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TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (complete ballet recorded in 1988) BLU-RAY London Festival Ballet / Evelyn Hart, Peter Schaufuss, Martin James / Graham Bond (conductor) [ Arthaus Monarda Arts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Choreography by Natalia Makarova, Sir Frederick Ashton, Marius Petipa Costumes, sets and back projections designed by Günther Schneider-Siemssen Directed for television by Thomas Grimm Natalia Makarova, one of the most important interpreters... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Double Piano Concertos Lucas Jussen (piano), Arthur Jussen (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Mar/2017 ] ".The Jussen boys have found perhaps the perfect collaborator in Sir Neville Marriner, who has conducted more Mozart than most; the Academy acquit themselves well." Editor's Choice Gramophone January 2016 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Pavarotti & Friends Collection [8 concerts on 4 DVDs] Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) with Andrea Bocelli, George Michael, Elton John, The Spice Girls, Jon Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder, Liza Minnelli, Ricky Martin [ Decca DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 30/Sep/2005 ] Luciano Pavarotti gives an historic concert in a historic setting. This thrilling program was filmed live in Beijing during his tour of the people's Republic of China in 1986. Now audiences everywhere can enjoy the magic and majesty that is... |
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FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (Complete Opera recorded in 2021) Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria José Siri, Ksenia Dudnikova, Martin Muehle, Paolo Antognetti / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at the Comédie-Française who was much admired by Voltaire. Hailed as a masterpiece, the opera was triumphantly staged in cities around the world. |
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FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (Complete Opera recorded in 2021) Blu-ray Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria José Siri, Ksenia Dudnikova, Martin Muehle, Paolo Antognetti / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at the Comédie-Française who was much admired by Voltaire. Hailed as a masterpiece, the opera was triumphantly staged in cities around the world. |
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SCHULHOFF / KRENEK / d'INDY
The 20th Century Concerto Grosso Maria Prinz (piano); Karl-Heinz Schütz (flute) Christoph Koncz (violin); Robert Nagy (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marrine [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] .On this disc, we feature the works of three composers - Vincent d'Indy, Ernst Krenek, and Erwin Schulhoff - who all in the mid- to late-1920s adopted neoclassicism and chose to write works in the neo-baroque concerto grosso style, using a... |
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SCHUBERT
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata & Trio No. 2 Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Antje Weithaas, Martin Helmchen [ Alpha / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] Following a first recording on Alpha devoted to Brahms which garnered much praise - 'real duo playing' said Gramophone, while Classica discerned 'shared music making . . . a world full of nuances and subtlety, boundless sonic imagination... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH / SCHNITTKE / PROKOFIEV / RACHMANINOV / STRAVINSKY / WEINBERG
From Eastern Europe - Cello Sonatas Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) & Martin Helmchen (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2025 ] The Hecker/Helmchen duo is renowned for the high standard of their performances, which is reflected in their recordings. The German cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker caused a sensation by winning both the First Prize and two Special Prizes at the eighth... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Cello Sonatas Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) & Martin Helmchen (piano) [ Alpha / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] "[Hecker and Helmchen] bring to the sonatas a seamless ensemble, producing something truly greater than the sum of its parts…their ability to control energies together creates the natural gusts of momentum and repose Brahms demands" BBC Music |
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Mark Turner, Jason Palmer, Joe Martin, Jonathan Pinson
Return From The Stars (LP) [ ECM / 2 LP - released 7/Oct/2022 ] Mark Turner's writing for his quartet on Return from the Stars (titled after Stanislav Lem's science fiction novel) gives the players plenty of space in which to move, on an album both exhilarating and thoughtful in its arc of expression. Solos flow... |
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LYUDKEVYCH / KOS-ANATOSKY / KARABITS / BARVINSKY / LYATOSHYNSKY / etc
Postcards from Ukraine Vol.1: Violin Miniatures Markiyan Melnychenko (violin) Benjamin Martin (piano) Peter de Jager (piano) [ Toccata / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] Ukrainian classical music is not even two centuries old, and for most of that time has had to contend with active attempts at suppression by a hostile neighbour. But Ukrainian composers have stood their ground, not least by taking inspiration from... |
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TELEMANN
Miriways, TWV 21:24 (complete opera) Markus Volpert, Ida Aldrian, Ulrike Hofbauer, Julie Martin du Theil, Gabriele Hierdeis / L'Orfeo Barockorchester, Michi Gaigg [ CPO / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2014 ] "The score is a delight, revealing the composer at his most colourfully inventive...The performance pulsates with energy from start to finish...The cast, by and large, is strong...Prince Sophi is a soprano role sung with agility and tonal clarity by |
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Martin
Fantasia [ Linn / Hybrid SACD - released 7/Aug/2006 ] |
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BUXTEHUDE / CORNET / LEBEGUE / DE GRIGNY / etc
Great European Organs Vol. 86: Walker-Downes organ of the London Oratory Matthew Martin (plays the 1954 Walker-Downes organ of the London Oratory) [ Priory / CD - released 20/Jun/2016 ] Matthew Martin plays the 1954 Walker-Downes organ of the London Oratory |
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PHILIP GLASS
Kepler (complete opera recorded in 2009) Martin Achrainer / Cassandra McConnell / Karen Robertson / Chorus of the Landestheater Linz / Bruckner Orchester Linz / Dennis Russell Davies [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/2011 ] This 2-CD set is a recording of the complete 2009 opera by Phillip Glass on the life of scientist Johannes Kepler in a deluxe digipack featuring colour photos of the production in Linz, Austria. |
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HOVHANESS
Hovhaness-Concerto for two pianos / 3 pieces for two pianos / Lousadzak Martin Berkovsky (piano) / Globalis Symphony Orchestra [ Black Box / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] Features World Premier Recording of Hovhaness Concerto for two pianos and orchestra. |
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ANONYMOUS
The Dante Troubadours Martin Best Medieval Ensemble [ Nimbus / CD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] "full of musical gems" [Ovation] |
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THYS YOOL
Thys Yool: A Medieval Christmas Martin Best Medieval Ensemble [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "A richly colourful variety of sounds and rhythms, all performed with lively commitment by players and singers." Which Compact Disc |
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Martin Best Medieval Ensemble / Martin Best (voice, lute, oud, psaltery)
The Last of the Troubadours: The Art & Times of Guiraut Riquier 1230 - 1292 [ Nimbus / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] "Best's anthology is expertly assembled and skilfully performed. It displays the sardonic humour and ribaldry of troubadour lyrics as well as their elaborately sentimental courtliness. I can only applaud Best's continuing championing of troubadour... |
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FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Songs Martin Bruns (baritone) & Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Nov/2006 ] "Busoni's distinctive, witty Goethe-Lieder are the main draw of this recording" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |