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Review Decca / Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre
Tracks Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre
  • Havanaise, Op.83 - Kyung Wha Chung, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
  • Phaéton, Op.39
  • Danse macabre, Op.40
  • La Jeunesse d'Hercule, Op.50
  • Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28 - Kyung Wha Chung, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
  • Marche héroïque in E flat, Op.34
  • Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op.31
Publisher: Decca
Release date: 1991-12-11
Run time: 66 min.
Creator: Camille Saint-Saëns
RRP: £9.99
Price: £5.15

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Review Mitsuko Uchida / Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
Tracks Mozart: The Piano Sonatas
  • 3. Allegretto
  • 2. Andante
  • 1. Allegro
  • 3. Tema con variazione
  • 3. Allegretto
  • 1. Adagio
  • 3. Presto
  • 2. Menuetto I-II
  • 3. Allegro assai
  • 1. Allegro assai
  • 1. Allegro
  • 1. Allegro
  • 2. Adagio
  • 3. Presto
  • 3. Rondo (Allegro)
  • 3. Allegro
  • 1. Allegro
  • 1. Allegro con spirito
  • 1. Molto allegro
  • 1. Allegro
  • 1. Allegro
  • 3. Rondeau (Allegro)
  • 3. Rondeau (Allegretto grazioso)
  • 1. Allegro
  • 1. Allegro maestoso
  • 2. Andante
  • 3. Rondeau (Allegro)
  • 2. Andantino con espressione
  • 1. Tema (Andante grazioso) con variazioni
  • 1. Allegro con spirito
  • 3. Alla turca (Allegretto)
  • 2. Menuetto
  • 1. Allegro
  • 3. Allegro assai
  • 2. Adagio
  • 2. Adagio
  • 1. Allegro, K.533
  • 2. Andante amoroso
  • 3. Allegro
  • 2. Adagio
  • 1. Allegro
  • 3. Presto
  • 2. Andante cantabile
  • 2. Andante cantabile con espressione
  • 2. Adagio
  • 1. Allegro moderato
  • 2. Rondeau en Polonaise (Andante)
  • 3. Allegretto grazioso
  • 2. Andante, K.533
  • 3. Allegretto
  • 2. Andante, un poco adagio
  • Adagio - Allegro - Andantino - Più allegro -Tempo I
  • 3. Rondo (Allegretto), K.494
  • 2. Andante
  • 2. Andante cantabile
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2001-10-01
Run time: 325 min.
RRP: £30.99
Price: £16.51

Review Mozart: The Piano Sonatas / Mitsuko Uchida:


Review Peter Hurford / Bach, J.S.: Great Organ Works
Tracks Bach, J.S.: Great Organ Works
  • Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564
  • Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian"
  • Fantasia in G, BWV 572
  • Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
  • Fantasia in C minor, BWV 562
  • Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
  • "In dulci jubilo", BWV 729
  • Nun freut euch, liebe Christen g'mein, BWV 734
  • Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727
  • Prelude (Fantasy) and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 - "Great"
  • Prelude (Fantasy) and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
  • Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
  • Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
  • Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730
  • Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  • Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV 552
  • Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 ('Sleepers, awake')
  • Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 694
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 1994-10-12
Run time: 146 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £7.66

Review Bach, J.S.: Great Organ Works / Peter Hurford:


Review Steve Reich / Steve Reich Phases: a Nonesuch Retrospective
Tracks Steve Reich Phases: a Nonesuch Retrospective
  • Part I - Reich, Steve
  • Section XI - Reich, Steve
  • Slow - Metheny, Pat
  • Fast - Ziporyn, Evan
  • Section IIIB - Reich, Steve
  • Europe (During The War) - Kronos Quartet
  • Part III - Reich, Steve
  • Part II - Schoenberg Ensemble & Percussion Group The Hague
  • Come Out - Theatre Of Voices & Steve Reich Ensemble
  • Eight Lines - Bang On A Can
  • Section X - Reich, Steve
  • Section VIII - Reich, Steve
  • Fast - Metheny, Pat
  • Fast - Ziporyn, Evan
  • Cello Counterpoint - Beiser, Maya
  • America (Before The War) - Kronos Quartet
  • Third Movement - Kronos Quartet
  • Section VI - Reich, Steve
  • Section I - Reich, Steve
  • Shiviti Hashem L'negdi - Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • Ehmor M'aht V'ahsay Harbay - Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • Second Movement - Kronos Quartet
  • Music For Mallet Instruments Voices And Organ - Reich, Steve
  • Section IIIA - Reich, Steve
  • Section II - Reich, Steve
  • Pulses - Reich, Steve
  • Pulses - Reich, Steve
  • Section IX - Reich, Steve
  • Part II - Reich, Steve
  • Section IV - Reich, Steve
  • You Are Wherever Your Thoughts Are - Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • After The War - Kronos Quartet
  • Slow - Ziporyn, Evan
  • Section V - Reich, Steve
  • Fourth Movement - Reich, Steve & Brooklyn Philharmonic/Chorus
  • Proverb - Theatre Of Voices & Steve Reich Ensemble
  • Explanations Come To An End Somewhere - Los Angeles Master Chorale
  • Fast - Metheny, Pat
  • Section VII - Reich, Steve
  • Part IV - Schoenberg Ensemble & Percussion Group The Hague
  • First Movement - Kronos Quartet
  • Third Movement - Reich, Steve & Brooklyn Philharmonic/Chorus
  • Part I - Schoenberg Ensemble & Percussion Group The Hague
  • Third Movement - Reich, Steve & Brooklyn Philharmonic/Chorus
  • Second Movement - Reich, Steve & Brooklyn Philharmonic/Chorus
  • Fifth Movement - Reich, Steve & Brooklyn Philharmonic/Chorus
  • Part IV - Reich, Steve
  • Third Movement - Reich, Steve & Brooklyn Philharmonic/Chorus
  • Part III - Schoenberg Ensemble & Percussion Group The Hague
  • First Movement - Reich, Steve & Brooklyn Philharmonic/Chorus
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release date: 2006-10-25
Run time: 371 min.
RRP: £23.99
Price: £14.81

Review Steve Reich Phases: a Nonesuch Retrospective / Steve Reich:


