Lucretia

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Lucretia,Lucretia

Lucretia
Philips and Decca Recordings, 1961-1979 (Limited Edition)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Essential Performances from a Great & Beloved Singer
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Janet Baker , John Shirley-Quirk , Graham Sheen , Johann Sebastian Bach , Ludwig van Beethoven , Hector Berlioz , Giovanni Bononcini , Benjamin Britten , Giulio Caccini , and Antonio Caldara
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ASIN: B0000B0A0Q
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Essential Performances from a Great & Beloved Singer.......2004-01-09

For those of us who grew up on Janet Baker's recordings (and were lucky enough to hear her "live" as well), the sound of her voice and her singular artstic personality - British restraint coupled with fierce emotional and spiritual commitment - are indelibly imprinted in our minds and hearts. The closest current equivalent is Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, another superb artist who has charted her own course, and not surprisingly there is some overlap of repertoire, in the music of J.S. Bach, of course, but also Berlioz's Didon and Beatrice, Handel's Ariodante and Britten's Phaedra (composed for Baker).
This wonderful compilation is complementary to EMI's 2-CD "The Very Best of Janet Baker" -- no overlap of repertoire whatsoever. Unlike that set, which focused on concert repertoire (with orchestra or piano) there's a generous sampling here of Baker's operatic roles including Handel, Mozart, Purcell, Rameau, Gluck, and Britten. Also welcome is "Phaedra," one of Britten's strongest late works. And it's good to have the Berlioz: "Cleopatre" and "Herminie" complete, the big aria from "Beatrice et Benedict." (Why EMI included nothing from her recording of the last 2 scenes of "Les Troyens" is unfathomable.) The wide time-span allows us to hear Baker's voice in all its youthful, "sappy" warmth, as well as in its artistic maturity (though truth to tell she was pretty much a complete artist from the start). There are a few signs of wear in later items, nothing serious, in fact rather less than I remembered. I could have done with fewer of the "Arie Amorose" in favor of more cuts from her Gluck LP, which I believe has never been issued complete on CD, but that's just personal preference. The focus here is entirely on orchestrally accompanied works (or, in the case of the marvelous early disc of Ravel, Chausson & Delage songs, with chamber ensemble) so for Baker the supreme interpreter of English, German and French song you'll need to go elsewhere (the EMI has a fair sampling, especially of her Schubert). But everything here is indispensible.
Rossini - Tancredi / Podles, Jo, Olsen, Spagnoli, di Micco, Lendi, Zedda
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Tancredi, the very best!
  • Podles magnifica! Jo superba!
  • Great! Great! Yippee! Gimme more!
  • Beautiful opera, great performance, excellent sound
  • Wow!
 Rossini - Tancredi / Podles, Jo, Olsen, Spagnoli, di Micco, Lendi, Zedda
Pietro Spagnoli , Anna Maria di Micco , Lucretia Lendi , Patrick Piere , Cappella Brugensis , and Collegium Instrumental de Bruges
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ASIN: B0000014BA
Release Date: 1995-06-27

Tracks:

  1. Tancredi: Act l - Overture
  2. Tancredi: Act l - Introduzione
  3. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo
  4. Tancredi: Act l - Coro e Cavatina
  5. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo
  6. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo e cavatina
  7. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo
  8. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo e Aria
  9. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo
  10. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo
  11. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo e Duetto
  12. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo e Duetto
  13. Tancredi: Act l - Coro
  14. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo
  15. Tancredi: Act l - Recitativo instramentale e Finale
  16. Tancredi: Act l - Finale primo
  17. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  18. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  19. Tancredi: Act ll - Aria

Tracks:

  1. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  2. Tancredi: Act ll - Aria
  3. Tancredi: Act ll - Scena
  4. Tancredi: Act ll - Cavatina
  5. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  6. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  7. Tancredi: Act ll - Duetto
  8. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  9. Tancredi: Act ll - Aria
  10. Tancredi: Act ll - Aria
  11. Tancredi: Act ll - Aria
  12. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  13. Tancredi: Act ll - Duetto
  14. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  15. Tancredi: Act ll - Aria
  16. Tancredi: Act ll - Gran Scena
  17. Tancredi: Act ll - Coro
  18. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  19. Tancredi: Act ll - Rondo
  20. Tancredi: Act ll - Recitativo
  21. Tancredi: Act ll - Secondo finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Tancredi, the very best!.......2006-11-03

Kudos for the tape. It was in outstanding condition. Thanks you very much. We are really enjoying it.

