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MIASKOVSKY / ELGAR
Cello Concertos Jamie Walton (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Alexander Briger [ Signum / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "This is probably the best performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto that I have heard. Walton cannot be beaten. I shall treasure this recording - literally: I shall hoard it against a musically rainy day." The Elgar Society Journal |
WALTON / SHOSTAKOVICH
Cello Concertos Jamie Walton (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Alexander Briger [ Signum / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Jamie Walton's warm and beautifully focused way with the work excels in its own right." (BBC Music) |
DVORAK / SCHUMANN
Cello Concertos Jamie Walton (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Signum / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] Jamie Walton is joined by the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy for this new concerto recording of concertos and orchestral works by Dvorák and Schumann. |
GLAZUNOV / PROKOFIEV / TCHAIKOVSKY
Works for cello & orchestra Jamie Walton (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "Walton performs it splendidly with a light touch that the Royal Philharmonic under Okko Kamu accompany hand-in-glove. They capture the neo-classical essence of the piece very well, and the recording is vibrant." (MusicWeb Sept 2015) |
TRADITIONAL arr. WILLIAM BYRD
The Oriental Miscellany - Airs of Hindustan Jane Chapman (harpsichord) & Yu-Wei (flute) [ Signum / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] Harpsichordist Jane Chapman explores 'The Oriental Miscellany', William Hamilton Bird's 1789 collection and arrangement of Hindustani airs for harpsichord. Bird's collection, which was the first ever publication of Indian music notated for Western... |
FRANCIS POTT
Christus Jeremy Filsell (organ) [ Signum Classics / 2 CD ] Superbly insightful…truly distinguished, compelling and unquestionably authoritative performances" (The Gramophone) |
LOUIS VIERNE
Symphonies for Organ (Complete) Jeremy Filsell (organ) [ Signum / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "Filsell, famously untroubled by technical demands, concentrates on wringing every last drop of sonority in deeply-felt, idiomatic performances" BBC Music Magazine |
GERRE HANCOCK
The Music of Gerre Hancock Jeremy Filsell (organ) The Choir of St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, Saint Thomas Brass [ Signum Classics / CD - released 23/Apr/2021 ] The renowned Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys record a fitting tribute to their former Choirmaster and Organist Gerre Hancock (1934-2012). In this post for over 30 years, he was a pivotal figure in the choir's rejuvenation and created a wealth of... |
RACHMANINOV
Music for Piano Jeremy Filsell (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Jeremy Filsell is one of very few performers to have established a virtuoso concert career as both a pianist and organist on the international stage. This recital disc explores Filsell's lifelong love of Rachmaninov's piano music, surveying... |
RACHMANINOV
Transcriptions & Arrangements for Organ Jeremy Filsell (the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, USA) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "I like the commitment Filsell shows in exploring this familiar repertoire in unfamiliar ways. Overall this is an excellent disc and greatly enjoyable for those who like their Rachmaninov with a twist." (MusicWeb April 2015) |
W. A. MOZART
An Italian Journey Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Jonathan Cohen [ Signum / CD - released 8/Sep/2011 ] "The fine tenor Jeremy Ovenden, who has sung most of the major Mozart roles all over Europe and is resident in la bella Italia, sings with an engaging commitment to these joyous creations." (The Observer) |
J. S. BACH
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Jill Crossland (piano) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 7/Jan/2008 ] "Within the seconds you're drawn into the gentle hammer-strokes that unlock Crossland's warm, rounded and perpetually singing sonority." (Gramophone) |
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Jill Crossland
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Bo [ Signum / 4 CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] |
RAMEAU
Pieces for Keyboard Jill Crossland (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "Crossland here claims Rameau for the piano and her programme is elegantly plotted, though in Les cyclopes there's no substitute for the harpsichord's menace." (BBC Music) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Pioneers of Percussion Vol. 1 Joby Burgess (percussion) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 19/Mar/2021 ] The new recording from percussionist Joby Burgess includes ambient electronics fused with mellow vibraphone, explosive cinematic drumming and the delicate muted sounds of 1960's New York. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Pioneers of Percussion Vol. 2 Joby Burgess (percussion) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 16/Apr/2021 ] This new recording for Signum Records includes silvery vibraphone with live looping, a quasi rock n roll documentary exploring censorship and a musical picture of the subtle shifts in our changing Seasons. |
TAVENER / FAURE / REICH / PACHELBEL / TRADITIONAL
Gaudete Tenebrae, Nigel Short, with Jody Jenkins (percussion) [ Signum / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] Described as "phenomenal" (The Times) and "devastatingly beautiful" (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, is one of the world's leading vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision. These... |
BRAHMS / SCHUMANN
3 Intermezzi Op 117 / Fantasie in C, Op 17 John Lill (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 30/Jun/2006 ] "this CD is an attractive purchase ...a masterpiece from a composer by a player who knows exactly what is needed and delights in communicating it" Musical Opinion |
JOSEF HAYDN
Piano Sonatas John Lill (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 16/May/2007 ] "He is one of the greatest Pianists alive today. Across the board, I do not know another pianist who could hold a candle to this magisterial keyboard player. Unsurpassed playing. An intellectual giant and a master craftsman." Michael Tumelty, The... |
GABRIEL FAURE
The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol. 4 John Mark Ainsley, Iestyn Davies, Lorna Anderson, John Chest / Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 9/Jul/2021 ] "Chest performs Fauré's final four-song cycle, L'horizon chimérique (1921), with the kind of elegance and cool passion this music demands: a fitting close to an excellent series." The Guardian |
