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Paul Gilson: La Fanfare Wagnerienne - The Extraordinary Lost Collection of Paul Gilson / Guildhall Brass, Crees

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-06-04

Conductors: Crees, Eric
Ensemble: Guildhall Brass

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 "Inextinguishable" & 5 / Ole Schmidt, London SO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-06-04

Conductors: Schmidt, Ole
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Dvorak: Theme & Variations; Poetic Tone Pictures / Radoslav Kvapil, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-06-04

Manhattan Playboys: American Light Classics / Iain Sutherland Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-06-04

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Captain Blood; Robert Farnon: Manhattan Playboy; How Beautiful Is the Night; Leroy Anderson: Forgotten Dreams; Trumpeter's Lullaby; Cy Coleman: I'm a brass band; Morton Gould...
Conductors: Sutherland, Iain

J.S. Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas & Partita / Jennifer Stinton, flute; David Wright, harpsichord; Guy Johnston, cello

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-06-04

Balalaika Favourites! - Classic recordings of Russian Folk tunes / Osipov State Russian Folk

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07

Works: Nikolai Pavlovich Budashkin: Fantasy on Two Folk Songs for balalaika ensemble; Russian Traditional: At Sunrise; My Dear Old Friend, Please Visit Me; Vecherny zvon (The Evening Bell), folk song; Step'...
Performers: Belov, Rudolf
Conductors: Gnutov, Vitaly;
Ensemble: Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra; Russian Balalaika Orchestra

A lively and exciting collection of Russian folk and classical favorites performed on the inimitable balalaika!...continue...

Debussy: Complete Preludes, nos 1 - 24 / Martino Tirimo, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-05-07

A masterful and highly-recommended recording of the complete Préludes of Claude Debussy, Books I & II. Penguin Guide Three Stars, rave Gramophone review!...continue...

American Brass! - Music from West Side Story; El Salon Mexico, Fanfare for the Common Man / London SO Brass, Crees

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-03-26

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; El salón México; Ceremonial Fanfare, for brass ensemble; Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; H...
Conductors: Crees, Eric
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Brass

Rave Gramophone review of this dazzling performance of American brass classics from Aaron Copland (incl. Fanfare for the Common Man), Leonard Bernstein (incl. Suite from...continue...
Recording information: The Barbican, London (01/1991)....continue...

Palestrina: Lamentations of Jeremiah, Book 4 / Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-03-26

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Lectio III, Feria V in Cona Domini. Iod - Manum suam misit hostis
Conductors: Turner, Bruno
Ensemble: Pro Cantione Antiqua

A major part of the Holy Week music cycle, the Lamentations of Jeremiah refer to the prophet's sorrow at the destruction of Jerusalem, which here...continue...
Recording information: St. Alban's Church, London, England (1988)....continue...

The Private Collection / Carlos Bonell, guitar

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-03-26

Works: Federico Moreno Torroba: Madroños, for guitar; Torija, for guitar; Enriqué Granados: Colección de tonadillas; Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Francisco Tárrega: Re...
Performers: Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]

World-renown guitarist Carlos Bonell returns with a collection of sixteen Spanish and South American guitar classics from his `private collection.` Includes works by Torroba, Villa-Lobos,...continue...
Recording information: Holy Trinity Church, Weston, Herts, England (03/1998); Performing Arts Technology Studios, University of Surre (03/1998)....continue...

De Lalande: Choral Music for Versailles - Cantate Domino; Regina Coeli; De Profundis / Ex Cathedra, Skidmore

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-03-26

Works: Michel-Richard Delalande: Regina coeli, grand motet, S. 53; De profundis, grand motet, S. 23; Cantate Domino, grand motet, S. 72
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra

Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Birmingham, England....continue...

Thomas Weelkes: Anthems & Madrigals / Consort of Musicke, Rooley

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-03-26

Works: Thomas Weelkes: What have the gods, madrigal in 2 sections for 6 voices; Alleluia, I heard a voice; Hosanna to the Son of David; Gloria in excelsis Deo; As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending, madr...
Performers: Rooley, Anthony [Lute]
Conductors: Rooley, Anthony [Lute]
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke

Recording information: Forde Abbey, Dorset (10/1994)....continue...

Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Nesterenko, Ognivtsiev, Obratsova, Atlantov, Mazurok

3 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Ermler, Mark
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theatre Chorus; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

A superbly authentic Boris at a near-irresistible price!

The old Bolshoi style was irresistible: huge choruses on stage, dozens of extras - and great personalities.

