JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Flute Trios [Nos 15 - 17] Uwe Grodd (flute), Martin Rummel (cello) & Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "…Uwe Grodd, Martin Rummel and Christopher Hinterhuber…bring a sense of appropriate social occasion to this unfailingly sunny and no-nonsense music." NZ Herald |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
100 Best Choruses [Six CD set] Incls Academy Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Choir of King's College, Royal Opera Chorus, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 3/Oct/2011 ] Compilation of 100 of the best choral works by Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, and many more. |
ARVO PART
The Very Best Of Arvo Part (Including 'Spiegel im Spiegel', 'Tabula Rasa' & 'Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten') Various artists incl. Paavo Jarvi, Tasmin Little, Martin Roscoe, Richard Studt, Vasari Singers, Chilingirian Quartet, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] Arvo Pärt celebrated his 75th birthday on 11 September 2010. This 2-CD commemorative set contains many of Pärt's best-known works including many composed in Pärt's new style, the most notable of which is Spiegel im Spiegel and Cantus in memoriam... |
Various Artists incls Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle, Julie London, Dean Martin, Hollywood Studio Orchestra, Louis Prima, King Curtis, etc
MARBECKS RARE: Ultra Lounge [Leopard Skin Cover] [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] Selections from the original EMI Ultra Lounge series...all digitally remastered. |
SCUBERT / MOZART / TCHAIKOVSKY / DOWLAND / EDWARDS / ORFF / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Swooning Various Artists incls Yvonne Kenny, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Vienna Boys Choir, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Barbara Bonney, etc [ ABC Classics / CD - released 9/Dec/2001 ] Showcasing some of the most stunning music ever written, this collection is a must-have for Swoon devotees new and old. |
Various artists including James Melton, Bing Crosby, Connee Boswell, Frances Langford, Carroll Gibbons, Tony Martin, etc
The Songs of Nacio Herb Brown: His 27 Finest 1927 - 1951 [ Retrospective / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] Ignacio "Nacio" Herb Brown (February 22, 1896 - September 28, 1964) was an American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and Broadway theatre music in the 1920s through the early 1950s. |
EDMUND RUBBRA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rubbra: Choral Music Voces Sacrae, Judy Martin [ ASV / CD ] A beautiful disc of (mostly) World Premiere recordings, this first-ever CD to be devoted solely to the choral music of Edmund Rubbra. The earliest are the Five Motets of 1934, settings of 16th century metaphysical poems. |
JOHN TAVENER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tavener: Innocence (Incls 'The Lamb' & 'Song for Athene') Westminster Abbey Choir, Martin Neary, with Alice Neary (cello), Graham Titus (bass), Leigh Nixon (tenor), Patricia Rozario (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/1985 ] "If I had to recommend a single disc to convince anyone of the mastery of John Tavener, this would be it." Gramophone |
JAMES MacMILLAN
Tenebrae Responsories & other works Westminster Cathedral Choir, London Brass, Martin Baker (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2013 ] Westminster Cathedral Choir returns to acclaimed Scottish composer James MacMillan, whose powerful, passionate and luminous music has made him one of the best-loved choral composers of today. Included on this recording is a dramatic setting of the... |
JOHN SHEPPARD
John Sheppard: Media vita & other sacred music Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] Even by the standards of a time and place-Tudor England-in which masterpieces of choral polyphony appear to have been virtually an everyday occurrence, there is something uniquely and intensely compelling about the surviving works of John Sheppard.... |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
PalestrinaL Missa Dum Complerentur Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Feb/2014 ] "Baker and the Westminster choir communicate a clear sense of the structural logic … the singers are excellent … virtually flawless … shut your eyes and you can almost smell the incense. Very warmly recommended" BBC Music |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Palestrina: Music for Advent and Christmas Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2003 ] What better way to encapsulate the spirit of Christmas than with works of such devotional beauty, all sung with Westminster Cathedral Choir's customary finesse and atmospheric reverence |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Guitar Concertos Los Romeros / San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Philips Eloquence / CD - released 20/Dec/2002 ] A collection of some of the most famous of Vivaldi's Guitar Concertos, many of these being transcriptions of lute works, and some in unique arrangements for four guitars or guitars with strings. Los Romeros are of course a legendary favourite. |
Billie Ray Martin
The Soul Tapes (LP) [ Sonnenstahl Records / LP - released 27/May/2016 ] Billie Ray Martin describes herself as "a kid from Hamburg's red-light district, who wanted to be a soul singer, but ended up playing repetitive machine music, while still trying to be a soul singer". Billie has never been easy to categorise. Clearly... |
Billie Ray Martin
The Soul Tapes [ Sonnenstahl Records / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] Billie Ray Martin describes herself as "a kid from Hamburg's red-light district, who wanted to be a soul singer, but ended up playing repetitive machine music, while still trying to be a soul singer". Billie has never been easy to categorise. Clearly... |
Dean Martin
Greatest Hits (LP) [ Ume (Usm) / LP - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Features 13 of Dino's biggest hits and signature songs including "That's Amore," "Ain't That a Kick in the Head," "Volare," "Sway" and many more. |
Martin Newell
The Off White Album (Reissue) (LP) [ Captured Tracks / LP - released 26/Mar/2021 ] A cheeky riff on the Beatles' White Album, Cleaners From Venus frontman Martin Newell's second solo album from 1995 is a sophisticated follow-up to the critically-acclaimed The Greatest Living Englishman. Produced by él Records fixture Louis Philippe... |
Martin Simpson
Trails & Tribulations (Deluxe 2CD) [ Topic / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] Martin Simpson's remarkable intimate solo performances go from strength to strength - every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through... |
Martin Y Su Estrellas Lopez
Ocinando [ Light In The Attic / LP - released 12/Oct/2012 ] |
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin (25th Anniversary LP) [ Legacy / 2 LP - released 10/May/2024 ] The 25th anniversary vinyl re-release of the #1, multi-platinum album Ricky Martin - featuring the worldwide hit "Livin' La Vida Loca". The album debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 with first week sales of 661,000 copies. It made Ricky Martin... |