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I Salonisti
And the Band Played On: Music Played on the Titanic [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 11/Dec/1997 ] The little palm-court orchestra that played for the guests of the Titanic had a repertoire of some 352 selections spanning overtures, operatic selections, sacred music, intermezzos, suites and fantasias... |
Adele
21 [ XL Recordings / CD - released 24/Jan/2011 ] U.K. singer/songwriter Adele presents '21' - the follow-up to her 2008 breakthrough debut, '19'. The album features the singles, "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You". |
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) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Art of Bryn Terfel [2 CD set] Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) with various orchestras [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 5/Jul/2012 ] Bryn Terfel is one of Britain's best-loved singers, as comfortable in popular musical repertoire as he is in the great roles of opera. Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release this 2CD career retrospective. |
DONIZETTI / SAINT-SAENS / BERLIOZ / GOUNOD / etc
Romantique Elina Garanca (mezzo) / Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Yves Abel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Sep/2012 ] "...[She] moves effortlessly from top to bottom without ever sacrificing beauty of tone...Fans - and others - need not hesitate." Gramophone Editor's Choice, January 2013 |
CHILCOTT / LAURIDSEN / WHITACRE
High Flight The King's Singers, with the Concordia Choir, René Clausen [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] A must-have for choral-aficionados everywhere that sees perhaps the world's finest a cappella ensemble The King's Singers join forces with The Concordia Choir - one of the USA's best collegiate groups - to perform works by world-class choral... |