SALLY BEAMISH
The Singing James Crabb (accordion) Branford Marsalis (alto saxophone) Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] The works on this disc of music by Sally Beamish were composed between 2003 and 2012. As a whole the programme highlights the inspiration she has found in Scotland, her adopted homeland. |
PIAZZOLLA
Song of the Angel James Crabb (classical accordian) Benjamin Martin (piano) Australian Chamber Orchestra. Richard Tognetti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2003 ] 'Accordion wizard and company delight in a seductive and exuberant sound world.' Gramophone |
James David Christie
Sweelinck:organ Works [ Naxos / CD ] |
JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK
Organ Works James David Christie (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "with appealing registrations, an almost ideal choice of programme, good notes and undistractingly natural recording, Naxos have produced a single-CD anthology of this most companionable of organ composer that merits general recommendation" -... |
James Depriest
Contrasts [ Delos / CD ] |
James Duncan
Hello-Fi [ Round Trip Mars CD / CD - released 6/Feb/2009 ] 'Hello-Fi' heralds the arrival of a major songwriting talent, who has his own individual style, complemented by years of collaboration with two of New Zealand's best in SJD and Dimmer. |
James Duncan
Vanishing [ Banished From the Universe / CD - released 9/Aug/2013 ] |
James Ehnes
Paganini: 24 Caprices [ Telarc / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Viola Concerto / Partita for Orchestra / Sonata for String Orchestra James Ehnes (viola) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/May/2018 ] In this third volume of Edward Gardner's Walton series with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, James Ehnes leaves his violin to tackle the taxing soloist role in the Viola Concerto. In a recent Strad interview, Ehnes confesses: 'This is a piece I have loved... |
PAGANINI
24 Caprices James Ehnes (violin) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "Even in these days of young digital daredevils, [Ehnes] has few peers." - Strad Magazine |
PAGANINI
24 Caprices for solo violin James Ehnes (violin) [ Onyx / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A marvellous, amazing, stunning, spectacular, fabulous, awe-inspiring, fabulous piece of music-making." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Nov 2009) |
PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin James Ehnes (violin) with Amy Schwartz Moretti (violin) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 24/Sep/2013 ] "This is an outstanding Chandos set from James Ehnes of Prokofiev's complete works for violin. It includes quite stunning performances of the two violin concertos." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Sept 2013) |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Works for Violin and Piano Volume 3 James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ CHANDOS / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] "Ehnes and Moretti possess precisely the degree of finesse required to bring both piquancy and a sense of stylish panache to the music here." (Daily Telegraph) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 7 &10 James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 11/Dec/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Chamber |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6 & 9 'Kreutzer' James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] "[Kreutzer] Ehnes and Armstrong are ravishing in the slow movement, truly molto espressivo, while a sense of playfulness is apparent in every bar of the finale, setting the seal on a compelling addition to Ehnes and Armstrong's remarkable disc" |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Violin Sonatas Op. 12 James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone December 2019 |
DEBUSSY / ELGAR / RESPIGHI
Elgar / Debussy / Respighi: Violin Sonatas James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2016 ] "This is a radiantly engineered album of music composed around the time of the Great War, played with beguiling elegance by James Ehnes and regular playing partner Andrew Armstrong." (BBC Music Five Stars) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 'Spring' & 8. Rondo WoO41 and 6 German Dances WoO42 James Ehnes (violin) & Andrew Armstrong (piano) [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "The fact that two artists of such extraordinary technical skill can demonstrate their whole range without straining the intimate spirit of the duo-sonata medium is just another miracle of this captivating cycle." Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2020 |
BARTOK
Violin Sonatas & Rhapsodies James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Strong (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "They are performances of outstanding musical insight and technical brilliance...James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong perfectly encapsulate the anxieties projecting in both works...But they also find room for repose and reflection...As with Ehnes's... |
LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA
Orchestral Works Vol 1 (Incls Divertimento for Violin and Orchestra) James Ehnes, violin. BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2004 ] "A beautiful and moving release. Five masterpieces of lyrical serial music that just demands to be discovered. I cannot praise this CD too highly" MusicWeb Nov 2004 |