Since you are interested in Before Life & after Sonnets of J. Donne op.35 / Winter Words op.52 / etc, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: The Opera Collection [27 CD set incls 'Zoroastre', 'Castor & Pollux' & 'Hippolyte et Aricie'] Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg, Gawllw Mechaly, Anne Maria Panzarella, Mireille Delunsch, Zeger Vandersteene, Sophie Daneman, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 27 CD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2014 ] This budget-priced box brings together nine of Rameau's operas and music from four of his other stage works, all in performances led by seven conductors who played a leading role in the revival of interest in Rameau's music over the past 30 years. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
On Wenlock Edge / Piano Quintet / etc Mark Padmore (tenor) Alison Dods (violin) / The Schubert Ensemble [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "Listening to this fine new release and revisiting the comparative versions of On Wenlock Edge - sheer indulgence! - I'm struck by the excellence of all of them...this new Chandos disc is an outstanding release and admirers of Vaughan Williams can... |
JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Lute Songs (with Britten-Nocturnal) Mark Padmore (tenor) Elisabeth Kenny (lute) Craig Ogden (guitar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "A terrific disc which demonstrates how flexibly Dowland's line can be treated in expressing the nuances of the texts." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Feb 2008) |
GEORGE DYSON
Nebuchadnezzar / Woodland Suite / etc Mark Padmore (tenor) Neal Davies (bass-baritone) / BBC Symphony Chorus / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 31/Oct/2007 ] "Enthusiasts for the festive yet idiosyncratic mainstream of British choral music need look no further." (MusicWeb April 2008) |
BRITTEN / FINZI / TIPPETT
Who are these children? Mark Padmore (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "A much-praised singer steps into the recital spotlight" Editor's Choice Gramophoen Magazine May 2005 |
HANDEL
'As steals the morn' scenes and arias for tenor [with FREE Harmonia Mundi catalogue] Mark Padmore (tenor) / The English Concert, Andrew Manze (with Lucy Crowe, sop) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD/Book - released 15/Jan/2015 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Winner 2008 (Best Vocal Recording) - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine May 2007 |
J.S. BACH
St John Passion (Complete Oratorio) with Cantatas BWV22, 23, 127 & 159 Sibylla Rubens, Andreas Scholl, Mark Padmore / Collegium Vocale, Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Herreweghe Bach Edition / 3 CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] 2003 Grammy Award Nomination: Best Choral Performance - "superbly conceived and excitingly performed production of Bach's 1725 score" - Classics Today |
MENDELSSOHN
Songs and Duets Vol 3 Sophie Daneman (soprano) Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] The Mendelssohn songs without words may indeed outshine the Lieder in our contemporary consciousness, but here we find domestic bliss in pure musical form. |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love (Complete Opera) Stephen Varcoe (bass) Susan Gritton (soprano) / Northern Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] "Not a weaklink in the largely British cast. Donald Maxwell is a sympathetic Falstaff. And the Northern Sinfonia and Sinfonia chorus perform with exquisitely articulated verve. An absolute delight." ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) - BBC Music... |
HUMMEL
Mass in D minor / Salve Regina Susan Gritton / Pamela Helen Stephen / Mark Padmore / Stephen Varcoe / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] 'But Susan Gritton sings it [Salve Regina] with gusto, while she and the other soloists form a well-blended quartet in the Mass, whose performance under Hickox is confident and shapely, as well delivered in warm lucid sound.' BBC Music Magazine |
PURCELL
Odes for the Feast Day of Saint Cecilia (Incl Hail! bright Cecilia) / Te Deum / Funeral for Queen Mary Susan Hamilton (soprano) Siri Thornhill (soprano) Robin Blaze (countertenor) Mark Padmore (tenor) / Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2014 ] "These are beautiful performances...invigoratingly sculpted by Herreweghe...Indeed, the new disc deserves the blessing of Cecilia herself." - Classical Insites |