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TRACKLIST: 1. Overture Act One: 2. Introduction and Entrance: Three cheers for Lisa 3. This isn't the only time 4. I tremble whenever I enter this room 5. Now will you join me in a little cup of tea? 6. Before the window of my beloved 7. Finale, Act One: We are alone Act Two: 8. Prelude 9. Entrance of Sou Chong 10. Ah, who has given us our dream come true? 11. In pagodas 'cross the nation 12. Love for me, and Love for you 13. My heart belongs to you! 14. I long for my homeland, so far away 15. Chinese Wedding Procession 16. Finale, Act Two: I forbid you to go! Act Three: 17. Love cannot fail 18. Zig, zig, zig! 19. It's strange how happiness so quickly fades 20. Finale, Act Three: The sun which shines here
English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Sung in English by an impressive cast, the rarely recorded operettas The Czarevitch and The Land of Smiles are sure to delight. The music of Franz Lehar under the direction of Richard Bonynge is a perfect match. Bonynge delights in rediscovering neglected masterpieces and bringing them to the fore. These works are well known for their demanding tenor roles. On these recordings, Jerry Hadley handles the roles with style and ease. “Jerry Hadley is a fine singing actor, but he is also a superb tenor who brings out the full romantic appeal of the big Act 2 aria. As Lisa, Nancy Gustafson applies her clear soprano to Lehar’s exquisite vocal writing, and her duet with Hadley, “Ah, who has given us our dream come true?”, shows the pair to perfection. In the buffo numbers, Naomi Itami and Lynton Atkinson provide the necessary contrast…. “ Gramophone | 
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Peter Pears (Idomeneo), Anne Pashley (Idamante), Heather Harper (Ilia), Rae Woodland (Elektra) & Robert Tear (Arbace) English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Conducted by Benjamin Britten, using his own performing edition, the opera is sung in English with Peter Pears singing Idomeneo – the only film recording with Peter Pears in the title role. |
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Phyllis Bryn-Julson Artemis Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group & English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate & Sir Simon Rattle |
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| |  | Vaughan Williams - Choral Worksfrom CDA66420, CDA66655, CDA66511 & CDA66569
Vaughan Williams: | Serenade to Music Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Anne Dawson (soprano), Linda
Kitchen (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzosoprano) & John Connell (bass) English Chamber Orchestra Fantasia on Christmas Carols Thomas Allen (baritone) English Chamber Orchestra Flos Campi Nobuko Imai (viola) English Chamber Orchestra Five Mystical Songs Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) English Chamber Orchestra Dona Nobis Pacem A Cantata for soprano and baritone soli, chorus and orchestra Judith Howarth (soprano) & Thomas Allen (baritone) Corydon Orchestra Four Hymns for tenor, viola and strings John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Matthew Souter (viola) Corydon Orchestra O Clap Your Hands (Psalm 47) Lord, Thou has been our refuge Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) The Pilgrim's Progress - A Bunyan Sequence Text and music adapted by Christopher Palmer from the 1942 radio version of The Pilgrim's Progress. Sir John Gielgud, Richard Pasco, Ursula Howells (speakers), Aidan Oliver (treble) The City of London Sinfonia A Song of Thanksgiving Sir John Gielgud (speaker), Lynne Dawson (soprano) & John Scott (organ) The London Oratory Junior Choir Three Choral Hymns Magnificat Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Duke Dobing (flute) & Roger Judd (organ) The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains Bryn Terfel (baritone), Alan Opie (baritone), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Jonathan Best (bass), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Linda Kitchen (soprano) The Hundredth Psalm |
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams’s death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of
the best-selling discs in the the catalogue, the Serenade to Music, and includes such favourites as the Five Mystical Songs
and The Hundreth Psalm. There are also two intriguing pairings: in Dona nobis pacem, RVW warns of the impending
doom of WWII, in A song of thanksgiving we hear his moving response to its successful conclusion; in The shepherds of the
delectable mountains we hear an early working of Bunyan’s literary masterpiece, later extensively reworked in the
landmark 1942 BBC radio production of The Pilgrim’s Progress featuring Sir John Gielgud and reprised here, this time in
condensed form. ‘Performances like these don’t come along very often; each one is an absolute winner, and with rich, atmospheric recording quality the satisfaction is of a very special quality’ (CD Review) |
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| |  | Classic Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis (saxophone) English Chamber Orchestra & Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Litton World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis has always been a man of numerous musical interests. The three-time
Grammy Award-winner, known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope, is equally at home on the stages of the
world’s greatest jazz clubs as major concert halls. It is the latter platform which inspires Classic Branford Marsalis; a
fascinating and diverse collection of his best-loved classical tracks, collected from his previous recordings. |
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| |  | The Very Best of Anne-Sophie Mutter
Bach, J S: | Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Leslie Pearson (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accardo Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Salvatore Accardo (violin), Leslie Pearson (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accardo Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Leslie Pearson (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, Salvatore Accardo | Massenet: | Meditation (from Thais) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Mozart: | Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti | Sarasate: | Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Autumn, RV293 Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan |
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) |
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Philip Jones Brass Ensemble |
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Nigel Kennedy (violin) English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate |
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Gidon Kremer (violin) & Philip Ledger (harpsichord) English Chamber Orchestra, film directed by Christopher Nupen |
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| |  | Lyrita Classics
Balfe: | The Bohemian Girl : Galop Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite | Berners: | The Triumph of Neptune : Hornpipe London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite | Delius: | The Walk to the Paradise Garden London Philharmonic Orchestra, Myer Fredman The Immovable Do London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite | Elgar: | Dorabella (from Enigma Variations) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Andrew Davis Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39 No. 5 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Andrew Davis | Grainger: | Shepherd's Hey London Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite | Harty: | An Irish Symphony : The Fair-Day New Philharmonia Orchestra, Vernon Handley | Holst: | St Paul's Suite, Op. 29 No. 2 English Chamber Orchestra, Imogen Holst | Vaughan Williams: | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Warlock: | Capriol Suite London Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite |
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