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CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Michael Collins

CATALOGUE NR: CDH55149  (barcode: 0034571151496)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion Helios
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 03-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok
TRACKS: Rhapsody No.1 Sz86. Rhapsody No.2 Sz89. Romanian Folkdances Sz56. Sonata for unaccompanied violin Sz117. Contrasts for violin clarinet and piano Sz111.
ARTISTS: Krysia Osostowicz   Susan Tomes   Michael Collins  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Go out and buy a copy - Classic CD - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Osostowicz is as good as almost any of her rivals in the Sonata, and the remainder of the programme is hardly less impressive'

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CATALOGUE NR: NMCD140  (barcode: 5023363014021)
RECORD LABEL: NMC
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.75
RELEASE DATE: 08-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Unknown Britten
TRACKS: Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra op.18 : Fanfare / Villes / Phrase / Antique / Royaute / Marine / Interlude / Being Beauteous / Parade / Depart / Phrase / Aube / A une raison (orchestrated by Colin Matthews). Rondo Concertante for piano and strings. In memoriam Dennis Brain for 4 horns and strings. Untitled Fragment for strings. Variations for piano solo : Like an improvisation / Variation 2 / Quick and light / Variation 4 / Quietly / Quick. Movements for a Clarinet Concerto for clarinet and strings (realized by Colin Matthews).
ORCHESTRA: Northern Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Zehetmair
ARTISTS: Sandrine Piau   Rolf Hind   Michael Thompson   Michael Collins

- Nov-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Awards-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Piau's performance has guts as well as grace and there is savagery in the shadows.' - Nov-2009 IRR Outstanding Recording 'there are jewels aplenty here for Britten enthusiasts.'

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CATALOGUE NR: QTZ2049  (barcode: 0880040204923)
RECORD LABEL: Quartz
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29

COMPOSER: Benjamin Wallfisch
TITLE: Escape Velocity
TRACKS: Escape Velocity. Concertino. Spectra. Speed. Trio. Requiem. Impulse. Nocturne.
ORCHESTRA: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Orchestra of St John's
ARTISTS: Trio Tagarela   Michael Collins   Gould Piano Trio   Jemima Phillips

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10702  (barcode: 0095115170229)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 03-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber
TRACKS: Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F minor op.73 J114. Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E flat major op.74 J118. Clarinet Concertino in E flat major op.26 J109. Horn Concertino in E minor op.45 J188.
ORCHESTRA: City of London Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Michael Collins
ARTISTS: Michael Collins   Stephen Stirling    

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10615  (barcode: 0095115161524)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 27-Sep-2010

COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Virtuoso Clarinet
TRACKS: Grand Duo concertant (Weber). Solo de concours (Messager). Vocalise (Rachmaninov). Three Preludes (Gershwin). Scaramouche (Milhaud). Il carnevale di Venezia (Giampieri). Fantasia on 'La traviata' (Lovreglio). Carmen Fantasy (Milton).
ARTISTS: Michael Collins   Piers Lane    

- Jan-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Oct-2010 IRR Outstanding Recording 'It is difficult to imagine a finer performance than that given here'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10105  (barcode: 0095115110522)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 18-Aug-2003

COMPOSER: Edward Gregson
TRACKS: Blazon. Clarinet Concerto - 1994 revised 2002. Stepping Out. Violin Concerto - 1999 revised 2001.
ORCHESTRA: BBC Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Martyn Brabbins
ARTISTS: Michael Collins   Olivier Charlier    

- Nov-2003 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Nov-2003 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Two fine concertos stand out in the new music from this dynamic composer' - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10637  (barcode: 0095115163726)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 31-Jan-2011

COMPOSER: Francis Poulenc  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Lyrical Clarinet
TRACKS: Sonata S184 (Poulenc). Duo op.15 (Burgmuller). Sonate op.167 (Saint-Saens). Suite from 'The Victorian Kitchen Garden' (Reade). Spiegel im Spiegel (Part). Five Bagatelles op.23 (Finzi). Adagio arranged from Clarinet Quintet No.3 op.23 (Baermann).
ARTISTS: Michael Collins   Michael McHale    

- Apr-2011 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: ALC1092  (barcode: 5055354410925)
RECORD LABEL: Alto
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.99
RELEASE DATE: 10-May-2010

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Favourite Songs
TRACKS: Die Forelle 'The Trout' D550. An Silvia D891. Heidenroslein D257. Du bist die ruhe D776. Der Musensohn D764. An die Musik D547. Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774. Sei mir gegrusst D741. Litanei: auf dem Fest Allerseelen D343. Die junge Nonne D828. Ave Maria D839 'Ellens Gesang III'. Im Fruhling D882. Gretchen am Spinnrade D118. Nacht und Traume D827. Ganymed D544. Lied der Mignon: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt D877/4. Seligkeit D433. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen 'The Shepherd on the Rock' D965.
ARTISTS: Felicity Lott   Graham Johnson   Michael Collins   Ian Brown

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CATALOGUE NR: WHLIVE0017  (barcode: 5065000924171)
RECORD LABEL: Wigmore Hall Live
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Michael Collins and Friends
TRACKS: Octet in F D803. Shepherd on the Rock.
ARTISTS: Michael Collins   Ailish Tynan   Malcolm Martineau   Daniel Muller-Schott

