More By Artist: Amanda O'Connor
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THOMAS ADES
Ades: The Exterminating Angel (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Audrey Luna, Amanda Echalaz, Sally Matthews, Sophie Bevan, Alice Coote, Christine Rice, Iestyn Davies / Thomas Ades (cond) [ Erato Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Feb/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Contemporary |
BERNSTEIN / COPLAND / STEINHARDT / GRUSIN / FOSS / etc
American Journey Victor Steinhardt (violin) with Amanda Forsyth, Dave Grusin & Lincoln Mayorga [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] In this American Journey, violinist Arnold Steinhardt performs some of his favourite twentieth-century works that contribute to the delightfully rich and varied landscape of American classical music. |
HUBERT PARRY
Choral Works (Incls 'Jerusalem' & 'The Birds of Aristophanes') Amanda Roocroft (soprano) / BBC National Chorus & Orchestra of Wales, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] "This is breast-swelling stuff...the BBC National Orchestra of Wales gives warmly sympathetic renditions of music which was probably completely unfamiliar to them before the recording sessions. The Chandos sound is excellent." (BBC Music) |
ELGAR
Complete songs for voice and piano (Vol 1) Amanda Roocroft (soprano) Konrad Jarnot (baritone) Reinild Mees (piano) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "Here's another fresh slant on Elgar's masterly Sea Pictures, this time a most persuasive first recording employing a male voice. Both sound and presentation are absolutely first-rate." (Gramophone April 2008) |
VERDI
Don Carlo (complete opera recorded in 2004) Netherlands Opera / Rolando Villazón, Robert Lloyd, Amanda Roocroft / Riccardo Chailly (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 15/Jul/2011 ] "a fabulous summation of Chailly's qualities as a Verdi conductor… A wonderful piece of stagecraft" (The Guardian) |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Complete Songs Vol 2 Amanda Roocroft (soprano) Konrad Jarnot (baritone) Reinild Mees (piano) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Feb/2010 ] "Konrad Jarnot leaves a most favourable impression, his timbre fresh and diction impeccable...[Roocroft] sings with infectious ardour...Reinild Mees's accompaniments are past praise in their discerning refinement and shapeliness" (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Entertaining Miss Austen: Newly discovered music from Jane Austen's family collection Amanda Pitt (soprano), John Lofthouse (baritone) & David Owen Norris (piano) [ Dutton / CD - released 7/Jul/2011 ] Recorded at the Music Room, Hatchlands, Surrey, 18-19 November 2009 |
Amanda Palmer
An Evening With Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer [ 8 Foot Records / 2 LP - released 29/Nov/2013 ] A double-LP set of Neil and Amanda performing audience favorites, duets, cover songs, poetry, short stories, and more. |
Amanda Palmer
Goes Down Under [ Liberation Records / CD - released 27/Jan/2010 ] Provocative, irreverent, controversial, entertaining and artistic - Ex Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer continues to push the boundaries as the Queen of Punk Cabaret. |
JOSEF HAYDN
The Creation Amanda Forsythe, Keith Jameson, Kevin Deas / Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman [ Linn SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 9/Jul/2012 ] "Pearlman adopts near-ideal tempi for every number, and his choir and period band - medium forces for a work the composer conducted with up to 200 - are excellent." (Sunday Times) |
Amanda Blank
I Love You [ Downtown / CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] Amanda Blank is a woman making listeners take notice of her unique voice, while using various genres and styles as vehicles toward unhindered self-expression. Whether set against a pastiche of club beats or stadium rock, her voice is undeniably her own. |
JANACEK
Jenufa (complete opera recorded in 2009) Amanda Roocroft / Deborah Polaski / Miroslav Dvorský / Nikolai Schukoff / Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real Madrid / Ivor Bolton [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] "Amanda Roocroft has won laurels as Jenufa in various stage productions and comes across as a deeply sincere performer here, even if the voice is apt to turn shrill at the top...[Polaski's] very understatement is moving in its own way." (Gramophone) |
LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: Jenufa (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Teatro Real Madrid / Amanda Roocroft, Deborah Polaski, Nikolai Schukoff / Ivor Bolton (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "Something in the composer's writing brings out the best in [Roocroft's] creamy voice and committed acting, and here she's superb as a young woman who forgives her stepmother for committing a terrible crime." (ClassicFM) |
CHARPENTIER
La couronne de fleurs / La descente d'Orphée aux enfers Aaron Sheehan, Teresa Wakim, Amanda Forsythe, Douglas Williams, Jesse Blumberg, Dorothee Mields / Boston Early Music, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs [ CPO / CD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] "Sheehan, who sings the role of Orpheus, [delivers] a finely nuanced interpretation...Amanda Forsythe is a charming Euridice and Roselie, Teresa Wakim a beautifully styled Flore, and Dorothee Mields a compelling Amaranthe and Proserpine." Gramophone |
Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson
Loving You [ Ato / CD - released 23/Jun/2023 ] "Loving You is a reflection on the life and music of Bobbie Nelson," says Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amanda Shires. Shires' mission in making 'Loving You 'is to pay respect to the only woman she saw working in a band... |
Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson
Loving You (Limited Edition LP) [ Ato / LP - released 23/Jun/2023 ] "Loving You is a reflection on the life and music of Bobbie Nelson," says Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amanda Shires. Shires' mission in making 'Loving You 'is to pay respect to the only woman she saw working in a band... |
MILTON SCHAFER
McBroom: Heartbeats - a new musical Amanda McBroom, George Ball & Michelle Maika / Studio Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande Spotlight Series / CD - released 25/Aug/1994 ] A mid-Western housewife is on the verge of discovering a new definition for happiness. Informed by tremendous humor and insight, this contemporary musical contemplates and illuminates the age-old conundrum known as "self discovery." |
AGOSTINO STEFFANI
Steffani: Niobe Regina di Tebe (complete opera) Karina Gauvin, Philippe Jaroussky, Amanda Forsythe, Aaron Sheehan / Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 18/Jan/2015 ] "The performance is never forced but always emotive...An exemplary testament of superb musicianship from all participants...this is a landmark event in Steffani's much-deserved rehabilitation." (Gramophone Magazine Award Nomination 2015 Baroque Vocal |
Various Artists including La Calaca, Claudia Martinez, Amanda martinez, Binni Gula'za & others
Putumayo Presents - Mexico [ Putumayo World Music / CD - released 27/May/2016 ] Savour the spicy and romantic flavours of Mexican music, from the sons of Veracruz to the boleros of Oaxaca. Updated with 4 new songs. Mexican culture is as diverse as its landscape. Its roots stretch back thousands of years to the Aztec, Maya,... |
QUILTER
Folk-Song Arrangements / Part-Songs for Women's Voices (Complete) Amanda Pitt (soprano) Joanne Thomas (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone) David Owen Norris (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 11 / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "A worthy addition to British song history. Quilter enhances traditional tunes with understated, self effacing arrangements" (MusicWeb June 2005) |
