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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tudor & Stuart Spirit Sara Stowe (Soprano) Matthew Spring (Lute) Martin Souter (virginals, harpsichord, organ) [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] From dancing to dreaming, this selection of music from Tudor and Stuart times encompasses the joys and sorrows of the age from traditional country tunes to expressions of royal fortunes and misfortunes. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No 9 'Choral' Sharon Prero, Elizabeth Campbell, Keith Lewis, Bruce Martin / Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Beethoven's final symphony offers a mighty and enduring message - a call to peace, and an acknowledgement of the universal concerns of all humanity. The Finale, often called 'Ode to Joy', is unrivalled in its emotional power and popular appeal. |
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Sinatra Frank / Dean Martin / Sammy Davis Jr
The Rat Pack - Rakish & Rampant [ Primo / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] |
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HANDEL
Messiah: Excerpts (on original instruments) Soloists / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 29/Oct/2005 ] "...one of the happiest Messiahs on disc." -Gramophone |
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Stephen Rippy / Martin O'Donnell / Michael Salvatori
Halo Wars (Original Soundtrack) [ Shock Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] 'Halo Wars' Original Soundtrack will immerse listeners in a sweeping song soundscape of ear candy that's nothing less than sublime. The bonus DVD contains 9 additional tracks, exclusive 5.1 surround sound mixes, behind-the-scenes videos and the... |
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Steve Martin
The Crow - Songs for the Five-String Banjo [ Rounder / UMGD / CD - released 19/May/2009 ] |
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Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Love Has Come For You [ Other Jazz / CD - released 9/May/2013 ] The remarkable new collaboration of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell offers 13 eloquently rootsy compositions that combine Martin's inventive five-string banjo work with Brickell's distinctive vocals and vivid, detail-rich lyrics. "Love Has Come For... |
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Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
So Familiar [ Universal Music / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] Comedian, actor, author, playwright, and musician Steve Martin joins up with his fellow Texas native Edie Brickell (singer-songwriter who initially burst onto the national scene as New Bohemians front-woman) on this, their second studio album... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem / Pelleas et Melisande Suite / Pavane / etc Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Marriner's pacing is ideal, and the clean choral attack is matched by superb singing from Sylvia McNair and Thomas Allen." (Three Stars Penguin Guide) |
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VIVALDI / BACH
Gloria in D / Magnificat Tamara Matthews / Deanne Meek / Stephen Powell / Don Frazure / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc Records / SACD - released 28/Jan/2006 ] Boston Baroque and Director Martin Pearlman bring us exuberant performances of two of the most popular Baroque choral works of all time, Vivaldi's Gloria and J.S. Bach's Magnificat. |
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Tony Martin
TBC [ Acrobat / CD - released 14/Aug/2008 ] |
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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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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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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Classical Relaxation (Incls 'Air on a G string', Meditation from Thais, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik & Dance of the Hours) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2008 ] This set includes two CDs devoted to the music of J.S. Bach and one devoted to Tchaikovsky. The remaining two contain a sublime programme of music by Dvorák, Barber, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Canteloube and many more. |
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Will Martin
A New World [ Universal Music New Zealand / CD - released 4/Nov/2007 ] Twenty-two year-old New Zealander Will Martin's debut album is an epic collection of classical crossover songs. Recorded with a full orchestra, this selection of songs simultaneously reflects Will's origins and the scope of his unfaltering ambition. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos Los Romeros / San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 20/Dec/2002 ] A collection of some of the most famous of Vivaldi's Guitar Concertos, many of these being transcriptions of lute works, and some in unique arrangements for four guitars or guitars with strings. Los Romeros are of course a legendary favourite. |
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MULLER / SCHUBERT
Winterreise (Version for narrator, cello, and piano) Xaver Hutter, narrator, Martin Rummel, cello, Norman Shetler, piano [ Paladino Music / CD - released 21/Apr/2012 ] "Paladino's 2012 release "Müller/Schubert Winterreise" consists of a reading of the poetry of Wilhelm Müller. Each poem is followed by the song in a straightforward transcription for piano and cello. It's not a re-imagining like Hans Zender's... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Variations on a Rocco Theme / Pezzo Capriccio (with Shostakovich-Cello Concerto No 1) Zuill Bailey (Cello) / San Francisco Ballet Orchestra / Martin West [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Zuill Bailey, the dynamic and exhilarating American cellist, makes his Telarc debut with the release of Russian Masterpieces for Cello. The recording includes Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme and the Nocturne in D Minor Op. 19 No. 4, and... |