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ANONYMOUS
Locham Song Book Martin Hummel, Dulce Melos [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Dec/2007 ] "Martin Hummel has a nice voice and sings this repertoire well…I know of no other recording with such a wide selection of pieces from this manuscript and I am sure especially lovers of renaissance music will thoroughly enjoy this disc." (MusicWeb) |
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TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Concertos, Sonata, Adagio I Musici, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "that Albinoni wrote excellent solo concertos is clear enough from this record, all players involved are splendid …very well recorded. These will please admirers of I Musici, the group is well-balanced and the soloists admirable. The oboe concerto... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Part 1 [Concertos 1, 3, 4 & Triple] Inon Barnatan (piano) Stefan Jackiw (violin), Alisa Weilerstein (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Alan Gilbert [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] "The Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields makes its first foray into the complete Beethoven piano concertos with the classy Inon Barnatan." MusicWeb |
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DEBUSSY
Hughes Cuenod sings Debussy Hughes Cuenod (tenor), Martin Isepp (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Fat Knight / Serenade to Music / Henry V Overture James Clark (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2017 ] "Yates secures some commendably alert playing from the RSNO, who seem to be thoroughly enjoying the whole experience…it's hard to conceive of a more sympathetic performance of either [the Henry V Overture] or the radiant Serenade to Music in its... |
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PIAZZOLLA
Song of the Angel James Crabb (classical accordian) Benjamin Martin (piano) Australian Chamber Orchestra. Richard Tognetti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2003 ] 'Accordion wizard and company delight in a seductive and exuberant sound world.' Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Jan Lisiecki (piano/director) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] International Classical Music Awards 2019 Nominee - Concerto |
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GRANADOS / MOMPOU / CASSADO / MONTSALVATGE / CERVELLO
Catalan Violin Works Janna Gandelman (violin) Laia Martín (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] The versatility of Catalan songs has seen them much in use in arrangements for violin and piano, with Fritz Kreisler and Joseph Szigeti enthusiastic champions of their virtuoso potential and melodic charm. In addition to arrangements, this programme... |
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Jean Martin
Faure:nocturnes 1-6/Theme A [ Naxos / CD ] |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Nocturnes Nos. 7-13 / Preludes, Op. 103 / Romances, Op. 17 Jean Martin (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] Jean Martin, a pupil of Yves Nat, Pierre Pasquier, Pierre Kostanoff and Guido Agosti, divides his time between concert engagements and teaching. |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Nocturnes Nos. 1-6 / Theme And Variations Op. 73 Jean Martin (Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "Jean Martin is obviously at home here" - Penguin Guide |
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DEBUSSY / RAVEL / FRANCK
French Violin Sonatas Jennifer Pike (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] Jennifer Pike, an exclusive Chandos artist and one of the brightest up-and-coming stars on the musical scene today, named BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2002, here performs some of the greatest violin music in the repertoire. |
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OSCAR STRAUSS
Der Tapfere Soldat [The Chocolate Soldier] (complete operetta) Johannes Martin Kranzle, Caroline Stein, Helmut Berger, John Dickie / Händel Collegium Köln, Siegfried Köhler [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] The Chocolate Soldier was based on a comedy by George Bernard Shaw and is considered to be a pioneer of the musical, as we know it today. First performed in Vienna in 1908 it became a huge success in America and England due to its many popular tunes. |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Fantazias John Holloway (violin), Monika Baer (viola), Renate Steinmann (viola), Martin Zeller (violoncello) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 22/Sep/2023 ] Henry Purcell's "fantazias" are regarded as some of the finest and most intricately wrought examples of the fantasia, due to their profound embrace of counterpoint and great command of the polyphonal techniques of the time. Composed in the summer of... |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Pavans and Fantasies from the Age of Dowland John Holloway (violin, viola) Monika Baer (violin, viola) Renate Steinmann (violin) Susanna Hefti (viola) Martin Zeller (bass violin) [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Apr/2014 ] "it's a ravishing listening experience, exactly the right length, played and recorded stunningly. ECM's notes are up to their usual standards, both as education and entertainment." (10/10 ClassicsToday July 2014) |
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GIACOMO CASANOVA / LORENZO DA PONTE / W. A. MOZART
The Giacomo Variations: A chamber opera play John Malkovich, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Florian Boesch & Sophie Klussmann / Martin Haselböck (cond) [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] Giacomo Casanova received a doctorate as jurist, scratched along as violinist in a theatre, dabbled in the role of a lieutenant and was cofounder of France's lottery. |
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MENDELSSOHN
String Symphonies Nos 9, 10 & 12 / Concerto in A minor for Piano & Strings John Ogdon (piano) / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "If you are looking to experience more of the young Mendelssohn, then this is the disc for you" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / IRELAND / STANFORD / WARLOCK / PURCELL / etc
English Song: John Shirley-Quirk John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) with Martin Isepp (harpsichord and piano), Ambrose Gauntlett, etc [ Heritage / 2 CD - released 1/May/2015 ] "Shirley-Quirk gives us a lovely cross-section of native song...and [his] immaculate diction makes texts unnecessary." (Gramophone Re-issue of the Month - February 2015) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Julia Fischer (violin) / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] An innovative DVD presenting two picture edits over one sumptuous soundtrack of Vivaldi's perennial work. Users can choose between the 'performance' edit, featuring German violinist sensation Julia Fischer with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields,... |