GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Nabal (compiled from various works by John Christopher Smith (1712-95)) Stephan MacLeod / Maya Boog / Knut Schoch / Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra / Martin [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2002 ] "This is a tidily stylish performance by the choir, Junge Kantorei, the Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra and a strong team of aptly supple, light-voiced soloists." The Sunday Times |
Stephane Grappelli / Martin talor
Reunion [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] 'Martin Taylor is one of the most awesome solo guitar players in the history of the instrument. He's unbelievable.' Pat Metheny |
Stephane Grappelli / Martin talor
Years Apart [ Linn Records / CD ] |
Stephen Rippy / Martin O'Donnell / Michael Salvatori
Halo Wars (Original Soundtrack) [ Shock Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] 'Halo Wars' Original Soundtrack will immerse listeners in a sweeping song soundscape of ear candy that's nothing less than sublime. The bonus DVD contains 9 additional tracks, exclusive 5.1 surround sound mixes, behind-the-scenes videos and the... |
Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
So Familiar [ Universal Music / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] Comedian, actor, author, playwright, and musician Steve Martin joins up with his fellow Texas native Edie Brickell (singer-songwriter who initially burst onto the national scene as New Bohemians front-woman) on this, their second studio album... |
Haydn, Jos
Symphonien Hob. I: 47, 62, 75 Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Martin Sieghart [ ORFEO / CD - released 4/Jan/1994 ] |
W.A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626 Sylvia McNair, Carolyn Watkinson, RobertLloyd / The Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/1999 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die "Neville Marriner's noble and committed 1990 account of the Requiem perfectly blends power and gravitas with stylistic finesse and lightness of touch." |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem / Pelleas et Melisande Suite / Pavane / etc Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "Marriner's pacing is ideal, and the clean choral attack is matched by superb singing from Sylvia McNair and Thomas Allen." (Three Stars Penguin Guide) |
VIVALDI / BACH
Gloria in D / Magnificat Tamara Matthews / Deanne Meek / Stephen Powell / Don Frazure / Boston Baroque / Martin Pearlman [ Telarc Records / SACD - released 28/Jan/2006 ] Boston Baroque and Director Martin Pearlman bring us exuberant performances of two of the most popular Baroque choral works of all time, Vivaldi's Gloria and J.S. Bach's Magnificat. |
FAURE / LEKEU / RAVEL
Faure / Lekeu / Ravel: French Violin Sonatas Tasmin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Nov/2014 ] "Tasmin Little and Martin Roscoe give a passionate, full-blooded performance of the Lekeu Sonata, taking on board the 22-year-old composer's lofty tone and high ambitions. Their approach is aided by a fine, generous recording." (Gramophone). |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (Complete) Tasmin Little (violin) & Martin Roscoe (piano) [ CHANDOS / 3 CD Box Set - released 29/Jan/2016 ] "Roscoe and Little seem inspired by the greatness and variety of this music. Neither artist has done anything finer on disc." Sunday Times, 28th February 2016 |
WALTON / EGAR / BRITTEN / VIVALDI / MONTI / etc
The Best of Tasmin Little Tasmin Little (violin), with Piers Lane, Martin Roscoe, Tim Hugh, John Lechan & others [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Following the announcement by Tasmin Little of her intended retirement from the concert platform, Chandos wanted to create an album that would stand as both a tribute to, and celebration of, her outstanding career as a performer. |
WAGNER
Götterdämmerung (complete opera recorded in 2013) Teatro alla Scala / Lance Ryan, Iréne Theorin, Mikhail Petrenko, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Gerd Grochowski, Waltraud Meier / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Arthaus DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Lance Ryan, Peter Bronder, Terje Stensvold, Johannes Martin Kränzle / Daniel Barenboim [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] "Stensvold (Wanderer) sings with perfectly centred tone, terrific staying power and command of broad legato phrases...Surprisingly, though, it's Alberich here who possesses the more beautiful voice: baritone Johannes Martin Kranzle." (IRR) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620 [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Martin Summer, Yasmin Özkan, Martin Piskorski, Fatma Said, Till von Orlowski / Ádám Fischer (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2017 ] Accompanied by a luxurious team of professionals, consisting of the renowned stage director Peter Stein, stage designer Ferdinand Wöger and conductor Ádám Fischer, Teatro alla Scala presents Mozart's Zauberflöte. In this production, orchestra,... |
Terry Deary & Martin Brown
Horrible Histories The Vile Victorians [ BBC Audio / CD - released 7/Oct/2002 ] |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Fantasia on Bellini's La sonnambula / Melodia, Romanza patetica / etc Thomas Martin (double bass) Anthony Halstead (piano) with Jacquelyn Fugelle, soprano [ Naxos Bottesini Collection Vol 4 / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Giovanni Bottesini, an accomplished and respected conductor, also enjoyed a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the double bass". For this recording manuscript sources have been used for his Fantasia on Bellini's La sonnambula, Variations on... |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Fantasia on Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor / Bolero / etc Thomas Martin (double bass) Anthony Halstead (piano) with Jacquelyn Fugelle, soprano [ Naxos Bottesini Collection Vol 3 / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Giovanni Bottesini enjoyed a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the double bass" but was also an accomplished and respected conductor in Europe. When conducting operas Bottesini would often perform fantasies on the evening's entertainment... |
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI
Bottesini: Double Bass Concertino in C minor / Elegy No. 1 in D major / etc Thomas Martin (double bass) Francesca Petracchi (double bass) / London Symphony Orchestra / Matthew Gibson [ Naxos Bottesini Collection Vol 2 / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Known to his contemporaries as the Paganini of the double bass, Giovanni Bottesini significantly extended the technical possibilities of the instrument both as a composer and virtuoso soloist. After the Prelude to Ero e Leandro, Bottesini's greatest... |