Review Archiv Produktion / Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Tracks Bach: Christmas Oratorio
  • No.61 Rezitativ (Tenor): "So geht! Genug, mein Schatz geht nicht von hier" - Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.62 Aria (Tenor): "Nun mögt ihr stolzen Feinde schrecken" - Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke
  • No.21 Chor: "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.40 Rezitativ (Baß): "Wohlan, dein Name soll allein" Arioso (Chor-Sopran): "Jesu mein Freud und Wonne" - Olaf Bär, Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.44 Evangelist: "Da Jesu geboren war zu Bethlehem" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.64 Choral: "Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.45 Chor: "Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden?" - Rezitativ (Alt): "Sucht ihn in meiner Brust" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.10 Sinfonia - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.59 Chorale: "Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.2 Evangelist: "Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.24 Chor: "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.51 Terzetto (Soprano, Alto, Tenor): "Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?" - Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.43 Chor: "Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.38 Rezitativ (Baß): "Immanuel, o süßes Wort" Arioso (Chor-Sopran, Baß): "Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben"-"Komm ich will dich mit Lust umfassen" - Olaf Bär, Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.36 Chor: "Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.37 Evangelist: "Und da acht Tage um waren" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.14 Rezitativ (Baß): "Was Gott dem Abraham Verheißen" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.53 Choral: "Zwar ist solche Herzensstube" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.22 Rezitativ (Baß): "So recht, ihr Engel, jauchzt und singet" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.5 Choral: "Wie soll ich dich empfangen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.1 Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.28 Choral: "Dies hat er alles uns getan" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.15 Aria (Tenor): "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet" - Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Lisa Beznosiuk
  • No.31 Aria (Alt): "Schließe, mein Herze, dies selige Wunder" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.8 Aria (Baß): "Großer Herr, o starker König" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Crispian Steele-Perkins
  • No.50 Evangelist: "Und ließ versammeln alle Hohepriester" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.48 Evangelist: "Da das der König Herodes hörte" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.46 Choral: "Dein Glanz all Finsternis verzehrt" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.63 Rezitativ (Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Baß): "Was will der Hölle Schrecken nun?" - Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.58 Evangelist: "Als sie nun den König gehöret hatten" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.26 Chor: "Lasset uns nun gehen gen Bethlehem" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.12 Chorale: "Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.52 Rezitativ (Alt): "Mein Liebster herrschet schon" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.16 Evangelist: "Und das habt zum Zeichen" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.17 Chorale: "Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.13 Evangelist, Engel: "Und der Engel sprach zu Ihnen" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ruth Holton, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.41 Aria (Tenor): "Ich will nur dir zu Ehren leben" - Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Alison Bury, Maya Homburger
  • No.33 Choral: "Ich will dich mit Fleiß bewahren" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.23 Chorale: "Wir singen dir in deinem Heer" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.18 Rezitativ (Baß): "So geht denn hin, ihr Hirten, geht" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.42 Choral: "Jesus richte mein Beginnen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.32 Recitativ (Alt): "Ja, ja, mein Herz soll es bewahren" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.25 Evangelist: "Und da die Engel von ihnen gen Himmel fuhren" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.7 Chorale: "Er ist auf Erden kommen arm", Recitativ (Bass): Wer will die Liebe recht erhöhn" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.3 Rezitativ (Alt): "Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.47 Aria (Bass): "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Anthony Robson
  • No.54 Chor: "Herr, wenn die Stolzen Feinde schnauben" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.27 Rezitativ (Baß): "Er hat sein Volk getröst" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.57 Aria (Sopran): "Nur ein Wink von seinen Händen" - Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.6 Evangelist: "Und sie gebar ihren ersten Sohn" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.29 Duett (Sopran, Baß): "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen" - Nancy Argenta, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke
  • No.20 Evangelist: "Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.30 Evangelist: "Und sie kamen eilend" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.56 Rezitativ (Sopran): "Du Falscher, suche nur den Herrn zu fällen" - Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.60 Evangelist: "Und Gott befahl ihnen im Traum" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.35 Choral: "Seid froh dieweil" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.4 Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Anthony Robson
  • No.9 Choral: "Ach mein herzliebes Jesulein" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.49 Rezitativ (Alt): "Warum wollt ihr erschrecken?" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.11 Evangelist: "Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.19 Aria (Alto): "Schlafe, mein Liebster, geniesse der Ruh" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.24 Chor: "Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
  • No.55 Evangelist: "Da berief Herodes die Weisen heimlich" - Herodes: "Ziehet hin und forrschet fleißig" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.34 Evangelist: "Und die Hirten kehrten wieder um" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • No.39 Aria (Soprano, Echo-soprano): "Flösst, mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen" - Nancy Argenta, Katie Pringle, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Anthony Robson
Publisher: Archiv Produktion
Release date: 1987-11-04
Run time: 139 min.
Creator: Hans-Peter Blochwitz
RRP: £22.99
Price: £16.75

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Review EMI Classics / Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor
Tracks Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor
  • Allegro
  • Andante
  • Allegro molto - Cadenza (accompagnata:Lento) Allegro molto (Tempo I)
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release date: 2002-03-04
Run time: 54 min.
Creator: Vernon Handley
RRP: £4.99
Price: £3.59

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Review Geffen / Miss Saigon [Original London Cast]
Tracks Miss Saigon [Original London Cast]
  • Finale
  • If You Want To Die In Bed
  • I Still Believe
  • This Money's Yours
  • Back In Town
  • I'd Give My Life For You
  • Kim & Engineer
  • Dance
  • Heat Is On In Saigon
  • Chris Is Here
  • Now That I've Seen Her
  • Room 317
  • Kim's Nightmare
  • Last Night Of The World
  • What A Waste
  • Entr'acte
  • Transaction
  • Revelation
  • Thuy's Death/You Will Not Touch Him
  • Bui Doi
  • Why God Why
  • Deal
  • Wedding Ceremony (Dju Vui Vai)
  • Telephone Song
  • Confrontation
  • Please
  • Movie In My Mind
  • American Dream
  • Morning Of The Dragon
  • Sun And Moon
  • Thuy's Arrival
  • Overture/Backstage Dreamland
Publisher: Geffen
Release date: 1990-11-26
Creator: Original London Cast
RRP: £23.99
Price: £19.89

Review Miss Saigon [Original London Cast] / Geffen:

Miss Saigon rather surprisingly turns out to be a tour de force for its star, Jonathan Pryce. In the midst of Boubil and Schönberg's "girl-meets-boy-with confused-emotions-in-Vietnam" rewrite of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Pryce's Engineer's bright tenor provides a nasty yet humanely pragmatical focal point for more logically tuned minds. Daring to tackle the controversial theme of doomed lovers during the misguided American war efforts, Miss Saigon was a thematic and stylistic breakthrough of the 1980s, just like Jesus Christ Superstar had been in the previous decade. But the lyricist, Richard Maltby, previously a young man with alleged off-off-Broadway street cred, could only do so much with Boubil's French original platitudes-it is Schönberg's music paired with producer Cameron Macintosh's storyboard vision that secured the deserved success of Miss Saigon. On this complete recording, an orchestra on form shows off William D. Brohn's skilful orchestrations, and a fine ensemble supports Lea Salonga's tender yet determined Kim. And in the male camp, apart from the prancing Pryce, Peter Polycarpou (John) is crystal clear as the struggling American marine soldier, curbing all tendencies to over-emotionality. -Yngvil V. G. It's probably best known for raising the stakes for 1980s blockbuster shows by landing a helicopter on stage, but Miss Saigon is also a good show with good music. [+]
As a follow-up to their international smash Les Misérables, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (with an assist from Richard Maltby Jr. ) adapted the tale of Madame Butterfly to the Vietnam War, realized here by the original 1989 London cast. While it may seem overheated at times, the despair and passion fit the tragic story, and Schönberg's pop-flavored style receives its most appropriate setting. Leading the cast are Jonathan Pryce as the Engineer (a Eurasian character whose casting generated some controversy when the producers wanted to have Pryce, a Caucasian, reprise the role on Broadway), Lea Salonga (in her first major role) as the young Vietnamese bride, Simon Bowman as her beau, and Claire Moore as his American wife (and a young Ruthie Henshall as one of the sweaty bargirls). The songs include the bawdy opener "The Heat Is on in Saigon," "The Movie in My Mind," "Why God Why," the romantic duet "The Last Night of the World," the female duet "I Still Believe," the male chorus number "Bui-Doi," and the Engineer's mocking "The American Dream. " The booklet includes photographs and full lyrics. It's also available in a 58-minute highlights version. -David Horiuchi.

Review John Williams / John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999
Tracks John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999
  • Far and Away (Theme) [From Far and Away]
  • Flight to Neverland [From Hook]
  • Born on the Fourth of July (Theme) [From Born on the Fourth of July]
  • Look Down, Lord [Reprise and Finale from Rosewood]
  • Luke and Leia [From Return of the Jedi]
  • Jaws (Main Title) [From Jaws]
  • Schindler's List (Theme) [From Schindler's List]
  • Duel of the Fates [From Star Wars Episode 1]
  • Raiders March [From Raiders of the Lost Ark]
  • 1941: March [From 1941]
  • Parade of the Slave Children [From Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • Summon the Heroes
  • JFK (Prologue) [From Jfk]
  • Cadillac of the Skies [From Empire of the Sun]
  • Superman (Main Title) [From Superman]
  • Star Wars (Main Title) [From Star Wars]
  • Bugler's Dream/Olympic Fanfare and Theme
  • Days Between [From Stepmom]
  • The Reviers (Main Title) [From Thr Reivers]
  • Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra [From Indiana Jones and the Last C
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Suite) [From Close Encounters of th
  • E.T. (Flying Theme) [From E.t. the Extra-terrestrial]
  • Seven Years in Tibet [From Seven Years in Tibet]
  • Hymn to the Fallen [From Saving Private Ryan]
  • Sugarland Express (Main Title) [From Sugarland Express]
  • Imperial March [From The Empire Strikes Back]
  • Somewhere in My Memory [Main Title from Home Alone]
  • Jurassic Park (Theme) [From Jurassic Park]
Publisher: Sony Classical
Release date: 1999-11-01
RRP: £16.99
Price: £11.50

Review John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999 / John Williams:

For better or worse, John Williams has completely reshaped the art of the soundtrack. His scores for Star Wars, E. T. , and Jaws are simply unforgettable, and his knack for tugging at our heartstrings is uncanny. John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999 collects 30 years of the composer's best-loved themes into one double-CD package. You'll find all the soundtrack moments you'd expect from Indiana Jones, Close Encounters, and Schindler's List, along with a few surprises (The Reivers' Americana-filled main theme and Williams's 1984 Olympic theme, for starters). Most of the earlier works have been digitally rerecorded by Williams, so while you may not get the original recording of these works here, nothing shows its age. And although we really do get only his "greatest hits" (the longest track is the nearly 10-minute-long Close Encounters theme), most of these soundtracks can be purchased in their entirety for the true aficionado. John Williams may be an acquired taste, but this set proves why-year after year-he scores some of the most successful films Hollywood can produce. -Jason Verlinde.

Review Choir of York Minster / Christmas Carols from York Minster
Tracks Christmas Carols from York Minster
  • On Christmas Night
  • Bethlehem of Noblest Cities
  • Good Christian Men Rejoice
  • Once in Royal David's City
  • God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
  • Ding Dong! Merrily on High
  • Silent Night
  • Good King Wenceslas
  • Behold the Great Creator
  • Coventry Carol
  • The First Nowell
  • In Dulci Jubilo
  • While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
  • Christians Awake!
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
  • It Came upon a Midnight Clear
  • Brightest and Best
  • The Holly and the Ivy
  • O Leave Your Sheep
  • We Three Kings of Orient Are
  • O Come, All Ye Faithful
Publisher: Collect
Release date: 2000-10-19
Run time: 71 min.
RRP: £4.99
Price: £4.89

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Review Polish Festival Orchestra Krystian Zimerman / Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2
Tracks Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2
  • 2. Romance (Larghetto)
  • 2. Larghetto
  • 3. Rondo (Vivace)
  • 1. Allegro maestoso
  • 3. Allegro vivace
  • 1. Maestoso
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 1999-10-18
Run time: 82 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £8.93

Review Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Polish Festival Orchestra Krystian Zimerman:


Review Lesley Garrett / Sings the Best of the Musicals
Tracks Sings the Best of the Musicals
  • He's Gone
  • I Want To Be A Prima Donna
  • Dat's Love
  • Memory
  • Softly As The Morning Sunrise
  • All I Ask Of You
  • Wishing You Were Somehow Here
  • And This Is My Beloved
  • Yesterdays
  • Sun Whoose Rays
  • Wilja
  • So In Love
  • With A Song In My Heart
  • Phantom Of The Opera
  • We'll Gather Lilacs
  • Gipsy Fiddlers Playing
  • Summer Time
  • If Love Were All
Publisher: Music Club
Release date: 2006-03-06
Run time: 69 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £3.49

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Review Tomita / Snowflakes are dancing
Tracks Snowflakes are dancing
  • Reverie
  • Engulfed Cathedral
  • Passepied
  • Arabesque No. 1
  • Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"
  • Clair de Lune
  • Snowflakes Are Dancing
  • Gardens in the Rain (Estampes, No. 3)
  • Footprints in the Snow
  • Golliwog's Cakewalk
  • Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Publisher: High Performance
Release date: 2000-02-07
Run time: 52 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.98

Review Snowflakes are dancing / Tomita:

Back in the 70s, the rapid development of synthesisers and electronic keyboards had a huge impact on popular music, with Isao Tomita among the leading exponents of multi-media, surround-sound events associated in Western Europe with such very different musicians as Rick Wakeman and Jean-Michel Jarre. The present disc has less grandiose aims, being a well-balanced selection of, to quote the original liner notes, "Virtuoso electronic performances of Debussy's beautiful tone paintings". It's easy to scoff at the concept behind Tomita's approach-take some of the most poetic music around and give it the consistency of aural cotton wool-yet there's no denying the skill with which he translates Debussy's sound world, preserving the harmonic interest of the piano originals, and bringing out many subtleties of texture. Inevitably the slower numbers come off best-"Clair de lune" or "Reverie" could easily become "chill-out" favourites. "Preludeto the Afternoon of a Faun", however, is not so much a travesty as a vaporisation of the orchestral masterpiece. A mixed bag, but with enough musical interest to make Tomita's "sound clouds" of more than just curiosity value. -Richard Whitehouse.

