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JODY TALBOT
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Austin [ Signum / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] The Royal Ballet's 2011 production of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was their first full-scale commission in 20 years and was instantly acclaimed as a classic. |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davis: Life Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Kershaw (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 9/May/2025 ] The latest installment from composer Oliver Davis, an album inspired by his work Life Cycle for violin and strings, with all the works that followed playing on the theme of life. Featuring works for violin, piano, strings, harp and orchestra, Davis... |
CHRISTOPHER GUNNING
Christopher Gunning: Symphony No. 5 & String Quartet No. 1 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Juno String Quartet / Christopher Gunning (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] Christopher Gunning's Symphony No. 5 was composed during 2009 and was the composer's most ambitious to date, in four extended movements. There is no strict programme, but the music moves through several phases which could be said to correspond to... |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davis: Arcadia Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Bateman [ Signum / CD - released 10/Oct/2019 ] Oliver Davis graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1994 and has since composed numerous concertos, ballet scores, albums, soundtracks and television scores working with many of the major London orchestras. The Infinite Ocean was composed... |
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Rsno Junior Chorus/Rsno/Bell
Various: A Family Christmas [ Signum / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] |
JONATHAN DOVE
On the Streets and In the Sky (Works by Jonathan Dove) Sacconi Quartet [ Signum / CD - released 21/Feb/2025 ] The Sacconi Quartet join forces again with celebrated composer Jonathan Dove for the latest instalment of their many fruitful collaborations and journeys. The String Quartet no 2 On the Streets and in the sky was written during the recent pandemic... |
GRAHAM FITKIN
Fitkin: String Quartets Sacconi Quartet [ Signum Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2017 ] The Sacconi Quartet record the string quartets of British composer Graham Fitkin. Composed between 1992 and 2007, this disc compiles Fitkin's complete works for String Quartet, performed by one of the UK's most dynamic and versatile string quartets. |
MAHLER
Symphonies Nos 1, 2 "Resurrection" & 3 Sally Matthews (soprano) Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Signum Philharmonia Series / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2014 ] "What a ride it's been; a wilful First, a splendid Second and now an incandescent Third. Make no mistake, for all his faults - perceived or otherwise - this octogenarian conductor is a Mahlerian of considerable consequence" (MusicWeb) |
Sam Corkin (saxophones), Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, David Newsholme (director of music), Jamie Rogers (organ)
Palimpsest: New Works from Old for Saxophone and Choir [ Signum / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] "If the saxophone sometimes appears as something of an addition to the choral writing, the best examples - such as Gabriel Jackson's stirring Sancte Deus or Francis Pott's luminescent Rosa sine.." Gramophone |
CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Flute Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, Aladdin Suite Samuel Coles (flute), Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Paavo Jarvi [ Signum / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "a true virtuoso with a vibrant tone… What makes this recording outstanding, however, is his obvious rapport with the rest of the orchestra and conductor Paavo Jarvi and the clarity of the sound" MusicWeb International, May 2017 |
PELLEGRINI / PICCININI / PURCELL
From the Ground Up: Chaconnes Samuel West, Baba Israel (narrator) O/MODƏRNT, Hugo Ticciati [ Signum / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] Originating as a sexy dance in South America, the 'chacona' crossed the Atlantic and established itself in Spain as an irresistible temptation. In 1615, it was banned from Spanish theatres for being 'lascivious, dishonest, offensive to pious ears',... |
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ELGAR
Symphony No. 3 / Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6 [Elaborated by Anthony Payne] Sapporo Symphony Orchestra / Tadaaki Otaka [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] " ... it is revelatory to hear a Japanese orchestra sounding so confident and resplendent" Classic FM Magazine |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphony No 8 / Symphony No.9 'From the New World' The Sapporo Symphony Orchestra / Tadaaki Otaka [ Signum Classics / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] The Sapporo Symphony Orchestra is based in the Sapporo Concert Hall "Kitara" which boasts some of the finest acoustics in the world. The orchestra is distinguished by its clear sound and dynamic powers of expression, and has received glowing... |
DURUFLE
Requiem (with Grunenwald - Di Profundis) Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Christopher Maltman (baritone) with Robert Cohen (cello) / Vasari Singers [ Signum / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "..delivered with consummate attention to detail by an extraordinarily able choir and an astonishingly perceptive organist, is a performance not just of Technicolor magic but some emotional depth too." Gramophone Magazine, August 2009 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Exquisite Hour Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Eugene Asti (Piano) [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "hugely impressive disc, testifying to the versatility and range of a singer who has already drawn comparisons with Janet Baker" The Guardian |
MAHLER
Totenfeier / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Vladimir Jurowski [ Signum / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "rich, ardent singing of Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen." The Times, 29th September 2012 *** |
KORNGOLD
Songs Sarah Connolly (mezzo) William Dazeley (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - July 2009 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Il Re Pastore (complete opera) Sarah Fox, Ailish Tynan, John Mark Ainsley, Anna Devin & Benjamin Hulett / Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2015 ] "Page's unobtrusive pacing of the pastoral mini-drama and sage weighting of orchestrally accompanied recitatives pull the listener along gently." (Gramophone Editors Choice Nov 2015) |
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Sarah Nicolls & Nicola Sweeney
Kats-Chernin: Ragtime & Blue [ Signum / CD - released 9/May/2005 ] |
DEBUSSY / ADÈS / RAVEL
Sound Escapes Signum Quartett [ Capriccio / CD - released 25/May/2016 ] It is a plea for the direct experience of a music that had become fed up with the constraints of traditional forms. Debussy's music especially reveals characteristics that justifiably move it into the proximity of Impressionist painting, as it... |
