HANDEL / BACH / CAVALLI / PERGOLESI / PORPORA / PURCELL / etc
Passion Jaroussky (3 CD set) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) / Ensemble Artaserse, Paul O'Dette (lute), L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] In 2019, Philippe Jaroussky celebrated 20 years on stage, and PASSION JAROUSSKY is a tribute to his art which showcases the versatility. 3 CDs with highlights from his catalogue, also featuring no less than 7 new and unpublished recordings. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Double Concerto Op. 102 / Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 Renaud Capucon (violin) Gautier Capucon (cello) Paul Meyer (clarinet) / Gustav mahler Jugendorchester / Myung-Whun Chung [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Nov/2007 ] "Young Capuçons meet late Brahms and the brothers have a real winner here." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Feb 2008 |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (complete opera recorded in 1991) Ruggero Raimondi (Boris Godunov), Paul Plishka, Kenneth Riegel, Nicolai Gedda, Galina Vishneyevskaya / National Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropov [ Erato / Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2018 ] "Ruggero Raimondi's Boris is sung firmly and lyrically. He responds to the elegance to be found in Mussorgsky's brief, speech-inflected phrases, and some scenes, notably his final exchanges with his son, are movingly done." (Gramophone) |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 6 (BWV 50, 59, 69, 69a, 75, 76, 104, 179, 186, 190) Ruth Ziesak (soprano) Elisabeth von Magnus (alto) Paul Agnew (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Ton Koopman [ Challenge Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] “Ton Koopman once again seems to be able to express the whole range of Bach’s sacred music from spiritual exaltation to religious terror, from giddiest joy to deepest sorrow, from festive celebration to personal mortification." - All Music Guide |
Salisbury Cathedral Boy Choristers, Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh
Sheppard, John - Missa Cantate; Verbum caro [ Archiv / CD - released 15/Nov/2000 ] Beautiful Choral singing from the Salisbury Cathedral |
Sir Paul McCartney, Various Artists
Party At The Palace - The Queen's Golden Jubilee [ Kultur / Opus Arte / DVD - released 29/Jul/2008 ] |
PURCELL
Hail Bright Cecilia / Come ye Sons of Art / Funeral Sentences for the death of Queen Mary Jennifer Smith, Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Orchestra, John Elliot Gardiner [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2015 ] *** Three Stars (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
STEVE REICH
The Cave (Complete) Steve Reich Ensemble / Paul Hillier [ Nonesuch Records / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/1995 ] German import (catalog 7559793272) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Requiem Mass / Operatic Choruses Susan Dunn, Diane Curry, Jerry Hadley, Paul Plishka / Robert Shaw Chorale. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Robert Shaw [ Telarc Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2004 ] "...the many felicities of the performance, not least the electricity of the choral singing and the consistency of the solo singing, add up to an exceptionally satisfying reading." Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Theodora (Complete Oratorio) Susan Gritton, Susan Bickley, Robin Blaze, Paul Agnew / Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh [ Archiv / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Baroque Vocal |
BUXTEHUDE / BULL / BACH / GADE / etc
The St. Paul's Gem Timothy Wakerell (Drake Organ in the OBE Chapel of St Paul's Cathedral, London) [ Priory / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] St.Paul's Cathedral, unlike most Cathedrals, does not just possess one instrument to lead the services but several housed within different parts of this vast building! This CD is the first recording of the new William Drake organ in the OBE Chapel... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio) Marjanne Kweksilber, James Bowman, Paul Elliott & Gregory Reinhart / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & The Sixteen, Ton Koopman [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2009 ] |
50 BEST ADAGIOS
50 Best Adagios [3 CD special price] Various Artists including Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Paul Tortelier (cello), Sabine Meyer (clarinet) & David Daniels (counter-tenor) [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 22/Mar/2010 ] Sit back, relax and unwind to some of the most relaxing classical music performed by some of the finest EMI artists. There's nearly 4 hours of well-chosen music split across three CDs and featuring the world's best loved composers. Another winner. |
BEATLES
Classical Beatles [2 CD set] Göran Söllscher, Kaori Muraji (guitars) / Peter Rostal, Paul Schaefer (pianos) / Frank Chacksfield & his Orchestra / etc [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 6/Oct/2011 ] 45 tracks of the most imaginative classical arrangements of Beatles music. The first CD consists of arrangements for classical guitar, the second CD features orchestral arrangements. |
Various Artists incls Elaine Page, Paul McCartney, Zucchero, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Mathis, Nancy & Frank Sinatra, etc
Duets - 36 of the world's greatest ever duets [ Telstar / 2 CD - released 28/Feb/2000 ] Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ever Duets - 1997 original release |
Paul Kalkbrenner
Ost: Berlin Calling [ Bpitch Control / CD - released 31/Jul/2015 ] |
ALLEGRI / GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI / PALESTRINA
The Renaissance of Italian Music: The National Gallery Collection Gerald Finley (bari), Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble), Charles Daniels (ten) / Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh, Taverner Consort, Choir, Andrew Parrot [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "[The Allegri] is one of the highlights, the 1970 recording by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge achieving an almost weightless sublimity, particularly in the Sanctus. The Taverner Consort of the 1980s offers similarly impressive interpretations... |
100 BEST ADAGIOS
100 Best Adagios [6 CD special price] Various Artists including Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Paul Tortelier (cello), Sabine Meyer (clarinet) & David Daniels (counter-tenor) [ EMI / Virgin / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2012 ] A slow journey through the classical repetoire from Albinoni to John Tavener. |
BEST ADAGIOS 100
100 Best Adagios [6 CD special price] Various Artists including Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Paul Tortelier (cello), Sabine Meyer (clarinet) & David Daniels (counter-tenor) [ EMI / Virgin / Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2012 ] A slow journey through the classical repetoire from Albinoni to John Tavener. |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Clarinet Concertos Walter Boeykens, Paul Meyer, François-René Duchable / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, James Conlon [ Warner Classics Erato Apex / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Apex - the budget label from Warners |