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HANDEL / HOLST / ROSSINI / SIBELIUS / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Icon: Malcolm Sargent - The Great Recordings Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) with Isobel Baillie, Gladys Ripley, James Johnston, Norman Walker, etc [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 18 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Malcolm Sargent's reputation as one of the great popularisers of classical music in Britain arose not only through his long association with the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (1947-67), but was in evidence much earlier through chief conductorships of... |
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PAVEL CHESNOKOV
Chesnokov: Sacred Choral Music St John's Voices, Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Graham Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "To my knowledge, this is the first recording dedicated exclusively to Chesnokov's work by British singers, and it provides an excellent showcase for his work, in chronological order." Gramophone Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2023 |
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PATRICK HAWES
Lazarus Requiem Thomas Walker (tenor), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) & Rachael Lloyd (mezzo-soprano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Patrick Hawkes [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] Patrick Hawes returns to disc on Signum with the premiere recording of his 'Lazarus Requiem', for Choir, Orchestra and Soloists. Blending the liturgical text of the Requiem Mass with the story of Lazarus from the New Testament, the composer blends a... |
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SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: A Child of Our Time Faye Robinson, Sarah Walker, Jon Garrison & John Cheek / City of Birmingham Chorus & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Michael Tippett [ Naxos / CD ] "..the composer's own lovingly crafted reading has a special place in the discography of this still-modern masterpiece." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 |
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W. A. MOZART / FRANCOISE CHOVEAUX
Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos, K. 365 / Choveaux: Cristián en el Tortoni Buenos Aires Vienna Konzertverein Orchestra, William Garfield Walker [ Solo Musica / CD - released 21/Nov/2025 ] The first time Margarita Höhenrieder heard the Finnish pianist Antti Siirala, she was a member of the jury for the International Beethoven Competition in Vienna in May 1997. Many years later, Antti Siirala was appointed Professor for Piano at the... |
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LILI BOULANGER / GABRIEL FAURE
Boulanger / Fauré: Clair-Obscur Tal Walker (piano) [ Antarctica / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Clair-obscur applied to the piano repertoire immediately evokes the white and black keys of the instrument. The piano music by Lili Boulanger and Gabriel Fauré on Tal Walker's album explores subtle harmonic gradations and the full spectrum of... |
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W.A. MOZART
Requiem Mass, K.626 Yvonne Kenny (sop) Sarah Walker (mezzo) William Kendall (tenor) / Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra/ George Guest [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'George Guests new recording is distinguished by its deliberate tempos but also its very powerful rhythmic momentum and an expressive intensity of a kind one might not expect from a conductor and choir who belong to the English cathedral tradition.... |
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Alan Walker
Different World [ Sony / CD - released 21/Dec/2018 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Carolyn Sampson (sop) Marianne Beate Kielland (alto) Thomas Walker (ten) David Wilson-Johnson (bass) / Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Daniel Reu [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Aug/2017 ] "this is a Missa Solemnis that, for me, really taps into the spirituality of Beethoven's vision. There is depth and insight in every movement, and the overall result is as moving as it is musically impressive." MusicWeb |
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Don Walker
Hully Gully [ Palomarr / CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] Don Walker has few peers that illuminate the darker underbelly of the Australian psyche better than he, whether he's performing with Cold Chisel, Tex, Don and Charlie or solo. Gamblers, mongrels, angry women and wannabe's - none are excluded and... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / HENRY PURCELL
Britten/Purcell: The Complete Purcell Realizations Felicity Lott, Susan Gritton (sopranos) Sarah Walker (mezzo soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley, Ian Bostridge (tenors) etc [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos Gerard Willems (piano) / Sinfonia Australis / Antony Walker (conductor) [ ABC Classics / 3 CD - released 11/May/2006 ] All 5 piano concertos performed by Gerard Willems on a Stuart & Sons piano. |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Madrigals of Love and Loss James Gilchrist (tenor) Katherine Watson (soprano) & Anna Dennis (soprano) Thomas Walker (tenor) / Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] 'These are not easy pieces, but the opening ballet swings along with panache, and there is some excellent tenor solo singing in the first section … the two sopranos in the duet Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben show poise and taste' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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Jerry Jeff Walker
No Leavin' Texas 1968-1982 [ EMI Records / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] The first comprehensive, multi-label overview of acclaimed singer / songwriter JERRY JEFF WALKER'S key, creative period - No Leavin' Texas 1968-1982: The Classic Jerry Jeff is a full 2-CD set with tracks from 15 albums and 6 labels: ATCO, Vanguard,... |
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Joe Louis Walker
Blues Conspiracy Live On The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise [ Stonyplain / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] |
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Joe Louis Walker
Hellfire [ Alligat / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] With his blistering Alligator debut, 'Hellfire', Joe Louis Walker takes his rightful place among the pantheon of legendary electric blues singer/guitarist/songwriters. |
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Joe Louis Walker
Hornet's Nest [ Alligator / CD - released 28/Feb/2014 ] Joe Louis Walker is a four-time Blues Music Award winner and 2013 Blues Hall of Fame inductee who has appeared on multiple Grammywinning albums. Hornet's Nest finds Walker once again teaming up with Grammy Award-winning producer Tom Hambridge... |
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DEBUSSY
Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera in English recorded in 1981) John Tomlinson (bass) Sarah Walker (mezzo) Robert Dean (baritone) / English National Opera / Mark Elder [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2012 ] This live BBC broadcast of Claude Debussy's ground-breaking opera Pelléas and Mélisande was recorded at the Coliseum in 1981. The unique performance is now available on CD for the first time, as part of Chandos' Opera in English historical series,... |
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Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Overnight (LP) [ Rough Trade LP / LP - released 14/Oct/2016 ] Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker release their debut album for Rough Trade, 'Overnight'. The self-produced album follows their 'Through The Clouds' EP, which was released earlier this year. 'Overnight' is their most ambitious record to date, focusing... |
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Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Overnight [ Rough Trade / CD - released 14/Oct/2016 ] Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker release their debut album for Rough Trade, 'Overnight'. The self-produced album follows their 'Through The Clouds' EP, which was released earlier this year. 'Overnight' is their most ambitious record to date, focusing... |