ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso (complete opera recorded in 1989) BLU-RAY San Francisco Opera / Marilyn Horne, Susan Patterson, Jeffrey Gall, William Matteuzzi / Randall Behr (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Feb/2019 ] Pier Luigi Pizzi's 1979 production of Orlando furioso in Verona marked the beginning of contemporary international interest in Antonio Vivaldi's operas. Ten years later the same director once more produced this work at the San Francisco Opera. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Cantos Desiertos: Works for flute & guitar Alexandra Hawley (flute) Jeffrey Mcfadden (Guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Aug/2003 ] |
HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
Birtwistle: Angel Fighter / etc Andrew Watts (Angel) & Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (Jacob) / BBC Singers & London Sinfonietta, David Atherton [ NMC / CD - released 20/May/2017 ] Gramophone Awards 2016 - Finalist - Contemporary |
LEONARDO BALADA
Caprichos Nos. 2, 3 & 4 Andrés Cárdenes (solo violin) / Jeffrey Turner (double bass) / Pittsburgh Sinfonietta / Lawrence Loh [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 13/Mar/2011 ] "A contemporary Spanish voice that ably blends modernity and the past without compromise.... If proof were required that significant Spanish, post-Rodrigo compositional life exists, and that it is influenced by, though not obsessed with Spain's past,... |
FIOCCO / LACOSTE / LALANDE / MONDONVILLE / RAMEAU
A French Baroque Diva: Arias for Marie Fel Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jul/2014 ] "Sampson is quite remarkable. She has the capacity to soften the vocal line with carefully controlled vibrato, but also deploys tone of crystalline clarity... (Gramophone Award WINNER 2015 - Recital) |
CARSON COOMAN
Cooman: Nantucket Dreaming: Orchestral and Chamber Works Chris Gekker (flugelhorn & trumpet) / Roman Mesina (bassoon) / Jeffrey Grossman (piano) / Emmanuel Feldman (cello) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 19/Oct/2010 ] Fanfare proclaimed that "Cooman has something to say, an engaging voice to do so, and real musical chops". |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Symphonies Nos 32, 35 'Haffner', & 39 English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1985 ] ""There are absolutely no reservations about Jeffrey Tate's strongly characterised readings of (three) key late Mozart symphonies. The ECO emphasise elegance." (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Le Bourgeois gentilhomme / Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jun/1987 ] Recorded at No.1 Studio,Abbey Road, 1986 & 1987 |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Nos 100 'Military' & 103 'Drum Roll' English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/1987 ] "...Tate chooses speeds that allow the wit and sparkle of Haydn's writing to come out naturally." (Gramophone) |
ORLANDE de LASSUS
Missa Vinum Bonum: 'Good Wine Mass' & service Ex Cathedra & His Majesty's Sagbutts & Cornetts, Jeffrey Skidmore [ Alto / CD - released 18/Jun/2012 ] |
Ex Cathedra, Britten Sinfonia, Jeffrey Skidmore (condutor), Philippe Honoré (violin), Mark Padmore (tenor), Vayu Naidu (speaker)
The Traveller: Earth & Sky [ Signum / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] THE TRAVELLER for choir, children's choir, orchestra, tenor, violin and speaker. The Traveller was the third in a series of four major works with words by Vikram Seth and music by Alec Roth, com- missioned jointly over four years by the Salisbury,... |
MICHEL-RICHARD DE LALANDE
Choral Music for Versailles (Grands Motets) Ex Cathedra & Ex Cathedra Baroque Orchestra, Jeffrey Skidmore [ Alto / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] |
NUNES GARCIA / LOBO de MESQUITA / L. A. PINTO / etc
Brazilian Adventures Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Oct/2015 ] This wonderful new recording casts a dazzling light on composers whose names are as obscure as their music is revelatory. Mozart from an unfettered South America? |
CHARPENTIER
Mass for four choirs / Salut de la veille des 'O' Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] "An outstanding disc in every way, which I recommend with enthusiasm." (ClassicWeb) |
ANONYMOUS / de PADILLA / de ARAUJO / ZIPOLI
New World Symphonies - Baroque Music From Latin America Ex Cathedra / Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "A richly rewarding journey across a fairly unexplored musical landscape" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Editor's Choice August 2003) |
CAPILLAS / FRANCO / ZIPOLI / ANONYMOUS / etc
Moon, sun & all things (Baroque Music from Latin America) Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, director [ Hyperion SACD / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'bursting with fun and uplifting music. The liturgical items shine with melodic beauty and joy' - The Times |
ALEC ROTH
A Time to Dance / Hatfield Service / Men and Angels Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jan/2016 ] Alec Roth's new oratorio is a celebration of times and seasons, and a joy to hear. Also included are new settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis and of John Donne's Antiphon 'Praised be the God of love'. |
MARTIN PEERSON
Latin Motets The Ex Cathedral Consort, Jeffrey Skidmore-conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Feb/2005 ] The 1604 Royal May Day celebrations - the 'Proms in the Park' of their day - headlined with a madrigal by Martin Peerson. His career can be traced through posts at Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, and his powerful patrons enabled a... |
JUAN de ARAUJO / DIEGO JOSE de SALAZAR
Araujo / Salazar: Fire Burning In Snow Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "the most impressive element is the precision, blend and sonority of his singers in a splendid setting of Dixit Dominus." Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 |
The Goons featuring Andrew Secombe, Jon Glover, Jeffrey Holland & others
Goon Again - The 40th Anniversary Cardboard Replica Show [ BBC Audio / CD - released 5/Nov/2001 ] Using scripts by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens, the Goon Show was recreated at the Playhouse Theatre in London for one night, with Andrew Secombe (Harry's son), Jon Glover (as Spike Milligan) and Jeffrey Holland (as Peter Sellers). |