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Lucy Carolan
Bach:italian Concerto & French [ Signum / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
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J.S. BACH
Harpsichord Music (The Italian Concerto & The French Overture) Lucy Carolan (harpsichord) [ Signum / CD - released 14/Aug/2003 ] "Dynamic playing by harpsichordist Lucy Carolan imbues these works with great spirit and verve. She plays with electrifying skill that adds a sparkle and pizzazz to pieces that require great technical skill.... Carolan's immaculate sense of rhythm... |
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Lunar Saxophone Quartet
Various: Flux [ Signum / 2 CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] |
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Lunar Saxophone Quartet
Various: These Visions [ Signum / CD - released 15/Nov/2010 ] |
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ORLANDO GIBBONS
Gibbons: In Chains of Gold Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Signum / CD - released 10/Nov/2017 ] Leading performers of 17th-century music Fretwork, His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts and the Magdalena Consort (directed by Peter Harvey) combine forces under the artistic direction of William Hunt for this first complete recording of the consort... |
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BYRD / BULL / COSYN / MORLEY / HOOPER / MUNDY
In Chains of Gold Volume 2 Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] "...performances unlikely to be bettered of their kind. The recording, especially as heard in 24-bit, does music and performances full justice." MusicWeb recommended June 2020 |
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WARD / AMNER / NICHOLSON / PYSINGE / RAVENSCROFT / TOMKINS / etc
In Chains of Gold: The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem Vol.3 - 'Ah, His Glory!': Anthems of Praise, Prayer and Remembrance Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Silas Wollston (organ) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 28/Feb/2025 ] Leading performers of 17th-century music the Magdalena Consort, Fretwork and His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts combine forces under the artistic direction of William Hunt for their third release exploring the English anthems with instrumental... |
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Malcolm Cantabile/Martineau
Lullabyes And Goodbyes [ Signum / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
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Malmo Opera Orch/Swensen
Brahms: Sinfonia In B [ Signum / CD - released 9/Jan/2012 ] |
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PATRICK HAWES
Hawes: Fair Albion - Visions of England Brno Chamber Orchestra, Patrick Hawes (piano), Raven Quartet, Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Julian Lloyd webber (cello) [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] "Elin Manahan Thomas's lyric soprano voice provides the ideal vehicle for Hawes's neo-Baroque setting of George Herbert's The Call. Reflexionem for cello and harp is given a similarly uplifting treatment by Julian Lloyd Webber, solidly supported... |
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Mark Cbso/Elder
Shostakovich: Hypothetically [ Signum / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] |
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PETER WARLOCK
Peter Warlock - Some Little Joy (a flim by Tony Britten) Mark Dexter, Lucy Brown, Maimie McCoy and cast [ Signum Vision / DVD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] A film about a man who, by his death at thirty six, had composed some of the most perfect gems of English songwriting and elevated hedonism to an art form. |
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JONATHAN DOVE
Dove: In Damascus Mark Padmore (tenor), Charles Owen (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] "The beauty of the piece, for tenor and string quartet, is its restraint. It doesn't sensationalise, get maudlin, moralise or politicise. The words are direct and the music respects that. The performance does, too: clear, focused playing from the Sac |
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CARPENTER / HEAD / DEAZLEY / JOHNSTON
Only a Singing Bird Karen Cargill (mezzo) & Philip Moore (piano) / NYCoS National Girls Choir, Christopher Bell [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2016 ] A beautiful collection of songs, 'Only a Singing Bird' features Michael Head's best-known works, 'The Ships of Arcady' and 'The Little Road to Bethlehem', as well as his beautifully-imagined, nostalgic song-cycle, 'Snowbirds'. The National Youth... |
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JOSEPH PHIBBS / W. A. MOZART
Phibbs / Mozart: Clarinet Concertos Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Philharmonia Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green [ Signum / CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] Mark van de Wiel joins the Philharmonia Orchestra under Christopher Warren-Green in the premiere recording of Joseph Phibbs' Clarinet Concerto, praised by The Sunday Times following its UK debut as a work "that will surely be performed all over the... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN / FRANZ SCHUBERT / HUGO WOLF
Haydn/Schubert/Wolf: The Divine Muse Mary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] After the success of their debut disc, 'Voyages', Mary Bevan and Joseph Middleton present their second recital disc exploring Lieder in German and Italian by Schubert, Haydn and Wolf. The programme is woven around songs inspired by the 'muses' of the... |
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NOEL COWARD & OTHERS
A Most Marvellous Party with Noel Coward and Friends Mary Bevan (soprano) Nicky Spence (tenor) Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Jan/2024 ] "Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence and Joseph Middleton are the architects of this musical treasure, and with their sensitive impulse they imprint strength and passion in these songs of great intensity and melodic sense." - Sonograma magazine |
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BARLEY / BRITTEN / BRYARS / TAVENER
Around Britten Matthew Barley [ Signum Classics / CD - released 7/Jan/2013 ] As always, Barley's playing is fearless. The disc is a voyage around the cello as well as around Britten... Barley's well crafted, multi-tracked cello arrangements of Britten's folk songs and 'Concord' from Gloriana will appeal to many. |
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Matthew Barley
Metcalfe: Constant Filter [ Signum Classics / CD - released 26/Apr/2010 ] |
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JOHN TAVENER / ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Tavener / Panufnik: 99 Words Matthew Barley (cello), Simon Russell Beale (narrator), James Sherlock (organ), Charlotte Langley (soprano), Voce Chamber Choir, Suzi Digby [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Voce Chamber Choir's new disc is a moving tribute to Sir John Tavener, featuring a selection of works by him (many of which are previously unrecorded) and by Roxanna Panufnik. At the heart of the disc is the premiere recording of Panufnik's 99 Words... |