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J.S. BACH
Cantatas 54, 169, 170 James Bowman (countertenor) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] "(Bowman's) voice, not the most tender, is beautiful in many ways, but with a tinge of artifice and having the tonal qualities 'characteristic' of counter-tenor voices." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
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HANDEL / VIVALDI / PURCELL
Dido's Lament - Famous Baroque Arias John-Mark Ainsley / Gillian Fisher / Michael George / James Bowman / Robert King / King's Consort [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Essential Baroque arias with period instrument accompaniment |
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BYRD / FERRABOSCO
English Consort Music James Bowman / Susan Hamilton / Ricercar Consort / Philippe Pierlot [ Ricercar / 2 CD - released 15/May/2009 ] "A curate's egg - with caviar! Bowman was past his best in 1998, though his disc of Byrd and contemporaries is rich and fascinating; even better is the CD of English-born Ferrabosco, one of our unsung greats." BBC Music Magazine, April 2008 **** |
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HANDEL
English Arias James Bowman (counter Tenor), Susan Gritton (soprano) The King'S Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'This beautiful collection of songs and duets from Handel oratorios finds the 52-year-old English countertenor in quite amazing form ... His voice remains phenomenally agile. Unmissable' (The Sunday Times) |
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James Brown & the Famous Flames
I've Got To Change - Early Sessions 1956-1959 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/May/2010 ] What can be said about James Brown that hasn't been said before! He was the most influential artist in Black Music history and this compilation of his earliest recordings helped usher in the Soul music ere of the '60s. |
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James Brown
James Brown: Four Classic Albums Plus...Four Bonus Tracks [ Avid R & B / CD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] AVID R&B presents the latest release in their Four Classic Albums Plus series with a re-mastered 2CD set from James Brown & The Famous Flames, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. "Please, Please, Please"; "Think";... |
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James Brown
The Payback [ CD - released 6/Jul/1998 ] European import. |
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WALTER PISTON
Piston: Violin Concertos / Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra James Buswell (violin) / National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide / * * * * * 5 Stars - BBC Music Magazine (Sept 99) / Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Oct 99) / Critic's Choice Gramophone Magazine 1999 |
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POULENC / ELLINGTON / RAVEL / REINHARDT / SHEARING
After Hours: Works for Clarinet James Campbell (clarinet) / Gene di Novi Trio [ Marquis Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Who else would put Duke Ellington and Poulenc, Reinhardt and Ravel together in a musical feast? Brilliant clarinetist James Campbell joins The Gene DiNovi Trio (gene DiNovi, Terry Clark and Dave Young) and pianist Stephane Lemelin in a program of... |
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James Carter
Present Tense [ Universal Music / CD - released 15/Apr/2008 ] European imported disc. |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Fat Knight / Serenade to Music / Henry V Overture James Clark (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2017 ] "Yates secures some commendably alert playing from the RSNO, who seem to be thoroughly enjoying the whole experience…it's hard to conceive of a more sympathetic performance of either [the Henry V Overture] or the radiant Serenade to Music in its... |
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James Clarke
Wildcats Of.. [ Vocalion / CD - released 4/Mar/2010 ] |
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SALLY BEAMISH
The Singing James Crabb (accordion) Branford Marsalis (alto saxophone) Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] The works on this disc of music by Sally Beamish were composed between 2003 and 2012. As a whole the programme highlights the inspiration she has found in Scotland, her adopted homeland. |
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PIAZZOLLA
Song of the Angel James Crabb (classical accordian) Benjamin Martin (piano) Australian Chamber Orchestra. Richard Tognetti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2003 ] 'Accordion wizard and company delight in a seductive and exuberant sound world.' Gramophone |
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James David Christie
Sweelinck:organ Works [ Naxos / CD ] |
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JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK
Organ Works James David Christie (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "with appealing registrations, an almost ideal choice of programme, good notes and undistractingly natural recording, Naxos have produced a single-CD anthology of this most companionable of organ composer that merits general recommendation" -... |
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James Depriest
Contrasts [ Delos / CD ] |
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
J.S. Bach: The Complete Violin Concertos James Ehnes, Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra [ Analekta / 2 CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] On this double album, acclaimed violinist James Ehnes joins forces with Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra, an ensemble he's had a friendship and artistic partnership with for more than three decades, to fulfil his longtime goal of recording... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Viola Concerto / Partita for Orchestra / Sonata for String Orchestra James Ehnes (viola) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/May/2018 ] In this third volume of Edward Gardner's Walton series with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, James Ehnes leaves his violin to tackle the taxing soloist role in the Viola Concerto. In a recent Strad interview, Ehnes confesses: 'This is a piece I have loved... |
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PAGANINI
24 Caprices for solo violin James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A marvellous, amazing, stunning, spectacular, fabulous, awe-inspiring, fabulous piece of music-making." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Nov 2009) |