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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... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Zaide, K. 344 Sophie Bevan (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor) Stuart Jackson (tenor) / The Orchestra of Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] "Page's performance offers firmness and mastery of tempo … As Gomatz, Allan Clayton brings energy and definition to his singing … Excellent sound." BBC Music |
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... |
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 |
JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies Nos. 52, 53 & 59 Royal Northern Sinfonia, Rebecca Miller (leader & conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] This new release follows Miller's acclaimed recording of the works of CPE Bach with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Rebecca Miller leads the Royal Northern Sinfonia in performances of three Haydn Symphonies. |
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... |
TOBY YOUNG
The Art of Dancing: 21st-Century Concertos for Trumpet, Piano and Strings Simon Desbruslais (trumpet), Clare Hammond (piano), English String Orchestra, Kenneth Woods (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 25/Aug/2017 ] Simon Desbruslais returns to disc on Signum with an album that continues to expand the repertoire of the trumpet even further, with four new commissions for Trumpet, Piano and String Orchestra Toby Young's The Art of Dancing is described by the... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel In Italy Vol. 2 Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano) & Benjamin Bevan (baritone) / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham (director) [ Signum / CD - released 23/Sep/2016 ] "All three [Bevans] sing together in the delicious Quel fior che all'alba ride and Se tu non lasci amore, making a persuasive argument for a complete survey of the chamber cantatas." BBC Music |
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... |
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 |
C.P.E BACH
Bach: Complete Original Works For Violin & Keyboard Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), James Ballieu (piano) [ Signum / 3 CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "Trills glisten over Waley-Cohen, the perfect partner to transform this into bowed song. Waley-Cohen's achievement of pure legato is wondrous" Gramophone Magazine December 2019 Editor's Choice |
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 |
TRADITIONAL
The Dream of Herold Tenebrae, Nigel Short [ Signum / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] Tenebrae, Nigel Short |
PAWEL LUKASZEWSKI
Lukaszewski: Daylight Declines Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "The performances here seem absolutely expert, secure in the many strange harmonies and shifts. Although they have, as far as I know, previously recorded only one of Łukaszewski's short works..this is a thoroughly worthwhile recording." MusicWeb |
POULENC
The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc Volume 5 Thomas Allen, Thomas Oliemans, Joshua Ellicott, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ann Murray, Sarah Fox, Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "Thomas Allen, Thomas Oliemans, Joshua Ellicott, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Ann Murray and Sarah Fox are all secure and idiomatic Poulenc connoisseurs." The Observer, 28th June 2015 |
