Soundtrack / Michael Brook
Albino Alligator [ Beggars Banquet Records / CD ] Direct U.K. import |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Lohengrin (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Staatsoper Stuttgart / Michaël König, Simone Schneider, Martin Gantner, Okka von der Damerau / Cornelius Meister [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Nov/2020 ] What are heroes made of and why do our societies need them so badly ? At the Staatsoper Stuttgart, stage director Árpád Schilling tries to answer this mythological, political and existential question, lying at the core of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin.... |
Litwin, Stefan / Stern, Michael / RSO Saarbrücken
Cowell, H.D. - American Piano Concertos [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] Betweenthe generations of Charles Ives and John Cage, American music produced anothertrue original in Henry Cowell, whose work in the realm of musical theory (heoriginated the term 'clusters', for example, subsequently much-used inavant-garde music... |
DANIEL SCHNYDER
Around the World - works for bass trombone Stefan Schulz (bass trombone) / Daniel Schnyder (soprano saxophone) / Tomoko Sawano (piano) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Michael Sanderling [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] The present disc gives a broad picture of Schnyder's creative range, from duos to orchestral works, and includes subZero, his celebrated concerto for bass trombone, but also adaptations of Bach and Vivaldi. |
WAGNER / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / VIVALDI / PARRY / RUTTER / WIDOR / etc
101 Wedding Stephen Cleobury (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, etc [ Decca / 6 CD Box Set - released 14/Jul/2014 ] For many people their Wedding will be the most important day of their lives and choosing the right music is an important element in the making of the special day. |
Stephen Rippy / Martin O'Donnell / Michael Salvatori
Halo Wars (Original Soundtrack) [ Shock Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] 'Halo Wars' Original Soundtrack will immerse listeners in a sweeping song soundscape of ear candy that's nothing less than sublime. The bonus DVD contains 9 additional tracks, exclusive 5.1 surround sound mixes, behind-the-scenes videos and the... |
Michael Stearns, Ron Sunsinger & Steve Roach
Kiva [ Hearts of Space Records / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] |
BACH / HANDEL / SCARLATTI
Gamba Sonatas Steven Isserlis (cello), Richard Egarr (harpsichord) with Robin Michael (cello) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] "Isserlis judges the scale of his performances to a nicety." Financial Times, 11th September 2015 |
PACHELBEL / BECK / HUMMEL / ABERT / KELEMEN
Stuttgart Compositions Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Michael Hofstetter [ Hanssler Classic / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] |
Mendelssoh
Streichersinfonien Stuttgarter Kammerorchester Michael Hofstetter [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] |
MAHLER
Songs with Orchestra (Incls ‘Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen’ & ‘Rückert-Lieder’) Susan Graham (mezzo) Thomas Hampson (baritone) / San Francisco Symphony Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas [ AVIE SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Tilson Thomas is as good a Mahler conductor as is currently alive..the SFS (is) rapidly becoming the premiere Mahler orchestra in (the USA) if not the world. A solid recommendation for a series worth owning, each and every disc." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
AZIO CORGHI
Divara - Wasser un Blut (complete opera) Susanna von der Burg / Hanslutz Hildmann / Michael Holm / Christopher Krieg / Robert Schwats [ Naxos 21st Century Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
JOACHIM
Violin Concerto in G minor Op 3 / Violin Concerto in D Op 11 Suyoen Kim (violin) / Staatskapelle Weimar / Michael Halasz [ Naxos 19th Century Violinist Composers / CD - released 20/Dec/2009 ] "Suyoen Kim plays with the technical brillance and musical maturity that have already brought her, at the age of 18, to the attention of conductors like Kurt Mazur and Seiji Ozawa." The Strad |
MAHLER
Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9 / Adagio from Symphony No. 10 SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden / Michael Gielen (conductor) [ Hanssler / 13 CD - released 26/May/2005 ] Mahler's 9 completed symphonies and the Adagio from the 10th on 13 CDs. |
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg. Michael Gielen
Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 C Minor / Feldmann - Coptic Light [ Hanssler / 2 CD - released 16/Apr/2003 ] Bruckner´s Eighth - An Epitome of Absolute Music |
SCHUMANN
Symphonies 2 & 3 SWR Sinfonieorchester / Michael Gielen [ Haenssler / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] A new recording from Michael Gielen is always an event and this CD is his exciting contribution to Schumann's anniversary year. There are no other recordings of Gielen conducting Schumann in the catalogue and after hearing these vivacious and... |
STRAVINSKY
Canticum Sacrum / Agon / Requiem Canticles SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart / SWR Symphony Orchestra / Michael Gielen (conductor) [ Hanssler / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "In this performance its austere beauty and grandeur really come to life, aided by the outstanding choral contribution from the SWR Vocal Ensemble and an atmospheric recording." BBC Music Magazine |
GUERRERO
Missa Surge propera and motets for voices and winds Sydney Chamber Choir / Orchestra of the Renaissance / Michael Noone [ ABC / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] 'Behold Francisco Guerrero, in whose compositions are found such elegant craftsmanship and such graceful counterpoint; whose pen has given us works of such lasting merit and universal significance, that no future age may ever produce a master who... |
POULENC
Gloria / Concerto for Organ (with Stravinsky-Symphony of Psalms) Sylvia McNair (soprano) Michael Murray (organ) / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and chorus / Robert Shaw [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Here is yet another superb re-issue of recordings by Robert Shaw, who died in 1999. Shaw was one of the supreme choral conductors of the 20th century." (MusicWeb Oct 2004) |