More By Artist: Michael O'Leary
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JOHN ABRAHAM FISHER
Fisher: Symphonies Nos. 1-6 Petra Žďárská, Harpsichord Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Described as having 'natural genius', John Abraham Fisher was a significant figure in London during the second half of the 18th century. A virtuoso violinist, he also wrote admired stage works for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. His orchestral... |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Symphony No. 6 & Don Quixote Philharmonia Hungarica, Gilbert Varga / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halász [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Feb/2014 ] Few Russian musicians in the second half of the nineteenth century could match the eminence of Anton Rubinstein. As a piano virtuoso he was internationally admired, as a progressive educator he had profound influence, and as a composer he was both... |
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Janácek, L
Suite, Idyla, Adagio Philharmonisches Kammerorchester München, Michael Helmrath [ ORFEO / CD - released 10/Jul/1992 ] |
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Vanhal, Jo
Symphonien Philharmonisches Kammerorchester München, Michael Helmrath [ ORFEO / CD - released 22/Sep/1994 ] |
PHILIP GLASS
In the Upper Room (complete score) Philip Glass Ensemble conducted by Michael Riesman [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] The complete Philip Glass score to the Glass-Tharp ballet In the Upper Room. The 1986 ballet was never released entirely, just an abbreviated version on Sony. This new Orange Mountain Music recording is on all acoustic instruments without synthesized... |
PHILIP GLASS
A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (soundtrack) Philip Glass Ensemble / Michael Reisman [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] For 18 months director Scott Hicks (Shine, No Reservations) followed composer Philip Glass around with a video camera capturing all aspects of his life. His film provides an intimate look at Glass as a family man, delves into his spiritual life and... |
PHILIP GLASS
Neverwas (soundtrack) Philip Glass Ensemble / Michael Reisman (conductor & pianist) [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Premiere recording of original motion picture score by Philip Glass |
PHILIP GLASS
Music in Twelve Parts The Philip Glass Ensemble / Michael Riesman [ Orange Mountain Music / 4 CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "…Music in Twelve Parts is a soulful score, packed with dramatic contrast and virtuoso ensemble writing...This latest version matches the boundless energy and honed precision of the earlier performance, while also adding an attractive "lived in"... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Death in Venice (complete opera) Philip Langridge (tenor) Alan Opie (baritone) Michael Chance (counter-tenor) / BBC Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "A vivid portrayal from Langridge and Hickox on top form does Britten proud" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (May 2005) |
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / DVORAK
Violin Concertos Philippe Graffin (violin) / Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Hankinson [ Avie / CD - released 2/Jul/2004 ] "An irresistable discovery, winningly championed by a new orchestra" Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2004 |
HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: Chamber Music Philippe Honore / Lorna McGhee / Alison Nicholls / Ashan Pillai / Michael Stirling [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] It is no underestimation to say that Heitor Villa-Lobos put Brazilian, and South American music as a whole, on the cultural map, through an output that he himself compared to the vastness and diversity of his own country. |
MICHAEL TIPPETT
Remembering Tippett - Recordings from the 1940s (Incls: Fantasy Sonata for piano) Phyllis Sellick (piano) / Zorian Quartet / Morley College Choir / Michael Tippett, conductor / etc [ NMC / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "The anthology of premiere recordings ... is truly historic. Walter Goehr's 1943 recording of the Double Concerto - co-produced by Benjamin Britten while Tippett was in prison as a conscientious objector - seems to use only a small number of players,... |
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PIERRE HAMON
Hypnos - Pierre Hamon Pierre Hamon (flûtes médiévales, flûtes doubles, flûtes et tambours, gaita de Colombie…) with Vivabiancaluna Biffi (vièles), Michael Grébil (cistres) [ Zig-Zag Territories / CD - released 10/Apr/2010 ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 9 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] "Once you hear the first few minutes of the opening movement, that rich gutty East European string tone, the burnished brass, the tangy woodwinds, you know that this is a fine Mahler orchestra" American Record Guide |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Complete Symphonies Lynda Russell (soprano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Warsaw Boys' Choir, Antoni Wit, Michael H [ Naxos / 15 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2017 ] "The excellent quality of the Katowice Orchestra of Polish Radio is impressively demonstrated...it stands comparison with any rival" Penguin Guide on No 6 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No.9 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos / 2 CD ] "Once you hear the first few minutes of the opening movement, that rich gutty East European string tone, the burnished brass, the tangy woodwinds, you know that this is a fine Mahler orchestra" American Record Guide |
HEISE
Drot Og Marsk (Complete Opera) Poul Elming / Bent Norup / Eva Johansson / Kurt Westi / Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra And Choir / Michael Schonwandt [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'I have rarely heard the Danish Radio Orchestra and Chorus perform at such a level of passion, precision and conviction. Under Michael Schonwandt's fiery baton they are primed to made the best possible case…' Fanfare |
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Michael Powers
Prodigal Son [ Baryon Records / CD - released 17/Oct/2006 ] Although his career spans four decades (as a member of cult acts the Ad Libs and Moonbeam), blues-rock singer/guitarist Michael Powers largely flew under the radar. But in the early 21st century, he was "rediscovered" in New York City, and has... |
VERDI / STRAVINSKY / COPLAND / WALTON
Monumental Work for Winds The President's Own United States Marine Band / Michael J. Colburn (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] Symphonies of Wind Instruments was composed by Igor Stravinsky in the summer of 1920 and revised from 1945-47. The work is heard on this recording in its original 1920 scoring for 23 wind and brass players |
