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I Wonder as I Wander / Rutter, Vaughn Williams, Chilcott, Nixon, Howells, Jones, Mendelssohn, Preston, Cooman / Brian Jones, The Copley Singers / Christian Lane, organ and piano

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2012-11-13

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film ...
Performers: Jones, Brian; Lane, Christian [Organ]; Malkus, Sean [Tenor Vocal]; McCullough, Graeme; Moyer, Sarah [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Jones, Brian
Ensemble: ; The Copley Singers

"I wander as I wander" was recorded at Harvard Memorial Church with the Copley Singers, a professional choir under the direction of Brian Jones (who...continue...
Recording information: Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2012-06-11_2012-06-12&2012-)....continue...

British Clarinet Sonatas: works by Stanford, Bliss, Bax, Ireland and Howells / Michael Collins, clarinet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: John Ireland: Fantasy-Sonata, for clarinet & piano in E flat major; Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 129; Arthur Bliss: Pastoral, for clarinet & piano, F. 92; Arnold Bax: S...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; McHale, Michael

Chandos presents the first volume in a new series of British Clarinet Sonatas, featuring the exclusive Chandos artist Michael Collins in works by Bax, Bliss,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (04/30/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

English Clarinet Sonatas - works by Ireland, Bax, Horovitz, Howells, Arnold / David Jarzynski, clarinet; Anna Czaicka, piano

1 CD / Dux (Poland) / 2012-03-13

Works: John Ireland: Fantasy-Sonata, for clarinet & piano in E flat major; Arnold Bax: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in D major; Joseph Horovitz: Sonatina for clarinet & piano; Herbert Howells: Sonata for c...
Performers: Czaicka, Anna; Jarzynski, David

Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw (07/06/2010-07/09/2010)....continue...

My True Love Hath My Heart - English Songs, Howells, Britten Ireland, et al. / Sarah Connolly, ms

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Folksongs (7), Volume 3; How sweet the answer, folksong for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 4); Corpus Christi Carol, for voice or unison chorus & organ; Early one morning, for voic...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Martineau, Malcolm

Connolly received excellent reviews for her recital performance of 'English Songs' on April 11, 2011 at Alice Tully Hall, NYC. The NY Times wrote: 'Ms...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (02/01/2011-02/02/2011)....continue...

Tennyson's Maud: Songs by Bennett & Howells / Stephen Roberts, baritone; Terence Allbright, piano

2 CD / Prelude / 2011-10-25

Works: Arthur Somervell: Maud, song cycle for voice & piano; William Sterndale Bennett: Six Songs, for voice & piano, Op. 23; Indian Love, song for voice & piano, Op. 35/7; Winter's Gone, song for voice & p...
Performers: Allbright, Terence; Roberts, Stephen

This release is a double CD featuring Tennyson's poems. Maud Song Cycle has music by Somervell and readings by Gabriel Woolf. A booklet with printed...continue...

Severn & Some - Songs by Guerney, etc / Williams, Allan

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Ivor Gurney: On your midnight pallet, for voice & piano; Dearest, when I am dead, for voice & piano; Edward, Edward, for voice & piano; Dreams of the sea, for voice & piano; In Flanders for voice & p...
Performers: Allan, Susie

This new release affords the listener a brief but fascinating glimpse into the life of Ivor Gurney, his friends and fellow composers. Recognized for his...continue...

Down by the Salley Gardens: 19th & 20th Century English Songs / Bejun Mehta

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-09-13

Works: Herbert Howells: King David for voice & piano; Songs, Op. 22; The Little Boy Lost, song; Roger Quilter: Shakespeare Songs (5), Op. 23; Come away death, for voice & piano, Op. 6/1; O mistress mine, fo...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]

Down by the Salley Gardens offers a vivid and varied cross-section of English song, ranging from the Edwardian aesthetic of Quilter and early Vaughan Williams...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2010)....continue...

