JOSEF HAYDN
The Creation (complete oratorio sung in English) Sarah Tynan (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass-baritone) / Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] 'Wholly exceptional diction - you can hear every word without referring to the booklet's text.' BBC Music Magazine - Choral & Song Choice February 2016 |
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki - St Luke Passion Sarah Wegener (soprano) Lucas Meachem (baritone) Matthew Rose (bass) / Orchestre symphonique de Montréai, Kent Nagano [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Live recording from the Salzburg Festival, 20th July 2018. Recorded in the presence of the composer. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Motets / Ave Maria / Psalm XIII St Bride's Choir / Robert Jones with Matthew Morley, organ [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] Brahms was to write choral music throughout his life, the earliest published work being the Ave Maria dating from 1858, a gentle work for female voices with discreet organ accompaniment. |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN / SAMUEL BARBER / AARON COPLAND
Bernstein: Chicester Psalms / Barber: Agnes Dei / Copland: In the Beginning Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD ] 'An imaginative and enterprising programme, extremely well sung and recorded' (Gramophone) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Vespers [All-Night Vigil] Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] 'Outstanding. A performance that is at once perceptive, sympathetic and finely sung' (Gramophone) 'Rich and atmospheric, a blissfully unhurried reading' (BBC Music Magazine) |
ALLEGRI / GJEILO / TALLIS / TAVENER / TODD / etc
Lux VOCES8, with Christian Forshaw (saxophone) & Matthew Sharp (cello) [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] 'LUX' is a luminous selection of pieces spanning over 400 years: from Thomas Tallis and Gregorio Allegri to Massive Attack (Teardrop) and Ben Folds (The Luckiest - which appeared on the soundtrack for Richard Curtis's film About Time) sung |
TALLIS / WILLIAMS / WHITACRE / MEALOR / BRITTEN / etc
Eventide VOCES8 with Christian Forshaw (saxophone) & Matthew Sharp (cello) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "Pitch-perfect harmonies, in dreamily sumptuous sonics." (BBC Music) |
JOHN JOUBERT
Joubert: St Mark Passion, Missa Wellensis & Locus iste Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] In celebration of John Joubert's 90th birthday, Wells Cathedral Choir with its director, Matthew Owens, presents a new recording of recent choral works from this prolific veteran composer. Featuring works commissioned for and first performed by... |
Matthew Dear
Asa Breed (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
Matthew Dear
Beams (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
Matthew Dear
Black City (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
Matthew Dear
Slowdance (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Odes Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The King's Consort, Robert King [ Vivat / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Choral |
Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith [ Lyttelton Records / CD - released 19/May/2017 ] Ashburton resident Matthew Smith's self-titled album is ten tracks long, and the songs vary from soft and folky to upbeat with alt country influences. Despite its breadth in genre, the album still works together cohesively, using similar... |
Matthew Herbert & London Contemporary Orchestra
The Horse (Limited Edition LP) [ BMG / ADA / 2 LP - released 26/May/2023 ] Challenging his considerable legacy with one of his most extraordinary projects to date, celebrated British artist, producer, composer and experimentalist Matthew Herbert presents The Horse. Based around a full-size horse skeleton and working... |
Matthew Herbert & London Contemporary Orchestra
The Horse [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Challenging his considerable legacy with one of his most extraordinary projects to date, celebrated British artist, producer, composer and experimentalist Matthew Herbert presents The Horse. Based around a full-size horse skeleton and working... |
Matthew Halsall
When The World Was One [ Gondwana / CD - released 18/Apr/2015 ] |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio Live from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge 2009) Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton & Matthew Rose / Choir of King's College, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury [ Warner Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "The first choral concert transmitted live to 85 cinemas, Stephen Cleobury's interpretation ticks all the boxes, with choir and orchestra impeccably balanced, and soloists glowing." The Independent, 24th April 2009 **** |
Matthew Shipp
I've Been to Many Places [ Thirsty Ear / CD - released 5/Dec/2014 ] This recording is meant as a reflection on where I have been in the music so I visit and revisit or should I say re-interpret many of the houses I have occupied. Of course this being a solo CD, the main focus is to make the piano come alive and to be... |
BRAHMS
Brahms: Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes Andrea Rost, Magdalena Kožená, Matthew Polenzani, Thomas Quasthoff / James Levine, Yefim Bronfman (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Jun/2016 ] "a remarkable performance of Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52 and Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer . . . Audio quality is excellent" Robert E. Benson, Classicalcdreview.com / 19. June 2016 |