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Review Celestial Harmonies / Orff: Schulwerk, Vol.1 - Musica Poetica [IMPORT]
Tracks Orff: Schulwerk, Vol.1 - Musica Poetica [IMPORT]
  • Lieder Und Tanze: Der Lirendreier - Carl Crff
  • Sieben Volkstanze: Tanz 3 - Carl Orff
  • Sieben Volkstanze: Marmotte - Carl Orff
  • Lieder Und Tanze: Ruhiger Tanz - Carl Crff
  • Lieder Und Tanze: Ekstatischer Tanz - Carl Crff
  • Sieben Volkstanze: Tanz 4 - Carl Orff
  • Funf Kleine Kanons: Vierter Kanon - Gunild Keetman
  • Lieder Und Tanze: Schwalbenlied - Carl Crff
  • Sieben Volkstanze: J'ai vu le loup - Carl Orff
  • Drei Stucke Fur Flote Und Schlagzeug: Ruhig fliessend - Gunild Keetman
  • Vier Tanzstucke: Tanz - Carl Orff
  • Lieder Und Tanze: Tanz - Carl Crff
  • Lieder Und Spielstucke: Con moto - Carl Orff
  • Musik Zur Nacht: Das Marchen von Klein-Flohchen und Klein-Lauschen - Carl Orff
  • Vier Tanzstucke: Tanz - Carl Orff
  • Sieben Volkstanze: Tanz 2 - Carl Orff
  • Zwei Taktwechseltanze Fur Violine Und Violoncello: Tanz 1 - Carl Orff
  • Lieder Und Spielstucke: Heiia Popeia - Carl Orff
  • Lieder Und Spielstucke: Andante - Carl Orff
  • Funf Kleine Kanons: Erster Kanon - Gunild Keetman
  • Vier Stucke Fur Xylophon: Allegro - Gunild Keetman
  • Vier Tanzstucke: Tanz - Carl Orff
  • Drei Stucke Fur Flote Und Schlagzeug: Ruhig - Gunild Keetman
  • Vier Stucke Fur Xylophon: Gassengauer nach Hans Neusiedler - Gunild Keetman
  • Drei Stucke Fur Flote Und Schlagzeug: Lebhaft - Gunild Keetman
  • Vier Stucke Fur Xylophon: Sempre rubato - Gunild Keetman
  • Musik Zur Nacht: Abendsegen - Carl Orff
  • Lieder Und Tanze: In kleinstem Raum - Carl Crff
  • Lieder Und Spielstucke: Tun ma gehn, Rosserl bschlagn - Carl Orff
  • Musik Zur Nacht: Die arme Bettelfraau singt ihr Kind in Schlaf - Carl Orff
  • Funf Kleine Kanons: Zweiter Kanon - Gunild Keetman
  • Vier Stucke Fur Xylophon: Allegretto - Gunild Keetman
  • Musik Zur Nacht: Melodie - Gunild Keetman
  • Sieben Volkstanze: Tanz 1 - Carl Orff
  • Vier Tanzstucke: Hirtentanz - Carl Orff
  • Musik Zur Nacht: Wiegenlied - Carl Orff
  • Funf Kleine Kanons: Funfter Kanon - Gunild Keetman
  • Sieben Volkstanze: Tanz 5 - Carl Orff
  • Funf Kleine Kanons: Dritter Kanon - Gunild Keetman
  • Zwei Taktwechseltanze Fur Violine Und Violoncello: Tanz 2 - Carl Orff
  • Lieder Und Spielstucke: Rondo - Carl Orff
  • Musik Zur Nacht: Sizilliano - Carl Orff
Publisher: Celestial Harmonies
Release date: 1999-10-01
Run time: 65 min.
Creator: Sabina Lehrmann
RRP: £13.99
Price: £9.23

Review Orff: Schulwerk, Vol.1 - Musica Poetica [IMPORT] / Celestial Harmonies:


Review Double Decca / The Essential Borodin
Tracks The Essential Borodin
  • 3. Andante - London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon
  • 4. Finale - Borodin Quartet
  • "Greshno tait, ya skuki ne lyublyu (Galitzky's Aria) - Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes
  • 2. Scherzo (Prestissimo) - Trio (Allegro) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • 4. Allegro molto vivace - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • 2. Scherzo - Borodin Quartet
  • 3. Andante - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • 4. Finale: Allegro - London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon
  • Dlya Beregov Otschizni Dal'noi (For the Shores of Your Distant Homeland) - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Zlatina Ghiaurov
  • In the Steppes of Central Asia - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
  • Overture Prince Igor - London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
  • 1. Allegro - Borodin Quartet
  • 2. Scherzo: Prestissimo - Allegretto - London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon
  • Polovtsian Dances and Chorus - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
  • 3. Notturno - Borodin Quartet
  • 1. Adagio - Allegro - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
  • Zdorov-li, Knaz? (Konchak's Aria) - Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Downes
  • 2. Scherzo (Vivo - moderato) - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
  • 1. Allegro - London Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon
  • 1. Moderato assai - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet
Publisher: Double Decca
Release date: 1998-01-12
Run time: 150 min.
Creator: Zlatina Ghiaurov
RRP: £10.99
Price: £5.92

Review The Essential Borodin / Double Decca:


