SERGEY RACHMANINOV / FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Natalie Clein - Romantic Cello: sonatas Natalie Clein (cello) Charles Owen (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Recorded 17-20 April 2006 at Wathen Hall, St Paul's School, Barnes, London |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Benjamin Britten - The Rarities Norma Proctor, Owen Brannigan, Heinz Holliger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Mstislav Rostropovich, Andres Schiff, Benjamin Britten, etc [ Decca British Music Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] "The skill and imaginative power with which Britten has used these forces defy adequate description. There are inevitably rough edges in the singing and playing, but the spirit is there in abundance." (Gramophone) |
Owen Mac
This I Promise You [ Owen Mac / CD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] |
RICHARD ARNELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnell: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 2 "Fufus" David Owen Norris (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 19/Feb/2007 ] "... Yates draws superb playing from the RSNO ... and all in all this is a very welcome release. Music of this quality manifestly does not deserve the long-time neglect which has befallen it." International Record Review, May 2007 |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town {first complete recording) Rebecca Luker & Ron Raines / Studio Cast conducted by John Owen Edwards [ Jay Digital / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/May/1996 ] Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. |
EDWARD ELGAR / ANTHONY PAYNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Payne: Symphony No 3 - Sketches Robert Gibbs (violin) David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ NMC / CD - released 28/Jan/2002 ] Elgar's complete sketches for the 3rd Symphony, exactly as the composer left them, are brought to life by pianist David Owen Norris, Robert Gibbs playing Reed's own violin and the BBCSO with a commentary from Anthony Payne. |
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: A Little Night Music Sian Phillips, Bonaventura Bottone & Susan Hampshire / Studio Cast, John Owen Edwards [ TER / Thats Entertainment / CD - released 3/Nov/2008 ] A Little Night Music is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a literal English... |
JOSEF HAYDN
The Complete Haydn Masses Trinity Choir & REBEL Baroque Orchestra, J. Owen Burdick & Jane Glover [ Naxos / 8 CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] Today Haydn is viewed mainly in the light of his string quartets and symphonies, yet his first and last compositions were Mass settings. They encompassed an extraordinary musical output, within which his Masses shine as uplifting and deeply... |
Valerie Masterson, Donald Maxwell, Richard van Allan, Judy Kaye / Philharmonia Orchestra, John Owen Edwards
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kismet - selected highlights [cast recording] [ Showtime! / CD - released 29/Jun/1995 ] A Studio Cast recording from 1990 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age of Light Music: Musical Kaleidoscope Vol 2 Various Artists including Dolf van der Linden, Reg owen, George Melachrino, Jackie Brown, Sidney Torch, Wilfred Burns, Monty Kelly, etc [ Guild / CD - released 20/Jun/2016 ] Guild Music's first 'Musical Kaleidoscope' (GLCD 5139) could not accommodate all the special requests and 'leftovers' from previous collections, so this second volume had to follow. There are two special features this time, the first being a... |
ALWYN / BRITTEN / BUTTERWORTH / FINZI / IRELAND / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
English Song Collection Various Artists including Philip Langridge, Frank Lloyd, Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Andrew Matthews-Owen, Ivan McCready, Thomas Allen, etc [ Naxos / 25 CD Box Set - released 21/May/2021 ] "Keenly priced, this set will surely provide many hours of listening pleasure." Gramophone |
Eve Owen
Don't Let The Ink Dry (LP) [ 37d03d / LP - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The debut album from British singer/songwriter Eve Owen, Don'tLet the Ink Dry, is a work of raw sensitivity and uncontained imagination, brought to life over the course of three transformative years. During that time, the 20-year-old artist spent her... |
Kate Owen
Not A Proper Girl [ Spinstir Records / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] A singer with a poetic, restrained intensity, Kate Owen has been songwriting for twenty years and performing live for a decade, but until now has never recorded an album. Her sound ranges from stripped-back laments to 90's pop anthems. Her debut... |
Owen
The Avalanche [ Polyvinyl / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] The last Owen album, 2016's The King of Whys showed up just a few months before American Football (LP2), the first new music in over 15 years from the recently reunited group. Kinsella took a relatively relaxed approach to his solo project in that... |
BRITTEN
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Complete Opera) Alfred Deller / Peter Pears / Thomas Hemsley / Owen Brannigan / Benjamin Britten [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 2/Jan/2002 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
DVORAK / SUK / JANACEK
Augustin Hadelich: Bohemian Tales Augustin Hadelich (violin), Charles Owen (piano), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Jakub Hruša [ Warner Classics / CD - released 3/Jul/2020 ] " A superb disc on all counts." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2020 |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (Complete Operetta) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "The recording is superbly spacious and clear throughout, with a fine sense of atmosphere. The CD transfer is remarkable in its added presence." (Penguin Guide) |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Pirates of Penzance (highlights) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Operettas (Nine operettas and other miscellaneous works) George Baker, Owen Brannigan, Elsie Morison, Richard Lewis, etc / Glyndebourne Festival, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Warner Classics / 16 CD Box Set - released 15/May/2015 ] A splendiforous collection of Gilbert and Sullivan's finest operettas including, Patience, Pirates Of Penzance, Mikado, HMS Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard and Ruddigore. Also includes the Symphony in E "Irish" and the Cello Concerto. |
Owen Pallett
In Conflict - 180G LP + Download Code [ Domino / LP - released 18/Jan/2010 ] In Conflict! was written and produced by Pallett, recorded with the core rhythm section of Robbie Gordon and Matt Smith, and features contributions from Brian Eno and The Czech FILMharmonic Orchestra, amongst others. In Conflict is full of love... |