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BACH / CESTI / HANDEL / PURCELL / PALESTRINA / OCKEGHEM / TCHAIKOVSKY
An Evening With Leopold Stokowski Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Egarr [ Glossa SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "What's a period-instrument specialist doing conducting the notoriously inauthentic orchestral arrangements of Stokowski? Having fun, that's what...The Brussels Philharmonic plays persuasively for Egarr, and the programme's terrific" The Times |
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GERALD FINZI
MARBECKS COLLACTABLE: Gerald Finzi Bryn Terfel, Philip Langridge, Donald Sweeney, Benjamin Luxon Choir of Winchester Cathedral, Bournemouth Symphony, London Symphony, Richard Hickox, et [ Decca British Music Collection / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2001 ] "Philip Langridge … very good in Dies Natalis … is a most intelligent singer… Langridge and Richard Hickox have an excellent rapport that carries the music along most convincingly" Gramophone |
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LIONEL MONCKTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs from the shows (Incls 'The Arcadians', 'The Toreador' & 'The Quaker Girl') Catherine Bott (soprano) Richard Suart (baritone) / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'Both Bott and Suart demonstrate a natural aptitude for the material. Ronald Corp conducts the New London Orchestra and Light Opera Chorus with obvious affection. Listening to this CD made me feel ridiculously happy' (Gramophone) |
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SIR LENNOX BERKELEY
Berkeley: Piano Concerto,Op. 29 in B flat major / Berkeley, Michael-Gethsemane Fragment; Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila, Op. 27 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto) Celia Craig (cor anglais) Howard Shelley (piano) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Richard Hickox [ Chandos Berkeley Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "This eloquent father-and-son series restores the scintillating concerto." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (February 2005) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23 Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano) / Les Violons du Roy; Jonathan Cohen [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] "He shapes and phrases the music with a keen eye (or ear) on its dialogic potential, driving forwards energetically without bullying or indulging in display for its own sake." Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Immortal Beloved: Beethoven Arias Chen Reiss (soprano), Oliver Wass (harp) / Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "With stunning accompaniments under Richard Egarr this is a thrilling disc with largely unhackneyed Beethoven works - an ideal addition to many Beethoven enthusiasts' collection." MusicWeb Recommended May 2020 |
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WILLIAM BYRD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Byrd: The Great Service The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, with Richard Farnes (organ) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Dec/1987 ] Recorded: 13.-14 XII. 1985, King's College Chapel, Cambridge. |
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PARRY / DAVIES / ALLEGRI / BRUCKNER / DURUFLE / POULENC / BARBER / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Voices of Silence - The beauty, Peace & Mystery of Voices Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow / Choir of St. Hedwigs-Cathedral, Berlin / Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg [ RCA classics / CD - released 2/Dec/1994 ] Recorded 1987 to 1989 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: An 1826 Schubertiad Christine Shafer (soprano) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Richard Jackson (baritone) / The London Chorale / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 26 / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE 'A wondrous addition to this unique venture, it is hard to know where to begin in its praise' (Gramophone) |
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GEORGE DYSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE Dyson: Symphony In G City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 11/Apr/1994 ] As a composer Dyson wrote in a traditional idiom, reflecting the influence of his teachers at the RCM, Hubert Parry and Charles Villiers Stanford. His works were well known during his lifetime but underwent a period of neglect before being revived in... |
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ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Contrabandista & The Foresters (Complete operettas) Claire Rutter, Frances McCafferty, Richard Suart, Ashley Catling, The London Chorus, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] "These are première professional recordings of two little known works by Sullivan. The singers on this disc are well known to those who follow this genre of music and they do not disappoint." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
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Cliff Richard
1960'S [ Emi Gold / CD - released 19/Oct/1998 ] A collection of Cliff's biggest hits from the 1960s |
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Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard 50th Anniversary - The Ultimate Live Concert - Time Machine Tour [ Madman Entertainment / Via Vision Entertainment DVD / DVD - released 4/Dec/2008 ] Join the celebrations for Cliff's 50th anniversary and experience his most thrilling live show ever, which was filmed at London's Wembley Arena. The Time Machine tour features all his greatest hits and highlights through a spectacular musical... |
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Cliff Richard
Always Guaranteed [ EMI Music / CD - released 19/Jan/2004 ] |
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Cliff Richard
The Hits Inbetween [ EMI / CD ] Compilation originally released in 1998 |
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Cliff Richard
Music… The Air That I Breathe [ Warner UK / CD - released 30/Oct/2020 ] Sir Cliff Richard celebrates his 80th Birthday with the release of 'Music... The Air That I Breathe' The new album shows Sir Cliff's amazing versatility with two newly written songs, 'Falling For You' and 'PS Please' as well as a selection of new... |
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Cliff Richard
Wanted [ Papillion Records / CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] Wanted is the 70th studio album by British singer Cliff Richard, released by Papillon Records on 5 November 2001 in the United Kingdom. This album was produced by Alan Tarney who had previously worked with Richard on hits including "We Don't Talk... |
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Cliff Richard & The Shadows
The Young Ones [ EMI Music for Pleasure / CD - released 5/Apr/1988 ] From the Elstree Film 'The Young Ones' |
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CONSTANT LAMBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lambert: The Rio Grande; Concerto for piano & nine players (with Walton-Symphony No.2) Cristina Ortiz (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn / Sir Richard Rodney Bennett / Neville Dilkes [ EMI British Composers / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "An effective display with the effervescence of Lambert's The Rio Grande and Piano Concerto leading to the high spirits of Walton's Second, and some captivating shorties too." (BBC Music Feb 2006) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies No 1 / Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Edlinger (cond), Michael Halasz (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "there are few to match him [Edinger] for his immediacy of communication" - Penguin Guide |