Review Ludwig van Beethoven / Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas and Concertos
Tracks Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas and Concertos
  • 4. Allegro assai
  • 2. Largo - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • Introduzione col Basso del Tema: Allegretto vivace
  • Variation XVIII (Poco moderato)
  • 2. Andante con moto - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 1. Allegro molto e con brio
  • 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
  • 1. In Tempo d'un Menuetto
  • 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
  • Variation XX (Andante)
  • 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
  • 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto
  • Finale alla Fuga: Allegro con brio - Andante con moto
  • 1. Allegro
  • Variation XXX (Andante, sempre cantabile)
  • Variation V (Allegro vivace)
  • 1. Allegro moderato - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 1. Allegro
  • 4. Rondo (Grazioso)
  • 3. Allegro ma non troppo
  • 2. Andante
  • Variation II (Poco allegro)
  • 1. Allegro
  • 2. Tempo di Menuetto
  • 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)
  • 2. Allegretto
  • 1. Allegro molto e con brio
  • 2. Abwesendheit (Andante espressivo)
  • 2. Largo, con gran espressione
  • 3. Menuetto (Allegro)
  • 1. Allegro con brio - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 4. Rondo (Allegretto)
  • 1. Largo - Allegro
  • 2. Adagio un poco mosso - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossen- heit (Allegro)
  • 1. Allegro con brio - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 2. Andante con moto
  • 6 Piano Variations in F, Op.34
  • 3. Rondo (Allegro scherzando) - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 2. Allegro molto
  • Variation XV (Presto scherzando)
  • Variation XII (Un poco più moto)
  • 3. Vivace
  • 3. Allegretto
  • 2. Largo - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 3. Rondo (Vivace) - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
  • Variation XIX (Presto)
  • Variation VI (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)
  • 1. Presto alla tedesca
  • 1. Adagio sostenuto
  • 4. Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto
  • 3. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
  • Variation XXII (Allegro molto): Alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart
  • Tema (Vivace) - Variation I (Alla marcia maestoso)
  • Variation XIV (Grave e maestoso)
  • 2. Allegretto
  • 2. Allegretto
  • 3. Allegro
  • 3. Adagio sostenuto
  • 1. Allegro
  • 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
  • 3. Presto
  • Rondo in G, Op.51, No.2
  • 2. Rondo (Allegro)
  • 2. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)
  • 1. Allegro - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 2. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
  • 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
  • Variation XXXIII (Tempo di minuetto moderato, ma non tirarsi dietro)
  • 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
  • 2. Largo appassionato
  • Variation XI (Allegretto)
  • 3. Adagio con espressione
  • 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
  • 3. Rondo (Allegretto)
  • 3. Rondo (Molto allegro) - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 3. Rondo (Allegro)
  • 4. Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)
  • 2. Largo - - Claudio Arrau, Henryk Szeryng, János Starker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal
  • 1. Allegro con brio
  • Variation XXVI
  • 4. Presto con fuoco
  • 1. Vivace ma non troppo-Adagio espressivo-Tempo I 2. Prestissimo
  • 32 Piano Variations in C minor on an original theme, WoO 80
  • 3. Adagio ma non troppo
  • Variation VII (Un poco più allegro)
  • 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
  • 2. Adagio - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • Introduzione (Adagio molto) - Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
  • Variations 1-15
  • 2. Adagio con molto espressione
  • Variation XXIII (Allegro assai)
  • Variation XXXII: Fuga (Allegro - Poco adagio)
  • 2. Adagio
  • 2. Andante
  • 3. Das Wiedersehn (Vivacissimamente)
  • 1. Allegro con brio
  • 2. Allegretto
  • Variation XVI (Allegro)
  • 1. Allegro
  • Variation XXVIII (Allegro)
  • Variation XXI (Allegro con brio - Meno allegro - Tempo I)
  • Variation XIII (Vivace)
  • Variation XXIX (Adagio ma non troppo)
  • 4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
  • 3. Rondo alla Polacca - Claudio Arrau, Henryk Szeryng, János Starker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal
  • 2. Adagio molto
  • Variation VIII (Poco vivace)
  • 2. Andante
  • 1. Allegro con brio - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 1. Allegro
  • 2. Adagio
  • 3. Finale (Prestissimo)
  • 3. Presto
  • 2. Adagio
  • 4. Allegro
  • 1. Allegro
  • 4. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
  • Variation IX (Allegro pesante e risoluto)
  • 1. Allegro vivace
  • Variation IV (Un poco più vivace)
  • 2. Allegro molto e vivace
  • 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  • 1. Allegro vivace
  • Variation III (L'istesso tempo)
  • 3. Scherzo (Allegretto)
  • 1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I
  • 1. Presto
  • 4. Rondo (Allegro)
  • 4. Prestissimo
  • 3. Menuetto
  • Variation XXXI (Largo, molto espressivo)
  • 1. Allegro con brio
  • 3. Rondo (Allegro comodo)
  • 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
  • 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
  • Variation XXIV: Fughetta (Andante)
  • 2. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I)
  • 2. Adagio cantabile
  • 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
  • 1. Andante con variazioni
  • 3. Rondo (Allegro) - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 1. Allegro assai
  • 3. Rondo (Allegro) - Claudio Arrau, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
  • 2. Largo e mesto
  • 1. Andante
  • 2. Adagio grazioso
  • Variation X (Presto)
  • 1. Allegro ma non troppo
  • 2. Allegro vivace
  • Variation XVII
  • Variation XXVII (Vivace)
  • 1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
  • 1. Allegro - Claudio Arrau, Henryk Szeryng, János Starker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Eliahu Inbal
  • 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
  • 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
  • Variation XXV (Allegro)
Publisher: Philips
Release date: 1998-08-10
Run time: 1015 min.
Creator: Claudio Arrau
RRP: £68.99
Price: £44.10

