LUCIANO BERIO
Luciano Berio - Transformation Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), Sophia Burgos (soprano), Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 13/Dec/2019 ] "It all provides a revealing sidelight on one of the outstanding composers of the second half of the 20th century." Guardian |
LEOS JANACEK
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen, Sinfonietta Lucy Crowe (Vixen), Gerald Finley (Forester), Sophia Burgos (Fox), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle [ LSO Live / 2 CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] "All in all, an outstanding release, and a rewarding celebration of this wonderful composer's art." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2020 |
Sophia
Spirit Healing Chants [ Sequoia / CD - released 24/May/2010 ] Healing wisdom for your mind, body and soul - legendary songhealer Sophia takes you once again to the place where the spiritual and the sensuous meet in this blissful follow-up to her phenomenal "Chakra Healing Chants" release. Joined again by... |
Sophia Kennedy
Monsters (Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl LP) [ City Slang / LP - released 28/May/2021 ] Sophia Kennedy's music sometimes sounds like a soundtrack to a world disintegrating, hanging on by a thread of memories. It combines the glamour and the morbid charm of tin pan alley show tunes from the 1960s or 70s, and yet it fully embraces the... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Chamber Symphony in C min, Piano Concerto No 1 in C min, etc BT Scottish Ensemble / John Wallace (trumpet) / Sophia Rahman (piano) / Clio Gould (artistic direction, violin) [ Linn Records / CD - released 25/Apr/2001 ] 12 highly talented string players perform Shostakovich to perfection |
CYRIL SCOTT
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 3 / Sonata Melodica Claire Howick (violin) / Sophia Rahman (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Works for violin and piano are an important part of Cyril Scott's chamber music. This disc presents three sonatas which span his output. The capricious and ruminative First Violin Sonata ranks among the most convincing and successful of his earlier... |
SMYTH / MACONCHY / POLDOWSKI / TATE / BARNES
British Women Composers Clare Howick (violin) / Sophia Rahman (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "imaginative programme, brilliantly handled … a very generously filled CD." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb April 2011) |
HENZE
Guitar Music (Vol. 1) Debora Halasz (Piano), Franz Halasz (Guitar), Sebastian Hess (Cello), Sophia Reuter (Viola), Gottfried Schneider (Violin) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "With good recorded sound from Bavarian Radio, a fine essay on the music by David Truslove and great playing from all involved this is a varied and fascinating birthday homage to Henze. It can be confidently recommended." (MusicWeb July 2006) |
PETROS PETRIDIS
Petridis: Requiem for the Emperor Constantine Palaiologos Sophia Kyanidou (soprano) Theodora Baka (mezzo) / Golden Voices of Ruse, Sofia Metropolitan Golden Voices, Amadeus Orchestra, Sofia. Nikolaos Mantzaro [ Naxos American Classics / 2 CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Using a polyphonic musical language that draws on medieval Byzantine chant, Petros Petridis can be considered one of the most important proponents of the Greek National School. |
PROKOFIEV / BEINTUS
Peter and the Wolf / Wolf Tracks Mikhail Gorbachev / Sophia Loren / Bill Clinton / Russian National Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ PentatoneSACD / SACD - released 21/Oct/2003 ] Screen legend Sophia Loren and former presidents Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev are narrators on the latest CD from the Russian National Orchestra (RNO). |