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POULENC / MILHAUD / BARTOK
Concertos for Two Pianos Quattro Mani (piano duo) / Colorado College Summer Music festival Orchestra / Scott Yoo [ Bridge / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] |
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Original TV Soundtrack - Music by Ramin Djawadi
Game Of Thrones Season 3 [ CD - released 16/Aug/2013 ] "Game of Thrones is the best show on television, and while the music isn't always that visible, on the album it's of a similarly high quality. It would be nice if HBO put the isolated scores on the Blu-ray, but until then, there's no better substitute tha |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Mass (A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers) Randall Scarlata (baritone) / Company of Music / Tolzer Knabenchor / Tonkunstler-Orchester Niederosterreich / Kristjan Jarvi [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "Bravo and thrice-triple bravo! Bernstein's flower child finally comes of age." (MusicWeb May 2009) |
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J.S. BACH
Harpsichord Concertos BWV1052, BWV1053 & Triple BWV1044 (special price with Harmonia Mundi catalogue) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) / Academy of Ancient Music / Andrew Manze, director [ Harmonia Mundi / CD/Book - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "While Manze draws spirited playing from his ensemble, it's Egarr's intimately dramatic approach that really makes these discs special." ***** The Independent |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Messiah (1751 Version) Robert Brooks / Iestyn Davies / Eamonn Dougan / New College Choir / Academy of Ancient Music / Edward Higginbottom (Conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] "This is a very special recording. Not only is it of quite outstanding quality both musically and dramatically, but, being sung entirely by male voices associated with a single institution, it probably comes as close as modern conditions permit to |
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Roxy Music
Avalon [ Virgin Records / CD - released 12/Apr/1999 ] Originally released in 1982, the brilliant 'Avalon' album features smooth songs, such as "More Than This", "Avalon" and "Take a Chance With Me". |
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Roxy Music
Avalon (LP) [ Virgin Records / LP - released 21/Jul/2017 ] There could be no more fitting swansong for one of British music's most consummate bands ever than 1982's swooning, romantic 'Avalon'. Co-producer Rhett Davies and the band unveil layers of sound, best represented by its hits, title track and 'More... |
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Roxy Music
The Best Of (Double Gatefold LP) [ UME / 2 LP - released 2/Sep/2022 ] The very first time an all-career-spanning Roxy Music collection has been made available on vinyl! Since their inception in 1972, multi-platinum Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Roxy Music have left an indelible mark on the worlds of music,... |
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Roxy Music
Country Life (Remastered) [ Virgin Records / CD - released 25/Nov/1999 ] This European imported, digitally re-mastered CD is the fourth Roxy album, which was originally released in 1974. |
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Roxy Music
Flesh + Blood (Half-Speed Remaster LP) [ UMC / LP - released 21/Oct/2022 ] Flesh + Blood gave Roxy Music their second #1 album in the UK when it was released in May 1980. It was preceded by the single "Over You," a #5 UK hit that also provided the band with a rare entry on Billboard's Hot 100 at #80. Flesh + Blood also... |
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Roxy Music
For Your Pleasure [ Virgin Records / CD - released 25/Nov/1999 ] This European imported, digitally re-mastered CD is the superb, sophomore Roxy album, which was originally released in 1973. These eight extraordinary songs are highly recommended listening! |
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Roxy Music
For Your Pleasure (Half-Speed Remaster Gatefold LP) [ UMC / LP - released 21/Oct/2022 ] In 1973 Roxy Music followed up their debut with For Your Pleasure. This time, they were able to spend more time in the studio, resulting a more elaborate and experimental production. Brian Eno's blend of tape loops are apparent on "The Bogus Man",... |
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Roxy Music
Manifesto (Half-Speed Remaster LP) [ Virgin Records / LP - released 23/Sep/2022 ] In the four years between 1975's 'Siren' and 1979's 'Manifesto' pop music had undergone a series of seismic shifts, with both disco and new wave threatening to cast into obsolescence many of Roxy Music's contemporaries. No such worries for Roxy,... |
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Roxy Music
Roxy Music (LP) [ Virgin Records / LP ] Falling halfway between musical primitivism and art rock ambition, Roxy Music's eponymous debut remains a startling redefinition of rock's boundaries. Simultaneously embracing kitschy glamour and avant-pop, Roxy Music shimmers with seductive style... |
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Roxy Music
Siren (Half-Speed Remaster LP) [ UMC / LP - released 21/Oct/2022 ] Released in 1975, Siren produced the singles "Love Is the Drug" and "Both Ends Burning". Siren is a captivating offering from Roxy Music, which draws you in ever closer on each listen. Each Roxy Music album has been reissued with a fresh... |
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W. A. MOZART
Gran Partita (with Haydn - Notturno No. 8 in G major) Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "this is seriously impressive playing from students of the Royal Academy of Music under Trevor Pinnock." (The Guardian) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Experiments on a March Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra / Clark Rundell [ Chandos / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] This disc is sure to delight lovers of marching band music, and will be an ideal introduction for those keen to discover more about this delightful genre of music. |
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HESKETH / SKALKOTTAS / CORIGLIANO / GORB
Dances With Winds Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra / Clark Rundell, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] The four sets of dances for wind orchestra recorded here are from different times and places: the Mediterranean in the 1930s, the United States in the 1970s, contemporary Britain. But between them they show how readily dance idioms can be used to... |
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HOLST / BACH / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
British Wind Band Classics Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra / Timothy Reynish [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Jul/2005 ] The Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra is recognised as one of the leading conservatory ensembles in the world and performs internationally. It has already released several highly enjoyable discs on Chandos, all notable for their energy... |
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BERLIOZ / SCHMITT / MILHAUD / SAINT-SAENS / BOZZA
French Wind Band Classics Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Timothy Reynish [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2001 ] 'There are only a handful of conductors who know this repertoire really well and Tim Reynish rules supremely amongst them. His interpretations are authoritative, as are his programme notes, and I cannot recommend this CD too strongly to serious... |