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Zubin Mehta, Sir Neville Marriner, Carl Davis, Antal Dorati, Marilyn Horne - Aaron Copland: Orchestral & Vocal Works (1996) 2CD

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Zubin Mehta, Sir Neville Marriner, Carl Davis, Antal Dorati, Marilyn Horne - Aaron Copland: Orchestral & Vocal Works (1996) 2CD

Aaron Copland: Orchestral & Vocal Works (1996) 2CDs
Fanfare For The Common Man; Appalachian Spring; Lincoln Portrait; Quiet City;
Music For Movies; Ceremonial Fanfare; El Salón México; Old American Songs;
Dance Symphony; 4 Dances From 'Rodeo'
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta; Gregory Peck, speaker
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner
London Sinfonietta, conducted by Elgar Howarth; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis; Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Doráti

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 554 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 448 261-2 | Time: 02:12:18

If you want a good sampling of Copland's orchestral works, then this 2-CD compilation comes highly recommended, with excellent performances of works such as Appalachian Spring, Quiet City, El Salón México and others. (Presto Classical)

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Pears - Mozart: Idomeneo (2008/1969)

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Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Pears - Mozart: Idomeneo (2008/1969)

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Pears - Mozart: Idomeneo (2008/1969)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | English (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 6.79 Gb+4.03 Gb (DVD9+DVD5) | 164 min
Classical | DECCA | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, Chinese

This DVD of the recently issued Britten/Pears mini series recorded by the BBC for television way back in the 1960's and the 70's is for all intents and purposes another resounding success. All four priceless documents were thought lost, but this Idomeneo seems to have had a charmed life more than others. Indeed, three days before the Aldeburgh première, the hall was left in cinders and it is something of a miracle that the television production could actually go ahead.

English Chamber Orchestra - Bach, Handel & Telemann (2023)

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English Chamber Orchestra - Bach, Handel & Telemann (2023)

English Chamber Orchestra - Bach, Handel & Telemann (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 717 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 335 MB
2:25:29 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

Baroque music was the core repertoire of the Goldsbrough Orchestra in the 1950s, before it changed its name to English Chamber Orchestra and widened the range of its musical register, becoming one of the most recorded ensembles of the classical industry. 18th-century music has yet remained a specialty of the ECO, of which this collection gives a glimpse. Performers featured include Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maurice André, Frank Peter Zimmermann, the Choir of King’s College, Sir Charles Mackerras, and more.

Ion Marin, English Chamber Orchestra - Gioacchino Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (2007)

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Ion Marin, English Chamber Orchestra - Gioacchino Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (2007)

Ion Marin, English Chamber Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey - Gioacchino Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 325 Mb | Total time: 76:17 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 477 5668 | Recorded: 1991

In 1813, a month before his 21st birthday and three years before his Barber of Seville, Rossini had his one-act farsa Il Signor Bruschino premiered at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice. It was not well received, although its overture, with the second violins tapping their music-stands with their bows, has become popular. The cast is strong, with Samuel Ramey providing the most potent performance as the duped guardian Gaudenzio. Claudio Desderi weaves through the absurd plot as the ridiculous figure of the elder Bruschino with a great deal of character, although the sound is somewhat threadbare at times. Frank Lopardo as the lovelorn Florville, pretending to be the young Bruschino, has a splendid, mellifluous tenor.

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Amor Artis Chorale - George Frideric Handel: Jephtha (1995)

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Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Amor Artis Chorale - George Frideric Handel: Jephtha (1995)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Amor Artis Chorale - George Frideric Handel: Jephtha (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 776 Mb | Total time: 57:28+60:54+47:30 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Vanguard Classics | # 08 5091 73 | Recorded: 1969

This is a wonderful performance, certainly without the digital fidelity, given the record date (1969), but for the same reason, with the warmth that many miss in the digital coldness. But the greater excellence of this version lies in the marvelous and powerful female voices: Helen Watts (Dame of the British Empire), the African-Amerincan Reri Grist (Bohm choice for Mozart and Strauss), and above all the huge canadian contralto Maureen Forrester. Simply marvelous, for those that love real music.

