Academy of St Martin in the Fields

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Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248

Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248


Elly Ameling, Janet Baker, Robert Tear & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge & Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Philip Ledger

Johann Sebastian Bach performed his Christmas Oratorio during the festive season 1734/5 in Leipzig. It does not conform to the usual meaning of the word Oratorio in that it is not a single self-contained work but is split into six sections or cantatas for six different services between Christmas Day and Epiphany, indeed the soloists and instrumentalists employed are varied thus enforcing the view that Bach did not expect all six to be performed in one evening concert. There is the usual blend of choruses and chorales for the choir with arias and recitatives for the soloists with the Tenor also allocated the role of Evangelist.

This recording, featuring the choir of King’s College, Cambridge, together with soloists closely associated with the works of the composer and of international renown, took place in July and December 1976 in King’s College Chapel with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields under the direction of the Sir Philip Ledger, the then College musical director

EMI Gemini - 2176252

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Joshua Bell plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Joshua Bell plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons


Tartini:

Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill'

Vivaldi:

The Four Seasons


Joshua Bell (violin and conductor) & John Constable (harpsichord continuo)

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

As an exclusive Sony Classical artist, Joshua Bell has released a series of albums to critical and popular acclaim. Known both for his riveting artistry and his daring choice of repertoire and collaborators, Bell is no less innovative in the way he reinvigorates Vivaldi’s perennial favourite. Bell explains his take on Vivaldi’s classic: “You will never hear two versions of The Four Seasons that are alike, which is why I think there is always room for another view of the piece. My version is very personal.”Widely considered one of the premiere violinists of his generation, Bell is joined on this studio release by the celebrated musicians of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, who toured the work with him prior to the recording sessions. This recording of The Four Seasons is coupled with another masterpiece of Baroque virtuosity, Giuseppe Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill Sonata.

“…Bell has the lightness and quickness of Mercury in passagework, and a smooth and sweet lyricism no less divine in the slower sections. …he is well matched by the ASMF, their sound ample and softly comfortable yet clean and clear.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2008

“If you like your Baroque music with a Romantic gloss, this will be for you.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 ***

Sony - 88697110132

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Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin & Khachaturian

Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin & Khachaturian


Borodin:

Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

Khachaturian:

Masquerade: Waltz

Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia

Sabre Dance from Gayane

Rimsky Korsakov:

Sheherazade, Op. 35

Flight of the Bumble Bee


Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham Philharmonia Orchestra, Beecham Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian, Efrem Kurtz, Sir Neville Marriner & Takuo Yuasa

EMI Classics for Pleasure - 2282802

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The Essential Vaughan Williams

The Essential Vaughan Williams


Vaughan Williams:

The Lark Ascending

Hugh Bean (violin)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Linden Lea

words by William Barnes)

Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) & Gerald Moore (piano)

Fantasia on Greensleeves

Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli

Silent Noon

Ian Bostridge (tenor) & Julius Drake (piano)

English Folk Song Suite

(orch. Gordon Jacob)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

The Vagabond (from Songs of Travel)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & David Willison (piano)

Serenade to Music

(original version with 16 soloists)

Norma Burrowes, Sheila Armstrong, Susan Longfield, Marie Hayward (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson, Gloria Jennings, Shirley Minty, Meriel Dickinson (contralto), Ian Partridge, Bernard Dickerson, Wynford Evans, Kenneth Bowen (tenor), Richard Angas, John Carol Case, John Noble & Christopher Keyte (bass)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Prelude on 'Rhosymedre'

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli

The Wasps Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Loch Lomond

Ian Partridge (tenor)

London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop

Ca' the Yowes

Ian Partridge (tenor)

London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop

Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus'

Jacques Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks

O Taste and See

James Lancelot (organ) & Ivan Sharpe (treble)

Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary

Bushes and Briars

Baccholian Singers of London

Wassail Song

Baccholian Singers of London

For all the saints (Sine nomine)

John Scott Whiteley (organ)

York Minster Choir, Philip Moore

The truth sent from above

hoir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks

Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)

The Lamb

Ian Partridge (tenor) & Janet Craxton (oboe)

Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica'

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Orpheus With His Lute

(first setting)

David Daniels (countertenor) & Martin Katz (piano)

Mass in G minor – Kyrie

John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor) & David van Asch (bass)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks

The blessed Son of God

Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks

Come down, O Love divine

(trans. R. F. Littledale – v.4 arr. Williamson)

Thomas Williamson (organ)

The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune 'All people that on earth do dwell'

(William Kethe – Louis Bourgeois arr. RVW; version for brass ensemble and organ by Roy Douglas)

Benjamin Bayl (organ)

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury


EMI - 2079922

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Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2, etc.

