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Review Naxos / Chopin: Piano Favourites
Tracks Chopin: Piano Favourites
  • Waltz No. 1 In E Flat Major, Op. 18 Grande valse brillante
  • Etude No. 5 In G Flat Major, Op. 10 No. 5 Black Keys
  • Polonaise No. 3 In A Major, Op. 40 No. 1 Military
  • Waltz No. 6 In D Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 Minute
  • Etude No. 12 In C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 Revolutionary
  • Prelude No. 15 In D Flat Major, Op. 28 No. 15 Raindrop
  • Nocturne No. 2 In E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
  • Etude No. 3 In E Major, Op. 10 No. 3 Tristesse
  • Nocturne No. 8 In D Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
  • Impromptu No. 4 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 66 Fantasie-Impromptu
  • Mazurka No. 5 in B Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
  • Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 Marche fun bre
  • Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23
  • Waltz No. 7 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
  • Polonaise No. 6 In A Flat Major, Op. 53 Heroic
Publisher: Naxos
Release date: 1995-05-04
Run time: 79 min.
Creator: Idil Biret
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.74

Review Chopin: Piano Favourites / Naxos:


Review Kultur / Romeo and Juliet [1966]
Tracks Romeo and Juliet [1966]
  • Julia Farron
  • David Blair
  • Margot Fonteyn
  • Desmond Doyle
  • Paul Czinner
  • Rudolf Nureyev
Publisher: Kultur
Release date: 1999-11-30
Run time: 124 min.
Creator: William Shakespeare
Price: £12.12

Review Romeo and Juliet [1966] / Kultur:


Review Original Soundtrack / The King and I (Kerr, Nixon, Brynner, Moreno)
Tracks The King and I (Kerr, Nixon, Brynner, Moreno)
  • Getting To Know You
  • My Lord And Master
  • Hello Young Lovers
  • Anna And The Royal Wives
  • Puzzlement
  • Prayer To Buddha
  • I Whistle A Happy Tune
  • Main Title
  • Garden Rendezvous
  • March Of The Siamese Children
  • Shall We Dance
  • Overture
  • Small House Of Uncle Thomas
  • Something Wonderful
  • Something Wonderful
  • Letter
  • Song Of The King
  • We Kiss In A Shadow
  • I Have Dreamed
  • Waltz Of Anna And Sir Edward
  • Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release date: 2001-04-02
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £4.95

Review The King and I (Kerr, Nixon, Brynner, Moreno) / Original Soundtrack:


Review London Symphony Orchestra / Mahler - Symphony No 2
Tracks Mahler - Symphony No 2
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Zuruckhalten
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Sehr langsam beginnend
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Tempo sostenuto
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fourth Movement: Seh feierlich, aber schlicht (Choralmaessig)
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Second Movement: Nicht eilen. Sehr gemachlich
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Violas, Cellos & Basses
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Wieder sehr breit
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Bassoon & Violas
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Etwas draengend
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Sehr maessig und zurueckhaltend
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Langsam
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Im tempo des scherzo. Wild herausfahrend
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Wieder Zuruckhaltend
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Pesante
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Sehr langsam und gedehnt ('der grosse Appell')
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Tempo I
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Ausdrucksvoll (English Horn & Bass Clarinet)
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Cellos & Basses
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Zum Tempo I - Zuruckkehren
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Second Movement: Tempo I - Engergisch bewegt
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Sehr getragen (Trumpet & Trombone)
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Second Movement: Andante moderato
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Second Movement: 3 Bars Before Wieder in's Tempo zurueckgehen Tempo I
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Mit Aufschwung, aber nicht eilen (Duet: 'O Schmerz')
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Etwas bewegter (Solo: 'O Glaube')
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Wie zu Anfang
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Schnell
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: English Horn
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Im Tempo nachgeben
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Trombone
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Sehr getragen und gesangvoll
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Vorwarts
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Im anfang sehr zuruckgehalten
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Langsam : Misterioso (Chorus: 'Aufersteh'n')
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Ritenuto
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Second Movement: In Tempo I - zuruckkehren
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Molto pesante
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Fifth Movement: Langsam
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Piccolo
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': Third Movement: Trumpets & Trombones
  • Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': First Movement: Allegro maestoso
Publisher: Conifer
Release date: 1998-09-05
Run time: 83 min.
Creator: London Symphony Chorus
RRP: £6.99
Price: £4.98

