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Frank Zappa / Original Soundtrack
200 Motels (50th Anniversary Double Gatefold LP) [ MGM Records / 2 LP - released 17/Oct/2021 ] Frank Zappa's "200 Motels" turns 50! In celebration of FZ's famous 1971 "Surrealistic Documentary," Zappa Records, UMe and MGM are pleased to present the original soundtrack, a double-album set featuring all original packaging including the booklet &... |
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Frank Zappa / Original Soundtrack
Baby Snakes [ Rykodisc / CD - released 2/May/1995 ] Digitally remastered live recordings from the Zappa's 1977 Halloween show performed by a band that included Adrian Belew and Tery Bozzio - awesome!! |
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Frank Zappa & The Mothers
Weasels Ripped My Flesh (LP) [ Universal Music / LP - released 9/Dec/2016 ] Weasels Ripped My Flesh is the last album of recordings made by the original Mothers of Invention lineup released after it was disbanded by Zappa. The group, which included a horn section, made the blend of studio and live experimental and... |
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Frank/Helsingborg So
Larsson:symphonies 1 & 2 [ Bis / CD ] |
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Frank/Helsingborg So/Lang
Wagner:wesendonck-Lieder [ Bis / CD ] |
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HONEGGER / MARTINU
Sonatinas and Duos Frank-Peter Zimmermann (violin) Heinrich Schiff (violoncello) [ ECM / CD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] "Put two such marvellous artists together and something special is likely to happen. And that’s the case here, across a repertoire that ranges from Bach to the fast-rising Matthias Pintscher. Our reviewer Guy Rickards goes so far as to suggest that... |
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GABRIELA LENA FRANK
Hilos (Threads) / Danza de los Saqsampillos / Adagio para Amantani / Quijotadas / Adoracion para Angelitos / The Armadillo's Charango Gabriela Lena Frank (piano) / ALIAS Chamber Ensemble [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Born in Berkeley, California, to a mother of mixed Peruvian/Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, Frank explores her multicultural heritage through her compositions. Hilos (Threads) was especially written for ALIAS Chamber Ensemble. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Discovering Masterpieces - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor (Documentary & performance recorded in 1997) Frank-MIchael Erben (violin) / Gewandhaus Orchester, Kurt Masur [ DV1 / Ovation / EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] With his famous Violin Concerto in E minor Mendelssohn forged a link between Classicism and Romanticism. |
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MEYERBEER
Vasco de Gama (original version of L'Africaine) [complete opera] Guibee Yang, Martin Gabler, Kouta Rasanen, Rolf Broman, Bernhard Berchtold, Anton Reimer / Robert Schumann Philharmonie, Frank Beermann [ CPO / 4 CD Box Set - released 16/Aug/2014 ] CPO presents Meyerbeer's Vasco de Gama. This edition by Jügen Schläder is based on the last published and unpublished material left by Meyerbeer on his death. This is the first time this version has been release on CD. |
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MUSSORGSKY / WOLF / SCHUBERT / MARTIN
Heinz Rehfuss - The Decca Recitals Heinz Rehfuss (bass) with Hans Willi Häusslein (piano), Frank Martin (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence The Decca Recitals / CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2017 ] "An enormously good performance, helped by extremely clear recording […] with tone, style, technique, good intonation and clarity all in abundance; and with the added advantage of a voice that probably sounds menacing when it asks you to pass the mu |
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TRADITIONAL
The Christmas Memories Album Dean Martin, Harry Belafonte, Leroy Anderson, Beverley Sisters, Russ Morgan, Frank Sinatra & others [ Alto Take 2 / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] Best-selling holiday tracks from the early LP era, together for the first time at a value price! |
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LEHAR
Die Blaue Mazur [The Blue Mazurka] (complete operetta) Johanna Stojkovich, Julia Bauer, Johan Weigel, Jan Kobow / Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester / Frank Beermann [ CPO / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "CPO must be praised for their enterprising exploration of the lesser known Lehár operettas and this recording of Die blaue Mazur is a worthy addition to the catalogue with some really outstanding singing." (MusicWeb June 2009) |
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ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
Are You Being Served?: Camping In John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Webdy Richard, Frank Thornton & cast [ BBC Audio / 2 CD - released 12/Feb/2009 ] Four classic episodes of the long-running BBC TV sitcom starring John Inman, Mollie Sugden, Wendy Richard, Frank Thornton, Trevor Bannister and others, all previously unavailable on audio. The staff of Grace Brothers department store are embroiled in... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 10 / The Gadfly (excerpts) Jonathan Carney (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Frank Shipway [ Royal Philharmonic / SACD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] |
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GOUNOD
Faust (complete opera) Jussi Bjorling (tenor) Cesare Siepi (bass) Dorothy Kirsten (soprano) Frank Guarrera (baritone) Lawrence Davidson (baritone) Anne Bollinger (sop) [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 3 CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "This 3 CD set contains some of the most glorious tenor singing ever recorded. Buy it!!!" - Göran Forsling, MusicWeb international, July 2005 |
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SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition Klara Wartz, Frank van de Laar, Endres Quartet, Staatskapelle Dresden, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier, Hermann Prey, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 69 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The most comprehensive Schubert Edition ever! A celebration of the Viennese genius, from the grand structures of the jubilant 9th symphony ("of heavenly length") to the morbid skeletal melodies of Winterreise, from the genial bonhomie of the Trout... |
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KERRY TURNER
Turner: Horn Works (Complete), Vol. 1 Kristina Mascher-Turner (horn, Kerry Turner (horn), Frank Lloyd (horn), Lauretta Bloomer (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Kerry Turner made his mark on the global music community through his association with the illustrious American Horn Quartet. Turner's compositional goal is to communicate to the listener a vivid picture through his highly melodic musical language.... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Sea Shanties, Kipling Songs & Songs for Everyone Leonard Warren (baritone) / RCA Victor Orchestra / Frank Black / Morris Levine [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] Throughout the 1950s baritone Leonard Warren, a dedicated musician with high standards and a powerful personality, held sway at New York's Metropolitan Opera, until his tragic death on stage, on 4 March 1960, having just completed Morir, tremenda... |
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Les Corsaires Du Roy/Frank
Die Deutsche Schalmey [ Ricercar / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] |
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MENOTTI
The Medium / The Telephone (recorded 1947) Marilyn Cotlow / Frank Rogier / Evelyn Keller / Marie Powers / Beverly Dame / Orchestra / Emanuel Balaban [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] This original 1947 cast recording of The Medium, made by the American Columbia company, was first released in the UK in 1961, when The Gramophone wrote enthusiastically "its effectiveness as a musical work for the stage is beyond argument". |