SATIE / PIAZZOLLA / LEGRAND / RAVEL / MESSIAEN / etc
Alison Balsom - Paris Alison Balsom (trumpet) / The Guy Barker Orchestra, Guy Barker [ Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2014 ] "This potpourri of a recital is...very much of its own time, eclectically flavoured in its collaborative elements and juxtaposition of music languages [sic], and deftly underpinned by Balsom's considered curating." Gramophone |
GIOCOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) Amsterdam Muziekther / Cheryl Barker, Martin Thompson, etc. / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Edo de Waart (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] G :- "A superb DVD that now becomes my top recommendation for this opera on DVD. The production is top-notch, and the orchestral contribution the strongest I have yet to hear" (MusicWeb Jan 2006) |
Barker
Utility (LP) [ SRD / 2 LP - released 28/Feb/2020 ] Pleasure-seeking and pain-avoidance as a rave metaphor fits the music of Sam Barker. The Berghain resident and Leisure System co-founder has spent the last few years exploring the euphoric potential of altering key variables in dance music... |
Ronnie Barker
The Very Best of Ronnie Barker (The Caricature Collection) [ Via Vision Entertainment / DVD - released 12/May/2011 ] PG :- |
TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI / DVORAK / COATES / OFFENBACH / etc
Pure Diva : - tribute to Joan Hammond Cheryl Barker 9soprano) /The Queensland Orchestra, Guillaume Tourniaire [ Melba Recordings SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] The ravishing Australian soprano Cheryl Barker has an important career in many major opera houses - English National Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera and The Royal Opera Covent Garden among them - and concert halls. She is widely... |
PUCCINI
Puccini Passions: over two hours of passionate arias sung in English Cheryl Barker / Dennis O'Neill / Cynthia Haymon / Susan Patterson / Alan Opie / Geoffrey Mitchell Choir / Gareth Hancock [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] This selection includes Puccini's most passionate arias, and is a perfect collection for both those keen to discover more about Opera in English, as well established Puccini lovers. |
JANACEK
Katya Kabanova (complete opera sung in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Gwynne Howell (bass) Kathleen Wilkinson (mezzo) Owen Webb (baritone) / Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Opera - 'This English-language performance captures the visceral impact of Janacek's great tragedy with unerring immediacy. Vividly recorded with magnificent orchestral playing, the drama is delivered with a... |
GEORGE DYSON
Quo Vadis: a cycle of poems Cheryl Barker (soprano) Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) Philip Langridge (tenor) / BBC National Chorus of Wales ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales ; Richar [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 26/May/2003 ] 'All four soloists are in superb voice, each of them strong, firm and characterful; and both choruses sing with fresh, incandescent tone... the result will delight all devotees of the English choral tradition.' - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine... |
JANACEK
The Makropulos Case (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) John Graham-Hall (tenor) / English National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] "This electrifying performance has been captured in sound that is exceptionally clear and full-bodied, and it also has great immediacy. I very much welcome a recording in English." (International Record Review March 2007) |
PUCCINI
Puccini = Passion - The Richard Bonynge Edition Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Orchestra Victoria / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "[Barker] is known as a highly skilled and committed singer who gives her all on the stage ... her tone, support of the voice and vocal characterisation is a joy ... Barker's interpretations make as satisfying a disc of this demanding repertoire as I... |
DVORAK
Rusalka (complete opera in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) / Rosario La Spina (tenor) / Bruce Martin (baritone) / Elizabeth Whitehouse (soprano) / Opera Australia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Opera in English / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Feb/2008 ] "Cheryl Barker's voice opens up excitingly on the top notes, but in the medium-high range her timbre has no especial qualities. She gives a committed performance" (MusicWeb March 2008) |
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Ha
Dear River [ Linn / CD - released 8/Jul/2013 ] |
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Ha
Dear River [ Linn / LP - released 7/Oct/2013 ] |
Les Barker
Earwigo [ Mrs Ackroyd Records / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] Recorded at Bromyard Folk Festival in 1987, 'Earwigo' features Les Barker performing solo and also with a band including Steve and Lesley Davies and Ian Blake. |
Les Barker
The Mrs Ackroyd Rock 'n' Roll Show [ Mrs Ackroyd Records / CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] This is a studio album from 1984, recorded with the help of Coventry band Quiet Riot. Les began his career as assistant to Mrs Ackroyd, a small hairy mongrel who lay around in folk clubs, bit people and became famous. |
RONNIE BARKER
Ronnie Barker at the Beeb [3 CD set] Ronnie Barker [ BBC Radio Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2004 ] Ronnie Barker at his brilliant best in a wonderful compilation that spans his thirty years in show business, from early radio appearances in The Navy Lark to the incomparable The Two Ronnies. |
TWO RONNIES
The Two Ronnies: the best of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett [ BBC Radio Collection / CD - released 4/Feb/2010 ] Includes the sketches such as "The Strange Case of Mrs Mace", "Plain Speaking", "Grublian", "Dr Spooner Re-Visited", "A Doctor's Life", and "About A Bout". |
Smith/Barker/Arguelles/Gewelt
Smith;Misty Morning&No Time [ Linn / CD ] |
Sophie Barker
Break The Habit [ Disco Geko CD / CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] Perhaps best known as one of the trio of original Zero 7 singers, alongside Sia and Mozez, Sophie's long-awaited 3rd solo album, 'Break the Habit', took 4 years to record but sees her more comfortable than ever in her own skin. Sophie Barker's... |
Travis Barker
Give the Drummer Some [ Interscope Records / CD - released 3/Mar/2011 ] The first solo record by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker features guest spots from The Cool Kids, RZA, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I.,Game, Raekwon, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Slash... |