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MANUEL de FALLA
Falla: Love the Magician / Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Interlude and Spanish Dance from 'La vida breve' Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Geoffrey Simon [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2005 ] ' The brightly lit Chandos recording emphasis the vigour of Geoffrey Simon's very vital account…' - The Penguin Complete Guide |
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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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BUSONI / RICHARD STRAUSS
Violin Concertos Tanja Becker-Bender (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Garry Walker [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto 16 / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] German violinist Tanja Becker-Bender returns to the Romantic Violin Concerto series having dazzled the critics with her 'great lyrical force and tremendous sense of drama' in her recording of the Reger concerto. Here she appears with Hyperion house... |
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T-Bone Walker
Blues Archive [ CD/Book ] |
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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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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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Charles Walker
I'm Available [ Superbird / CD - released 26/Jan/2010 ] |
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HANDEL
Rinaldo (complete opera) Deborah York / David Daniels / David Walker / Harry Bicket / Brian Large [ Arthaus Musik / Kultur / 2 DVD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] G: "The recording is excellent, with a choice of surround-sound tracks; but newcomers will find the action incomprehensible, especially from the miserable synopsis, and would do better to start with Hogwood." (Gramophone) |
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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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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Leonard Bernstein: The Composer [25 CD set] Jennie Tourel, Zino Francescatti, Benny Goodman, Nancy Walker, Carol Lawrence, Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Titus, Harolyn Blackwell, etc / Leonard Bernstein (cond) [ Sony Classical Masters / 25 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2017 ] With his centenary upon us, Sony Classical releases the most comprehensive recorded collection ever released of the music of American conductor, composer and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). |
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Jerry Jeff Walker
Best Of The Vanguard Years [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Jerry Jeff Walker
Driftin' Way Of Life [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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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,... |