Review Bond / Explosive - The Best of Bond
Tracks Explosive - The Best of Bond
  • Wintersun
  • Caravan
  • Shine
  • Gypsy Rhapsody
  • Viva!
  • Carmina
  • Explosive
  • Victory
  • Scorchio
  • Fuego
  • Sugarplum
  • Duel
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2005-06-27
Run time: 42 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £6.94

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Review Johann Sebastian Bach / Bach Cantatas Volume 5
Publisher: sdg
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 119 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £15.99

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Review Double Decca / Strauss Family: Waltzes
Tracks Strauss Family: Waltzes
  • Accelerationen, Op.234
  • Rosen aus dem Süden, Op.388
  • Wo die Zitronen blüh'n, Op.364
  • Liebeslieder, Op.114
  • Sphärenklänge, Op.235
  • Voices of Spring, Op.410 (Frühlingsstimmen)
  • Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op.325 - Anton Karas, Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky
  • Morgenblätter, Op.279
  • Wiener Blut, Op.354
  • Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op.333
  • An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314
  • Tausendundeine Nacht, Op.346
  • Du und Du - waltz Op.367 (1874) (based on themes from 'Die Fledermaus'
  • Village Swallows from Austria, Op.164 (Dorfschwalben aus Österreich)
  • Künstlerleben, Op.316
  • Kaiserwalzer, Op.437
Publisher: Double Decca
Release date: 1995-03-03
Run time: 143 min.
Creator: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
RRP: £10.99
Price: £8.86

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Review Jack Brymer The Allegri String Quartet London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis / Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet
Tracks Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet
  • 3. Menuetto - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
  • 1. Allegro - Jack Brymer, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
  • 2. Larghetto - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
  • 4. Allegretto con variazioni - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
  • 3. Rondo (Allegro) - Jack Brymer, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
  • 1. Allegro - Jack Brymer, The Allegri String Quartet, Hugh Maguire, David Roth, Patrick Ireland, Bruno Schrecker
  • 2. Adagio - Jack Brymer, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 1996-02-12
Run time: 62 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £5.91

Review Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet / Jack Brymer The Allegri String Quartet London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis:


Review Felix Mendelssohn / Elijah (Burgos)
Tracks Elijah (Burgos)
  • No.39: Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth
  • No.31: O Rest In The Lord
  • No.33: Night Falleth Round Me, O Lord!
  • No.3: Ye People, Rend Your Hearts
  • No.27: See, Now He Sleepeth
  • No.41: But The Lord, From The North Hath Raised One
  • No.41a: O Come Everyone That Thirsteth
  • No.9: Blessed Are The Men Who Fear Him
  • No.25: Man Of God, Now Let My Words Be Precious
  • No.19: O Man Of God, Help Thy People!
  • No.18: Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him!
  • No.34: Behold! God The Lord Passed By!
  • No.20: Thanks Be To God!
  • No.35: Above Him Stood The Seraphim
  • No.32: He That Shall Endure To The End, Shall Be Saved
  • No.8: What Have I Do To Do With Thee?
  • No.15: Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord
  • No.12: Call Him Louder, For He Is A God!
  • No.6: Elijah! Get Thee Hence
  • Recitative: Now Cherith's Brook Is Dried Up
  • No.17: Is Not His Word Like A Fire?
  • No.1 Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?
  • No.7: For He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee
  • No.26: It Is Enough; O Lord Now Take My Life
  • No.14: Lord God Of Abraham, Isaac And Israel!
  • No.28: Lift Thine Eyes To The Mountains
  • No.11: Baal, We Cry To Thee: Hear And Answer Us!
  • No.13: Call Him Louder! He Heareth Not!
  • No.4: If With All Your Hearts
  • No.10: As God The Lord Of Sabaoth Liveth
  • No.42: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth
  • No.38: Then Did Elijah The Prophet Break Forth
  • No.23: The Lord Hath Exalted Thee
  • No.40: Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah
  • No.16: O Thou, Who Makest Thine Angels Spirits
  • No.21: Hear Ye, Israel; Hear What The Lord Speaketh
  • No.29: He, Watching Over Israel, Slumbers Not
  • No.37: For The Mountains Shall Depart
  • Overture
  • No.24: Woe To Him, He Shall Perish
  • No.22: Be Not Afraid, Saith God The Lord
  • No.36: Go, Return Upon Thy Way
  • No.2: Lord! Bow Thine Ear To Our Prayer!
  • Introduction: As God The Lord Of Israel Liveth
  • No.5: Yet Doth The Lord See It Not
  • No.30: Arise, Elijah, For Thou Hast A Long Journey
Publisher: Gemini
Release date: 2004-10-04
Run time: 139 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £6.03

