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FAURE
The Complete Barcarolles / Trois Romances sans paroles Charles Owen (piano) [ Avie Records / CD - released 2/May/2011 ] Following a critically acclaimed recording of Fauré's Complete Nocturnes (AV2133), Charles Owen surveys the composer's Complete Barcarolles, uniquely coupled with Trois Romances sans paroles. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Two-Piano Suites, Six Morceaux Op. 11 Charles Owen (piano) / Katya Apekisheva (piano) [ AVIE / CD - released 5/Jan/2018 ] Pianist Charles Owen and his regular duo partner Katya Apekisheva turn to Rachmaninov's diverse Suites for two pianos, and the composer's atmospheric Six Morceaux, for their first joint recording for AVIE. The co-founders of the London Piano... |
JANACEK
Katya Kabanova (complete opera sung in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Gwynne Howell (bass) Kathleen Wilkinson (mezzo) Owen Webb (baritone) / Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Opera - 'This English-language performance captures the visceral impact of Janacek's great tragedy with unerring immediacy. Vividly recorded with magnificent orchestral playing, the drama is delivered with a... |
JOHN ADAMS / JOHN CORIGLIANO
Adams: Violin Concerto / Corigliano: The Red Violin: Chaconne Chloe Hanslip (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin, with Charles Owen (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2006 ] "(Chloe's) debut with Naxos is a formidable addition to the label's encyclopaedic series of American classics...Throughout this major 20th-century concerto, the clarity of the Naxos recording is immaculate, making the balance between soloist and... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Cermony Of Carols The Choir of Queen's College, Oxford, Owen Rees (cond), Lucy Wakeford (harp), Laurence John (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The juxtaposition of old and new which lies at the heart of much Christmas music lends this recording by the mixed-voice Choir of The Queen's College Oxford its theme. The repertoire ranges in period from Hildegard of Bingen to pieces composed during... |
DAVID BEDNALL
Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Cantata The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford / Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] 'Welcome all Wonders: A Christmas Cantata' is a large-scale work for choir, organ and trumpet spanning 15 movements. It celebrates the Christmas story through an imaginative selection and juxtaposition of poetry and liturgical texts, and provides a... |
JOHN TAVERNER
Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi trinitas Contrapunctus, Choir of Queens College, Oxford, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] Owen Rees leads early-music consort Contrapunctus alongside The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford in performances of John Taverner's masterwork, the Missa Gloria tibi trinitas. A virtuosic work, it has pride of place in the Forrest-Heyther... |
BYRD / MUNDY / PARSONS / SHEPPARD / TALLIS / etc
In the Midst of Life: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks I Contrapunctus, Owen Rees [ Signum Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] 'Their debut was shortlisted in last year's Awards - their second release is just as accomplished; each of these powerfully contemplative works beautifully shaped and sung.' (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Early Music) |
MORALES / GUERRERO / VICTORIA / TRADITIONAL / DESPRES
Salve, Salve, Salve: Josquin's Spanish Legacy Contrapunctus, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Coupling powerful interpretations with path-breaking scholarship, Contrapunctus presents music by the best-known composers as well as unfamiliar masterpieces. |
MORALES / GUERRERO / VICTORIA / TRADITIONAL / DESPRES
Salve, Salve, Salve: Josquin's Spanish Legacy Contrapunctus, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] Coupling powerful interpretations with path-breaking scholarship, Contrapunctus presents music by the best-known composers as well as unfamiliar masterpieces. T |
BYRD / MUNDY / ANONYMOUS / PARSONS / WHITE
The Sweetest Songs: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks III Contrapunctus, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 5/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Early Music |
TAVENER / FAYRFAX / TALLIS / SHEPPARD
Virgin and Child: Music From the Baldwin Partbooks II Contrapunctus, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] "The first track here is one of the most astonishing, sustained 18 minutes of polyphony you will ever hear" The Guardian |
BYRD / TALLIS / CARDOSO / MONTE
Libera Nos - The Cry of the Oppressed Contrapunctus, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
MONTAGUE PHILLIPS
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 David Owen Norris (piano) / BBC Concert Orchestra / Gavin Sutherland [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 26/Apr/2008 ] In the 1960s the second of these was often heard on the BBC, but the first has not been heard for more than ninety years, the music found after a search of the family attic. Both are brilliantly played by pianist David Owen Norris, and will delight... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: The Jupiter Project David Owen Norris (piano), Katy Bircher (flute), Caroline Balding (violin), Andrew Skidmore (cello) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] An intriguing re-creation of how Mozart's largescale orchestral works might have been encountered in Georgian Britain, realized by the kind of ensemble which played such a prominent role in its musical life. |
David Owen Norris, square pianos, with Sonnerie: Monica Huggett, Emilia Benjamin - violins; Joseph Crouch, cello
The World's First Piano Concertos (Bach, Abel. Hayes, Hook, etc) [ Avie / CD - released 1/May/2003 ] Performed on the tiny square piano that dominated the European keyboard market for about 15 years in the late 18th century. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Piano Concerto (Completed Walker) / The Immortial Legions / Spanish Serenade op.23 / etc David Owen-Norris (piano), BBC Concert Orchestra (David Lloyd Jones) & the BBC Singers [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 18/Mar/2005 ] "Concerto: majestic, extremely impressive ... captured with craggy mastery. Enthusiastically recommended to Elgarians everywhere" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
ARTHUR SOMERVELL
Maud & A Shropshire Lad David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) David Owen Norris (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Feb/2002 ] 'I cannot recommend this disc highly enough. To list the outstanding moments would take too long. Very highly recommended' (Classic CD) |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (Complete Operetta) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2003 ] "The recording is superbly spacious and clear throughout, with a fine sense of atmosphere. The CD transfer is remarkable in its added presence." (Penguin Guide) |
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Pirates of Penzance (highlights) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Valerie Masterson; Owen Brannigan; John Reed / Royal Philharmonic Orch. / Isadore Godfrey [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] |
