GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio Live from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge 2009) Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton & Matthew Rose / Choir of King's College, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury [ Warner Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "The first choral concert transmitted live to 85 cinemas, Stephen Cleobury's interpretation ticks all the boxes, with choir and orchestra impeccably balanced, and soloists glowing." The Independent, 24th April 2009 **** |
Matthew Shipp
I've Been to Many Places [ Thirsty Ear / CD - released 5/Dec/2014 ] This recording is meant as a reflection on where I have been in the music so I visit and revisit or should I say re-interpret many of the houses I have occupied. Of course this being a solo CD, the main focus is to make the piano come alive and to be... |
Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp
Cosmic Lieder [ Aum Fidelity / CD - released 25/Apr/2011 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
That's Entertainment: A Celebration of the MGM Film Musical The John Wilson Orchestra, with Kim Criswell, Matthew Ford, Sarah Fox, Seth MacFarlane [ Warner classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] Captured in high quality audio for the first time, the glorious music from the golden age of Hollywood |
COLE PORTER
Cole Porter in Hollywood John Wilson Orchestra, with Anna-Jane Casey, Kim Criswell, Matthew Ford, Sarah Fox, Richard Morrison [ Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Cole Porter is one of the best-known and most prolific composers from the world of twentieth-century jazz, having written over 800 songs, often for the Hollywood stars of his day. His dizzying wordplay combines with a sound redolent of dazzling... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (complete opera recorded in 2013) Metropolitan Opera / Joyce DiDonato, Elza van den Heever, Matthew Polenzani / Maurizio Benini (cond) [ Erato DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Apr/2014 ] "The two main protagonists brilliantly capture all the opera's drama and passion; DiDonato is magnificent and moving." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice August 2014 |
BUXTEHUDE / CORNET / LEBEGUE / DE GRIGNY / etc
Great European Organs Vol. 86: Walker-Downes organ of the London Oratory Matthew Martin (plays the 1954 Walker-Downes organ of the London Oratory) [ Priory / CD - released 20/Jun/2016 ] Matthew Martin plays the 1954 Walker-Downes organ of the London Oratory |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance BLU-RAY Directed & Choreographed by Matthew Bourne [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2015 ] Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY sees the choreographer return to the music of Tchaikovsky to complete the trio of the composer's ballet masterworks that started in 1992 with Nutcracker! and, most famously, in 1995, with the international hit Swan... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance Directed & Choreographed by Matthew Bourne [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 4/Oct/2013 ] With his fresh, fun take on "Sleeping Beauty," choreographer Matthew Bourne has breathed life into an old classic-and likely awakened a legion of new ballet fans. |
Matthew E. White
Big Inner (Outer Face Edition) [ CD - released 21/Oct/2013 ] Moving, redemptive and powerfully soulful, 'Big Inner' is a timeless record told in seven songs that mingle memory with the rawness of any given human moment. This reissue of Big Inner, with an added EP, features a specially expanded version of his... |
Matthew Halsall
When The World Was One [ Gondwana / CD - released 18/Apr/2015 ] |
Matthew O'Toole
Sleep Like Flamingos [ Rhombus Records / CD - released 13/May/2008 ] Matt O'Toole has written and recorded this very fine album, called 'Sleep Like Flamingos', playing all the instruments himself. |
Matthew Ryan
Vs The Silver State [ CD - released 23/Jul/2008 ] |
Matthew Shipp
4D [ CD ] |
Matthew Sweet
Girlfriend [ Volcano Records / CD - released 22/Oct/1991 ] |
Matthew Sweet
Modern Art [ CD ] |
Matthew Sweet
Playlist: the Very Best of [ CD ] |
Matthew Sweet
Sunshine Lies [ CD ] |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles [The Pearl Fishers] (complete opera recorded in 2015) Metropolitan Opera / Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, Nicolas Teste / Gianandrea Noseda (cond) [ Erato DVD / DVD - released 24/Jan/2017 ] "The British director and filmmaker Penny Woolcock, working with a dream cast delivers in this sensitive and insightful production, originally created by the English National Opera in London." New York Times |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles [The Pearl Fishers] (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, Nicolas Teste / Gianandrea Noseda (cond) [ Erato Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 24/Jan/2017 ] "The Met has thrown everything they have at Les Pêcheurs de Perles. The current new production, shared with English National Opera, serves in New York as a vehicle for star soprano Diana Damrau." The Guardian |