More By Artist: Richard Little
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WILLIAM VINCENT WALLACE
William Vincent Wallace: Celtic Fantasies Rosemary Tuck (piano) & Richard Bonynge (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] |
WILLIAM VINCENT WALLACE
Chopinesque Rosemary Tuck (piano) & Richard Bonynge (piano) / Tait Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] The scintillating virtuoso pianist and composer William Vincent Wallace wrote a sheaf of memorable compositions for his instrument. He met the huge demand for sheet music by producing a series of waltzes, nocturnes, mazurkas, barcarolles, and other... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia (recorded live Covent Garden in 1980) Royal Opera House / Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Anne Howells, Stafford Dean / Richard Bonynge (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] "Fleet, if not polished...Sutherland tackles the title role with her usual attributes of a voice of considerable size, extention and pinpoint agility, no acting skills but a grand presence" Opera Now |
HOLST
An Introduction to Holst (Incls 'The Planets' & 'Brook Green Suite') Royal Scottish National Orchestra / women's voices of the RSNO Chorus / Sir Alexander Gibson / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Intro / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'In every respect this latest Holst anthology from Chandos will be hard to beat. The recording is superb - very real indeed…' The Penguin Complete Guide |
J. S. BACH
J.S. Bach: Matthäus Passion (Deluxe Edition) Rufus Müller, Richard Jackson, Nancy Argenta, Jonathan Peter Kenny, Jamie MacDougall, Stephen Varcoe / Paul Goodwin (conductor) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] The audio version of Jonathan Miller's ground-breaking production for TV of Bach's great sacred drama. |
BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle (complete opera in English) Sally Burgess / John Tomlinson / Orchestra of Opera North / Richard Farnes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Sea Drift / Songs of Farewell / Songs of Sunset Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano) Bryn Terfel (baritone) / Waynflete Singers, Southern Voices, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics The Hickox Legacy / CD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Gramophone 'Choral' award winner |
MICHAEL WILLIAM BALFE
Satanella (or 'The Power of Love') (complete opera) Sally Silver, Catherine Carby, Christine Tocci, Elizabeth Sikora, Kang Wang / Victorian Opera Orchestra & John Powell Singers, Richard Bonynge [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] Satanella was Michael William Balfe's 23rd opera, first presented at Covent Garden in 1858 to much acclaim. It remained in the repertoire for over 60 years, touring to Sydney, New York and Philadelphia. A hybrid of classical opera with a sprinkling... |
WILLIAM WALLACE
Lurline (complete opera) Sally Silver, Paul Ferris, Fiona Janes, Keith Lewis / Victorian Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Richard Bonynge (Conductor) [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] Stylistically a German opera much indebted to Weber and Mendelssohn, with a passing knowledge of Wagner. That is then diluted to make it a pleasingly melodic opera and forerunner of the Gilbert and Sullivan era. |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Symphony No.1 in B flat minor / Violin Concerto in B minor Salvatore Accardo (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox / Philharmonia Orchestra, Louis Frémaux [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "no lack of brilliance... the fireworks are dashingly despatched..there are the sudden flashes of Paganinian dazzle" (Gramophone) |
PACHELBEL / PURCELL / HANDEL / ALBINONI / VIVALDI
The Best of Baroque (Incls Albinoni's Adagio & The arrival of the Queen of Sheba) Sara Barrington (oboe) William Bennett (piccolo) Philip Jones (trumpet) Alastair Ross (organ) / Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields / Richard Hickox [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 6/Feb/1997 ] All those popular baroque favourites at a special price |
J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion, BWV244 James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Ashley Riches, Elizabeth Watts, Christopher Maltman / Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of the AAM, Richard Egarr [ AAM Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Jun/2015 ] "Singing and playing are highly polished and assured throughout, with James Gilchrist superb as the Evangelist, and Matthew Rose a credible if rather forceful Jesus" (BBC Music) |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Works, Volume 8 (Incl The Pageant of London) Sarah Connelly (mezzo) Philip Langridge (tenor) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'The nine orchestral songs prove the most rewarding. Connolly sings two exquisite Tagore songs with rapturous intensity, while Langridge is superb in Bridge's 1918 setting of Rupert Brooke's 'Blow Out, You Bugles'.' The Guardian |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord Sarah Cunningham (viola da gamba), Richard Egarr (harpsichord) [ AVIE / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] "..this new recording achieves a pleasing balance and integration of texture, with Cunningham carefully differentiating between leading and subsidiary passages in her part, and Richard Egarr choosing well-contrasted timbres." BBC Music |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Christmas Music (Incls 'On Christmas Night' & 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols') Sarah Fox (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Joyful Company of Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Oct/2006 ] "Beautifully sensitive performances atmospherically recorded … irresistible … There's even a sprig of holly on the CD!" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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JOSE SEREBRIER / ADINA IZARRA / CARL VINE / ALBERTO GINASTERA
Pipe Dreams Sharon Bezaly (flute) /Australian Chamber Orhestra, Richard Tognetti [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "Bezaly plays the solo parts with great sympathy for their idioms, phenomenal virtuosity, perfect intonation even in the highest register, and warm tone. Her warmth is matched by the soloists from within the Australian Chamber Orchestra...Altogether |
FRANK BRIDGE
Orchestral Music Vol 3 (Incls 'Coronation March' & 'Phantasm') Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 8/Dec/2003 ] "The performances under Hickox are as authoritative as ever." (The Guardian) |
W.A MOZART
Mozart: Requiem Simone Kermes (soprano), Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano), Markus Brutscher (tenor), Arnaud Richard (bass), The New Siberian Singers, MusicAeterna [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] This recording of Mozart's Requiem, made by Teodor Currentzis in 2011, attracted great attention and soon became a benchmark in the work's discography! In its incredible ardour and sweeping inspiration, it demonstrates the full talent... |
RESPIGHI
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suites 1 - 3 Sinfonia 21 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jul/2005 ] Including The Complete Ancient Airs & Dances; Suite No. 2 for Flute and String Orchestra: Aria; Berceuse for String Orchestra |
