SATIE / PIAZZOLLA / LEGRAND / RAVEL / MESSIAEN / etc
Alison Balsom - Paris Alison Balsom (trumpet) / The Guy Barker Orchestra, Guy Barker [ Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2014 ] "This potpourri of a recital is...very much of its own time, eclectically flavoured in its collaborative elements and juxtaposition of music languages [sic], and deftly underpinned by Balsom's considered curating." Gramophone |
GIOCOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) Amsterdam Muziekther / Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, etc. / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] G :- "A superb DVD that now becomes my top recommendation for this opera on DVD. The production is top-notch, and the orchestral contribution the strongest I have yet to hear" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
Barker
Utility (LP) [ SRD / 2 LP - released 28/Feb/2020 ] Pleasure-seeking and pain-avoidance as a rave metaphor fits the music of Sam Barker. The Berghain resident and Leisure System co-founder has spent the last few years exploring the euphoric potential of altering key variables in dance music... |
Ronnie Barker
The Very Best of Ronnie Barker (The Caricature Collection) [ Via Vision Entertainment / DVD - released 12/May/2011 ] PG :- |
TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI / DVORAK / COATES / OFFENBACH / etc
Pure Diva : - tribute to Joan Hammond Cheryl Barker 9soprano) /The Queensland Orchestra, Guillaume Tourniaire [ Melba Recordings SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] The ravishing Australian soprano Cheryl Barker has an important career in many major opera houses - English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera and The Royal Opera Covent Garden among them - and concert halls. She is widely... |
PUCCINI
Puccini Passions: over two hours of passionate arias sung in English Cheryl Barker / Dennis O'Neill / Cynthia Haymon / Susan Patterson / Alan Opie / Geoffrey Mitchell Choir / Gareth Hancock [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] This selection includes Puccini's most passionate arias, and is a perfect collection for both those keen to discover more about Opera in English, as well established Puccini lovers. |
JANACEK
Katya Kabanova (complete opera sung in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Gwynne Howell (bass) Kathleen Wilkinson (mezzo) Owen Webb (baritone) / Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Opera - 'This English-language performance captures the visceral impact of Janacek's great tragedy with unerring immediacy. Vividly recorded with magnificent orchestral playing, the drama is delivered with a... |
GEORGE DYSON
Quo Vadis: a cycle of poems Cheryl Barker (soprano) Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) / BBC National Chorus of Wales ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales ; Richar [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 26/May/2003 ] 'All four soloists are in superb voice, each of them strong, firm and characterful; and both choruses sing with fresh, incandescent tone... the result will delight all devotees of the English choral tradition.' - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine... |
JANACEK
The Makropulos Case (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) John Graham-Hall (tenor) / English National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "This electrifying performance has been captured in sound that is exceptionally clear and full-bodied, and it also has great immediacy. I very much welcome a recording in English." (International Record Review March 2007) |
PUCCINI
Puccini = Passion - The Richard Bonynge Edition Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Orchestra Victoria / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "[Barker] is known as a highly skilled and committed singer who gives her all on the stage ... her tone, support of the voice and vocal characterisation is a joy ... Barker's interpretations make as satisfying a disc of this demanding repertoire as I... |
DVORAK
Rusalka (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Rosario La Spina (tenor) / Bruce Martin (baritone) / Elizabeth Whitehouse (soprano) / Opera Australia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Opera in English / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Feb/2008 ] "Cheryl Barker's voice opens up excitingly on the top notes, but in the medium-high range her timbre has no especial qualities. She gives a committed performance" (MusicWeb March 2008) |
Les Barker
Earwigo [ Mrs Ackroyd Records / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] Recorded at Bromyard Folk Festival in 1987, 'Earwigo' features Les Barker performing solo and also with a band including Steve and Lesley Davies and Ian Blake. |
Les Barker
The Mrs Ackroyd Rock 'n' Roll Show [ Mrs Ackroyd Records / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] This is a studio album from 1984, recorded with the help of Coventry band Quiet Riot. Les began his career as assistant to Mrs Ackroyd, a small hairy mongrel who lay around in folk clubs, bit people and became famous. |
RONNIE BARKER
Ronnie Barker at the Beeb [3 CD set] Ronnie Barker [ BBC Radio Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2004 ] Ronnie Barker at his brilliant best in a wonderful compilation that spans his thirty years in show business, from early radio appearances in The Navy Lark to the incomparable The Two Ronnies. |
TWO RONNIES
The Two Ronnies: the best of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett [ BBC Radio Collection / CD - released 4/Feb/2010 ] Includes the sketches such as "The Strange Case of Mrs Mace", "Plain Speaking", "Grublian", "Dr Spooner Re-Visited", "A Doctor's Life", and "About A Bout". |
Smith/Barker/Arguelles/Gewelt
Smith;Misty Morning&No Time [ Linn / CD ] |
Sophie Barker
Break The Habit [ Disco Geko CD / CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] Perhaps best known as one of the trio of original Zero 7 singers, alongside Sia and Mozez, Sophie's long-awaited 3rd solo album, 'Break the Habit', took 4 years to record but sees her more comfortable than ever in her own skin. Sophie Barker's... |
Travis Barker
Give the Drummer Some [ Interscope Records / CD - released 3/Mar/2011 ] The first solo record by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker features guest spots from The Cool Kids, RZA, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I.,Game, Raekwon, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Slash... |
Kenneth Williams / Leonard Rossitter / Sid James / Ronnie Barker
Britain's Greatest Comedy Heroes [ ViaVision Entertainment DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2010 ] Featuring: Ronnie Barker, Sid James, Leonard Rossitter, Kenneth Williams. Enjoy some of the best moments ever written for TV and film as performed by four of Britain's best loved comedy performers. Relive some of their funniest moments throughout... |