VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Nordic Showcase Christian Lindberg conducts the Nordic Chamber Orchestra (with Richard Tognetti, violin) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "Tonhallen, the concert hall in Sundsvall, is well-known for its good acoustics. Swedes in general know it from hundreds of sing-along programmes on TV and a BIS recording is always a BIS recording – so why hesitate?" (MusicWeb Aug 2007) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera recorded in English) Christine Brewer / Robert Dean Smith / Gillian Keith / Alice Coote / Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Richard Armstrong [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "Richard Strauss in English? Yes, when the cast is as smart and committed as this...Hofmannsthal's fine but word-rich libretto is clear and audible in Christopher Cowell's translation...Sir Richard Armstrong conducts a voluptuous but brisk... |
Christopher Robson; Claron McFadden; Richard Coxon; London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Parry
Dove, Jonathan - Flight (an opera in three acts) [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 5/May/2004 ] 'From the haunting sound of a plucked cello to the full orchestra rampaging with organ, it makes the best possible case for Scott's virtues.' - The Times |
EDWARD ELGAR / HUBERT PARRY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Serenade for Strings / Parry: An English Suite City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ EMI / CD - released 28/Jul/1989 ] Original Recording made in 1984. |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Music for Strings City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "[Noseda's] Russian immersion lends dividends...to Ehnes's sizzling accounts of the two popular concertos...Just as compelling are the chamber works...Ehnes and his pianist give performances worthy of the giants (Oistrakh and Richter) for whom their |
JOHN IRELAND
Orchestral Music (Incls A Downland Suite & Concertino Pastorale) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 25/Aug/2006 ] *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
JOHN IRELAND
Ireland: Orchestral Works City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 12/Aug/2016 ] In 1971, Richard Hickox founded the Richard Hickox Orchestra, which in 1979 became the City of London Sinfonia. Fifteen years later he made this highly praised recording of orchestral works by John Ireland, now made available at 'classic Chandos'... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw (complete opera) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Mark Padmore / Lisa Milne / Catrin Wyn Davies / Diana Montague / Nicholas Kirby Johnson / Caroline Wise [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- "With its short intimate scenes and concentrated lines, the Screw is so cinematic that it's surprising there's only been one previous film. This has just won a Viennese TV award. It's one of the truest opera films to date." (BBC Music) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Concerto for Flute and Harp David Campbell / Philippa Davies / Rachel Master / City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Alto / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] "Campbell's agile and pointed performances bring … a fresh unmannered style… [Concerto for Flute and Harp] is just as freshly and sympathetically done."-Penguin Guide "My favorite version of the Concerto for Flute and Harp is the one from Richard... |
Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett
Say It Isn't So [ Linn / CD - released 9/May/2011 ] One of The 10 Best Albums of 2013 - The Telegraph |
Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett
Witchcraft [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 9/May/2011 ] The unstoppable duo of Martin and Bennett - a partnership polished over two decades - present 'Witchcraft', a sparkling celebration of the music of Cy Coleman. |
Claire Martin & Sir Richard Ro
When Lights Are Low [ Linn / CD - released 31/Oct/2011 ] |
SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / IVES / BARBER / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection The Cleveland Quartet, with Emanuel Ax (piano), Jack Brymer (clarinet), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Richard Stoltzman (Clarinet), Yo Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Classical / RCA Red Seal / 23 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2023 ] Immediately upon their debut at the 1969 Marlboro Festival, four brilliant young American musicians calling themselves the Cleveland Quartet were hailed as a chamber ensemble of exceptional quality. |
Cliff Richard
The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection [ Big Three / 3 CD - released 15/Jan/2016 ] 60 tracker featuring all of the very best from Cliff in the late 50s and early 60s, all of his UK chart successes are included here. |
Cliff Richard
Anthology [ Not Now Music / 2 CD - released 19/Aug/2011 ] |
Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard - 21 Today / Listen to Cliff (Double Gatefold LP) [ Vinyl Passion / 2 LP - released 30/Aug/2018 ] Early Cliff backed by Norrie Paramor & his Orchestra, and the Bernard Ebbinghouse Band |
Cliff Richard
Cliff Sings [ Not Now Music / 2 CD - released 14/May/2010 ] |
Cliff Richard
Essential Early Recordings [ Primo / 2 CD - released 18/Jan/2010 ] |
Cliff Richard
Just...Fabulous Rock n Roll [ Sony / CD - released 11/Nov/2016 ] Sir Cliff has returned to his roots to record a new selection of his favourite songs from the golden era of rock 'n' roll on "Just… Fabulous Rock 'N' Roll". These include Sir Cliff's renditions of seminal tracks such as 'Roll Over Beethoven', 'Great... |
Cliff Richard & The Drifters / Shadows
Move It!... The Early Years 1958-59 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] At the start of his career Cliff Richard was an out and out Rock & Roller, as these early recordings confirm, and indeed his first disc, 'Move It', is universally acknowledged as the UK's finest ever Rock & Roll record. This superb compilation... |