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MICHEL RICHARD de LALANDE
Lalande: Grands Motets Les Pages & les Chantres de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli / The Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom / The King's Consort [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] Michel-Richard de Lalande was the leading composer of sacred music at the French court during the 17th Century. His Grands Motets - he composed 77 - dominated the repertory of the Royal Chapel during his lifetime and after, until the 1770s in the... |
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LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Little Woman (unabridged) Lorelei King (narrator) [ Cover To Cover / 8 CD Box Set - released 5/Jan/2012 ] Little Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time. Originally written as a "girls' story," its appeal transcends the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers. |
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Gluck, Chr
Iphigenie in Aulis Ludwig, Borkh, King, Berry, Edelmann, Steiner, Pernerstorfer; Wiener Philharmoniker, Böhm [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 26/Jun/1996 ] |
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Bizet, Geo
Carmen Ludwig, King, Waechter, Pilou, Popp, Lilova, Czerwenka, Bunger, Dickie, Kunz, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper, Wiener Sängerk [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/2008 ] |
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Mozart, St
Figaro, Ariadne, Così, Fidelio, Cenerentola, Tannhäuser, Wozzeck, Carmen, Frau ohne Schatten, Capriccio, Lohengrin, Macb Ludwig, Schöffler, Güden, Kmentt, Berry, Dönch, Beirer, Della Casa, Kerns, Wiener, Jurinac, Watson, King, Jones, Groote, [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 26/Feb/2008 ] |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio recorded in 1994)) Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Brandenburg Consort / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics DVD / DVD - released 20/May/2000 ] "John Mark Ainsley makes an admirable tenor soloist, with a combination of a lovely sense of line and certain muscularity. Hilary Summers is quite a cool alto soloist, her wonderfully straight tone suits Handel's music well." MusicWeb |
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HANDEL
Messiah (highlights) Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Brandenburg Consort / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2008 ] Originally Handel was Händel. But the German composer was welcomed in England with open arms. Thus he could leave out the Umlaut from his name. The great oratorio Messiah is Handel's best known work. This is a selection of highlights, of course the... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 4: Juditha Triumphans Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Jean Rigby (mezzo) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) |
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Richard St
Ariadne auf Naxos Matic, Berry, Schmidt, King, Weber, Hiestermann, Riener, Sramek, Gruberova, Tomowa-Sintow, Düsing, Equiluz, Vogel, Dicki [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 17/Jun/2004 ] |
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J.S. BACH
St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Complete oratorio) Michael George (bass) Emma Kirkby (soprano) Michael Chance (counter-tenor) David Thomas (bass) / The Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The Choir of [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "This is a fine recording...For many people, though, the King's forces and Emma Kirkby, with Michael Chance doing all the alto solos, will prove a willing combination. And at super budget price, you cannot go far wrong. There is a complete libretto... |
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TRADITIONAL
Lux Feminae (900 - 1600) [CD with 172 page comprehensive book] Montserrat Figueras (soprano) / Jordi Savall (direction) / Andrew Lawrence King (harp) [ Alia Vox SACD / SACD - released 7/May/2006 ] "Drama, passion, sorrow and joy - the magnificent Figueras is in her element...Drama, passion, sorrow and joy - the magnificent Figueras is in her element" (Editor's Choice Gramophone October 2006) |
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JERUSALEM
Jerusalem: La Ville des deux Paix (2 SACDs with large book) Montserrat Figueras, Andrew Lawrence-King / Hesperion XXI / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox SACD / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "A bewildering voyage in time and space is buoyed up by beautiful sound." Editor's Choice - Gramophone April 2009 |
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MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Arie e Lamenti / Madrigali Guerrieri e Amorosi Montserrat Figueras / Andrew Lawrence-King / Rolf Lislevand / Ton Koopman / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox Heritage Series SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] At this time, [Figueras] developed an innovative style of interpretation, characterised by great fidelity to historical sources, combined with an extraordinary creative and expressive power, that has exerted a decisive influence on the whole... |
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Morgana King
Four Classic Albums (For You, For Me, For Evermore / Sings The Blues / The Greatest Songs Ever Swung / Let Me Love You) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 24/Nov/2011 ] Morgana King's professional singing career began at age sixteen as Morgana King.[12] When she sang in a Greenwich Village nightclub in 1953, a record label executive took interest after being impressed with the unique phrasing and multi-octave range.... |
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LUCREZIA VIZZANA
Songs of Ecstasy and Devotion Musica Secreta & Catherine King [ Linn / CD - released 4/Mar/2016 ] Re-released to coincide with International Women's Day on 8th March 2016, Songs of Ecstasy and Devotion celebrates the Italian composer Lucrezia Vizzana, whose musical accomplishments have been overlooked due to her gender. Musica Secreta, an... |
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KROMMER
Oboe Quartet No. 3 / Oboe Quintets Nos. 1-2 Nancy Ambrose King (Oboe) / Joseph Ho-Pang Kam (Viola) / Natalia Khoma (Cello) / Solomia Soroka, violin / Eva Stern (Viola) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] Writing mainly in the style of Haydn and Mozart, he served as Kapellmeister in three major European courts, including that of the Emperor Franz I of Austria, to whom he was appointed court composer in 1818. |
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Nat 'King' Cole
When I Fall in Love: Original Hits [ Alto / Take: 2 / CD - released 20/Jun/2015 ] |
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Nat 'King' Cole
The Essential '50s Singles Collection [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/May/2010 ] A veritable feast of Nat 'King' Cole tracks await you on this 2 CD collection. |
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Nat King Cole
The Essential Collection [ Avid / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] |
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Nat 'King' Cole Trio
Nat 'King' Cole Trio - Transcriptions, Vol. 1 (1938) [ Naxos Jazz Legends / CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] "This is a gentleman's music, and one of jazz's most influential trios, Cole, guitarist Oscar Moore, and bassist Wesley Prince, provide a clinic in pure swing...Cole's trio didn't just play together, they were 'silent' together" Audiophilia |