SCHOENBERG
String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4 Fred Sherry String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The energy and eloquence of Fred Sherry and his colleagues ensure that the effect is never merely strenuous, never turgid. Though often aggressive, the music dances and sings" Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2010 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Three Or One Fred Thomas (piano), Aisha Orazbayeva (violin), Lucy Railton (violoncello) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Here is Johann Sebastian Bach in transfigured light: with organ chorale preludes, vocal cantata movements and orchestral sinfonias - 24 pieces in all - transcribed for trio and solo piano by Fred Thomas, and threaded into a compelling new sequence by... |
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
Say It With Music - The Many Moods of Fred Waring [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Say It with Music presents Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians at their very best and is a MUST for those interested in owning one of the greatest Fred Waring compilations ever released! |
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
We All Scream For Ice Cream! [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] Fred Waring was recognised as one of the most outstanding and dynamic personalities in American show business and even if, as has sometimes been suggested, he made no mark on music history, he certainly knew what middle-America wanted |
Fred Wesley
New Friends [ CD ] |
Fred Wesley
Wuda Cuda Shuda [ CD - released 18/Dec/2012 ] |
Fred Wesley & New J.B's
Breaken Bread (Limited Edition LP with Poster) [ Get On Down / LP - released 4/Dec/2015 ] |
TURINA / BERNSTEIN / BONNEY / NIXON / KOH
Converging Cultures Fred Hamilton (guitar) / Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Migliaro Corporon [ Naxos Wind Band Classics / CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] This programme brings the old world of festive Spain in Turina's La Procession du Rocío into a meeting with Roger Nixon's Californian 'tonal fresco' Fiesta del Pacifico. Chang Su Koh's Korean Dances use exotic traditional rhythms, whereas Bernstein's... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: The Complete Façades Hila Plitmann, Fred Child, Kevin Deas (narrators) / Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players, JoAnn Falletta [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Edith Sitwell's invitation to William Walton to collaborate on an innovative, revolutionary new work came at a critical moment in the young composer's career, and Façade proved to be his first great success. The peerless combination of a peculiarly... |
SCHOENBERG
6 A Cappella Mixed Choruses / String Quartet No. 2 / Suite in G major Jennifer Welch-Babidge (soprano) / Simon Joly Singers / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Fred Sherry Quartet / Robert Craft (conductor) [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 29/Jan/2006 ] "A thoroughly enjoyable release which should convert many to Schoenberg's music." (MusicWeb Feb 2006) |
RACHMANINOV
Transcriptions & Arrangements for Organ Jeremy Filsell (the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, USA) [ Signum / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "I like the commitment Filsell shows in exploring this familiar repertoire in unfamiliar ways. Overall this is an excellent disc and greatly enjoyable for those who like their Rachmaninov with a twist." (MusicWeb April 2015) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
L'Espirit Galant Johannette Zomer (soprano) Fred Jacobs (French theorbo) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Nov/2007 ] "Fred Jacobs is both expert as accompanist and as soloist in his various solos, notably a fine chaconne by Robert de Visée. Johannette Zomer is adept in dealing with the vocal ornament needed to leaven repetition and, in this sympathetic recorded... |
KASBERGER / MAZZOCCHI / MICHI / ROSSI
Splendore di Roma Johannette Zomer (soprano) Fred Jacobs (theorbo) [ Channel Classics / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] 'SPLENDORE DI ROMA', a collection of poetic 17th century lyrics performed by soprano Johannette Zomer |
KASBERGER / MAZZOCCHI / MICHI / ROSSI
Splendore di Roma Johannette Zomer (soprano) Fred Jacobs (theorbo) [ Channel Classics SACD / SACD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] 'SPLENDORE DI ROMA', a collection of poetic 17th century lyrics performed by soprano Johannette Zomer. - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
CACCINI
Caccini - Nuove Musiche Johannette Zomer (soprano) / Fred Jacobs (theorbo Giulio) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "more soon, please!" (Avro) |
JOHNSON / LAWES / HUMFREY / PURCELL
With Endless Tears Johannette Zomer (soprano) / Fred Jacobs (theorbo Giulio) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "There's a brightness to the voice which pinpoints open-eyed wonder...That Zomer knows how to float a line and respond to its musical contours is never in doubt" BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 *** |
John Zorn and Fred Frith
Late Works [ Tzadik Records / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar Rediscovered: An Anthology of Forgotten Recordings May Grafton (narrator & piano), Fred Taylor (baritone), Frederic Austin (baritone) Maartje Offers (contralto) Albert Sammons (violin) Gerald Moore (pi [ Somm / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "So many details in the First Symphony stand out as never before." Five Stars BBC Music |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar Rediscovered: An Anthology of Forgotten Recordings May Grafton (narrator & piano), Fred Taylor (baritone), Frederic Austin (baritone) Maartje Offers (contralto) Albert Sammons (violin) Gerald Moore (pi [ Somm / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "Copiously detailed presentation and judicious transfers grace a fascinating issue that all experienced Elgarians are sure to appreciate." Gramophone |
Mississippi Fred McDowell
The Best of [ CD ] |