More By Artist: Michael O'Leary
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MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde Cornelia Kallisch / Siegfried Jerusalem / SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Michael Gielen [ Hanssler / CD - released 17/Aug/2011 ] "..this is ultimately Gielen's 'performance', and those familiar with his Mahler will encounter the expected combination of formal precision and expressive spontaneity here." (International Record Review July 2011) |
CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Gunning: Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra, Concerto For Clarinet and String Orchestra, Concertino For Flute and Small Orchestra Craig Ogden (guitar), Michael Whight (clarinet), Catherine Handley (flute) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Gunning (conductor) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] Christopher Gunning and the RPO present a series of 3 concertos, all written for friends and colleagues of the composer. In Gunning's own words "... in each case my aim has been to provide the soloist with something enjoyable yet technically... |
Michael Crawford
Tony Palmer's Film About... The Fantastic World of Michael Crawford [ ViaVsion Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 11/Aug/2011 ] PG - Contains nudity. |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures, Vol. 7 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2020 ] Domenico Cimarosa was a prolific composer of church and instrumental music, but his reputation rests principally on his operas. During the second half of the 18th century, and until the arrival of Rossini, he was the most successful and performed... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Opera Overtures Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] "The woodwind offer sweet commentaries and the horns…ring out joyfully…there's not a duff note here and, despite the odd string lapse, not a moment that isn't an utterly joyful account of Haydn's wit and wisdom." (Gramophone) |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures Volume 4 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] The most famous Italian opera composer of his day, Domenico Cimarosa saw his fame spread all over Europe...his operas endured in popularity long after his death thanks to their melodic invention, colourful orchestration and sheer vitality. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies No 1 / Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Edlinger (cond), Michael Halasz (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "there are few to match him [Edinger] for his immediacy of communication" - Penguin Guide |
BIZET / MASCAGNI / SCHMIDT / HUMPERDINCK / PUCCINI / etc
Intermezzo Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari, conductor ; Budapest Symphony Orchestra ; Michael Halasz, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] The lights are dimmed and from the pit the sound of the orchestra rises. |
CARL NIELSEN
Carl Nielsen sung by the Danish National Choirs Danish National Choirs, Phillip Faber, Michael Schønwandt, Susanne Wendt [ Dacapo / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Carl Nielsen's large production of around 300 songs comes in many forms. In this collection we hear 25 choral versions of the most popular Nielsen songs like Den danske sang er en ung, blond pige and Solen er så rød, mor as well as more rarely heard... |
NIELSEN
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 Sinfonia semplice Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "These are just the sorts of performances that debunk the notion, most recently voiced by the New York Times, that "Nielsen is a nice composer: a little north of good, considerably south of great". An important release, made even more attractive by... |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 2 "The 4 Temperaments" & 3 "Sinfonia espansiva" Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "This, then, is a real bargain and the best way to have these symphonies at a very affordable cost. Indeed, I would recommend them at any price!" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month July 2008) |
NIELSEN
Symphonies Vol. 3 - No. 4 "The Inextinguishable" & No. 5 Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schonwandt [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] "The performances are outstanding ... 10/10" - Classics Today on 'Nielsen Orchestral Works Vol. 1' Naxos 8.570737 |
BERNARD HERMANN
Moby Dick (Cantata) / Sinfonietta for Strings Richard Edgar-Wilson (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Michael Schønwandt [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "The recorded sound of this new Chandos recording is natural and balanced with some lovely performances by chorus and orchestra. The recording features a demonstration-worthy bass and rich sonorities" (MusicWeb) |
SCHIERBECK
Fête galante Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Michael Shønwandt [ Dacapo / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/Oct/2013 ] Dalliance, deceit and dastardly blackmail are all in the air at the rococo palace of Versailles, where the Danish composer Poul Schierbeck's only opera Fête Galante unfolds its colourful plot. |
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Dave Brubeck (piano) with Jon Hendricks and Michael Brecker
Young Lions & Old Tigers [ Telarc Discover Jazz / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] Celebrating his 75th birthday, Dave Brubeck hosts three generations of modern jazzmen on his new release, Young Lions & Old Tigers. Three lush standards anchor a collage of nine Brubeck originals written especially for each honored soloist. |
David Arnold and Michael Price
Sherlock: Music From Series Two (Original Soundtrack) [ Silva Screen Records / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Spirits of Mozart - Mozart in Egypt Dee Dee Bridgewater / Ian Anderson (flute) / Christiane Oelze (soprano) / Benjamin Schmid (violin) / Amira Selim (soprano) / Michael Pogo Kreiner / [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] G :- In this crossover concert, outstanding personalities from the fields of pop, jazz and classical music interpret Mozart's compositions in their personal musical languages for a broad public of the 21st century and make this one the most... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea (Complete opera recorded in 1994) Deneder Landse Opera / Cynthia Haymon / Brigitte Balleys / Michael Chance / Christophe Rousset (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Jan/2006 ] G :- Monteverdi's timeless masterpiece, which creates a modern, deep involvement in performers and audiences alike, is brilliantly captured in this High Definition live recording of Pierre Audi's moving and beautifully styled production from Het... |
