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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Clarinet Concertos Walter Boeykens, Paul Meyer, François-René Duchable / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, James Conlon [ Warner Classics Erato Apex / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Apex - the budget label from Warners |
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GERALD FINZI / ARNOLD BAX / JOHN IRELAND
Finzi / Bax / Ireland: Choral Music Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell, Daniel Cook (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] "The choir's diffuse tone - breathier in the upper voices than rivals at New College or even King's Cambridge - is very effective" Gramophone |
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HUBERT PARRY
I was glad & other choral works Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell, Daniel Cook (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] The pageantry of a nation is encapsulated in the music of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Baronet, Knight and fervent supporter of the suffragette movement. This new programme from Westminster Abbey contains some lesser-known early works... |
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LASSUS
Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera Westminster Cathedral Choir / His Majesty's Sagbutts & Cornetts / James O'Donnell, conductor [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Elegant and imaginative... the wind-band pieces are especially gorgeous. [The Mass] receives an opulent interpretation that stands out in a rather crowded field of challengers. Highly recommended' - Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Panis angelicus - Sacred Music from Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral Choir, Iain Simcock (organ) James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'What can one say? A feast beyond all dreams. Guaranteed to please' (Organists' Review) 'A beautiful disc of sacred motets from one of this country's finest choirs' (Classic FM Magazine) |
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FRANK MARTIN
Martin: Mass for Double Choir (with Pizzetti - Messa di Requiem) Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER / RECORD OF THE YEAR Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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CARDOSO / DE CRISTO / REBELO
Masterpieces of Portuguese Polyphony Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'Although this music is likely to be unknown to most collectors it will prove, as it has to me, a welcome and important discovery' (The Tablet) |
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PALESTRINA
Missa Aeterna christi Munera Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "A perfect introduction to the breadth of Palestrina's genius, inspiringly sung" Organists Review |
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FRANCISCO de PENALOSA
Masses Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "The exquisite performances under O'Donnell present the music to best advantage, given the masterly accomplishments of this choir" (Fanfare) |
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CHARLES IVES
DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY - Film 2: Charles Ives' America William Sharp, Steven Mayer, Paul Sanchez, James Sinclair Kenneth Schermerhorn, J. Peter Burkholder, Joseph Horowitz, Judith Tick [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY A New Narrative for American Classical Music A PostClassical Ensemble 'More than Music' film series. Written and produced by Joseph Horowitz Visual presentation by Peter Bogdanoff |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Songfest (with works by Gershwin & Copland) Wolf Trap Opera, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, James Judd [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] An American in Paris is one of Gershwin's most vivacious works, an orchestral ballet saturated in homesickness and the blues. This recording, however, uses the new 2019 critical edition and offers Gershwin's original orchestration. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas (Vol 36) Nos 6, 42, 103 and 108 Yukari Nonoshita (soprano) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Dominik Werner (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] "This is another splendid achievement by Masaaki Suzuki and Bach Collegium Japan." (MusicWeb December 2007) |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2010) Metropolitan Opera / Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, John Del Carlo / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophone DVD / DVD - released 26/May/2011 ] A red hot ticket at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010/2011 was Donizetti's comic gem, Don Pasquale, with Anna Netrebko reviving Norina, the part that made her a star in New York. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 and solo piano works Arcadi Volodos (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "So many things about it are distinguished and thrilling. The flowing tempo of the opening bars and the subtle assertion of soloistic presence augur well....Levine ensures that the following orchestral transition keeps moving (how often conductors... |
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Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories [ Parlophone / CD - released 25/Jul/2014 ] |
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Barclay James Harvest
The Best of Barclay James Harvest [ Universal Music / CD - released 24/Feb/1992 ] Official European Import |
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Barclay James Harvest
Concert For The People (Berlin) - 30th Anniversary Edition [ Esoteric Recordings / CD - released 11/Oct/2010 ] |
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Barclay James Harvest
Everyone Is Everybody Else (180g LP) [ Back to Black LP / LP - released 12/Sep/2014 ] An exact reproduction of the original LP artwork and a 180 gram heavyweight vinyl pressing. Limited edition. |
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Barclay James Harvest
Everyone is Everyone Else [ Esoteric Recordings / CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2016 ] Originally released in June 1974, the album was the band's first for Polydor records and followed on from four albums recorded for EMI's Harvest label. The album has now come to be regarded as one of the band's finest, featuring such classic songs as... |
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Barclay James Harvest
Gone to Earth [ Polydor / CD - released 1/Aug/2016 ] 2003 remastered reissue of the British progressive rock act's 1977 album includes 5 bonus tracks. |