SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Queen of Spades (Symphonic Suite) / On Guard for Peace Irina Tchistjakova (mezzo-soprano), Niall Docherty (boy soprano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] Neeme Järvi is universally applauded for his Prokofiev recordings. Here he conducts the first recording of Symphonic Fragments from The Queen of Spades, as arranged and elaborated by Michael Berkeley, coupled with the seldom performed oratorio On... |
Johnny Boy
Johnny Boy [ Universal Music / CD - released 30/Mar/2005 ] This duo hook up Spector's echoing glockenspiels, acoustic guitars and fanfare brass to a gradually galloping rhythm and a melody of heartbreaking sadness and joy. |
BRITTEN
War Requiem (Complete oratorio) Lorna Haywood (soprano) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Benjamin Luxon (baritone) Atlanta Boy Choir, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Robert Shaw [ Telarc Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "This current re-issue from the not-so-very-recent past deserves a warm and enthusiastic welcome back to the catalogue" (MusicWeb 2004) |
MICHAEL BERKELEY
Baa Baa Black Sheep: A Jungle Tale (Complete opera) Malcolm Lorimer (boy treble) Ann Taylor-Morley (mezzo-soprano) William Dazeley (baritone) Fiona Kimm (contralto) / Chorus of Opera North; English Nort [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] 'This recording was made at performances by a uniformly strong Opera North cast... warmly recommended: even if you don't think you like contemporary opera, give it a try.' - BBC Music Magazine |
Naughty Boy
Hotel Cabana [ Virgin / CD - released 30/Aug/2013 ] 2013 is setting up to be an incredible year for British super producer Naughty Boy. Not content with producing Emeli Sandé's 'Our Version of Events', Naughty Boy a.k.a Shahid Khan steps out of the shadows to release 'Hotel Cabana' one of the most... |
Otis Spann, with Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin Wolf, Junior Wells, Chuck Berry, etc
Otis Spann in Session - Diary of a Chicago Bluesman 1953-1960 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] Joining Eddie Taylor and Jody Williams (JASMCD3070 & JASMCD3100) in Jasmine's popular 'In Session' series comes this excellent 43 track 2CD set of Otis Spann's sessions that he cut in Chicago between 1953 and 1956 along with live performances at... |
Sonny Boy Williamson
Down and Out Blues [Double Gatefold LP] [ Not Now Music / 2 LP - released 26/Oct/2011 ] Recorded in Chicago, Illinois between 1955 and 1958.Originally issued on the Chess Records' Checker imprint, Down and Out Blues was the first long-player ever issued on Sonny Boy Williamson; and indeed, it was the only album of his work that... |
Sonny Boy Williamson
His Best [ Chess / CD - released 22/Feb/2017 ] |
Sonny Boy Williamson
Nine Below Zero [ CD - released 17/May/2008 ] |
Soulja Boy
The Deandre Way [ Interscope Records U.S.A. / CD - released 13/Dec/2010 ] |
Soulja Boy
Souljaboytellem.com [ Interscope Records / CD - released 26/Nov/2007 ] This is the highly anticipated 2007 album from the young Hip Hop artist from Atlanta, featuring the hits "Crank That" and "Soulja Girl". He landed his first live performance aged 15, at an Indianapolis teen nightclub. |
Soulja Boy Tellem
Isouljaboytellem [ Interscope Records / CD - released 22/Jan/2009 ] The highly anticipated follow-up to 'Souljboytellem.com' was produced by Soulja Boy Tell'em, with assistance from super-producer Mr. Collipark (Young Jeezy, Yin Yang Twins, Pitbull) and Polow Da Don (Ludacris, Fergie, Jamie Foxx, Ciara). |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (complete opera, sung in German, recorded in 2022) Tempu Ishijima (boy soprano), Dshamilja Kaiser, Paul Schweinester / Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Symphoniker, Magnus Loddgard [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2023 ] Long a Christmas favourite, this new Viennese production, sung in German, boldly re-examines the story finding its key elements to be fantasy, empathy and the enduring power of love. |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (complete opera, sung in German, recorded in 2022) BLU-RAY Tempu Ishijima (boy soprano), Dshamilja Kaiser, Paul Schweinester / Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Symphoniker, Magnus Loddgard [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Dec/2023 ] "The cast under Magnus Loddgard's baton is good. Boy soprano Tempu Ishijima is outstanding in the title role, incredibly touching but not mawkish, and as his mother, Dshamilja Kaiser has a strong mezzo." Opera Now |
To My Boy
Messages [ Abeano Music / XL Recordings / CD - released 17/Jul/2007 ] Box-fresh electro indie pop drawing comparisons as diverse as Devo and The Cult, the duo To My Boy have exploded out of nowhere -– well, Liverpool, to be specific -– with their jerky, energetic, incredibly infectious brand of nu rave type stuff! |
The Whitest Boy Alive
Rules [ Inertia / LP - released 20/Apr/2009 ] |
Wiener Singakademie/Vienna Boy
Mahler: Symphony No 8 "Symphon [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2010 ] |