5 out of 5 stars Podles magnifica! Jo superba!.......2006-10-21

In March 2006 I attended a concert performance of Tancredi in Ann Arbor, MI. Ewa Podles sang the title role, with 5 lesser-known soloists singing the other parts. I thought that I would never hear a better performance. And then I bought this recording. Podles' voice has darkened since this 1995 recording. The combination of Ewa Podles and Sumi Jo is wonderful and the recording, while different from the live performance is superb. I have enjoyed this recording many times. And every one of my friends to whom I have played it have had the same response. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

5 out of 5 stars Great! Great! Yippee! Gimme more!.......2006-09-13

What a fabulous little recording this is!? A very good cast - look at 'em! - Ewa Podles and Sumi Jo, in particular - and a very engaging HIP approach.

I cannot add a lot more to the very positive reviews this recording has already attracted, but suffice it to say that I am enthralled by this recording.

If you have no Rossini, consider this one!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful opera, great performance, excellent sound.......2006-03-06

Tancredi is a real masterpiece and is Rossini through and through with beautiful melodies and intertwined choruses, solos, snd ensembles. This version of Tancredi was recorded Jan 26 through 31 1994 at the Poissy Theatre and the Centre Musical Lyrique Phonographique at Ile de France. The sound engineering is excellent and every note comes through crystal clear - as this is essentially a studio recording there is no background or crowd noise to get in the way. All the singers do a really fine job, especially Ewa Podles, Stanford Olsen, and Sumi Jo. The other supporting soloists are all strong and immensely enjoyable. The orchestra and instrumental soloists are also excellent. And the booklet, although lacking an Englishe version of the libretto is quite good with a track-by-track synopsis of the opera and an informative introduction to Rossini and his style of composition. Five stars on this one all around: the music, the performance, the sound quality, and the booklet.

5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2006-03-01

I was thrilled to hear the singing on this recording. There are no weak links in the cast. As I study with Stanford Olsen, I was very haoppy to have a representative work of his on hand... beautifully done. And the female low voices, were wonderful, with a beautiful color and not woofy!! What a pleasure to hear.
Britten Conducts Britten: Operas 2
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ASIN: B000654OU6
Release Date: 2005-03-15

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Britten's lesser operas?.......2007-05-29

Of course it's all a matter of taste. I find most of Britten's operas first class with no exception. 'Gloriana' is an under-recorded jewel, full of melody and emotion. 'Turn of the Screw' a masterpiece of claustrophobic sense. 'Rape of Lucretia' full of chamber sensibility. And the performances cannot be bettered.
Need I say more? DECCA is paying an enormous service to collectors with these releases, especially those who have a real concern with storage space. They deserve 10 stars, if available.

3 out of 5 stars Britten's lesser operas.......2007-05-13

I loved Britten's Operas 1. So I snatched this item up right away. It's o.k. but not as good as the first collection. Death in Venice was the only opera on these discs that I really cared for. It's every bit as good as the Hickox version so if you already have one there's really no need to buy the other. As for the other operas they're nowhere near as good as Billy Budd, Peter Grimes, or Albert Herring. For those just discovering Britten's operas start out with the first boxed set.
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Phaedra
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • DREADFUL LIBRETTO: GREAT OPERA
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ASIN: B0000041WC
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Phaedra: In May, in brilliant Athens - Janet Baker
  2. Phaedra: Oh Gods of wrath - Janet Baker
  3. Phaedra: My time's too short, your highness - Janet Baker
  4. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart - Peter Pears
  5. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: It is an axiom among kings - Heather Harper
  6. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: Here the thirsty evening - Peter Pears
  7. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: Who reaches heaven first - John Shirley-Quirk
  8. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: Maria was unmasked at a masked ball - Bryan Drake
  9. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: Collatinus is politically astute - Peter Pears
  10. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: There goes a happy man! - Benjamin Luxon
  11. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: Tarquinius does not dare - Bryan Drake/Peter Pears
  12. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 1: My horse! My horse!...Tarquinius does not wait - Peter Pears
  13. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 2: Their spinning-wheel unwinds - Heather Harper
  14. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 2: Listen! I heard a knock - Janet Baker
  15. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 2: Time treads upon the hands of women - Heather Harper
  16. The Rape of Lucretia: Act I: Scene 2: The oatmeal slippers of sleep - Heather Harper

