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MISSY MAZZOLI
Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright Peter Herresthal (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, James Gaffigan, Tim Weiss [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] Grammy Awards 66th Awards (2024) Nominee - Best Contemporary Classical Composition Nominee - Best Classical Compendium |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (complete opera) Nicolai Gedda, Beverly Sills, Ruggero Raimondi, Sherrill Milnes, Renato Capecchi / London Symphony Orchestra, James Levine [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/May/2017 ] "Recorded in 1975 and recently re-issued at a bargain price, this recording of "Barbiere" is hard to beat for sheer, sportive fun, with everyone involved sounding like they're enjoying themselves." (Amazon.com) |
WALTON
The Twelve / Coronation Te Deum / Drop, Drop, Slow Tears, etc Polyphony, Wallace Collection, Stephen Layton, James Vivian (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Jun/2002 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2002 - Choral - 'An outstanding collection' |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Best Masses James Griffett, Neil Jenkins, Ian Partridge, Gordon Jones, Christopher Keyte, Stephen Roberts / Pro Cantione Antiqua, Mark Brown [ ALTO / CD - released 16/Sep/2013 ] Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. He had a long-lasting influence on the development of church and secular... |
Robert Donat, Alec Guinness, Laurie Lee & James Mason
Poetry Album [ Alto Take:2 / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] 'Great voices always enhance our understanding and enjoyment of classic poetry' |
GERALD FINZI
A Finzi Anthology Robert Plane (clarinet), Tim Hugh (cello), Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano), James Gilchrist (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) [ Naxos / 8 CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] More than any other composer, Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) has come to embody the lyrical pastoralism so associated with English twentieth-century music. This anthology includes eight critically acclaimed recordings of Finzi's works. The themes of... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Rejoice, the Lord is king! - Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey Robert Quinney (organ), Julian Empett (bass), Jonathan Brown (bass) Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Jan/2014 ] "the quality of the singing is on a high level and Robert Quinney negotiates the organ accompaniments excellently' (MusicWeb International) |
JENNIFER HIGDON
Higdon: All Things Majestic Roberto Díaz (viola) James Button (oboe) / Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 16/Mar/2017 ] Jennifer Higdon is one of the most distinguished composers working in America today, and her music is a perfect fit for the Nashville Symphony, which has long maintained a commitment to championing the country's most important voices. All Things... |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Hymnus paradisi / Sir Patrick Spens Roderick Williams / Claire Rutter / James Gilchrist / Kat Butler / Bach Choir / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2007 ] "All admirers of Howells will be grateful to Naxos for letting us hear Sir Patrick Spens at long last. They should be equally grateful for a dedicated and eloquent performance of Hymnus Paradisi. This distinguished release is an undoubted feather in... |
JOBY TALBOT
Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (complete ballet recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Lauren Cuthbertson, Federico Bonelli, James Hay, Laura More / Koen Kessels (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 18/Sep/2018 ] ''Cinematic but also unmistakably balletic, Joby Talbot's complex, theme-driven score'' (The Daily Telegraph) |
JOBY TALBOT
Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (complete ballet recorded in 2024) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet & National Ballet of Canada / Lauren Cuthbertson, Francesca Haywood, James Hay, William Bracewell, Bennet Gartside / Koen Kessels (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 26/Sep/2025 ] From a mysterious Cheshire Cat and a tap-dancing tea party, to frogs acting as footmen and unknown potions that turn you tiny, many treats and eccentricities await in this weird and wonderful world. You never know what you might find when you fall... |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Fantasia On A Theme, etc Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestra, Andrew Manze, with James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "The success-level here is excellently high. Collectors will savour a genuine rarity: the composer's own orchestra-only arrangement of the Serenade to Music…the music sounds as rapturously beautiful as ever" Five Stars BBC Music |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony / The Lark Ascending Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, James Ehnes (violin), Sarah Fox (soprano), Mark Stone (baritone) [ Onyx / CD - released 30/Nov/2018 ] The penultimate album in the critically acclaimed Vaughan Williams symphony cycle from the RLPO and Andrew Manze is of his 1st Symphony 'A Sea Symphony' set to words by Walt Whitman. Premiered in 1910, the start of this work is one of the most... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich; The Complete Symphonies (11 CD set) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, with Alexander Vinogradov (bass) & Gal James (soprano) [ Naxos / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Vasily Petrenko was appointed principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006 and in 2009 became Chief Conductor. He is also Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. He was the Classical BRIT Awards Male Artist of... |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: The Roman Plays [Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, Anthony & Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus] Royal Shakespeare Company / David Troughton, Nia Gwynne, Sope Dirisu, James Corrigan, Andrew Woodall, Josette Simon, Antony Byrne, Andrew Woodall [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2019 ] The Royal Shakespeare Company transports you to Shakespeares Rome with a thrilling collection of four of the playwrights most gripping plays: Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus and Coriolanus. Filmed live in Stratford-upon-Avon and... |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 21: BWV22, BWV23, BWV127, BWV159; BWV182, BWV54 & BWV1 Ruth Holton / James Gilchrist / Peter Harvey / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 16/Mar/2006 ] John Eliot Gardiner's award-winning series of live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage continues with cantatas for Cantatas for Quinquagesima and Cantatas for the Annunciation/Palm Sunday & Oculi. |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 17: BWV143, BWV41, BWV16; BWV171, BWV153, BWV58 Ruth Holton, Sally Bryce-Payne, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Elliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "So this is one of the more interesting releases to come along, peppered with Gardiner's unique musical and spiritual way with Bach. The sound remains clear and warm in this difficult recording venue, and so the journey continues." (**** AudAud.com) |
RANDALL THOMPSON / SAMUEL BARBER / SAMUEL ADAMS
Thompson / Barber / S. Adams: Symphonies Samuel Adams (electronics) / National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, James Ross [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] The second Naxos recording by the elite conservatory students of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic explores further examples of the breadth of American music. Randall Thompson, famed for his vocal works, is represented by his Symphony... |
BERNARD HERRMANN
Herrmann: Symphony No. 1 / The Devil and Daniel Webster / Concerto Macabre / etc Sara Davis Buechner (piano) / Phonenix Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares [ Alto / Koch International / CD - released 7/Jul/2024 ] "James Sedares and the NZSO are on top form throughout this valuable addition to Koch's concert works by acclaimed film composers" (Gramophone) |
