HAROLD FRASER-SIMSON
Fraser-Simson: The Maid of the Mountains (Complete Operetta) Janis Kelly, Christopher Maltman, Michael George, Richard Suart / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "piloted with style and affection by ronald Corp, Hyperion's light music guru. Wicked!" (BBC Music) |
SIDNEY JONES
Jones: The Geisha (Complete operetta) Lillian Watson / Sarah Walker / Harry Nicoll / Richard Suart / Christopher Maltman / New London Light Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] 'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or CD' (Gramophone) |
HUBERT CLIFFORD
Hubert Clifford: The Cowes Suite, A Pageant of Youth, Voyage at Dusk, Hunted and other works BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp [ Dutton / Vocalion / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Australian-born Hubert Clifford started his musical career in Melbourne but came to England in 1930 and remained there for the rest of his career. He taught music in a boys' grammar school, moved to the BBC and then became Alexander Korda's music... |
LIONEL MONCKTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs from the shows (Incls 'The Arcadians', 'The Toreador' & 'The Quaker Girl') Catherine Bott (soprano) Richard Suart (baritone) / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'Both Bott and Suart demonstrate a natural aptitude for the material. Ronald Corp conducts the New London Orchestra and Light Opera Chorus with obvious affection. Listening to this CD made me feel ridiculously happy' (Gramophone) |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Contrabandista & The Foresters (Complete operettas) Claire Rutter, Frances McCafferty, Richard Suart, Ashley Catling, The London Chorus, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] "These are première professional recordings of two little known works by Sullivan. The singers on this disc are well known to those who follow this genre of music and they do not disappoint." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
A Ceremony Of Carols / Friday Afternoons / Three Two-part songs New London Children's Choir, Ronald Corp [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] "Ronald Corp directs bright, refreshing performances of a delightful collection of Britten choral pieces... A splendid bargain." - The Penguin Guide |
SOUSA / ANDERSON / GERSHWIN / MacDOWELL / GILLIS / RODGERS / GOULD / etc
American Light Music Classics (Includes The March of the Toys, Holiday for Strings & The Teddy Bear's Picnic) New London Orchestra conducted by Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] 'These lovely old tunes have a freshness and charm akin to the best light-hearted literature or illustration from the same period. A splendid successor to the previous volumes' (Gramophone) |
TOYE / COLLINS / CURZON / WHITE / KETELBEY / BINGE / ANCLIFFE / ELLIS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Light Music Classics Vol 1 (Including Jumping Bean, Elizabethan Serenade & Coronation Scott) New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] "The recorded sound throughout is exemplary. For light music specialist and general music lover alike, this collection should prove pure delight." -Critic's Choice Pick - Gramophone Magazine Best of 1996 |
WOOD / RICHARDSON / STRACHEY / MONCKTON /GODIN / FRANON / KETELBEY / TOMLINSON / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: British Light Music Classics Vol 3 (Includes Portrait of a Flirt, The Girl from Corsica & Montmartre) New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] 'Corp's performances are sumptuous' (Sunday Times) |
JESSEL / LEHAR /PIERNE / J. STRAUSS / ALFVEN / GOUNOD / PADILLA / WEINBERGER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: European Light Music Classics (Includes Parade of the Tin Soldiers, The Entry of the Boyars & The Skaters Waltz) New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Oct/2014 ] 'Another tasty compilation that will sell like hot cakes' (Classic CD) |
RONALD CORP
Things I Didn't Say Edward Batting (organ) / Apsara, Ronald Corp [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] The title's that of a choral cycle setting 20 poems by Steve Mainwaring about his dying mother. Corp's setting are fluidly melodic and sensitively responsive. Nine shorter pieces also feature. |
RONALD CORP
Dhammapada Apsara / Corp [ Stone / CD - released 2/Jan/2013 ] The eight voices of Apsara invest their considerable collective experience in establishing a rich and clear sound. Their tonal palette spans the gamut from ethereal purity to romantic warmth, applied with discrimination and admirable good taste |
SULLIVAN
The Prodigal Son (Complete Oratorio) / Boer War Te Deum Claire Rutter (soprano) Catherine Denley (mezzo) Mark Wilde (tenor) Garry Magee (baritone) / London Chorus / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "Hyperion's team make an excellent case for 'serious' Sullivan." (Gramophone Jan 2004) |
BOUGHTON
Aylesbury Games & Concertos Emily Beynon (flute) / the New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] First-recordings of music by the composer of The Immortal Hour |
G Corp
Duplates From The Elephant House Volume 2 [ G Corp / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] Originally released in 2002, this is the second amazing 'Dubplates from the Elephant House' CD - re-issued due to popular demand, since the success of Volume 3. |
G Corp Meets the Mighty Tree
Dubplates from the Elephant House Volume 3 - Limited Edition with Recipe Book [ Endulge Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] The re-defined electronica dub culture is joined by Birmingham's vibrant reggae scene to create a masterpiece! This CD comes with a 52-page beautifully packaged book of original recipes for classic West Indian food - while stocks last!! |
MICHAEL HURD
Pop Cantatas John Addison (narrator) / Alexander Wells (piano) / Members of the New London Orchestra / New London Children’s Choir / Ronald Corp [ Naxos / CD - released 4/May/2011 ] "The works on this Naxos disc are lightly jazzy and must have turned generations of children on to concert music. They make confident and fearless communion with West End show-time, dance-band drum-kit and light Radio 2 style middle-of-the-road... |
Laurence Perkins, bassoon, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp
The Playful Pachyderm (Includes 'Funeral March of a Marionette' (Gounod) & Romance (Elgar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'Perkins is a compelling advocate of the instrument, not only in his painstaking work as orchestrator and arranger, and his enthusiastic and well-researched booklet notes, but most of all in his playing … This is a delightful disc which will be of... |
Marriner/London Chorus/Corp
Castelnuovo-Tedesco [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] |
RONALD CORP
The Ice Mountain New London Children’s Choir / Members of the New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jul/2011 ] "Corp's transparent, evocative scoring for an ensemble of seven players is one of the opera's greatest strengths. Naxos' sound is clear, well-defined, and nicely balanced, with an immediate presence." (Allmusic.com) |