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DONIZETTI
Aristea (Cantata) Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Sara Hershkowitz (soprano), Caroline Adler (alto), Cornel Frey (tenor), Robert Sellier (tenor) & Andreas Burkhart (bass [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2013 ] Gaetano Donizetti's 'mini opera' Aristea follows the 19th century fashion for composing celebratory scenic works with a large cast and full orchestra, in this case to honour Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies. Librettist Giovanni Schmidt recycled... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Complete Lieder Volume 6 - Myrthen / 6 Gedichte und Requiem Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano) / Thomas E. Bauer (baritone) / Uta Hielscher (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Aug/2011 ] "Bauer has a meaty, sizable voice and brings real engagement to the text." (BBC Music Magazine) |
SIMON MAYR
Mayr: Samuele Andrea Lauren Brown, Susanne Bernhard, Rainer Trost, Jens Hamann / Simon Mayr Choir & Ingolstadt Georgian Chamber Orchestra, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] Mayr set his oratorio to the Poesia of one of his pupils, Bartolomeo Merelli, the collaboration resulting in a fascinating work which combines theology with dramatic innovation such as the use of 'melodrama' or spoken text. |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: The Tempest Nils Brown (tenor), Paul Grindlay (bass-baritone), Meredith Hall (soprano), Gillian Keith (soprano), Norman Engel (trumpet) Aradia Baroque Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2000 ] "The recording acoustic is more church than theatre, but lively enough. Recommended." Gramophone |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Israel in Egypt (Complete oratorio) Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon (Conductor), Jennie Such (Soprano), Nils Brown (tenor), Sean Watson (bass) Jennifer Ens Modolo (alto) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "For the bargain-minded, however, this new Mallon release, one of his best yet, is a very good deal." --American Record Guide, September/October 2008 |
TRADITIONAL
In Praise of St Columba: The Sound World of the Celtic Church Barnaby Brown (triple pipes, lyre) / Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Geoffrey Webber [ Delphian / CD - released 20/Jan/2015 ] BBC Music Magazine: Choral & Song Choice - October 2014 |
JOHANN SIMON MAYR
Mayr: Innalzamento al trono del giovane re Gioas (Oratorio) Cornel Frey, Andrea Lauren Brown, Andreas Burkhart, Robert Sellier / Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Simon Mayr Choir, Simon Mayr Ensemble, Franz Hauk [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 3/Sep/2012 ] "American soprano Andrea Lauren Brown is brilliant and expressive in the fiery role of Sebia, which is enhanced in the oratorio with arias originally intended for other roles in I Misteri." Opera News |
Pieta Brown
One and All [ CD ] |
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Brown/Duncan/Long/Wallenstein
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess [ Naxos Historical / 2 CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] |
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Brown/Jacobs/Oae/Dawson/Joshua
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas [ Harmonia Mundi / CD ] |
JOHANN JOACHIM QUANTZ
Quanz: Flute Sonatas Rachel Brown (flute), Mark Caudle (viol), James Johnstone (harpsichord) [ Chaconne / CD - released 1/Aug/1997 ] |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Verklarte Nacht (with Schubert 'Death & the Maiden' arr Mahler) Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Iona Brown [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
BAX / BRITTEN / HOWELLS / TIPPETT / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
English Choral Music Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Tim Brown [ Heritage / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Cambridge University Chamber Choir give performances of A Garland for the Queen (a fascinating collection of songs to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II) & Britten's technically demanding A.M.D.G & Sacred & Profane |
CHRISTOPHER TYE
Music of Christopher Tye Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Timothy Brown, director [ Heritage / CD - released 23/Feb/2012 ] Christopher Tye (1505-1572) was an important figure in the English renaissance. His career was based around the centres of Cambridge and Ely and spanned the English Reformation. He wrote both in Latin and its vernacular successor. Few albums of Tye's... |
SIMON MAYR
Il sogno di Partenope (Cantata Opera) Caroline Adler (soprano)/ Florence Lousseau (mezzo-soprano)/ Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano)/ Cornel Frey (tenor)/ Simon Mayr Ensemble / Franz Hauk [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] Franz Hauk and the Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble have spear headed the revival of the music of Johann Simon Mayr who was born in Bavaria but lived in Italy. In the latest instalment of their critically acclaimed recordings they turn to Il sogno di... |
PURCELL / CLARKE / CHILCOT / ARNE / de FESCH / WELDON / LEVERIDGE / etc
The English Orpheus Vol. 50 - Orpheus with His Lute (Music for Shakespeare from Purcell to Arne) Catherine Bott (soprano) Rachel Brown (flute) / The Parley of Instruments Peter Holman, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] "This is a tough challenge: 17 short songs, many by second-rank composers, entrusted to a single singer, leavened with an overture and a minor flute concerto...the result is a triumph…Shakespeare doesn't come better than this." ***** Five Stars BBC |
Charles Brown
The Cool Cool Blues of ... - All Time Classic Hits & R&B Chart Hits 1945 - 1961 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] There are many blues stars but only some of them are legends and Charles Brown falls firmly into the legend category. 50 fantastic tracks across 2CDs featuring fifteen of his billboard R&B chart hits between 1945-1961, including: 'So Long'... |
BACH / BYRD / CAMPION / DERING / ELGAR / TALLIS / etc
Reflection: Choral Music from Clare College Cambridge Choir of Clare College, Cambridge / Timothy Brown [ Heritage / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] |
TAVENER / HILDEGARD / LIGETI / DESPREZ / GRETCHANINOV
Light of the Spirit The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge / Timothy Brown (conductor) [ Collegium / 2 CD - released 23/Oct/2005 ] "Finely crafted and beautifully shaped performances that are not just note-perfect but intensely perceptive as well" - Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Blessed Spirit Choir of Clare College, Cambridge / Timothy Brown (director) [ Collegium / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "There can be nothing but praise for the excellence of these performances, for the quality and choice of the music itself and, most of all, for the gorgeous sound quality of these recordings made in Ely Cathedral. Add to this some eminently readable... |
