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DUPARC / FAURE / CHABRIER / SCHUBERT / SEVERAC / etc
Mary Bevan - Voyages Mary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] "purity of tone and discreet yet telling way with words can be by turns unnerving and alluring in the Baudelaire settings… Middleton, as one might expect, is marvellously insightful, playing throughout with weight as well as grace and subtlety" Gramo |
STEPHEN WILKINSON
The Sunlight On the Garden Mhairi Lawson (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass) [ Signum / CD - released 30/Aug/2017 ] One of the UK's leading choral directors for over 50 years, Stephen Wilkinson MBE has led both professional and amateur choirs across Europe, and is particularly renowned for his work with the BBC Northern Singers and the William Byrd Singers of... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Il Sogno di Scipione (complete opera) The Choir and Orchestra of Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2017 ] Classical Opera continue their continuing complete Mozart opera recording series with the one-act dramatic serenade 'Il sogno di Scipione', K126. Composed in 1771 as a celebratory homage to Prince Archbishop Sigismund Schrattenbach of Salzburg,... |
GLUCK / JOMMELLI / HAYDN / BECK / TRAETTA
Sturm und Drang, Vol. 1 The Mozartists, Ian Page (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] "The playing throughout is excellent and the programme is as deeply satisfying as the project's entire conception" Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2020 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Grabmusik / Bastien und Bastienne (original version) Anna Lucia Richter (soprano) Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) Alessandro Fisher (tenor) / The Mozartists, Ian Page [ Signum / CD - released 14/Sep/2018 ] "Ian Page and his crack team - singers and players - are clearly having a lot of fun, which comes across in this excellent recording. It's a treat to experience these faint anticipations of greatness in such winning performances." Gramophone |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Foster-Williams /Angel of the Agony), Polish National Youth Choir, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] "Even if you are a dyed-in-the-wool Elgarian with special loyalties to a particular interpretation, this CD is brimful of edifying delights and surprises worthy of repeated listening." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Choral |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Labyrinths Orchestra Of The Swan [ Signum / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] Following the success of their last album, Timelapse, this new album from Orchestra of the Swan is a collection of extraordinary works connected by ideas of pilgrimage, contemplation, exploration and enlightenment through the works of composers such... |
MONTEVERDI / LEGRENZI / BORETTI / STRADELLA / MERULA
Infinite Refrain - Music of Love's Refuge Randall Scotting (counter-tenor), Jorge Navarro Colorado (tenor), Academy of Ancient Music, Laurence Cummings [ Signum / CD - released 27/Oct/2023 ] The first of its kind, this duet album is a musical journey that draws back the curtain that has obscured gay love-stories for centuries. |
BRAHMS / WAGNER / DUPRE
The Organ of Westminster Cathedral Robert Quinney (organ) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] "This is a great recording - I've no hesitation in saying it's one of the best organ CDs you'll ever hear" The Gramophone |
GUSTAVO DIAZ-JEREZ
Maghek: Seven Symphonic Poems about the Canaries Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Eduardo Portal [ Signum / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] " The entire package represents a real triumph for the adventurous folk at Signum Records" MusicWeb Recommended June 2020 |
SCHUBERT
Schubert: Ins stille Land Signum Quartet [ Pentatone / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] After their multi-award-winning album Aus der Ferne, the Signum Quartett continues their Schubert journey for PENTATONE with Ins stille Land, another recording that explores the fascinating connections between his string quartets and songs, the... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel In Italy Vol 1 Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano) & Benjamin Bevan (baritone) / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham (director) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 10/Sep/2015 ] "it opens an enjoyable showcase for Sophie, Mary and Benjamin Bevan: two sisters and their youthful uncle. Sophie sings it peachily, with a richer-sounding soprano than previous recorded exponents." (Sunday Times) |
WILL TODD
Todd: Passion Music, Jazz Missa Brevis St Martin's Voices, Will Todd Ensemble, Shaneeka Simon( vocals), John Turville (piano), Will Todd (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] Will Todd has established himself as one of the UK's most popular choral composers. His anthem, The Call of Wisdom, was performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations with a TV audience of 45 million people. His breakthrough work, Mass in... |
SCHUMANN / KILPINEN / BRAHMS
Nature's Solace Stephan Loges (bass-baritone), Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 23/Nov/2018 ] Bass-baritone Stephan Loges is accompanied by Iain Burnside in a collection that explores concepts of lost youth, the transience of life and the comforting presence of nature. The programme features performances of Schumann's 12 Gedichte Op. 35 and... |
REBECCA DALE
Dale: Night Seasons Steven Isserlis (cello) Guy Johnston (cello) / Tenebrae, Philharmonia Orchestra, Nigel Short [ Signum / CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] Hailed by Classic FM as "one of today's most exciting young composers" Rebecca Dale is a London based composer, working most often with large orchestral and choral forces in the worlds of cinema and theatre. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten Abroad: A collection of songs by Benjamin Britten set in Italian, Russian, French & German Susan Gritton (soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "What an inspired idea not only to bring together Britten's mature foreign-language songs, but also to have the programme shared by two of Britain's keenest and brightest singers. …delight and spiritual depths go hand in hand." BBC Music 5 STARS |
FREYA WALEY-COHEN
Freya Waley-Cohen: Permutations Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) [ Signum / CD ] "the multitracked performance is mesmerising as you start to appreciate the different characters of the parts and the way they move around one another before splintering off into their own world" Record Review |
RICHARD BLACKFORD
Blackford: Niobe Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Czech Philharmonic, Ben Gernon (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] Renowned British composer Richard Blackford sets the Greek fable of Niobe to music in the premiere recording of his new violin concerto, performed by Tamsin Waley-Cohen with the Czech Philharmonic under conductor Ben Gernon. In the myth, Niobe,... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5 & 8 Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Huw Watkins (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jun/0020 ] "Watkins draws an appealing, fortepiano-like resonance from the piano and Waley-Cohen's phrasing taps the music's pastoral roots… Each of the three sonatas inhabits its own costume, made to measure." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2020 |
BERNSTEIN / STRAVINSKY / SCHOENBERG
Symphonic Psalms & Prayers Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Short (conductor) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] "It's good to hear Bernstein's original design of the solo for a countertenor being respected for once. Allsopp makes much more of the words than most trebles, and there is an arresting immediacy to both performance and recording" Gramophone |