Review Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas and Concertos / Ludwig van Beethoven:


Review Naxos / Glazunov - The Seasons; Scènes de Ballet; Scène Dansante
Tracks Glazunov - The Seasons; Scènes de Ballet; Scène Dansante
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Marionnettes
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: 4me Tableau. L'Automne
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Allegro
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Barcarolle
  • Scenes Dansante, Op. 81: Andante sostenuto
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Valse
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Variation 4. 'La Neige'
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: 2me Tableau. Le Printemps
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: 1er Tableau
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Valse des Bluets et des Pavots
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Polonaise
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Variation 1. 'Le Givre'
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Danse Orientale
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: L'Hiver. Introduction
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Petit Adagio
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: 3me Tableau. L'Ete
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Preambule
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Variation 2. 'La Glace'
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Scherzino
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Variation 3. 'La Grele'
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Variation
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Pas d'action
  • The Seasons, Op. 67: Coda
  • Scenes de Ballet, Op. 52: Mazurka
Publisher: Naxos
Release date: 1998-03-30
Run time: 79 min.
Creator: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.76

Review Glazunov - The Seasons; Scènes de Ballet; Scène Dansante / Naxos:


Review York Minster Choir / Best Loved Hymns from York Minster
Tracks Best Loved Hymns from York Minster
  • Rejoice The Lord Is King
  • Praise My Soul King Of Heaven
  • Let All the World In Every Corner Sing
  • Abide With Me
  • O Worship The King
  • Love Divine All Loves Excelling
  • Praise To The Lord The Almighty
  • Lord's My Shepherd
  • Soul Of My Saviour
  • Lord Of All Hopefulness
  • Jesus Shall Reign
  • How Great Thou Art
  • For All The Saints
  • Royal Fanfare
  • Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended
  • Amazing Grace
  • How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds
  • O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
  • Thine Be The Glory
  • When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
  • All Creatures Of Our God And King
Publisher: Cfp
Release date: 2006-11-06
Run time: 69 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.56

Review Best Loved Hymns from York Minster / York Minster Choir:


Review Universal Classics / Liszt: Piano Music
Tracks Liszt: Piano Music
  • No.5 Feux follets (Allegretto)
  • 7. Eglogue
  • Consolation No.3, Lento placido
  • No.4 Mazeppa (Presto)
  • 9. Les cloches de Genêve
  • Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514
  • No.9 Ricordanza (Andantino)
  • 4. Allegro - Jorge Bolet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  • 4. Au bord d'une source
  • Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418 (after Mozart)
  • 4. Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
  • 3.Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
  • No.12 Chasse neige (Andante con moto)
  • 2. Adagio - Jorge Bolet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  • 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
  • 5. Orage
  • 1. Gondoliera
  • 4. Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este
  • Andante sostenuto -
  • 2. Il Penseroso
  • Valse Impromptu
  • Reminiscences de Norma, S.394 (after Bellini)
  • No.8 Wilde Jagd (Presto furioso)
  • No.7 Eroica (Allegro)
  • 3. Tarantella
  • Der Müller und der Bach (after Schubert)
  • 1. Allegro con fuoco - Jorge Bolet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  • No.2 Gnomenreigen
  • Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso - Recita- tivo
  • 3. Presto - Jorge Bolet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
  • 6. Vallée d'Obermann
  • Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3
  • Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 - Arr. by Liszt from: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S.298
  • Erlkönig, S.558 No.4 Piano transcription after Schubert's D.328
  • Consolation No.1, Andante con moto
  • Auf dem Wasser zu singen, S. 558 No.2 piano transcription after Schubert
  • 2. Canzone
  • Ständchen ("Horch, horch! die Lerch"), S.558 No.9 piano transcription after Schubert
  • Das Wandern, S565/1 (after Schubert)
  • No. 3 in D flat "Un sospiro" (Allegro affettuoso)
  • No.10 Allegro agitato molto
  • 1. La Chapelle de Guilaume Tell
  • 2. Au lac de Wallenstadt
  • Die Post, S561/4 (after Schubert)
  • 3. Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa
  • 3. La Campanella
  • Liebestraum No.1, S.541 No.1
  • No.1 Waldesrauschen
  • Wohin?, S565/5 (after Schubert)
  • Lebe Wohl!, S563/1 (after Schubert)
  • No.11 Harmonies du soir (Andantino)
  • Consolation No.4, Quasi Adagio
  • 6. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
  • Consolation No.2, Un poco più mosso
  • Allegro energico - Andante sostenuto - Lento assai
  • No.2 Molto vivace
  • Grand Galop Chromatique
  • Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C sharp minor, S.244
  • No. 7 Funérailles
  • No.1 Prélude (Presto)
  • 3. Pastorale
  • Ballade No.2 in B minor, S.171
  • No. 1 in A flat "Il lamento" (A capriccio - Allegro cantabile)
  • 8. La mal du pays
  • No.3 Paysage (Poco adagio)
  • Fantasia on Hungarian Folk tunes, S.123 - Jorge Bolet, London Symphony Orchestra, Iván Fischer
  • Die Forelle, S. 564 piano transcription after Schubert
  • 7. Après un lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)
  • Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera
  • Liebestraum No.2, S.541 No.2
  • No.3 Aufenthalt
  • No. 2 in F minor "La leggierezza" (A capriccio - Quasi allegretto)
  • Der Lindenbaum, S246/7 (after Schubert)
  • Consolation No.6, S.172 No.6, Allegretto sempre cantabile
  • No.6 Vision (Lento)
  • Lob der Thränen, S557 (after Schubert)
  • Consolation No.5, Andantino
  • Malédiction for piano and orchestra, S121 - Jorge Bolet, London Symphony Orchestra, Iván Fischer
  • 1. Sposalizio
  • Totentanz, S.126. Paraphrase on "Dies Irae"for piano and orchestra - Jorge Bolet, London Symphony Orchestra, Iván Fischer
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2001-11-11
Run time: 543 min.
Creator: Jorge Bolet
RRP: £45.99
Price: £26.39

