J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthew Passion [highlights] Elly Ameling, Julia Hamari, Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Fritz Wunderlich, Walter Berry, Tom Krause / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Munchinger [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] 'Many will be glad to hear Peter Pears's superb performance of the Evangelist' Gramophone, March 1965 |
J. S. BACH
Elly Ameling - Bach Edition Elly Ameling (soprano) with Hermann Prey, Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Marga Höffgen, Fritz Wunderlich ,Werner Krenn, etc [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 20 CD Box Set - released 21/Apr/2023 ] Compiled here for the first time are all of Elly Ameling's Bach recordings for both Decca and Philips: an 'original jackets' treasury of Cantatas, Passions and oratorios which would make a first-rate introduction to the composer's sacred music. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos 3, 4 & 5 Helen Donath (soprano) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Eliahu Inbal [ Brilliant Classics / 15 CD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] "A highly recommendable issue for impecunious Mahler fans." (MusicWeb April 2003 Bargaibn of the Month) |
ERNESTO HALFFTER
Piano Music Guillermo Gonzalez (piano) / Helen Gonzalez (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Sep/2006 ] Halffter's piano works, which he began writing when only thirteen, span his entire career and reflect not only the influence of Scarlatti, but that of the Spanish Renaissance, Stravinsky, Ravel, with whom he studied extensively, and the French... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio) Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis [ Philips / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] "You can still enjoy Davis' lively and sympathetic direction, enthusiastic singing and playing by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, two fabulous female soloists." Arkivmusic |
HANDEL
Judas MacCabeus (recorded in 1971) Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, John Shirley-Quirk / Wandsworth School Boys Choir / English Chamber Orchestra / Johannes Somary [ ALTO / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "The solo singing is excellent with Alexander Young a ringing tenor, and Helen Watts singing the opening aria in Act III exquisitely. Very good recording... the effect is wholly natural - and a sense of commitment throughout from all departments." -... |
CHARLES IVES
Charles Ives - The Anniversary Edition Helen Boatwright (soprano), Charles Ives (piano), Gregg Smith Singers, Thomas Stewart (baritone), American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, etc [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 18/Oct/2024 ] On the 150th anniversary of the birth of Charles Ives - acclaimed by his champion Leonard Bernstein as the "first great American composer", who, "all alone in his Connecticut barn, created his own private musical revolution". |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOWELLS / WALTON / BOWEN
British Music for Viola and Orchestra Helen Callus (viola) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Helen Callus plays with sumptuous tone matched by flawless intonation" Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Isolation Songbook Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Michael Craddock (baritone) / Alexander Soares (piano) [ DELPHIAN / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] The feeling which many of us experienced in spring 2020 as, country by country, the world went into lockdown - a sense of life gone into standstill - was especially acute for musicians, deprived suddenly of both their livelihoods and the human... |
PURCELL / MONTERVERDI / STROZZI / ECCLES / PARK / etc
Battle Cry: She Speaks Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano) Toby Carr (theorbo) [ Resonus / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] "Charlston plumbs the texts with cut-glass diction and full-bodied as a good claret, and she offers highly expressive readings of the texts, plumbing their depths with cut-glass diction and a glorious range of colours and timbres...She's adeptly... |
Händel, Ge
Weihnachtskonzert: Ausschnitte aus "Der Messias", Concerto Grosso op. 6,8, Ave verum corpus KV 618, Laudate Dominum KV Helen Donath, Regensburger Domspatzen; Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Kurt Eichhorn [ ORFEO / CD - released 1/Sep/1997 ] |
Helen Forrest
The Golden Years Of - I Had The Craziest Dream [ Jasmine / 4 CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] This box set compiled and produced by Geoff Milne is a huge collection from one of the most popular of female big band singers and includes both broadcast and studio material dating back to 1938. |
Helen Forrest
The Voice Of The Big Bands [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/May/1997 ] Arguably the most underrated singer of the 20th Century. Her impeccable phrasing and unparalleled range and breath control made it so easy to be heard over a 17 piece band.... |
Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw
Sweeter As The Years Go By [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Oct/1998 ] Give yourself a real treat and catch a fabulous band led by clarinettist Artie Shaw at the Blue Room of the Hotel Lincoln and hear the delectable Helen Forrest, "The Voice Of The Big Bands". It is to her this collection of songs is dedicated... |
Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw
Volume Two - Sweet And Simple [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Nov/1999 ] On 11th July, 1999, Helen Forrest died of heart failure - she was 82. Thus 'The Voice Of The Big Bands', which sustained many a grieving heart through the later Depression years and the Second World War, was stilled forever. |
Helen Grayco
Oop Shoop: The Rare Singles and More [ Jasmine / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] Helen Grayco is best remembered today as the beautiful and sultry vocalist with the Spike Jones orchestra, headlining his various TV shows for more than a decade. During that time, she recorded a string of singles for the London, Mercury and RCA... |
VIVALDI
Music for Vespers Helen Groves, Nigel Short, Ruth Gleave, Paul Agnew / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore |
Helen Humes
Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do [ Essential Jazz Classics / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] |
Helen Humes
Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do [ Original Jazz Classics / LP ] |