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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Abide With Me And Other Favourite Hymns Marlowe Brass Ensemble / The Choir Of St George'S Chapel Windsor Castle / Tim Byram-Wigfield [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] Vernacular hymns, etymologically songs of praise, are a particular feature of the worship of the Protestant Reformation, assuming various forms over the centuries, as Christian beliefs and practices have undergone changes. The German hymns of Martin... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Piano Quartet, Violin Sonata, Toccata Matthew Jones, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe, Annabel Thwaite [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Nov/2020 ] These four works represent all of Sir William Walton's chamber music involving both violin and piano, as well as being a microcosm of his compositional output between 1918 and 1950. They offer a fascinating glimpse of Walton's stylistic journey, from... |
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ERROLLYN WALLEN
Photography Matthew Sharp (cello) Ensemble X, Nicholas Kok, The Continuum Ensemble, Philip Headlam, Tim Harries (bass guitar), Quartet X, Errollyn Wallen [ NMC / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] After reading Music at Goldsmiths', King's College London and King's College Cambridge she performed as a keyboard player with numerous bands, on the comedy circuit, ran a commercial recording studio and wrote the music and performed live as a... |
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PALESTRINA / VICTORIA
Roma Aeterna - Two Roman Masses New York Polyphony with Tim Keeler (countertenor) Andrew Fuchs (tenor) and Jonathan Woody (bass-baritone) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Don't be afraid to turn up the volume on this-even without a true surround system, you'll be (most pleasantly) surrounded." (ClassicsToday 9/10 September 2016) |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (complete opera recorded in 2010) Norwegian National Opera / Birgitte Christensen, Jacek Laszczkowski, Tim Mead, Marita Sølberg / Alessandro de Marchi [ EuroArts DVD / DVD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2017 ] "There is, though, some truly terrific singing here. Birgitte Christiansen (Poppea) is an amazingly assured musical presence, who can colour her voice to fit every occasion. Jacek Laszczkowski (Nero) is expressively menacing and lascivious by turn" |
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GEORGE ORWELL
Nineteen Eighty-Four Radio Adaptation with Tim Pigott Smith, Christopher Eccleston & Pippa Nixon [ Audio Book / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] SPECIAL PRICE Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster and the Thought Police uncover each act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that... |
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MISSY MAZZOLI
Mazzoli: Dark with Excessive Bright Peter Herresthal (violin) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, James Gaffigan, Tim Weiss [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] Grammy Awards 66th Awards (2024) Nominee - Best Contemporary Classical Composition Nominee - Best Classical Compendium |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthew Passion Julian Prégardien, Stéphane Degout, Sabine Devieilhe, Hana Blažiková, Tim Mead / Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD Box Set - released 29/Apr/2022 ] "With its glowing inner vitality and penetrating observations, this is a Passion that makes a very definite statement about what this work can communicate in our times." Gramophone Award WINNER 2022 - Choral |
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GERALD FINZI
A Finzi Anthology Robert Plane (clarinet), Tim Hugh (cello), Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano), James Gilchrist (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) [ Naxos / 8 CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] More than any other composer, Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) has come to embody the lyrical pastoralism so associated with English twentieth-century music. This anthology includes eight critically acclaimed recordings of Finzi's works. The themes of... |
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HANDEL
The Triumph of Time and Truth Sophie Bevan, Mary Bevan (sopranos), Tim Mead (countertenor), Ed Lyon (tenor), William Berger (bass) / Ludus Baroque, Richard Neville-Towle [ Delphian / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "The small orchestra playing is stylish and characterful...Excellent, spirited singing from both choir and soloists throughout - Ludus Baroque's most valuable Handel recording so far confirms that this unclassifiable, peculiar work is well worth rev |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Chamber Works Tasmin Little (violin) Tim Hugh (cello) Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] "[Little focuses] on the work's outspoken brilliance, with Lane always as a highly reactive partner" (Gramophone) |
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WALTON / EGAR / BRITTEN / VIVALDI / MONTI / etc
The Best of Tasmin Little Tasmin Little (violin), with Piers Lane, Martin Roscoe, Tim Hugh, John Lechan & others [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Following the announcement by Tasmin Little of her intended retirement from the concert platform, Chandos wanted to create an album that would stand as both a tribute to, and celebration of, her outstanding career as a performer. |
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Tim Berne (alto saxophone) with Oscar Noriega (B♭ and bass clarinets) & Matt Mitchell (piano)
Snakeoil [ ECM / CD - released 12/Mar/2012 ] After compelling contributions to ECM discs by David Torn and Michael Formanek, here is Tim Berne's first leader date for the label. "Snakeoil" introduces a fascinating ensemble, a "chamber-like group" in Berne's words, albeit one that packs some... |
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Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Tim Berne (alto saxophone) with Oscar Noriega (clarinet/bass clarinet) & Matt Mitchell (piano)
You've Been Watching Me [ ECM / CD - released 22/May/2015 ] Tim Berne: alto saxophone Matt Mitchell: piano and electronics Ches Smith: drums, vibes, percussion, timpani Oscar Noriega: bass and Bb clarinets Ryan Ferreira: electric and acoustic guitars |
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Tim Buckley
Honeyman - Recorded Live 1973 [ Manifesto / CD - released 17/Dec/2012 ] |
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LOU HARRISON / WILLIAM ALVES / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / COLIN McPHEE / MAURICE RAVEL
DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY - Film 6: Lou Harrison and Cultural Fusion Tim Fain, Emanuele Arciuli, Michael Boriskin, Benjamin Pasternack, Wan-Chi Su, François-Joël Thiollier, PostClassical Ensemble, Leipzig MDR Symphony O [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] DVOŘÁK'S PROPHECY A New Narrative for American Classical Music A PostClassical Ensemble 'More than Music' film series. Written and produced by Joseph Horowitz Visual presentation by Peter Bogdanoff |
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PHILIP GLASS
Partita for Solo Violin Tim Fain (violin) [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] Violinist Tim Fain has long been an advocate of Glass's music, both as a soloist in the composer's concertos and in chamber music performances with the Philip Glass Ensemble. Glass composed his Partita for Solo Violin specifically for Fain, and it is... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
River of Light: American Short Works for Violin and Piano Tim Fain (violin) / Pei-Yao Wang (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] |
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Tim Hugh
Britten:cello Suites 1-3 [ Naxos / CD ] |