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HENRY PURCELL
Dido and Aeneas (complete opera) Jospehine Veasey / John Shirley-Quirk / Helen Donath / Thomas Allen / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Colin Davis [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "fresh and enjoyable" Penguin Guide to CDs |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Julia Fischer (violin) / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Apr/2012 ] An innovative DVD presenting two picture edits over one sumptuous soundtrack of Vivaldi's perennial work. Users can choose between the 'performance' edit, featuring German violinist sensation Julia Fischer with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields,... |
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PURCELL / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / FINZI / ELGAR / FRANCK
Hear My Prayer-Hymns and Anthems Karina Gauvin (Soprano), Matthew Larkin (Organ) / St. John's Choir, Elora / Noel Edison (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "The first class performances demonstrate tremendous technical accomplishment. I wonder if I will hear a finer release of sacred choral music this year." (MusicWeb June 2006) |
W. A. MOZART
Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1990) Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Classic Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "A strikingly light, fresh Così with a truly superb ensemble, idiomatic and characterful; the voices are large, but only Mattila sounds a little weighty." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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Katkus/St Christopher C.O.
Balakauskas:concertos [ Bis / CD - released 4/Dec/2000 ] |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
The Gershwin Moment - Rhapsody In Blue Kirill Gerstein (piano) Storm Large (vocals), Gary Burton (vibraphone) / St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson [ Myrios Classics / CD - released 10/Jul/2018 ] "Gerstein's music-making is direct from the heart, unsentimental but rich in sentiment." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2018 |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No 4 in C minor Op 43 Kirov Orchestra / Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Decca SACD / SACD - released 7/Dec/2004 ] Hybrid/SACD (SACD Surround ) Playable on all CD players - "As usual, there isn't a dead bar or an underarticulated phrase in Gergiev's latest Shostakovich recording - all the more amazing as the composer's wildest symphony constantly tries to trick... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony no.4 Kirov orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St.Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Philips / Decca / CD - released 30/Mar/2005 ] "A notable addition to the on-going Shostakovich cycle from Gergiev and his colleagues, aided and abetted by the recording" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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RACHMANINOV
The Romance of Rachmaninov [2 CD set] Lang Lang (piano) / Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev / St Petersburg Philharmonic, Yuri Tamirkanov [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/May/2014 ] "Lang Lang is a marvel, his ease of virtuosity astonishing, his stage presence magnetic" - The Times (London), May 2004 |
RACHMANINOV / SCRIABIN
Piano Concerto No 3 / 10 Etudes Lang Lang (piano) St. Petersburg Philharmonic / Yuri Temirkanov (conductor) [ Telarc Records / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] "...this could well be history in the making." - The Times |
MENDELSSOHN
Organ Works: Mendelssohn in London Leo van Doeselaar (Thomas Hill Organ, St. Pieterskerk Leiden) [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] When Mendelssohn first played the organ in England, he surprised his public with his virtuosity, which was completely unknown to the British on this instrument. His pedal playing was particularly impressive, and as a consequence England's extremely... |
JONATHAN BERGER
Miracles and Mud / Sink or Swim / Doubles / for amos Livia Sohn (violin) / St Lawrence String Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] Jonathan Berger’s music is deeply spiritual and hauntingly evocative. |
MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings op 20 (with Boccherini - Cello Quintet Op 37 No 7) Academy of St. Martin in th Fields [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] "When you hear the superbly ebullient, well phrased and sensitive opening to the Octet in this clear, well balanced and very lifelike recording it is hard to believe that it was recorded nearly half a century ago." (MusicWeb) |
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 |
Ludmila Kuznetzova, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Russian St Sym, Polyansky
Bruckner - Mass No. 2 in E minor, O du liebes Jesu Kind, etc [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Dec/2000 ] "The catalogue already boasts some admirable versions of the E minor Mass but I think this one from Polyansky, with its unique timbre and approach and vibrant recording, is likely to stand high in my affections henceforth." International Record... |
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Mackerras/Orchestra Of St Lu
Haydn: Symphonies 101 & 104 [ Telarc / CD - released 30/Sep/2002 ] |
JOHN ADAMS
Nixon In China (Complete Opera) Maddalena / Sylvan / Page / St Luke's Orchestra / de Waart [ Nonesuch Records / 3 CD - released 7/Sep/1990 ] One of the greatest operas of the 20th Century |
