecocq: Mam'zelle Angot (Complete Ballets) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Lanchbery / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] "Here, with sound of spectacular Decca digital fidelity, Lanchbery conducts a highly seductive account of the complete ballet with an orchestra long familiar with playing it in the theatre." (Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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 |
GEORGE ENESCU
Enescu: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / Romanian Rhapsodies 1 & 2 Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] DG present a new recording of fascinating repertoire completely new to the Universal Music catalogue: Symphonies No. 1-3 by George Enescu, plus his most well-known works, the Romanian Rhapsodies. GRAMMY® Award winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru,... |
DARIUS MILHAUD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Milhaud - Le Creation du monde / etc Orchestre National de France, Leonard Bernstein [ EMI Classics / CD - released 19/Aug/1998 ] "Simply superb recordings of Milhaud dance scores conducted by Leonard Bernstein" MusicWeb |
ALBERT ROUSSEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Roussel: Bacchus Et Ariane / Le Festin de l'Araignee / Petite Suite / etc Orchestre National De L'O.R.T.F., Jean Martinon / Orchestre de Chambre Jean-Francois Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard [ Erato / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/1998 ] The very best of Albert Roussel on a specially priced CD. |
CAMILE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems Orchestre National de Lille, Jun Märkl [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] A wide orchestral palette and stirring reserves of drama are used to evoke the youthful audacity and death of Phaéton, the ultimate triumph of virtue over pleasure in La Jeunesse d'Hercule ('The Youth of Hercules'), and Hercules' punishment, spinning... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Orchestral Works Volume 4 - Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien / etc Orchestre National de Lyon. Jun Markl [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "Märkl is a master Debussyan, who captures the magical half-lights of these scores with a rare instinct for colour and texture." Classic FM Magazine, November 2010 ***** |
PAUL DUKAS
Dukas: Music for Piano / Orchestral Music / Ariane et Barbe-Bleue Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Jean Hubeau, Martha Argerich, Alexander Rabinovitch (pianos) / Orchestre National de I'O.R.T.F., etc [ Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2024 ] The composer Paul Dukas was known for abandoning many of his musical undertakings, resulting in a limited output of published works. This collection consolidates the core of his oeuvre in landmark renditions by prominent artists. |
BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Ma Vlast (My Fatherland), including Vltava (Moldau) The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Sep/2000 ] "this new Naxos offering enshrines an interpretation of no mean stature and individuality: an undoubted bargain, I would say" - Gramophone |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Sonata in D Major Tedi Papavrami (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "Tedi Papavrami is evidently someone to shout about, playing with flawless technique". - Classic CD |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
The Best Of Rachmaninov Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel (conductor), Ireland National Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/1999 ] |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (with works by Ukrainian composers) Raphaela Gromes (cello) / National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Volodymyr Sirenko [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Following the tremendous success of her album "Femmes" (2023), Raphaela Gromes releases a new album, "Dvorák: Cello Concerto", featuring one of the most renowned cello concertos alongside inspiring and moving pieces by Ukrainian composers. It was... |
