More By Artist: Aurora
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GERALD FINZI
Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi Amy Dickson (saxophones), Thomas Gould (violin), Tom Poster (piano) & Nicolas Fleury (French horn) / Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Decca / CD - released 11/May/2016 ] To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of British composer Gerald Finzi's passing, Decca Classics and the Finzi Trust collaborate on a special album to bring some of Finzi's finest works to a whole new audience. |
MOZART / Max RICHTER / DOWLAND / ADES / BOWIE
Music of the Spheres Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Sam Swallow (vocalist) Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] "Aurora is the most bracing breath of fresh air to invigorate the British classical music scene in the past ten years." (Richard Morrison, The Times) |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Puritani (Complete opera recorded April 1953 ) Maria Callas, Aurora Cattelani, Carlo Forti, Giuseppe di Stefano / Milan La Scala Orchestra, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Until she achieved a triumph in the delicate coloratura role of Elvira in I puritani - in Venice in 1949 under the tutelage of maestro Tullio Serafin - Maria Callas had been making her name in dramatic roles, such as the epicallyscaled title role in... |
PAUL MEALOR
I saw eternity Tenebrae & Aurora Orchestra, Nigel Short [ Decca / CD - released 12/Aug/2014 ] Leading choral composer Paul Mealor returns with an album of contemplative celebration. Having previously enjoyed massive success with Gareth Malone & the Military Wives and becoming the first classical composer to hold both the classical and pop... |
Aurora
All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend [ Liberation / CD - released 8/Apr/2016 ] After hearing her lithe, fairytale-reminiscent songs, perhaps it wouldn't surprise you to learn that AURORA (born Aurora Aksnes) hails from a Norwegian city with a name translates to "Fjord of Lights." Or that when she was six, the future... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites, Transcribed for Piano Four Hands Aurora Duo (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] It is astonishing to recall that five years after the première of Swan Lake, one of the greatest of all Russian ballets, and of Tchaikovsky's three full-length ballets the one with the greatest number of memorable tunes, the composer wrote to his... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BALAKIREV / GLAZUNOV
Arrangements for 2 Pianos 8 Hands Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] The following works were written for two pianos eight hands by the composers themselves, with the exception of Tschaikovsky's Italian Capriccio, which is a transcription by his colleague Eduard Langer. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol. 2 - Nos. 1 & 4 / Quartet in E Flat Major Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Apr/2013 ] "An attractive coupling vivaciously and expertly played." (Liverpool Daily Post) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol. 3 - Nos. 2 & 5 / Scherzo Op. 81, No. Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Apr/1994 ] "At Naxos price, the new Aurora set of Mendelssohn's complete music for string quartet is a genuine bargain. The performances have a natural Mendelssohnian charm and elegance. The recording is first class." Penguin Guide |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets Vol 1 - Nos. 3 & 6 / Capriccio Op. 81, No. 3 Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD ] "At Naxos price, the new Aurora set of Mendelssohn's complete music for string quartet is a genuine bargain. The performances have a natural Mendelssohnian charm and elegance. The recording is first class." Penguin Guide |
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Aurora Quartet
Music For 2 Pianos, 8 Hands [ Naxos / CD ] |
HANS WERNER HENZE
Violin Concerto Nos. 1 and 3 / 5 Night-Pieces Aurora Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "The playing indeed is unfailingly eloquent and the orchestra under Lyndon-Gee plays with considerable power and command. No problems with the well balanced recording either." (MusicWeb September 2006) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gregorian Chant for Easter Aurora Surgit, Alessio Randon [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "The singing is typical of the best women's chant choirs" - Fanfare |
Alessandro SCARLATTI / Giovanni Battista BONONCINI
Scarlatti / Bononcini: Cantate da Camera Gloria Banditelli (alto) / Ensemble Aurora [ Tactus / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] |
AUGUSTA READ THOMAS
Thomas: Of Being is a Bird Claire Booth (soprano) Nathan Giem (violin) Nicola Melville (piano) / Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "Irresistible forward drive, pausing only for moments of radiant beauty." (BBC Music Chamber Choice July 2016) |
VIVALDI
Sonata da Camera Op 1 Enrico Gatti & Ensemble Aurora [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Enrico Gatti's restrained approach emphasises clarity and musicianly grace, in which he is well partnered by his colleagues in the Aurora Ensemble. They produce performances that give pleasure by their straightforward elegance and sweetness." ... |
ARCANGELO CORELLI
The 12 'Assisi' Sonatas (Anhang 38-49) Enrico Gatti (violin), Gaetano Nasillo (cello) & Anna Fontana (harpsichord) / Ensemble Aurora [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] World Premiere Recordings The rich, beautiful violin tone, and unhurried yet thoughtful tempi of Enrico Gatti have been heard often in the music of Arcangelo Corelli. For Glossa he has now recorded the 'Assisi' Sonatas for violin, 12 Sonate da... |
CANAVASSO / CHIABRANO / GIARDINI / PUGNANI / SOMIS / etc
Perle del Piemonte: Violin music in 18th-century Italy Enrico Gatti (violin), Gaetano Nasillo (cello) & Anna Fontana (harpsichord) / Ensemble Aurora [ Glossa / CD - released 20/May/2016 ] For many people, the poetry of the violinist Enrico Gatti, which we have been enjoying in concerts and on recordings (for labels such as Symphonia, Arcana and Glossa) for more than three decades is unparalleled when addressing the subtlest of Italian... |
UCCELINI / CAZZATTI / TORELLI / VITALI / ETC.
