Kanye West
College Dropout [ Universal Music / CD - released 19/Feb/2004 ] The debut album from one of today's most accomplished young producers |
Kanye West
Donda [ Universal / 2 CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Kanye West delivers a deluxe release of the record-shattering Donda, featuring 4 additional tracks along with highly anticipated fan-favorite verses from Andre 3k, Kid Cudi and more. The next release from one of "the most influential pop stars of... |
Kanye West
Graduation [ Universal Music / CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] Kanye's third album, 'Graduation' is one of the most anticipated albums of 2007, which features the smash singles "Stronger" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing". This NZ edition also contains a bonus track. |
Kanye West
Jesus Is King [ GOOD Music / CD - released 22/May/2020 ] Jesus Is King is the ninth studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on October 25, 2019, through GOOD Music and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. The album follows a Christian theme, with West describing it as "an... |
Kanye West
Ye (LP) [ Def Jam / LP - released 10/Aug/2018 ] 'ye' is the anticipated eighth studio album from Kanye West. Following controversy surrounding his sociopolitical views, West rewrote and recorded all the work on the album, completing it over the course of just two weeks at his ranch in Jackson Hole... |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Symphony 1 / Essays Nos.1 & 2 / Night Flight/ Music from Scene from Shelley/ Knoxville (Summer of 1915) London Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Molly McGurk (soprano), David Measham (conductor) [ Alto / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "Measham proves a splendid advocate of the Symphony, securing a passionately committed performance… The Essays for Orchestra are also very well played, as is the hauntingly evocative movement Night Flight" © Penguin Guide 3 stars |
MOLTER / PLEYEL / MERCADANTE
MARBECKS COLELCTABLE: Molter, Pleyel & Mercandante: Clarinet Concertos Thomas Friedli (clarinet) / South-West German Chamber Orchestra, Paul Angerer [ Claves / CD ] Highly regarded recording by clarinetists and musicians interested in unusual repertoire. |
ERICH KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 [Incls 'Sinfonietta Op.5'] North West German Philharmonic Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert [ CPO / CD - released 4/Dec/1991 ] "If sweet tunes and sumptuous orchestration constituted all the necessary for a great composer, Korngold would count as one of the greatest. Furthermore, a vein of genuine, individual poetry runs through just about everything he wrote." ClassicalNet |
ERICH KORNGOLD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Korngold: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 [Incls 'Straussiana'] North West German Philharmonic Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert [ CPO / CD - released 4/Dec/1991 ] "If sweet tunes and sumptuous orchestration constituted all the necessary for a great composer, Korngold would count as one of the greatest. Furthermore, a vein of genuine, individual poetry runs through just about everything he wrote." ClassicalNet |
Go West
Bangs & Crashes (Crystal Clear Coloured 2LP) [ Chrysalis Records / 2 LP ] The follow up to their hugely successful UK double platinum selling debut album Go West came this collection of 12" Remixes, B-sides and live tracks taken from UK single releases. This release was largely aimed the International audience who didn't... |
W. A. MOZART / RICHARD STRAUSS
Mozart / Strauss: Oboe Concertos Cristina Gómez Godoy (oboe) / West Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] "Godoy's tone is rich and velvety, and ideally suited to the ecstatic, songful outpouring of Strauss's 1945 Oboe Concerto." BBC Music Concerto Choice April 2022 |
Go West
Aces and Kings: The Best of Go West [ Capitol Records / CD - released 2/Nov/1993 ] American import. |
Leslie West
Soundcheck [ Provogue / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] |
Leslie West
Unusual Suspects (Limited Edition Deluxe) [ CD ] |
BRAHMS / WAGNER
Alto Rhapsody, Haydn Variations, Tragic & Academic Festival Overtures / Siegfried Idyll Lucretia West, Alto, Vienna Academy Male Voice Choir, Vienna Phil. Knappertsbusc [ Decca Legends / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] The beloved Brahms recording sessions from 1957 |
BEETHOVEN / MOZART
Ramallah Concert-Symphony No. 5 / Sinfonia Concertante K297b West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/Feb/2006 ] "A marvellous score set alight by these young players, going for broke in Gaza" (MusicWeb March 2006) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' (with Schoenberg - Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31) West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Decca / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "It's a highly exciting performance, treating the work as a bravura concerto for orchestra...Lyricism could hardly be in short supply in the Tchaikovsky" (BBC Music) |
SIR ARTHUR BLISS
Bliss: Morning Heroes / Hymn to Apollo Samuel West (orator) / BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Oct/2015 ] "This is a splendid disc. The performance standard is extremely high and Ralph Couzens' engineering is excellent. Similarly excellent are the notes by Andrew Burn. Bliss devotees should acquire this as a matter of urgency" (Recording of the Month MW |
The Broken West
I Can't Go On, I'll Go On [ Longtime Listener Records / CD - released 27/Mar/2007 ] On their debut full-length, this American group have delivered a true power pop gem - shimmering and cool, with sharp edges and soaring melodies. |
The Broken West
Now or Heaven [ Longtime Listener / CD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] Our heroes from LA have returned, eschewing their ragged rootsiness and delivering a succinct statement of super-tight, highly melodic pop. This version of 'Now or Heaven' includes an exclusive bonus track. |