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LOUIS SPOHR
Spohr: Violin Duets Vol 1 Jameson Cooper, James Dickenson (violins) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Jul/2018 ] "Jameson Cooper and James Dickenson combine on a new recording on the Naxos label, their playing dexterous, witty and nicely judged, the two instruments frequently required to swap roles in a delightfully playful interchange." The Observer |
BRETT DEAN
Brett Dean: Rooms of Elsinore Jennifer France; Lotte Betts-Dean; Juho Pohjonen; James Crabb; Volker Hemken; Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Brett Dean [ BIS SACD / CD - released 16/Aug/2024 ] 'The five pieces featured on this recording are the result of an extended fascination and confrontation with Shakespeare's Hamlet', writes Brett Dean in his introductory text, going on to explain that the intention of this programme is to be 'a sonic... |
Jim James
Uniform Clarity (LP) [ ATO / LP - released 19/Oct/2018 ] Uniform Clarity comprises intimate acoustic renditions of the songs originally found on 2018's Uniform Distortion, along with two new tracks. The album was recorded with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, The... |
Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo & Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestre de Paris, James Levine
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Three Tenors - Paris 1998 [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Jun/1998 ] This album was recorded at a Three Tenors concert on 10 July 1998 during celebrations for the FIFA World Cup. The concert took place in front of the Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The Orchestre de Paris accompanied the singers. |
Jose James
While You Were Sleeping [ Blue Note Records / CD - released 13/Jun/2014 ] José James' new album, While You Were Sleeping, his fifth studio album and his second album for Blue Note Records, is the follow-up to his widely acclaimed R&B and jazz steeped No Beginning No End, and signals a new creative direction for the... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas & Ernste Gesänge Julian Bliss (clarinet), James Baillieu (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] Julian Bliss and James Baillieu present a recording Johannes Brahms' Clarinet sonatas, Op. 120 and an arrangement of his 4 Ernste Gesänge, Op.121 arranged by Bliss. These late works were inspired by the great clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, principal... |
PURCELL / HANDEL:/ MOZART / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / STRAUSS / SPIRITUALS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle In Concert Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in concert at the Salzburg Festival, 1984 |
FAURE / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle & James Levine Salzburg Recital Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/1986 ] Grammy Awards 30th Awards (1987) Best Classical Solo Vocal Album |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levinem (piano) with Karl Lister (Clarinet) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/2002 ] Beautiful Schubert Lieder from the wonderful Kathleen |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Tchaikovsky/Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Kirill Gerstein (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, James Gaffigan [ Myrios SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] "Zimmermann and Hoppe capture the poetry of these works, in their hands free from sentiment and rich as short stories." (Observer) |
Leifur James
Magic Seeds (LP) [ Night Time Stories / LP - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Over the past few years, James has steadily built a reputation as a vital new voice in electronic music on both sides of the Atlantic. He's played prestigious London venues like the Barbican and Village Underground in London and toured Europe, as... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Forza Del Destino (The Force of Destiny) - the complete opera. Metropolitan Opera / Leontyne Price, Giuseppe Giacomini, Leo Nucci, Bonaldo Giaiotti, Isola Jones, Enrico Fissore / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 13/Oct/2005 ] "Who could begin to challenge the quality of (Leontyne Price's) singing even at this late stage of her career? For the occasion, and the tribute to one of the greatest Verdi singers of our time, this performance is recommended." (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (Complete opera) Lora Haywood, John Dobson, Donald Maxwell, with James Rainbird as Amahl. Royal Opera House Covent Garden. David Syrus [ That's Entertainment / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "Recorded under the supervision of the composer himself, this is a fresh and highly dramatic performance, very well sung and marked by atmospheric digital sound of striking realism." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
KURT WEILL
Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (complete opera recorded in 2007) Los Angeles Opera / Audra Mc Donald / Patti Lupone / Anthony Dean / James Colon (cond) [ Euroarts DVD / DVD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] G - Recorded live at Los Angeles Opera, 1 and 4 March 2007 |
BERNSTEIN / IVES / BARBER / CRAWFORD
Americans Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, James Gaffigan [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 28/May/2021 ] Vivid testimony to the multifaceted partnership of James Gaffigan and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, their latest release invites us to explore the conductor's American roots, from the most mischievous (Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story) to the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Egmont (complete incidental music) / Ah! perfido, / Marches Madeleine Pierard (soprano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "Those curious for some not too often heard music by Beethoven can safely invest in this well played disc" MusicWeb May 2010 |
JOSEF HAYDN
Tullochgorum - Haydn: Scottish Songs Masako Art, James Graham, Edin Karamazov, Pierre-Augustin Lay / The Poker Club Band [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] Between 1791 and 1804, Joseph Haydn arranged some 400 traditional songs for publishers in Scotland and England. Almost all of the songs were Scottish and the most common setting was for voice and piano trio. |
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GLUCK / VIVALDI / HANDEL / MONTEVERDI / PURCELL / BELLINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor [3 CD set] Andreas Scholl, Alessandro Moreschi, Philippe Jaroussky, David Daniels, Max-Emanuel Cencic, James Bowman, Alfred Deller, Gérard Lesne, René Jacobs, et [ Virgin Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] All these artists are exponents of 'authentic' performance, but - fortunately for the gentlemen in question - true authenticity is restricted to the track performed by Alessandro Moreschi...the only known audio memento of a genuine castrato. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (complete opera recorded in 1991) Metropolitan Opera / Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, April Millo, Florence Quivar / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 30/May/2008 ] "The best justification for buying this issue is to see and hear Pavarotti nearer to his vocal peak in a role which his strong lyric voice and clear diction is ideally suited" (MusicWeb) |
STEPHEN WILKINSON
The Sunlight On the Garden Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) [ Signum / CD - released 30/Aug/2017 ] One of the UK's leading choral directors for over 50 years, Stephen Wilkinson MBE has led both professional and amateur choirs across Europe, and is particularly renowned for his work with the BBC Northern Singers and the William Byrd Singers of... |
