Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Simple Symphony8 reviews Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, ... Decca, 1990 Britten conducts Britten + Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra + Great for kids + Young Person's Guide without the talk             Treasures of English Church Music9 reviews Robert Parsons, Thomas [Composer] Tallis, ... Collegium, 1995 My favorite album. English church music at its finest. + The grand tradition of English music + music of great beauty + Excellent Selection, Excellent Performance             Elizabethan Songs and Consort Music2 reviews William Mundy, Richard Farrant, ... Naxos, 2000 Great Music from Elizabeth's time This is an exceptional disc of music in height of popularity at the court of Elizabeth I, and a bargan on the Naxos label(they have several titles of early music available). The songs are all of high performance quality, and highly recomended to those interested in Elizabeth and her world. Several ...             Byrd: Consort and Keyboard Music; Songs and Anthems3 reviews Richard Wistreich, William [Composer] Byrd, ... Naxos, 1994 One of the best of all recordings of William Byrd + One of my favorites + Absolutely necessary for every fan of Classic music William Byrd is regarded by many as the greatest composer England has ever produced, as a kind of musical Shakespeare. He was certainly one of the greatest of the composers of the Seconda Prattica from around the period of the Reformation and Counter Reformation. The collection of consort music ...             Knussen: Where the Wild Things Are (A Fantasy Opera) - Maurice Sendak1 review Andrew Gallacher, Stephen Rhys-Williams, ... Arabesque Recordings, 2009 the kid and adult's opera By using the fantastic creatures of Maurice Sednak's fantasty world, Oliver Knussen has built a bridge between generations who would appreciate the world of opera. Casting coloratura soprano Rosemary Hardy (and boy does she go into the stratosphere) in the role of Max Knussen has vividly ...             Requiem & Magnificat/Rutter, Cambridge Singers32 reviews John Rutter, Cambridge Singers, ... Collegium, 2000 Why I Like Tthis CD + Rutter's Magnificat + Requiem/Cambridge singers + Love this music + Gorgeous music             Essential Purcell10 reviews Henry Purcell, New College Choir Oxford, ... Hyperion UK, 1995 The beauty of the songs brings tears to my eyes + The Purcell CD to get + Two exquisite songs + fabulous + Mad about Baroque             Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures; Jacqueline Du Pre22 reviews Jacqueline Du Pre, Dame Janet Baker, ... EMI Classics, 1997 Elgar ... Cello Concerto + Sea Pictures. + If you ever had to choose 5 discs to take to an island... + no need for more versions + A piece of music and the woman who owned it + Now that's what I call songwriting! Art songwriting that is!             The Mask of Orpheus5 reviews Omar Ebrahim, Alan Opie, ... Nmc Records, 1999 Astonishing, Amazing - a Masterpiece + Tough Nut - Tasty Kernel + Mask(s) of Orpheus + Excellent Modern Opera + Birtwistle's Underworld             The Choral Album3 reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber, Paul Bateman, ... Silva America, 2003 "music of the night or any other time ~ The Choral Album" + A NEW FORM FOR ALW'S LASTING MELODIES + Spectacular Listening to this album will bring back moments from Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musicals. Silva America has released "The Choral Album", featuring some of the best cues from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoast, Tell Me On A Sunday, Jesus Christ ...             Rule Britannia and Other Music from Last Night of the Proms6 reviews William [composer] Walton, Hubert Parry, ... Naxos, 1998 The British and their music + Music from the empire + A good choice of tunes This CD offers an excellent sampler of traditional British music. If you have watched Chariots Of Fire you will recognize Jerusalem By Parry(the final scene at Harold Abraham's funeral). This is a beautiful selection. The Tam O'Shanter Overture dispells the often unjustified characterization of the ...             Vaughan Williams: Fantasies; The Lark Ascending; Five Variants31 reviews Kenneth Heath, Ralph Vaughan Williams, ... Decca, 1990 Iona Brown was very special + "The Lark Ascending" + Vaughan Williams: Fantasies; The Lark Ascending; Five Variants + Wonderful! + SUPERB!!!             Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches; Enigma Variations; Cockaigne Overture18 reviews Edward Elgar, Adrian Boult, ... EMI / Seraphim, 1995 Worth The Price For Nimrod Alone + Elgar & Boult: A Dynamic Duo + Great performance, amazing price + budget blockbuster + Solve the enigma             Britten: A Ceremony of Carols7 reviews Gordon Jones, Benjamin Britten, ... Hyperion UK, 1993 Boy trebles show brilliant style, unusual timbre + Best version I've found so far! + Exquisite - don't miss + Holiday choral music + Buy This One             The Protecting Veil / Wake Up ... And Die7 reviews Yo-Yo Ma, John Tavener Sony, 1998 Masterpiece of Beauty + There is a "spiritual" or "mystical" quality to this music. This is one of my favorite albums. I wept the first time I heard "Wake Up And Die" which was one of the most beautiful things I have ever experienced. The music is profound and Yo-Yo Ma's performance is incredibly sensitive. This is the album I play when I need to re-connect with the Holy. I have ...             Field: PIANO CONCERTOS Vol. 11 review John [Composer] Field, David Haslam, ... Naxos, 1998 Early Irish Influences in Europe Listening to these piano concertos, I was immediately reminde of Chopin. The way the slow movement uses the entire keayboard, it's melody low-key and, never far away. The way we are taken to a peak with the romance of the music and brought back down is surely a trick picked up from Chopin. I was ...             Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the ...7 reviews Nicholas Folwell, Arthur Sullivan, ... Telarc, 1996 The Best Of Gilbert And Sullivan + Pleased as punch in Peoria, Arizona + Large collection + Gilbert & Sullivan CD + Pure delight             Holst: The Planets / Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Penguin Music Classics Series)44 reviews Gustav Holst, Charles Dutoit, ... Decca, 1998 Worth hearing this performance of "Saturn" + Hey! Move the microphone closer to the band! + One of my favorites + Holy S..... + This is The Planets to own             Fennell Conducts Grainger & Coates6 reviews Percy Grainger, Thomas [1] Simpson, ... Philips, 1993 Fennell's Grainger & Coates + Music from the Soil + Great composer, great conductor, great orchestra. Famed American band conductor Frederick Fennell turned to British music in this highly enjoyable compilation of music by Percy Grainger and Eric Coates, who both lived during the first half of the twentieth century. Grainger (1882-1961), who was actually born in Australia and later became an ...             Sir Michael Tippett: Triple Concerto (for Violin, Viola, Cello) / Piano Concerto - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra1 review Michael Tippett Nimbus Records, 1992 Definative Tippett This disc represent two of the finest works by one of Britain's greatest composers, in definative readings by thge composer himself. As such, they are self-recommending. But if you are new to Tippett,or interested in collecting some of his most intriguing instrumental works, this is a great CD for ...