Review Mahler - Symphony No 2 / London Symphony Orchestra:

In writing his Second Symphony, Gustav Mahler demonstrated the phenomenal confidence that comes only to those fully aware of their genius. Following in the gargantuan footsteps of Bruckner and Wagner, he crafted a vast musical landscape in five movements, to last over 80 minutes and scored for a massive orchestra, an even larger choir, and an off-stage brass band. The result is a journey through every possible human condition, from darkest despair to the triumphant glory of "Resurrection", climaxing in what must surely be the most transcendently uplifting finale in all nineteenth century music, and pointing towards Havergal Brian's even more colossal Symphony No. 1, Gothic". This album is as extraordinary as the symphony itself. Gilbert Kaplan is an 'amateur' conductor who has committed himself only to performing this work, becoming an expert on every aspect of the music, and receiving rapturous reviews from music critics around the globe. Assembling an extended London Symphony Orchestra of 125 players, five choirs totalling 200 voices and soloists Benita Valente and Maureen Forrester, this superbly detailed, and in places monumentally loud recording, will test the absolute limits of any hi-fi. Kaplan delves into the very soul of the symphony, painting darkness, ecstasy and every shade between with utmost clarity and power, leaving the listener overwhelmed yet wondrously elated. The album comes with two 68-page booklets, one featuring Mahler's letters concerning the symphony, the other detailed notes about various aspects of the work and the recording. The latter, especially, is lavishly illustrated. [+]
-Gary S. Dalkin.

Review Original Broadway Cast Recording / Lopez - Avenue Q
Tracks Lopez - Avenue Q
  • Special
  • School For Monsters/The Money Song
  • I Wish I Could Go Back To College
  • More You Ruv Someone
  • There's A Fine Fine Line/What Do You Do With A BA In English
  • There's A Fine Fine Line
  • Mix Tape
  • What Do You Do With A BA In English/It Sucks To Be Me
  • Avenue Q Theme
  • Fantasies Come True
  • There Is Life Outside Your Apartment
  • Purpose
  • You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want (When You're Makin'Love)
  • I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today
  • Money Song
  • For Now
  • If You Were Gay
  • My Girlfriend Who Lives In Canada
  • Internet Is For Porn
  • Schadenfreude
  • Everyone's A Little Bit Racist
Publisher: Victor
Release date: 2003-11-10
RRP: £15.99
Price: £8.77

Review Lopez - Avenue Q / Original Broadway Cast Recording:


Review Vladimir Ashkenazy London Symphony Orchestra André Previn / Prokofiev: The Piano Concertos
Tracks Prokofiev: The Piano Concertos
  • 3. Moderato
  • 2. Tema con variazione
  • 1. Andante - Allegro
  • 4. Vivace
  • 5. Vivo
  • 3. Allegro scherzando
  • 2. Andante assai
  • 3. Allegro ma non troppo
  • 1. Andantino
  • 1. Allegro brioso
  • 3. Toccata
  • 4. Finale (Allegro tempestoso)
  • 2. Scherzo (Vivace)
  • 2. Moderato ben accentuato
  • 3. Intermezzo (Allegro moderato)
  • 1. Vivace
  • 2. Andante
  • 1. Allegro con brio
  • 4. Larghetto
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 1997-07-07
Run time: 125 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £8.51

Review Prokofiev: The Piano Concertos / Vladimir Ashkenazy London Symphony Orchestra André Previn:


Review Deanna Durbin / The Golden Voice of
Tracks The Golden Voice of
  • Someone To Care For Me
  • Can t Help Singing
  • Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
  • Spring In My Heart
  • Californ-I-Ay
  • Love s Old Sweet Song
  • Ave Marie
  • My Own
  • Always
  • Any Moment Now
  • The Last Rose Of Summer
  • Love Is All
  • Les Filles De Cadiz
  • Waltzing In The Clouds
  • More And More
  • One Fine Day
  • Annie Laurie
  • Home Sweet Home
  • Beneath The Lights Of Home
  • It s Foolish But It s Fun
Publisher: Hallmark
Release date: 2005-06-06
RRP: £4.99
Price: £1.73

Review The Golden Voice of / Deanna Durbin:


Review Secret Garden / Once in a Red Moon
Tracks Once in a Red Moon
  • You Raise Me Up
  • Belonging
  • Fairytale
  • Invitation
  • Awakening
  • Elegie
  • Once In A Red Moon
  • The promise
  • Duo
  • Silent wings
  • Greenwaves
  • Gates Of Dawn
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2002-04-22
Run time: 51 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £6.12

Review Once in a Red Moon / Secret Garden:

Secret Garden's latest, Once in a Red Moon, continues along the path of their previous releases such as Songs from a Secret Garden and Dawn of a New Century. Violinist Fionnuala Sherry and pianist/composer Rolf Lovland continue to combine in romantic and soulful ways around melodies that hover between the Romantic composers of the 19th century and the beautiful folk melodies and harmonies of many countries. Sherry's playing is full of passion whatever the setting, giving real red-blooded feeling to whatever musical landscape Lovland's pieces sketch out. Central to the expanded acoustic palette on this new album is the arranging skill of Kjetil Bjerkestrand, who combines absolute transparency of sound with compelling richness of texture. Guest singers Brian Kennedy and Karen Matheson illuminate lyrics to different tunes, including a re-setting of the "Danny Boy" melody that becomes a tribute to Lovland's recently deceased mother. Celtic roots are never far away throughout this thoughtful and exquisite album, giving its overall yearning quality a particular and apposite focus. -Keith Shadwick.

Review Gaetano Donizetti / Lucia Di Lammermoor (Serafin, Callas)
Tracks Lucia Di Lammermoor (Serafin, Callas)
  • Ancor Non Giunse!
  • Maestoso...Tombe Degli Avi Miei
  • Percorrete Le Spiagge Vicine
  • Dov'E Lucia?...Qui Giungere Or La Vedrem
  • Se Tradirmi Tu Potrai
  • Che Fia?...Suonar Di Giubilo
  • Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento
  • Appressati, Lucia
  • O, Meschina! O, Fato Orrendo!
  • Qui Di Sposa Eterna Fede
  • Ecco Il Tuo Sposo
  • Fra Poco A Me Ricovero
  • Esci, Fuggi, Il Furor Chem M'Accende
  • Sulla Tomba Che Rinserra
  • Per Te D'Immenso Giubilo...Per Poco Fra Le Tenebre
  • Ah!...Deh, Cessate Que! Contento!...Dalle Stanze Ove Lucia
  • Ohime! Sorge Il Tremendo
  • Oh Giusto Cielo!...Il Dolce Suono
  • D'Immenso Giubilo
  • Sconsigliato! In Queste Porte Chi Ti Guida?
  • Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti I'Ali
  • Ah, Talor Del Tuo Pensiero
  • Egli S'Avanza
  • Spargi D'Amaro Pianto
  • La Pietade In Suo Favore
  • Il Pallor Fuesto, Orrendo...A Ragion Mi Fe' Spietato
  • Che Facesti?
  • Ardon Gli Incensi; Splendon Le Sacre Faci
  • Maestoso
  • Dove Corri, Sventurato?
  • Preludio
  • Il Tuo Dubbio E Omai Certezza
  • Moderato/Lucia Fra Poco A Te Verra
  • Oh! Qual Funesto Avvenimento!
  • Nobil Sposo...Cessa, Cessa!
  • Tu Sei Turbato!...E N'ho Ben Donde
  • Quando Rapito In Estasi
  • Veranno E Te Sull'Aure
  • Cruda, Funesta Smania
  • Soffriva Nel Pianto
  • Regnava Nel Silenzio
  • T'Allontana, Sciagurato...Rispettate In Me Di Dio
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release date: 2004-11-01
Run time: 111 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £5.95

Review Lucia Di Lammermoor (Serafin, Callas) / Gaetano Donizetti:


Review Philips / Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV1041-1043 & 1060
Tracks Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV1041-1043 & 1060
  • 1. Allegro
  • 2. Adagio
  • 1. Allegro - Arthur Grumiaux, Heinz Holliger, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Edo de Waart
  • 3. Allegro assai
  • 3. Allegro - Arthur Grumiaux, Herman Krebbers, Les Solistes Romands, Arpad Gérecz
  • 2. Adagio - Arthur Grumiaux, Heinz Holliger, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Edo de Waart
  • 3. Allegro - Arthur Grumiaux, Heinz Holliger, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Edo de Waart
  • 1. Vivace - Arthur Grumiaux, Herman Krebbers, Les Solistes Romands, Arpad Gérecz
  • 1. (Allegro moderato)
  • 3. Allegro assai
  • 2. Andante
  • 2. Largo ma non tanto - Arthur Grumiaux, Herman Krebbers, Les Solistes Romands, Arpad Gérecz
Publisher: Philips
Release date: 1987-10-05
Run time: 61 min.
Creator: Johann Sebastian Bach
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.81