Tracks:

  1. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 1: The prosperity of the Etruscans - Heather Harper
  2. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 1: She sleeps as a rose - Heather Harper
  3. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 1: Within this frail crucible of light - Bryan Drake
  4. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 1: Lucretia!...What do you want? - Bryan Drake/Janet Baker
  5. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 1: Interlude: Here in this scene - Peter Pears/Heather Harper
  6. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: Oh! What a lovely day! - Jenny Hill/Elizabeth Bainbridge
  7. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia - Elizabeth Bainbridge
  8. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: Flowers bring to every year - Janet Baker
  9. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: You were right - Jenny Hill
  10. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: Lucretia! Lucretia! - John Shirley-Quirk
  11. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: Last night Tarquinius ravished me - Janet Baker
  12. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: This dead hand lets fall - John Shirley-Quirk
  13. The Rape of Lucretia: Act II: Scene 2: Epilogue: Is it all? - Heather Harper

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars DREADFUL LIBRETTO: GREAT OPERA.......2006-08-31

Lucretia is probably the worst libretto Britten ever set. Its awkward combination of the classical with the Christian, the slips into dated vernacular or the high-flown and pretentiously poetic, all conspire to set it on a level with Tippett at his most embarrassing. Was the composer just not strong enough with his librettist, Ronald Duncan (several of whose plays he had written incidental music for)? He certainly got what he needed out of Eric Crozier, Myfanwy Piper, even E.M.Forster - often by bullying and insisting on his own way.

It's a shame for he wrote some of his loveliest and most beautiful music in this, the first of his chamber operas. He was already a master of his slimmed-down orchestra, something he had learnt from his time writing for Post Office documentaries and various left-wing plays. Just listen to the evocation of a sultry Latin night in the opening scene with its chirruping crickets and booming bullfrogs. Or the thrill of the wild Ride to Rome. And here (in `She sleeps as a rose upon the night') is the first of those magically dreamy nocturnes that recur in later operas like Albert Herring and The Turn of the Screw. The vocal lines are also memorable, tuneful and among the composer's best, whether the insistently obsessive motif on Lucretia's name, the hair-raising runs of the Ride to Rome (tailor-made for Pears' ability to ride straight through the passagio in the voice), the ravishing harmonies as the women fold linen or the heart-break of Lucretia's confession.

The performance on these discs, conducted by the composer, were linked to a touring English Opera Group production and so have a real feeling of the theatre about them. The singers show just how strong the `Aldeburgh Rep' was at that time. Janet Baker is unbeatable as the heroine - at least on a par with the role's creator, Kathleen Ferrier, and often better. Benjamin Luxon is all power and lust: Bryan Drake has just the right edge to his voice for the political mob-stirrer, Junius: John Shirley-Quirk saves Collatinus from being the rather pale goody-goody he can often seem by concentrating on the text as well as his customary beauty of tone. The two Greek-style Choruses have to handle some of the more awkward passages of the libretto. As I've said, the Male Chorus's part is actually designed for Pears' voice and he sings it with his familiar inimitable style, if without quite the freshness he brought to the various performances now available from the time of the opera's premiere. Heather Harper doesn't quite efface memories of Joan Cross, but she is as hauntingly beautiful as ever in Britten's music. And Britten as conductor is naturally and as always a supreme communicator of his own intentions. He elicits some wonderful playing from his small ECO group and paces the piece, dramatically as well as musically, just right.