Review Liszt: Piano Music / Universal Classics:


Review RCA Red Seal / Richard Strauss - (4) Last Songs; Songs with Orchestra
Tracks Richard Strauss - (4) Last Songs; Songs with Orchestra
  • Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1
  • Fruhling
  • Beim Schlafengehn
  • Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Suite
  • Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4
  • Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1
  • September
  • Muttertandelei, Op. 43 No. 2
  • Cacilie, Op. 27 No. 2
  • Im Abendrot
Publisher: RCA Red Seal
Release date: 2004-05-10
Run time: 69 min.
Creator: Renée Fleming
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.82

Review Richard Strauss - (4) Last Songs; Songs with Orchestra / RCA Red Seal:


Review Decca / Verdi: La Traviata
Tracks Verdi: La Traviata
  • "Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende" - Leah-Marian Jones, Leo Nucci, Frank Lopardo, Robin Leggate, Richard van Allan, Mark Beesley, Angela Gheorghiu, Roderick Earle, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Addio del passato" - Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Follie! Delirio vano è questo!" - "Sempre libera" - Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Pura siccome un angelo" - Leo Nucci, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi) - Leah-Marian Jones, Frank Lopardo, Angela Gheorghiu, Robin Leggate, Richard van Allan, Mark Beesley, Roderick Earle, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Annina, donde vieni?" - "Oh mio rimorso!" - Frank Lopardo, Gillian Knight, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core" - Leah-Marian Jones, Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Robin Leggate, Leo Nucci, Richard van Allan, Mark Beesley, Roderick Earle, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Un dì, quando le veneri" - Leo Nucci, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Largo a quadrupede" - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Né rispondi d'un padre all'affetto?" - "No, non udrai rimproveri" - Leo Nucci, Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Imponete" "Non amarlo ditegli" - Angela Gheorghiu, Leo Nucci, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Di Madride noi siam mattadori" - Leah-Marian Jones, Roderick Earle, Mark Beesley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Dammi tu forza, o cielo!" - Angela Gheorghiu, Gillian Knight, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Di Provenza il mar, il suol" - Leo Nucci, Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Che è ciò?" - Leah-Marian Jones, Frank Lopardo, Robin Leggate, Richard van Allan, Mark Beesley, Roderick Earle, Angela Gheorghiu, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Ah, non più!" - "Ah! Gran Dio! Morir sì giovine" - Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "E strano!" - "Ah, fors'è lui" - Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Un dì felice, eterea" - Frank Lopardo, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Ah, vive sol quel core" - Frank Lopardo, Bryan Secombe, Leo Nucci, Neil Griffiths, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Alfredo?" "Per Parigi or or partiva" - Angela Gheorghiu, Gillian Knight, Leo Nucci, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Noi siamo zingarelle" - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Avrem lieta di maschere la notte" - Leah-Marian Jones, Roderick Earle, Mark Beesley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Signora..." "Che t'accade?" - Gillian Knight, Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Lunge da lei" - "De' miei bollenti spiriti" - Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Prendi, quest'è l'immagine" - Leo Nucci, Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Gillian Knight, Mark Beesley, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Invitato a qui seguirmi" - Leah-Marian Jones, Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Robin Leggate, Richard van Allan, Mark Beesley, Roderick Earle, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Annina?" "Comandate?" - Angela Gheorghiu, Gillian Knight, Mark Beesley, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Non sapete quale affetto" - Angela Gheorghiu, Leo Nucci, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Ebben? che diavol fate?" - Robin Leggate, Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • Prelude - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora" - Leah-Marian Jones, Robin Leggate, Richard van Allan, Mark Beesley, Roderick Earle, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Dell'invito trascorsa è già l'ora" - Leah-Marian Jones, Angela Gheorghiu, Roderick Earle, Richard van Allan, Mark Beesley, Robin Leggate, Frank Lopardo, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Ogni suo aver tal femmina" - Frank Lopardo, Robin Leggate, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Alfredo! Voi!" - Leah-Marian Jones, Robin Leggate, Roderick Earle, Mark Beesley, Frank Lopardo, Angela Gheorghiu, Richard van Allan, Rodney Gibson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Che fai?" "Nulla" - Frank Lopardo, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo" - Frank Lopardo, Angela Gheorghiu, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Ah, Violetta!" "Voi? Signor?" - Leo Nucci, Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • "Ah! Dite alla giovine" - Angela Gheorghiu, Leo Nucci, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
  • Prelude - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Georg Solti
Publisher: Decca
Release date: 1995-06-20
Run time: 127 min.
Creator: Leah-Marian Jones
RRP: £30.99
Price: £13.89