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Review Various / Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert
Tracks Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert
  • Confrontation
  • Night of Anguish
  • Wedding Chorale/Beggars at the Feast
  • Encore 1: Speeches/Do You Here the People Sing?
  • First Attack
  • Javert's Arrival/Little People
  • Prologue
  • At the End of the Day
  • One Day More!
  • Turning
  • Rue Plumet - In My Life
  • Building the Barricade/On My Own
  • Back at the Barricade
  • Attack on Rue Plumet
  • ABC Café/Red and Black
  • Master of the House
  • Fantine's Death
  • I Dreamed a Dream
  • Encore 2 - One Day More
  • Look Down
  • Heart Full of Love
  • Castle on a Cloud
  • Fantine's Arrest
  • Stars
  • Runaway Cart
  • Epilogue (Finale)
  • Valjean's Soliloquy
  • Second Attack/The Final Battle
  • Bargain - Waltz of Treachery
  • Drink with Me
  • Little Fall of Rain
  • Javert's Suicide
  • Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
  • Do You Hear the People Sing?
  • Every Day/A Heart Full of Love (Reprise)
  • Bring Him Home
  • Dog Eats Dog
  • Lovely Ladies
  • On Parole/The Bishop
  • Who Am I? - The Trial
  • Encore 2: One Day More
  • Sewers
Publisher: First Night
Release date: 2004-06-01
Run time: 141 min.
RRP: £26.99
Price: £14.01

Review Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert / Various:

To celebrate 10 years as the world's most popular musical, the cast of Les Misérables threw a phenomenal birthday party at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1995. A decade after Trevor Nunn directed its premiere at the Barbican Centre, and the subsequent move into what became a permanent home at the West End Palace Theatre, producer Cameron Macintosh felt the time had come for a little outing for "the miserables. " Conductor David Charles Abell, having climbed out of the cluttered Palace pit, for one glorious night has the entire Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at his disposal and there are appearances from over 150 singers-birthday celebs from Les Mis stagings worldwide-who flocked to the grandiose venue. Hosts for the night are the 1995 London cast: Colm Wilkinson's Valjean has power and beauty in "Who Am I" and "Bring Him Home," and chart-topper Michael Ball is a charming Marius. Miss Saigon herself, Lea Salonga, gets the crowd-pleasing favorite "On My Own. " The Albert Hall sounds filled to the brim with an appreciative audience that contributes to the festive atmosphere. The result is a real treat for fans and lovers of Boubil and Schönberg's greatest musical-this double CD is an obligatory item in every collection of Les Mis memorabilia. -Yngvil V. G.

Review Doris Day / Daydreaming: The Very Best of Doris Day
Tracks Daydreaming: The Very Best of Doris Day
  • Bewitched
  • Fly Me To The Moon
  • Close Your Eyes
  • Makin' Whoopee
  • Black Hills Of Dakota
  • Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)
  • Teacher's Pet
  • Ready Willing And Able
  • Cheek To Cheek
  • Lullaby Of Broadway
  • Pillow Talk
  • Sentimental Journey
  • Let's Face The Music And Dance
  • It's Magic
  • Over The Rainbow
  • Dream A Little Dream Of Me
  • Love Me Or Leave Me
  • Secret Love
  • Very Precious Love
  • If I Give My Heart To You
  • Move Over Darling
  • Night And Day
  • I'll Never Stop Loving You
  • Pennies From Heaven
  • Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
  • Everybody Loves A Lover
Publisher: Columbia
Release date: 1997-04-14
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.38

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Review Cambridge David Willcocks / World of King's
Tracks World of King's
  • The Burial Service - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
  • O Jesu so meek (BWV493) - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Simon Preston, David Willcocks
  • Verse Anthem: This is the Record of John St. John, I, vv. 19-23 - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, The Jacobean Consort Of Viols, Simon Preston, David Willcocks
  • Gloria in Excelsis - Et in terra pax - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
  • Miserere - Roy Goodman, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
  • Hodie Beata Virgo - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
  • Sancte Deus - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Andrew Davis, David Willcocks
  • O praise the Lord with one consent - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, David Willcocks
  • Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258) - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Thurston Dart, David Willcocks
  • Ave verum corpus - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Willcocks
Publisher: Decca
Release date: 1991-02-13
Run time: 67 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £6.14

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