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GERALD FINZI
Best of Finzi (Incls music from the Cello Concerto & Clarinet Concerto) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Peter Donohoe (piano) Tim Hugh (cello) Robert Plane (clarinet) / Northern Sinfonia / St. John's College Choir, Cambridge [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Gerald Finzi made an important contribution to British twentieth-century song, choral and orchestral repertoire. His acute awareness of the frailty of existence found its musical expression not only in his song settings, but in the Cello Concerto,... |
ROGER QUILTER
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano) |
PETER WARLOCK
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD ] "Whether you collect tenors, English music or simply good singing, don't be without this" (BBC Music) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Songs (Incls 'On Wenlock Edge' for tenor, piano & string quartet / 10 Blake Songs) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) 'John Mark Ainsley's performance is among his best on record in these austerely beautiful, imaginatively scored settings' - Gramophone |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Le Prophète John Osborn, Elizabeth DeShong Mané Galoyan, Edwin Crossley-Mercer / London Symphony Orchestra, Lyon Opera Chorus, Sir Mark Elder [ LSO Live SACD / 3 Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jun/2024 ] Recorded live in concert at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence in 2023, this album sees the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sir Mark Elder join forces with Lyon Opera Chorus, Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône, the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, and an... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'Ange de Nisida (complete opera) Joyce El-Khoury, David Junghoon Kim, Laurent Naouri, Vito Priante / Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2019 ] Opera Rara presents, 179 years after it was written, the world premiere recording of a Donizetti 'lost' masterpiece, restored and brought thrillingly back to life. Written in 1839 for the Theâtre de la Renaissance in Paris, rehearsals started but the... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Partenope, HWV 27 (complete opera) Karina Gauvin, Philippe Jaroussky, John Mark Ainsley, Teresa Iervolino / Il Pomo d'Oro, Riccardo Minasi [ Erato / Virgin Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/Nov/2015 ] Handel's sparkling opera Partenope reunites Erato' star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and the captivating Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin, who both made such an impact in the Erato recording of Steffani's rediscovered opera Niobe, released in early... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Gotterdammerung (complete opera recorded in 2009) Katarina Dalayman / Lars Cleveman / Attila Jun / Andrew Shore / Peter Coleman-Wright / BBC Symphony Chorus / The Halle Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Halle / 5 CD Box Set - released 19/Jul/2010 ] "It's the most compelling and best-cast Götterdämmerung on disc since Barenboim's from Bayreuth" Gramophone Awards 2010 WINNER - Opera |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Clovis et Clotilde / Te Deum Katarina Jovanovic (soprano) / Philippe Do (tenor) / Mark Schnaible (bass) / Orchestre National de Lille / Jean-Claude Casadesus [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2011 ] "There are many moments to cherish, notably Clotilde's prayer, starting on an exquisitely delicate pianissimo." Gramophone Magazine, February 2011 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas Vol 9: 17th & 18th Sunday after Trinity (BWV47, 96, 114, 116, 148, 169, 226) Katharine Fuge, Nathalie Stutzmann, Mark Padmore, Christoph Genz / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] "This series is mandatory for anyone who collects the cantatas, and it will retain a unique and privileged status for a long time to come." (AudAud.com) |
JOSEPH HOLBROOKE
Holbrooke:Violin Concerto 'The Grasshopper' (Violin Sonata No. 2), Op. 59 / Violin Sonata No. 1 ('Sonatina'), Op. 6a / Horn Trio in D (original versio Kerenza Peacock (violin) / Mark Smith (horn) / Robert Stevenson (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] "All the performances are of a high standard, often brilliant and imaginative, and I was particularly impressed with Kerenza Peacock's lithe, elegant violin-playing and her easy conquest of the virtuoso demands of The Grasshopper" (Gramophone) |
ANTONIN DVORAK / HARRY BURLEIGH / MICHAEL BeckERMAN / JOSEPH HOROWITZ
DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY - Film 1: Dvořák's New World Symphony - A Lens on the American Experience of Race Kevin Deas, PostClassical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Mark Clague, Lorenzo Candelaria, Kehembe Eichelberger, JoAnn Falletta, Matthew Franke [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY A New Narrative for American Classical Music A PostClassical Ensemble 'More than Music' film series. Written and produced by Joseph Horowitz Visual presentation by Peter Bogdanoff |
PURCELL
The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs James Bowman (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (bass) Gillian Fisher (soprano) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Purcell Complete Edition / 8 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2010 ] 'Every disc is such a treasure-house of wonderful invention that the whole set must be an irresistable temptation' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
L'Orfeo (Complete opera filmed in 1997) Muziektheater Amsterdam / John Mark Ainsley, Juanita Lascarro, Michael Chance, Brigitte Balleys / Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "Simply the most compelling account of L'Orfeo yet produced...John Mark Ainsley is simply superb as Orfeo…" BBC Music Magazine |
MONTEVERDI / BONONCINI / CHARPENTIER / HANDEL / LULLY / PURCELL / RAMEAU
William Christie: The Complete Erato Recordings Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, with Sophie Daneman, Natalie Dessay, Renee Fleming, Ian Bostridge, Philippe Jaroussky, Mark Padmore, etc [ Erato / 61 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2025 ] William Christie is renowned for his pioneering work in the revival of Baroque music. Born in 1944, he founded the ensemble Les Arts Florissants in 1979, which has become a leading force in historically informed performance. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio) (sung in German) Lynda Russell, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Michael George, The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2003 ] The Sixteen is one of the jewels in the musical crown of Britain. Internationally recognised as one of the finest choirs of our time, it is admired for performances combining clarity and precision with beauty and dramatic intensity |
HANDEL
Messiah (complete recorded in 1994) Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Brandenburg Consort / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'John Mark Ainsley sings with remarkable spiritedness throughout, exhibiting an accomplishment and beauty of his articulation in his early numbers which afford constant repetition.' Gramophone |
HANDEL
Messiah (highlights) Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Brandenburg Consort / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2008 ] Originally Handel was Händel. But the German composer was welcomed in England with open arms. Thus he could leave out the Umlaut from his name. The great oratorio Messiah is Handel's best known work. This is a selection of highlights, of course the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arise my love - Music for the Break of Day Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Mark Williams (conductor) [ Coro / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Spanning 500 years from the exquisite simplicity of Thomas Tallis' perfect miniature O nata lux through Britten's jubilant Festival Te Deum to Cheryl Frances-Hoad's majestic O come let us sing unto the lord, this album celebrates the hope and... |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Piano Concerto in C major Op 39 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mark Elder (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 22 / CD - released 4/Feb/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) |