Review Verdi: La Traviata / Decca:


Review Cfp / Elgar: Symphony No.2 / Sea Pictures
Tracks Elgar: Symphony No.2 / Sea Pictures
  • Sea Pictures Op.37: II. In Haven (Capri) - Bernadette Greevy
  • Symphony No.2 In E Flat Op.63: III. Rondo (Presto) - London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Symphony No.2 In E Flat Op.63: IV. Moderato E Maestoso - David Bell
  • Sea Pictures Op.37: III. Sabbath Morning At Sea - David Bell
  • Sea Pictures Op.37: V. The Swimmer - David Bell
  • Sea Pictures Op.37: IV. Where Corals Lie - Bernadette Greevy
  • Symphony No.2 In E Flat Op.63: II. Larghetto - London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sea Pictures Op.37: I. Sea Slumber-Song - Bernadette Greevy
  • Symphony No.2 In E Flat Op.63: I. Allegro Vivace E Nobilmente - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Publisher: Cfp
Release date: 2002-05-06
Run time: 79 min.
Creator: Bernadette Greevy
RRP: £4.99
Price: £3.94

Review Elgar: Symphony No.2 / Sea Pictures / Cfp:


Review Universal Classics / Haydn: Heiligmesse / Paukenmesse
Tracks Haydn: Heiligmesse / Paukenmesse
  • Kyrie - Joanne Lunn, Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Benedictus - Joanne Lunn, Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Sanctus - Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Credo: Credo in unum Deum
  • Benedictus
  • Gloria: Quoniam tu solus sanctus - Joanne Lunn, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Credo in unum Deum
  • Sanctus
  • Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo
  • Agnus Dei
  • Credo: Et incarnatus est - Joanne Lunn, Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Agnus Dei
  • Et incarnatus est - Joanne Lunn, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Sara Mingardo, Elinor Carter, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt, Julian Clarkson, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Gratias agimus tibi - Joanne Lunn, Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt, English Baroque Soloists, The Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Kyrie
  • Insanae et vanae curae (1809) [spurious]
  • Quoniam tu solus Sanctus
  • Et resurrexit
  • Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi - Brindley Sherratt, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Credo: Et resurrexit tertia die - Joanne Lunn, Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
  • Dona nobis pacem
  • Gloria in excelsis Deo
  • Dona Nobis - Joanne Lunn, Sara Mingardo, Topi Lehtipuu, Brindley Sherratt, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2003-04-14
Run time: 78 min.
Creator: Topi Lehtipuu
RRP: £9.99
Price: £5.98

Review Haydn: Heiligmesse / Paukenmesse / Universal Classics:

This pairing of the Heiligmesse and the Paukenmesse, both composed in 1796, is a fine idea. The Paukenmesse, also known as the "Mass in Time of War" was composed when the Napoleonic War was at its peak; Haydn's wild use of tympani in the Agnus Dei movement and the trumpets and drums elsewhere are a sort-of Viennese answer to the menace. The Heiligmesse also has some martial qualities (its Agnus Dei has great majesty), but it is more soulful and somehow simpler, particularly in its solo vocal writing. Both are wonderfully symphonic. Gardiner and his period-instrument band, soloists and chorus approach both works head on, with great energy and ideal voice-instrument balance. The drama is present, but so is the piety; the introspective moments of the Heiligmesse's Gloria are given their due, even with the movement's inevitable forward propulsion. Tempi seem just right throughout. These are the versions of these masses that should be in your collection. -Robert Levine, Amazon. com.

Review Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Haydn / Hummel / Neruda: Trumpet Concertos
Tracks Haydn / Hummel / Neruda: Trumpet Concertos
  • HAYDN: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1 - Andante
  • WEBER: Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra in F major - Variation I
  • WEBER: Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra in F major - Theme: Larghetto
  • WEBER: Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra in F major - Variation II
  • NERUDA: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major - Allegro
  • NERUDA: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major - Vivace
  • HAYDN: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1 - Allegro
  • HUMMEL: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E major, s49 - Allegro con spirito
  • WEBER: Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra in F major - Variation III
  • NERUDA: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major - Largo
  • HAYDN: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major, Hob.VIIe:1 - Allegro
  • HUMMEL: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E major, s49 - Andante
  • HUMMEL: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E major, s49 - Rondo
  • WEBER: Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra in F major - Variation IV: Tempo di Polacca
  • WEBER: Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra in F major - Largo
Publisher: Naxos
Release date: 2003-06-02
Run time: 57 min.
Creator: Niklas Eklund
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.22

Review Haydn / Hummel / Neruda: Trumpet Concertos / Swedish Chamber Orchestra:


