Lawrence
Yoyogi Park Remixed [ Mulemusiq / 12in - released 20/Jan/2017 ] On this EP, Mule Musiq has gathered together a crack team of artists to rework tracks from Lawrence's most recent album, the fine Yoyogi Park. Kettenkarussell serve up two fine reworks of "Illuminated", first heading into deep space, atmospheric... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Cenerentola [Cinderella] (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Elina Garanca, Lawrence Brownlee, Simone Alberghini / Maurizio Benini (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Dec/2014 ] Elina Garanca builds on the success of her previous album, Bel Canto, incarnating the bel canto title role heroine, Cinderella, in Rossini's touching and hilarious comic masterpiece, La Cenerentola. This new DVD was recorded live at the... |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Doctor Atomic (Complete Opera directed by Peter Sellars recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Gerald Finley, Jessica Rivera, James Maddalena / Lawrence Renes (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Blu-Ray - G - 'The cast is flawless… Adams has created a beautiful provocative work that refreshes the repertoire.' The Times |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Xerxes [Serse] (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Opera Frankfurt / Gaëlle Arquez, Elizabeth Sutphen, Lawrence Zazzo, Louise Alder / Constantinos Carydis (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 18/Sep/2018 ] Xerxes is one of Handel's latest and most frequently performed operas, famous for its marvelous opening aria 'Ombra mai fu'. At the centre of the confusing tragicomedy, very loosely based upon the life of Xerxes I of Persia, is a powerful and... |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana (recorded 31 December 2004 at the Philharmonie Berlin) BLU-RAY Sally Matthews (soprano) / Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) / Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Dec/2010 ] Simon Rattle is a musical force of nature and the interaction between his unique, varied musical gifts and the great performing traditions of the Berliner Philharmoniker is one of the most exciting features of our present cultural life. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Tribute to Pavarotti - One Amazing Weekend in Petra BLU-RAY Various Artists including Jose Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Angela Gheorghiu, Aleem Kandour, Cynthia Lawrence, Andrea Griminelli, Sherrill Milnes & Sting [ Decca Music Group Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Mar/2009 ] Blu-Ray - The star-studded official Pavarotti Memorial Concert, filmed live at the stunning ancient city of Petra, Jordan. |
HENRY VIII
Henry's Music: Motets from a Royal Choir Book / Songs by Henry VIII Alamire / QuintEssential / Andrew Lawrence-King [ Obsidian / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "I can't emphasize enough how much of the success of this recording is due to Alamire's impeccably balanced, full-bodied, well-tuned sound..and to the scholarship and clearly inspired direction of David Skinner. Don't delay; you'll love this!"... |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Piano Concertos (with works by Faure & Franck) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Lawrence Foster / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] These magnificent recordings of the Ravel Piano Concertos have taken a far too long leave of absence from the Decca catalogue and are now back, with generous Faure and Franck couplings. Beautifully recorded sound too. |
ARUTIUNIAN / MacMILLAN / TAKEMITSU / ZIMMERMANN
Alison Balsom - Seraph Alison Balsom (trumpet) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Renes [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Balsom takes its not inconsiderable demands in her stride, with the Scottish Ensemble unstinting in its support." Editor's Choice Gramophone February 2012 |
Andre Lawrence-King
Esprit/Lute Songs [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
Andrew Lawrence-King
Harp Of Luduvico [ Hyperion / CD ] |
MUDARRA / FRESCOBALDI / MONTEVERDI / DELL'ARPA / MACQUE / etc
The Harp of Luduvico Andrew Lawrence-King (baroque harps) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] 'This is a quite stunning record. Treat yourself to it, even if it means pawning something you can live without' (Gramophone) |
LULLY / CAMPRA
'Choregraphie': Music for Louis XIV's dancing masters Andrew Lawrence-King (baroque triple harp) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] Raoul-Auger Feuillet's Choregraphie (Paris, 1700) changed ballet history forever with its pioneering use of dance notation. Virtuoso harpist Andrew Lawrence-King performs music by Lully and Campra in solo settings by d'Anglebert, chosen by Feuillet... |
LUDWIG SENFL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Senfl: Missa Paschali Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) / Choir of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge / QuintEssential / David Skinner [ Obsidian Records / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] Following on the success of their Tomkins CD 'These Distracted Times' the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, teams up with the cornett and sackbut ensemble QuintEssential in a programme of music by Ludwig Senfl. |
Andrew Lawrence-King (harp), The Harp Consort
El arte de fantasia: Renaissance Chansons, Dances & Fantasias [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/May/2004 ] " Andrew Lawrence-King's name is synonymous with many of the most exotic and beguiling recorded sounds of the pre-classical harp, whether as soloist or within a continuo battery." - Gramophone |
HARP MUSIC OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Harp Music of the Italian Renaissance Andrew Lawrence-King (medieval harp) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Aug/2004 ] 'An impressive debut, beautifully recorded' - Gramophone |
LEONARDO BALADA
Caprichos Nos. 2, 3 & 4 Andrés Cárdenes (solo violin) / Jeffrey Turner (double bass) / Pittsburgh Sinfonietta / Lawrence Loh [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 13/Mar/2011 ] "A contemporary Spanish voice that ably blends modernity and the past without compromise.... If proof were required that significant Spanish, post-Rodrigo compositional life exists, and that it is influenced by, though not obsessed with Spain's past,... |
PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina in C minor Angharad Gruffydd Jones (soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (counter tenor) / Cambridge Soloists, Timothy Brown (organ/director) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2008 ] |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Stabat Mater Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Lawrence Brownlee, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano [ EMI Records / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "The pairing of Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato is a match made in heaven...This is one of the great choral recordings." Gramophone 2011 Award WINNER - Editor's Choice |
TRADITIONAL
Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols Anonymous 4 (with Andrew Lawrence King, Irish harp, Baroque harp & psaltery) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "..if it's possible that there are listeners new to this group, here's an easy way to get to know its matchless sound and enduring, engaging personality." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |