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HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ von BIBER
The Rosary Sonatas Pavlo Beznosiuk (violins) David Roblou (harpsichord/organ) Paula Chateauneuf (Theorbo) Richard Tunnicliffe (viola da Gamba) & Timothy West (reader) [ Avie / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Favourite Ballads of Yesteryear Peter Dawson, Josef Locke, Joan Hammond, Richard Tauber, Webster Booth, Father Sydney McEwan, etc [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] 24 Classic tracks - 'The Floral Dance', 'All in the April Evening', 'The Yeomen of England', 'Bless This House' & many others. |
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GLIERE
The Glière Orchestral Collection [5 CD set] Peter Dixon (cello) Richard Watkins (horn) / BBC Philharmonic, Sir Edward Downes [ Chandos Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 8/Sep/2011 ] Sir Edward Downes enjoyed a long association with the BBC Philharmonic, serving as its Chief Guest Conductor, then Principal Conductor, and finally as Conductor Emeritus. His recording of Glière's Symphony No. 3 Ilya Muromets proved the beginning of... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Death in Venice (complete opera) Philip Langridge (tenor) Alan Opie (baritone) Michael Chance (counter-tenor) / BBC Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "A vivid portrayal from Langridge and Hickox on top form does Britten proud" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (May 2005) |
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MICHAEL & LENNOX BERKELEY
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, Op. 30 / Concerto for Orchestra 'seascapes' Philippe Schartz (trumpet) Kathryn Stott, Howard Shelley (pianos) BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "Kathryn Stott and Howard Shelley are the formidable exponents of this 'super-piano', while here in the Michael Berkeley pieces Richard Hickox inspires incisive playing from the members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales." (BBC Music) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn - Double Concerto & Octet Polina Leschenko (piano) Richard Tognetti (violin) / Australian Chamber Orchestra [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] Among the many child prodigies that have made their mark in the history of music, Felix Mendelssohn is, along with Mozart, possibly the most impressive. By the age of fifteen he had already composed 13 string symphonies and a number of concertos, and... |
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OFFENBACH / AUBER / GOUNOD / CHABREIER / etc
Famous French Overtures Polish Nationsl Radio Orchestra / Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hayman [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2008 ] For over 30 years, Mr. Hayman served as the chief arranger for the Boston Pops Orchestra during Arthur Fiedler's tenure, providing special arrangements for dozens of their hit albums and famous singles. Under John Williams' direction, the orchestra... |
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GLIERE
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra / Concerto for Coloratura Soprano & Orchestra (with Ginastera - Harp Concerto) Rachel Masters (harp) Eileen Hulse (soprano) /City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Cello Concerto / Saxophone Concerto / Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet / etc Raphael Wallfisch (cello) John Turner (recorder) / Northern Chamber Orchestra & Manchester Sinfonia, Richard Howarth & Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] "The disc is a hands-down winner in the Naxos catalogue and slips nicely into the same rank occupied by Penny's symphonies." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Sept 2011) |
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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 ] |