Review Joan Sutherland / Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
Tracks Donizetti: La Fille du régiment
  • Quoi! vous m'aimez? - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Monica Sinclair, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Au bruit de la guerre - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Ecoutez-moi, de grâce - Luciano Pavarotti, Monica Sinclair, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Edith Coates, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • La la la ...chacum le sait, chacun le dit - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Rataplan, rataplan, rataplan - Eric Garrett, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Allons, allons, march', march' - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Ils l'ont emmené brutalement - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Dès que l'appel sonne - Spiro Malas, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Pour une femme de mon nom - Monica Sinclair, Alan Jones, Jules Bruyere, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Je suis soldat - Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Eric Garrett, Joan Sutherland, Monica Sinclair, Jules Bruyere, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Le jour naissait dans le bocage - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Monica Sinclair, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • C'en est donc fait - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Luciano Pavarotti, Jules Bruyere, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • La romance perdue, on la retrouvée - Joan Sutherland, Spiro Malas, Monica Sinclair, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Sacré nom d'une pipe! - Spiro Malas, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Oui! Quand le destin, au milieu de la guerre - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Monica Sinclair, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Eric Garrett, Edith Coates, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • L'ennemi s'avance - Jules Bruyere, Monica Sinclair, Alan Jones, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête! - Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Tous les trois réunis - Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Le camarade est amoureux! - Eric Garrett, Luciano Pavarotti, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Overture - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Ah!, c'est elle! - Monica Sinclair, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Spiro Malas, Jules Bruyere, Edith Coates, Eric Garrett, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
  • Entr'acte ... Enfin la voilà - Monica Sinclair, Spiro Malas, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge
Publisher: Decca
Release date: 1986-08-14
Run time: 106 min.
Creator: Gaetano Donizetti
RRP: £22.99
Price: £13.72

Review Donizetti: La Fille du régiment / Joan Sutherland:


Review Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy
Tracks Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy
  • O Pastor Animarum
  • Cum processit factura digiti Dei
  • Nunc aperuit nobis
  • Instrumental Suck Instrumental Piece
  • Alma Redemptoris Mater
  • Ave Maria, O auctrix vite
  • O ignis spiritus Paracliti
  • O choruscans stellarum
  • Quia ergo femina mortem instruxit
  • O vis aeternitatis - Sequentia
  • O virdissima virga, Ave
  • O tu suavissima virga
  • O virgia mediatrix
  • Spiritus Sanctus vivificans vite
  • O nobilissima viriditas
  • Caritas habundat in omnia
Publisher: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
Release date: 1995-02-06
Run time: 73 min.
Creator: Sequentia
RRP: £15.99
Price: £4.91

Review Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi:

Although Hildegard von Bingen's music has been around for 900 years-and recordings of her music for decades-it seems that only now, as we approach the turn of another millennium, the time is right for the world to pay attention. In this first-rate traversal of her music-the most popular of several volumes released by the early-music ensemble Sequentia-we hear music that resulted from Hildegard's legendary visions, which often included song texts that she subsequently collected and dispensed to her religious community of women. As rendered here by the voices and instruments of Sequentia, her music invokes an unobscured sense of mystery, conforming to Hildegard's belief that music was our bridge to the harmonies of the heavens. Whether or not we're experiencing that "heavenly harmony" here, the simple, direct, beautifully turned melodies, sung by pure, finely tuned, warm-coloured women's voices, often eerily accompanied by an instrumental drone, is heavenly enough. -David Vernier.

Review Universal Classics / Bruch: The Complete Violin Concertos
Tracks Bruch: The Complete Violin Concertos
  • 1. Andante con moto - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 1. Adagio non troppo - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • Einleitung (Grave) - Salvatore Accardo, Elisabeth Unger, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 1. Vorspiel (Allegro moderato) - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 4. Allegro energico e vivace - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 2. Adagio - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 2. Adagio - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 3. Notturno - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 3. Finale (Allegro energico) - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 2. Allegro moderato, alla marcia - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 3. Andante sostenuto - Salvatore Accardo, Elisabeth Unger, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 1. Adagio cantabile - Salvatore Accardo, Elisabeth Unger, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 4. Finale (Allegro guerriero) - Salvatore Accardo, Elisabeth Unger, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 1. Allegro energico - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 3. Finale (Allegro molto) - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 3. Finale (Allegro molto) - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 2b. Adagio - Salvatore Accardo, Elisabeth Unger, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 2. Recit. (Allegro moderato - Allegro - Andante sostenuto) - Salvatore Accardo, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
  • 2a. Scherzo (Allegro) - Salvatore Accardo, Elisabeth Unger, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 1998-03-16
Run time: 156 min.
Creator: Salvatore Accardo
RRP: £10.99
Price: £7.09

Review Bruch: The Complete Violin Concertos / Universal Classics:


Review Classic FM / Classic FM - Hall of Fame Gold
Tracks Classic FM - Hall of Fame Gold
  • Largo al Factotum (Barber of Seville) - Rossini
  • Che Galida Manina - Puccini
  • Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco) - Verdi
  • La ci darem la mano (Don Giovani) - Mozart
  • Piano Concerto No.3 1st Movement (Shine) - Rachmaninov
  • Dance of the Reed Flutes The Nutcracker
  • Song to the Moon (Rusalka) - Dvorak
  • Hebrides Overture - Mendelssohn
  • Lord of the Rings Theme
  • Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana) - Mascagni
  • Star Wars - John Williams
  • Nessun Dorma (Turandot) - Puccini
  • Harry Potter Theme - John Williams
  • Rose Adagio from Sleeping Beauty - Tchaikovsky
  • Brindisi - Verdi
  • Ride of the Valkyries (Apocalypse Now) - Wagner
  • Symphony No 5 4th Movement (Death in Venice) - Mahler
  • Flower Duet - Delibes
  • Piano Sonata No 23 2nd Movement - Beethoven
  • Piano Concerto No 2 (Brief Encounter) - Rachmaninov
  • Cello Concerto (1st & 2nd Movements) - Elgar
  • Casta Diva (Norma) - Bellini
  • Organ Symphony 4th Movement (from Babe) - Saint-Saens
  • Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Pearl Fishers) - Bizet
  • Humming Chorus - Puccini
  • Symphony No 3 3rd Movement - Brahms
  • Adagio for Strings (Platoon) -
  • Celeste Aida (Aida) - Verdi
  • O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) - Puccini
  • Violin Concerto No 1 in G Minor 3rd Movement - Bruch
  • Torreadors Song
Publisher: Classic FM
Release date: 2003-04-05
Creator: Léo Delibes
RRP: £18.99
Price: £13.31