L'Arte del Violino in Italia: Music by Cazzatti, Uccelini, Torelli, Vitali and others Ensemble Aurora / Enrico Gatti [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] At the start of the 1990s, the Perugian violinist Enrico Gatti made a number of important recordings chronicling the development of the Italian violin schools across the later 17th century. Composer / violinists (such as Pandolfi Mealli, Cazzati,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Fiery Genius: Neapolitan Instrumental Music For 1, 2, 3 & 4 Violins (1650-1750) Ensemble Aurora, Enrico Gatti [ Arcana / CD - released 23/Jun/2017 ] The central role of Naples in the history of vocal music has so far overshadowed a rich tradition of instrumental music; only in recent years has musicological research begun bringing it to light once more, demonstrating that Naples also played a... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: String Qrts.1 & 2 / Cello sonata Aurora String Quartet, with Michael Grebanier (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "Aurora Quartet gives well-moulded performances." BBC Music Magazine |
J. S. BACH
Flute Concertos Marcello Gatti (traverso) / Ensemble Aurora, Enrico Gatti (director) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Marcello Gatti, Michele Barchi and the single strings of Ensemble Aurora are all superb, playing with grace and style. This disc is very warmly recommended." Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 |
BELLINI
I Puritani (Complete opera) (Recorded April 1953 ) Maria Callas (soprano) Aurora Cattelani (soprano) Carlo Forti (bass) Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor) / Milan La Scala Orchestra / Tullio Serafin (conducto [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] "The thrill of hearing Maria Callas launching into Bellini's dramatic arias, replete with vocal acrobatics, is one of opera's great experiences. Recorded in 1953, at the peak of her career, it has that burning and dramatic intensity to carry the disc... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Op 61 Nicola Benedetti (violin) / Aurora Orchestra, Nicolas Collon [ Decca / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] ""Benedetti's first entry is swift, weightless and agile, landing as it does on the softest of pianissimos, the effect at once both virtuosic and ethereal.." Gramophone |
GIOACCHINIO ROSSINI
Rossini: Ermione (complete opera) Serena Farnocchia (soprano) Aurora Faggioli (mezzo-soprano) . Moisés Marín (tenor) / Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonino Fogliani [ Naxos / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/2024 ] Numerous myths surround the supposed failure of Ermione, and while Rossini himself feared the subject might be 'overly tragic', he was clearly fond of the work, keeping its manuscript until his death. Ermione is set in the aftermath of the Trojan... |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Visions / Requiem Kerson Leong (violin), The Temple Church Boys' Choir, The Cambridge Singers / Aurora Orchestra, John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 18/Nov/2016 ] John Rutter's latest major work Visions is a four-movement showpiece for solo violin, string orchestra, harp, and choir of treble voices, based on the theme of Jerusalem, the Holy City of prophetic imaginations. It was composed at the invitation of... |
IVOR GURNEY
A Walk With Ivor Gurney Tenebrae, Aurora Orchestra, Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Simon Callow (narrator), Nigel Short (conductor) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 19/Oct/2018 ] "This imaginatively conceived and superbly executed programme is a wonderful way to honour one of the most tragic figures in twentieth-century British music. Tenebrae have done the memory of Ivor Gurney proud" Recording of the Month MusicWeb Oct 2018 |
