GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Overtures (Incl. Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Il Signor Bruschino; La scala di seta) Academy of St Martin in the Fields. conducted by :Sir Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] All Penatone SACDs are 5.1 stereo sound. Playable on all Compact Disc players |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Academy of St Martin in the Fields - 60th Anniversary Edition Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, Iona Brown & Joshua Bell, with Alan Loveday (violin) [ Decca Collectors Edition / 60 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2019 ] This new Edition, an exciting new collaboration between Decca and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, celebrates the Academy's international reputation for its distinctive, polished and refined sound through a selection of 60 recordings from... |
GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL
Händel: Concerti Grossi Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown [ Hanssler Classic / 4 CD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the music by Handel, intrinsically tied to each other with the revival of "ancient music". Founded in 1959 by Neville Marriner and a group of London musicians, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields has... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 4 & 7 Academy of St Martin In The Fields, Joshua Bell [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "These are splendidly alert performances, responding to every nuance in the music, and they made me listen to Beethoven with fresh ears. Particularly impressive is the pianissimo playing Bell obtains from the orchestra...This recording is a real plea |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Overtures & Tone Poems Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2019 ] 'an outstanding version of the Scherzo capriccioso - considered the finest available in its day' Penguin Guide to CDs |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel - Marriner: The Decca Legacy Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 19 CD Box Set - released 22/Mar/2024 ] A unique collection of L'Oiseau-Lyre, Argo, Decca and Philips albums in original covers, showcasing both the genius of Handel and the musicianship of the classic ASMF/Marriner pairing at its most stylish. |
GRIEG / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY
Holberg Suite / Serenades Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner [ Decca Legends / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] the incomparable musicianship of the Academy of St Martin in-the-Fields |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Serenades & Divertimenti Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Philips Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "This reissue … tends to sweep the board. The playing is marvellous, and Marriner's choice of tempi is equally apt. The Argo recording, rich in texture and detail, sounds admirably fresh here. […] The sparkle of this music-making is irresistible."... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Youth Symphonies (Vol 2) Nos 20, 45-47, 51 Academy of St Martin in the fields / Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2005 ] "There's something to enjoy here at nearly every turn." (10/10 for performance and sound quality ClassicsToday.com Aug 2005) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Youth Symphonies (Vol 4) Nos 6, 38, 50-52, 55 [with free Pentatone catalogue] Academy of St Martin in the fields, Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "One would never realize the age of the recordings; sonics are superb and Mozart especially doesn't require a subwoofer channel. If your speakers are correctly set up you shouldn't miss the center channel of the four-channel reproduction. The... |
WALTON / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOLST / DELIUS / ELGAR / etc
Great British Orchestral Classics (Incls 'Nimrod' from 'Enigma' Variations by Elgar, Tintagel by Bax & Summer Night on the River by Delius) Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Bournemouth Sinfonietta / Norman Del Mar / etc [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] Chandos is famous for its recordings of British music and this 2-CD set, available for the price of one full-price disc, is a compilation of some of its finest and most popular recordings. |
GORDON GETTY
Getty: Orchestral Works Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "...the Ancestor and Homework Suites offer a winning series of orchestral miniatures, beautifully, sometimes robustly scored...Marriner and the Academy play all this music with great character and finesse, and the pianissimo strings are often... |
ENESCO / STRAUSS / SHOSTAKOVICH
Chamber Works Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble [ CHANDOS / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] |
LOUIS SPOHR
Double Quartets Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 20/May/2012 ] The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Best of Britten (Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Peter Grimes Interludes, Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge) Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields / English Chamber Orchestra / Royal Concertgebouw [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Apr/2002 ] "The bargain-price gems from Eloquence continue with this marvellous selection... first-rate performances and quality sound. Highly recommended." - The Age |
WALTON
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue / A Wartime Sketchbook / 'Escape Me Never' Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] -War time music of William Walton |
VERACINI
Overtures And Concertos, Vol. 1 Accademia I Filarmonici/Martin [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "Here one finds an historically informed and wholly satisfying approach that has spring in its step in the exuberant allegros and beguiling grace and tenderness in the slow movements. Again, Naxos has mounted a formidable challenge to the full-price |
BONONCINI
la Nemica d'Amore Fatta Amante Adriana Fernandez (sop) Martin Oro (countertenor) Furio Zanasi (baritone) / Ensemble 415 / Chiara Banchini [ Zig zag Territories / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] The enemy of love being falling in love - a serenata |
GIOVANNI BONONCINI
Bononcini: La nemica d'amore fatta amante Adriana Fernández; Martin Oro; Furio Zanasi; Ensemble 415; Chiara Banchini [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Ensemble 415 and Chiara Banchini revive the serenata a tre La nemica d'amore fatta amante by Giovanni Bononcini, a prodigious composer who was Handel's 'rival' in London and just as prolific as Alessandro Scarlatti in producing cantatas in the early... |