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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: 11 Favourites Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Alto / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] "Beecham's championship of the Bradford-born master yields a generous treasury, with some contrast (e.g. 'Sleigh Ride') to break the reveries. There may be silkier-sounding recordings, but none so characterful." BBC Music Four Stars |
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HAYDN / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / WAGNER / LISZT
Sir Thomas Beecham: BBC Recordings [1954, 1956 & 1959] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, with Alexander Young (tenor) [ ICA Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2018 ] This release has been sourced from the Richard Itter archive. The collection is very important for collectors because it has never been released before onto the market. Beecham caught 'live' often showed the mercurial side of his character and no... |
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BERLIOZ
Overtures (Includes 'Le Carnaval Romain' & 'Le Corsaire') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Apr/2002 ] "This is music-making with plenty of character, unflagging gusto, and a forthright sensibility" Fanfare |
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HOLST
An Introduction to Holst (Incls 'The Planets' & 'Brook Green Suite') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / women's voices of the RSNO Chorus / Sir Alexander Gibson / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'In every respect this latest Holst anthology from Chandos will be hard to beat. The recording is superb - very real indeed…' The Penguin Complete Guide |
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EDVARD GREIG
Grieg: Peer Gynt / Symphonic Dance No.2 / In Autumn / etc. Ilse Hollweg (soprano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2012 ] "Beecham showed a very special feeling for this score and to hear (these excerpts) under his baton is a uniquely rewarding experience. Ilse Hollweg makes an excellent soloist." Rosette - Penguin Stereo Guide |
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CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana (recorded 31 December 2004 at the Philharmonie Berlin) Sally Matthews (soprano) / Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) / Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 22/Dec/2010 ] Simon Rattle is a musical force of nature and the interaction between his unique, varied musical gifts and the great performing traditions of the Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the most exciting features of our present cultural life. |
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CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana (recorded 31 December 2004 at the Philharmonie Berlin) BLU-RAY Sally Matthews (soprano) / Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) / Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Dec/2010 ] Simon Rattle is a musical force of nature and the interaction between his unique, varied musical gifts and the great performing traditions of the Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the most exciting features of our present cultural life. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten to America: Music for Radio & Theatre Samuel West (narrator) Mary Carewe, Jean Rigby (mezzos) / Halle, Sir Mark Elder / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, etc [ NMC / CD - released 14/Feb/2014 ] "Unexpected postscript to the composer's centenary shows his versatility and completes the picture of his formative years" (Financial Times) |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Fantasio (complete operetta) Sarah Connolly, Brenda Rae, Russell Braun, Neal Davies / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] 'Opera' - Recording of the Month - December 2014 |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Sea Pictures Sarah Connolly, Stuart Skelton, David Soar / BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos Classics SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "[Davis's] patient and scrupulously observant conception of the whole work evinces a selfless authority, wisdom and instinctive ebb and flow" (Gramophone Magazine Award WINNER 2015 - Choral) |
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LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS
The Last Night of the Proms: Land of Hope & Glory Sarah Walker (mezzo) Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus, Roger Norrington [ Australian SBS Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "A great collection of British favourites that are just right for any time of the year, very well recorded and performed … and at a great price too! You won't be disappointed." (MusicWeb June 2008) |
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BEETHOVEN
The Creatures of Prometheus Op. 43 Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'A dashing performance of unreasonably neglected music... superb' - Classic CD |
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W.A MOZART
Sir Charles Mackerras Conducts Mozart: 10th Anniversary Edition Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) [ Linn Records / 5 CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] This is the definitive collection of Charles Mackerras's Mozart recordings for Linn, with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Comprising nine symphonies plus the Requiem, this boxed set exemplifies why Mackerras was acclaimed as one of the world's... |
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KODALY / BARTOK
Dances of Galanta / Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste; Divertimento Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Sir Charles Mackerras [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] 'He paints the Bartók score with rich colours and draws forth some splendidly rhythmic energy.' Gramophone |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Overtures Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 20/Sep/2002 ] "energetically played, vividly recorded " (Fanfare) |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / etc Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Decca / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] Award-winning British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns with Elgar, a brand new album of works anchored around Elgar's Cello Concerto - arguably the best-known work in the classical canon written for solo cello. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Otello (complete opera recorded in 2009) Simon O'Neill, Gerald Finley, Anne Schwanewilms / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/Oct/2010 ] "O'Neill is an unusual Otello in that he is so unequivocally a tenor, with no hint of baritone in his timbre...the playing is alert and sensitive to drama and text." Gramophone Award Finalist 2011 - Opera |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / GEORGE BUTTERWORTH / ERNEST MOERAN
Vaughan Williams, Butterworth & Moeran (Live) Sir Adrian Boult, BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra [ ICA Classics / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] Sir Adrian Boult began his long association with the music of Vaughan Williams in 1918 when he conducted A London Symphony, earning praise from the composer. Boult's commitment to the symphony, which he described as very near to his heart, never... |
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Wagner, Ri
Die Walküre /I. Aufzug Sir Georg Solti [ ORFEO / CD - released 21/Oct/1999 ] |
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WILLIAM MATHIAS
Ave Rex, A Carol Sequence / Elegy for a Prince / This WorldeAEs Joie Sir Geraint Evans (bass-baritone) Janet Price (soprano) Kenneth Bowen (ten) / The Bach Choir / London Symphony Orchestra / New Philharmonia Orchestra [ Lyrita / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "Willcocks and Atherton conduct with vigour and care for detail, and the recordings are admirably clean" Gramophone |