RICHARD RODGERS / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Oklahoma! Hugh Jackman & Josefina Gabrielle / 1998 Royal National Theatre [ First Night Records / CD - released 13/Mar/1998 ] Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. It is set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906. |
Peter Allen & Martin Sherman
Allen: The Boy From Oz Hugh Jackman / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ Decca Broadway / CD - released 12/Jul/2003 ] The Boy from Oz is an Australian jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The book commissioned for the musical is by Nick Enright, based on Stephen MacLean's 1996 biography of Allen.... |
Hugh Laurie
Live On The Queen Mary [ Eagle / DVD - released 8/Nov/2013 ] On 26 March this year a dream came true for Hugh Laurie when he took to the stage in the magnificent Art Deco surroundings of the famous liner Queen Mary, now moored permanently at Longbeach, California. The show combines tracks from both of his... |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (the complete opera, recorded in 2005) Netherlands Opera / Hasmik Papian / Hugh Smith / Irini Tsirakidis / Julian Reynolds (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] G :- "Conductor Julian Reynolds extensively studied Bellini's score in manuscript and introduces lots of surprising details." -De Telegraaf |
GEORGE ANTHEIL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Antheil: Symphony No. 3 'American' / 'Tom Sawyer' Overture / etc Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Hugh Wolff [ CPO / CD - released 25/Jul/2005 ] "George Antheil is doing well on disc and he is lucky here to have a conductor of the calibre of Hugh Wolff taking up his cause and reviving a Frankfurt connection going back to the premiere of Transatlantic, the opera acclaimed there in 1930" Gramop |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakeseare: Three Tragedies: Hamlet / King Lear / Othello (recorded live in 2015 - 2016) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Paapa Essiedu, Natalie Simpson, Antony Sher, Kelly Williams, Hugh Quarshie, Lucian Msamati, Joanna Vanderham, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 28/Nov/2016 ] Three of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies are presented here as a 3 disc set. |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: Orchestral works (Including Invocation for Cello and Orchestra) Tim Hugh (cello) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Feb/2002 ] "Sherbakov rises magnificently to the considerable technical and expressive demands of Respighi's piano writing" - Fanfare |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 1 No. 1 - 4 Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Anthony Halstead, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2005 ] "Tim Hugh approaches the music with lightness of touch and exemplary technique. There are cadenza-like flourishes above written accompaniments: notably in 4, which require, and get, extremely precise ensemble." Hi-Fi News |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: Cello Concertos Vol 2 Nos. 5 - 8 Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Anthony Halstead, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2005 ] "I loved the sound of this recording: clear with a sumptuously enveloping hall sound that was very comforting and easy to settle into. Recommended with a glass of port after a fine meal." - Audiophile Audition, May, 2000 |
KABALEVSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH / SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Russian Cello Sonatas Timothy Hugh (cello) Kathron Sturrock (piano) [ IMP Masters / CD - released 30/Aug/1992 ] Originally recorded in July 1991 |