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J.S. BACH
Lutheran Masses, Vol 1 (BWV234 & 235) Susan Gritton (sop) Robin Blaze (alto) Mark Padmore (ten) Brian Harvey, Peter Harvey (basses); Purcell Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/1999 ] "Occasionally the undirected ensemble needs drawing together and the odd blip springs up, but these are fresh, characterful (the oboe and flute playing is occasionally quirky but musically affecting) and spontaneous Bach performances which will... |
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Theatro, Brian Kay (director)
Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare's Plays [ Avie Records / CD - released 18/Jul/2025 ] The Bard frequently directed his characters to burst into song, cannily catering to the vast audiences who flocked to the Globe Theatre, expecting to enjoy the popular melodies of the day that were interwoven throughout the narrative. English... |
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Tom Rogerson With Brian Eno
Finding Shore (LP) [ Dead Oceans / LP - released 8/Dec/2017 ] Like every child, Tom Rogerson loved to make a noise. Life as an improviser began at a tender age when he would copy his older sister after she'd done her piano practice. "I was three or four, my legs couldn't touch the ground," he remembers. "I... |
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CHARPENTIER
Noels and Christmas Motets Vol 2 Tracy Smith Bessett, soprano / Brian Duyn, tenor / Christine Stelmacovich, alto / Curtis Streetman, bass / Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2003 ] "Singing,playing and recording are of high quality and so is the documentation." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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Dubliners, Cran, Altan, Brian Kennedy, Katie Mcmahon
Gaelic Ireland [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Compiled by John O'Regan, music journalist and broadcaster of folk and traditional music. Gaelic songs from Ireland sung solo and accompanied, traditional and with modern arrangements. |
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Brian Eno / Various Artists
Music For Films III [ Hannibal / All Saints / CD - released 15/Nov/2010 ] |
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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Piano Music Vol. 5: Overtures Alexander Paley, Brian Zeger (piano, four hands) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] Weber's childhood was in a theatrical environment as the family was part of his father's touring theatre company. He had been born in 1786 in Germany and given the names Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber. His education was haphazard as the company... |
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Wolfgang Muthspiel with Scott Colley, Brian Blade
Angular Blues [ ECM / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Wolfgang Muthspiel, whom The New Yorker has called "a shining light" among today's jazz guitarists, returns to the trio format with Angular Blues, the Austrian's fourth ECM album as a leader, following two acclaimed quintet releases and his trio... |