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TRADITIONAL / VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Adeste Fideles: Christmas Carols from her Majesty's Chapel Royal Choir of the Chapel Royal, Huw Williams [ Signum Classics / CD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] "The performances are excellent and the recording captures the performances expertly." MusicWeb |
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DAVID BEDNALL
Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Cantata The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford / Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] 'Welcome all Wonders: A Christmas Cantata' is a large-scale work for choir, organ and trumpet spanning 15 movements. It celebrates the Christmas story through an imaginative selection and juxtaposition of poetry and liturgical texts, and provides a... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A New Heaven Choir of the Queen's College Oxford [ Signum / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "The choir sound entirely at home in this repertoire, with Rees coaxing uniformly excellent accounts from them. A satisfying programme, finely sung" Choir & Organ Five Stars |
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GRAYSTON IVES
Grayston Ives: Requiem Choirs of Jesus College, Cambridge / Britten Sinfonia [ Signum / CD - released 16/Jul/2021 ] Bill Ives has enjoyed a rich and varied career as both performer and composer (Grayston Ives). These experiences, culminating in nearly two decades as Informator Choristarum (Director of Music) at Magdalen College, Oxford, are reflected in a... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Perpetual Twilight The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, Desmond Earley [ Signum / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] "The first thing that strikes you about 'Perpetual Twilight' is the sheer number and quality of young tenors…Produced by Nigel Short, this whole project exudes quality, from the choral texture down to the array of fine instrumentalists" Gramophone |
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DOWLAND
Mister Dowland's Midnight Christoph Denoth (guitar) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 3/Jun/2014 ] "The Swiss-born guitarist assembles an anthology of well-loved Dowland 'pops'. His attentive colouring and expressive interventions seduce but sometimes distract." (BBC Music) |
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PIAZZOLLA / VILLOLDO / RODRIGUEZ / GISMONTI etc
Tanguero: Music from South America Christoph Denoth (guitar) [ Signum / CD - released 6/Jul/2018 ] Guitarist Christoph Denoth returns to disc on Signum with a new disc of works inspired by South America, centred on the iconic tango. The continent of South America, with its diverse countries and various lines of historical development, has... |
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RODRIGO / PALOMO / MALATS
Nocturnos de Andalucia Christoph Denoth (guitar) / London Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López Cobos conductor [ Signum / CD - released 29/Feb/2016 ] Swiss guitarist Christoph Denoth is considered one of the foremost guitarists of the younger generation, much praised for his rich sound and musical expression. For this new recording from Abbey Road he joins the London Symphony Orchestra under Jesús... |
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HORACE
The Mystery of Do-Re-Mi Christopher Gabbitas (baritone) / David Miller (lute) [ Signum / CD - released 16/May/2007 ] Schubert's 'Wanderer Fantasy' and Schumann's 'Fantasie' are two highly remarkable works: whilst musically embodying the romantic spirit of the age in their unconventional structures and lyrically imaginative styles, they also act as self-portraits to... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Soldier: From Severn to Somme Christopher Maltman (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] From a programme devised by Christopher Maltman whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music, this diverse collection of songs forms a coherent but flexible narrative that produces a touching memoire to all those affected by war. One composer... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Hamlet & King Lear (Complete incidental music) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Signum / CD - released 2/Dec/2004 ] "The sound on this disk is exceptionally clear; not only was it well mastered at 20 bit resolution but the down-sampling and noise shaping were accomplished with exceptional success." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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City Of Prague Philharmonic Or
Knowles: Poetry Serenade [ Signum / CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] |
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GLIERE / DEBUSSY / MOZART
Recital Claire Jones (harp) / English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Watkins [ Signum Classics / CD - released 10/Aug/2011 ] "She performs diligently and allows the instrument to gleam and twinkle sonically in front of the self-effacing ECO. William Bennett is an eloquent flute partner in the Mozart." (Classic FM) |
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Clara Wieck Trio
Schumann&Friends Chamb.Mus. [ Signum / CD ] |
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MOZART
Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] Following its successful full length opera, Artaxerxes, Classical Opera return with the first in an epic series of Mozart operas, Apollo et Hyacinthus. Named in The Guardian as one of 'The Best Classical albums of 2012'. |
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Clerk's Group
Machaut: Motets & Music Ivrea [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
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DUFAY
Sacred music from the Bologna Q15 manuscript The Clerks' Group [ Signum / CD - released 17/Jul/2003 ] Sunday Times Top Ten Records of the Year 2002 |
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Clerk's Group/Wickham
Dufay: Sacred Music - Bologna [ Signum / CD ] |
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Clerk's Group/Wickham
Frye/Plummer: Brussels 5557 [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
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LASSUS
Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae Collegium Regale / Stephen Cleobury (director) [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2006 ] "It is incredible to think that these mature vocalists are mere students… The mystery is how the choir achieves its gorgeous blend with such transitory, albeit overlapping, personnel" The Times |