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PROKOFIEV
Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (complete ballet recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Sergei Polunin, Will Kemp, Kilian Smith, Charlotte Edmonds / The Royal Ballet School & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2016 ] Choreography Matthew Hart Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev's musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart created a witty choreographed version for the Royal Ballet... |
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CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana (LP) Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Gerald English (tenor), Thomas Allen (baritone), St Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Chorus, LSO [ Warner / 2 LP - released 24/Oct/2025 ] André Previn's landmark 1974 recording of Carmina burana with the London Symphony Orchestra remains one of the most electrifying accounts of Orff's exuberant cantata. From the momentous opening "O Fortuna" to the rapturous closing chorus, Previn... |
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Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir
Various: Choral Evensong From [ Delphian / CD - released 26/Apr/2010 ] |
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JOHN RUTTER / MOZART / WESLEY / SCHUMANN / PARRY / BURGON / etc
Light of the World Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir / Benjamin Nicholas (director) with Andrew Swait (treble) [ Signum / CD - released 2/Mar/2006 ] Andrew Swait was only ten years old when this disc was made - his voice was the original inspiration for the disc - and it features his outstandingly colourful tone quality and musicianship. |
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CHILCOTT / MEALOR / HOLST / MacMILLAN / O'Regan / etc
The Song of the Stars: British Music for Upper Voice Choir Wells Cathedral School Choralia, Christopher Finch., with Eleanor Turner (harp) & Elliot Launn (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] The 24 singers together create a sound that is both blended and impeccably balanced, completely consistent throughout widely varied repertoire, but also capable of such constant reinvention." Editor's Choice Gramophone (Awards Issue) |
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FAMILY CAROLS
Family Christmas (Incls 'Sussex Carol', 'When Christ was Born' & 'The Holly & The Ivy') Bach Choir with the Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, conducted by Sir David Willcocks [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Reissue of classic recording |
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Film School
Film School [ Beggars Banquet Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2006 ] The debut recording from Film School is the recalling of an early eighties alternative spirit mixed with an unprecedented fervent and conviction. “These SF alt-rockers are utterly enchanting" - Kerrang! |
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Film School
Hideout [ Beggars Banquet Records / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] This album builds on the Film School's pretty, shoegazer pop, richly textured space-rock soundscapes by emphasizing powerful rhythms & beautiful melodies. "This San Fran quintet has harnessed a psychedelic velocity that Joy Divison would... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3 Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano) Wandsworth School Boys Choir & Ambrosian Opera Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ ABC Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2017 ] "As a combination of top-class recording, orchestral playing and conducting, this is one of the finest recordings I have ever listened to." Gramophone on No 1 |
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Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine
No More Selfies / The Ghost Of Vince Lombardi [ Alternative Tentacles / 7in - released 20/Aug/2021 ] At last, Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine have finally delivered the two songs missing from the "Tea Party Revenge Porn" LP version on vinyl! Hear the inimitable Mr. B skewer the place we've put ourselves in, like no one else would... |
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Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine
White People And The Damage Done (2025 Repress Limited White Vinyl LP) [ Alternative Tentacles / LP - released 16/May/2025 ] It's the long-awaited anti-austerity blast-a-thon with the teeth, venom, and one-of-a-kind music of Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine! Full-length #2 picks up where the Shock-u-py! EP left off! Covered in gruesome detail this time... |
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Lincoln Minster School Chamber Choir, Aric Prentice, with Charles Harrison (organ)
Great Hymns from Lincoln [ Priory / CD - released 15/Mar/2013 ] "The singing is solid and secure throughout, but the choir is definitely at its strongest during the unaccompanied passages, where the balance between vocal parts is very good, the diction at its clearest and the ensemble tight." MusicWeb |
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Manhattan School of Jazz
Que Viva Harlem [ Jazzheads / CD - released 15/Jul/2014 ] |
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Rock N Roll High School
Rock N Roll High School (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP) [ Rhino / Warner / LP - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Original soundtrack reissue of the 1979 musical comedy film featuring Ramones and containing the original remixes of "Rock 'n' Roll High School" & "I Want You Around" done by Phil Spector. Presented on 140g fire colour vinyl (tri-coloured... |
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School of Seven Bells
Ghostory [ Community Records / CD - released 26/Mar/2012 ] School of Seven Bells are back with their third release, 'Ghostory' - their defining work, beautifully crafted and haunting. |
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The School
Loveless Unbeliever [ Pop Frenzy / CD - released 5/Jul/2010 ] The throne has been claimed. For years, all the fans of the best pop waited anxiously for that group that was going to occupy the space left between The Pipettes, Lucky Soul and Belle & Sebastian, heirs of the best pop from the sixties... |
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A FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS
A Festival of Christmas (Incls 'Ding Dong, Merrily on High', 'Dance Little Goatling' & 'Silent Night') St Ambrose R.C. Junior School Choir / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir / Edmund Walters [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Recorded in: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 19-20 July 1981 |