More By Artist: Little John
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KENNETH FUCHS
Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Jul/2024 ] Sinfonia of London's second album of works of Kenneth Fuchs features four world première recordings. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier (highlights in English) Yvonne Kenny, Diana Montague, Rosemary Joshua, John Tomlinson, Andrew Shore [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 13/Sep/2012 ] "Parry paces the score most persuasively, and the orchestral sound is aptly sumptuous...Diana Montague is a winningly expressive Octavian, and Rosemary Joshua a sweet-toned Sophie." (Penguin Guide) |
PURCELL
The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs James Bowman (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (bass) Gillian Fisher (soprano) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Purcell Complete Edition / 8 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2010 ] 'Every disc is such a treasure-house of wonderful invention that the whole set must be an irresistable temptation' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / COLE PORTER / IRVING BERLIN
Kiss Me Kate - The Best of Broadway Musical Kiri te Kanawa, Kim Criswell, Thomas Hampson, Chris Groenendaal / Ambrosian Chorus, London Sinfonietta, John McClinn [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] Brought together here are 20 of the loveliest songs from great musicals by songwriting legends George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin - bursting with irresistible groove and infectious swing. |
KIRI te KANAWA
I Could Have Danced all Night (Concert & Portrait) BLU-RAY Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Stephen Barlow [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's story has all the best elements of an operatic fairytale. Coming from a part-Maori background she went on to become one of the world's most famous opera stars. |
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Kitchen, John
The Organ In The Church Of The [ Delphian / CD - released 26/May/2008 ] |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (complete opera recorded in 2022) Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) Eva Heidi Stober (soprano) Johan Reuter (bass-baritone) / John Fiore (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Triumphantly premiered in 1868, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg evokes the singing guilds of mid-16th-century Nuremburg, a focal point of the Northern European Renaissance. |
ROLF WALLIN
Act Kroumata Percussion Ensemble / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra / John Axelrod / Jukka-Pekka Saraste / Jaap van Zweden [ Ondine / CD - released 14/Dec/2007 ] "Act" is the première recording on Ondine of Norvegian composer Rolf Wallin - one of Scandinavia's leading composers and a figure of increasingly international renown who celebrates his 50th birthday in 2007. Three of his works are featured in world... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
L'Orfeo (Complete opera filmed in 1997) Muziektheater Amsterdam / John Mark Ainsley, Juanita Lascarro, Michael Chance, Brigitte Balleys / Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "Simply the most compelling account of L'Orfeo yet produced...John Mark Ainsley is simply superb as Orfeo…" BBC Music Magazine |
VAGN HOLMBOE
Holmboe: Chamber Symphonies Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Dacapo / CD - released 30/Jul/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Orchestral |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas Vol 2: BWV2, BWV10, BWV76 & BWV21, BWV135, BWV1044 Lisa Larsson, Kathrine Fuge, Robin Tyson, Stephen Varcoe / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] John Eliot Gardiner's multi award-winning label SDG begins 2010 with volume 2 in its Bach Cantata series, featuring Cantatas for the second and third Sunday after Trinity, recorded live in July 2000. Performing to an audience of more than 1200, we... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas Vol 27: Whit Tuesday BWV184 & 175 / Trinity Sunday BWV194, 176, 165 & 129 Lisa Larsson, Nathalie Stutzmann, Christoph Genz, Paul Agnew / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 22/Mar/2008 ] 'What this survey reveals is a deep personal affection for the repertoire and a refreshing, expressive spontaneity often missing from studio recordings but which here captures the moment of live performance.' BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009: Choral... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Theodora (complete oratorio) Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Michael Spyres, John Chest / Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev [ Erato / 3 CD Box Set - released 18/Nov/2022 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2023 - Choral |
Little Willie John
Sleep (The Singles As & Bs 1955 - 61) [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Just seventeen years of age when he registered his first hits, Little Willie John is one of the most important 'missing links' between '50s R&B and '60s soul... |
RAWSTHORNE
Overture Street Corner / Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Symphonic Studies Malcolm Binns (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard / London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite [ Lyrita / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] "It's not the only performance of course. You can find competing and newer recordings on Chandos and Naxos. All three are excellent and recommendable. But these performances are as fine as any and the Studies is a truly compelling... |
MOZART / SPOHR / SCHUBERT / WEILL / LIGETI / SCHOENBERG / etc
Vienna - From Mozart to Schoenberg London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, with Aurele Nicolet (flute), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Anthony Pay (Clarinet), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), etc [ Decca Austrailian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/2025 ] "David Atherton and his admirable singers and players deal with the music most sympathetically… The playing has all the artistry one expects from members of the Sinfonietta." Gramophone, June 1980 (Schubert: Sacred Works) |
MESSIAEN / STRAVINSKY / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / LISZT / SHOSTAKOVICH / MENDELSSOHN
John Ogdon - The Argo Years John Ogdon (piano), with John Wilbraham (trumpet), Brenda Lucas (piano), Barry Tuckwell (horn) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 6 CD Box Set - released 11/Jul/2025 ] Scintillating pianism in music from Mozart to Messiaen: the complete Argo and Decca recordings of John Ogdon. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 'Italian' London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Sep/2016 ] "Gardiner's Mendelssohn is as genial as it gets." (Sunday Times) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphonies & Overtures London Symphony Orchestra, The Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Lucy Crowe (soprano) [ LSO / 4 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2019 ] LSO Live presents Sir John Eliot Gardiner's award-winning Mendelssohn series together in its entirety for the first time. Captured over three seasons during critically acclaimed concerts in the Barbican Hall, this set offers listeners the definitive... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (complete musical drama) Louise Alder, Hugo Hymas, Lucile Richardot, Carlo Vistoli, etc / The English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ SDG / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "A new recording is always welcome, especially when it comes from someone who knows his dramatical business as John Eliot Gardiner does." Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept 2020 |
