GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Juan Diego Florez, Isabel Rey, Ruggero Raimondi, Oliver Widmer / Nello Santi (cond) [ Decca Music Group Limited Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Mar/2009 ] Decca presents Florez in one of his most famous stage roles with this performance of Donizetti's irresistible comedy from Zurich Opera House. This is the first recording, both audio and visual, of Flórez singing the role of Ernesto. |
OLIVER DAVIS
Davis: Solace Oliver Davis (Piano and Vocals), Kerenza Peacock, Jonathan Hill (Violins), Katherine Jenkinson, Nicholas Holland (Cellos) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Recorded at the height of the international Covid lockdown, Oliver Davis's sixth album for Signum is a feat of both technological as well as artistic achievement. Following from draws together artists from across the globe for a selection of moving... |
Oliver Nelson
The Blues And The Abstract Truth: The Stereo & Mono Versions (2CD) [ Green Corner / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2017 ] |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Immortal Beloved: Beethoven Arias Chen Reiss (soprano), Oliver Wass (harp) / Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr [ Onyx / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "With stunning accompaniments under Richard Egarr this is a thrilling disc with largely unhackneyed Beethoven works - an ideal addition to many Beethoven enthusiasts' collection." MusicWeb Recommended May 2020 |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (Complete ballet recorded in 1999) Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin / Nadja Saidakova, Vladimir Malakhov, Oliver Matz / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Arthaus Musik / DVD - released 27/Jun/2002 ] In 1999, exactly 107 years - to the day - after the first performance in St. Petersburg, Patrice Bart's choreography of Tchaikovsky's worldwide success The Nutcracker premiered at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. |
SCHUMANN / DARGOMIZHSKY / FRANCK / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Decades: A Century of Song Vol. 4 1840-1850 Florian Boesch (baritone), Alexey Gusev (baritone), Samuel Hasselhorn (baritone), Anush Hovhannisyan (soprano), Oliver Johnston (tenor), Nick Pritchar [ Vivat / CD - released 17/Jan/2020 ] "Any collector of this revelatory series is going to want this new disc" (Gramophone) |
ROBERT SAXTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saxton: Concerto for Orchestra / The Circles of Light / etc London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] Robert Saxton was born in London in 1953 and started composing at the age of six. Guidance in early years from Benjamin Britten and Elisabeth Lutyens was followed by periods of study at both Cambridge and Oxford Universities. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas (complete ballet) London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 3/Mar/1990 ] Original CD Edition with 70 page booklet |
Oliver Nelson
Black, Brown & Beautiful (Gatefold LP) [ Flying Dutchman Records / LP - released 31/Mar/2023 ] Beautiful" saw legendary composer and arranger Oliver Nelson musically address the state of black America in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King. Tracks like 'Requiem', 'Lamb Of God' and 'Martin Was A Man, A Real Man' directly address... |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard (Limited Red Vinyl LP) [ Young / LP - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Richard II (recorded live in 2013) Royal Shakespeare Company / David Tennant (Richard), Oliver Ford Davies (Duke of York), Michael Pennington, Nigel Lindsay [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100... |
JULIAN ANDERSON
Anderson: Heaven Is Shy Of Earth Susan Bickley (mezzo) / London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Oliver Knussen [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION TOP THREE - Contemporary |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Orchestral Works (Incls Sinfonia da Requiem, Simple Symphony & Prince of the Pagodas) Leif Ove Andsnes, Peter Donohoe, Simon Rattle, Paavo Berglund, Oliver Knussen, etc [ EMI Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 4/Feb/2013 ] "And there are no duds and some real winners among these performances, which bid fair to rival Britten's own survey for Decca." MusicWeb |
BEDRICH SMETANA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Smetana: Libuse (Festive Opera In 3 Acts) Eva Urbanová, Vratislav Kriz, Ludek Vele, Helena Kaupová / Prague National Theatre Chorus & Orchestra, Oliver Dohnanyi [ Supraphon / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2009 ] "The cast is splendid, reflecting that the extraordinary musical traditions of the Czech's (Europe's most musical nation?) are alive and well. The whole performance captures the sense of occasion." MusicWeb |
ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Konigskinder (complete opera recorded in 2010) Zurich Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Isabel Rey, Oliver Widmer / Jens-Daniel Herzog (cond) [ Decca DVD / DVD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] Tenor superstar Jonas Kaufmann leads the cast in the first-ever DVD release of the beautiful fairytale opera from the composer of Hänsel und Gretel. The German tenor is "the fairytale prince of most opera-goers' dreams - young, reckless,... |
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Konigskinder (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Zurich Opera / Jonas Kaufmann, Isabel Rey, Oliver Widmer / Jens-Daniel Herzog (cond) [ Decca Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2014 ] Tenor superstar Jonas Kaufmann leads the cast in the first-ever Blu-ray release of the beautiful fairytale opera from the composer of Hänsel und Gretel. |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard [ Young / Cassette - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard [ Young / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
Oliver Sim
Hideous Bastard (LP) [ Young / LP - released 9/Sep/2022 ] The debut solo album from Oliver Sim (vocalist and bassist of The xx), Hideous Bastard is a deeply self-confessional journey of fear and shame inspired by the queer horror films he loves. Oliver is joined by Jamie xx, who produces Hideous Bastard... |
Oliver Tree
Cowboy Tears (LP) [ Atlantic / Warner / LP - released 29/Jul/2022 ] This body of work sees Oliver carefully crafting a "cowboy emo" aesthetic unlike anything you've seen or heard. Oliver decided to craft an album that was more focused and draws equally from the genres of alternative, pop, and country, taking sonic... |