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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos Isabelle Faust (violin) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] "her sound growing out of the corporate entity to glitter, coax, snarl and soar as required…[a] thought-provoking and eminently enjoyable cycle" Gramophone Award WINNER 2017 - RECORDING OF THE YEAR |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Freudvoll Und Leidvoll Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 17/Sep/2021 ] "At its most larger-than-life, a thrilling recording not for the faint-hearted; but it's also a heart-on-sleeve reminder of Liszt's abiding versatility." BBC Music |
SATIE / RAVEL / DEBUSSY / FAURE / POULENC
Michael Houstoun - Trois Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 27/Oct/2017 ] Michael Houstoun's second release on Rattle in 2017, following the exceptional tour de force of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, is a selection of personal favourites from the repertoire of French piano music. Trois is an album of absolutely... |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: A Song of Islands / Aotearoa Overture / Forest / etc New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Oct/2006 ] "A Kiwi legend is handsomely served by his homeland. James Judd and his New Zealand forces find an openness and an energy in the music that evokes all the majesty of that country's landscape." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2006) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Inspiration Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "A most rewarding CD then, sure evidence that we should henceforth be on the lookout for any performances, recorded or live, that involve Sheku Kanneh-Mason." - Gramophone |
TRADITIONAL
Lost Songs of St. Kilda Trevor Morrison (piano) / Scottish Festival Orchestra, James MacMillan [ Decca / CD - released 28/Sep/2016 ] This is the incredible story of the Lost Songs of St Kilda. Nearly a century ago, the last 36 residents were evacuated from the most remote part of the British Isles, St Kilda, an isolated island off the beautiful and rugged western coast of... |
DELIUS / IRELAND
Evening Songs: Delius and Ireland Songs Arranged for Cello and Piano Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Jiaxin Cheng (cello) / John Lenehan (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "What emerges - as if we needed reminding - is the great gift of each man for melody: divorced from their texts, they work almost better in this form!" International Record Review |
BOITO / CATALANI / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVLLO / PUCCINI
Anna Netrebko: Verismo Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano, with Yusif Eyvazov (tenor) [ Deutche Grammophon / CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] "all sung with plenty of voice and abandon...when she settles into a long extract from Puccini's Manon Lescaut, with tenor husband Yusif Eyvazov and Antonio Pappano conducting, the recital hits an impressively impassioned peak" Financial Times |
BIZET / DONIZETTI / MASSENET / GOUNOD / VERDI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon - Duets Anna Netrebko (soprano), Rolando Villazon (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Nicola Luisotti [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Jul/2007 ] "Duets gives us Deutsche Grammophon recording at its lush, plush best. A solitary rising clarinet near the beginning of Puccini's O soave fanciulla registers in immaculate silhouette while the shift from quartet to full, throbbing string section in... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / FRANZ LISZT / MAURICE RAVEL
Benjamin Grosvenor - Chopin Liszt Ravel (Recital) Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 19/Jan/2012 ] "evidence of an awesome talent, a pianist with fantastic natural reflexes in the Cziffra class and, more excitingly, a musician with purpose and imagination, whose playing transcends the sterile confines of the studio" Gramophone Award WINNER 2012:... |
VARIOUS OPERETTA COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann Wien Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Ádám Fischer, with Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "There is enough cream and sugar in his selection of golden and silver-age serenades by Johann Strauss II and Franz Lehár to satisfy the sweetest tooth....The orchestral sound glistens like Cellophane" The Times |
BIZET / VERDI / OFFENBACH / PUCCINI / BOITO / etc
Joseph Calleja - The Maltese Tenor Joseph Calleja (tenor) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marco Armiliato, with Aleksandra Kurzak, soprano [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 26/May/2011 ] "Calleja's timbre, brilliant, caressing, keenly focused, is entirely individual...All in all, this is a fine calling-card for a tenor, still only in his early thirties, on the threshold of greatness, during a transition phase of his career. The... |
EDVARD GRIEG / JOHANNES BRAHMS / FRANZ LISZT
Richard Farrell Complete Recordings Vol 1 Richard Farrell (piano) / The Halle Orchestra, conducted by George Weldon [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 2 CD - released 13/Nov/2008 ] "Richard Farrell brings new excitement and insights to familiar repertoire making listening an experience of rewarding re-discovery." (TheWholenote.com) |
