RICHARD WAGNER
Global Wagner - From Bayreuth to the World - A film by Axel Brüggemann BLU-RAY Anja Harteros, Plácido Domingo and Piotr BeczaĆa, Tenors Christian Thielemann and Valery Gergiev, Conductors [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 11/Mar/2022 ] This is a documentary that flows with effortless authenticity, and always with an engaging lightness of touch and an unexpected diversity of scenery and personal observation from the colourful characters included. |
MONTEVERDI
The Sacred Music Vol. 4 (Includes 'Beatus vir' & 'salve Regina I') Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sopranos) Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor) Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist (tenors) / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Textural clarity and beautifully poised interweaving voice lines. The musicians respond to each other with a confidence that is a joy to hear" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
J.S. BACH
A Bach Christmas: Magnificat, BWV 243a / Cantata: Christen, atzet diesen Tag / etc Catherine Bott & Elizabeth Scholl (sopranos) Christopher Robson (countertenor) Paul Agnew & Andrew King (tenors) / New London Consort / Philip Pickett [ ABC Philips Eloquence / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Marvellous life-enhancing music ... can be enjoyed at any time of the year, not just at Christmas" (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
Celtic Tenors
Remember Me [ Telarc Classical / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] |
The Celtic Tenors
Feels Like Home [ Telarc / CD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] |
HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (complete) Claron McFadden (soprano) Robert Harre-Jones (alto) John Mark Ainsley & Rogers Covey-Crump (tenors) Michael George (bass) / The King's Consort / Rober [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'McFadden is a loving Galatea, Ainsley a charming Acis, and Covey-Crump a finely polished Damon. Michael George is magnificent - a nimble but ferocious Polyphemus whose every note is absolutely centred' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
BRITTEN
The Complete Purcell Realizations Felicity Lott, Susan Gritton (sopranos) Sarah Walker (mezzo soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley, Ian Bostridge (tenors) etc [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Original version of the complete opera) Svetlana Katchour (soprano) Uwe Eikotter, Bruce Rankin (tenors) Fredrika Brillemburg (mezzo) / Bremen Theatre [ Naxos Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2002 ] "Gunter Neuhold, conducting the Bremen Philharmonic, leads an excellent performance in which Svetlana Katchour is a touching Butterfly, skillfully delineating the character's development from child-bride to tragic heroine." The Sunday Telegraph |
BERLIOZ
Lelio, ou Le Retour a la vie / Helene / etc Sune Hjerrild, Gert Henning Jensen (tenors) Jean-Philippe Lafont (baritone) Danish National Choir & Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] The Danish National Symphony Orchestra adds to its large discography on Chandos with this unique coupling Of all the major works of Hector Berlioz, the monodrama Lélio, part II of the Symphonie Fantastique is surprisingly one of the least known... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine [Vespers of 1610] Ian Honeyman, Gareth Morrell (tenors) / Apollo's Fire Braoque Orchestra, Jeannette Sorrell [ Avie / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "Sorrell's is an eclectic Vespers in which there's never a dull moment. The instrumentation is the fullest, the playing the most high spirited I've ever heard." (MusicWeb Jan 2011). |
The Irish Tenors [John McDermott, Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan]
The Irish Tenors [ Startel Entertainment / CD - released 11/Nov/1999 ] John McDermott, Anthony Kearns & Rowan Tynan are The Irish Tenors & they are sweeping the world with their moving & passionate performances of Irish Vocal Music. A favourite album for Brian Edwards & lovers of pure vocal harmanies in the Irish tradition. |
Irish Tenors, The
Home For Christmas [ Eone / CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] |
The Irish Tenors (Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan, Finbar Wright)
The Irish Tenors - Live In Belfast [ TV Matters / CD - released 4/Apr/2000 ] Recorded live at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast on the 5th of February 2000. |
Irish Tenors, The
Live In Dublin [ Eone / CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] |
The Irish Tenors
The Very Best of the Irish Tenors [ Shock Records / CD - released 6/Apr/2010 ] Featuring such classics as "Danny Boy", "Maggie", "Last Rose of Summer" and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (Feat: John McDermott) all rendered with the kind of passionate, heartfelt and harmonious crooning that is their signature style. |
JOHN TAVENER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tavener: Akathist of Thanksgiving James Bowman & Timothy Wilson (counter-tenors) / Westminster Abbey Choir & BBC Singers, Martin Neary [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Oct/1994 ] "the score is a catalogue of riches. The dark-hued, quasi Bulgarian male-voice sections, the sparkling countertenor duets, the variety of the scoring and the deeply moving recurring ''Amin'', and the unexpected quiet climax." Gramophone |
FAURE
The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Complete Hyperion Schubert Edition: The Final Year John Mark Ainsley, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Michael Schade (tenors) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 37 / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] The final volume in the Schubert Hyperion series |
ANONYMOUS
Conductus 2: Music & poetry from thirteenth-century France John Potter, Christopher O'Gorman (tenors) with Rogers Convey-Crump (tenor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] A second volume of music from the Conductus repertory-the least-known genre of medieval music, the 'poor relation' of organum and motets-performed by three singers who combine expert knowledge of the music with voices of unearthly beauty. This album... |
ANONYMOUS
Conductus: music & poetry from 13th Century France John Potter, Christopher O'Gorman (tenors) with Rogers Convey-Crump (tenor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "everything is immaculately clean: every passing dissonance is dead in place and nothing extrinsic is added to the music. It sounds lovely." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, Awards Issue 2012 |