An Irish Songbook / Ailish Tynan

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Thomas Dunhill: Cloths of Heaven for voice & piano, Op. 30/3; Samuel Barber: Solitary Hotel, song for voice & piano (Despite and Still), Op. 41/4; Hermit Songs, Op. 29; The Desire for Hermitage, song...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Tynan, Ailish

Iain Burside and Ailish Tynan return to Signum with their second disc of Irish Songs and arrangements - this time from a range of different...continue...
Recording information: St Paul's Church, Deptford, London (04/22/2009-04/24/2009)....continue...

English Piano Music: Gurney, Elgar, Howells

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2010-12-02

Works: Ivor Gurney: Preludes (9), for piano; Nocturnes (2), for piano; Revery, for piano; To E. M. H. --a Birthday Present from Ivor, for piano; A Picture, for piano; Edward Elgar: Allegro, concert solo fo...
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Gravill, Alan

These recordings, originally recorded for the Gamut label in the 1990s and featuring rarely recorded works in the piano repertory, are now available again on...continue...

Choral Music by Herbert Howells

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-07-08

Works: Herbert Howells: The summer is coming; Sweetest of sweets; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; One Thing Have I Desired, motet for chorus & organ; Antiphon; Walking in the Snow, for chorus & organ; A Grace...
Performers: Harris, Dorothea; Jones, Alex; Lee, Simon; McIntosh, Fergus; Ogilvie, Imogen; Roberts, Marcus; Walker, Margaret; Winpenny, Tom

"Eschew vibrato as a choir, and you risk the ignominy of uncovering all kinds of approximations in pitch, ensemble and inflection. While few groups can...continue...
Recording information: St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood (01/02/2009-01/06/2009)....continue...

Angel Songs

1 CD / ABC Classics / 2010-05-30

Works: Billy Joel: Lullabye "Goodnight, my angel"; Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel; Dorian Le Gallienne: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, for chorus; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. ...
Performers: Biber, Kristy; Bradley, Jonathan; Bryson, Rochelle [Violin]; Clark, Peter [mandola/fiddle]; Delbridge, Lerida; Landgren, Rachel [Vocals]; Leprohon, Sylvie [Flute]; Reynolds, Timothy; Riley, Stuart; R...

Be utterly charmed by this delightful disc celebrating various types of angel! One of Australia's finest choirs presents an all-new recording of angelic music, from...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Trinity College, Royal Parade, Parkville, vic (12/01/2008-12/05/2008)....continue...

A Ceremony of Carols

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Hugo Distler: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Trond Kverno: Ave maris stella, for choir; John Tavener: The...
Performers: Gabrielsen, Stephen; Kohler, Jason [Tenor Vocal]; Sanford, Skye [Soprano Vocal]; Strom, William [Vocals]
Conductors: Rossin, Thomas D.

Alleluia!

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-09-22

Works: Anonymous: Halle, Halle, Halle; Precious Lord; Ludwig van Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), oratorio, Op. 85; Rene Clausen: All That Hath Life and Breath, Praise Ye...
Performers: Cowden, John; Hayes, Lisa; Santillanes, Miguel; Snell, Charley; Thoreson, Deborah

Songs for Ariel / James Bowman, Kenneth Weiss

1 CD / Satirino / 2009-09-01

Works: Anonymous, English: Salve Regina; John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339 "Ode for St Cecilia's Day"; Don Q...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Ducornet, Marc; Weiss, Kenneth

"Far from a retrospective recording, however, Songs for Ariel is a vibrant performance that amply demonstrates the continuing vitality and beauty of Bowman's voice." -...continue...

Warlock: The Frostbound Wood, etc; Howard, Howells, Roe / Timothy Travers-Brown, Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-05-09

Works: Peter Warlock: My little sweet darling, for voice & string quartet; Take, O Take Those Lips Away, for voice & piano (Saudades no 2); And wilt thou leave me thus?; Sleep, for voice & piano; The Droll ...
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Travers-Brown, Timothy

Recording information: Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England (2006-11-03_2006-11-04&2008-)....continue...