Review Bach: Violin Concertos, BWV1041-1043 & 1060 / Philips:

Arthur Grumiaux's style may be recognisably "old school" in its. warmth, the way he uses vibrato and his luscious, full-throated tone,. but thankfully great music-making is not at the mercy of fashion. And. great music-making this certainly is. In faster movements Grumiaux. strides energetically through Bach's sinuous solo lines, in inner. movements he tends them lovingly, never losing the opportunity to point. out to the listener something he or she may have previously missed, but. never lingering long enough to lose the plot. [+]
In the Double Violin. Concerto Herman Krebbers proves an ideal partner, the tone of the two. violins sufficiently differentiated but their interpretation perfectly. matched. In the Oboe and Violin Concerto there's a switch of orchestra. and conductor, with a discernibly larger-scaled result but with no lack. of momentum (the sublime duetting in the slow movement is exactly. that-sublime). It would be difficult to find warmer or more desirable performances than these. -Harriet Smith.

Review EMI / Handel: Messiah
Publisher: EMI
Release date: 1992-11-30
Creator: Benjamin Luxon
RRP: £15.99
Price: £8.98

Review Handel: Messiah / EMI:


Review Glyndebourne Festival Chorus / Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro
Tracks Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro
  • Signore! Cos'e Quel Stupore?
  • Giunse Alfin Il Moment... Deh Vieni, Non Tardar
  • Voi, Che Sapete
  • Recevete, O Padroncina
  • Tutto Ancor Non Ho Perso
  • Conoscete, Signor Figaro
  • Basillo, In Traccia Tosto Di Figaro Volate
  • Quante Buffonerie!
  • Aprite, Presto, Aprite
  • Pian, Pianin, Le Andro Piu Presso
  • Sull'aria... Che Soave Zeffiretto
  • Tutto E Tranquillo E Placido
  • La Vendetta, Oh, La Vendetta
  • Cosa Stai Misurando
  • Eccovi, O Caro Amico
  • Se A Caso Madama
  • Cinque... Dieci... Venti
  • Signori, Di Fuori
  • Bravo! Che Bella Voce!
  • Che Imbarazzo E Mai Questo!
  • Va La, Vecchia Pedante
  • Porgi, Amor
  • Tutto E Come Il Lasciai
  • Venite, Inginocchiatevi
  • E Decisa La Lite
  • Cosa Sento!
  • Che Novita!
  • Cosa Mi Narri?
  • Pace, Pace, Mio Dolce Tesoro
  • Via, Resti Servita
  • Non Piu Andrai
  • Evviva! Evviva!
  • Ah! Signor, Signor!
  • Queste Sono, Madama, Le Ragazze
  • E Perche Fosti Meco
  • E Susanna Non Vien!... Sove Sono
  • Ed Aspettarte Il Giorno
  • Vieni, Cara Susanna
  • Riconosci In Quest'amplesso Una Madre
  • Tutto E Disposto... Aprite Un Po' Quegli Occhi
  • Bravo, Signor Padrone... Se Vuol Ballare
  • Non So Piu Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio
  • Esci Ormai, Garzon Malnate
  • Questa Commedia... Giovani Liete
  • Or Bene, AScolta E Taci
  • Amanti Costanti
  • Dunque Voi Non Aprite?
  • Perfida! E In Quella Forma meco Mentia?
  • Hai Gia Vinta la Causa!... Vedro, Mentr'io Sospiro
  • L'ho Perduta, me Meschina!
  • Voi Signor, Che Giusto Siete
  • Overture
  • Quanto Duolmi, Susanna
  • Giovani Liete, Fiori Spargete
  • Susanna, Or Via Sortite
  • Taci, Vien Gente
  • Signore, Ella Mi Disse
  • Gente, Gente, All'armi, All'armi!
  • Crudel! perche Finora Farmi Languir Cosi?
Publisher: Cfp
Release date: 2006-07-03
Run time: 157 min.
Creator: Hugues Cuénod
RRP: £8.99
Price: £5.96

Review Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro / Glyndebourne Festival Chorus:


Review The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royston Nash / Sullivan: The Mikado
Tracks Sullivan: The Mikado
  • 9. Comes a train of little ladies - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • A wand'ring minstrel I - Colin Wright, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 25. Miya sama, miya sama, o n'mma no maye ni - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 13. I am so proud, If I allowed - John Reed, Kenneth Sandford, Michael Rayner, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 15. The threaten'd cloud has pass'd away - Valerie Masterson, Pauline Wales, Peggy Ann Jones, Colin Wright, Kenneth Sandford, Michael Rayner, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • On a tree by a river a little tom tit - John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 5. Young man, despair - Colin Wright, Kenneth Sandford, Michael Rayner, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 7. Behold the Lord High Executioner - John Reed, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 2. Gentlemen, I pray you tell me maiden... - Colin Wright, John Broad, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 34. There is beauty in the bellow of the blast - Lyndsie Holland, John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 31. Alone and yet alive - Lyndsie Holland, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 27. A more humane Mikado never did in Japan exist - John Ayldon, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 26. From ev'ry kind of man Obedience I expect - Lyndsie Holland, John Ayldon, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 4. Our great Mikado, virtuous man - Michael Rayner, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 11. So please you, Sir, we much regret - Valerie Masterson, Pauline Wales, Peggy Ann Jones, Kenneth Sandford, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 32. Hearts do not break! They sting and ache - Lyndsie Holland, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 23. Brightly dawns our wedding day - Valerie Masterson, Peggy Ann Jones, Colin Wright, Michael Rayner, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 21. Braid the raven hair, Weave the supple tresses - Peggy Ann Jones, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 22. The sun whose rays are all ablaze - Valerie Masterson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la - Valerie Masterson, Peggy Ann Jones, Colin Wright, John Reed, Kenneth Sandford, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 29. See how the fates their gifts allot - Peggy Ann Jones, Lyndsie Holland, John Reed, Kenneth Sandford, John Ayldon, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 35. Fanfare - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • As someday it may happen that a victim... - John Reed, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 16. Your revels cease! Assist me, all of you! - Lyndsie Holland, Colin Wright, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 14. With aspect stern and gloomy stride - Kenneth Sandford, John Reed, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 19. The hour of gladness is dead and gone - Valerie Masterson, Lyndsie Holland, Colin Wright, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 17. Oh fool, that flee-est My hallow'd joys! - Peggy Ann Jones, Lyndsie Holland, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 12. Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted - Valerie Masterson, Colin Wright, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 24. Here's a how-de-do! - Valerie Masterson, Colin Wright, John Reed, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • Three little maids from school are we - Valerie Masterson, Pauline Wales, Peggy Ann Jones, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 20. Ye torrents roar! Ye tempests howl! - Valerie Masterson, Lyndsie Holland, Colin Wright, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 28. The criminal cried as he dropp'd him down - Peggy Ann Jones, John Reed, Kenneth Sandford, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 1. If you want to know who we are - The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 18. For he's going to marry Yum-Yum - Peggy Ann Jones, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 6. And I have journey'd for a month - Colin Wright, Kenneth Sandford, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
  • 36. For he's gone and married Yum-Yum - Valerie Masterson, Pauline Wales, Peggy Ann Jones, Colin Wright, John Reed, Kenneth Sandford, Michael Rayner, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royston Nash
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2003-03-24
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £9.41

Review Sullivan: The Mikado / The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Royston Nash:


Review Telarc / Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado
Tracks Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado
  • Duet Katisha And Ko-Ko
  • Quintet Pitti-Sing, Katisha, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah, And Mikado
  • Chorus With Solo Ko-Ko
  • Trio And Chorus Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, And Chorus
  • Duet Yum-Yum And Nanki-Poo
  • Trio Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo And Pitti-Sing With Chorus Of Schoolgirls
  • Recitative And Song Matisha
  • Recitative Nanki-Poo And Pooh-Bah
  • Madrigal Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Poo, And Pish-Tush
  • Song Ko-Ko With Chorus Of Nobles
  • Finale Act Two
  • Song Pooh-Bah With Nanki-Poo And Pish-Tush
  • Trio Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, And Ko-Ko
  • Solo Pitti-Sing And Chorus Of Schoolgirls
  • Song Pish-Tush And Chorus
  • Entrance Of Mikado And Katisha
  • Song Ko-Ko
  • Trio Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko And Pish-Tush
  • Song Mikado And Chorus
  • The Mikado: Quartet -- Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, And Pooh-Bah With Chorus Of Schoolgirls
  • Duet Nanki-Poo And Ko-Ko With Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, And Pooh-Bah
  • Chorus Of Schoolgirls
  • Chorus Of Nobles
  • Song And Chorus Nanki-Poo
  • Song Yum-Yum
  • Finale, Act One
Publisher: Telarc
Release date: 2001-04-04
Run time: 79 min.
Creator: Welsh National Opera Chorus
RRP: £14.99
Price: £9.46

