Daphne Walker
Haere Mai (Everything Is Kapai): The TANZA Recordings [ Frenzy / CD - released 16/Jul/2021 ] Daphne Walkers original recordings on CD for the first time from the TANZA tapes. Some of these songs were re-recorded in later years, but these superior recordings are all you need. |
ROSS HARRIS
Harris: Violin Concerto / Symphony No 5 Ilya Gringolts (violin), Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano) / Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Eckehard Stier & Garry Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] "orchestral tone and clarity is smooth and clean" (MusicWeb) |
SIDNEY JONES
The Geisha (Complete operetta) Lillian Watson / Sarah Walker / Harry Nicoll / Richard Suart / Christopher Maltman / New London Light Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] 'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or CD' (Gramophone) |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphonies Nos. 8, 21 & 26 New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] Each of the three symphonies on this recording represents a significant milestone in Havergal Brian's long musical journey, and each demonstrates the breadth of his symphonic approach. No. 8 was the first of Brian's symphonies to be performed and is... |
PAVEL CHESNOKOV
Chesnokov: Sacred Choral Music St John's Voices, Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Graham Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "To my knowledge, this is the first recording dedicated exclusively to Chesnokov's work by British singers, and it provides an excellent showcase for his work, in chronological order." Gramophone Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2023 |
Stan Walker
Let the Music Play [ Sony Music / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] Featuring the singles "Loud", "Light It Up", "Galaxy", plus fantastic covers of Dave Dobbyn's "Welcome Home", Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird", and an appearance from Annabel Fay on the track "Invisible". |
HUW WATKINS
Watkins: Flute Concerto, Violin Concerto and Symphony Adam Walker (flute), Alina Ibragimova (violin) / Hallé, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth, Edward Gardner [ NMC / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] Watkins is one of today's leading composer-pianists and this album (his second for NMC Recordings) showcases his vibrant, lyrical and impeccably crafted orchestral writing. Both the Flute and Violin Concertos were composed for soloists with whom he... |
BOWEN / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / L. BERKELEY / BAX / FERGUSON
Shadow Dances: British Works for Flute and Piano Adam Walker (flute) Huw Watkins (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] For his second album for Chandos, the flute virtuoso Adam Walker explores the music of British composers with pianist Huw Watkins. Vaughan Williams's Suite de ballet was commissioned by the French flute virtuoso Louis Fleury (who had given the... |
POULENCE / MESSIAEN / BARTOK etc
Vocalise: Adam Walker Adam Walker (flute) & James Baillieu (piano) [ Opus Arte / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] Principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, Adam Walker presents a recital of alternately lyric and dynamic music for flute and piano. A lovelorn song from Die schöne Müllerin forms the basis of a set of variations by Schubert, and reflective... |
Daphne Walker
Golden Hits Of Daphne Walker [ Viking Seven Seas / CD ] Since the peak of her recording career in the 1950s and 1960s, Daphne Walker has been a favourite sound of the South Pacific for some forty years… |
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan Favourites (from The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Ruddigore, The Mikado & The Yeomen of the Guard) The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company / James Walker / Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 7/Jul/1995 ] 'all the performances are as good as they get' ClassicsToday.com |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore (Complete Opera recorded in 1971) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, with John Reed, Pauline Wales, Thomas Lawlor, Christine Palmer, Ralph Mason / James Walker (cond) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2018 ] "There is a real sense of staging and movement which is all to the good. The dialogue is well handled and is very much a plus factor.' Fanfare, November/December 1983 |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Violin sonata & sonatina Jack Liebeck (violin) Katya Apekisheva (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Garry Walker [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Aug/2009 ] "He shines most with the pianist Katya Apekisheva in Dvorák's Violin Sonata, winningly dispatched with plenty of depth and colour... Sweetness of tone and a prancing gait enliven the Violin Concerto." The Times, 30th May 2009 |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Leonard Bernstein: The Composer [25 CD set] Jennie Tourel, Zino Francescatti, Benny Goodman, Nancy Walker, Carol Lawrence, Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Titus, Harolyn Blackwell, etc / Leonard Bernstein (cond) [ Sony Classical Masters / 25 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2017 ] With his centenary upon us, Sony Classical releases the most comprehensive recorded collection ever released of the music of American conductor, composer and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Ode to Freedom June Anderson, Sarah Walker, Klaus König & Jan-Hendrik Rootering / Various orchestras, Leonard Bernstein [ EuroArts / Medici Arts DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2016 ] The historic concert in celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989: re-issued with new packaging, now available at midprice! Leonard Bernstein spontaneously accepted an invitation to conduct a performance to celebrate freedom.Adding to the... |
ROSS HARRIS
Harris: Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinārangi Tocker" / Cello Concerto Li-wei Qin (cello) / Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Brett Dean, Garry Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2014 ] "There is no question that the Auckland Philharmonic are superbly in control as is Brett Dean, himself a violist and composer and just forging an extra career as a conductor. The recording is vivid and allows the music space although the quiet passag |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Satyagraha (complete opera recorded in 2011) Metropolitan Opera / Richard Croft, Rachelle Durkin, Kim Josephson, Alfred Walker / Dante Anzolini (cond) [ Orange Mountain Music DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2021 ] "The cast is on the mark both vocally and physically…this release is especially recommended as a starting point to Glass's world of music theatre." Gramophone |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Chansons madecasses / Sonata for Violin and Cello / Piano Trio / etc Sarah Walker (soprano) / The Nash Ensemble [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 14/Nov/1994 ] Recorded 1-9 November 1990 |
Ryley Walker
Golden Sings That Have Been Sung [ Dead Oceans / CD - released 19/Aug/2016 ] Ryley Walker is back with his brand new album, 'Golden Sings That Have Been Sung' which was written and recorded late last year in Chicago, following nearly 10 months of touring. The album is directly inspired by his return to the Windy City, as well... |
JOHN BLOW
Blow: An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell & other works Samuel Boden (tenor), Thomas Walker (tenor) / Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] "With a recording that is wonderfully clear and alive, everything seems to be going right for Jonathan Cohen at present." Gramophone Editor's Choice October 2017 |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Messiah - A Sacred Oratorio Sara Macliver, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Alexandra Sherman / The Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker [ ABC Classics DVD / DVD - released 5/Apr/2005 ] Throughout each year, and especially at Christmas time, thousands of people enjoy the experience of hearing Handel's most famous work, Messiah. |
Scott Walker
Bish Bosch [ 4AD / CD - released 23/Nov/2012 ] Bish Bosch is, according to Scott Walker, the final recording in the trilogy that began with 1995's Tilt and continued in 2006's The Drift. Its title combines urban slang for the word "bitch" and the last name of Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. Like... |
Scott Walker
Bish Bosch (180g Double LP) [ 4AD / 2 LP - released 23/Nov/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. Bish Bosch is, according to Scott Walker, the final recording in the trilogy that began with 1995's Tilt and continued in 2006's The Drift. Its title combines urban slang for the word "bitch" and the last name of Dutch... |
Scott Walker
The Drift [ 4AD / CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] Released in 2006, The Drift was Scott Walker's first album in eleven years. Tracks like "Cossacks" and "Hand Me Ups" rock with a dark, insistent force that's quite unlike anything else in the Walker catalogue, while the vast open spaces of... |
Scott Walker
Scott Walker meets Jacques Brel [ Ace Records / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] Scott Walker's interpretations of the nine Jacques Brel songs from his "Scott", "Scott 2" and "Scott 3" albums, followed by Brel's original French language recordings. |
Scott Walker
Stretch / We Had It All [ Bgo / CD - released 12/May/1997 ] |
Scott Walker & The Walker Brot
No Regrets-The Best Of... [ Universal Music TV / CD - released 3/Jul/2000 ] |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Fair Maid of the Mill Shura Gehrman (bass) Nacy Walker (piano) [ Nimbus / CD ] Die Shone Mullerin in English No longer available. Currently asking 50pound on Amazon.UK Note: Cover may differ from that shown. |
Stan Walker
All In [ Sony Music NZ / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] 'All In' is the seventh studio album from the one and only Stan Walker. This is Stan Walker in full glory through equal parts trademark anthems ('Don't Worry Baby' feat. Celina Sharma, 'Come Back Home') and R&B inflected bangers paying homage to the... |
Stan Walker
Impossible [ Sony / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] 2020 has been a big year for one of New Zealand's most iconic performing artists, Stan Walker. Following the release of his telling memoir 'Impossible: My Story', released in October with Harper Collins New Zealand, a mammoth 11-date nationwide... |
Stan Walker
Te Arohanui (Limited Edition LP) [ Sony Music / LP - released 5/Nov/2021 ] Stan Walker's 'Te Arohanui', marks an important and deeply personal milestone for the award-winning Māori performing artist, as he shares his first body of work in Reo Māori. "It was inevitable that I would release a reo Māori album. It wasn't a... |
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker: Five Classic Albums (Classics In Jazz / Sings The Blues / T-Bone Blues / Singing The Blues / I Get So Weary) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2020 ] With arrangements plus five compositions by the ubiquitous West Coast legend Shorty Rogers our first selection "The Five" features five fresh musicians who together bring a new interpretation to Rogers' work. Having previously composed and arranged... |
Wee Willie Walker & The Anothony Paule Soul Orchestra
After A While [ Blue Dot Records / CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] AFTER A WHILE, by Wee Willie Walker and The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, is an album of great music, plain and simple. Great music. This is a stand alone CD, no comparisons, no peers. If comparisons must be made, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, and Otis... |
Ryley Walker
Course In Fable [ Husky Pants Records / CD - released 21/May/2021 ] Ryley Walker currently resides in New York City. But his latest LP is a Chicago record in spirit. The masterful Course In Fable, the songwriter's fifth solo effort, draws from the deep well of that city's fertile 1990s scene, when bands like... |
Don Walker
Hully Gully [ Palomarr / CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] Don Walker has few peers that illuminate the darker underbelly of the Australian psyche better than he, whether he's performing with Cold Chisel, Tex, Don and Charlie or solo. Gamblers, mongrels, angry women and wannabe's - none are excluded and... |
Joe Louis Walker
Hellfire [ Alligat / CD - released 30/Jan/2012 ] With his blistering Alligator debut, 'Hellfire', Joe Louis Walker takes his rightful place among the pantheon of legendary electric blues singer/guitarist/songwriters. |
Joe Louis Walker / Bruce Katz / Giles Robson
Journeys To The Heart of the Blues [ Alligator / CD - released 26/Oct/2018 ] Journeys To The Heart Of The Blues, is a dynamic new acoustic album from three of the blues' best players. Together, Grammy-winning guitarist, vocalist and Blues Hall Of Famer Joe Louis Walker, virtuoso pianist Bruce Katz and next-generation British... |
Tim Walker
You / Me [ Tim Walker Music NZ / CD - released 7/Dec/2012 ] Tim's songs are lush love stories that would make even the most jaded person melt. The proof of the pudding lies in Walker's debut album 'You / Me'. |
Ash Walker
Aquamarine [ Night Time Stories / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] A heavyweight astral shower of rhythm and vibes, Ash Walker's third album 'Aquamarine' is set for release on 12th July via Night Time Stories. Ash's production output is similarly exploratory: his journeys have taken him far and wide, from tunnels... |
Bill Mackay & Ryley Walker
Spiderbeetlebee [ CD - released 8/Dec/2017 ] In 2015, intrepid guitarists Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker issued their first album of guitar duets, Land of Plenty, after developing their mutual dialogue over a monthlong residency at Chicago's Whistler. Two years later, SpiderBeetleBee reveals... |