MELCHER MELCHERS
Melcher Melchers: Symphony in D minor / La Kermesse; Élégie Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Jaime Martín [ Ondine / CD - released 7/Apr/2023 ] Swedish composer Melcher Melchers (1882-1961) has been largely forgotten by music history. Melchers studied composition in Paris and his circle of friends included, among others, Matisse, Picasso, Modigliani, Guillaume Apollinaire, Erik Satie, and... |
Schubert,
Große Sänger unseres Jahrhunderts: Hans Hotter - Liederabend Hans Hotter, Walter Martin [ ORFEO / CD - released 21/Jan/2000 ] |
PARRY / CLARKE / BYRD / ELGAR / WALTON / HANDEL
Rule Britannia: Stirring songs and patriotic music Harlow Chorus / The Elizabethan Consort / Martin Souter / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / London Pro Arte Orchestra [ Britannia / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] Music chosen for its thrill factor: from trumpets and drums to soaring choral voices, this programme has a 'Last Night of the Proms' feel. It features the great and the good of English music of the past including Handel, Holst, Elgar and Walton. |
MUSSORGSKY / WOLF / SCHUBERT / MARTIN
Heinz Rehfuss - The Decca Recitals Heinz Rehfuss (bass) with Hans Willi Häusslein (piano), Frank Martin (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence The Decca Recitals / CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2017 ] "An enormously good performance, helped by extremely clear recording […] with tone, style, technique, good intonation and clarity all in abundance; and with the added advantage of a voice that probably sounds menacing when it asks you to pass the mu |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Last Romantic Hero (2LP) Helene Grimaud (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Martin James Bartlett (piano), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Borodin Quartet, Berliner Philharmoniker, e [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 20/Oct/2017 ] Sergei Rachmaninov was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor renowned for his emotive and virtuosic music. His works, characterized by lush harmonies and sweeping melodies, include the iconic Piano Concerto no.2 and the hauntingly beautiful... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A D959 / Six Moments Musicauz D780 Martin Helmchen (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2009 ] "…such is the strength and poetic commitment of Helmchen's playing that he already makes comparison irrelevant. And if I was to single out one awe-inspiring moment it would be the Andantino from the Sonata, naturally paced, enviably poised and... |
TRADITIONAL
The Christmas Memories Album Dean Martin, Harry Belafonte, Leroy Anderson, Beverley Sisters, Russ Morgan, Frank Sinatra & others [ Alto Take 2 / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] Best-selling holiday tracks from the early LP era, together for the first time at a value price! |
Mozart, Wo
Konzert No. 3 G-Dur KV 216, Konzert No. 5 A-Dur KV 219, Sinfonia concertante Es-Dur KV 364, Concertone C-Dur KV 190 Honeck, Setena, Lea; Vienna Classical Players, Martin Kerschbaum [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 26/Jan/2006 ] |
Michael Hoppe/Martin Tillman/Tim Wheater
Afterglow [ Hearts of Space Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] |
ANONYMOUS
Locham Song Book Martin Hummel, Dulce Melos [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Dec/2007 ] "Martin Hummel has a nice voice and sings this repertoire well…I know of no other recording with such a wide selection of pieces from this manuscript and I am sure especially lovers of renaissance music will thoroughly enjoy this disc." (MusicWeb) |
TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Concertos, Sonata, Adagio I Musici, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "that Albinoni wrote excellent solo concertos is clear enough from this record, all players involved are splendid …very well recorded. These will please admirers of I Musici, the group is well-balanced and the soloists admirable. The oboe concerto... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Music for the Chapel Royal - Verse Anthems Inia Te Wiata, Robert Tear, Charles Brett, Paul Esswood / Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Decca / London Serenata / CD - released 20/Sep/1995 ] Purcell wrote so much in so many different spheres of musical activity that it is easy to forget that one of his main tasks was to be a royal composer, to provide music for the occasions of State in Westminster Abbey, just as the Gabrielis had done... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Part 1 [Concertos 1, 3, 4 & Triple] Inon Barnatan (piano) Stefan Jackiw (violin), Alisa Weilerstein (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Alan Gilbert [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] "The Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields makes its first foray into the complete Beethoven piano concertos with the classy Inon Barnatan." MusicWeb |
DEBUSSY
Hughes Cuenod sings Debussy Hughes Cuenod (tenor), Martin Isepp (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] |
W.A. MOZART
Flute Concertos and Symphony No. 41 Jupiter Jacques Zoon (flute) / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc SACD / SACD - released 23/Feb/2005 ] Boston Baroque returns with special guest flutist Jacques Zoon, who records on period flute for the first time on Mozart's two glorious Flute Concertos. - DSD / 2 Channel / 6 Channel SACD - Playable on all CD players |
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... |
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 |
Janis Martin
Love And Kisses [ LP - released 1/Mar/2010 ] |
GRANADOS / MOMPOU / CASSADO / MONTSALVATGE / CERVELLO
Catalan Violin Works Janna Gandelman (violin) Laia Martín (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] The versatility of Catalan songs has seen them much in use in arrangements for violin and piano, with Fritz Kreisler and Joseph Szigeti enthusiastic champions of their virtuoso potential and melodic charm. In addition to arrangements, this programme... |
Jean Martin
Faure:nocturnes 1-6/Theme A [ Naxos / CD ] |