ELGAR / BLOCH / KABALEVSKY / R. STRAUSS / TCHAIKOVSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Bloch/Kabalevsky/Tchaikovsky/R. Strauss: Concertos and works for cello and orchestra Steven Isserlis (cello) various orchestras and conductors [ Virgin de Virgin / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) "..a Virgin double covering concertante cello works by five differnet composers, this is an almost irresistible bargain." Penguin Guide.. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Sumi Jo Collection Sumi Jo (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Nov/2011 ] Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her generations' most sought-after sopranos. |
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LEHAR / J. STRAUSS / OFFENBACH / NORTON / SULLIVAN / COWARD / NOVELLO / etc
100 Best Operetta [six CDs - special price] Various Artists incls Victoria de los Angeles, Sari Barabas, Teresa Berganza, June Bronhill, José Carreras, Michel Dens, Nicolai Gedda, etc [ EMI Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 2/Nov/2012 ] This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the international catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of the best songs from the most famous operettas from Vienna, Berlin, London, New York and Madrid. |
Pop-up Globe Theatre Company / Paul McLaney
Heart's Ease: Music From Pop-up Globe Auckland 2016 [ Independent / CD - released 24/Jun/2016 ] This collection features the all-original music composed by Paul McLaney for the 2016 Pop-Up Globe seasons of Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night. Musicians: Paul McLaney - guitar, vocals Oscar West - fiddles, irish whistles, pipes,... |
Sol3 Mio
On Another Note [ Universal Music / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] United by a love of opera and deep family bonds, tenor brothers Pene and Amitai Pati, and their baritone cousin Moses Mackay have carved out a unique niche for themselves. While continuing to study, train and make huge achievements within the... |
HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Sound the Trumpet - Royal Music Of Purcell And Handel Alison Balsom (natural trumpets) / The English Consort, Trevor Pinnock [ Warner Classics / CD - released 19/Oct/2012 ] "For historical accuracy, she plays the valve-less "natural" trumpet: it really does appear to offer a more direct access to the human voice, a quality confirmed when she duets with countertenor Iestyn Davies" (The Independent) |
GOUNOD / VERDI / BIZET / MASCAGNI / OFFENBACH / PUCCINI / etc.
50 Best Choruses Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse / Chorus del Teatro alla Scala, Milano / Ambrosian Opera Chorus / etc. [ Warner Classics 50 Best / 3 CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] This three-CD set contains a collection of 50 operatic choruses performed by some of the world's leading ensembles. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Rachmaninov / Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas Gautier Capucon (cello) Gabriela Montero (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] "Capuçon's elegant, singing tone responds especially well to the Andante, with gentle exchanges between the instruments." Gramophone Magazine |
DVORAK / ELGAR / SAINT-SAENS / HAYDN / BOCCHERINI / etc
The Very Best of Jacqueline du Pre Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Various Artists, Orchestras and Accompanists [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2005 ] Few artists are regarded with as much affection in the musical world as the cellist Jacqueline du Pré. Her colourful life, tragically early death, supreme recordings and regular press and media attention as a result of several controversial books... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures / Overture: Cockaigne Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best Cello 100: Includes Bach's cello suites, The Swan & Kol Nidrei (Six CD set at a special price) Janos Starker / Mstislav Rostropovich / Pierre Fournier / Gautier Capucon / Paul Tortelier / Truls Mork / Jacqueline du Pre / Pablo Casals (cellos) [ EMI / 6 CD Box Set - released 27/Jul/2009 ] This 6 CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favourite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. |
HENRY PURCELL
Music for a While: Improvisations on Purcell Philippe Jaroussky, Raquel Andueza, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Dominique Visse, Trovesi, Muthspiel / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar [ Warner Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2014 ] "most of these songs retain their essential character, and far from having his genius dimmed, Purcell still shines as a writer of songs timelessly receptive to reinterpretation and capable of reaching the heart by the power of melody alone." Gramopho |
TRADITIONAL / JOHN RUTTER / etc
The Colours of Christmas The Bach Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter, with Over the Bridge [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "If you believe that Christmas music should have a warm, comfortable feel, then this CD will fit the bill perfectly." (Gramophone) |
PUCCINI / BOITO / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVALLO / etc
Jonas Kaufmann: The Age of Puccini Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, with Renée Fleming (soprano) [ Decca / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] Jonas Kaufmann, the tenor of our time, takes us to The Age of Puccini. This collection showcases the unique quality of Kaufmann's award-winning recordings of best-loved Italian operatic 'verismo' repertoire for Decca. |
100 BEST CLASSICS
