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LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Hofmann: Concertos Tim Hugh (cello) Lorraine McAslan (violin) / Northern Chamber Orchestra. Nicholas Ward, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Concerto / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Leopold Hofmann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the most gifted and influential composers of his generation. Although a church musician by profession, Hofmann was also an important and prolific composer of instrumental music . |
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WALTER LEIGH
Concertino for Harpsichord / Music for String Orchestra / A Midsummer Night's Dream Suite / etc Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "The composer, Walter Leigh, is little known today yet was undoubtedly one of England’s gifted and versatile composers" (MusicWeb Aug 2007) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Symphonies Capella Istropolitana & Northern Chamber Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth & Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / 11 CD Box Set - released 29/Apr/2013 ] One of the supreme musical geniuses and most loved composers of all time, Mozart wrote prolifically and excelled in every genre to which he turned his hand. His symphonies are among his greatest achievements, a consummate blend of dazzling invention... |
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BBC television cast with David Janson, Nicholas Lyndhurst & Leonard Pearce
Only Fools And Horses [ BBC World of Comedy / CD - released 20/Nov/2009 ] David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Lennard Pearce star in two episodes of Britain's best-loved sitcom ("The Long Legs Of The Law" and "The Yellow Peril"), written by John Sullivan. |
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HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies, Volume 7 Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward [ Naxos / CD ] "Throughout these works the wind players obviously relish their solos, the flutes chirp merrily...it is the intimate scale of these performances that is so attractive." - The Penguin Guide |
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W.A. MOZART / HAYDN / CIMAROSA
Hommage à Trois William Berger (baritone), Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2014 ] "The Scottish Chamber Orchestra's characterful accompaniments under Nicholas McGegan's expert baton prove adventurous at every turn. Berger's agile, lyrical high baritone is also impressive, with top notes almost tenorially easy." (BBC Music) |
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MOZART / BEETHOVEN / MESSIAEN
Yvonne Loriod: Pianist & Teacher Yvonne Loriod / Nicholas Angelich / Roger Muraro [ Harmonia Mundi / DVD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] |