GOUNOD / MEYERBEER / BIZET / PUCCINI / CHARPENTIER /
French Opera Arias Monserrat Caballe (soprano) / New Philharmonia Orchestra London / Reynald Giovaninetti (with Placido Domingo, tenor) [ DG Spotlight / CD - released 24/Aug/2006 ] Domingo's original 'crossover' LP, re-presented as it was originally, complete with artist interview in the package and including an alternative cover on the inside! |
STRAVINSKY
Symphony of Psalms (with Boulanger - Psalms) The Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, John Elliot Gardiner [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2002 ] 'A smooth but powerful reading of the Stravinsky that more than holds its own against stiff competition.' Gramophone |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture & Incidental Music Ceri-lyn Cissone (Hermia/Fairy/Titania); Alexander Knox (Lysander/Puck) / Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Continuing his award-winning cycle of works by Felix Mendelssohn, Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the LSO, his Monteverdi Choir and three talented young actors from the Guildhall in a landmark performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. |
PUCCINI / DONIZETTI / MOZART / VERDI / etc
An Evening with Montserrat Caballe Montserrat Caballa, soprano, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent garden, new Philharmonia Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sympho [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 25/Jan/2003 ] Eloquence - the specially priced quality label from Europe |
MAX BRUCH
Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] As part of a tribute to Lydia Mordkovitch, this re-issue features Bruch's Violin Concertos Nos 2 and 3 performed by Lydia Mordkovitch with Richard Hickox and the London Symphony Orchestra. Both were recorded in 1998 in Blackheath Halls in London. |
KABALEVSKY
Violin Concerto / Cello Concerto No 2 Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) Raphael Wallfisch (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Brden Thomson [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Sep/2002 ] |
RACHMANINOV / KHACHATURIAN
Moura Lympany - Decca Recordings 1951-1952 Moura Lympany (piano) New Symphony Orchestra of London / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Anthony Collins. Anatole Fistoulari [ Decca Original Masters / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] "… the orchestra in this version has some real body, and the piano is excellently reproduced … Miss Lympany gives a masterly performance." Gramophone March 1953 (Khachaturian) |
W. A. MOZART
Chamber Sonatas London Baroque, Charles Medlam [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] " Nothing sounds uncharacteristic - bustle, and a sure architectonic ear are in evidence across these works written between 1772 and 1780.They are jewelled little works each in a single movement." (MusicWeb) |
W.A. MOZART
Requiem in D minor Marie Arnet (soprano) Anna Stephany (mezzo) Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Darren Jeffrey (bass) / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] 'Davis's approach to the Requiem...contained both tragic grandeur and high drama, with the Dies Irae pointing the way towards the theatrical vividness of some 19th-century settings, but nothing was remotely sentimental of self-pitying' The Guardian |
ANTONIN DVORAK / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Dvorak / Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] 'Rostropovich, the master cellist, has a deep understanding of the Dvorak Concerto. Here his playing is coloured by the grace of Giulini's interpretation and by the beautifully lyrical accompaniment.' (Gramophone) |
JAMES DILLON
East 11th Street Music Projects London / Richard Bernas, conductor [ NMC / CD - released 4/Jun/2005 ] Gramophone Award nomination - Best Contemporary Recording 1993 |
VERDI / BOITO
Falstaff (complete opera recorded in 2006 in a new version by Tony Britten) Music Theatre London / Ian Jervis / Jan Hartley / Julia Forsyth / Simon Butteriss / Rosamund Shelley [ Signum Vision / DVD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] G; - "The DVD was recorded on location in and around a real golf club and the club acts as the setting for most of the scenes barring a few in the Fords' home." (MusicWeb Oct 2008) |
Musica Antiqua Of London
Des Pres, Josquin: Master Musi [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
Musica Antiqua Of London
For & Ice [ Signum / CD - released 26/Aug/2002 ] |
Musica Antiqua Of London
Madame D'amours [ Signum / CD - released 7/Feb/2005 ] |
Musica Antiqua Of London
Songbook For Isabella [ Signum / CD - released 12/May/2003 ] |
Musica Antiqua Of London
Triumphs Of Maximailian [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
Musica Antiqua Of London
Word Play [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem / Ave Verum Corpus / Masonic Funeral Music Nancy Argenta, Catherine Robbin, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / The Schutz Choir of London, London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ Erato Classics Red Line / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "Norrington's soloists are very good, so too the recorded sound, and this version of the Mozart Requiem can be enthusiastically welcomed, both as an edition and as a performance." MusicWeb |
WIDOR
Organ Symphony No.5 & excerpts Sym.6 & 8 / Romantic French Organ Encores The Nash Ensemble (organ of St.Peter's London & Bath Abbey) [ Alto / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "Sanger's account of the Widor No.5 is first class in every respect and is recorded with fine bloom and clarity. His restraint in registering the central movements prevents Widor's cosy melodic inspiration from sounding sentimental, and the finale is... |