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PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev (incls Violin Concerto No.1 in D & Symphony No.1 in D Op.25) Martha Argerich, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Michel Baroff / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal [ Warner Classics 20th Century Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "Rattle's...is a pretty stunning Scythian Suite, combining foundation-threatening pagan spectacle and heart-stopping beauty in ideal equilibrium. A terrific display, excitingly engineered" (Gramophone on the Synthian Suite) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach :- Piano Concertos (recorded in 2013) Martha Argerich (piano) and friends, incls Nicholas Angelich, Frank Braley, Khatia Buniatishvili, David Fray, Stephen Kovacevich, etc [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 6/Jul/2015 ] Live HD recording: Salle Pleyel (Paris), 21 & 22 Oct. 2013 The great Martha Argerich and the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne leads a team of talented pianists from all around the world. These major figures and young soloists at the edge of a... |
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TONY BANKS
Banks: 18 Pieces for Orchestra Martin Robertson, Charlie Siem, Tony Banks, Frank Ricotti, John Barclay, Skaila Kanga [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Famous for his role as the keyboard player in rock band Genesis and as a solo artist, Tony Banks was always fascinated by the idea of writing orchestral music. |
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Morgan Frank
Bop! [ CD ] |
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Morgan Frank
Reflections [ Contemporary Records / CD - released 24/Oct/2011 ] |
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HEINRICH von HERZOGENBERG
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 NDR Radiophilharmonie / Frank Beerman [ CPO / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] world première recording |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
American Music for Percussion Volume 2 New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble / Frank Epstein [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] A varied collection ranging from Elliott Carter's enigmatic Tintinnabulation for unpitched percussion instruments to Fred Lerdahl's high-spirited The First Voices, from Edward Cohen's gamelan-inspired Acid Rain and Peter Child's clangorous Refrain to... |
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HIGDON / RODRIGUEZ / SANDLER / SCHULLER / TOWER
American Music for Percussion Volume 1 New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble / Frank Epstein / Gunther Schuller [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Even if percussion pieces aren't your normal fare I'd urge you to try this disc. There's so much here to delight the receptive ear and seduce the most reluctant one; indeed, if Volume 2 is half as good as this it's going to be an indispensable... |
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BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor / Nine Hungarian Dances (for piano four hands) Nicholas Angelich (piano) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi, with Frank Braley (piano) [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "A delight to encounter precise, hand-in-glove ensemble-playing that manages not to sound pre-planned. " Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 |
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ROBERT RODRIGUEZ / LOU HARRISON / KATI AGOCS
Works for Violin and Percussion Orchestra Nicolas Kitchen (violin) / Members of the New england Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Frank Epstein [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Oct/2022 ] The unique instrumentation of the three works in this album was pioneered by the innovative Lou Harrison, whose 1959 concerto encapsulates his culturally wide-ranging aesthetic. |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
On the Town (Original Cast Recording 1940-1956) Betty Comden, John Frank, Adolph Green, Nancy Walker, Leonard Bernstein & others [ Naxos Musicals / CD - released 5/Apr/2010 ] "We'll catch up some other time," sing the lovers in the touching finale to On the Town, but the irony is that this show, perhaps more than any other in musical comedy history couldn't have happened at any other time than exactly when it did. Not... |
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ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH
Violin Concerto / Rituals Pamela Frank (violin) / NEXUS IRIS Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "This is one highly enjoyable disc, enthusiastically recommended!." -- Victor Carr Jr, www.classicstoday.com |
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Frank Gibson
Parallel 37 [ Ode Records / CD - released 4/Aug/2008 ] Recorded in the early 80s, this album features an all-star lineup including NZ jazz greats Brian Smith, Mike Nock, and Frank Gibson, collaborating with guitar legend John Scofield, vibraphone pioneer Milt Jackson, Steve Erquiaga & Emily Remler. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Serenade, Op. 31 / Nocturne, Op. 60 / Phaedra, Op. 93 Philip Langridge (tenor) / Frank Lloyd (horn) / Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) / Northern Sinfonia / English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford, conducto [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] The medium of the orchestral song-cycle is one that much attracted Britten. His concept of an anthology of sometimes diverse texts, unified by a common literary or poetic theme was a favourite device to which he returned several times. The present... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (Complete) Renaud Capucon (violin) & Frank Braley (piano) [ Erato Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2011 ] "These are among the smoothest and most beautiful-sounding Beethoven duo-sonata performances to have come my way in recent years." (Gramophone Editor's Choice November 2011) |
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / GLUCK / MASSENET / KRIELER / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / etc
Renaud Capucon - Le violon Roi Renaud Capucon (violin) with Gautier Capucon (cello) Frank Braley (piano) Martha Argerich (piano) Mischa Maisky (cello), etc [ Erato Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2014 ] Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Gérard Poulet and Veda Reynolds. He was awarded first prize for chamber music in 1992 and first prize for violin with a special... |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Requiem Op 5 Frank Lopardo (tenor) / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / Robert Spano [ Telarc / CD - released 27/Sep/2004 ] |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Octet Op. 20 / etc Roel Dieltiens (cello) & Frank Braley (piano) / Ensemble Explorations [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2017 ] A year before writing the masterly Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Mendelssohn had already taught his elf and fairy cohorts to fly: in the Scherzo of the Octet op.20, the centrepiece of a work composed in 1825, when its composer was only sixteen!... |
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NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN
Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 4 / Concerto for Violin & Piano / Chamber Symphony Rosanne Philippens (violin), Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Frank Dupree (piano/conductor) [ Capriccio / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Concerto |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Eine Alpensinfonie [An Alpine Symphony] / Symphonic Fantasy on Die Frau ohne Schatten Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Frank Shipway, conductor [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2012 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2014 - Orchestral Finalist |