SCHOENBERG
6 A Cappella Mixed Choruses / String Quartet No. 2 / Suite in G major Jennifer Welch-Babidge (soprano) / Simon Joly Singers / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Fred Sherry Quartet / Robert Craft (conductor) [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] "A thoroughly enjoyable release which should convert many to Schoenberg's music." (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
RACHMANINOV
Transcriptions & Arrangements for Organ Jeremy Filsell (the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, USA) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "I like the commitment Filsell shows in exploring this familiar repertoire in unfamiliar ways. Overall this is an excellent disc and greatly enjoyable for those who like their Rachmaninov with a twist." (MusicWeb April 2015) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
L'Espirit Galant Johannette Zomer (soprano) Fred Jacobs (French theorbo) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "Fred Jacobs is both expert as accompanist and as soloist in his various solos, notably a fine chaconne by Robert de Visée. Johannette Zomer is adept in dealing with the vocal ornament needed to leaven repetition and, in this sympathetic recorded... |
KASBERGER / MAZZOCCHI / MICHI / ROSSI
Splendore di Roma Johannette Zomer (soprano) Fred Jacobs (theorbo) [ Channel Classics / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] 'SPLENDORE DI ROMA', a collection of poetic 17th century lyrics performed by soprano Johannette Zomer |
KASBERGER / MAZZOCCHI / MICHI / ROSSI
Splendore di Roma Johannette Zomer (soprano) Fred Jacobs (theorbo) [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] 'SPLENDORE DI ROMA', a collection of poetic 17th century lyrics performed by soprano Johannette Zomer. - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
CACCINI
Caccini - Nuove Musiche Johannette Zomer (soprano) / Fred Jacobs (theorbo Giulio) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "more soon, please!" (Avro) |
JOHNSON / LAWES / HUMFREY / PURCELL
With Endless Tears Johannette Zomer (soprano) / Fred Jacobs (theorbo Giulio) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "There's a brightness to the voice which pinpoints open-eyed wonder...That Zomer knows how to float a line and respond to its musical contours is never in doubt" BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 *** |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar Rediscovered: An Anthology of Forgotten Recordings May Grafton (narrator & piano), Fred Taylor (baritone), Frederic Austin (baritone) Maartje Offers (contralto) Albert Sammons (violin) Gerald Moore (pi [ Somm / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "So many details in the First Symphony stand out as never before." Five Stars BBC Music |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar Rediscovered: An Anthology of Forgotten Recordings May Grafton (narrator & piano), Fred Taylor (baritone), Frederic Austin (baritone) Maartje Offers (contralto) Albert Sammons (violin) Gerald Moore (pi [ Somm / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "Copiously detailed presentation and judicious transfers grace a fascinating issue that all experienced Elgarians are sure to appreciate." Gramophone |
Mississippi Fred Mcdowell
London Calling [ Snapper Records / CD ] |
ELLIOTT CARTER
Dialogues / Boston Concerto / Cello Concerto / ASKO Concerto Nicolas Hodges (piano) Fred Sherry (cello) / London Sinfonietta / BBC Symphony / Oliver Knussen [ Bridge Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] London Sinfonietta & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen |
FRANZ XAVER RICHTER
Sonatas for Flute, Harpsichord and Cello Volume 1 Pauliina Fred (flute) / Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) / Heidi Peltoniemi (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Mar/2011 ] Franz Xaver Richter's Sonate da camera have many of the same musical characteristics that make his symphonies so distinctive: ingenious part-writing, rich, expressive harmonies and delightfully unexpected melodic twists. Richter's Grandes Symphonies,... |
FRANZ XAVER RICHTER
Sonatas for Flute, Harpsichord and Cello Volume 2 Pauliina Fred (flute) Heidi Peltoniemi (cello) Aapo Häkkinen (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2012 ] Of the first volume MusicWeb International wrote: 'The three Finnish soloists… have first rate credentials and play with great sensitivity. Richter absolutely deserves much greater exposure.' |
HEINRICH SCHaƒÅ“TZ
Johannes-Passion SWV 481 / Excerpts from Psalms of David SWV 40 (rec 1972/75) Peter Schreier (tenor) Peter-Volker Springborn (bass) Gothart Stier (baritone) Fred Maiwald (soprano) / Dresdner Kreuzchor / Martin Fleming / Capella [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Excellent recordings of Schütz's three passions, featuring the magnificent Peter Schreier as evangelist, in his prime. While the ascetic character of these a cappella works may not appeal to all, they are worth having just to hear Schreier in his... |
SIMEON TEN HOLT
Ten Holt: Multiple Piano Works Irene Russo (piano), Fred Oldenburg (piano) / Sandra and Jeroen van Veen Piano Ensemble [ Brilliant Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2008 ] |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat [The Soldier's Tale] Tianwa Yang (violin), Fred Child (narrator), Jared McGuire (the soldier), Jeff Biehl (the devil) Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Fallett [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Feb/2016 ] Stravinsky conceived the idea of a small-scale theatrical work towards the end of the First World War. Collaborating with Swiss writer Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz and painter and designer René-Victor Auberjonois, he wrote Histoire du Soldat (The... |
Various Artists / Compiled & Mixed by Fred Deakin
Nu Balearica [ Ministry of Sound / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2008 ] With tracks from Reverso 68, A Mountain of One, Studio, Lindstrom, Prins Thomas, Todd Terje and more, it is an authentic but more so respectful collection of the finest records from the 'Nu Balearica' movement. |