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ITZHAK PERLMAN
Itzhak Perlman - A Portrait [2 CD set] Itzhak Perlman (violin) with Andre Previn, Samuel Sanders, John Toll, Daniel Barenboim & Bernard Haitinkl [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Itzhak Perlman radiates a generosity of spirit that is reflected as much in the richness of his interpretations as in the irresistible exuberance of his virtuosity. This survey of his supreme achievement as a violinist embraces complete concertos by... |
Jack DeJohnette (Drums, Piano, Organ) with John Abercrombie (guitars)
Pictures [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Orchestral Works, Cello Concerto, Sea Pictures, Dream of Gerontius Jacqueline du Pre (cello) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) Richard Lewis (tenor) / Halle Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ EMI British Composers / 7 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2022 ] Born in London of Italian-French parents, Sir John Barbirolli (1899-1970) trained as a cellist and played in theatre and café orchestras before joining the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood in 1916. |
EDWARD ELGAR / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Beethoven: The Ghost... Jacqueline du Pre in Portrait Jacqueline du Pre (cello) / Daniel Barenboim / Pinchas Zukerman / Sir John Barbirolli / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 1/Sep/2004 ] Jacqueline du Pré's extraordinary career was cut cruelly short by illness in 1973 when she was only 28 years old. When she died 14 years later, she remained as vibrant a figure in the public mind as she had been at the pinnacle of her career. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Jacqueline du Pre Recital Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Gerald Moore (piano), Oslan Ellis (harp), Roy Jesson (organ) & John Williams (guitar) [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] The tragedy of du Pré's brief career is still fresh in the public memory and can be summarised here. She was born in Oxford on 26 January 1945 into a middle-class family in which music was important: her mother was a fine pianist and a gifted teacher. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures / Overture: Cockaigne Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
PER NORGARD / KAIJA SAARIAHO
Remembering - Nørgård & Saariaho: Cello Concertos Jakob Kullberg (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Michael Francis, John Storgards, Sinfonia Varsovia, Szymon Bywalec [ BIS / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "[Nørgård and Kullberg's] partnership reflects an intensity of vision on both sides, and a sense of creative adventure that's mirrored by Kullberg's further pairing with Finnish composer, Kaija Saariaho…Throughout, the orchestral support is sterling" |
HANDEL / VIVALDI / PURCELL
Dido's Lament - Famous Baroque Arias John-Mark Ainsley / Gillian Fisher / Michael George / James Bowman / Robert King / King's Consort [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Essential Baroque arias with period instrument accompaniment |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244 James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges, Hannah Morrison, Zoë Brookshaw, Charlotte Ashley, Reginald Mobley / Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] "..a thoughtfully moulded, expertly executed and deeply committed reading, so honestly communicative of its intent and so free of self-conscious monumentalism, sententiousness or melodramatics...one of his finest achievements." Gramophone |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies 1, 5, 6, 9, Kindertotenlieder, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Ruckert-Lieder Janet Baker (mezzo) / Halle & New Philharmonia Orchestras, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Aug/2021 ] "Barbirolli's famous 1969 version on any count is one of the greatest, most warmly affecting performances ever committed to disc, expansive, yet concentrated in feeling: the Adagietto is very moving … A classic version." Penguin Guide (5th Sym] |
HANDEL
Judas Maccabaeus (Complete oratorio) (Special price) Janet Baker / John Shirley-Quirk / Felicity Palmer / English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras [ DG Archiv / 3 CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] "The orchestral group and continuo sound splendidly crisp. Ryland Davies and John Shirley-Quirk are most stylish, while both Felicity Palmer and Janet Baker crown the whole set with glorious singing...the recording quality is outstanding." (***... |
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MAURICE RAVEL / HECTOR BERLIOZ
Ravel: Sheherazade / Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete [recorded in 1967] Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] A classic recording of a classic pairing of French song cycles. Composed some 60 years apart, Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été and Ravel's Shéhérazade both visit romantic, mysterious and exotic locations, evoking a wealth of moods and sensations. Janet... |
BEETHOVEN
Mass in C major Janice Watson (soprano); Jean Rigby (mezzo); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Gwynne Howell (bass) / Corydon Singers and Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "The performance of the Mass is as good as any modern instrument version I've heard and I'm delighted that it's been restored to the catalogue" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
WILLIAM MATHIAS
Mathias: Choral Music St John's Voices, The Gentlemen of St John's, Graham Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2020 ] "The whole programme is thoughtfully chosen, superbly executed, beautifully recorded - and, best of all, hugely enjoyable." Choir & Organ |
C. P. E. BACH
Bach, CPE: Flute Concertos Jennifer Stinton (flute), Orchestra St John's Smith Square, John Lubbock [ Alto Records / CD - released 21/Feb/2017 ] "I thoroughly enjoyed this playing of some wonderfully inventive music.." (Gramophone) |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Seven Songs & Chamber Symphony Jenny Carlstedt (mezzo-soprano) / Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Storgårds's performance with his Lapland Chamber Orchestra is finely shaped and beautifully played.[Sieben Lieder] is beautifully sung by dark-voiced mezzo Jenny Carlstedt, while Storgårds mines the lapidary accompaniments for all they are worth". |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with John Shrapnel as Bach [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] With compelling narration by Jeremy Siepmann, character portrayals by acclaimed actors, and the interpolation of over 25 substantial musical extracts reflecting the development of one of music's most enduringly awe-inspiring composers, we are... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Life and Works Narrated biography with extensive musical examples Jeremy Siepmann (narrator) with John Shrapnel as Bach [ Naxos Educational / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] Who was the man behind some of the most intensely emotional music ever written? Who were the influential figures in his life? In this 4-CD set packed full of biographical detail and poignant musical extracts we are led through the course of... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine 1610 [Vespers] / Motetes [with works by Gabrieli] Jill Gormez, James Bowman, John Shirley-Quirk, Philip Langridge, Michael Rippon / Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] "Gardiner's purposeful approach is stirringly dramatic, boldly eventful and full of ideas" Gramophone |
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Jimmy Lyons / John Lindberg / Sunny
Lyons Jimmy/Murray Sunny Trio/ Jump [ HatHut Records / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] |