This is as near a definitive performance of the work as you'll find. Some of the earlier recordings, as I've said, are worth exploring, but are much more dated in sound terms. Hickox's later CDs have a fine Lucretia in Jean Rigby and an interesting alternative to Pears in Nigel Robson's Chorus, but don't quite hit the spot as this performance does. And on these discs you also get Janet Baker's riveting performance of Phaedra, a cantata from late in the composer's career when he was already seriously ill and which is effectively a distilled and concentrated opera in its own right.
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
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    		Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

    Manufacturer: Chandos
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    ASIN: B000000AU4
    Release Date: 1994-03-22

    Tracks:

    1. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 1 - 'Rome Is Now Ruled By The Etruscan Upstart...' (Male Chorus)
    2. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 1 - 'Here The Thirsty Ev'ening Has Drunk The Wine Of Light...' (Male Chorus)
    3. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 1 - 'Who Reaches Heaven First Is The Best Philosopher...' (Collatinus)
    4. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 1 - 'Good Night, Tarquinius!' (Junius)
    5. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Interlude: 'Tarquinius Does Wait For His Servant To Wake' (Male Chorus)
    6. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 2 - 'Lucretia!' (Junius)
    7. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 2 - 'Listen! I Heard A Knock. Somebody Is At The Gate...' (Lucretia)
    8. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 2 - 'Time Turns Upon The Hands Of Women...' (Female Chorus)
    9. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act I: Scene 2 - 'None Of The Women Move. It Is Too Late For A Messenger...' (Female Chorus)

    Tracks:

    1. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 1 - 'The Prosperity Of The Etruscans Was Due To The Richness...' (Female Chorus)
    2. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 1 - 'She Sleeps As A Rose Upon The Night...' (Female Chorus)
    3. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 1 - ' When Tarquinius Desires, Then Tarquinius Will Dare...' (Tarquinius)
    4. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 1 - 'Within This Frail Crucible Of Light...' (Tarquinius)
    5. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 1 - 'Lucretia!' (Tarquinius)
    6. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Interlude: 'Here In This Scene You See VirtureAssailed By Sin...' (Female & Male Chorus)
    7. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 2 - 'O What A lovely Day...' (Lucia)
    8. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 2 - 'Hush! Here She Comes!' (Bianca)
    9. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 2 - 'Flowers Bring To Ev'ry Year The Same Perfection...' (Lucretia)
    10. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 2 - 'Lucretia! Lucretia! O Never Again Must We Two Dare To Part...' (Collatinus)
    11. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 2 - 'This Dead Hand Lets Fall All That My Heart Held When Full...' (Collatinus)
    12. The Rape Of Lucretia, Op. 37: Act II: Scene 2 - 'Is It All? Is All This Suffering And Pain, Is This Vain?...' (Female Chorus)
    Songs My Father Taught Me
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    ASIN: B000001XM7
    Release Date: 2000-06-06

    Tracks:

    1. Songs My Father Taught Me
    2. Semele: Where'er You Walk
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    5. Orfeo: Che faro senza Euridice
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    12. Wasserfluth
    13. Es schauen die Blumen
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    16. Gerald Moore And Benjamin Britten Talking About Kathleen's Singing Of Folk Songs
    17. Gerald Moore Describes Kathleen's Approach To Singing
    18. Roy Henderson, Kathleen's Teacher, Talks About Kathleen's Voice And Technique
    19. Four Poems Of St. Teresa Of Avila: If, Lord, Thy Love For Me Is Strong
    20. Four Poems Of St. Teresa Of Avilaq: Shepherd, Shepherd, Hark That Calling!
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    22. Four Poems Of St. Teresa Of Avila: Today A Sheperd And Out Kin
    23. Benjamin Britten Recalss Kathleen's Singing Of The Role Of Lucretia In His Opera 'The Rape Of Lucretia'
    24. John Francis (Flautist) Describes The Impact Of Kathlenn's Performance OF Lucretian On The Orchestral Players
    25. Benjamin Britten Sums Up The Qualities Of Her Voice
    26. Lucretia! Lucretia!: The Rape Of Lucretia

