More By Artist: Little John
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MARTINU
Chamber Music with Flute Fenwick Smith (flute) / Sally Pinkas (piano) / John Ferrillo (oboe) / Thomas Martin (clarinet) / Richard Ranti and Suzanne Nelson (bassoons) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "The disc is the idea of the outstanding Boston-based flautist, Fenwick Smith, the recordings, some dating back to 2002 being the product of the excellent American performers involved." (David's Review Corner) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict A film by Tony Britten narrated by John Hurt [ Capriol Films DVD / DVD - released 24/Jan/2014 ] Narrated by John Hurt Cast include Alex Lawther, Mykola Allen, Bradley Hall and Christopher Theobald /// Performances by Raphael Wallfisch, cello; Benyounes String Quartet; Jake Arditti, counter tenor; Gerard Collett, baritone; Iain Burnside,... |
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HOLST
The Planets (version for four hands, one piano) [with York Bowen - Suites] Fiona York, John York (piano) [ Nimbus Records / CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "These scores rejoice in the sonorities of the piano and they are laden with the richness of harmony and warmth of tone that is so characteristic of Bowen." (International Record Review) |
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
William Grant Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 & Wood Notes Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] Still rose from humble beginnings to work as an arranger while studying composition with Chadwick and Varèse. Still embraced the blues, spirituals, jazz, and other ethnic American musics within classical forms. |
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Still: Symphony No 4 "Autochthonous" / Symphony No 5 "Western Hemisphere" Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] "Revel in these fine and likeably accessible works." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Still: In Memoriam / Africa / Symphony No. 1, 'Afro-American' Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] "This is a great CD." MusicWeb |
FLORENCE BEATRICE PRICE
Price: Symphony No.1 in E Minor (1932) / Symphony No.4 in D Minor (1945) Fort Worth Symphony, John Jeter [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2021 ] "This compelling music could have no better advocates. This constitutes a good starting point for those who haven't already encountered Price's music and are curious." MusicWeb Recommended |
SVENDSEN / GROSSMAN / MANDEL / LANGFORD / etc
The Concert Sound of the John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band. John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band [ Chandos Brass / CD ] Black Dyke Band, formerly John Foster & Son Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best-known brass bands in the world. |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Apollo e Dafne & Armida abbandonata Francesco Corti, il pomo d'oro, Kathryn Lewek, John Chest [ Pentatone / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] Il pomo d'oro and Francesco Corti present Handel's Apollo e Dafne and Armida abbandonata, together with two outstanding vocalists: soprano Kathryn Lewek (Armida & Dafne) and baritone John Chest (Apollo). Handel composed these two cantatas shortly... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Robinson Crusoe / Vert-Vert / Entre Nous John Brecknock, Yvonne Kenny, Roderick Kennedy, Marilyn Hill Smith, Toby Spence, Thora Einarsdottir, Jennifer Lamore / Alun Francis, David Parry (cond [ Opera Rara / 7 CD Box Set - released 17/Feb/2023 ] 'All but dedicated misanthropes will find this set entrancing. Highly recommended' Gramophone |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto 5 (complete concerto with loads of extras) Francois-Rene Duchable (piano) / Ensemble Orchestral of Paris / John Nelson [ Lorcom / Ambroisie Interactive / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] G: Widescreen 16:9 / Regular 4:3 - DTS 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Colour - 38 Minutes - PAL Includes :- -Ouverture - "invitation au voyage", avec Alain Carré -Concerto n°5 -Autour du cinquième... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos 1 & 3 (complete concertos with loads of extras) Francois-Rene Duchable (piano) / Ensemble Orchestral of Paris / John Nelson [ Lorcom / Ambroisie Interactive / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] G: Widescreen 16:9 / Regular 4:3 - DTS 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - Colour - 66 Minutes - PAL Includes :- -Ouverture - "invitation au voyage", avec Alain Carré -Concerto n°1 -Concerto n°3 -Autour... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concertos 2 & 4 (complete concertos with loads of extras) Francois-Rene Duchable (piano) / John Nelson / Ensemble Orchestral de Paris [ Ambroise / 2 DVD - released 27/May/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - 330 Minutes - PAL |
SIBELIUS
Violin Concerto / The Bard / The Wood Nymph Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] "Frank Peter Zimmermann matches intensity with passionate virtuosity in this performance of Sibelius's Violin Concerto, the Helsinki Philharmonic providing a backcloth of impressive detail, strength and incisiveness." The Telegraph, 17th September... |
HENRY PURCELL
O Sing Unto The Lord: Sacred Music By Henry Purcell Frederick Teardo (organ) & John Scott (conductor/solo organ) Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, Concert Royal [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 17/Mar/2017 ] Fifth Avenue, New York and conductor John Scott release this compelling programme of choral works by Henry Purcell which also features the acclaimed New York period ensemble Concert Royal. Recorded on period instruments, this collection of sacred... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (complete opera) Furio Zanasi, Lucile Richardot, Krystian Adam, Hana Blažiková, Gianluca Burrato / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Claudio Monteverdi was a pioneer in the origins and development of opera, taking vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony and entering a modern era in which genuine feelings and emotions are expressed through a wide variety of characters. Part of a... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (complete opera) BLU-RAY Furio Zanasi, Lucile Richardot, Krystian Adam, Hana Blažiková, Gianluca Burrato / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Claudio Monteverdi was a pioneer in the origins and development of opera, taking vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony and entering a modern era in which genuine feelings and emotions are expressed through a wide variety of characters. Part of a... |
LARS KARLSSON
Seven Songs - Clarinet Concerto Gabriel Suovanen (baritone) / Christoffer Sundqvist (clarinet) / Lapland Chamber Orchestra / John Stogards (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] Lars Karlsson was born in 1953 on Åland, an archipelago in the Baltic Sea which forms part of Finland although its population is Swedish-speaking. He soon moved to Helsinki, however, in order to study at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 "Actus tragicus", BWV 118, BWV 198 Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Gardiner's feeling for style and sense of drive strike a responsive chord with many music lovers. His choice of soloists is unerring, and his musicianship of the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists always imposing" (Penguin Guide) |
WAGNER
Siegfried (complete opera) Gary Rideout / Richard Greager / John Brocheler / Lisa Gasteen / The State Opera of South Australia / Asher Fisch (Conductor) [ Melba Recordings SACD / 4 SACD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "The overall sense of the project is one of deserved community and company pride in an enterprise which can stand its ground with pretty much anything elsewhere. I welcome the issue" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
