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JAPPELLI / CAMPOGRANDE / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Music for Guitar & Choir: Jappelli, Campogrande & Castelnuovo-Tedesco; Nicolò Spera (guitar) / St. Martin's Chamber Choir [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2020 ] A pair of world-premiere recordings on a unique collection of works conceived for an unusual, highly-appealing combination of musicians. The technical challenging of balancing a choir singing at full volume and a guitar, renowned for its gentle... |
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FRANZ ANTON HOFFMEISTER
Double Bass Quartets Nos. 2, 3 & 4 Norbert Duka (double bass) / Erno Sebestyen (violin) / Helmut Nikolai (viola) / Martin Osertag (cello) / Phillip Moll (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Mar/2011 ] "Throughout the Hoffmeister his intonation is a cut above our expectations, his unnamed instrument producing a most appealing tone. The challenges of the Schubert is probably one step too far, but that equally applies to many cello recordings. He is... |
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VAGN HOLMBOE
Concertos (Incl Piano Concerto No 1) Noriko Ogawa (piano) Martin Frost (clarinet) Gordon Hunt (oboe) / Aalborg Symphony Orchestra / Owain Arwel Hughes (cond) / Danish National Opera Choir [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] "A well-packed disc with a nice balance struck between the concertos and a rarely encountered choral-orchestral work." - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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BEETHOVEN
Resound Volume 5 Orchester Wiener Akademie / Martin Haselbock [ Alpha / CD - released 21/Apr/2017 ] The Orchester Wiener Akademie and its conductor Martin Haselböck continue their RESOUND Beethoven series. The aim of this project is to record the complete Beethoven symphonies on period instruments in the venues where they were first performed,... |
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ANDRÉ DANICAN PHILIDOR
Philidor: Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège Orkester Nord, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Martin Wåhlberg [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 2 CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Torn between her love for the King of Denmark, Sandomir, and her duty to her father, Rodoald, King of Norway, Princess Ernelinde finds herself caught up in a political whirlwind in the heart of medieval Scandinavia. Beyond the exotic setting of this... |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART / ANDRÉ GRÉTRY
Mozart Grétry 1773 Orkester Nord, Martin Wahlberg [ Aparté / CD - released 28/Aug/2022 ] "Allegro con brio is what Mozart asks for in the first movement of the Symphony, and that's what you get, with the music speeding off the blocks like Usain Bolt." BBC Music |
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BERNARD HERRMANN
The Film Music of Bernard Herrmann (Hangover Square & Citizen Kane) Orla Boylan (soprano) & Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba [ Chandos Movies / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "Orla Boylan sings Salammbô's aria wonderfully, her vibrato adding to the tension of the performance. Gamba and the BBC PO give first-class performances and it's clear from these results why this orchestra is held in such high regard in Britain.... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Laudate Dominum: Vespers & Litanies Schola Cantorum of Oxford, the Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, The Wren Orchestra, Neville Marriner, George [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "Mozart at his most imaginative and vital...highly responsive performance" Penguin Guide |
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HAYDN
Divertimenti for Flute, Violin & Cello Paul Meisen (flute) / Erna Sebestyen (violin) / Martin Ostertag (cello) [ MDG / CD - released 19/Mar/2006 ] On its first release the MDG recording of Haydn's Six Divertimenti Hob. IV:6-11 inspired high waves of enthusiasm among reviewers |
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MAURO GIULIANI / JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Giuliani/Rodrigo: Guitar Concertos Pepe Romero (Guitar) Angel Romero (Guitar) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo / with Catherine Miche [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "The sound quality is as good as I have come to expect from the Pentatone RQR releases, and is a slight improvement over the original Philips LP in terms of its transparency and spatiality...Highly recommended." --SA-CD.net |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Music For 2 Pianos Peter Donohoe / Martin Roscoe (pianos) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "A real bargain at the price and a testament to the stature of two of the UK's best pianists" (MusicWeb Feb 2007) |
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BILLY MAYERL
Piano Music by Billy Mayerl Vol. 1 Philip Martin (piano) [ Somm / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Somm has established itself as a great exponent of British piano music and this series is sure to be revered in the same light as previous releases of Bridge and Bax's music. |
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HENRI HERZ
Piano Music Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jan/2008 ] This is the first recording devoted exclusively to the delightfully enjoyable solo works of Henri Herz. The Variations on 'Non più mesta' from Rossini's La Cenerentola Op 60 is Herz's best-known work. Several composers were attracted to the... |
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GOTTSCHALK
Piano Music vol. 1 An American composer bon Dieu! Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] 'An important and recommendable issue... to be welcomed wholeheartedly' - CDReview |
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GOTTSCHALK
Piano Music Vol. 2 (Incls Souvenir d'Andalousie) Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'Martin's flair comes through flamboyantly in these virtuosic pieces... the ideal advocate for his music' |
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GOTTSCHALK
Piano Music vol. 3 Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'The pre-eminent Gottschalk interpreter of the 1980s and 1990s ...absolutely flawless' |
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GOTTSCHALK
Piano Music Vol. 4 (Includes 'La Colombe' & 'souvenir de Cuba') Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS'CHOICE 'Gottschalk's elegant sensuality has surely had its most gracious advocate in Philip Martin' |
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GOTTSCHALK
Piano Music Vol 5 (Incls 'La chasse du jeune Henri Morceau de concert') Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] Gramophone Magazine Critics' Choice (2001)- 'More glowing Gottschalk from Martin … a real enchantment from start to finish. This series is another immaculate Hyperion production [and] nobody is better qualified than Philip Martin to play it all for us' |
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GOTTSCHALK
Complete Solo Piano Music [8 CD set] Philip Martin (piano) [ Hyperion / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] 'Gottschalk is never abstruse or merely technical, but it is obvious from the elegance of his writing that he was a wonderful pianist. The piano sound is simply wonderful - Hyperion manages to convey an individual instrument's personality in piano... |
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FRANZ REIZENSTEIN
Sonata No. 2 / Legend / Scherzo in A / Suite Philip Martin (piano) [ Continuum / CD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] "Philip Martin, who was a pupil of Reizenstein, is the ideal advocate for this music. Whether it is in the uncompromisingly serious Sonata No. 2 or in the skilled pastiche of the Lambeth Walk Variations he is able to communicate Reizenstein's strong... |