FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor & other piano duets Andreas Staier, Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano Graf by Christopher Clarke) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] "The Graf-style fortepiano's clarity brings out the fabulous textural richness of the F minor Fantasy's third movement and the Rondo in A, illumined by the players' lovely touches" Sunday Times |
The Clarke/Duke Project
Stanley Clarke/George Duke [ Sony Music / CD - released 17/Jan/2020 ] |
RICHARD RODGERS / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Rodgers: Oklahoma! Nathaniel Hackmann, Sierra Boggess, Rodney Earl Clarke, Louise Dearman, Jamie Parker / Oklahoma! Ensemble, Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/Sep/2023 ] Chandos Records announce the release of the world première recording of the Complete Original Score of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London. |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: The Complete Songs Samantha Clarke, Soraya Mafi, Louise Kemény, Mary Bevan, Fleur Barron, Jess Dandy, Nicky Spence, Dominic Sedgwick, Julien Van Mellaerts, etc [ Resonus / 2 CD - released 6/May/2022 ] "These two discs undoubtedly set a new benchmark in Barber's vocal music, and every art song lover should have them." BBC Music 5 out of 5 stars Recording of the Month August 2022 |
Stanley Clarke
Modern Man [ Music on CD / CD ] An opening statement of a drum roll and horn fanfare opens the album as Stanley declares his power as coming "from the pluck of a string". This goes into the smooth, almost soft rock styled "He Lives On (Story About The Last Journey Of A Warrior)."... |
Johnny Clarke
Don't Stay Out Late (LP) [ KSLP074 / LP - released 8/Jun/2018 ] Johnny Clarke stands tall as one of the great vocalists that ruled the Jamaican reggae scene from the mid 1970's to the early 1980's Dancehall period. This reissue of his Don't Stay Out Late set shows his versatility to sing any song that was put... |
Josienne Clarke
In All Weather [ Rough Trade / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] With an elegant, nuanced and emotionally affecting singing style (Cerys Matthews described her as having a voice that can "trickle back over centuries"), Josienne Clarke has frequently been compared to the great Sandy Denny, but present too are... |
Josienne Clarke And Ben Walker
The Birds E.P (12") [ Rough Trade / 12in - released 13/Oct/2017 ] The Birds' is a suite of six songs that explore the themes of migration and departure. These are songs of autumn and shorter days, of flying south and the first feelings of early winter. It is deliberately dark and melancholic and ever so slightly... |
Josienne Clarke And Ben Walker
Seedlings All [ Rough Trade / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] 'Seedlings All' is Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker's first album to be made up of all original songs, and is songwriter Clarke's most autobiographical work to date. As she explains: "For the first time I'm out there alone with a bunch of songs that... |
Josienne Clarke And Ben Walker
Seedlings All (LP & CD) [ Rough Trade / LP/CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] 'Seedlings All' is Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker's first album to be made up of all original songs, and is songwriter Clarke's most autobiographical work to date. As she explains: "For the first time I'm out there alone with a bunch of songs that... |