Review Classic FM - Hall of Fame Gold / Classic FM:

This handsome three-CD set from Classic FM pulls together some of the pieces which have featured most regularly in the radio station's annual Hall of Fame poll in the 10 years since the station was founded in 1992. The three discs are divided into "Hall of Fame at the Movies", "Hall of Fame at the Opera" and "Hall of Fame Classics". There's something for everyone here and even a few surprises, including music from John Williams' beautifully crafted soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ("Hedwig's Theme") and Howard Shore's score for The Lord of the Rings. The opera disc has plenty for Lesley Garrett fans to chew over, including Delibes' "Flower Duet" from Lakmé, Dvorák's haunting "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka and Mascagni's stirring "Easter Hymn" from Cavalleria Rusticana. The performances are all fine, with some outstanding ones: the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Enrique Batiz produces some beautifully transparent textures in the final movement of Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony (heard in the film Babe). -Warwick Thompson.

Review Double Decca / Vivaldi : Gloria (Nulla in mundo pax sincera)
Tracks Vivaldi : Gloria (Nulla in mundo pax sincera)
  • Adagio - Allegro: Qui tollis peccata mundi - Simon Preston, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music
  • Adagio: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei - Carolyn Watkinson, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • 1. "Nisi Dominus" (Allegro) - James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • 6. "Beatus vir" (Andante) - James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • 2.Vanum est vobis. 3.Surgite postquam sederitis - James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • Largo: Domine Deus, Rex Coelestis - Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • Lungi dal vago volto - Catherine Bott, New London Consort, Philip Pickett
  • Alle grezza mio core - Catherine Bott, New London Consort, Philip Pickett
  • 4. Alleluia (Allegro) - Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • All'ombra di sospetto - Catherine Bott, New London Consort, Philip Pickett
  • Vengo a voi luci adorate - Catherine Bott, New London Consort, Philip Pickett
  • Et in terra pax - The Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Simon Preston
  • O quanti amanti - Catherine Bott, New London Consort, Philip Pickett
  • Allegro: Domini fili unigenite - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • Adagio - Allegro: Gratias agimus tibi - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • In qual strano...Se a me rivolge il ciglio - Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • Allegro: Laudamus te - Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • 5. "Sicut sagittae" (Allegro) - James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • Propter magnum gloriam - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • Trio Sonata in B minor for 2 Violins and Continuo, Op.1/11 , RV 79 "La Follia" - The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • Allegro: Quoniam tu solus sanctus - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • 4. "Cum dederit" (Andante) - James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • Portando in sen l'ardor - Catherine Bott, New London Consort, Philip Pickett
  • Allegro: Cum Sancto Spiritu - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • 1. Nulla in mundo pax (Larghetto) - Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • 7. Gloria Patris. 8. Sicut erat in principio 9. Amen - James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • Allegro: Qui sedes ad dexteram patris - Carolyn Watkinson, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • Gloria in excelsis - Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
  • Amor, hai vinto...Passo di pena in pena - Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
  • Blande colore...Spirat anguis inter flores - Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
Publisher: Double Decca
Release date: 1997-11-10
Run time: 114 min.
Creator: James Bowman
RRP: £10.99
Price: £6.96

Review Vivaldi : Gloria (Nulla in mundo pax sincera) / Double Decca:


Review Chandos Brass / 150 Years of Black Dyke
Tracks 150 Years of Black Dyke
  • Elegy From A Downland Suite - Ireland
  • Dance Of The Tumblers
  • Serenade From Sonata, Serenade and Scherzo
  • Can-Can From Orpheus In the Underworld
  • Alpine Echoes & Post Horn Gallop
  • Praeludium
  • Finale From The New World Symphony
  • Famous British Marches Medley
  • Overture: The Ruler Of The Spirits
  • Deep Harmony, Hymn Tune
  • Midwest March
  • Capriccio Brillante
  • Serenata
  • March: The Champions
Publisher: Chandos Brass
Release date: 2000-01-01
Run time: 57 min.
Creator: Black Dyke Mills Band
RRP: £4.99
Price: £5.12

Review 150 Years of Black Dyke / Chandos Brass:


