ANDREA & GIOVANNI GABRIELI
A New Venetian Coronation, 1595 (LP) Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh [ Signum / 2 LP - released 2/Sep/2013 ] 180g vinyl, gatefold sleeve. The Gabrieli Consort and Players return to the programme that put them on the musical map when it was originally recorded and released in 1990: 'A Venetian Coronation 1595' is a musical re-creation evoking the grand... |
CROFT / ELGAR / PARRY / WOOD / LUTHER / HOWELLS
An English Coronation, 1902-1953: Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh [ Signum / 2 CD - released 9/May/2019 ] "One can imagine the virtuosity required by every contributor, at every turn, to make this a reality, let alone a dazzling triumph." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Choral |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Four Seasons / Il Flauto Dolce [2 CDs special price] Genevieve Lacey (recorder) / Australian Brandenburg Orchestra / Paul Dyer [ ABC / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] The Four Seasons is magnificently presented on this classic recording by world-renowned violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra alongside two other much loved works, the Concerto in A 'The Cuckow' and Concerto in D... |
The Gents / Paul de Leeuw
The Gents 'In Love' [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Apr/2006 ] Het is mij een groot plezier u deze CD te presenteren, die na lang aandringen is verschenen. |
Franz Schu
Lieder nach Heinrich Heine aus "Schwanengesang", Quatre chansons de Don Quichotte, Lieder und Tänze des Todes, Cinq chan George London Erik Werba, Paul Ulanowsky, Piano [ ORFEO / CD - released 22/Sep/2009 ] |
Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond
Blues In Time [ CD - released 11/Jul/2011 ] Three years after Gerry Mulligan initially sat in with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, the baritone saxophonist arrived at a point where he could perform alongside Brubeck's alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond, for this much anticipated session. |
Gerry Paul
Tales From the Sea & An Elephant Tree [ Wacky Tales / CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] With the musical boasts and zany humour in this all original album, the non-age-segregated sound will appeal to kids and arrested adolescents. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato Gillian Webster, Laurence Kilsby, Jeremy Ovenden, Peter Harvey / Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 1/May/2015 ] 'Another re-creation of an original: this time Handel's setting of Milton's words, a remarkable variety of music well capturing the images and scenes of the text, all expertly performed.' Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2015 |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Saul (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Christopher Purves, Iestyn Davies, Lucy Crowe, Sophie Bevan, Paul Appleby / Ivor Bolton (cond) [ Opus Arte Critics' Choice Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 26/Jul/2024 ] "Christopher Purves is utterly consumed by his role as Saul...Iestyn Davies is vocally outstanding as David, with his customary melting melismas." Opera |
RAVEL
L'Enfant et les Sortilèges / l'Heure Espagnole (complete operas recorded in 2012) Glyndebourne Opera / Khatouna Gadelia, Elodie Méchain, Paul Gay, Elliot Madore, François Piolino / Kazuki Ono (cond) [ FRA Musica DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Opera |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges / l'Heure Espagnole (complete operas recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Khatouna Gadelia, Elodie Méchain, Paul Gay, Elliot Madore, François Piolino / Kazuki Ono (cond) [ Fra Musica Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Opera |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict (complete opera recorded in 2016) Glyndebourne Opera / Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Paul Appleby, Philippe Sly, Sophie Karthäuser, Lionel Lhote / Antonello Manacorda (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 15/Aug/2017 ] "This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today" Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Sept 2017 |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Paul Appleby, Philippe Sly, Sophie Karthäuser, Lionel Lhote / Antonello Manacorda (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Aug/2017 ] "This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today" Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Sept 2017 |
HANDEL
Arias from Alcina, Giulio Cesare & Rinaldo Graham Pushee (countertenor) with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra [period instruments] / Paul Dyer [ ABC Classics / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "The two names 'Handel' and 'Pushee' are sufficient to send a shiver down a music lover's spine and this recording does not disappoint." (Amazon.com) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Pinchas Zukerman plays Vivaldi Pinchas Zukerman (violin & conductor) with Isaac Stern (violin) / Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic [ Sony RCA Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2018 ] Violinist-conductor Pinchas Zukerman recorded many of Vivaldi's best-loved concertos for CBS/Sony, with the English Chamber Orchestra in the 1970s and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in the 1980s, when he served as that ensemble's music director and... |
Hindemith,
Symph. in B "Die 4 Temperamente"/ Kammerkonzert Haskil, Marschner, Seemann; Symphonieorchester des BR, Paul Hindemith [ ORFEO / CD - released 8/Nov/1987 ] |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
The First Commercial Recordings Paul Taylor (tenor) / Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, James Loughran, Eric Pinkett, Laszlo Heltay [ Heritage / 2 CD - released 4/Oct/2013 ] An important 2 CD release of the very first commercial recordings of the music of Havergal Brian, made for Columbia and Unicorn in the 1970s. The performances, given by the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, have been re-mastered and feature... |
EUGEN d'ALBERT
Tiefland (complete opera recorded in 1963) Heinz Hoppe, Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Ernst Gutstein, Theo Adam / Staatskapelle Dresden, Paul Schmitz [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] s.Considered the composer's masterpiece, Eugen d'Albert'sTiefland tells the story of Marta, a poor young woman who is the mistress of the wealthy local landowner Sebastiano. Sebastiano is about to marry an heiress, and plans to have Marta marry his... |
VIVALDI
Music for Vespers Helen Groves, Nigel Short, Ruth Gleave, Paul Agnew / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore |