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FRANK BRIDGE
Bridge: Complete Songs Janice Watson (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo soprano), Jamie MacDougal (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "These two CDs, finely recorded and thoughtfully presented, are a most timely and valuable addition to the catalogue" Gramophone Magazine |
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BRITTEN
Phaedra and other chamber music Jean Rigby (mezzo) Roger Chase (viola) NIigel Hawthorne (narrator) The Nash Ensemble / Lionel Friend [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] 'I can highly recommend this CD for the wonderful mixture of Britten's chamber works and the all-round excellent playing' (The Musician) |
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W. A. MOZART
Songs Joan Rodgers (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "This marvellous compilation offers no fewer than 25 Mozart songs which genuinely redress this grossly neglected part of his output. A disc which offers rich rewards" (The Independent) |
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MUSSORGSKY / BRITTEN / PROKOFIEV
Russian Songs Joan Rodgers (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] "This is Hyperion at its best: a pair of fine artists exploring a less-than-familiar corner of the repertoire. More please!" International Record Review- The Sunday Times |
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HUGO WOLF
Morike Lieder Joan Rodgers (soprano) Stephan Genz (baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "This important new recording, with its illuminating essays and commentaries, can stand proudly for the present and the futureas abenchmark in its own right." ***** Five Stars... |
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PETER WARLOCK
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD ] "Whether you collect tenors, English music or simply good singing, don't be without this" (BBC Music) |
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ROGER QUILTER
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano) |
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MESSIAEN
Garden Of Love's Sleep (Jardin du sommeil d'amour) John Ogdon (piano) Luben Yordanoff (violin) Roger Muraro (piano) Olivier Latry (organ) / Orchestre de l'Opera Bastille / Myung-Whun Chung [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] To celebrate the composer's centenary year (2008) Deutsche Grammophon have brought together 8 slow, love-filled, tranquil or ecstatic movements from Messiaen's larger works such as the "Turangalila-Symphony", "From the Canyons to the Stars" and others. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies 4, 5, 6 & 8 London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ Virgin Veritas / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 7/Sep/2003 ] Classic recordings of Norrington's Schubert now at budget price |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / BRAHMS / HANDEL / HAYDN / MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / etc
Roger Norrington - The Complete Erato Recordings London Classical Players, The Schutz Choir of London, Sir Roger Norrington, with Melvyn Tan (piano) & Daniel Hope (violin) [ Erato Veritas / 45 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Innovator, erudite, entertaining and acclaimed conductor Sir Roger Norrington founded the Schütz Choir, became founding music director of Kent Opera and established the London Classical Players, the period-instrument orchestra. |
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LEO DELIBES
Delibes: Lakme (Complete Opera recorded in 1971) Mady Mesple, Charles Burles, Roger Soyer / Opera-Comique , Alain Lombard [ Erato The Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 25/Apr/2018 ] "Mady Mesplé's very French, light girlish tone admirably suggests the virginal character and innocence of the heroine: her intonation is impeccable, her coloratura seemingly effortless" Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
The Very Best Of Beethoven London Classical Player, Roger Norrington / François-René Duchâble / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste / Dmitry Sitkovetsky / etc [ Virgin / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2019 ] "This reissue is greatly to be welcomed as it usefully collects together some very thought-provoking performances at an affordable price and in good, clear recorded sound." (MusicWeb) |
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STENHAMMAR / SJOGREN / NYSTROEM / RANGSTROM
Soul and Landscape Miah Persson (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jul/2008 ] 'Everything about this disc is inviting … the kind of CD that makes you want to go back and listen again to almost every song … I cannot imagine them being better sung … It is typical of Hyperion to present both such material and such a promising... |
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ROSSINI
Soiraes musicales Miah Persson (soprano) Stella Doufexis (mezzo-soprano) Bruce Ford (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] Rossini's Soirées musicales and Péchés de vieillesse were the musical fruits of salon evenings held weekly in his Parisian home. Elegant, charming and often delicately ironic, these songs for various voices are the perfect exemplar of 'salon music',... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs 8 Nicky Spence (tenor) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] "He deals heroically with Strauss's more outrageous demands and, perhaps more importantly, he has just the right interpretative keenness and enthusiasm to put a persuasive case for everything he sings here." Gramophone |
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SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'Holl feels and communicates superbly and can be awesomely delicate. In this recital of songs from Schubert's last year, the stark Heine settings emerge with heart-wrenching power' (The Times) |
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BRIAN & ROGER ENO
Mixing Colours Expanded Roger Eno & Brian Eno [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Roger and Brian Eno's acclaimed creative collaboration continues with seven additional tracks: "Mixing Colours Expanded" |
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Roger Mcguinn
Cardiff Rose [ CD ] |
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Roger Miller
All Time Greatest Hits [ Mercury Nashville / CD - released 22/Apr/2003 ] American imported disc. |
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PLAYABLE ON SACD PLAYERS ONLY
In The Flesh (Super Audio CD) Roger Waters [ 2 CD ] NOTE: PLAYABLE ON SACD PLAYERS ONLY |