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Admirable collection .......2005-06-22

    Like Claudia Muzio and other deceased singers invested with cult status, Kathleen Ferrier has been censured on grounds of faulty technique and (less fairly) of "dated" interpretations of music now performed with greater historical fidelity. Some of these criticisms of Ferrier openly target the reverence accorded her in Britain, where admiration for her art and personality can devolve into hagiography. Fortunately, two antidotes for such distortions are ready to hand: Christopher Fifield's artfully crafted presentation of her "Letters and Diaries" (2003), and this CD, which begins with Ferrier at the fag end of a New York dinner party (thrown by ... Andre Mertens?), presenting a rollicking parody of her own vocalizing - and of herself. Here is a carnival mirror edition of the "public" Ferrier, represented on this CD by a self-effacing yet regally articulated interview in Montreal. Reminiscences of distinguished colleagues are also provided, along with vocal recordings that suggest the range and depth of her work. And "depth" is the word, quite apart from her vocal register. The throaty laugh in the ludic tape that opens this collection is echoed in the somber resonance of her finest recordings; for Ferrier, like Muzio, can voice the core of disillusionment - less with existence than with hopes proved false, while she heralds the triumph of love retrieved from unworthy aims.

    5 out of 5 stars sometimes you get more than you pay for.......2004-01-31

    well they say you get what you pay for - meaning $5.98 might not be such a good cd !!! you couldn't be more wrong. this is a close up look and sound of kathleen. and we love her. not to be missed. voice/humor/not forgotten

    4 out of 5 stars Sing Low.......2001-08-05

    What a beautiful recording. It is wonderful to hear a contralto in all of her glory. Doing what suits her voice. The dramatic expression is the most exciting I have heard in years!
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      Manufacturer: Gala
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00004ZE02
      Release Date: 2000-09-19
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        Lucretia Richardson
        Manufacturer: Landmark
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        Comedy & Spoken WordComedy & Spoken Word | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000008UUT
        Release Date: 1998-09-15

        Tracks:

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        3. Large Casket
        4. Lady Preacher
        5. Crooked Barrel
        6. Nudist Funeral
        7. Lightnin' Meat
        8. Little Hosses
        9. Satellite Dish
        10. Family Portrait
        11. Free Puppies
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          Peter Pears , Joan Cross , Benjamin Britten , English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra , and Covent Garden BBC Theatre Chorus - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
          Manufacturer: Angel
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00000DOCX
          Release Date: 1994-04-18
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            Manufacturer: That's Entertainment
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B000025HYN
            Release Date: 1995-07-14

            Tracks:

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            2. Dancing Men, Television Episode Score (The Adv: Elise Cubitt
            3. Priory School, Television Episode Score (The R: Libera Me
            4. Musgrave Ritual, Television Episode Score (The: North by Ten and ...)
            5. Sign of Four, Television Movie Score: Old Sherman's Dog Toby
            6. Resident Patient, Television Episode Score (TH: Sutton's Nightmare
            7. Sign of Four, Television Movie Score: River Chase
            8. Final Problem, Television Episode Score (The A: The Death of ...)
            9. Scandal in Bohemia, Television Episode Score (TH: Irene Adler
            10. Final Problem, Television Episode Score (The A: Holmes in Europe
            11. Norwood Builder, Television Episode Score (The: John Hector ...)
            12. Priory School, Television Episode Score (The R: Setting Out
            13. Six Napoleons, Television Episode Score (The R: Lucretia Venucci ...)
            14. Blue Carbuncle, Television Episode Score (The: Mr. Henry Baker's ...)
            15. Second Stain, Television Episode Score (The Re: The Illustrious ...)
            16. Second Stain, Television Episode Score (The Re: On the Trail
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            18. Twisted Lip, Television Episode Score (The Ret: The Bar of Gold, Upper
            19. Empty House, Television Episode Score (The Ret: Baker Street Reunion

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            3. Maximum Phish
            4. Maximum Rage
            5. Maximum Robbie-Biography
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            7. More Than Words
            8. Motor City's Burnin'
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