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JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Offenbach: Orpheus In The Underworld (operetta in English) Mary Hegarty, David Fieldsend, Jill Pert, Richard Suart, Rosemarie Arthars, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, John Owen Edwards [ Sony music / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/1994 ] ".. the whole production has a real lived-in feel and, in Mary Hegarty's flighty Eurydice, a nymphet - sorry, nymph - virtually to die for. " BBC Music |
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EUGENE GOOSSENS
Symphony No. 1 / Phantasy Concerto Howard Shelley, piano / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "With Howard Shelley as the soloist, the performance has a glittery sheen; it's an attractive, likable work that deserves at least an occasional outing." The Guardian, 20th February 2009 **** |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
DonizettI: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 1982) Metropolitan Opera / Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira & Paul Plishka / Richard Bonynge (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] With an exhilarating performance of her signature role, Dame Joan Sutherland captivates the audience in this elaborate production of Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece, taped during its celebrated 1982 run at the Metropolitan Opera |
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PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Satyagraha (complete opera recorded in 2011) Metropolitan Opera / Richard Croft, Rachelle Durkin, Kim Josephson, Alfred Walker / Dante Anzolini (cond) [ Orange Mountain Music DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2021 ] "The cast is on the mark both vocally and physically…this release is especially recommended as a starting point to Glass's world of music theatre." Gramophone |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Masses 'Paukenmesse' / Incidental music to 'Alfred, Kanig der Angels / Te Deum Nancy Argenta, Catherine Denley, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/1998 ] The Chandos Mass Edition continues |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: The Land of Smiles (Sung in English) Nancy Gustafson, Jerry Hadley, Naomi Itami / English Chamber Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Sung in English by an impressive cast, the rarely recorded operettas The Czarevitch and The Land of Smiles are sure to delight. The music of Franz Lehar under the direction of Richard Bonynge is a perfect match. Bonynge delights in rediscovering... |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Aschenbradel, Ritter Pasman, Le Beau Danube (Ballets) National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] "The orchestra plays with enthusiasm and the 1974 sound is strikingly vivid." *** (Three Stars) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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HANDEL / MOZART / BEETHOVEN VERDI / PUCCINI
Heroines Nicole Car, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ ABC Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] Stunning young Australian soprano Nicole Car is one of the brightest stars in international opera. In September 2018 she will make her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera opposite Vittorio Grigolo and Michael Fabiano, and November sees her debut... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Canticum Canticorum: Spanish polyphonic settings from the Song of Songs Orchestra of the Renaissance / Richard Cheetham (director) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Orchestra of the Renaissance, Richard Cheetham (director) & Michael Noone (guest conductor) |
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Paddy Free with Richard Nunns
Karekare: Te Reo O Te Whenua [ Dub Conspiracy Music New Zealand / CD - released 14/Jul/2008 ] Ranging from dreamy ambience to full-on pounding beats, this CD is a sonic journey that captures the many moods of Karekare and features guest vocals in Te Reo from Tiki Taane, Waimihi Hotere, Te Wharetatao & Corrina Hunziker. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Masses 'Nelsonmesse' / Missa brevis Pamela Helen Stephen, Stephen Varcoe, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/1999 ] "Choose Hickox, for his more palpable sense of physical and spiritual elation, and for the beauty and intensity of Gritton's contribution" (Gramophone) |
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W. A. MOZART
Peter Serkin plays Mozart Peter Serkin (piano) with Rudolf Serkin (piano), Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2019 ] Peter Serkin, whose recorded output is dwarfed by his fathers in sheer size but by no means in artistic distinction, is spotlighted in a new release playing Mozart: his complete RCA recordings of the composer. |
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Philip Pickett & Richard Thompson
The Bones Of All Men [ Hannibal / CD - released 29/Jun/2010 ] |
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RICHARD MILLS
Mills: Orchestral Works (Incls Aeolian Caprices & Soundscapes for Percussion & Orchestra) Queensland Symphony Orchestra / Richard Mills & Werner Andreas Albert [ ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 8/Jul/2005 ] One of Australia's leading composers, the music of Richard Mills weaves a rich tapestry of colour. His operas, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Batavia have won him an array of accolades and his orchestral music is some of the most enduring of our... |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3) ; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2 ; The Running Set ; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 Rebecca Evans (soprano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - This latest SACD release in the series features the premiere recording of the reconstructed Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2. |
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Richard and Linda Thompson
Pour Down Like Silver [ Island Records / CD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] This digitally re-mastered European import CD includes four live bonus tracks. Another classic from the English folk-rock duo. |
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Richard & Linda Thompson
Shoot Out The Lights (LP) [ Warner Music / LP - released 19/Jan/2018 ] The classic 1982 album chronicles the dissolution of the pair's marriage/partnership. |
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Richard Ashcroft
Alone With Everybody [ Hut / CD - released 26/Jun/2000 ] |
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Richard Ashcroft
Natural Rebel [ BMG / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Richard Ashcroft's fifth studio album. 'Natural Rebel' represents the latest chapter in a hugely successful solo career for the former Verve frontman and Ivor Novello winner. It follows 'Alone With Everybody' (2000), 'Human Conditions' (2002), 'Keys... |
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Richard Ashcroft
Natural Rebel (Limited Edition Orange Vinyl LP) [ BMG / LP - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Richard Ashcroft's fifth studio album. 'Natural Rebel' represents the latest chapter in a hugely successful solo career for the former Verve frontman and Ivor Novello winner. It follows 'Alone With Everybody' (2000), 'Human Conditions' (2002), 'Keys... |