Review Duo / The Best of Chopin
Tracks The Best of Chopin
  • 3. Marche funèbre (Lento) - Rafael Orozco
  • Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1 - Stephen Kovacevich
  • Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.51 - Stephen Kovacevich
  • No. 9 in G flat, "Butterfly Wings" - Nikita Magaloff
  • Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 - Rafael Orozco
  • 9. in E major - Nikita Magaloff
  • 4. in E minor - Nikita Magaloff
  • Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie - Stephen Kovacevich
  • Mazurka No.38 in F sharp minor Op.59 No.3 - Nikita Magaloff
  • Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23 - Adam Harasiewicz
  • Nocturne No.18 in E, Op.62 No.2 - Stephen Kovacevich
  • No. 3. in E "Tristesse" - Nikita Magaloff
  • Waltz No.6 in D flat, Op.64 No.1 -"Minute" - Zoltán Kocsis
  • Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60 - Stephen Kovacevich
  • 7. in A major - Nikita Magaloff
  • Mazurka No.36 in A minor Op.59 No.1 - Nikita Magaloff
  • No. 1 in A flat "Harp Study" - Nikita Magaloff
  • Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2 - Zoltán Kocsis
  • 15. in D flat major ("Raindrop") - Nikita Magaloff
  • No. 12. in C minor "Revolutionary" - Nikita Magaloff
  • Mazurka No.41 in C sharp minor Op.63 No.3 - Stephen Kovacevich
  • Waltz No.5 in A flat, Op.42 - "Grande valse" - Zoltán Kocsis
  • Mazurka No.37 in A flat Op.59 No.2 - Nikita Magaloff
  • Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52 - Claudio Arrau
  • Nocturne No.8 in D flat, Op.27 No.2 - Claudio Arrau
  • Polonaise No.6 in A flat, Op.53 -"Heroic" - Gyorgy Cziffra
  • Mazurka No.39 in B Op.63 No.1 - Stephen Kovacevich
  • Impromptu No.4 in C sharp minor, Op.66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" - Bella Davidovich
  • No. 5. in G flat "Black Keys" - Nikita Magaloff
  • Mazurka No.40 in F minor Op.63 No.2 - Stephen Kovacevich
  • Impromptu No.1 in A flat, Op.29 - Bella Davidovich
  • Berceuse in D flat, Op.57 - Rafael Orozco
Publisher: Duo
Release date: 1995-05-05
Run time: 154 min.
Creator: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin
RRP: £10.99
Price: £6.94

Review The Best of Chopin / Duo:


Review Universal Classics / Bach: 6 Cello Suites BWV 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011 & 1012
Tracks Bach: 6 Cello Suites BWV 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011 & 1012
  • 6. Gigue
  • 4. Sarabande
  • 1. Prélude
  • 6. Gigue
  • 6. Gigue
  • 5. Gavotte I-II
  • 5. Menuet I-II
  • 4. Sarabande
  • 5. Bourrée I-II
  • 1. Prélude
  • 4. Sarabande
  • 3. Courante
  • 4. Sarabande
  • 2. Allemande
  • 2. Allemande
  • 6. Gigue
  • 3. Courante
  • 3. Courante
  • 1. Prélude
  • 3. Courante
  • 6. Gigue
  • 3. Courante
  • 2. Allemande
  • 1. Prélude
  • 2. Allemande
  • 2. Allemande
  • 6. Gigue
  • 3. Courante
  • 4. Sarabande
  • 5. Bourrée I-II
  • 4. Sarabande
  • 1. Prélude
  • 2. Allemande
  • 5. Gavotte I-II
  • 1. Prélude
  • 5. Menuet I-II
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 1996-10-14
Run time: 138 min.
Creator: Pierre Fournier
RRP: £15.99
Price: £7.97

Review Bach: 6 Cello Suites BWV 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011 & 1012 / Universal Classics:


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  • Tosca-Mario, Mario, Mario ! - G.Puccini
  • Tosca-E Lucevan Le Stelle - G.Puccini
  • L'elisir D'amore-Una Furtiva Lagrima - Donizetti
  • Manon Lescaut-Donna Non Vidi Mai - G.Puccini
  • A Dream - Grieg
  • Cavalleria Rusticana-Siciliana, O Lola - Mascagni
  • Pagliacci-Vesti La Giubba - Leoncavallo
  • Turandot-Nessun Dorma - G.Puccini
  • Zueignung, Op.10, No.1 - R.Strauss
  • Eugene Onegin-Förbi, Förbi - P.Tchaikovski
  • Rigoletto-La Donna E Mobile - Verdi
  • Manon Lescaut-Oh, Saro La Piu Bella !, Tu, Tu, Amore ? Tu ? - G.Puccini
  • La Boheme-Che Gelida Manina - G.Puccini
  • The Pearl Fishers - Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Bizet
  • Aida-Se Quel Guerriero Io Fossi, Celeste Aida - Verdi
  • Andrea Chenier-Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio - Giordano
  • Otello Ho!-Monstruosa Colpa !, Si, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro ! - Verdi
  • Ständchen - F.Schubert
  • Prince Igor-Vladimir's Recitative And Cavatina - Borodin
  • Tosca-O Dolci Mani - G.Puccini
  • Turandot-Signore, Ascolta ! Non Piangere, Liu - G.Puccini
  • Turandot-Nessun Dorma - G.Puccini
  • Aida-La Fatal Pietra, O Terra Addio - Verdi
  • An Silvia, Was Ist Silvia ? - F.Schubert
  • Rigoletto-Ella Mi Fu Rapita, Parmi Veder Le Lagrime - Verdi
  • Faust, Salut, Demeure Chaste Et Pure - Gounod
  • Martha-M'appari Tutt'amor - Flotow
  • Don Carlo-Io L'ho Perduta ! Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere - Verdi
  • The Trout - F.Schubert
  • Tosca-Recondita Aromina With Fernando Corena, Bass - G.Puccini
  • La Boheme- In Un Coupe ? O Mimi, Tu Piu Non Torni - G.Puccini
  • La Forza Del Destino-Solenne In Quest'ora - Verdi
Publisher: RCA Victor
Release date: 2001-03-31
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.40

Review Jussi Björling - The Ultimate Collection / Jussi Bjorling:


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