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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The King's Singers Gold The King's Singers [ Signum / 3 CD - released 3/Nov/2017 ] "The King's Singers turn out their characteristic, highly polished finish: diction is razor-sharp, ensemble and intonation are well-nigh flawless." BBC Music |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The King's Singers: Royal Rhymes & Rounds The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] On a new disc to celebrate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee, The King's Singers present a selection of works from the past 500 years written in honour of the great Monarchs of Britain. |
The King's Singers
The Library Vol. 1 [ Signum / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Acclaimed for their life-affirming virtuosity and irresistible charm, The King's Singers are in global demand. Their work - synonymous with the best in vocal ensemble performance - appeals to a vast international audience. |
The King's Singers
Love Songs [ Signum / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] "Among many highlights, Richard Rodney Bennett's exquisite arrangement of Gershwin's 'Love is Here to Stay' stands out, bringing sumptuous harmonies and a rhythmic simplicity that lets the group's almost improbably sense of ensemble shine" BBC Music |
LEWIS WRIGHT
Wright: Duets Lewis Wright (vibraphone), featuring Kit Downes (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 6/Apr/2018 ] For Lewis Wright's debut recording he is joined by British piano virtuoso Kit Downes for a disc of his own works: "There is limited material for vibraphone and piano (especially for improvising musicians), which has the potential to be so... |
GABRIEL FAURE
The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol.3 Lorna Anderson, Isobel Buchanan, John Chest, Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, William Dazeley, Janis Kelly, Louise Kemény, Ann Murray, Malcolm Martineau [ Signum / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Pianist Malcolm Martineau brings together some of the UK's finest singers for the third release in his series charting the complete songs of French composer Gabriel Fauré. This series follows Martineau's well-received 5-CD series of The Complete... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The complete songs of Faure Vol. 2 Lorna Anderson, Nigel Cliffe, Ann Murray, John Chest, Iestyn Davies, Ben Johnson, Janis Kelly, Ann Murray [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2017 ] "The pleasure in this series is the rich variety of singers... which creates the atmosphere of a recital among friends...with Malcolm Martineau ever an authoritative, agile and responsive pianist." The Observer |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The complete songs of Faure Vol. 1 Lorna Anderson, Nigel Cliffe, Ann Murray, John Chest, Iestyn Davies, Ben Johnson, Janis Kelly, Joan Rodgers [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2017 ] "Martineau's playing, beautiful and fastidiously detailed, is, of course, the unifying factor: few have quite such an innate understanding of the way in which the smallest gestures of colour and nuance expose the depths of emotion in Fauré's work." |
ALBINONI / VIVALDI / BRESCIANELLO / MATTEIS
Extra Time La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler Director [ Signum / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] This recording by La Serenissima began life when the ensemble were recording for an earlier release. An issue with budget for a previous release meant these gems had to be left out. |
ERIC WHITACRE
Whitacre: The Sacred Veil Los Angeles Master Chorale, Charles Anthony Silvestri [ Signum / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] The Sacred Veil - a project led by Eric Whitacre and Charles Anthony Silvestri - was created following the passing of Charles' wife, Julia in 2005. It represents a journey towards the answer for many questions, including whether departed loved ones... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Santtu-Matias Rouvali [ Signum / 2 CD - released 22/Sep/2023 ] "The Philharmonia Chorus sounds like it's bolstered by professionals; soprano power in the great climax has never blazed better." Five Stars BBC Music Orchestral Choice November 2023 |
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... |
DUPARC / FAURE / CHABRIER / SCHUBERT / SEVERAC / etc
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 |
SIR JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: The Protecting Veil Matthew Barley (cello), Sukhvinder 'Pinky' Singh (tabla), Olwyn Fouéré, Julie Christie (speakers), Sinfonietta Rīga [ Signum / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] "I suspect those who come across the work for the first time via this latest release, will not find another performance out there which would give them quite the same feeling of intensity and spiritual uplift." MusicWeb |
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,... |
THOMAS ARNE
Arne: Artaxerxes The Mozartists, Ian Page (conductor) [ Signum Classics / 2 CD - released 14/May/2021 ] "This is a wholly recommendable recording of a milestone work in the history of English opera...slightly different but also with singing and playing of the highest order." MusicWeb Recommended |
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 |
HENRI DUPARC
Complete Songs of Duparc Malcolm Martineau (piano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), Huw Montague Rendall (baritone), William Thomas (bass) [ Signum / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] "There's a terrific and consistently persuasive grandeur and sweep in much of Martineau's playing…This is a fine and fascinating addition to his discography" - Gramophone Award Finalist 2023 - Song |
DAVID BRUCE
The North Wind Was A Woman Nora Fischer (soprano), Avi Avital (mandolin) [ Signum / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Its title song-cycle, scored for folk-imbued ensemble and recorded with the acclaimed Nora Fischer, treats various aspects of the natural world as human characteristics. The Consolation of Rain is a moving reflection on loss and the restorative power... |
