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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Les Illuminations / Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31 Toby Spence (Tenor), Martin Owen (Horn) / Scottish Ensemble, Clio Gould [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] This CD brings together three youthful masterworks all composed by Benjamin Britten before his 30th birthday within the space of a mere six years. Individually and collectively they demonstrate a fertile musical imagination of a high order combined... |
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Tony Martin
Moderation [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] |
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Tony Martin
TBC [ Acrobat / CD - released 14/Aug/2008 ] |
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W.A MOZART
Mozart: Bassoon, Oboe & Clarinet Concertos Stepan Turnovsky (bassoon), Martin Gabriel (oboe), Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) Vienna Mozart Academy, Johannes Wildner [ Naxos / CD ] "In his tonal purity and elegantly musical phrasing, Gabriel conjures Leon Goossens in his prime." - Fanfare |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Mozart's Symphonies [35 'Haffner', 36 'Linz', 41 'Jupiter'] Uwe Grodd (flute), Friedemann Eichhorn (violin), Martin Rummel (cello) & Roland Krüger (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] Hummel, conductor, composer and pianist, whose death ended the great Viennese lineage of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, produced a series of inspired arrangements of Mozart's symphonies between 1823 and 1824. As a child of eight he had lodged and... |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Mozart's Symphonies [38, 39, 40] Uwe Grodd (flute), Friedemann Eichhorn (violin), Martin Rummel (cello) & Roland Krüger (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] Hummel stands as the last in the great Viennese line which embraced Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. He lived and studied with Mozart in his youth and, despite a career which saw him triumph as a conductor, composer and virtuoso pianist, Hummel never... |
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G. F. HANDEL
Handel: Six Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 Van Diemen's Band / Martin Gester, conductor and organ soloist [ BIS / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] What we know as 'Handel's Opus 3' is most likely little more than a brazen attempt by the London publisher John Walsh to make some quick money. In 1715, Walsh had issued a pirated edition of Corelli's 12 Concerti Grossi Opus 6 which proved an instant... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Best Of Faure Jean Martin (piano), Dong-Suk Kang (violin), Pascal Devoyon (piano), Lisa Beckley (soprano), Colm Carey (organ), Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano), Franco [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Aug/2013 ] All the best bits of Faure |
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BARTOK / DORATI / MARTINU
Concert for Lidice Will Quadflieg (speaker) HdK Chamber Choir, Berlin / Dresden Trio / Members of the Czech Chamber Orch / New Berlin Chamber Or / Martin Fischer-Dieskau [ BIS / CD - released 1/Dec/1992 ] Martin Fischer-Dieskau was born in Berlin to a musical family; his father is the noted singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Fischer-Dieskau's older brother, Mathias, is a highly regarded stage designer, and his younger brother, Manuel, is a cellist.... |
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FORCES' SWEETHEART / HEART-THROBS OF WWII
Forces' Sweetheart & Heart-Throbs of World War II Judy Garland, Vera Lynn, Connee Boswell, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, The Andrew Sisters, Helen Ward, Peggy Lee, Mary Martin, etc [ Retrospective / 2 CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] The definitive album of wartime nostalgia: 20 forces' sweethearts and 21 of their heart-throb male counterparts sing 50 great songs, mostly on the theme of parted lovers. For all the soldiers, sailors and airmen parted from their loved ones during... |
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J. STRAUSS
J. Strauss II: Waltzes, Polkas, Marches And Overtures, Vol. 3 Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Martin Sieghart, Ondrej L [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Feb/1993 ] "... first-rate performances, ... there is elegance and effervescence aplenty, and no shortage of charm." - Which Compact Disk Magazine |
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W. A. MOZART
Quintets Orlando Quartet, Stephen Hough (piano), Martin Frost (clarinet), Ensemble Villa Musica [ BIS / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2014 ] Mozart's string quintets, and particularly the last four...are often cited as being among the finest examples of his chamber music...Performing these works here are eminent musicians including Radovan Vlatković, Martin Fröst and Stephen Hough. |
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RAWSTHORNE
Piano Quintet / Piano Trio / Cello Sonata / etc Nadia Myerscough (violin) Martin Outram (viola) Peter Adams (cello) and others [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Dec/2000 ] All of Rawsthorne's chamber music at a great price!! |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Comedy, Romance, Tragedy (As You Like It / Love's Labour's Lost / Romeo & Juliet) Globe Theatre / Brendon Hughes, Jack Laskey, Trevor Martin, Philip Cumbus, Trystan Gravelle, William Mannering, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2010 ] Shakespeare's Globe productions of As You Like It, Love's Labour's Lost and Romeo & Juliet are offered in this exclusive limited edition box set. |
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Various Artists incls Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle, Julie London, Dean Martin, Hollywood Studio Orchestra, Louis Prima, King Curtis, etc
MARBECKS RARE: Ultra Lounge [Leopard Skin Cover] [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] Selections from the original EMI Ultra Lounge series...all digitally remastered. |
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Various / Mixed by Martin Solveig
In The House: Martin Solveig [ Defected Records / 3 CD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] The Parisian DJ has put together a personal selection of current and classic tracks - 2CDs packed with funky house treats plus a third disc, bulging with unmixed, full-length and unreleased Solveig productions! |
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CHRISTMAS
A Winter’s Light: A Christmas Collection Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse (with Martin Ford, organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] The Vasari Singers' annual carol concerts always provide a warming blend of traditional favourites and less well-known music from all periods and styles. |
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LULLY
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Cecile Roussat / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / 2 DVD - released 28/Nov/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 262 Minutes - PAL |
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LULLY
Cadmus & Hermione (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Gudrun Skamletz / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / DVD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] |