Review Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Telarc:


Review Various Artists / The Very Best of Relaxing Classics
Tracks The Very Best of Relaxing Classics
  • Variation 18 - Bella Davidovich, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
  • Gymnopédie No.1 - Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
  • Adagio for Strings, Op.11 - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman
  • 2. Andante - Géza Anda, Camerata Academica des Mozarteums Salzburg
  • 2. Adagio sostenuto - Jean-Yves Thibaudet, The Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • Sicilienne - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
  • "O mio babbino caro" - Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
  • Entr'acte (Barcarolle) - BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
  • 2. Adagio - Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • Le dernier sommeil de la Vièrge (The last sleep of the Virgin) - The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Raymond Agoult
  • 3. Adagio - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • 2.Excerpt/Beginning of mvt.2: Largo - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Colin Davis
  • Sospiri, Op.70 - The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
  • 2. Bailero (excerpt) - Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
  • Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
  • Cavatina - Göran Söllscher
  • John Dunbar Theme [Dances with Wolves] - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri
  • Intermezzo - Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
  • "O mio Babbino caro" - BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
  • Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor - Martin Haselböck, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
  • 2. Adagio (excerpt) - Takács Quartet, Miklos Perenyi
  • Prelude: Morning Mood - Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • Intermezzo sinfonico - BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
  • Canon in D - I Musici
  • 2. Largo - Eduardo Fernandez, English Chamber Orchestra, George Malcolm
  • 2. Españoleta (excerpt) - Carlos Bonell, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
  • 2. Adagio - János Starker, György Sebök
  • 2. Air - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
  • 2. Adagio - Heinz Holliger, I Musici
  • Consolation No.3, Lento placido - Rhondda Gillespie
  • Extract - Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
  • 3. Youth (Romance) - Alexander Kerr, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
  • The Lamb - The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2003-02-17
Run time: 147 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.49

Review The Very Best of Relaxing Classics / Various Artists:

Shelves may be groaning under the weight of the dozens of chillout/smooth/calm classical compilations available but they are going to have to make room for another, The Very Best of Relaxing Classics. A quick glance at the tracklisting reveals the usual suspects-Pachelbel's Canon in D, Barber's Adagio for Strings and the slow movement of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2. But it's not all predictable. Liszt's Consolation No. 3, a poignant piano miniature, is most welcome as is Elgar's Sospiri for strings, harp and organ. Many of the pieces have become well known by being used in films and television programmes as well as for adverts: witness the Intermezzo from Mascagni's opera Cavalleria rusticana (Raging Bull and Kleenex), "Morning" from Peer Gynt by Grieg (Nescafé), John Tavener's haunting choral piece The Lamb (Orange) and the glorious Adagio (although, sadly, only an extract) from Schubert's String Quint! et in C (Inspector Morse). Slightly puzzling is the inclusion of two versions of Puccini's much-loved "O mio babbino caro" from his opera Gianni Schicchi-an instrumental version provides the first track and the compilation concludes with the original (featuring the divine Renée Fleming). -Rebecca Agnew.

Review William Alwyn / Alwyn: String Quartets Nos.1-3
Tracks Alwyn: String Quartets Nos.1-3
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D minor
  • String Quartet No. 2 'Spring Waters'
  • Novelette: Allegro con brio
  • String Quartet No. 3
Publisher: Naxos
Release date: 2008-10-27
Run time: 69 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £4.40

