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HANDEL
Music for Royal Occasions (Incls Te Deum for Queen Caroline, 1714 & Birthday Ode for Queen Anne) Gillian Fisher (Soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] 'An imaginative programme of infrequently performed music by a great composer is always welcome, and this one should make a wide appeal' (Gramophone) |
Giovanni Guidi, James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Morgan, Joao Lobo
A New Day (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 12/Jul/2024 ] Rekindling the familiarly flowing interplay with fellow travellers Thomas Morgan and João Lobo - the trio's musical partnership goes back over a decade at this point -, on A New Day Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi moreover expands the group's... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream Glyndebourne, James Bowman, Ileana Cotrubas, Curt Appelgreen, Felicity Lott [ Opus Arte / DVD - released 25/Aug/2023 ] Bernard Haitink conducts in this landmark recording of the Peter Hall's inimitable production |
JAMES MacMILLAN
Orchestra Music Vol. 5 (Sinfonietta, Cumnock Fair, Symphony No.2) Graeme McNaught (piano) Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by James MacMillan [ BIS / CD - released 15/Dec/2000 ] James MacMillan conducting his own music |
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Harry James
Concertos For Trumpet [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD ] |
Harry James
Four Classic Albums Plus (Harry James And His New Swingin Band / Harry James Today / Harry James Plays Neal Hefti / The Spectacular Sound Of Harry Jam [ Avid / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] From the liner notes: "It's Harry James - and His New Swingin' Band - an instrumental aggregation of solid, stunning virtuosity and a sound all its own. This is one of the greatest bands the memorable Mr James has ever lead - a band with all the... |
Harry James
Live In London [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Nov/1992 ] Harry James Live In London |
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Harry James
Trumpet Time [ Vocalion / CD - released 21/Nov/2005 ] |
Harry James & His Orchestra
I've Heard That Song Before - The Hits Of Harry James [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2001 ] Harry James was, along with many other more well known artists of the WWII era, (Ie. Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey) a pioneer of swing in it's rawest form. |
Harry James & His Orchestra
Meadowbrook Memories [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Mar/2000 ] In the golden age of radio in America, when the big dance bands reigned supreme, one of the most eagerly awaited moments came when the on-location announcer said: "From Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook on Route 23, the Newark-Pompton Turnpike in Cedar... |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
The First Commercial Recordings Paul Taylor (tenor) / Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran, Eric Pinkett, Laszlo Heltay [ Heritage / 2 CD - released 4/Oct/2013 ] An important 2 CD release of the very first commercial recordings of the music of Havergal Brian, made for Columbia and Unicorn in the 1970s. The performances, given by the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, have been re-mastered and feature... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Last Romantic Hero (2LP) Helene Grimaud (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Martin James Bartlett (piano), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Borodin Quartet, Berliner Philharmoniker, e [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 20/Oct/2017 ] Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor renowned for his emotive and virtuosic music. His works, characterized by lush harmonies and sweeping melodies, include the iconic Piano Concerto no.2 and the hauntingly beautiful... |
KANCHELI
Symphonies Nos 1, 4 & 5 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / James DePreist (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] "The extremes in which Kancheli is such an adept are here in full splendour" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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Mozart, Wo
Sonate B-Dur für Klavier und Violine KV 454, Violinsonate No. 2 A-Dur op. 100, Violinsonate c-Moll op. 30/2 Henryk Szeryng, James Tocco [ ORFEO / CD - released 5/Aug/2004 ] |
PURCELL
Dido & Aeneas (complete opera) Maria Ewing, Rebecca Evans, Patricia Rozario (sopranos) James Bowman (alto) / Collegium Musicum 90 Choir / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chaconne / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] "Maria Ewing..is both distinctive and stylish. Combined with Hickox's lively direction, unmarred by intrusive re-allocation of voices, it makes an impressive version." (Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Complete at a budget price) Hildegard Behrens, Cheryl Studer, Matti Salminen, Metropolitan Opera, James Levine [ Deutsche Gramophon Collector's Edition / 14 CD Box Set - released 15/Jun/2002 ] "Hildegard Behrens is a marvellously engaging Brunnhilde, unusually fresh-voiced, feminine and vulnerable." (Gramophone) |
ARVO PART
Litany / Psalom / Trisagion The Hilliard Ensemble / David James (countertenor) / Tallinn Chamber Orchestra [ ECM Records / CD - released 6/May/2001 ] The world premiere recording of Arvo Pärt's 'Litany' |
SVIRIDOV / GRETCHANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / PART / GORECKI
Ikon Holst Singers with James Bowman (countertenor) / Stephen Layton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Jan/2006 ] 'Uniformly charismatic performances. Fine engineering and notes too. Highly recommended' (Fanfare, USA) |
J.S. BACH / W.A. MOZART / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Bach, Mozart, Britten Concerti Howard Griffiths, Martin James Bartlett [ Warner Classics / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] Three works for piano and orchestra - by Bach, Mozart and Britten - make up the programme for the latest album from Martin James Bartlett. His Warner Classics release Rhapsody was welcomed by BBC Music Magazine as "a joyful display, full of warmth,... |
PURCELL / HUMFREY
My Beloved Spake : Anthems by Henry Purcell & Pelham Humfrey Iestyn Davies, James Gilchrist, David Stout & Neal Davies / Choir of St John's College, Cambridge & St John's Sinfonia, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Nethsingha juxtaposes such relatively unfamiliar fare with masterpieces including O Sing unto the Lord. He is a committed custodian of the Oxbridge choral tradition, as are his fine soloists" (Sunday Times) |
