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JOHN ALDEN CARPENTER
Carpenter: Adventures in A Perambulator / Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, John McLaughlin Williams, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/May/2001 ] You have to hand it to Naxos. Here--on one very-nicely-performed program (played with gusto, polish, and complete sympathy by those specialists in American repertoire, the Ukraine National Symphony!!) and recorded in clean, bright, engaging sound." |
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WILLIAM PERRY
Jamestown Concerto for cello and orchestra (with works by Schuman & Thomson) Yehuda Hanani (cello) / RTE National Symphony Orchestra / William Eddins (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "William Perry's Jamestown Concerto was written in 2007 for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, VA, in 1607. It is programmatic, very tuneful, and adroitly scored, sounding more than a little bit like movie music...the recorded sound... |
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The National
Alligator [ Beggars Banquet Records / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] Described by Uncut as "a genuine treasure" The National are five New York based brothers and friends from Ohio. 'Alligator', is full of peculiar intimacies and awkward grace. |
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The National
Cherry Tree EP [ 4AD / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] 2021 re-mastered repress. Released a year before The National broke through with their third album Alligator, 2004's Cherry Tree EP is a thrilling record which - thanks to its collection of delicate ballads and anthemic crowd-pleasers - sums up what... |
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The National
First Two Pages Of Frankenstein (Limited Edition Red Vinyl 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... |
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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... |
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The National
I Am Easy To Find (Limited LP Clear Coloured Vinyl) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 17/May/2019 ] On September 3, 2017, director Mike Mills emailed Matt Berninger to introduce himself and in very short order, the most ambitious project of the National's nearly 20-year career was born and plans for a hard-earned vacation died. The Los... |
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The National
I Am Easy To Find (Standard LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 17/May/2019 ] On September 3, 2017, director Mike Mills emailed Matt Berninger to introduce himself and in very short order, the most ambitious project of the National's nearly 20-year career was born and plans for a hard-earned vacation died. The Los... |
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The National
The National (LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The National's self-titled debut album of sozzled Americana is a thing of beauty, laden with heavy hints that this was a special band in the making. Their first release, The National arrived two years... |
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The National
The National [ 4AD / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] 2021 remastered repress. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The National's self-titled debut album of sozzled Americana is a thing of beauty, laden with heavy hints that this was a special band in the making. |
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The National
Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers [ 4AD / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] 2021 remastered repress. The National's second album, Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers (2003) proved a leap forward from 2001's eponymous debut, showing a band adept at delivering warm embraces and gut punches in equal measure. With word of mouth now... |
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The National
Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers (LP) [ 4AD / LP - released 26/Feb/2021 ] 2021 remastered repress. The National's second album, Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers (2003) proved a leap forward from 2001's eponymous debut, showing a band adept at delivering warm embraces and gut punches in equal measure. With word of mouth now... |
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The National
Trouble Will Find Me [ Beggars / CD - released 17/May/2013 ] Trouble Will Find Me is the most self-assured collection of songs produced by The National in its 14 year career. In an interview with UK's UNCUT Magazine, front-man Matt Berninger described the songs as more "immediate and visceral" than their... |
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The National
The Virginia EP (Vinyl) [ BEGGARS BANQUET / LP - released 7/Dec/2012 ] A compilation of recordings from around the time of the sessions for The National's fourth studio album 'Boxer'. It features b-sides, demo and live recordings. |
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Tal National
Zoy Zoy [ Fat Cat Records / CD - released 1/May/2015 ] By the time Tal National reached international acclaim with 2013's 'Kaani', the band's first release outside of Niger, they had spent more than a decade crisscrossing their native country, usually on dirt pathways through the Sahara, playing epic... |
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ERIK SATIE
The Best of Erik Satie (LP) Aldo Ciccolini, Anne Queffelec (piano) / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse [ Erato / LP - released 13/Jun/2025 ] To celebrate the centenary of the composer's death, this compilation offers a journey through Erik Satie's unusual and distinctive piano works, by three of his greatest performers: Anne Queffélec, Bertrand Chamayou and Aldo Ciccolini. |
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ERIK SATIE
Best of Satie Aldo Ciccolini, Anne Queffelec (piano) / Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House [ Warner Classics Inspiration Series / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] Meditative piano sounds and glitter of Parisian cabaret. Satie was one of the most interesting figures of early 20th century Paris moving in the same artistic circles as Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Man Ray. He was known for his droll sense of... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cantatas Aleksei Tanovitski (bass) & Kostiantin Andrejev (tenor) / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Narva Boys Choir & Estonian Concert Choir, Paavo Järvi [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] "Järvi's Estonians perform with fervour and the Razin makes the issue worthwhile." (Sunday Times) |
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MAURICE RAVEL / MANUEL de FALLA
Ravel: Piano Concertos / De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Orchestre National de France, Louis Langree [ Erato / CD - released 13/Oct/2023 ] "There is much to admire here, not least the Orchestre National de France, which is on superlative form under Louis Langrée...Tharaud is the star of the show, though." BBC Music |
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CHRISTINE / YVAIN / SIMONS / HAHN / MORETTI / MESSAGER
Croisette - Operettas des Annes Folles Amel Brahim-Djelloul, Patricia Petibon, Marion Tassou, Pauline Sabatier, Rémy Mathieu, Laurent Naouri, + / Orchestre National de Cannes, Benjamin Levy [ Erato / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] Taking its name from la Croisette, the beachside boulevard in glamorous Cannes on the Côte d'Azur, this album evokes the fun-loving 1920s. It takes a trip around opérettes, French musical comedies of the era, composed by Maurice Yvain, Henri... |