RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (complete opera) Madeira, Borkh, Della Casa, Lorenz, Böhme, Pernerstorfer, Felbermayr, Loraine, Majkut, Littasy, Gerber, Horne, Wiener St [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/1997 ] |
ERICH / SAXER / DRUCKENMULLER
Complete Organ Music Manuel Tomadin (Schnitger Organ of St Michaëlskerk, Zwolle, The Netherlands) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 6/May/2016 ] This new recording features the magnificent Schnitger organ of the St. Michael Church in Zwolle, the Netherlands. It was built in 1721 by Arp Schnitger and his sons, and after careful restoration over the last decades by Flentrop the organ is... |
CILEA / PUCCINI / GIORDANO / MASCAGNI / GOMES / MASSENET
Marcelo Alvarez: 20 Years on the Opera Stage Marcelo Alvarez (tenor) / St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Delos / CD - released 2/Oct/2002 ] "Marcelo Alvarez gave his usual passionate and thrilling performance … taking advantage of his beautiful voice by phrasing the musical lines with elegance." Ingrid Haas |
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... |
J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Complete Organ Works Marie-Claire Alain (at the organs of the Martinikerk, Groningen; Grote Sint Laurenskerk, Alkmaar; Freiberger Dom; St Georgenkirche, Rötha; Église Sain [ Erato / 15 CD Box Set - released 24/Aug/2018 ] New Remastering in 24-BIT / 96KHZ from original tapes by Art & Son Studio, Annecy (2018) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
1812 Overture, Op. 49 / Moscow Cantata / Marche slave, Op. 31 / etc Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] Following acclaimed recordings of Shostakovich, the third release on the Mariinsky Theatre's new label features a selection of popular and rarely-heard works by Tchaikovsky. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies Nos 1 & 15 Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg / Valery Gergiev [ Mariinsky SACD / SACD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] The second release on the Mariinsky label features Shostakovich's first and final symphonies. Valery Gergiev made award-winning recordings of Symphonies 4-9 for Philips, however he will release a complete cycle on the Mariinsky label, starting with... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes (The Card Game) / Danses concertantes / Capriccio Mark Wait (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / St. Luke's Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Stravinsky Edition Vol 9 / CD - released 4/Jan/2008 ] "This compilation of material previously issued on Koch International Classics...continues Robert Craft's highly regarded series of Stravinsky works for Naxos. If you didn't purchase these earlier at full price, now is the time to take advantage of... |
BUXTEHUDE
Organ works Masaaki Suzuki {Klapmeyer Organ of St Nicolai Church, Altenbruch & the Wilde-Schniltger Organ of St Jacobi Church, Ludingworth) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "Suzuki strikes a perfect accord between an expressively singing solo line and its fastidiously-shaped accompaniment." (BBC Music) |
HOWELLS / HUBERT PARRY / EDISON / GOSS
Psalms For The Spirit Matthew Larkin (Organ) / St John's Choir Elora / Noel Edison (Director) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Psalms have always played a central part in Christian, as in Jewish worship. With the shift of emphasis in worship in England after the Protestant Reformation, Psalms, in one form or another, metrical or unmetrical, assumed even greater importance. |
ATKINS, I / COOPER, G / CROTCH / CUTLER, E / ECCARD / HALLEY / HANFORTH / HARVEY, J / MACMILLAN / PAULUS / POULENC / ROSE, B / STAINER / STANFORD
Psalms and Motets for Reflection Michael Bloss (organ), Choir of St John’s, Elora, Noel Edison [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Mar/2013 ] This release, builds not only on centuries of ecclesiastical tradition: superb recordings under the directorship of Noel Edison have also become something of a fixture and highlight of our choral catalogue. This beautifully balanced new programme... |
MESSIAEN
Organ Works Michael Bonaventure, The Rieger Organ of St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh [ Delphian / 2 CD - released 4/Feb/2008 ] Nourished by Messiaen s beloved birdsong and Hindu rhythms, the Méditations bring alive the deepest mysteries of Catholicism, here performed with a visceral intensity by Michael Bonaventure. This is the second release in Delphian s survey of Messiaen... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ' / Encores a la Francaise Michael Murray at the organ at St Francis de Sales Church, Philadelphia / Philadelphia Symphony / Eugene Ormandy [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "Michael Murray's organ playing bespeaks a mastery and authority that matches the orchestra's... The closing section, in which organ and full orchestra play together, will exhilarate you..." -Digital Audio |
Michael Murray at the Organ at St. Sulpice, Paris
Dupre, Franck & Widor-Organ Works [ Telarc Records / CD - released 28/May/2002 ] Michael Murray was the first solo artist on Telarc |
PROKOFIEV
Love for Three Oranges (Complete Opera) Mikhail Kit, Evgeny Akimov / Kirov Chorus & Orchestra, St Petersburg, Gergiev [ Philips / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "The only complete recording of this work sung in Russian, and very fine it is, evoking all the work's invention and subtlety" (Gramophone) |
VALERY GAVRILIN
Gavrilin: The Russian Notebook / Anyuta (excerpts) Mila Shkirtil (mezzo), St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Serov [ Naxos / Northern Flowers / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Valery Gavrilin was one of the most colourful and significant Russian composers of the second half of the 20th century. He was only 25 when he composed The Russian Notebook, a poem of love and death. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gregorian Chant Easter The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey of Solesmes [ Paraclete Recordings / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2018 ] SINCE 1833, the research and study of Gregorian Chant by the Monks of the Abbey of St. Peter in Solesmes, France, has focused on making this sung form of prayer the finest possible offering for God, to whom it is addressed six times a day at the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Vespers & Compline The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey of Solesmes [ Paraclete Recordings / CD - released 10/Jul/2018 ] The complete Office of Sunday Vespers and Compline in Gregorian chant The great bell of Solesmes calls the listener to the complete Office of Sunday Vespers and Compline on this exquisite chant recording. Includes Gregorian antiphons, psalms,... |
The Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abby of Solesmes
Chants for Passiontide [ Paraclete Recordings / 3 CD - released 10/Jul/2018 ] SINCE 1833, the research and study of Gregorian Chant by the Monks of the Abbey of St. Peter in Solesmes, France, has focused on making this sung form of prayer the finest possible offering for God, to whom it is addressed six times a day at the... |
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Where The Messengers Meet [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 2/Aug/2010 ] |