More By Artist: O'leary Mark
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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,... |
FAURE
The Complete Songs Vol 1 (Includes L'horizon chimACrique Op 118) Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Stella Doufexis, sopranos, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Christopher Maltman, baritone, Graham Johnson [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Feb/2005 ] "Two views on an auspicious start to what could be a defining cycle" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine March 2005 |
BRITTEN
The Complete Purcell Realizations Felicity Lott, Susan Gritton (sopranos) Sarah Walker (mezzo soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley, Ian Bostridge (tenors) etc [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD) |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2002) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Peter Mattei / Giles Cachemaille / Nathan Berg / Mark Padmore / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] G :- Regions 2-5 - Widescreen 16:9 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 174 Minutes - PAL |
ERNESTO HALFFTER
Carmen (film score) Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mark Fitz-Gerald [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] This is not only the work's world première recording but the first performance to realise the composer's musical intentions in full. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Mark Padmore, Hanno Müller-Brachmann / Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink [ BR Klassik / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Haitink at 85 makes his first recording of one of music's choral masterpieces - and what a wonderful performance his wisdom and experience offers." Gramophone Award Nomination 2016 - Choral |
STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2014 ] An exuberant brainchild of John Christie, Glyndebourne Festival Opera launched in 1934 with a production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Since then, Glyndebourne has become a byword for excellence, bringing together the finest operatic musicians... |
STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2014 ] "The combination of Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra ensures crisp ensemble of the highest quality." (Gramophone on 'The Rake's Progress) |
MONTEVERDI
Vespers of 1610 Grace Davidson, Charlotte Mobbs, Simon Berridge, Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies, Eamonn Dougan / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "…[this performance] gives a sense of how shockingly modern Monteverdi's Vespers must have seemed to those used to Palestrina and the like. For a work with which we are now so familiar, that is no small achievement." (International Record Review) |
Gyedu Blay Ambolley & Zantoda Mark III
Control (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 20/Sep/2019 ] Extremely hard-to-find Ghanaian LP from legendary musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, originally released in 1980. Tough Highlife, funk and boogie moods with added synthesizer! This is the third Gyedu Blay Ambolley LP that has been reissued on Mr... |
HELEN GRIME
Night Songs Hallé & Hallé Soloists, Sir Mark Elder & Jamie Phillips [ NMC Debut Discs / CD - released 17/Sep/2014 ] "The performances are a tribute to the dedication of Hallé players, whether in orchestral or ensemble guise, and have all been recorded with the spaciousness and immediacy which this music needs." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Contemporary) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Images / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder [ Hallé / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "..the Hallé strings sounding very lush and sweet… It's a very fine achievement indeed." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2020 |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Serenade For Strings, Cockaigne Overture, Salut d'Amour Halle Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Halle / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "there's all the thrill of a powerhouse orchestra≤ the finesse of Variation 6 is shattering. For many Elgarians the Nimrod will be the test. Elder takes it slower than some, but the tension is finely graded. The effect is almost visual: imagine a... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: La Mer / Preludes (arr Matthews) Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder [ Halle / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "The Hallé are resplendent under Mark Elder, with ravishing colours and finely etched detail…" BBC Music |
SIBELIUS
Symphony No 2 / Pohjola's Daughter / The Oceanides Hallé, Sir Mark Elder [ Halle / CD - released 6/May/2013 ] "under Elder, [Pohjola's Daughter is] a primal folktale rather than an urbane fantasy...[in the Symphony] Elder's elemental strength, relieved by a sense of light and space and the Halle's intense playing, help to make this highly recommendable." (BBC Mus |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No 7 "Leningrad" Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder [ Halle / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Elder and the Hallé uncover the sense of despair and surreal absurdity even in the "triumph" of the finale; and while the march is properly violent, many of the solos are played with touching poignancy." (Times) |
COLIN MATTHEWS
The Debussy Preludes - 24 Preludes for piano orchestrated by Colin Matthews Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder [ Halle / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "Debussy's atmospheric piano pieces have been not so much orchestrated as re-imagined by Colin Matthews...much has been gained...in shimmering effects" The Telegraph, 20th August 2010 **** |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Dutch National Opera / John Osborn, Mariangela Sicilia, Maurizio Muraro, Michèle Losier / Sir Mark Elder (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 5/May/2018 ] "Osborn has all the vocal verve and dash to make the devil-may-care sculptor the constant centre of attention. Mariangela Sicilia uses her fearless, technically brilliant vocalism to sustain his beloved Teresa's vibrant personality…a musical treat" |
ELGAR
Alphabicycle Order / Horn Concerto Henry Goodman (narrator) Richard Watkins (horn) / Halle Youth Choir & Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Halle / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Alphabicycle Order might not be Matthews's most serious work but it is an extraordinarily accomplished one. Brilliantly diverse in its musical language. Alphabicycle Order is a textbook example of how to write for diverse forces in a meaningful,... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Oda (Alone) complete score of the silent film Irina Mataeva (sop) Anna Kiknadze (mezzo) Dmitry Voropaev (tenor) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Mark Fitz-Gerald [ Naxos Film Music Classics / CD - released 19/Jan/2008 ] Set in late 1920s Leningrad and then in the Altai Mountains in Russian Mongolia, Shostakovich's second film ODNA (ALONE) features a dazzling score for a huge orchestra including a banda (8 brass band instruments), theremin, (Shostakovich was one of... |
