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PURCELL
Hail Bright Cecilia / Come ye Sons of Art / Funeral Sentences for the death of Queen Mary Jennifer Smith, Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Orchestra, John Elliot Gardiner [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2015 ] *** Three Stars (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON
The Seasons, The Monthes & other divisions of Time-I Sophie Watillon, Friederike Heumann, Brian Franklin (viols) / Matthias Spaeter (theorba) / Luca Guglielmi (organ) [ Alpha / CD - released 21/Aug/2006 ] Christopher Simpson was one of England's finest composers of viol music in the 17th century, and his treatise on viol technique, which included discussion of the prized art of improvisation, was an important contribution to the compendium of... |
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Theatro, Brian Kay (director)
Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare's Plays [ Avie Records / CD - released 18/Jul/2025 ] The Bard frequently directed his characters to burst into song, cannily catering to the vast audiences who flocked to the Globe Theatre, expecting to enjoy the popular melodies of the day that were interwoven throughout the narrative. English... |
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CHARPENTIER
Noels and Christmas Motets Vol 2 Tracy Smith Bessett, soprano / Brian Duyn, tenor / Christine Stelmacovich, alto / Curtis Streetman, bass / Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2003 ] "Singing,playing and recording are of high quality and so is the documentation." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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Dubliners, Cran, Altan, Brian Kennedy, Katie Mcmahon
Gaelic Ireland [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Compiled by John O'Regan, music journalist and broadcaster of folk and traditional music. Gaelic songs from Ireland sung solo and accompanied, traditional and with modern arrangements. |
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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Piano Music Vol. 5: Overtures Alexander Paley, Brian Zeger (piano, four hands) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] Weber's childhood was in a theatrical environment as the family was part of his father's touring theatre company. He had been born in 1786 in Germany and given the names Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber. His education was haphazard as the company... |
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Wolfgang Muthspiel with Scott Colley, Brian Blade
Angular Blues [ ECM / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Wolfgang Muthspiel, whom The New Yorker has called "a shining light" among today's jazz guitarists, returns to the trio format with Angular Blues, the Austrian's fourth ECM album as a leader, following two acclaimed quintet releases and his trio... |
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CHARLES CAMILLERI
The Knights of Malta Ballet Suite / Malta Suite / Summer Nights in Malta Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Brian Schembri [ Diversions / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "One of the most rewarding compilations of new 20th century orchestral music I have encountered in a long time... consistently attractive and often hauntingly tuneful, resourcefully inventive, elegantly crafted and richly scored" (Gramophone) |
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Brian Blade
Mama Rosa [ Verve Records / CD - released 23/Apr/2009 ] Brian Blade's first recording as a singer, guitarist, and songwriter is a revealing journey through a 13-song cycle about family, loved ones, travels and a sense that these things have to be shared with others. |
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Brian Blade Fellowship
Perceptual [ CD ] |
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Brian Bromberg
Wood [ Artistry Music / CD ] |
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Brian Brown Quintet
Bells Make Me Sing [ Creative Vibes / CD - released 27/Aug/2007 ] This is a re-issue of the super-rare recording from the Australian jazz legend! "This is an album of happiness and new spirit, musical medicine for the creative energies of today, playing without looking over one's shoulder. Always exciting!"-Brian... |
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Brian Crook With The Renderers
This World Just Eats Me Up Alive (LP) [ Ba Da Bing / LP - released 27/Sep/2019 ] This album has been a slow build over the past eight years, and it is Brian's first solo release in close to twenty years. The years in between have included a move to the other side of the world (Christchurch to Joshua Tree), and the loss of his... |
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1 / Music For Airports [ Virgin Music / CD - released 3/Aug/2009 ] 'Ambient 1 / Music For Airports' is one of Eno's first ambient experiments, originally released in 1978. Majestic and slow it reflects the deeper sense of arrivals and departures. It is an album designed to calm passengers with a fear of flying -... |
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1 (Music For Airports) (LP) [ Virgin / LP - released 16/Nov/2018 ] UK reissue of this 1978 album from the esteemed British composer, producer and musician, who has been credited with single-handedly creating Ambient music and helping to inspire multitudes of Punk, Glam, New Romantic, New Wave and Post-Punk outfits... |
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Brian Eno
Ambient 1: Music For Airports (LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - released 16/Nov/2018 ] Though not the earliest entry in the genre (which Eno makes no claim to have invented), 'Ambient 1 (Music For Airports)' was the first album ever to be explicitly labelled 'ambient music'. Eno had previously created similarly quiet, unobtrusive... |
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Brian Eno
Ambient 4: On Land (LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - released 16/Nov/2018 ] On 'Ambient 4 (On Land)' - the final edition in Eno's ambient series - his palate shifted from electro-mechanical and acoustic instruments towards "non-instruments" like pieces of chain, sticks and stones. "One of the big freedoms of music had been... |
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Brian Eno
Another Green World (LP) [ Virgin / LP - released 26/Jan/2018 ] From November 1975, 'Another Green World' represents the bridge between Brian's ground-breaking pop career and his early experiments with ambient music. This time around he was ably assisted in the studio by Robert Fripp from King Crimson, Phil... |
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Brian Eno
Before And After Science [ Virgin Music / CD - released 3/Aug/2009 ] Originally released in 1977, 'Before and After Science' is similar to Bowie's Low/Heroes/Lodger trilogy and ranks as some of the most essential Eno material. Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno is best known as a musician and... |
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Brian Eno
Before And After Science (Audiophile LP Half Speed Master) [ Virgin EMI LP / 2 LP - released 4/Aug/2017 ] Originally released on the Polydor label in December 1977, ' Before and After Science' continued to break new ground with sonic experimentation and bold forays into ambient music. Musical contributors include Phil Collins and Percy Jones from Brand... |