More By Artist: O'leary Mark
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Harmoniemesse / Salve Regina in E Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox, with Nancy Agneta, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, & Stephen Vacoe [ Chandos Chaconne / CD ] " Tempos are lively, rhythms alert and vital. In the Mass Hickox generates an exhilarating symphonic momentum in, say, the opening sections of the Gloria and Credo, and, aided by an outstandingly clear, well-balanced recording.." Gramophone |
Human Nature, Diana King, TLC, Mark Morrison, Brownstone, Sheila E., Sade, Jeremy Jordan, etc
All Time Greatest R & B Songs [ Startel Entertainment / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/1998 ] 38 Smoothin' Grooves |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas Nos 35 & 169 Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Neal Davies (bass) / Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] Both of these cantatas may have been written for an outstandingly gifted boy alto in Bach's Leipzig, but-listening to these peerless accounts-it's impossible to believe he could have approached Iestyn Davies's flawless technique. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
DOMINIC MULDOWNEY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Muldowney: Piano Concerto / Saxophone Concerto John Harle (saxophone) Peter Donohoe (piano) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Mark Elder, London Sinfonietta, Diego Masson [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Dec/1997 ] Not currently available |
BERKELEY / POULENC / BRITTEN
French Connections John Mark Ainsley and Malcolm Martineau [ Linn / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] John Mark Ainsley's cleverly constructed recital highlights the personal and musical connections of four of the twentieth century's best song writers: Britten, Poulenc, Heggie and Berkeley. The breadth of repertoire showcases Ainsley's range,... |
MICHAEL KEMP TIPPETT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra and other Orchestral Works John Mark Ainsley (tenor) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor) [ CHANDOS / CD - released 1/Nov/1995 ] Recorded at St Jude's Church, London NW11; 7-8 March 1995 |
GERALD FINZI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Finzie: Dies Natalis / Intimations of Immortality John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Corydon Singers / Corydon Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Gerald Finzi likened the creative artist to a 'coral reef insect, building his reef out of the transitory world around him and making a solid structure to last long after his own fragile and uncertain life'. 'Fragile' and 'uncertain' are the key... |
CRESSONNOIS / DELIBES / LECOCQ / PESSARD / GODARD / ILLEMACHER / DUPARC / etc
L'invitation au voyage John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Graham Johnson is quite literally changing the way we hear French mélodie. What a voyage to be invited to join!' (International Record Review) |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Young Man's Exhortation (A) / Till Earth Outwears / Oh Fair to See (English Song, Vol. 16) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Jul/2007 ] "For lovers of English song, this is an indispensable disc, especially with this thoughtfully compiled programme." (MusicWeb Feb 2008) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: An 1822 Schubertiad John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Maarten Koningsberger (baritone) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 28 / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] 'There are unknown treasures here. Anyone who hasn't invested in this vast enterprise might well begin with this volume' (Classic CD) |
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Jonathan Pryce, Maria Friedman, Gregg Edelman, John Mark Ainsley / National Symphony Orchestra, John Owen Edwards
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cabaret - selected highlights [cast recording] [ Showtime! / CD - released 29/Jun/1995 ] A Studio Cast recording from 1995 |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Early Cantatas Judith Howarth, Janice Watson (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Jose Van Dam (bass) / Corydon Singers & Orchestra [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Aug/1997 ] 'Arguably Beethoven's first major masterpiece … superb performance, at once fresh and incisive and deeply moving' - PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Hymnus Paradisi, An English Mass Julie Kennard, soprano / John Mark Ainsley, tenor / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Vernon Handley, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/May/2005 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
GIACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: String Sonatas 1,3,4,5 London Musici, Mark Stephenson [ Conifer / CD - released 20/May/1990 ] Original recording from 1990 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Bolshoi Opera Night (recorded live at the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, 6 September 1989) Lucia Aliberti / Alfredo Kraus / Hermann Prey / Carlo Bergonzi / Alan Titus / Irina Archipowa / Luisa Bosabalian / Mark Ermler (cond) [ Arthaus Musik / DVD - released 13/Nov/2006 ] Exclusive and for the first time, the complete gala concert, including two rare and extraordinary interpretations of Russian arias from Mussorgsky and Borodin, is now released on DVD by Arthaus Musik. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio recorded in 1994)) Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Brandenburg Consort / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics DVD / DVD - released 20/May/2000 ] "John Mark Ainsley makes an admirable tenor soloist, with a combination of a lovely sense of line and certain muscularity. Hilary Summers is quite a cool alto soloist, her wonderfully straight tone suits Handel's music well." MusicWeb |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2 / Die gluckliche Hand / Wind Quintet Mark Beesley (bass) / Simon Joly Chorale / New York Woodwind Quintet / Philharmonia Orchestra / Robert Craft [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 8 / CD - released 1/May/2008 ] The little-known Second Chamber Symphony ought to be the most popular of Schoenberg's later masterpieces. Neither "atonal" nor "twelve-tone", it contrasts a lush, melodious, dramatic first movement with a rapid and richly polyphonic second movement.... |
WILLIAM GRANT STILL
Still: Piano Music Mark Boozer (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 29/Aug/2005 ] Long known as the doyen of Afro-American composers, William Grant Still was born on 11th May, 1895, in Woodville, Mississippi to musical and scholarly parents of African-American, Native American, Spanish, Irish, and Scotch heritage. Following the... |
Mark de Clive-Lowe
Heritage II [ Ropeadope / CD - released 5/Apr/2019 ] Day turns to night as Mark de Clive-Lowe's Heritage II takes us from the meditative zen of Heritage into a world of jazz and Japanese roots culture fused with hip hop, drum'n'bass and broken-beat. 'Heritage is a legacy we receive from our... |