100 Best Classics Martha Argerich, Helene Grimaud, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Alexandre Tharaud, Maurice Andre, Andre Previn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Jose Carreras, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 2/Aug/2016 ] One hundred of the very best popular classics performed by Daniel Barenboim, Leif Ove Andsnes, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maria-João Pires, David Fray, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Philippe Jaroussky, Angela Gheorghiu, Rolando Villazón, José Carreras,... |
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PUCCINI, VERDI, MOZART, GOUNOD / MEYERBEER / WAGNER / SAINT-SAENS / etc
The Great Placido Domingo [3 CD set] Placido Domingo (tenor) with Daniel barenboim, Jose Carreras, Mirella Freni, Thomas Hampson & others [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 5/Feb/2016 ] Saluting a glorious and unparalleled career that, since 1959, has embraced some 150 operatic roles and spans the the Italian, French, German and Spanish repertoires, this 3-CD collection draws on recitals and complete operas recorded over more than... |
LEONCAVALLO / PONCHIELLI / CILEA / ZANDONAI / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / etc
Nessun Dorma (arias from opera) Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mark Elder [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Following on from the great success of his previous Berlioz releases, superstar tenor Roberto Alagna explores the world of opera with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under conductor Mark Elder. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
100 Best Children's Classics (Includes Peter and the Wolf, Carnival of the Animals and The Sorcerer's Apprentice) Various Artists including Neville Marriner, Andre Previn, Simon Rattle, Aldo Ciccolini, Mariss Jansons, Adrian Boult, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2019 ] This 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works for children, performed by many of the world's leading instrumentalists, orchestras and conductors. |
PURCELL
O Solitude Andreas Scholl (countertenor) / Accademia Bizantina, Stefano Montanari [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 17/Jan/2011 ] "Ethereal yet visceral, Scholl's voice is the dream vehicle for Purcell...Stefano Montanari coaxes thrilling playing from Accademia Bizantina" BBC Music Magazine Awards 2012 - Vocal WINNER |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Collection (Cats / Jesus Christ Superstar / Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat / The Royal Albert Hall Celebration) [ Universal Pictures DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2011 ] Four spectacular shows on four discs! |
ALBINONI / HANDEL / PACHELBEL / BACH / CORELLI
The Best of Baroque Music Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 7/Aug/2003 ] The first half of the eighteenth century saw the culmination of a musical synthesis between elements predominant in three major musical countries in Europe. From Italy came, above all, song, from France dance and from Germany the more academic... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano, with Kristine Opolais (soprano) [ Sony / CD - released 6/Oct/2015 ] "...a gloriously bronze-voiced German tenor, welding musicianship with smouldering emotion...Pappano and his Santa Cecilia orchestra fire up every track with native Italian passion." Financial Times |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Jonathan Nott [ Sony Classical / CD - released 22/Apr/2017 ] "played with shimmering detail by the Vienna Philharmonic...As expected, Kaufmann is glorious in the tenor songs. In those for lower voice he sings with the same, unaffected sensitivity...An interesting, one-off experiment." Financial Times *** |
PONCHIELLI / MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO / PUCCINI / etc
Jonas Kaufmann - An Italian Night - Live from the Waldbuhne Berlin (recorded in 2018) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) with Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jochen Rieder [ Sony / CD - released 1/Nov/2018 ] A magical evening dedicated to beautiful Italian music with the world's greatest tenor. Captured live for release on CD. Featuring Anita Rachvelishvili. This is the key release this year from "The world's greatest tenor" (The Telegraph). This summer... |
BIZET / LEONCAVALLO / VERDI / MASCAGNI / PUCCINI
Pearl Fisher's Duet (Very Best of) Jussi Bjorling (tenor) with Robert Merrill [ Alto / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Swedish-born Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling was one of the leading operatic tenors of the twentieth century. This release brings together highlights from some of the most popular operatic recordings from the 1950s along with selections from... |
Leonard Cohen
Old Ideas (Gold Series) [ Columbia Records / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] Lauded poet Leonard Cohen's first studio album in eight years is the latest in an esteemed career spanning six decades. The ten songs on 'Old Ideas' poetically address some of the most profound quandaries of human existence - the relationship to a... |
Mario Lanza (tenor)
Mario Lanza: The Best of Everything [ RCA / Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] Sony Classical release a special x2 CD, budget-priced set, featuring x44 songs, with x6 previously unreleased tracks, issued in connection with a new TV documentary by Screenbound Pictures Ltd. about the great tenor. This release celebrates the... |