Bizet:

L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2

La jolie fille de Perth suite

Carmen Suite No. 1

Carmen Suite No. 2

Symphony in C


Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Orchestre de Paris, Neville Marriner & Daniel Barenboim

EMI Gemini - 5176492

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McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum (Behold my Heart)

McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum (Behold my Heart)

Filmed live at the Royal Albert Hall


Kate Royal (soprano) & Colm Carey (organ)

Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, The Boys of King's College Choir, Cambridge, The Boys of Magdalen College Choir & London Voices, Gavin Greenaway

The DVD includes one hour documentary featuring interviews with Paul McCartney, Kate Royal, Anthony Smith & Bill Ives

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Format: NTSC

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Kate Royal - Recital

Kate Royal - Recital


anon.:

The Sprig of Thyme

arranged John Fraser

Canteloube:

Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro

Malurous qu’o uno fenno (3rd series, no.5) from Chants d’Auvergne

La Delaïssado (2nd series, no.4) from Chants d’Auvergne

Debussy:

Lia's Aria (‘l'enfant Prodigue')

Delibes:

Les filles de Cadix

Chanson Espagnole

Granados:

Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor

Orff:

Carmina Burana: In trutina

Ravel:

Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera

Rodrigo:

Pastorcito santo - ¿Con qué la lavaré? - Vos me matasteis

Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De dónde venís, amore?

Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los álamos vengo, madre

Strauss, R:

Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1

Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden, Op. 68 No. 2

Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4

Stravinsky:

Anne's Lullaby from The Rake's Progress, Act III

No word from Tom (from The Rake's Progress)

Cabaletta “I go, I go to him” from The Rake’s Progress, Scene III


Kate Royal (soprano)

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Edward Gardner

“Creamy and pure, Royal's voice is directly in the aristocratic line of Kiri Te Kanewa and Reneé Fleming” Gramophone Magazine

“This CD represents something of a triumph not for one young artist but for two. ENO's new music director, Edward Gardner, conducts the accompaniments, with the Academy of St Martin's on fine form. Kate Royal matches him precisely. Each item is beautifully vocalised, but she too is alert to detail. In the Ravel Vocalise en forme de habanera, she finesses her tone and colour and even her pitch to give us the sensual, Spanish, hot-summer-afternoon feel of the piece. In Delibes's Les filles de Cadix, her trills are a delight, but so is the immediacy of her response to the rhythms.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2007 *****

GGramophone Magazine

Disc of the Month - October 2007

BBC Music Magazine

Choral & Song Choice - September 2007

EMI - 3944192

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Bach, J S: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1-7 BWV1052-1058, etc.

Bach, J S:

Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1-7 BWV1052-1058

French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816


Andrei Gavrilov (piano)

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner

EMI Gemini - 3814822

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Villa-Lobos - Instrumental and Orchestral Works

Villa-Lobos - Instrumental and Orchestral Works


Villa-Lobos:

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 for piano and orchestra

Mômoprecóce, fantasy for piano & orchestra, A. 240

Fantasia for Saxophone & Chamber Orchestra

Guitar Concerto

A Prole do Bebê, book 1

Festa no sertão

Chôros No. 5 'Alma Brasileira' for piano

A Lenda do Caboclo

Impressões Seresteiras


Cristina Ortiz, John Harle & Angel Romero

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Neville Marriner & Jésus López-Cobos

EMI Gemini - 3815292

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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc.

Rodrigo:

Concierto de Aranjuez

Fantasia para un Gentilhombre

Cançoneta for violin & string orchestra

Trois petites pieces: I Ya se van los patores · II Por caminos de Santiago · III Pequeña sevillana


Pepe Romero (guitar), Augustín Leon Ara (violin) & Christine Pendrill (cor anglais)

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Recorded: Watford Town Hall, London, July 1992

Philips - Originals - 4758248

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