HUMMEL
Mass in D minor / Salve Regina Susan Gritton / Pamela Helen Stephen / Mark Padmore / Stephen Varcoe / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] 'But Susan Gritton sings it [Salve Regina] with gusto, while she and the other soloists form a well-blended quartet in the Mass, whose performance under Hickox is confident and shapely, as well delivered in warm lucid sound.' BBC Music Magazine |
HUMMEL
Masses vol. 2 (Includes Mass No. 2, Op. 80 in E flat major) Susan Gritton, soprano, Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano, James Gilchrist, tenor Stephen Varcoe, baritone Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "Conviction and splendid sensitivity ... always alert, stylish, and ultra-transparent -allows us to hear the many felicities of Hummel's scoring. The voices are well-matched and sound as though they're really enjoying the music." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
HUMMEL
Hummel: Mass, Op 111 in D / Mass Op 77 in B flat major Susan Gritton (soprano) / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] 2003 Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist - Recording of the month - Gramophone (Dec 2002) |
RALF VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) / Overture to 'the Wasps' Susan Gritton (soprano) Gerald Finley (baritone) London Symphony chorus and orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] 'Gritton's fearless and star-bright soprano waved the flags of the nations, and with [Geralrd] Finley, finally hoisted the anchor to set free the voyaging soul.' Hilary Finch, The Times, 06 June 2006 |
VIVALDI
Ottone in Villa (complete opera) Susan Gritton (soprano) Monica Groop (soprano) Nancy Argenta (soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Chaconne / 2 CD - released 22/Sep/2006 ] "This opera in three acts is a performing edition of 1997 by Dr.Eric Cross of the University of Newcastle. This studio recording was made on February 10-14 of 1997 in the Blackheath Concert Hall, England. This production during 143 minutes and the... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Rodelinda (complete opera) Joan Sutherland, Alicia Nafe, Curtis Rayam, Isobel Buchanan / Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] "[The recorded sound] is vivid, rather spacious … Dame Joan Sutherland produces generous quantities of golden tone … Nafé does ['Dove sei'] very beautifully, gently yet with firm, well-formed tone." gramophone |
Richard Swift
Richard Swift as Onasis [ Secretly Canadian / CD - released 21/Apr/2008 ] |
Richard Swift
Richard Swift as Onasis (LP) [ Secretly Canadian / 2 LP - released 21/Apr/2008 ] |
GRAEME KOEHNE
Tivoli Dances Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/May/2014 ] From the rustic honesty of Shaker Dances to the nostalgia of the Palm Court Suite and the affectionate good-humour of Tivoli Dances, this album of music by Australian composer Graeme Koehne is a celebration of the pleasure to be had from the sound of... |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / GRIEG / RICHARD STRAUSS
Lieder (Recorded 1919 - 1926) Richard Tauber (tenor) with various accompaniments [ Naxos Historic Great Singers / CD - released 1/May/2016 ] Selected works for tenor by Schubert, Schumann and more |
JOHANN FRIEDRICH FASCH
Orchestral Works (Incls 'Concerto in B flat') Tempesta di Mare / Gwyn Roberts & Richard Stone [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] Richard Stone of Tempesta di Mare describes the pieces as 'fantastic, true discoveries… they have the breadth and complexity of J.S. Bach without the austerity, and have a much more evolved sense of orchestral colour that's truly extraordinary'. |
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: The Concerti-En-Suite Tempesta di Mare Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, Gwyn Roberts, Richard Stone [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 4/May/2018 ] "..beautifully blended sound of the whole: crisp strings, mellow woodwind, subtle-but-there harpsichord and theorbo and a gorgeous soft-focus halo of horns. In short, every instrumental timbre is beautifully looked after." Gramophone |
WILLIAM SHELLER / RICHARD GALLIANO / MICHEL COLOMBIER
3eme Souffle - works for trumpet and orchestra Thierry Caens (trumpet) / Orchestre National de Lyon / Michel Plasson (direction) / with Richard Galliano (accordion) [ ETCETERA / CD ] |
Tom Baker and Richard Franklin (starring), Paul Magrs (written by)
Doctor Who: Hornet's Nest: Hive of Horrors [ BBC / CD - released 3/Dec/2009 ] |
THOMAS PITFIELD
Thomas Pitfield: Chamber Music Tracey Chadwell (soprano), John McCabe (piano), Dennis Simons (violin), Richard Simpson (oboe), Keith Swallow (piano), John Turner (recorder) [ Heritage / CD - released 25/Dec/2015 ] Tommy Pitfield was a 20th century Renaissance man. He was a composer, artist, poet, writer, teacher, ornithologist, and probably much else which his modesty shielded from public notice. But it is his music he served most devotedly. In 1947 he became... |
DELIUS
The Essential Delius (Incls 'Florida Suite', 'A Song before Sunrise' & 'the Walk to the Paradise Garden') Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] 'Well-filled 2-CD set, an embarrassment of riches. It is well-played, splendidly recorded, delicately shaded, and rich in expression' American Record Guide |
Richard Wells
Being Human (Original Soundtrack) [ Silva Screen / CD - released 7/Mar/2011 ] |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Essential Gilbert & Sullivan Glyndebourne Opera with George Baker, Owen Brannigan, John Cameron, Richard Lewis, Monica Sinclair [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "A very well sung recording indeed....Exceptionally good singing....Loaded with atmosphere" |
IBERT / VIVALDI / DEBUSSY / FRIEDRICH 11 / BACH / POULENC / etc
Flute: Greatest works Eckart Haupt, Richard Waage, Johannes Walter (flutes) with various accompaniments [ Berlin Classics / 2 CD - released 31/Jan/2008 ] A new series from Berlin Classics which provides an overview of the character of each classical instrument, featuring a cross-section of both well-known and more unusual pieces from solo works to chamber and orchestral music. Wonderfully presented in... |
Cliff Richard, Russ Conway, Shirley Bassey, Connie Francis, Elvis Presley, The Fleetwoods, Lloyd Price, etc
Hits Of '59 - Only Sixteen [ Retrospective / CD - released 8/Feb/2010 ] 32 original hits by the original artists - 25 number ones! Tracks include One Night - Elvis Presley, Living Doll - Cliff Richard, It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly, 'Til I Kissed You - The Everly Brothers, As I Love You - Shirley Bassey, What... |