Since you are interested in Music Makers / Sea Pictures, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4 / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Flos Campi Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and chorus / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "Vivid performances in a fine series face strong budget competition" - Gramophone Magazine Recording of the Month (Dec 2004) |
ELGAR
Enigma Variations / Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1 and 4 / Serenade for Strings Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Leaper [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "Freshly spontaneous throughout", said the Gramophone of the Enigma, "undoubtably good value", added the Penguin Guide. |
ELGAR
Symphony No 2 Op. 63 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Downes [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "This is a real bargain. A first-class, thoughtful performance; exulting, exciting and sensitive with a tremendous breadth and depth of sound" - BBC Music Magazine |
DURUFLE
Requiem (with Grunenwald - Di Profundis) Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Christopher Maltman (baritone) with Robert Cohen (cello) / Vasari Singers [ Signum / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "..delivered with consummate attention to detail by an extraordinarily able choir and an astonishingly perceptive organist, is a performance not just of Technicolor magic but some emotional depth too." Gramophone Magazine, August 2009 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Songs of love and loss (Incls 'Liederkreis, Op. 39' & 'Frauenliebe und-leben, Op. 42') Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] The British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly here performs a collection of songs by Robert Schumann in a new album whose theme is 'Songs of Love and Loss'. There are two song cycles from the extremely prolific year of 1840 along with several songs from... |
KORNGOLD
Songs Sarah Connolly (mezzo) William Dazeley (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - July 2009 |