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ANDRE TCHAIKOVSKY
The Merchant of Venice (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Richard Angas (Duke of Venice), Christopher Ainslie, Charles Workman, Adrian Clarke, Norman Patzke / Erik Nielsen [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 5/Apr/2015 ] "Bergian in idiom, it's a fine if uneven piece...Magdalena Anna Hofmann is a superb Portia; Jason Bridges exudes charm as Lorenzo; Eröd and Ainslie are heartbreaking and unforgettable." (The Guardian) |
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LIZA LEHMANN / ARTHUR SOMERVELL / MAUDE WHITE
Splendid Tears: Setting of Alfred, Lord Tennyson Brian Thorsett, Richard Masters [ EM Records / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] A perusal of a catalogue of English-language musical settings quickly reveals the powerful attraction composers have had to the verse of Tennyson. |
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BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle -: Sung in English (translation by Chester Kallman) Sally Burgess, Sir John Tomlinson / Opera North Orchestra, Richard Farnes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Eileen Farrell, Carol Smith, Richard Lewis, New York Philharmonic & Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein (conductor) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "Bernstein's first recording of the Missa Solemnis is notable for its high-voltage theatrical impact and committed choral singing. Introspective moments are hampered by close miking." (BBC Music) |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Viola Concerto / Recorder Suite in A minor / Tafelmusik Capella Istropolitana / Richard Edlinger (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/2004 ] "...you will be hard pressed to match this quality and repertoire on a single disc - or the price. Don't pass this one up." - American Record Guide |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Baroque Festival Capella Istropolitana, Richard Erdlinger [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/1994 ] Baroque Festival: Selected works by Pachelbel, Sammartini and more |
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TRADITIONAL
The Manchester Carols Carol Ann Duffy, Sasha Johnson Manning / Manchester Carollers / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tanner [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] This new sequence of Christmas carols was written in 2007 by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and composer Sasha Johnson Manning, and premièred in the same year. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5 / Valiant for truth / Prelude and Fugue in C minor / etc Carys Lane (soprano) Ian Watson (organ) Malcolm Hicks (organ) / Richard Hickox Singers; London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2003 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format - PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM. - "this stimulating VW compilation undoubtedly deserves a hearty welcome." (Gramophone) |
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Charles Richard-Hamelin
Échos: Chopin, Granados & Albéniz [ Analekta / CD - released 14/Feb/2025 ] Charles Richard-Hamelin continues his exploration of the works of Chopin, combining them with rare Spanish works composed at the turn of the 19th century. Frédéric Chopin, Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados were all virtuoso pianists whose music is... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos 22 + 24 Charles Richard-Hamelin Les Violons du Roy, Jonathan Cohen [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] In their very first recording together, pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin and the Violons du Roy present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos No. 22 and No. 24 that are replete with passionate outbursts, startling contrasts, rich orchestration and... |
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PUCCINI
Puccini = Passion - The Richard Bonynge Edition Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Orchestra Victoria / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "[Barker] is known as a highly skilled and committed singer who gives her all on the stage ... her tone, support of the voice and vocal characterisation is a joy ... Barker's interpretations make as satisfying a disc of this demanding repertoire as I... |
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DVORAK
Rusalka (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Rosario La Spina (tenor) / Bruce Martin (baritone) / Elizabeth Whitehouse (soprano) / Opera Australia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Opera in English / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Feb/2008 ] "Cheryl Barker's voice opens up excitingly on the top notes, but in the medium-high range her timbre has no especial qualities. She gives a committed performance" (MusicWeb March 2008) |
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The Choir of Llandaff Cathedral. Directed by Richard Moorhouse with Michael Hoeg (organ)
The Complete New English Hymnal (Vol 19) (Includes 'When I survey the wondrous Cross') [ Priory / CD - released 20/Dec/2004 ] Recorded in Llandaff Cathedral on 27th, 28th & 29th April 2004 |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Cantiones Sacrae Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "If you like Byrd motets well upholstered and tightly shaped, generous in dynamic contrasts, this CD will do nicely." (MusicWeb May 2007) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classics for Choir Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Hymns from Cambridge (with Descants) Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 7/Nov/2021 ] |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell - Anthems for the Chapel Royal Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] "Marlow gets god results from his singers; such expressive anthems as Remember Not.. and Hear My Prayer.. are eloquently done and beautifully recorded." (Penguin Guide 3 stars) |
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DURUFLE
Complete Choral Works Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] This disc forms one of the few comprehensive collections of Duruflé's choral music in the catalogue. Duruflé is most famous for his exquisite Requiem, included here, but his other choral works are equally appealing and they complete this unique... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Sacred Choral Works (Incls 'Hear my prayer' & 'Ave Maria') Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 8/May/2006 ] "Mendelssohn's sacred choral music tends to get overshadowed by that of Brahms and by Mendelssohn's own works in other genres. This highly recommendable disc brings his sacred music to the fore in fine, flexible performances from Richard Marlow and... |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 1972) Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge [ Decca / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2011 ] "Though some of the girlish freshness of voice which marked the 1961 recording had disappeared by the 1971 set, Sutherland's detailed understanding was intensified. Power is there as well as delicacy, and the rest of the cast is first-rate." Penguin |