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CHARLES Villiers STANFORD
Stanford: Requiem Carolyn Sampson, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, James Way, Ross Ramgobin / University of Birmingham Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Jun/2023 ] "Brabbins, who truly understands the language of this music, judges the tempos and balance of the ensemble with instinctive sensitivity...For anyone interested in British choral music of the period, it is a must!" Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2023 |
Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister
Planetarium [ 4AD / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] Planetarium is an album co-composed by four musicians: Bryce Dessner (of the National), James McAlister, Nico Muhly, and Sufjan Stevens. Flanked by a string quartet and a consort of seven trombones, this unique collaborative ensemble has assembled... |
BRIDGE / BOWEN / SCHUMANN / BRAHMS / WOLSTENHOLME / KREISLER / etc
A Lionel Tertis Celebration Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] "All told, it's a most rewarding programme that gathers together an unusual array of ear-catching pieces in performances that present the music in its best possible light." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Chamber |
TRADITIONAL
Lost Songs of St. Kilda Trevor Morrison (piano) / Scottish Festival Orchestra, James MacMillan [ Decca / CD - released 28/Sep/2016 ] This is the incredible story of the Lost Songs of St Kilda. Nearly a century ago, the last 36 residents were evacuated from the most remote part of the British Isles, St Kilda, an isolated island off the beautiful and rugged western coast of... |
COPLAND / PERISCHETTI / IVES / CORIGLIANO
American Choral Music University of Texas Chamber Singers / University of Texas Chamber Orchestra / James Morrow (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "A very stimulating collection of fine performances of mainly unfamiliar repertoire" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month May 2007) |
JANET JENNINGS / WITI IHIMAERA / TOM ROA
Flowing Water Voices New Zealand, Joel Amosa, James Ioelu, Ora Kihi, Amy Thomas, Anna Simmons, Angus Simmons, Morgan-Andrew King [ Performing Arts Community Trust / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] This unique blend of kapa haka, opera, drama and music tells the histories of Aotearoa New Zealand through key events that took place from the emerging of this land from the waters, to the arrival of Māori, the arrival of British, to ensuing... |
PETER SCULTHORPE
Sculthorpe: Earth Cry / Piano Concerto / Kakadu / etc William Barton (didgeridoo) / Maria Anna Cislovska (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2004 ] "Tasmanian composer Sculthorpe's psychedelic images of primeval times, nature and infinity are well worth your trouble. A superb and breathtakingly inexpensive disc. Miraculously good value at every level." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
POULENCE / MESSIAEN / BARTOK etc
Vocalise: Adam Walker Adam Walker (flute) & James Baillieu (piano) [ Opus Arte / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] Principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, Adam Walker presents a recital of alternately lyric and dynamic music for flute and piano. A lovelorn song from Die schöne Müllerin forms the basis of a set of variations by Schubert, and reflective... |
PAVEL HAAS
Fata Morgana: Songs by Pavel Haas Anita Watson (soprano), Anna Starushkevych (mezzo soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), James Platt (bass), Navarra Quartet, Lada Valesova (piano) [ Resonus / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "from joy to despair, every emotion is here in subtle colours; a legacy of great human and musical worth." Five Stars BBC Music Magazine Choral & Song Choice - May 2017 |
BOB MERRILL
Merrill: Carnival Anna Maria Alberghetti & James Mitchell / Original 1961 Broadway Cast Recording [ Polydor / CD - released 12/Jul/1989 ] Carnival is a musical, originally produced by David Merrick on Broadway in 1961, with the book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1953 film Lili. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Roxana Constantinescu (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/Feb/2018 ] "All performers are in superb form and recorded with pristine clarity and balance. This is a must-listen - a different Beethoven comes forth with sublime beauty and insights beyond the symphony." (Nicholas Butler) |
Barbra Streisand, with James Caan & Omar Sharif
Funny Lady (Soundtrack) [ Arista / CD - released 6/Apr/1998 ] Music and Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb |
VINCENZO BELLINI / GAETANO DONIZETTI / GIOACHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cecilia Bartoli - An Italian Songbook Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), James Levine (piano) [ Decca / CD ] Recorded August 1996, Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth |
Benny Goodman, with Harry James, Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton & others
Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall 1938 Complete [ Columbia / Legacy / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/1999 ] Benny Goodman's January 16, 1938, Carnegie Hall concert is considered the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's "coming out" party to the world of "respectable" music, held right in that throne room of musical... |
KORNGOLD / THOMAS / GOUNOD / MASSENET / BRITTEN / WAGNER
Bo Skovhus sings Arias Bo Skovhus (baritone) / English National Opera Orchestra, James Conlon [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Apr/1997 ] Bo Skovhus studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, at the Royal Academy for Opera of Copenhagen and in New York with Oren Brown. |
BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Christoph Pohl, Gal James, Dshamilja Kaiser, Christina Bock / Johannes Debus (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Jul/2019 ] "There is never a dull moment…Pohl takes the brave route with Cenci…With his baritone in lustrous form, this is a performance to savour" Opera - October 2019 - Disc of the Month |
MICHAEL VALENTI
Valenti: Oh, Brother! Bruce Adler, David-James Carroll / Original 1881 Broadway Cast [ OC Recordings / CD - released 17/May/1991 ] A Musical Comedy in One Act. Book and lyrics by Donald Driver. (Suggested by William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" and the comedies of Plautus.) Music by Michael Valenti. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: An Ode for St Cecilia's Day Carolyn Sampson (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) / Choir of the King's Consort, The King's Consort Robert King, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE CD OF THE MONTH/EDITOR'S CHOICE |
PARRY / WESLEY / GOSS / CLARKE / MENDELSSOHN / OUSELEY / SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Cathedral Anthems Vol 7 The Choir of Chichester Cathedral, Alan Thurlow. with James Thomas (organ) [ Priory / CD ] Chichester Cathedral Choir sings at many of the services, concerts and other events held here. Performing on roughly 300 occasions each year. |
CHRISTOPHER TYE
Tye: Missa Euge bone / Peccavimus / Western Wynde Mass Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] 'For a true celebration of the English high-treble phenomenon one need look no further than this. The amplitude of the basses makes a most wonderful balancing effect with the brightness of the boys." (Choir & Organ Magazine) |
