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CHARLES IVES
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Ives Thomas Hampson (baritone) / San Francisco Symphony orchestra & Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas, Richard R. Webster (organ) [ Sony Classical ./ RCA / 4 CD Box Set - released 17/May/2002 ] Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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BERNSTEIN / GERSHWIN / LIEBERSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Remembering JFK: 50th Anniversary Concert Tzimon Barto (piano) / Earl Wild (piano) / Richard Dreyfuss / Georgetown University Glee Club / National Symphony Orchestra / Christoph Eschenbach [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2011 ] "as historical document, Remembering JFK is an absorbing time capsule." (Classic FM) |
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Valerie Masterson, Donald Maxwell, Richard van Allan, Judy Kaye / Philharmonia Orchestra, John Owen Edwards
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kismet - selected highlights [cast recording] [ Showtime! / CD - released 29/Jun/1995 ] A Studio Cast recording from 1990 |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / DELIBES / PROKOFIEV / ADAM / MINKUS / DRIGO / etc
50 X Ballet London Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, etc [ Decca / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2014 ] From the famous Swan theme in Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake to the final moments of Stravinsky's Firebird immerse yourself in the wonderful world of ballet music. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Milestones: Chandos 30th anniversary Box Set Various performers incls Susan Gritton, Richard Hickox, Lydia Mordkovitc, Craig Ogden, Stephen Hough, Lynne Dawson, Emma Kirkby, The Kings Singers [ Chandos / 30 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2009 ] VERY SPECIAL PRICE. DON'T DELAY! |
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MENDELSSOHN
Elijah, Op. 70 Willard White, Rosalind Plowright, Linda Finnie & Arthur Davies / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] 'Never was there a more complete triumph', wrote The Times after the premiere of Mendelssohn's Elijah. The performance, conducted by the composer at the 1846 Birmingham Music Festival, marked the beginning of the life of Elijah as one of the... |
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STRAUSS / LEHAR / HEUBERGER / KALMAN / MOZART / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / HANDEL / etc
Richard Bonynge: The Opera Collection Yvonne Kenny, Isabel Buchanan, Joan Sutherland, Deborah Riedel, Heather Begg, Angela Denning, etc / Richard Bonynge, conductor [ ABC Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 9/May/2025 ] Richard Bonynge is renowned as one of the finest opera conductors of his generation. His musicianship has been acclaimed around the globe - but it is at home in Australia that many of his closest musical collaborations have developed. |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Orchesral Works (Incls Pastoral Rhapsody & King's Herald Suite) Yvonne Kenny (soprano) / Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Moray Welsh (cello) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] These recordings offer what are regarded by the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs as definitive interpretations of the repertoire. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 8 Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Edlinger (cond), Michael Halasz (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "there are few to match him [Edinger] for his immediacy of communication" - Penguin Guide |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 2 Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Edlinger [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] The Austrian conductor Richard Edlinger was born in Bregenz in 1958 and directed his first concerts at the age of seventeen. |
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Cliff Richard
Collection (Heathcliff/Time Machine Tour/Bold As Brass/Soulicious) [ 4 DVD ] This remarkable pack highlights the versatility and sheer depth of Sir Cliff Richards impact on the world of music over an illustrious career spanning 6 decades. Carefully selected from a stunning array of back catalogue, the Cliff Richard Collection... |
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Cliff Richard
The Great 80 Tour [ Via Vision Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 7/Apr/2022 ] ilmed live from The Royal Albert Hall. Cliff celebrates his 80th Birthday (a year late) on this very special night. Sir Cliff Richard invites you to be part of the most spectacular party of the year, as he belatedly celebrates his 80th birthday.... |
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Cliff Richard
As Never Before... Bold as Brass (Celebrating Sir Cliff Richard's 70th Birthday at the Royal Albert Hall) [ ViaVision Entertainment / DVD - released 2/Dec/2010 ] Accompanied by a Swing Band, see Cliff as never before as he sings some of the hits from his illustrious 52 year career. Following his solo 50th Anniversary concerts in 2008, and his reunion tour with The Shadows in 2009/10, this special 70th... |
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Little Richard
Greatest Hits (LP) [ Universal / LP - released 1/Jan/2015 ] |
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Richard Ashcroft
Acoustic Hymns, Vol. 1 [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] Spanning both his solo career and his time with The Verve, Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1 features twelve newly recorded acoustic versions of classic songs from Richard Ashcroft's back catalogue. The album finds Ashcroft's acoustic performances supported... |
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Richard Buckner
Impasse (Reissue) [ Merge Records / CD - released 31/Mar/2017 ] The words are entrancingly cryptic, as if their simplicity conceals unfathomable depths. The music is sparse, almost whispered at times, like a secret. The title gives everything away, though. During the gestation of his 2002 album Impasse, which... |
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Richard Carpenter / The Carpenters
Richard Carpenter's Piano Songbook (LP) [ Decca / LP - released 14/Jan/2022 ] Richard Carpenter is the iconic musician, producer, songwriter and arranger from the Carpenters, the astronomically successful group who have sold more than 90 million albums worldwide. Richard Carpenter's Piano Songbook reimagines the Carpenters... |
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Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Edition) [ Warner Music UK / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2025 ] Coles Corner was Hawley's third studio album and his first for Mute Records. After five years of garnering praise for his songwriting talents and heart-melting baritone voice, and steadily building a solid fanbase through his outstanding live... |
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Richard Julian
Girls Need Attention [ Compass / CD - released 30/May/2010 ] |
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Richard Swift
4 Hits & A Miss - The Essential Richard Swift (LP) [ Secretly Canadian / LP - released 1/Nov/2024 ] 4 Hits & A Miss' compiles the most beloved and celebrated works from Richard Swift into one tidy collection. Includes never-before-released track "Common Law" and features the song "Lady Luck". |