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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera) Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, Carol Neblett, Sherrill Milnes, Paul Plishka / Ambrosian Opera Chorus / National Philhrmonic / James Levine [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2006 ] "Scotto sings a lovely "Si, mi chiamano Mimi", and her phrasing is always beautiful...no one newly smitten by the opera will find this performance of it disappointing." (Gramophone) |
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UMBERTO GIORDANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Giordano: Andrea Chenier (Complete opera recorded in 1976 with libretto) Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Jean Kraft, Sherrill Milnes / National Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine [ RCA Opera Series / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/1977 ] "for Scotto's sake and to a slightly lesser extent for Domingo's, I think I would choose RCA" Gramophone This set is currently unavailable |
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MASCAGNI
Cavalleria Rusticana (Complete Opera recorded in 1978) Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Pablo Elvira / Ambrosian Opera Chorus & National Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Opera House / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "This now stands as a clear first recommendation for Mascagni's red-blooded opera, with Domingo giving a heroic account of the role of Turiddu, full of defiance...James Lveine directs with a splendid sense of pacing." Penguin Stereo Guide |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Tosca (Highlights from the complete opera) Renata Scotto, Placido Domingo, Renato Bruson / Philharmonia Orchestra. James Levine [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/1991 ] Original recording made at Kingsway Hall, London, July, august 1980 |
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BELLINI
Norma (Complete opera recorded in 1980) Renata Scotto, Tatiana Troyanos, Giuseppe Giacomini / National Philharmonic Orchestra / James Levine [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "…Scotto's Druid priestess grows in stature to give us an unbearably moving scene in which she contemplates the murder of her children and, best of all, the duets with the rival priestess of Tatiana Troyanos, who offers the most sheerly beautiful... |
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PUCCINI
Madama Butterfly (Highlights from the opera) Richard Cowan, Richard Troxell, Ying Huang / Paris Orchestra / James Conlon [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "Chinese soprano Ying Huang doesn't rock the rafters with her vocal power; hers is a tender, delicately observed performance. Tenor Richard Troxell's self-seeking Pinkerton is well sung. Overall, this is a haunting cinematic treatment of an... |
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Ronnie James Dio
The Ronnie James Dio Story - Mightier Than the Sword [ Mercury Records U.K. / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] This well compiled 2CD Dio collection brings together some of his best material with Elf, Rainbow, Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and solo. Wicked!! |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Overtures & Choruses [2 CD set] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & various orchestras, Isidore Godfrey, Royston Nash, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Walker & Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "This is a marvellous and well-presented double disc compilation consisting of all of Sullivan's overtures as well as popular choruses from a wide variety of the most well known operettas." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Feb 2011) |
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J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 22 (BWV30, 30a, 80, 233, 234, 235, 236) Sandrine Piau, Johannette Zomer, James Gilchrist, Nathalie Stutzman, Christoph PrACgardien / Amsterdam Baroque Choir / Ton Koopman [ Challenge Classics / 3 CD - released 1/May/2008 ] |
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J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion, BWV244 James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Ashley Riches, Elizabeth Watts, Christopher Maltman / Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of the AAM, Richard Egarr [ AAM Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Jun/2015 ] "Singing and playing are highly polished and assured throughout, with James Gilchrist superb as the Evangelist, and Matthew Rose a credible if rather forceful Jesus" (BBC Music) |
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Sid James
The Very Best of Sid James (Caricature Collection) [ ViaVision Entertainment / DVD - released 12/Jan/2012 ] PG :- Region 4 - PAL This DVD showcases the best bits of the infamous Sid James, the smarmy yet lovable face of the internationally renowned Carry On films. It offers a rare glimpse of Sid, on screen and off! With behind the scenes footage and... |
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W.A. MOZART
My Magic Flute Sir James Galway (flute & conductor) with Lady Jeanne Galway (flute) Catrin Finch (harp) Sinfonia Varsovia [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Sir James Galway, 'the undisputed monarch of the flute' (Dallas Star-Telegram), teams up with Catrin Finch, 'the queen of harps' (Classic FM Magazine), and his wife, accomplished flutist Lady Jeanne Galway, for a joint Mozart extravaganza. |
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Skip James
Blues From The Delta [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Skip James
Devil Got My Woman [ CD - released 11/Jul/2008 ] |
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Skip James
Hard Time Killing Floor Blues [ CD - released 16/Apr/2012 ] |
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Skip James
Rare And Unreleased [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Skip James
Skip James Today! [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] As quiet as it was kept then, Skip James might have made the best music of anyone who resurfaced during the mid-'60s "rediscovery" era for Mississippi country blues types. Certainly, there weren't many albums made during that time as good as this... |
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Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly, James McAlister
Planetarium (LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 9/Jun/2017 ] Planetarium is an album co-composed by four musicians: Bryce Dessner (of the National), James McAlister, Nico Muhly, and Sufjan Stevens. Flanked by a string quartet and a consort of seven trombones, this unique collaborative ensemble has assembled... |
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HUMMEL
Masses vol. 2 (Includes Mass No. 2, Op. 80 in E flat major) Susan Gritton, soprano, Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano, James Gilchrist, tenor Stephen Varcoe, baritone Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Conviction and splendid sensitivity ... always alert, stylish, and ultra-transparent -allows us to hear the many felicities of Hummel's scoring. The voices are well-matched and sound as though they're really enjoying the music." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |