PHILIP GLASS / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Glass & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos David Nebel (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Kristjan Järvi [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] This breath-taking new album features exceptional works by two of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century: The Violin Concerto No.1 by American minimalist composer Philip Glass and Igor Stravinsky's neoclassical Concerto. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concertos / Piano Quintet Martin Helmchen (piano) / Paul Beniston (trumpet) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Helmchen proves a deft interpreter of both, aided by Jurowski at his most engaging; and the outstanding performance of the weightier Piano Quintet (1940), studio-recorded with members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, makes this a rare means of... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2 Martino Tirimo (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Sanferling, Yoel Levi [ Alto / 2 CD - released 7/Nov/2021 ] |
LILI BOULANGER
Clairieres dans le ciel / Hymne au soleil Martyn Hill (tenor) Andrew Ball (piano) / New London Chamber Choir / James Wood (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] 'Truly one of the great French song cycles of the first quarter of this century' - Fanfare, USA |
ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 6 (Includes Russian Suite ; Four songs for tenor and orchestra & Romantic Overture) Martyn Hill (tenor) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] "This disc, at mid-price, is an excellent place to start for anyone wishing to dip their aural toe into Bax's music" (MusicWeb April 2004) |
Matt Haimovitz - Pierre Boulez - Hagen Quartett - LaSalle Quartet - Ensemble Intercontemporain. London Sinfonietta - David Atherton
Ligeti, Gyargy - String Quartets nos 1 & 2; Cello Sonata; Melodien for orchestra [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 12/Jul/2004 ] "A convincing journey through an attractive, multifaceted score" Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Royal Brass Music of King James I / English Baroque Trumpet Music Maurice André, Jean Pirot (trumpets), Thurston Dart (harpsichord) Philomusica of London [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] 'If, like me, you find brass choirs irresistible, you should enjoy dipping into this collection.' High Fidelity, October 1961 (Royal Brass Music) |
ARUTIUNIAN / CLARKE / HAYDN / HUMMEL / PURCELL
Popular Trumpet Concertos Maurice Murphy (trumpet) / Consort of London, Robert Haydon Clark [ Regis Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Maurice Murphy is an excellent soloist. His timbre is bright and open, his style fluent and his bravura in the finales of the Haydn and Hummel works has plenty of sparkle" (Gramophone) |
MAX RICHTER
Mary Queen of Scots (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Max Richter, Dave Foster, Jane Marshall (cor anglais), Hugh Webb (harp), London Voices (chorus), Jean Kelly (celtic harp) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Mar/2019 ] "It's a rich palette - strings, percussion, harp, cor anglais, glass armonica, choir - but the music is never over-embellished…Besides Celtic harp and some martial percussion, Richter steers clear of a particularly period sound, but delivers a robust... |
MAX RICHTER
Hostiles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Max Richter, London Voices, Air Lyndhurst Orchestra, Ian Burge [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 9/Feb/2018 ] Max Richter's Hostiles soundtrack conveys the power of the human spirit to overcome hatred and division The latest film score by award-winning composer Max Richter, for director Scott Cooper's Hostiles, evokes with beauty and restraint the wild... |
JOHN FIELD
Piano Concerto No 7 in C / Divertissement No 1 / Rondeau / etc MAceAIl O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] The Chandos John Field collection continues. |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Piano Concertos (complete) Maceal O'Rourke (piano) / London Mozart Players / Matthias Bamert (with David Juriz, violin, & Julia Desbruslais, cello) [ Chandos Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "O'Rourke seems to have adopted the style of Field himself; he has a lovely touch and flow." (American Record Guide) |
Beethoven,
Fidelio, Don Giovanni, Aida, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wozzeck, Der Rosenkavalier, Die Frau ohne Schatten Mödl, Dermota, Schöffler, Weber, Seefried, Kmentt, London, Della Casa, Jurinac, Kunz, Rysanek, Hop Madeira, Frick, Beire [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 6/Oct/2005 ] |
JOHANNES OCKEGHEM
Ockeghem: Complete Secular Music Medieval Ensemble of London / Peter Davies, Timothy Davies, direction [ Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1993 ] Johannes Ockeghem was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of early Renaissance music. Ockeghem was the most influential European composer in the period between Guillaume Du Fay and Josquin des Prez,and he was-with his colleague Antoine Busnois-the... |
MI VERRY JOY
Mi Verry Joy: Songs of Fifteenth Century Englishmen The Medieval Ensemble of London / Peter Davies & Timothy Davies [ L'Oiseau-Lyre / CD - released 14/Jun/2008 ] L'Oiseau-Lyre is the specialist early music label from Decca. It has a fine reputation for quality recordings performed by renowned artists from the early music world. Now they are being re-mastered and re-issued. |
Medlam/London Baroque
Marais:la Gamme [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 17/Jul/2000 ] |
Medlam/London Baroque
Vivaldi:trio/Violin Sonatas [ Bis / 2 CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Appalachian Spring / Fanfare for the Common Man / Dance Symphony / Lincoln Portrait / etc Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, English Chamber Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Neville Marriner, Antál Do [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] |
SHOSTAKOVICH / PROKOFIEV / SEIBER
Shostakovich / Prokofiev / Seiber: Chamber Music Melos Ensemble of London, with Peter Pears (narrator) & the Dorian Singers [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "(Shostakovich) We all know that the Melos Ensemble is a virtuoso group, but I have never heard them give a clearer demonstration of sheer musicality than this." (Gramophone) |