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VICTOR HERBERT
Herbert: Cello Concertos / Operetta Spectacular Lynn Harrell (cello) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner / Kingsway Symphony Orchestra, Camarata [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 25/Mar/2019 ] Born in Dublin, Victor Herbert began his career as a cellist in Germany, playing for Eduard Strauss, for Brahms and Liszt, and emigrated to the US as principal cellist of the Metropolitan Opera. It was in that capacity that he composed the second of... |
NICOLA PORPORA
Porpora: Christmas Oratorio: Il verbo in carne Marc-Olivier Oetterli (bass), Terry Wey (counter-tenor), Martin Vanberg (tenor), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) / Kammerorchester Basel, Riccardo Minasi [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] Porpora: Christmas Oratorio - Il verbo in carne is the new album from the sensational Kammerorchester Basel which rediscovers the exceptional Christmas oratorio which made it's premiere 271 years ago. Under the direction of Riccardo Minasi, the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera) Marek Janowski, Lise Davidsen, Christian Elsner, Georg Zeppenfeld, Günther Groissböck, Cornel Frey, Christina Landshamer, Johannes-Martin Kränzle [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 16/Jul/2021 ] After their acclaimed recording of Weber's Freischütz, the Dresdner Philharmonie and its Principal conductor Marek Janowski present yet another German opera classic with Beethoven's Fidelio. They work together with a stellar cast - well-seasoned in... |
Mark Turner, Jason Palmer, Joe Martin, Jonathan Pinson
Return From The Stars (LP) [ ECM / 2 LP - released 7/Oct/2022 ] Mark Turner's writing for his quartet on Return from the Stars (titled after Stanislav Lem's science fiction novel) gives the players plenty of space in which to move, on an album both exhilarating and thoughtful in its arc of expression. Solos flow... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: MASTERPIECE Beethoven Martha Modl (soprano), Yehudi Menuhin (violin) / New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Academy St Martin-in-the-Fields [ EMI Studio / CD - released 10/Feb/1990 ] This CD contains all the most familiar and best-loved works by the Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by a galaxy of star musicans. |
Martin Denny
Afro-Desia [ Rev-Ola / CD - released 28/Aug/2006 ] |
Martin Denny
The Enchanted Sea (Limited Tiki Green LP) [ Jackpot Records / LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Long before Denny started heading into outer space with his Moog work, he was keeping us just floating slightly above the ground with the sounds of the earth-and The Enchanted Sea is one of his most grounded and beautiful works. Unlike many of his... |
Martin Denny
Exotic Percussion (Limited Sea Glass LP) [ Jackpot Records / LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Now joining the Jackpot Record's ever-expanding collection of Martin Denny re-issues is the hypnotic "visual sound" of EXOTIC PERCUSSION, which has not been on vinyl since its original release in 1961. His production on Exotic Percussion is... |
Martin Denny
Exotica [ Rev-Ola / CD - released 13/Jun/2005 ] Exotica is the first album by Martin Denny, released in 1957. It contained Les Baxter's most famous piece, "Quiet Village", and spawned an entire genre bearing its name. |
Martin Denny
Forbidden Island (Limited Dark Lava LP) [ Jackpot Records / LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] There's a reason why Martin Denny remains a cultural touchstone-his records are as earthly as they are from outer space. Forbidden Island was Denny's third record, recorded after a nine-month residency in Hawaii. This era finds Denny just on the... |
Martin Denny
Hypnotique [ CD ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Martin Fröst: Roots Martin Frost (clarinet) / Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & The Adolf Fredrik's Girls Choir [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Clarinettists and clarinet fans will revel in Fröst's buoyant performance of Crusell's Variations on a Swedish Song…and in his mercurial, technically staggering playing throughout this scatter-shot assortment" BBC Music Magazine, June 2016 ***** |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Concerto in A major for Clarinet and Orchestra, KV622; Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV581 Martin Frost (basset clarinet/clarinet) / Amsterdam Sinfonietta conducted by Peter Oundjian / Vertavo String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] "A superb, even stunning, performance and recording of some of the greatest of Mozart's music" (ClassicWeb) |
Martin Helmchen
Schumann: Novelletten & Gesänge der Frühe [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] Schumann was twenty-eight years old when he composed in 1838 a cycle of eight pieces for piano, the Novelletten (Novelettes) op.21. This impressive, highly virtuosic set was dedicated to the pianist Adolf von Henselt, whose spectacular playing and... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 Martin Helmchen (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Dec/2019 ] As the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth approaches, and following a much admired version of the Diabelli Variations (Alpha 386 - Gramophone Editor's Choice), Martin Helmchen has decided to record his complete piano concertos... |
PERCY GRAINGER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grainger: The Complete Piano Music, and transcriptions Martin Jones (piano) [ Nimbus / 5 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "..He handles Grainger's complex counterpoints and voicing with superb clarity, achieving quasi-orchestral textures and colouring" BBC Music |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Preludes & Fugues Martin Jones (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Mar/1987 ] "...so beautifully played by Martin Jones, will do much to earn Mendelssohn's music for the keyboard the attention it deserves." Contemporary Review |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / CARL MARIA VON WEBER / RICHARD STRAUSS
Horn Concertos Martin Owen (horn) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 11/Aug/2023 ] Regarded as one of Europe's leading horn players, Martin Owen appears as a soloist and chamber musician around the world. Currently principal horn at the BBC Symphony Orchestra, he has previously served as principal horn of the Royal Philharmonic... |
Martin Phillipps / The Chills
Live At The Moth Club (CD/DVD) [ Fire Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 26/Aug/2016 ] Live at the Moth Club is an intimate solo performance of songs from the breadth of The Chills catalogue, recorded live in London. This exclusive hardback package also includes a DVD with a preview of the forthcoming feature documentary The Curse... |
ERNO DOHNANYI
The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] "Martin Roscoe is an absolute master when it comes to repertoire such as this and one could well imagine the composer himself looking on as he plays with a smile of approval." MusicWeb International, March 2013 |
