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J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites / William Butt, cello (live, St. John's, London)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Butt, William

Live recordings of the Bach Cello Suites are rare, with soloists using the safety of the recording studio and the opportunities offered for re-takes and...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London (03/20/2009/03/27/2009)....continue...

Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Namouna; Scherzo / Alexandre da Costa, violin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Namouna, Suite no 1, for orchestra; Namouna, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Scherzo for orchestra in D minor
Performers: da Costa, Alexandre
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfonica de Radio Television Espanola

Following the "Fire and Blood" CD of music by Michael Daugherty (0825646719570), Canadian/Spanish violinist Alexandre da Costa is teamed with the Spanish Radio & TV...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Monumental in Madrid (06/07/2012-06/08/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Taddei, Pagliughi, Carteri, Meletti, Renzi. Mario Rossi (1949)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Rossi, Mario
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI

Though Verdi is often remembered for the serious themes that characterized his verismo operas, he was also a man of good humor, as evinced by...continue...
Recording information: Turin (10/02/1949)....continue...

Verdi: Aida / Mancini, Filippeschi, Simionato, Panerai, Neri. Vittorio Gui (1951)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI

Here Verdi's most popular work - and perhaps the best-known opera of all - has been reclaimed and remastered from an original 1951 mono recording...continue...
Recording information: Rome (06/12/1951)....continue...

Verdi: I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata / Vitale, Bertocci, Petri, Pirazzini. Manno Wolf-Ferrari (1951)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Wolf-Ferrari, Manno
Ensemble: Orchestra Lirica e Coro di Milano della RAI

Though a gem among Verdi's 26 operas, I Lombardi alla prima crociata has been criminally underperformed in the repertoire. This historic mono recording, made in...continue...
Recording information: Milan (02/22/1951)....continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Silveri, Stella, Bergonzi, Petri. Pradelli (1951)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Pradelli, Francesco Molinari
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI

The personal becomes political when public life and private life merge against the backdrop of socially embattled 14th century Genoa. Though not the best-known of...continue...

Roxanna Panufnik: Love Abide - New Choral Music, Diverse in Faith, Universal in Love / London Oratory School Schola

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Roxanna Panufnik: Love Endureth, for vocal ensemble; Love Abide, for mezzo-soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra; Magnificat & Nunc dimittis, for chorus & organ; Zen Love Song, for chorus & shakuhach...
Performers: Day, Kiku; Johnson, Richard; Little, Tom; Sinclair, Gilles [Treble]; Smyth, Ben Fleetwood
Conductors: Smith, Barnaby; Ward, Lee; Ogden, David
Ensemble: ; London Oratory School Schola

Love Abide encapsulates the very contemporary ethos of multicultural spiritual devotion in a world populated by a rich diversity of faiths - all of them...continue...

Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 20, 64, 76 & 103 / Endellion String Quartet

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 76 no 4/H 3 no 78 "Sunrise"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 20 no 4/H 3 no 34; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 ...
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Ensemble: Endellion String Quartet

This sample of Haydn quartets includes supreme examples of his quartet oeuvre, ranging from an early example of his mature work in the form to...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/19/2012-07/22/2012).

Includes work(s) by Franz Joseph Haydn....continue...

The Australian Voices sing new music for chorus by Australian Composers

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: William Barton: Kalkadunga Yurdu, for chorus; Lisa Young: Other Plans, song; Gordon Hamilton: To an Early-Flowering Almond, song for chorus (or chorus & piano or strings); Moon; Toy Story 3 = Awesome...
Conductors: Hamilton, Gordon
Ensemble: ; The Australian Voices

THE AUSTRALIAN VOICES "This ensemble is captivating: breathtaking homogeny, perfect intonation, spectacular virtuosity... " Martin Steidler, Professor of Choral Conducting, Munich University "Luscious...continue...