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MAX REGER
Reger Organ Works, Vol. 10: Fifty-Two Easy Chorale Preludes Nos 39 - 52 Martin Welzel (Johannes Klais Organ, Trier Cathedral) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "..even at its most basic level it lifts your spirit while urging you to turn up the volume and simply revel in Reger's music." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
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MAX REGER
Organ Works Vol 6: 6 Trios, Op. 47 / Introduction, Variations and Fugue, Op. 73 Martin Welzel (organ) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 23/Oct/2005 ] "This Naxos Reger series is to be applauded and supported. I welcomed Volume 5 back in June this year; I welcome this volume just as much – if anything, even more" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
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MAX REGER
Organ Works, Vol. 8-Chorale Fantasia on Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott / Little Chorale Preludes, Nos. 11-30 Martin Welzel (organ) [ Naxos Organ Encyclopedia / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Max Reger is regarded by many as the greatest German composer of organ music since Bach. Includes the monumental and demanding Chorale Fantasia on 'Ein feste Burg' and the popular Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor. |
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Martin/Kominami
Juon/Walker/Dale/Fuchs: Gems R [ Delos / CD - released 28/May/2012 ] |
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Martin/Milford
Brahms/Gade: Sonatas /Fantasy [ Champs Hill / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] |
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Martin/Robin/Capella Istro/Wil
Mozart:arias & Duets [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Martin/Williams/Tracey
Martin:offbeat [ Linn / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] |
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Mary Martin
Broadway to Hollywood - and Back [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] One of the legendary greats of Broadway, Mary Martin achieved fame in her first ever show with the song "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" then went on to become the star of amongst other musicals "South Pacific" & "One Touch Of Venus"... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Lord Nelson Mass / Symphony No 102 in B flat Mary Wilson, Abigail Fischer, Keith Jameson, Kevin Deas / Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Nov/2013 ] "this new account opens with impact, even if the florid upper strings occasionally have to struggle against the implacable tirades of chorus, trumpets and drums. And the quartet of soloists led by agile soprano Mary Williams proves a well integrated |
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HUGO ALFVEN / TRYGGVI M BALDVINSSON / PIERS HELLAWELL / CARL NIELSEN etc
Northern Horizons: Music for Horn and Piano Markus Maskuniitty (horn), Martin Sturfalt (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] Throughout history, the open landscapes and mythical cultures of the Nordic countries have triggered the imagination of artists. Finnish horn player Markus Maskuniitty and pianist Martin Sturfält perform works which, although separated in time by... |
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JOACHIM RAFF
Raff: Die Eifersüchtigen Matthias Bein, Balduin Schneeberger, Raìsa Ierone, Mirjam Fässler, Serafina Giannoni, Martin Roth, Benjamin Popson Orchestra of Europe, Joonas Pitkäne [ Naxos / 2 CD ] Raff completed the score of Die Eifersüchtigen ('The Jealous Ones') a few weeks before his death. He wrote the libretto himself and was scrupulous in differentiating his characters through their music and adopting a precise formal construction. With... |
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YUSTE / RABAUD / McCABE / von WEBER / etc
Vibraciones del Alma: Vibrations of the Soul Maximiliano Martin (clarinet) Scott Mitchell (piano) [ Linn SACD / SACD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Languorous and brilliant by turns, this star clarinettist's recital is a delight.…" Gramophone Magazine |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Romantic Piano Concertos Michael Ponti, Hans Kann, Martin Galling, Jerome Rose, Roland Keller and many more. [ Brilliant Classics / 40 CD Box Set - released 6/May/2016 ] This CD set contains a wealth of 19th century piano concertos written by composers who for some reason or other have been neglected by history, so called "minor masters" who may have lost the battle against the giants but wrote very attractive works. |
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PETER EOTVOS
DoReMi / Cello Concerto Grosso / Speaking Drums Midori, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Martin Grubinger Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France [ Alpha / CD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] "The first of these three concertos was not only written for Midori, but playfully takes the (adjusted) syllables of her name as a quasi-tone row from which to concoct a tripartite argument." (Sunday Times) |
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KHACHATURIAN
Violin Concerto / Concerto-Rhapsody Mihaela Martin (Violin) / National Symphony Orchestra Of Ukraine / Theodore Kuchar [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Nov/2007 ] "Well-trained musicians from the Ukraine's National Symphony and heartfelt playing from the Romanian-born violinist Mihaela Martin." -- Music Week, January 24, 2004 |
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Mozart; M.
Fagotto Concertante Milan Turkovic; Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Martin Sieghart [ ORFEO / CD - released 27/Jun/1991 ] |
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KEVIN PUTS
Puts: Silent Night [Opera] Karin Wolverton (Soprano) Miles Mykkanen, Christian Sanders and Stephen Martin, Tenors), etc / Minnesota Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Courtney Lewis [ Naxos American Opera Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] Kevin Puts is one of America's most exciting and important composers. His first opera, Silent Night, with a libretto by Mark Campbell, was commissioned by Minnesota Opera. It premiered in 2011 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. |
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Montiel/Pons/Martin/Granada Ci
Marco:archangel Tree/Soul C [ Bis / CD ] |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Cello Concertos in D & C (LP) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Academy St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown [ Warner Classics / LP - released 22/Mar/2024 ] "A quite extraordinary achievement. Marvellously expressive cello playing. The orchestra gives splendid support and the sound is warm and ingratiating" (Gramophone) |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete) (recorded in 1988) Murray Perahia (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ EuroArts Medici Arts DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "Murray Perahia… is undoubtedly on tremendous form. He displays limitless reserves of strength for the bravura passages and a huge strong tenderness in, for instance, the opening of the slow movement of the Third Concerto." (BBC Music) |