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Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith
One Good Boogie Deserves Another [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] This compilation focuses heavily on the 'boogie' aspects of Arthur Smith's recordings, many with their unmistakable 'Roots of Rock 'N' Roll' feel. The three early hits are included, duplicating "Guitar Boogie" and "Boomerang" from the previous... |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded live in 2009) BLU-RAY Bayreuth Festival / Robert Dean Smith, Robert Holl, Irene Theorin, Jukka Rasilainen / Peter Schneider (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2010 ] G - 'In Tristan the standard of conducting and singing is high. Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner's long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do.' The Financial Times |
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Bessie Smith
Chapter 1 [ CD/Book ] |
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Bessie Smith
Downhearted Blues [ Naxos Jazz Legends / CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] |
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Bessie Smith
Empty Bed Blues [ Naxos Blues Legends / CD - released 4/Oct/2004 ] |
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Bessie Smith
I've Got What It Takes [ Naxos Blues Legends / CD - released 2/Oct/2006 ] |
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Bessie Smith
Preachin' The Blues [ Naxos Blues Legends / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] |
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Bessie Smith
St Louis Blues [ Naxos Blues Legends / CD - released 1/Sep/2003 ] |
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Giuseppe V
Luisa Miller Bonaldo Giaiotti, Franco Bonisolli, Christa Ludwig, Malcolm Smith, Giuseppe Taddei, Lilian Sukis, Milkana Nikolova, Hors [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Eileen Farrell, Carol Smith, Richard Lewis, New York Philharmonic & Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein (conductor) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "Bernstein's first recording of the Missa Solemnis is notable for its high-voltage theatrical impact and committed choral singing. Introspective moments are hampered by close miking." (BBC Music) |
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Capella Savaria/Terey-Smith
Rameau::A Naissance D'osiri [ Naxos / CD ] |
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BIANCA MANA MEDA
Lacrime Amare: Bianca Maria Meda Motets Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] The revival on record of forgotten music by a Benedictine nun: a valuable discovery for fans of the early Baroque. Even in the extensive library of little-known composers whose music has found a niche on Brilliant Classics, the name of Bianca... |
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Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith
Call for the Wailing Women, Laments and Lamentations in Italian Convents [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] World-premiere recordings of motets by a host of unknown names from the early Italian Baroque: the latest result of performing scholarship by a group with a notable track record of success in this repertoire. International critics have praised the... |
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Carl Smith
Time Changes Everything - Mr Country [ Jasmine / CD ] Known as Mr. Country, Carl Smith was one of the most popular honky tonkers of the '50s, racking up over 30 Top Ten hits over the course of the decade, 10 of which are included here. Inducted to the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2003. |
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BLITHEMAN / REDFORD / TALLIS / TOMKINS
Tudor Organ Music Carl Smith [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] English organists of the early sixteenth century contributed roughly one hundred polyphonic keyboard works based on liturgical plainsong which survive in manuscript copy. |
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Chad Smith (saxophones), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Saxophobia: Celebrating The Sax Craze Of The 1920s [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Jul/2026 ] Famously invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, the saxophone quickly became an established part of French and British military bands, but remained a novelty instrument elsewhere until it gained a foothold in vaudeville and ragtime bands in 1920s... |
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Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri
The Bell [ ECM / CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] The Bell features dynamic chamber music compositions written for masterful improvisers. "The best thing I caught all weekend," said critic Peter Margasak of the 2014 New York Winter Jazzfest, "was a superb trio led by drummer Ches Smith with pianist... |
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TRADITIONAL
Evensong From Oxford Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen Darlington, with Clive Driskill-Smith (organ) [ Alto / CD - released 10/Jul/2017 ] "Nothing is overstated or outlandish, and the singing has a very pleasing polished and bright sound. Highly recommended" (Music Web International) |
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COLIN CURRIE
Borrowed Time Colin Currie (percussion) with Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) Dave Maric (piano) and Clive Driskill-Smith (organ) [ Onyx / CD - released 24/Nov/2007 ] A very special release showcasing Colin Currie, Britain's, and probably the world's foremost percussionist, in a superb new album of new works composed especially for him by leading composer Dave Maric and featuring world-renowned classical trumpeter... |
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MAX REGER
Choral Music Consortium, Andrew-John Smith [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] A second disc from new chamber choir Consortium, who were acclaimed for their disc of Brahms's secular partsongs. |