RICHARD STRAUSS
The Lost Concerts (Rec 1947) [two CD set] Alfred Blumen (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Richard Strauss [ Testament / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "This London account communicates... fervently his tender and passionate belief in the piece." Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 |
EMMERICH KALMAN
Kalman: Die Bajadere (complete operetta recorded in 2014) Alfred Grünwald Heike Susanne Daum, Rainer Trost, Anke Vondung / Köln WDR Funkhausorchester Köln, Richard Bonynge [ CPO / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2019 ] "A wholly charming operetta excellently performed. Not to be missed by operetta lovers!" MusicWeb |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Spring Symphony / Welcome Ode / Psalm 150 Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor) / Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] This re-release of the Spring Symphony, complemented by two smaller but equally life-confirming works by Britten, marks the composer's centenary year. It also forms part of our ongoing Richard Hickox Legacy series, which pays tribute to this great co |
FINZI / BRITTEN / HOLST
Works for Choir and Orchestra Alison Barlow (sop) John Mark Ainsley (ten) David Hoult (bar) Stephen Varcoe (bar) / Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "If any lover of the music of English twentieth century composers does not have this disc in their collection, they should take steps to rectify the omission immediately." (Recording of the Month musicWeb Aug 2013) |
MUSIC FOR MANDOLIN
Music of Mandolin Alison Stephens, Sue Mossop (mandolins) with Poppy Holden (soprano) & Richard Burnett (fortepiano) [ Saydisc / CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] "Excellent and musical players .... a pleasing introduction to the mandolin" The Gramophone |
ELGAR / TAFFANEL / FAURE / WOODALL / HARTY / BOWEN / etc
Intimate Landscapes Anda Hollins (flute) Richard Mapp (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 18/Nov/2002 ] Guest Principal Flute with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw Andrew Kennedy, Sally Matthews, Michael Clayton-Jolly, Lucy Hall, Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Katherine Broderick / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Farn [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 29/Dec/2013 ] Released in the Britten anniversary year, Richard Farnes, the Music Director of Opera North who led their critically acclaimed production of 'The Turn of the Screw' in 2010, conducts an all-English cast in Britten's most ingeniously crafted opera,... |
IAN VENABLES
On the Wings of Love / Venetian Songs Andrew Kennedy (tenor) / Richard Hosford (clarinet) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 21 / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "[Venables] manages to create worthwhile new artefacts within his conservative idiom. Expertly crafted, the results offer something genuinely personal and at times profound." (BBC Music Choral & Song Choice - December 2010) |
Andrew Manze & Richard Egarr
Handel:complete Violin Sonatas [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/Apr/2003 ] |
Andrew Manze & Richard Egarr
Mozart: Violin Sonatas [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 3/Oct/2005 ] |
SCHUBERT
Sonatas for Violin and Piano Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 5/Oct/2007 ] These sonatas written by a Schubert at the age of 19 and 20, just as he was about to enjoy his first successes in Vienna, are truly touched by grace. Openly inspired by the heritage of the great Classical masters - Mozart, Haydn, and of course... |
W.A. MOZART
Violin Sonatas (1781) Andrew Manze (violin) / Richard Egarr (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 28/Oct/2005 ] Composed after he settled in Vienna, Mozart’s “Auernhammer” sonatas, K.376, 377 and 380, are the first fruits of his freedom from Salzburg serfdom and a sign of his new, revolutionary spirit. |
PANDOLFI MEALLI
Violin Sonatas (1660) Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Fred Jacobs (theorbo) [ Channel Canal Grande / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "Let it be said at once that these sonatas are remarkably interesting discoveries, often chromatically bold, rhapsodic and full of vitality and the most elaborate fantasy" Gramophone, July 1994 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Sonatas Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Jaap ter Linden (gamba) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "As a trio the dynamic and expressive range of Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr, and Jaap ter Linden is unparalleled." - Classic CD |
REBEL
Violin Sonatas Andrew Manze (violin) / Richard Egarr (harpsichord) / Jaap ter Linden (viola de gamba) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 13/Mar/2005 ] Critic's Choice Gramophone Magazine 1999. 'Italian fire and genius with French wisdom and tenderness.' |
GIOVANNI ANTONIO PANDOLFI
Complete Violin Sonatas Andrew Manze (violin) Richard Egarr (keyboard) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "Strongly recommended." - Gramophone Magazine Early Music Award (1999) |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral Works (Incls 'St Paul's Suite') Andrew Watkinson (violin) & Nicholas Ward (violin) Duke Dobing (flute) & Christopher Hooker (oboe) / City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] This 1994 recording is one of the first Holst collections made by Hickox and the City of London Sinfonia. An orchestra he conducted for thirty seven years, until his death. Having brought neglected works by Holst to a more deserved fame in the early... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Keyboard Concertos (Nos 1, 5, 7 & Triple) Angela Hewitt (Piano) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Her playing is absolutely captivating: she decorates the solo part with playful, come-hither ornamentation-twirls, flutters, arabesques-and yet it never disturbs the clear, logical path she forges through the course of each work." Gramophone Magazine |
J. S. BACH
The Keyboard Concertos (complete) Angela Hewitt (Piano) /Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2007 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE (Gramophone) CD OF THE MONTH (Gramophone) CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Sunday Times) ALBUM OF THE WEEK (Musicweek) CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Daily Telegraph) DISC OF THE MONTH (Classic FM Magazine) |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Ann Archibald (soprano), John Graham-Hall (tenor) Peter Sidhom (baritone) / London, Royal Choral Society & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Cooke [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Carl Orff was born into a distinguished Bavarian military family, and after composing songs in his childhood took up studies at the Munich Academy of Music. His early music shows the influence of Debussy, but this was soon cast off in favour of... |