- Jan-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Dec-2007 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'now here's a performance to make you fall in love with the Octet again'

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CATALOGUE NR: 7559792572  (barcode: 0075597925722)
RECORD LABEL: Nonesuch
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.99
RELEASE DATE: 24-Jan-1991

COMPOSER: Henryk Gorecki
TITLE: Chamber Music
TRACKS: Already it is Dusk String Quartet No.1, op.62. Recitatives and Ariosos: Lerchenmusik op.53.
ARTISTS: Kronos Qt   Michael Collins   Christopher van Kampen   John Constable

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CATALOGUE NR: MSVCD92003  (barcode: 0809730200328)
RECORD LABEL: Metier
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 26-Nov-2007

COMPOSER: Herbert Howells
TRACKS: Piano Quartet in A minor op.21. Phantasy String Quartet op.25. Rhapsodie Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet op.31.
ARTISTS: Lyric Qt   Michael Collins   Andrew West  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: originally released in 1992

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CATALOGUE NR: 2427542  (barcode: 5099924275422)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.50
RELEASE DATE: 09-Feb-2009

COMPOSER: Igor Stravinsky
TITLE: Simon Rattle Edition - Stravinsky
TRACKS: The Firebird : Introduction / Dance of the Firebird / The princesses' game with the golden apples - Scherzo / Sudden appearance of Ivan Tsarevich / Dance of Kashchey's retinue under Firebird's spell / Lullaby - Firebird / Disappearance of the palace and dissolution of Kashchey's enchantments. Scherzo a la Russe for jazz band. Four Studies 1952 version. Scherzo a la Russe - orchestral version 1943-4. Apollo 1947 revised version. Le Sacre du Printemps 1947 revised version. Petrushka 1947 version. Symphony in Three Movements. Symphonies of Wind Instruments. Pulcinella - Ballet avec chante. Suite No.1. Suite No.2. Rag-Time for eleven players. Ebony Concerto. Agon - extracts : Gailliarde / Coda / Interlude / Four Duos / Four Trios.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Simon Rattle
ARTISTS: Peter Donohoe   Michael Collins    

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564619522  (barcode: 0825646195220)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 04-Jul-2005

COMPOSER: John Corigliano  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (John Corigliano). The Immortal (Zhou Long). Orionthe Hunter : Memento mori / Winter Sky / Hunter (Kaija Saariaho).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Slatkin and Jukka-Pekka Saraste
ARTISTS: Michael Collins      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live 2004 BBC Proms - Proms-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67509  (barcode: 0034571175096)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 28-Mar-2005

COMPOSER: Louis Spohr
TITLE: Clarinet Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.1 in C minor op.26. Potpourri in F major op.80 on themes from Winter's opera Das unterbrochene Operfest. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No.2 in E flat major op.57. Variations in B flat major Wo015 on the duet 'Euer Liebreiz eure Schonheit' from Spohr's opera Alruna.
ORCHESTRA: Swedish Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Robin O'Neill
ARTISTS: Michael Collins      

- Jun-2005 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CDA67561  (barcode: 0034571175614)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 28-Apr-2008

COMPOSER: Louis Spohr
TITLE: Clarinet Concertos
TRACKS: Clarinet Concerto No.3 in F minor WoO19. Clarinet Concerto No.4 in E minor WoO20.
ORCHESTRA: Swedish Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Robin O'Neill
ARTISTS: Michael Collins      

- Jul-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: CDD22015  (barcode: 0034571120157)
RECORD LABEL: Hyperion Dyad
FORMAT: 2 CD Set  DURATION: 105 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 01-Sep-1997

COMPOSER: Richard Strauss
TITLE: Complete Music for Winds
TRACKS: Suite in B flat major for thirteen wind instruments, Op 4 Serenade in E flat major for thirteen wind instruments, Op 7 Sonatina No 1 in F major (Aus der Werkstatt eines Invaliden, 'From an invalid's workshop') for sixteen wind instruments Sonatina No 2 (Symphony) in E flat major (Frohlicher Werkstatt, 'Happy Workshop') for sixteen wind instruments
ARTISTS: London Winds   Michael Collins    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Deeply committed and intense performances.. ..warmly recommended' Classic CD - Penguin Guide 3 star 'one cannot help being caught up by playing that is so vividly robust and vital, and by no means lacking in warmth and affection'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10704  (barcode: 095115170427)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50
RELEASE DATE: 27-Feb-2012

COMPOSER: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: British Clarinet Sonatas volume 1
TRACKS: Sonata op.129 (Charles Villiers Stanford). Pastoral (Arthur Bliss). Sonata (Arnold Bax). Fantasy-Sonata (John Ireland). Sonata (Herbert Howells).
ARTISTS: Michael Collins   Michael McHale    

Currently scheduled to be available 27-Feb-2012. Order now and we will ship as soon as possible after that date.

CATALOGUE NR: 4576522  (barcode: 0028945765228)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 19-Jun-2000

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Clarinet Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major K622 (Mozart). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op.61 (Beethoven arr. Pletnev).
ORCHESTRA: Russian National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Mikhail Pletnev
ARTISTS: Michael Collins      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: world premiere for the Beethoven work - Jul-2000 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CRD3445
RECORD LABEL: CRD
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Clarinet Quintet K581 (Mozart). Clarinet Quintet op.115 (Brahms).
ARTISTS: Nash Ensemble   Michael Collins    

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