Arthur Alexander
The Greatest [ Ace Records U.K. / CD - released 20/Dec/1993 ] Thirteen years ago, I was an employee of the US-based Country Music Association, and in Nashville on business. On Sunday 6 June I was out and about at Nashville's sadly now-defunct Summer Lights music festival, which occupied several stages spread... |
SELAOCOE / BACH / PLATTI
Where Is Home (Hae Ke Kae) Abel Selaocoe (cello) with Yo-Yo Ma, Colin Alexander, Simran Singh, Max Baillie, Rakhvinder Singh, Ruth Gibson & others [ Warner Classics / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - CHAMBER BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - NEWCOMER |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Favourite pieces for violin and piano Alexander Markov (violin), Alexander Markovich (piano) [ Warner Classics Apex / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "Markov's technical acrobatics are dashed off with arrogant aplomb in virtuosic showpieces such as the Valse-Scherzo" (BBC Music) |
PAGANINI
Violin Concertos Alexander Markov (violin) / Rudfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrucken, Marcello Viotti [ Warner Classics Apex / 2 CD - released 19/Mar/2007 ] World-renowned artists, superb quality, reassuringly inexpensive. |
Alexander O'Neal
5 Questions: the New Journey [ CD ] |
Alexander O'Neal
All Mixed Up [ CD ] |
Alexander O'Neal
All True Man [ CD ] |
Alexander O'Neal
Love Makes No Sense [ CD ] |
Alexander O'Neal
Saga of a Married man [ CD ] |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (Complete Opera) Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Wilson, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, German Olvera / Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Zubin Mehta [ Decca / 2 CD - released 31/Jul/2015 ] In this new and much-anticipated complete opera recording from superstar Andrea Bocelli, the tenor heads up a fine cast to explore Puccini's last opera. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ancient Echoes Chorovaya Akademia / Alexander Sedov [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] "The members of Chorovaya Akademia are all graduates of music conservatories. Their singing shows it. It is clear and precise, not to mention of the highest quality. Some of the Russian choral albums I have (e.g., the Monks of Zagorsk; the Yale... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah / Saul / Alexander's Feast / Ode for St Cecilia's Day / Belshazzar Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Felicity Palmer, Roberta Alexander / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2016 ] These five splendid works for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra were composed by Handel in the 1730s and 1740s. Treating both sacred and secular themes, they are inspired by the same dramatic genius that made Handel a master of opera. Conducting a... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 / Symphonic Dances Dong Hyek Lim (piano), Martha Argerich (piano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov [ Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2019 ] "It scores highly on physical brilliance and Lim follows Argerich's lead in the improvisatory way they set the scene out of which the first movement's dreamy melody emerges." Gramophone |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The 'London' Symphonies / The Seasons Elsie Morison, Alexander Young & Michael Langdon / Beecham Choral Society / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics Budget Boxes / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2013 ] From the outset of his career, Sir Thomas Beecham gained a reputation for his groundbreaking interpretations of the symphonies of Joseph Haydn. This collection brings together Symphonies 93-104 - among them, the 'Surprise' and the 'Miracle' - as well... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons) Elsie Morison (soprano) Alexander Young, Michael Langdon / Beecham Choral Society / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Sir Thomas Beecham [ EMI Gemini / 2 CD - released 12/Nov/2004 ] In 1798 Haydn's oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) received its première; such was the enthusiasm that a sequel was duly requested. The subject was to be the four seasons of the year rather than the seven days of creation - which still allowed the... |
Eric Alexander Quartet
Prime Time (CD + DVD) [ 2 CD/DVD ] |
Joey Alexander
Joey. Monk. Live! [ Motema / CD ] In celebration of Thelonious Monk's centennial, Joey Alexander performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room in June of 2017. The resulting live album, Joey.Monk.Live! captures Joey's trio, with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Willie Jones III,... |
HANDEL
Handel Arias Karina Gauvin (soprano) / Tempo Rubato / Alexander Weiman [ Atma / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously rounded and sensual, is used with rare understanding for character……The highlight is the Queen of Sheba's Will the Sun Forget to Streak, fabulously sung……." Sunday Times |
HANDEL
Harnoncourt conducts Handel (incls 'Messiah' [excerpts] & Organ Concerto, op.4 no.3} Lucia Popp, Paul Esswood, Roberta Alexander, Alice Harnoncourt, Herbert Tachezi / Concentus musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Nikolaus Harnoncourt at Eighty - Harnoncourt & Handel |
Monty Alexander
Calypso Blues:the Songs of Nat King Cole [ CD ] |