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J.S. Bach: Piano Music - includes Italian Concerto, Chaconne in D Minor, Toccata & Fugue in D Minor / Tatiana Nikolayeva, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66); Ferruccio Busoni: Toccata Transcriptions; Four Chorale Preludes; Chaconne, transc...
Performers: Nikolayeva, Tatiana

For decades Tatiana Nikolayeva was celebrated as one of the finest pianists and teachers in the Soviet world, but it was not until the waning...continue...
Recording information: Moscow (1980)....continue...

Debussy: The Piano Works / Martino Tirimo, piano

4 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-11-27

Works: Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Images Oubliées; Rêverie, for piano, L. 68; Tarentelle styrienne; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Arabesque, for piano no 2 in G major, L. 66/2; Ballade (sla...
Performers: Tirimo, Martino

Given rave reviews by Gramophone and Penguin, this four-disc set is an excellent choice for reference recordings in true digital sound (DDD)....continue...
Recording information: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London, England (1988-1991)....continue...

Górecki: Symphony No. 3 "Of Sorrowful Songs"; Three Pieces in Old Style / Susan Gritton, soprano. Simonov

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-11-27

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); Pieces (3) in the Olden Style, for string orchestra
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nearly two decades after it was composed, Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 `Of Sorrowful Songs` suddenly became a worldwide sensation in 1992....continue...

Movie Magic: Epics & Westerns - Screen Themes in 32-bit digital sound / Carl Davis, Royal PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Francis Lai: Where Do I Begin (for the film Love Story); Maurice Jarre: Somewhere My Love (from Doctor Zhivago); Lawrence of Arabia; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nineteen of the most memorable and stirring themes from cinema history, delivered in all their bombast and sensitivity by the Royal Philharmonic and composer and...continue...
Recording information: CTS Studios, London (1996)....continue...

Baroque Bohemia & Beyond, Vol. 6 - Gassman: Symphony in c; Gyrowetz: Symphony Op. 6/3; Schimpke: Sinfonia ex F

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: Christoph Schimpke: Sinfonia for orchestra in F major; Florian Leopold Gassmann: Sinfonia for orchestra in C minor; Vojtech Jírovec: Sinfonia Concertante for oboe and orchestra in F major
Performers: Adam, Zdenek
Conductors: Chromcak, Petr
Ensemble: ; Czech Chamber Philharmonic

Recording information: St. Francis Church, Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia (06/03/2012-06/04/2012)....continue...

Christmas at King's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Robert Lucas Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo for soloists & chorus; Christmas Traditional: Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); God Rest You Me...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir Cambridge

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England....continue...

Gliere: Symphony No. 3 (Ilya Muromets); Cello Concerto / Sergei Sudgilovsky, cello

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: Reinhold Glière: Symphony no 3 in B minor ("Il'ya Muromets"), Op. 42; Concerto for Cello in D, Op. 81
Performers: Sudzilovsky, Sergei
Conductors: Farberman, Harold; Skripka, Sergei
Ensemble: ; Moscow Cinematographic Orchestra

Russian nationalist composer Reinhold Glière's most stirring symphony, dedicated to the life of legendary medieval knight Ilya Muromets. Clocking in at over ninety minutes, this...continue...
Recording information: Mosfilm & Melodiya Studios, Moscow (07/1986); Sony Digital, All Saints Church, Tooting (07/1986); Mosfilm & Melodiya Studios, Moscow (12/1978); Sony Digital, All Saints Church, ...continue...

Vitezsláv Novak: In The Tatras; South Bohemian Suite; Eight Nocturnes / Daniela Strakova, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-09-25

Works: Vitezslav Novák: V Tatrách, symphonic poem for orchestra, Op 26; South Bohemian Suite, for orchestra, Op. 64; Nocturnes (8), for voice & orchestra, Op. 39
Performers: Strakova, Daniela
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: ; Carlsbad Symphony Orchestra

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So what is Novak's music like? He is a late romantic paralleling (for example) Szymanowski, Delius and Bax.... 'In the Tatras' is a superb...continue...
Recording information: Lazne III, Carlsbad, CA (01/1998)....continue...

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations; Fur Elise; Rage over a Lost Penny / Alfred Brendel, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Rondo a Capriccio for piano in G major ("Rage Ov...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred

Described by Alfred Brendel as `The greatest of all piano works,` the Diabelli Variations is Beethoven at his finest. This masterpiece is accompanied by other...continue...

Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Missa Aeturna, Masses and Motets / Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-09-25

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa "Aeterna Christi munera"; Stabat Mater; Missa "L'Homme armé"; Peccantem me quotidie
Conductors: Brown, Mark; Turner, Bruno
Ensemble: ; Pro Cantione Antiqua

Stabat Mater and the Missa Aeturna Christi Munera are regarded as two of Palestrina's finest compositions, and two of the greatest works of Renaissance polyphony....continue...

Richard Strauss: Tone Poems - Also Sprach; Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel / Royal PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-09-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Don Juan, Op. 20; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A collection of Richard Strauss' three greatest tone poems, vividly brought to life by the Royal Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Charles Mackerras. 'Zarathustra'...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (03/1995)....continue...

Music for Viola & Piano - Britten: Lachrymae; Hindemith: Sonata in F; Shostakovich: Sonata Op. 147 / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Richter, Sviatoslav

Bashmet and Richter demonstrate why they are the top practitioners of their craft in this collection of three highly notable compositions for viola and piano...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Germany (03/06/1985-03/08/1985)....continue...

Orlando de Lassus: Missa ad initationem; Missa Vinum Bonum; Motets / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Musica Dei donum optimi, motet for 6 voices, M. xvi (S. xix/63); Texless Bicinium; Vinum bonum et suave, motet for 8 voices, M. vii (S. xxi/91); Missa Vinum (Verbum) bonum, for 8 v...
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

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It is fascinating to observe the skill with which Lassus reworks his models (for parody masses), chosen most commonly from among Italian madrigals, French chansons...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, (07/1995)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Five Early Pieces / Shostakovich Quartet

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Boris Tchaikovsky: Pieces (5), for piano; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F major, Op. 22
Conductors:
Ensemble: Shostakovich Quartet

Recording information: State Radio-TV at Moscow Central Recording Studio....continue...

Organ Extravaganza! / - incl. Colonel Bogey, The Dam Busters, Tuba Tune, Penguins' Playtime et al. / Kevin Bowyer, organ

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Jeremy Nicholas: Toccata Giubiloso, for organ; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Charles Williams: The Devil's Galop, ...
Performers: Bowyer, Kevin

18 memorable tunes composed or arranged for organ played on two renown English pipe organs. Favorites include The Dam Busters March, In A Party Mood,...continue...

The Merrymakers - British Light Classics / Iain Sutherland

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Eric Coates: The Merrymakers, a miniature overture; Springtime Suite; Trevor Duncan: The Girl from Corsica; Ernest Tomlinson: Little Serenade; Suite of English Folk Dances; Hamish McCunn: Sutherland'...
Conductors: Sutherland, Iain
Ensemble: ; Concert Orchestra

For over four decades I conducted the BBC's Light Orchestras in programs like Melodies for You, Invitation to Music, Music While You Work, Friday Night...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt; ; Sibelius: Finlandia; Karelia / RPO; New SO of London - Mackerras

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Edvard Grieg: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen), lyric piece for piano, Op. 65/6; Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or pi...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Simonov, Yuri; Ermler, Mark; Schmidt, Ole
Ensemble: ; New Symphony Orchestra of London; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

All the principal orchestral highlights from two Scandinavian giants! Originating from several albums all receiving the highest acclaim from Gramophone. Peer Gynt, Finlandia, other favourites...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 22 / Martino Tirimo, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat major, K 482; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466
Performers: Tirimo, Martino
Conductors: Tirimo, Martino
Ensemble: ; Prague Chamber Orchestra

Martino Tirimo is established as a distinguished Mozartian.

MusicWeb welcomed this issue enthusiastically: `Tirimo's playing exhibits the same qualities that won praise for his solo

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Recording information: Athens (2004)....continue...

Beethoven: Eroica Variations / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (6) for Piano in F major on an Original Theme, Op. 34; Variations (6) for Piano on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 76; Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Richter shines once again in highly engaging repertoire....continue...

Salamone de' Rossi: The Songs of Solomon / Pro Cantione Antiqua

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Salomone Rossi: Barekhú (Prayer) à 3; Eftach na sefatai; 'Al naharót bavél (Psalm 137) à 4; Shir hamma'alot, B'shuv Adonai, psalm setting (from Songs of Solomon); H...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Pro Cantione Antiqua

The essence of Rossi's bold gesture, achieving a sense of space and reverence both in phrasing and texture.

One can only imagine the impact of,

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Recording information: The West London Synagogue, London (01/11/1996-01/13/1996)....continue...