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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Henry IV Part 2 (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in 2012) Globe Theatre / Roger Allam, Jamie Parker, Oliver Cotton, Barbara Marten [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] Dominic Dromgoole's acclaimed Olivier award-winning production is brought to its conclusion in Part 2 of Shakespeare's historical masterpiece, Henry IV - a thrilling tale of family, treachery and war that surveys the entire panorama of English life. |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Kings & Rogues: Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 / Henry VIII / Merry Wives of Windsor (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London) Globe Theatre / Roger Allam, Jamie Parker, Oliver Cotton, Barbara Marten, Dominic Rowan, Christopher Benjamin, Serena Evans, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2013 ] Rebellion and maturity run through Shakespeare's histories like a single twisted thread, exemplified by the tearaway-turned-hero Hal and his forever adolescent associate Falstaff, who deserves and gets a comedy to himself in The Merry Wives of Windsor. |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Henry IV Part 1 (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in 2012) Globe Theatre / Roger Allam, Jamie Parker, Oliver Cotton, Barbara Martenra Marten [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] PG Violence and coarse language: The first instalment of what is widely acknowledged to be Shakespeare's greatest historical saga, Henry IV Part 1 is an epic tale of power, treachery and war, exploring the complexity of father-son relationships. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (Complete) Gyorgy Pauk (violin) & Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] By the time Brahms published his first violin sonata during the remarkably fertile period of the Second Symphony and the violin concerto, he had probably written and abandoned as many as four earlier violin sonatas. |
BETSY JOLAS / SALLY BEAMISH / OLGA NEUWIRTH
Stories - Trumpet Concertos Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), Roger Muraro (piano), Malmö Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Alongside his celebrated performances of the classical repertory, Håkan Hardenberger is also renowned as a pioneer of significant new trumpet works. The three works on this disc were all composed with him in mind, and illustrate his many-facetted... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The Tempest (Unabridged) Ian Mckellen / Emilia Fox / Benedict Cumberbatch / Roger Hammond [ Naxos Audiobooks / 2 CD - released 4/Oct/2004 ] Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare's last great play. The wronged duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can... |
RACHMANINOV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Songs Iris Oja (mezzo) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "This is a distinctly beautiful voice, with some power but no undue showiness, an often crystalline top, good diction and expressive intelligence." (BBC Music) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 D Minor op. 125 Iris Vermillion, Selig Franz-Josef, Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Roger Norrington [ Hanssler / CD - released 16/Apr/2003 ] "Excellent choral singing, very good solo work, and absolutely stunning live sonics" - Classics Today |
VARIOUS AUTHORS
Classic Comic Verse by Lewis Carroll, William Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Edward Lear, W.S. Gilbert and others John Moffatt, David Timson, Cathy Sara, Roger May (readers) [ Naxos Audio Books / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Here are the favorites from Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Hood, Hillaire Belloc, W.S. Gilbert, William Shakespeare, Lord Byron, John Keats, C.S. Calverley- all the way through to the masterly pen of our age, John Betjeman. And... |
MICHAEL TIPPETT
King Priam (recorded on film, 1985) BLU-RAY Kent Opera / Rodney Macann, Sarah Walker, Howard Haskin & Anne Mason / Sir Roger Norrington (cond) [ Arthaus Monarda Arts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Rodney Macann heads a strong cast in the title role, giving a compelling performance as Priam, alongside Sarah Walker's moving portrayal of Hector's wife, Andromache. Howard Haskin plays Priam's rebellious son Paris, who elopes with Helen. |
PURCELL / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / GRANADOS / RAVEL
The Kiri Te Kanawa Songbook Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'A rich ripe peach of a recital, and in case that suggests something altogether too sweet and lush to satisfy a fastidious taste it should immediately be added that the soprano's tone is fresh, her responsiveness to words keen, the pianist's touch... |
PURCELL / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / GRANADOS / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri in Recital Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/May/1990 ] "..it should immediately be added that the soprano's tone is fresh, her responsiveness to words keen, the pianist's touch very evidently guided by a refined, lively intelligence, and the programme a delight in the variety." Gramophone |
MOZART / CANTELOUBE / HANDEL / MAHLER / STRAUSS / BERNSTEIN / etc
Kiri Te Kanawa - Complete Philips & Decca Recordings Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), with Elizabeth Bainbridge, Roger Vignoles, André Previn, José Carreras, Georg Solti, etc [ Decca / 23 CD Box Set - released 7/Jun/2024 ] Released to celebrate Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday, this set features her complete recital recordings for Decca and Philips, filled out with excerpts from the large number of complete recordings of sacred music and opera she made for these... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 8 London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ EMI / CD - released 2/Aug/1987 ] Recorded At - No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, July 1986 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart.- Symphonies 38-41 London Classical Players, Roger Norrington [ Virgin Veritas / 2 CD - released 21/Mar/2002 ] Classic recordings now reissued at a special price |
SCHUTZ / PURCELL / GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI / HASSLER / etc
Glad Tidings: A Baroque Christmas London String Players / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Camden Wind Ensemble / Roger Norrington [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] |
The London Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Choir with Pete Townshend & Roger Daltry
Tommy [ The Orchard / CD - released 4/Dec/2015 ] An all-star symphonic performance of The Who's famed rock opera Tommy - performed By The London Symphony Orchestra, featuring guests Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwhistle, Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Steve Winwood, Merry Clayton, Richie Havens... |
WILLIAM ALWYN
Chamber Music and Songs Madeleine Mitchell / Roger Chase / Andrew Ball / Jeremy Huw-Williams [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] "The performances on this CD are - as usual from Naxos - of a very high standard and the various performers sound as if they have been playing this music all of their lives" (MusicWeb Sept 2007) |
RICHARD FUCHS
In A Strange Land: the songs of Richard Fuchs Margaret Medlyn (mezzo) Jenny Wollerman (soprano) Richard Greager (tenor) Roger Wilson (bass) Bruce Greenfield, Richard Mapp (pianos) [ Roll Over Productions / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] This is the first CD of Richard Fuchs' music, released more than 60 years after his death. Fuchs was a German Jewish late-Romantic composer. His music was banned by the Nazis. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Before Life & after Sonnets of J. Donne op.35 / Winter Words op.52 / etc Mark Padmore (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "The evocative performance by Padmore and Vignoles captures that sense of longing particularly well." Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - September 2009 |
