CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR
The Complete Organ Symphonies Volume 4 (Nos 7 & 8) Joseph Nolan [the Cavaillé-Coll organ of La Madeleine, Paris] [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "The latest volume in Joseph Nolan's swirling, swashbuckling Widor series showcases the tangy palette and earthy roar of the fabulous Cavaille-Coll organ at La Madeleine, Paris. In a word - glorious!" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
FIORENZA / PERGOLESI / SCARLATTI / PORPORA / MANCINI
Neapolitan Concertos for Various Instruments Josetxu Obregón (cello), Tamar Lalo (recorder), Daniel Oyarzabal (harpsichord), Ignacio Prego (harpsichord), Hiro Kurosaki (violin) La ritirata [ Glossa / CD - released 10/Mar/2018 ] The Neapolitan Baroque, especially in the first half of the eighteenth century, was a vibrant and vital time for instrumental music, as Josetxu Obregón and La Ritirata now demonstrate with their new recording of six concertos from that era. |
W. A. MOZART
Juan Diego Florez: Mozart Juan Diego Florez (tenor) / Orchestra La Scintilla, Riccardo Minasi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 3/Dec/2017 ] "Alexander the Great's aria from Il Re Pastore sounds unassailably heroic; two arias for the titular emperor of La Clemenza di Tito find Flórez shaping smooth, firm lines, sounding imperial yet not imperious...Minasi's orchestra is full of bounce, te |
J. S. BACH
St John Passion, BWV245 Julian Prégardien, Benoît Arnould, Dominik Wörner, Salomé Haller / La chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller (direction) [ Zig-Zag / 2 CD - released 25/Sep/2015 ] "Under the direction of Benoît Haller, the drama unfolds with breathtaking vigour. The young Prégardien makes an impressive Evangelist. This is an absolutely outstanding set." (Gramophone) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Requiem (recorded at the Hollywood Bowl 2013) BLU-RAY Julianna Di Giacomo, Michelle DeYoung, Vittorio Grigolo, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / LA Philharmonic & LA Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] Great cast with Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Ildebrando D´Arcangelo (Covent Garden, LA Opera, Salzburg Festival), Vittorio Grigolo (Covent Garden, Scala, MET), Michelle DeYoung (MET, Bayreuth, Scala), Julianna Di... |
Julius La Rosa
Just Forever [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] La Rosa was one of the most popular singers of the 1950s, remembered for his appearances on the Arthur Godfrey Show and on radio, television, records, and stage... |
Julius La Rosa
Mainly Romantic [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] Julius LaRosa was born on 2nd January, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York City, of Italian parentage. As a youth he admired the rising star Frank Sinatra but did not imagine following in those footsteps, expecting instead to join his father's radio repair... |
ASTOR PIAZZOLA
A Piazzolla Trilogy Karen Gomyo (violin), Stephanie Jones (guitar), Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 6/Aug/2021 ] Karen Gomyo's violin takes centre stage in this homage to Astor Piazzolla. |
IGNAZ HOLZBAUER
Concerti for Transverse Flute & String Orchestra Karl Kaiser (flute & director) / La Stagione Frankfurt [ CPO / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] The beautiful tone and virtuosic nature of Holzbauer's flute concertos are interpreted here by Karl Kaiser and La Stagione Frankfurt. |
Katchen/O De La Suisse Romande
Prokofiev/Bartok: Pno Concerto [ Testament / CD - released 5/May/2003 ] |
Kiehr/Elwes/Messthaler/Ens La
Per La Settimana Santa [ Ricercar / CD - released 5/May/2003 ] |
Kiehr/Van Dyck/La Fenice
Il Canzoniere: Petrarca [ Ricercar / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Passio: Music for Holy Week & Easter King's College Choir, the Clare College Choir, La Stravaganza Köln, Cappella Augustana, Rheinische Kantore [ Brilliant Classics / 25 CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] This unique box‐set presents a musical journey through one of the most crucial episodes of Christianity: the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It tells of the deepest sorrow and anguish in the Lamentation and Stabat Mater, the moving... |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / MOZART / BARTOK / etc
Piano Music for Children Klára Würtz (piano) / Prima La Musica, Dirk Vermeulen [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] This CD is a reissue of one of the most successful Brilliant Classics recordings, Piano Music for Children, a simple and powerful concept aimed at a wide audience of music lovers, teachers, parents, grandparents and (of course..)... |
Kyla La Grange
Cut Your Teeth [ Sony / CD - released 30/May/2014 ] Kyla La Grange is an English singer songwriter. 'Cut Your Teeth' is her second release following her debut album 'Ashes' from 2012. Cut Your Teeth marks Kyla's return with a bright and bold new sound. Produced by Jakwob and Kyla, the album is the... |
La Belle France
Music Inspired By [ CD ] |
La Bouche
Greatest Hits (2LP) [ Music On Vinyl / 2 LP - released 8/Jul/2022 ] Producer Frank Farian, the man behind Boney M and Milli Vanilli, rolled out his '90s equivalent, La Bouche, in 1995. The German based Eurodance duo La Bouche featured vocalist Melanie Thornton and rapper Lane McCray. They gained international success... |
La Brea Sinfonietta/Lavery
Abel: The Dream Gallery [ Delos / CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] |
La Caccia, Patrick Denecker
Salve Antwerpiae [ Ricercar / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] The city of Antwerp could well have shared the title of European capital of music with Venice during the 16thcentury. Whilst there was a great amount of sacred and secular music performed in the city, Antwerp's manufacturers of harpsichord and... |
NATALIS CORDAT / NICOLAS SABOLY
Baroque Christmas in Occitania La Camera delle Lacrime, Bruno Bonhoure [ Alpha / CD - released 27/Oct/2008 ] Natalis Cordat (ca1610-1663), was a country vicar who wrote very refined and aristocratic 'noëls' whilst Nicolas Saboly (1614-1678), the caustic master of an Avignon Chapel, was a writer of small pieces in a popular vein. The Camera delle Lacrime... |