Michael W. Smith
The Spirit Of Christmas [ EMI Christian / CD - released 31/Oct/2014 ] Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas, featuring an all-star lineup of guests - Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Bono and Michael McDonald - is Smith's fourth... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: King Arthur, Music for Queen Mary, The Indian Queen, The Tempest Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, with Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher, Stephen Varcoe, etc [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "Solo singing for the most part is excellent, with Stephen Varcoe outstanding among the men." *** Three Stars (Penguin Stereo Guide on King Arthur) |
HENRY PURCELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: King Arthur (Highlights) Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Paul Elliott / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Warner Classic Apex / CD - released 14/Jun/2004 ] "Solo singing for the most part is excellent, with Stephen Varcoe outstanding among the men." *** Three Stars (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
Muriel Smith and the Original New York Cast
Carmen Jones (the musical) [ Pearl / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] At last on CD, the original 1940s New York cast |
BELLINI
Norma (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Hugh Smith / Giorgio Giuseppini / Hasmik Papian / Julian Reynolds(cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2008 ] DVD Blu-Ray - "Irini Tsirakidis, a Greek soprano with a lowish mezzo extension to her voice, takes on the role of Adagisa in more than competent fashion." (MusicWeb July 2007) |
GEORGE ORWELL
Nineteen Eighty-Four Radio Adaptation with Tim Pigott Smith, Christopher Eccleston & Pippa Nixon [ Audio Book / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] SPECIAL PRICE Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster and the Thought Police uncover each act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that... |
Patti Smith
Depravity (New York May 28th 1975) [ Applebush / CD - released 2/May/2014 ] Recorded live at WBAI studio, New York May 28th, 1975. With Ivan Kral, Lenny Kaye and Richard Sohl, the original line up of the Patti Smith Group they helped make this a truly historic night. "This recording is perfect! Everything you wanna hear... |
Patti Smith
Horses (2CD Expanded Edition) [ Sony Music CD / 2 CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] Horses is the debut studio album by American musician Patti Smith, released in 1975. A fixture of the then-burgeoning New York punk rock music scene, Patti began recording Horses with her band after being signed to Arista Records, with John Cale... |
Patti Smith
Horses / Easter [ Sony / 2 CD - released 27/Aug/2012 ] A 2 CD package combining two of US punk poet laureate Patti Smith. Smith's 1975 debut Horses and the commercial breakthrough 'Easter' both sound as powerful today as when they were originally released and were the bedrock on which her reputation was... |
Patti Smith
3 CD Original Album Classics [ 3 CD - released 28/Jun/2013 ] This European imported, limited edition set contains 3 original albums by Patti Smith on digitally re-mastered CDs, presented in miniature LP vinyl replica sleeves. |
Patti Smith
Outside Society [ Arista / Columbia / Legacy Records / CD - released 26/Aug/2011 ] A landmark 18-song collection, spanning Patti's entire body of recorded work. The chronologically arranged tracks move from 1975 ('Horses') through to 2007 ('Twelve'). |
Patti Smith / Kevin Shields
The Coral Sea [ Pask Records / 2 CD - released 7/Aug/2008 ] A stunning recording that meshes Patti Smith's incantatory reading of her long poem 'The Coral Sea' with the beautiful guitar abstractions of My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields. |
Paul Smith
Margins [ Billingham Records / CD - released 15/Nov/2010 ] Maximo Park's Paul Smith presents his debut solo album, 'Margins', co-produced by Andy Hodson and featuring contributions from Field Music brothers David and Peter Brewis. |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Mass / Cantata / Symphony of Psalms Gregg Smith Singers / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft (Conductor) [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 6 / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] This disc of sacred choral music features the masterly Symphony of Psalms, which Stravinsky dedicated "to the glory of God". The composer himself wrote "It is not a symphony in which I have included Psalms to be sung ... it is the singing of Psalms... |
Reuben Vaun Smith
Warm Nights (LP) [ Soundway / LP - released 2/Oct/2020 ] As a young football prodigy, Reuben Vaun Smith was signed to the Leeds United youth team as a rising talent. By 16 he'd been spotted and signed by Sevilla in Spain, and a professional sports career beckoned. But the dream was over before it really... |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
The Rose of Persia (Complete operetta) Plus Overtures (Rec 1999) Richard Morrison (baritone) Richard Suart (baritone) Marilyn Hill Smith (mezzo) Claire Henry (soprano) / Hanover Band / Tom Higgins [ CPO / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "The highlight of this performance is the excellent orchestral playing bringing out every nuance of Sullivan's delicious score." |
SIMPSON / JENKINS / IVES
The Excellency of Hand: English Viola da Gamba Duos Robert Smith (viola da gamba) & Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba) [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 31/Mar/2017 ] "The end result, with a nod to Simpson, is "delight" that can only elicit an active listener's bountiful "admiration."' Early Music America |
FRANCESCO PAOLO TOSTI
Tosti: The Song of a Life, Vol. 1 Romina Casucci (soprano) Maura Menghini (soprano) Mark Milhofer (tenor) Denver Martin‐Smith (baritone) Marco Scolastra (piano), Roberto Rupo (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Nov/2016 ] The start of a new exciting series: the complete songs by Paolo Tosti! Paolo Tosti (1846‐1916) worked in poverty as a music teacher till he met the influential composer Giovanni Sgambati, who became his mentor. He introduced Tosti to Princess... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano sonatas: Pathetique, Moonlight, Appassionata Ronald Smith (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] The mass appeal of certain musical compositions at the expense of others is a phenomenon that has never been satisfactorily explained, yet generations have decided that the three famous sonatas on this recording speak with a more universal voice than... |
PURCELL
Purcell Edition (The Indian Queen, The Tempest, Dioclesian, Timon of Athens) Rosemary Hardy, Dinah Harris, Jennifer Smith, Lynne Dawson, Rogers Covey-Crump etc / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists, John Elliot Gardiner [ Warner Erato / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "The choral singing is especially fine, with the close of the work movingly expressive… for The Tempest, Gardiner demonstrates how delightful it is, a masterly collection, in performances both polished and stylish and with excellent solo and choral... |