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BRIDGE / ELGAR
Oration / Cello Concerto (with Holst's Invocation) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Dickins (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] These three notable British works for cello and orchestra from the early 20th century - two of them, the Elgar and the Bridge, ranking among the finest for the medium ever written by British composers - are linked by various strands, both... |
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MENOTTI
Apocalisse, Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra, Suite 'sebastian' Raphael Wallfisch, cello, Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/Apr/2001 ] 'His [Menotti's] may be an eclectic style, but this is music for enjoyment… the Chandos recording is clear and refined, making one hope that Hickox and the Spoleto Festival Orchestra will continue their Menotti exploration'. - Gramophone |
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SIR RICHARD BURTON
The Arabian Nights - The book of a thousand nights and a night (Read by Philip Madoc) [ Naxos Audio Books / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Though The Arabian Nights are generally known as stories for children, they were originally tales for adults full of adventure, sexuality, violence and the supernatural. They certainly inspired the imagination of Sir Richard Burton, the... |
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DYLAN THOMAS
Dylan Thomas Poetry Richard Burton, Dylan Thomas (narrators) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] "He was greatly affected at the death of his favourite drinking companion, Dylan Thomas.....When Burton died in 1984 he was buried with a copy of Dylan Thomas' Collected Poems." - James Murray |
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BEETHOVEN
Mass Op 86 / Meeresstille und Gluckliche Fahrt Op 112 / etc Rebecca Evans, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, Stephen Varcoe / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] 'The Chandos team specialises in full and juicy recordings, and one of the joys of CHAN 0703, a Beethoven disc dominated by the Mass in C, Op. 86, lies in its well-balanced sound. No hiding under the orchestras coat-tails for the choir of Collegium... |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3); Norfolk Rhapsodies Rebecca Evans (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2002 ] 'Impeccable playing' The Times |
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BEETHOVEN
Mass, Op. 86 in C major / Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118; etc Rebecca Evans (soprano) Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) / Collegium Musicum 90; Richard Hickox [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] "Beethoven's radical rethink of the liturgy engenders a joyous reading from Hickox." - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) January 2004 |
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Richard A. Hagopian
Best of Armenian Folk Music [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Facade - An Entertainment Richard Baker (narrator), Susana Walton (narrator), City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] -The lighter side of William Walton |
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Richard Bona
Bona Makes You Sweat [ Universal Music / CD - released 24/Mar/2008 ] Dubbed "The African Sting," Grammy winning Bona's distinctive style blends a bevy of cultural influences that explores a polyrhythmic, pluralist society including Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean and Anglo-Saxon sounds. |
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Richard Bonelli
Sings [ Delos / 2 CD ] |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Le Corsaire (complete ballet recorded in 1992) Richard Bonynge, English Chamber Orchestra [ Eloquence / Decca / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2018 ] For this 1990 Decca recording, Richard Bonynge included a divertissement in Act II, the Pas de fleurs (including the famous NailaWaltz), written by Léo Delibes (who had made his début as a ballet composer in La Sourcethe year before) for an 1867... |
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SALIERI / J. C. BACH / ARNE / BOYCE ALBINONI etc
Sinfonia Richard Bonynge, Emanuel Hurwitz, Richard Hickox [ Eloquence / Decca / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2018 ] Three Decca albums of English and Italian Baroque sinfonias from the analogue era, newly remastered and compiled and featuring several recordings new to CD. Looking back to a time when Britain really did rule the waves, 'Sinfonia' draws on the... |
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TELEMANN
Telemann: Solo Fantasias Richard Boothby (viola da gamba) [ Signum / CD - released 6/Jul/2018 ] One of the greatest finds of the 21st century for the early music world, Telemann's 12 Fantasias for Viola da Gamba were considered lost until the discovery of an original print in a private collection in Germany in 2015. Perhaps some of the... |
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Richard Boothby (viola da gamba), Asako Morikawa (viola da gamba)
Music To Hear…Alfonso Ferrabosco [ Signum / CD - released 2/Jun/2023 ] Alfonso Ferrabosco, born in Greenwich to an Italian composer father of the same name, was the pre-eminent viol player of the early 17th century, and his lyra viol publication mostly for solo viol is the largest, most important & technically... |
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VARIOUS
Keyboard Collection Richard Burnett (virginals, spinet, clavichord, harpsichord, chamber organs, historic pianos) [ Amon Ra / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "A wonderfully informative disc. An intelligently conceived guided tour of a unique instrument collection" The Gramophone |
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Richard Burton
The Essential Dylan Thomas [ Naxos Audiobooks / 4 CD - released 31/Jan/2005 ] |
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JOHN DONNE
John Donne Love Poetry, Meditations and Sermons Richard Burton / Herbert Marshall [ Forum / CD - released 3/Dec/2012 ] The inimitable voice of Richard Burton recites the love poem of John Donne. Herbert Marshall presents a selection of Donne's meditations and sermons. |
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Richard Burton & Original BBC Cast
Reads Under Milk Wood (Plus Bonus Poetry) [ Alto / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] The famous original BBC production of Under Milk Wood includes Richard Burton; Richard Bebb; Hugh Griffith; Rachel Thomas; Diana Maddox; Dafydd Havard; Sybil Williams; Dilys Davies; Rachel Roberts; John Huw Jones & many more: songs set by Daniel... |
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WORDSWORTH / AUDEN / DONNE / BETJEMAN /LONGFELLOW / etc
The Gift of Poetry Richard Burton, Robert Donat, Alec guinness, John Betjeman, Orson Wells, Paul Robeson (narrators) [ Alto / CD - released 19/Apr/2018 ] Over 78 minutes of sustained quality in favourites, all performed by legendary voices. |