BENJAMIN BRITTEN
St Nicolas / Hymn to St Cecilia Anthony Rolf Johnson (tenor) Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A fresh and atmospheric account of Britten's colourful cantata" Penguin Guide |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 "Actus tragicus", BWV 118, BWV 198 Nancy Argenta, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 10/Apr/2000 ] "Gardiner's feeling for style and sense of drive strike a responsive chord with many music lovers. His choice of soloists is unerring, and his musicianship of the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists always imposing" (Penguin Guide) |
J. S. BACH
Cantatas Nos BWV140 & BWV147 Ruth Holton (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) / English Baroque Soloists / Sir John Elliot Gardiner [ DG Archiv / CD - released 21/Oct/2000 ] "The solo singing is by and large excellent. I very much enjoyed the unpretentious vocal quality of Ruth Holton" (Gramophone) |
PETER SCULTHORPE
Sun Music I-IV / Irkanda IV / Piano Concerto / Small Town Leonard Dommett (violin) Anthony Fogg (piano) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins & Myer Fredman [ ABC Classics Discovery / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] |
Palm Court Theatre Orchestra. Anthony Godwin (conductor)
The Picnic Party [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] Popular light music from the 20s and 30s in a Palm Court style |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op.44 / The Spirit of England, Op.80 Teresa Cahill (sop) Anne Collins (alto) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Sep/1992 ] "Gibson's performances combine fire and panache, and the recorded sound has an ideal Elgarian expansiveness, the choral tone rich and well focused, the orchestral brass given plenty of weight." Penguin Guide |
CARLO GESUALDO
Quinto libro dei Madrigal Dame Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb (sopranos) / The Consort of Musicke / Anthony Rooley [ L'Oiseau-Lyre / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke present Carlo Gesualdo's Fifth Book of Madrigals from 1611. The Consort of Musicke, on this recording, comprises Dame Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Mary Nichols, Joseph Cornwell, Andrew King and Richard... |
VERDI / DONIZETTI / HALEVEY / BELLINI / GOUNOD / PUCCINI / etc
Ezio Pinza in Opera Ezio Pinza (bass) with Grace Anthony, Giovanni Martinelli, Elisabeth Rethberg, Beniamino Gigli, etc [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 8/Mar/2006 ] "... a splendid disc" Alan Jefferson, Classical Express |
JOHN MAYNARD
Maynard - The XII Wonders of the World (with Character songs by Campion, Hume, etc) Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "...the singing is most attractive, the accompaniments rhythmically supportive, the recording clear and efficient" Gramophone Magazine |
JOHN DOWLAND
First Book of Songes The Consort of Musicke / Anthony Rooley [ L'Oiseau-Lyre / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] 'This is the recording that launched The Consort of Musicke's series devoted to the complete works of John Dowland. It deserves a permanent place in the lists and the sympathetic performances have much to commend them. A disc for connoisseurs.' Good... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Facade / Siesta / Scapino Overture / Portsmouth Point Overture (with music by Bax & Bliss) Dame Edith Sitwell and Sir Peter Pears (narrators), English Opera Group Ensemble, Anthony Collins / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "As for the performance, it stands above all others since … must remain a classic to the end of time" Gramophone Magazine |
CAMPION / DOWLAND / MORLEY / BARTLETT / etc
An Elizabethan Songbook Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] "This a wonderful disc. Delightful songs. Kirkby's clear, pure voice complemented by Rooley's sympathetic lute accompaniment" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
JONES / DOWLAND / JOHNSON / d'INDIA / LAWES / etc
Pastoral Dialogues Emma Kirkby (soprano) David Thomas (bass) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Apr/2011 ] This collection gathers together some of the most delectable of 17th century duets both from England as well as from Italy. Any Emma Kirkby recording is an event, and this reissue, making its first appearance on CD, will be no exception. |
BIAGIO MARINI
Le Lagrime d'Erminia Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Nigel Rogers (tenor) / The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley & Trevor Jones [ Decca L'Oiseau Lyre / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Recorded: London, 1978 |
FREDERICK DELIUS
The Best of Delius [Incls 'In a Summer Garden' & 'The Walk to the Paradise Garden'] London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Collins [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] Five substantial pieces of 'classic' Delius are brought together on this remarkable and heartfelt tribute to the English composer (who spent very little of his actual career in England!), Frederick Delius. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Suites & Concertos Osian Ellis (harp), Desmond Dupre (lute), Carl Pini, Neville Marriner (violins) / Philomusica of London, Anthony Lewis, Granville Jones [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] The works on this collection are drawn from two of the very first stereo LPs released by the L'Oiseau-Lyre sub-label of Decca. 'Music of Handel' was a 1958 album containing arias (recently reissued by Eloquence 482 4759) and this instrumental suite... |
ERIC BIDDINGTON
Flute Concertos Nos 1 & 2 and Chamber Music (Including Five pieces for viola and piano) Anthony Ferner (flute) / Joanne Drimatis (viola) / Gretchen Dunsmore (clarinet) / Maurice Till, Amy Huang (pianos) [ EWB / CD - released 18/Jan/2006 ] "Eric Biddington's neatly crafted music instantly appeals in its effervescent freshness, melodic charm and harmonic piquancy with its echoes of Poulenc and Malcolm Arnold" (Christchurch Press) |
PETER SCULTHORPE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sculthorpe: The Fifth Continent / Port Arthur: In Memoriam / Djilile / Piano Concerto / Earth Cry / etc Anthony Fogg (piano) / Tasmanian & Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn / Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble / Peter Sculthorpe (speaker) [ ABC Classics Australian Eloquence / CD - released 30/Jan/1999 ] A delightful selection of works by this renowned Australian composer. |
MONTEVERDI
Madrigale Erotici & Spirituale Consort of Musicke with Emma Kirkby. Anthony Rooley (Director & lute) [ Alto / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] "Monteverdi of this quality will doubtless become a constant reference throughout the group's career. Their performances of the Madrigali Erotic are more overtly impassioned than I have ever heard... both the sacred and secular... thoroughly... |