More By Artist: Martyn
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JUDITH WEIR
The Vanishing Bridegroom Ailish Tynan, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Tortise, Owen Gilhooly & Jonathan Lemalu / BBC Singers & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ NMC / 2 CD - released 21/Jul/2014 ] Weir's writing combines lush descriptive soundscapes with ethereal choruses and Gaelic folk melodies; the romanticism of the three tales is offset by the sardonic humour and down-to-earth attitude of their protagonists, and of the composer herself. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Spring Symphony / Welcome Ode / Psalm 150 Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor) / Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Hickox Legacy / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] This re-release of the Spring Symphony, complemented by two smaller but equally life-confirming works by Britten, marks the composer's centenary year. It also forms part of our ongoing Richard Hickox Legacy series, which pays tribute to this great co |
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JEAN GILLES
Messe des Morts [Requiem] Anne-Marie Rodde, Jean Nirouet, Martyn Hill, Peter Kooy / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] 'This is in short a performance with the carefully moulded contours, sensitively judged sonic qualities and sheer spiritual presence that we have come to recognize over the years as true Herreweghe characteristics.' Gramophone |
SALLY BEAMISH
Violin Concerto / Callisto / Symphony No. 1 Anthony Marwood (violin) / Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "...the First Symphony leaves the strongest impression here...It makes no mean impression in this performance, Martyn Brabbins drawing a committed response from the Royal Scottish National players, who are hardly less attentive in the concertos."... |
WALTON
Christopher Columbus - Suite / Songs after Edith Sitwell / The Twelve Arthur Davies (tenor) Jill Gomez (soprano) Martyn Hill (tenor) / Westminster Singers [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2002 ] Unusual works of William Walton |
SAINT-SAENS / BLACKFORD / KRAUSE
The Great Animal Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals (in a new Orchestration) BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] The Great Animal Orchestra, Symphony for Orchestra and Wild Soundscapes by English composer Richard Blackford and wild soundscape recordist Bernie Krause combines the sounds of the natural world with the traditional sounds of the orchestra.... |
ARNOLD BAX
London Pageant, Concertante for Three Wind Instruments and Orchestra BBC Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2001 ] 'Martyn Brabbins directs a set of performances as crisply polished as they are infectious, and Chandos' sound is characteristically sumptuous to match' Gramophone |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
King of Kings - Orchestral Transcriptions of Bach BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Aug/2025 ] Sir Andrew Davis was a talented keyboard player as a child and teenager, and after study with Peter Hurford, at St Albans, he spent four years at the University of Cambridge as organ scholar at King's College, under Sir David Willcocks. It was this... |
JOHN PICKARD
Pickard: Mass in Troubled Times BBC Singers, Martyn Brabbins, with Chloë Abbott (trumpet), David Goode (organ) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] "This is a marvellous collection, featuring impeccable production values and sound of flawless realism in the best BIS tradition. Not to be missed!" Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2023 |
BIRTWISTLE
The Mask of Orpheus BBC Symphony Orchestra / BBC Singers / Martyn Brabbins [ NMC / 3 CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] Birtwistle's awe-inspiring masterpiece is a key work in the development of post-war opera, groundbreaking in its fusion of music, song, drama, myth and electronics. GRAMOPHONE AWARD: Best Contemporary Recording 1998 |
FRANCIS CHAGRIN
Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Francis Chagrin described himself as 'Romanian by birth, British by nationality and cosmopolitan by inclination'. A student of Paul Dukas and Nadia Boulanger, Chagrin wrote prolifically for films but composed for most genres. The two symphonies are... |
VIC HOYLAND
Vixen BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ NMC / CD - released 4/Jun/2005 ] "Joyous and ecstatic and searching and evanescent by turns... primitive energy conveyed with the crushing force of a musical juggernaut." BBC Music Magazine 2002 |
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MICHAEL FINNISSY
Red Earth BBC Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ NMC / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] |
Beverley Martyn
The Phoenix And The Turtle (180g) [ Muisc On Vinyl / LP - released 2/May/2014 ] Described by Beverley as a very personal album, this features songs written throughout her entire career, from her very first song, "Sweet Joy", to the previously unrecorded Nick Drake & Beverley Martyn song "Reckless Jane". The Phoenix and the... |
Beverley Martyn
The Phoenix And The Turtle [ Les Cousins Music / CD - released 25/Apr/2014 ] Described by Beverley as a very personal album, it features songs written throughout her entire career, from her very first song, "Sweet Joy", to the previously unrecorded Nick Drake & Beverley Martyn song "Reckless Jane" which was started in 1974... |
JOHN PICKARD
The Flight of Icarus / The Spindle of Necessity for trombone, percussion and strings / etc Christian Lindberg (trombone) / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine June 2008 |
HOWARD SKEMPTON
Howard Skempton: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Christopher Yates (viola) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Martyn Brabbins [ NMC / CD - released 28/Mar/2017 ] Perfectly crafted, deceptively simplistic and distinctively individual, Howard Skempton's compositions have a soundworld all of their own. This new full-length album on NMC perfectly displays his experimental, yet sonorous and tonal... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Pirates of Penzance / Trial by Jury (Rec 1949) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company / Darrell Fancourt / Leonard Osborn / Martyn Green / Leslie Rands [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2001 ] "The 1949 Pirates was the old company's high point, with stalwarts such as Green, and the imposing Darrell Fancourt as the Pirate King, reveling in their parts in a way that still sounds fresh. It's and impression greatly enhanced by the deft... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Best of Gilbert and Sullivan (Recorded 1948-1954) D'Oyly Carte Opera Company / Darrell Fancourt / Leonard Osborn / Martyn Green / Leslie Rands / Peter Pratt / Muriel Harding / Ella Halman & others [ Naxos Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2007 ] "Good news for Anglophiles-the great Gilbert and Sullivan recordings of the late 1940s are on their way back into the catalogue, at budget prices and sounding better than ever. The best of these discs are not only agreeable but almost magical in... |
GILBERT and SULLIVAN
The Mikado (Complete 1950 Recording) Martyn Green, Margaret Mitchell, Leonard Osborn, Darrell Fancourt / The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey [ Naxos Historical Great Operetta Recordings / 2 CD - released 3/Sep/2001 ] The first release of the Historic 1950 D'Oyly Carte recordings |
