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SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Harmonious Echo Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), David Owen-Norris (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] Although most widely remembered for his operettas in partnership with W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan was the most famous of all British composers of the nineteenth century. He was revered as a composer of oratorios, and was urged by Queen Victoria... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: If I Loved You - Love Duets from the Musicals Valerie Masterson, Thomas Allen / Philharmonia Orchestra, John Owen Edwards [ TER VIP Series / CD - released 2/Feb/1993 ] To have Valerie Masterson and Thomas Allen perform this recital of musical theater songs in the original stage orchestrations is indicative of a trend which is long overdue for the dissolution of the barriers between opera and musical theater. |
SERGEY RACHMANINOV / FREDERIC CHOPIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Natalie Clein - Romantic Cello: sonatas Natalie Clein (cello) Charles Owen (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Recorded 17-20 April 2006 at Wathen Hall, St Paul's School, Barnes, London |
GILBERT & SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia. Limited (complete operetta) with Sullivan: Suite from King Arthur Neal Davies, Richard Suart, Arthur Bruce, Philip Gault, Ellie Langharne, Yvonne Howard / Orchestra & Chorus of the Scottish Opera, John Owen Edwards [ Opus Arte CD / 2 CD - released 13/May/2025 ] "Clark has an easy, affectionate touch in this repertoire, and the cast includes some of the finest Savoyards of both the older (Richard Suart, Yvonne Howard) and younger (Ellie Laugharne, William Morgan) generations." Gramophone |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Benjamin Britten - The Rarities Norma Proctor, Owen Brannigan, Heinz Holliger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Mstislav Rostropovich, Andres Schiff, Benjamin Britten, etc [ Decca British Music Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2001 ] "The skill and imaginative power with which Britten has used these forces defy adequate description. There are inevitably rough edges in the singing and playing, but the spirit is there in abundance." (Gramophone) |
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Owen Mac
This I Promise You [ Owen Mac / CD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] |
RICHARD ARNELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Arnell: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 2 "Fufus" David Owen Norris (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 19/Feb/2007 ] "... Yates draws superb playing from the RSNO ... and all in all this is a very welcome release. Music of this quality manifestly does not deserve the long-time neglect which has befallen it." International Record Review, May 2007 |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town {first complete recording) Rebecca Luker & Ron Raines / Studio Cast conducted by John Owen Edwards [ Jay Digital / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/May/1996 ] Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. |
EDWARD ELGAR / ANTHONY PAYNE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar/Payne: Symphony No 3 - Sketches Robert Gibbs (violin) David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis [ NMC / CD - released 28/Jan/2002 ] Elgar's complete sketches for the 3rd Symphony, exactly as the composer left them, are brought to life by pianist David Owen Norris, Robert Gibbs playing Reed's own violin and the BBCSO with a commentary from Anthony Payne. |
JOHANN STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss (J.): Die Fledermaus (operetta in English) Rosemarie Arthars, Paul Barnhill, Lynton Black, David Fieldsend, Ade Grummet, Deborah Hawksley / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, John Owen Edwards [ Sony music / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/1995 ] "John Owen Edwards never forces the tempo but allows the melodies to unfold naturally, and eases gently into the big waltz tunes. " Gramophone |
Valerie Masterson, Donald Maxwell, Diana Montague, David Rendall & Studio Cast, Owen Edwards (conductor)
Wright/Forrest/Grieg: Song Of Norway [ Thats Entertainment / 2 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2010 ] Song of Norway is an operetta written in 1944 by Robert Wright and George Forrest, adapted from the music of Edvard Grieg and the book by Milton Lazarus and Homer Curran. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Masses, Vol. 3 - Masses Nos. 6, 'Nikolaimesse' and 11, 'Nelsonmesse' Trinity Choir / Rebel Baroque Orchestra / Owen Burdick [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "The performers again give an excellent account of themselves. Only Ann Hoyt remains from the earlier line-up and continues to sing impressively. Naxos and others please note, we want to hear more of her." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Oct 2010) |
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Valerie Masterson, Donald Maxwell, Richard van Allan, Judy Kaye / Philharmonia Orchestra, John Owen Edwards
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kismet - selected highlights [cast recording] [ Showtime! / CD - released 29/Jun/1995 ] A Studio Cast recording from 1990 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age of Light Music: Musical Kaleidoscope Vol 2 Various Artists including Dolf van der Linden, Reg owen, George Melachrino, Jackie Brown, Sidney Torch, Wilfred Burns, Monty Kelly, etc [ Guild / CD - released 20/Jun/2016 ] Guild Music's first 'Musical Kaleidoscope' (GLCD 5139) could not accommodate all the special requests and 'leftovers' from previous collections, so this second volume had to follow. There are two special features this time, the first being a... |
ALWYN / BRITTEN / BUTTERWORTH / FINZI / IRELAND / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
English Song Collection Various Artists including Philip Langridge, Frank Lloyd, Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Andrew Matthews-Owen, Ivan McCready, Thomas Allen, etc [ Naxos / 25 CD Box Set - released 21/May/2021 ] "Keenly priced, this set will surely provide many hours of listening pleasure." Gramophone |
Eve Owen
Don't Let The Ink Dry (LP) [ 37d03d / LP - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The debut album from British singer/songwriter Eve Owen, Don'tLet the Ink Dry, is a work of raw sensitivity and uncontained imagination, brought to life over the course of three transformative years. During that time, the 20-year-old artist spent her... |
Kate Owen
Not A Proper Girl [ Spinstir Records / CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] A singer with a poetic, restrained intensity, Kate Owen has been songwriting for twenty years and performing live for a decade, but until now has never recorded an album. Her sound ranges from stripped-back laments to 90's pop anthems. Her debut... |
JUDITH WEIR
The Vanishing Bridegroom Ailish Tynan, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Tortise, Owen Gilhooly & Jonathan Lemalu / BBC Singers & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ NMC / 2 CD - released 21/Jul/2014 ] Weir's writing combines lush descriptive soundscapes with ethereal choruses and Gaelic folk melodies; the romanticism of the three tales is offset by the sardonic humour and down-to-earth attitude of their protagonists, and of the composer herself. |
QUILTER
Folk-Song Arrangements / Part-Songs for Women's Voices (Complete) Amanda Pitt (soprano) Joanne Thomas (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone) David Owen Norris (piano) [ Naxos English Song Series Vol 11 / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "A worthy addition to British song history. Quilter enhances traditional tunes with understated, self effacing arrangements" (MusicWeb June 2005) |