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker - George Frideric Handel: Ariodante (1994)

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Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker - George Frideric Handel: Ariodante (1994)

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker - George Frideric Handel: Ariodante (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 932 Mb | Total time: 72:38+66:29+62:22 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 442 096 2 | Recorded: 1979

Raymond Leppard's recording … has remained for me the benchmark against which other recordings are measured … Janet Baker sings brilliantly as Ariodante. She flies through the coloratura with ease and presents a complete portrayal of the title character … Edith Mathis is a strong Ginevra, beautifully sung. We easily believe that she has the strength to resist Polinesso but is vulnerable enough to despair at the unjust accusations leveled against her … And with Samuel Ramey in his prime we have an excellent King of Scotland.

George Guest, Stephen Cleobury, Philip Ledger - Antonio Vivaldi: Glorias, Dixit Dominus, Magnificat, Beatus Vir (1994)

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George Guest, Stephen Cleobury, Philip Ledger - Antonio Vivaldi: Glorias, Dixit Dominus, Magnificat, Beatus Vir (1994)

George Guest, Stephen Cleobury, Philip Ledger, Wren Orchestra, Choir of St. John's College Cambridge, The Choir of King's College Cambridge - Antonio Vivaldi: Glorias, Dixit Dominus, Magnificat, Beatus Vir (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 595 Mb | Total time: 57:44+68:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 443 455-2 | Recorded: 1976, 1981, 1986

Vivaldi's sacred music is not so famous as that of his contemporaries Bach and Handel, so this is a bargain opportunity to catch up. You might think Vivaldi's playful, virtuoso Italianate character and Catholic context would produce radically different music, but in George Guest's urgent readings, the mixture of restrainedly exultant choruses and austerely beautiful arias are near-identical to Bach.

English Chamber Orchestra & Neil Thomson - Serenata: Brazilian Music for Chamber Orchestra (2022)

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English Chamber Orchestra & Neil Thomson - Serenata: Brazilian Music for Chamber Orchestra (2022)

English Chamber Orchestra & Neil Thomson - Serenata: Brazilian Music for Chamber Orchestra (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 262 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 164 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:08:13
Classical | Label: Naxos Records

Brazilian composers in the 19th century often sought state scholarships to enable them to study in Europe where they were to become influenced by the German, Italian and French compositional schools. They also became involved in the vogue for writing suites based on ancient dances, such as Nepomuceno’s delightful Ancient Suite, premiered at Grieg’s home, or Braga’s Madrigal-Pavana which evokes the belle époque ballrooms of Rio de Janeiro. Miguéz’s Suite in the Old Style is polyphonic and lively, while Gomes’ Sonata for Strings is his finest non-operatic work.

Sony The Classical Collection [30CDs], Vol. 3: Mozart, Beethoven (2008)

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Sony The Classical Collection [30CDs], Vol. 3: Mozart, Beethoven (2008)

Sony The Classical Collection [30CDs], Vol. 3: Mozart, Beethoven (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,17 Gb | Total time: 04:25:29 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 88697334532 | Recorded: 1961-2006

This Sony-made 30CD classical music collection covers almost all classical music, from the early Baroque period represented by Bach to the schools of classical music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms represent romantic, national and even modern musical schools led by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, etc. representative, everything wonderful and vivid.

Murray Perahia, Radu Lupu, English CO - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concertos for Two and Three Pianos (1991)

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Murray Perahia, Radu Lupu, English CO - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concertos for Two and Three Pianos (1991)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concertos for Two and Three Pianos (1991)
Murray Perahia, piano; Radu Lupu, piano; English Chamber Orchestra

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 230 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 148 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SK 44 915 | Time: 01:02:09

Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia should have recorded all of Mozart's piano music for four hands, which includes several neglected masterpieces. This disc reflects their ideal partnership, two artists of great sensitivity collaborating in performances that feature constant interplay of parts, alertness to each other's work, and superb playing as individuals. The Concerto for Two Pianos ripples along without a care in the world, just as it should, and the English Chamber Orchestra doesn't seem to care that nobody is conducting it. The pieces without orchestra are a bit less significant (as is the Concerto for Three Pianos), but the playing is so beautiful you won't care.

Matthew Best, English Chamber Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Serenade To Music, Flos Campi, Mystical Songs (1990)

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Matthew Best, English Chamber Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Serenade To Music, Flos Campi, Mystical Songs (1990)

Matthew Best, English Chamber Orchestra - Vaughan Williams: Serenade To Music, Flos Campi, Mystical Songs (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 241 Mb | Total time: 68:16 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66420 | Recorded: 1990

This disc of Vaughan Williams favorites has been a bestseller since its original release. Featured works include the composer's Serenade to Music, Five Mystical Songs, Flos Campi and the Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Matthew Best leads his Corydon Singers and the English Chamber Orchestra in a recording that is guaranteed to please.

