WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Anthony and Cleopatra (recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe, 2014) Globe / Clive Wood, Eve Best, Jolyon Coy, Phil Daniels / Jonathan Munby (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Antony and Cleopatra is Shakespeare's great historical love story, a tragedy infused with comic elements that explores the conflicting claims of sex and power, expressed in poetry of breath-taking beauty. Conveying the polarities of Rome and... |
WEBER / CHOPIN / SCHUBERT / BEETHOVEN
The Art of Noel-Mewton Wood Noel-Mewton Wood (piano) with Peter Pears and Dennis Brain [ Heritage / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] That the Australian Mewton-Wood was one of the greatest of all pianists was an almost universal opinion of his Protean genius. He died, tragically, in 1953, at the early age of 35. His recorded legacy is desperately small; these rare wartime solo... |
Roy Wood
Boulders (LP) [ Music On Vinyl / LP - released 16/Feb/2017 ] Roy Wood is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was particularly successful in the 60s and 70s as member and co-founder of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the... |
New London Chamber Choir / James Wood (conductor)
The Brightest Heaven of Invention :-Flemish Polyphony of the High Renaissance [ Amon Ra / CD ] |
Will Wood
Broken Man [ Lyttelton Records / CD - released 19/Sep/2014 ] Will Wood never really thought he'd be a solo artist. Growing up as a classically trained pianist and violinist, at the age of 19 he decided what he really wanted to do was be a drummer, so he took a weekend job at Auckland's fabled pair of... |
Will Wood
Broken Man (LP) [ Lyttelton Records / LP - released 19/Sep/2014 ] Will Wood never really thought he'd be a solo artist. Growing up as a classically trained pianist and violinist, at the age of 19 he decided what he really wanted to do was be a drummer, so he took a weekend job at Auckland's fabled pair of... |
JONATHAN HARVEY
Choral Works (Incls 'Ashes Dance Back') Latvian Radio Choir, Kaspars Putnins, James Wood, conductors [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "both Ashes and Awakening are visionary pieces, and have the makings of modern masterpieces. They require, and will undoubtedly repay, repeated listening. A magnificent disc, superbly performed and recorded, and a magnificent argument for the... |
LILI BOULANGER
Clairieres dans le ciel / Hymne au soleil Martyn Hill (tenor) Andrew Ball (piano) / New London Chamber Choir / James Wood (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] 'Truly one of the great French song cycles of the first quarter of this century' - Fanfare, USA |
JAMES WOOD
Cloud-Polyphonies MDR Rundfunkchor & Ear Massage Percussion Quartet, James Wood, Yale Percussion Group, Robert Van Sice [ NMC / CD - released 19/Feb/2016 ] James Wood's multi-faceted career has led him into an extraordinarily broad spectrum of musical activities, as conductor, composer, musicologist, instrument designer and percussionist. |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Ugo Conte Di Parigi / Ugo conte di Parigi / L'assedio di Calais (complete operas - remastered) Mirco Palazzi, Colin Lee, Majella Cullagh, Manuela Custer, Roland Wood, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Nuccia Focile / Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Various co [ Opera Rara / 7 CD Box Set - released 24/Sep/2021 ] "Newly reissued and remastered, this seven CD set of three Donizetti operas is a necessity for general enthusiasts of bel canto opera who missed them first time around." MusicWeb |
GUILLAUME DUFAY
Dufay: L'alta bellezza Alta Bellezza; Ann Allen; Hanna Geisel; Nathaniel Wood [ Arcana / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] In this debut release, the ensemble ALTA BELLEZZA traces the footsteps of 15th century composer Guillaume Dufay through Italy, Savoy and his Burgundian homeland. Considered the most illustrious composer of his generation, Dufay was employed by... |
Ron Wood
Gimme Some Neck [ CD ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age of Light Music: A Trip To The Library Various Artists incls Trevor Duncan, Robert Farnon, Sidney Torch, Arthur Benjamin, Arthur Wood, Ivor Slaney, etc [ Guild Light Music / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] "A Trip To The Library" plunders the riches to be found in the recorded music libraries (now usually called production music) operated by leading London publishers. The opportunity has also been taken to widen the scope of music covered, because the... |
Chris Wood
Handmade Life [ CD - released 13/Apr/2010 ] |
Ronnie Wood
I Feel Like Playing [ Shock Records / CD - released 22/Oct/2010 ] 'I Feel Like Playing', Ronnie Wood's first solo effort since his 'Not for Beginners' disc from 2001, comprises 12 tracks and features a stellar line-up of contributors plus two bonus cuts that are exclusive to this Australasian edition. |
John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin, Chris Wood
Juice [ Indirecto Records / CD - released 16/Sep/2014 ] Considering its winning combination of tuneful melodies, danceable rhythms and earthy textures, Juice is Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood's most appealing, cohesive and consistently engaging release to date. |
OLIVER KNUSSEN
Autumnal Alexandra Wood (violin) Huw Watkins (piano) Leila Josefowicz (violin) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ NMC / CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary |
Medeski, Martin and Wood
Live [ CD - released 6/Dec/2012 ] |
Ronnie Wood With His Wild Five
Mad Lad: A Live Tribute To Chuck Berry [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] Artist, author, producer and raconteur Ronnie Wood returns with the release of Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry. The 11-track album was recorded live at Wimborne's Tivoli Theatre last year and is a loving nod to one of Ronnie's musical... |
Ronnie Wood With His Wild Five
Mad Lad: A Live Tribute To Chuck Berry (LP) [ ADA / BMG / LP - released 15/Nov/2019 ] Artist, author, producer and raconteur Ronnie Wood returns with the release of Mad Lad: A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry. The 11-track album was recorded live at Wimborne's Tivoli Theatre last year and is a loving nod to one of Ronnie's musical... |