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VIVALDI
The Best of Vivaldi Volume 1 Kako Nishizaki (violin), Capella Istropolitana, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, City of London Sinfonia, Wasa Baroque Ensemble, and many more [ Naxos Best Of / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] Classic Vivaldi recordings drawn from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera with libretto) Philip Langridge, Janice Watson, Alan Opies, Anne Collins / Opera London, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "The casting of Philip Langridge in the title-role is central to the set's success. As on stage, he is unrivalled at conveying the character's moutning hysteria, and the result is chilling. Janice Watson makes a most touching Ellen Orford." Penguin |
GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dyson: Violin Concerto / Children's Suite Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, etc [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/1995 ] ..a 'rarity to treasure' (The Penguin Guide) |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
The Sound of Leonard Bernstein Wayne Marshall (piano) London Sinfonietta, Bournemouth Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony / Simon Rattle, André Previn, Paavo Järvi, Andrew Litton [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] "The recordings are good or very good throughout - all digital in provenance...I don't think many purchasers would regret buying this CD." (MusicWeb) |
Owl City
The Midsummer Station [ Universal USA / CD - released 23/Aug/2012 ] Infectious electronica-pop project Owl City (Adam Young) returns with The Midsummer Station, the act's fourth album. |
BELA BARTOK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bartok: Piano Concertos Peter Donohoe (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony, Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Jul/1993 ] "Taken overall, this is a marvellous trio of performances and serves as a fresh reminder of just how great these works are." (Gramophone) |
TRADITIONAL
A Christmas Present from Polyphony Polyphony Stehpen Layton (conductor) with City of London Sinfonia [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Nov/2005 ] 'Stephen Layton directs the performances and deserves major credit for the very high standards evident on this compilation' (BBC Music Magazine) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Cello Concerti Vol. 2 Rv 400, 401, 408, 413, 422 & 531 Raphael Wallfisch (Cello) / City Of London Sinfonia / Nicholas Kraemer (Director And Harpsichord) [ Naxos Vivaldi Collection / CD - released 12/Jul/2008 ] "performances which revel in the vitatlity of Vivaldi's music and which are sensible to its beguiling but all too often overlooked fantasy" - Gramophone |
GOUNOD / FRANCK / ADAM / FAURE / BERLIOZ / BOULANGER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sanctus - Sacred Songs Roberto Alagna (tenor) / City Of Toulouse Choir, Les Petits Chanteurs À La Croix Potencée, City Of Toulouse Orchestra, Michel Olasson [ EMI Music / CD - released 1/Dec/1996 ] Recorded : Toulouse, Eglise Notre-Dame de la Daurade, 2-6.V.1996 |
Rose City Band
Garden Party (Limited Edition Colour Vinyl LP) [ Thrill Jockey / LP - released 21/Apr/2023 ] On Garden Party, Rose City Band's country psychedelic rock evokes the wide-open spaces of the American west and free spirits who call it home. Lead by acclaimed guitarist and vocalist Ripley Johnson, Rose City Band are some of the best players in... |
ARTHUR BLISS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bliss: Checkmate / Adam Zero / Meditations on a theme of John Blow Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birminham Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley [ EMI / CD - released 1/Mar/1980 ] "...lively, committed performers who appear to believe in every note of these works." (BBC Music) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Inspiration Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "A most rewarding CD then, sure evidence that we should henceforth be on the lookout for any performances, recorded or live, that involve Sheku Kanneh-Mason." - Gramophone |
BRAHMS / FRANCK / REGER / REUBKE / LISZT / etc
Simon Preston: The Argo Organ Recordings - Romantic Organ Music Simon Preston (the organ of Westminster Abbey, Organ of City Hall, Hull, etc) [ Australian Decca Eloquence / 2 CD - released 5/Dec/2017 ] "Simon Preston plays Franck in a way that pleases the English ear, gauges tempi and climaxes skilfully, and wrests from King's organ colours that do no disservice to this music." MusicalTimes |
DONIZETTI / BELLINI / VERDI
Stephen Costello sings bel canto Stephen Costello (tenor) / Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Delos / CD - released 14/Dec/2018 ] "This will complement any opera collection." MusicWeb |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 & No 2 / Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op 22; Rondo Brillant in E flat major Op 29 ; etc (The Romantic Piano Concerto Stephen Hough (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony / Lawrence Foster [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 17 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'The soft, stylish arpeggios that open the first work on the disc announce immediately that something special is on the way. Hough is now clearly first recommendation in the concertos'... |
FRANZ XAVER SCHARWENKA / EMIL von SAUER
Scharwenka/Sauer: Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony / Lawrence Foster [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 11 / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE |
DVORAK / SCHUMANN
Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] Two more rich piano concertos from the unparalleled Stephen Hough and the CBSO (they've already won Gramophone's Record of the Year award twice). The eminent Andris Nelsons conducts, making his Hyperion debut. Schumann and Dvořák each wrote just one... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Cello Symphony (with Frank Bridge - Oration) Steven Isserlis (cello) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "Two masterly British cello scores, well recorded and in fine performances." (MusicWeb Dec 2007) |
ANDRE MESSAGER / REYNALDO HAHN / ANDRE MESSAGER / MOISES SIMONS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Susan Graham - French Operetta Arias (C'est Ça La Vie, C'est Ça L'amour...) Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Yves Abel [ Erato / CD - released 18/Mar/2002 ] Graham made her international début at Covent Garden in 1994, playing Massenet's Chérubin. She has also premièred several roles in contemporary operas, including John Harbison's The Great Gatsby and Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Violin and Cello Concertos Tasmin Little (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] This recording presents a comprehensive programme of some of Finzis finest works. Featuring probably his greatest work, the Cello Concerto played here by Raphael Wallfisch, a regular on Chandos, receives a passionate and keenly felt performance... |