Simon Murphy, New Dutch Academy - Baroque Bohemia & Beyond VIII: Stamič, Richter, Mysliveček (2021)

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Simon Murphy, New Dutch Academy - Baroque Bohemia & Beyond VIII: Stamič, Richter, Mysliveček (2021)

Simon Murphy, New Dutch Academy - Baroque Bohemia & Beyond VIII: Stamič, Richter, Mysliveček (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 406 Mb | Total time: 76:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Alto | # ALC 1443 | Recorded: 2003/5, 2016

[Mysliveček] “She is a charming, persuasive advocate … The ECO, too, offer fine support and with a range of tone colours, match de la Vega’s recreative imagination. Pentatone has captured these performances in particularly clear sound … De la Vega offers the first recording of a Concerto in D by Mysliveček, one that displays the utmost craftsmanship and appeal … her fine performance renders it memorable”.

Ann Hobson Pilot, English CO, Isaiah Jackson - William Mathias & Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concertos (1994)

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Ann Hobson Pilot, English CO, Isaiah Jackson - William Mathias & Alberto Ginastera: Harp Concertos (1994)

William Mathias & Alberto Ginastera - Harp Concertos (1994)
Ann Hobson Pilot, harp; English Chamber Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 178 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 133 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: KOCH | # 3-7261-2 | Time: 00:49:28

The connection between Wales and the harp is a long-standing one, and Mathias's part in it began 12 years before his Harp Concerto was written, with Improvisations for harp solo; even a Welshman has to learn how to cope with such an idiosyncratic instrument. He learned his lessons well—even using semitone pedal glissandos in the second movement, and he keeps the harp audible by alternating its solo passages with orchestral ones or, when the two are working together treating the orchestra with a light touch (the celesta is used as a particularly effective companion to the harp), at other times resorting to the more familiar across-the-strings sweep. Two movements have declared Welsh associations: the first juxtaposes but does not develop three themes the second is a 'bardic' elegy; the last is simply ''joyful and rhythmic''. The whole makes pleasing listening appealing to the emotions and imagination rather than the intellect.

YES, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London CGC, English CO - Symphonic Music of YES (1993)

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YES, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London CGC, English CO - Symphonic Music of YES (1993)

YES - Symphonic Music of YES (1993)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Community Gospel Choir; English Chamber Orchestra
Steve Howe, David Palmer, Jon Anderson, Tim Harries, Bill Bruford

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 333 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 167 Mb | Scans included
Label: BMG/RCA | # 09026 61938 2 | Time: 00:55:00
Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical Crossover

Symphonic Music of Yes is a 1993 album by London Philharmonic Orchestra, covering songs of the progressive rock band Yes, with the English Chamber Orchestra and the London Community Gospel Choir. The arrangements were by Dee Palmer (then David Palmer). Playing on the album were Yes guitarist Steve Howe and Yes drummer Bill Bruford. Some tracks also featured Yes vocalist Jon Anderson and featured the ABWH additional keyboardist Julian Colbeck.

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra - W.A. Mozart: The Piano Concertos (1995) 10 CD Box Set, Reissue 2006 [Re-Up]

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Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra - W.A. Mozart: The Piano Concertos (1995) 10 CD Box Set, Reissue 2006 [Re-Up]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Piano Concertos (1995) 10 CD Box Set, Reissue 2006
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra
with Fou Ts'ong, piano; English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor & piano);
London Symphony Orchestra, István Kertész (conductor)

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 2.78 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.63 Gb | Scans ~ 165 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 476 8904 | Time: 12:09:46

Even though Vladimir Ashkenazy is most often celebrated for his brilliantly virtuosic interpretations of Romantic repertoire, his skills in playing works of the Classical era are just as worthy, as proved by this 10-disc set from London of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's piano concertos. These performances span a period from 1966 to 1988, capturing a youthful and vigorous Ashkenazy playing and conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard, in approved Mozartian fashion. All of the keyboard concertos are here, including the official 27 concertos for piano and orchestra, the Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K. 365, the Concerto for three pianos in F major, K. 242, as well as the two Rondos K. 382 and K. 386. Ashkenazy's elegant playing has been highly praised by critics and placed on a level with his esteemed contemporaries Murray Perahia, Daniel Barenboim, and Alfred Brendel, all past masters of Mozart's primary medium of expression.