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Review Double Decca / Bach: St John Passion
Tracks Bach: St John Passion
  • 31 Look yonder, o my soul (bass arioso) - Gwynne Howell, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 7 O generous love! (chorale) - Peter Pears, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 15 Ah, who would dare to smite thee? - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 66 And after this, Joseph of Arimethea - Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 68 Lord Jesus, when we come to die (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 12 Simon Peter also followed Jesus from afar - Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 61 And then behold, the veil of the temple was rent - Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 22 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas to the judgement - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 16 Now Annas sent him bound unto the high priest - Peter Pears, Russell Burgess, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 27 Ah, King of Heaven (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 52 Within my heart, O Saviour (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 67 Farewell, O weary, broken body (chorus) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 41 But the Jews cried out and said - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 28 And Pilate said unto him - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Gwynne Howell, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 13 I'll follow thee also (soprano aria) - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 65 Help us, Son of God most high (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 63 With torrents of weeping (soprano only) - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 14 Now that same disciple was known unto the high priest - Jenny Hill, Peter Pears, Russell Burgess, Gwynne Howell, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 21 Christ, who gave us life and light (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 40 Thy bonds, O Christ, have set us free - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 8 So that the word might be fulfilled - Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 33 And when the soldiers had plaited a crown of thorns - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Gwynne Howell, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 9 Thy will be done, O God of love (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 60 My dearest Saviour, wilt thou answer? (bass & ch.) - John Shirley-Quirk, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 11 To release me from the prison (contralto aria) - Alfreda Hodgson, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 62 My heart, behold how all the world (tenor arioso) - Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 49 And there crucified they him - Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 10 The band then, together with the captain - Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 19 Ah! take flight (tenor aria) - Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 53 And then did the soldiers - Peter Pears, Gwynne Howell, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 57 And from that hour he took her unto his own home - Peter Pears, Gwynne Howell, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 58 The end is nigh (contralto aria) - Alfreda Hodgson, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 56 When his life had reached its end (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 20 Peter, who denied his Lord (chorale) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 64 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation - Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 48 Haste, ye souls forlorn and weary (bass aria & ch.) - John Shirley-Quirk, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 32 Consider, how his body (tenor aria) - Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 2 Jesus went with his disciples - Peter Pears, Gwynne Howell, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
  • 1 Sire, Lord and Master (chorus) - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Publisher: Double Decca
Release date: 1995-03-14
Run time: 130 min.
Creator: Alfreda Hodgson
RRP: £10.99
Price: £7.92

Review Bach: St John Passion / Double Decca:


Review Ray Conniff / The Collection
Tracks The Collection
  • You Make Me Feel So Young
  • A Man Without Love
  • This Guy's In Love With You
  • Unchained Melody
  • Early In The Morning
  • Yonng at Heart
  • Wouldn't It Be Loverly (From the Musical Production "My Fair Lady")
  • Cabaret
  • Volare
  • Sunrise, Sunset
  • This Is My Song
  • Music To Watch Girls By
  • S'Wonderful
  • Mack The Knife
  • Blueberry Hill
  • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  • Hello, Dolly!
  • Leaving On A Jet Plane
  • The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
  • Memories Are Made Of This
  • Charade
  • The Way We Were
  • You Do Something To Me
  • Invisible Tears
  • Top Of The World
  • Summertime
  • Moonlight Serenade
  • The Look Of Love
  • Somethin' Stupid
  • Up, Up And Away
  • The Continental
  • Only You (And You Alone)
  • A Time For Us Album Version
  • Don't Cry For Me Argentina
  • If You Could Read My Mind
  • Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
  • Begin The Beguine
  • Born Free
  • Somewhere My Love
  • Chanson D'Amour (Song Of Love)
  • Stranger In Paradise
  • Stardust
  • I Love How You Love Me
  • Downtown
  • Lullaby Of Birdland
  • Moon River
  • Love Theme From "The Godfather" (Speak Softly Love)
  • Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
  • These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
  • They Can't Take That Away From Me
  • Love Me Tender
  • Frost Festival
  • Georgy Girl
  • Where Do I Begin (Love Story)
  • Theme From 'A Summer Place'
  • Send In the Clowns
  • I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
  • Edelweiss (From the Musical Production "The Sound of Music")
  • As Time Goes By
  • It Was A Very Good Year
Publisher: Sony
Release date: 2003-06-30
RRP: £12.99
Price: £9.98

Review The Collection / Ray Conniff:


Review Zubin Mehta / Mehta - New Year's Concert 2007 (NTSC)
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release date: 2007-01-22
Run time: 109 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £6.99

Review Mehta - New Year's Concert 2007 (NTSC) / Zubin Mehta:


Review Moscow Soloists / Grieg Holberg / Tchaikovsky & Mozart Serenades
Publisher: Onyx
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 68 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £10.95

Review Grieg Holberg / Tchaikovsky & Mozart Serenades / Moscow Soloists:


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