Dreams and Fancies

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: John Ireland: If there were dreams to sell; Frederick Delius: Songs (7) from the Norwegian, for voice & piano, RT v/9; Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Silver, for voice & piano, Op. 30/2; Five Eyes, for voice...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Howells, Britten, Vaughan Williams: Sonatas for Violin and Piano / Gilbert, Wass

1 CD / Centaur / 2008-06-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in E major, Op. 18; Benjamin Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor
Performers: Gilbert, John; Wass, Susan

Violinist John Haspel Gilbert was appointed to the faculty of the Texas Tech University School of Music as Artist-Performer and Professor of Violin in 1995....continue...

English Song Anthology / Janet Baker, Martin Isepp

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-01-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mystical Songs (5); Songs of travel; John Ireland: Sixteenth-Century Poems (5); Songs (3) to poems by Thomas Hardy; Michael Head: A piper; Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: This is a sac...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Isepp, Martin

"the great thing is that the records are back again, and 'glorious' is indeed the word. ..The voice is absolutely radiant, the glow of youth...continue...

Angels On High: A Robert Shaw Christmas

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: Traditional: O come, O come Emmanuel; The first nowell; What is this lovely fragrance?; While by my sheep; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Eric Harding Thiman: Carol of the Birds; Guillaume Costeley: All...
Performers: Blalock, David; Borland, William; Carter, Donna; Chandler, Janice; Elrod, Pam; Mackenzie, Norman; Mayer, Sean; Murray, Katherine; Nealon, Patricia; Remy, Elisabeth; Soles, Nanette; Spalinger, Anne-Ma...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

Among the grand and brilliant choruses that are staple parts of any Robert Shaw Christmas concert are the quieter moments, lightly accompanied if at all,...continue...

Nicholas Daniel, Julius Drake - Finzi, Patterson, Howells

1 CD / Leman Classics / 2006-02-01

Works: Gerald Finzi: Interlude for oboe & string quartet, Op. 21; Paul Patterson: Duologue for oboe & piano; Herbert Howells: Sonata for oboe & piano
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Drake, Julius [Piano]

"Finzi's lush, lovely, tragic, and beautiful 'Interlude' gets its first recording for the oboe and piano here, though there have been many since. Daniel and...continue...

Howells: Piano Concerto no 2, Concerto for Strings, Dances

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: Herbert Howells: Concerto for string orchestra; Dances (3) for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 7; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C major, Op. 39
Performers: Stewart, Malcolm; Stott, Kathryn
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

"The orchestration is brilliant and colorful. Highly enjoyable music. The performers all put great effort into their work. The results are quite stunning. The sound...continue...

Howells: Lambert's Clavichord, Howells' Clavichord / McCabe

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-09-13

Works: Herbert Howells: Lambert's Clavichord; Howells' Clavichord, Book I; Howells' Clavichord, Book II
Performers: McCabe, John [Composer, Piano]

"Anyone who enjoys, say, Grieg's Holberg Suite or Respighi's Ancient Aris and Dances will adore these treasurable, miniature distillations of the English Tudor tradition. Devoted...continue...

Carols from King's College

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (E...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]

Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet, Violin Sonata no 3, etc / Mobius

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Rhapsodic Quintet, for clarinet quintet, Op. 31; Sonata for clarinet & piano; Prelude, no 1 for Harp; A Near-Minuet for clarinet & piano; Sonata for violin & piano no 3 in E minor, O...
Performers: Honore, Philippe; Nicholls, Alison; Plane, Robert; Rahmann, Sophia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mobius

"This is an excellent sampler of chamber music by Herbert Howells." - Ritter, American Record Guide...continue...

Howells: Violin Sonatas, etc / Barritt, Edwards

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-02-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in E major, Op. 18; Cradle Song, for violin & piano, Op. 9/1; Sonata for violin & piano no 3 in E minor, Op. 38; Pieces (3) for violin & piano, Op. 2...
Performers: Barritt, Paul; Edwards, Catherine

'Barritt and Edwards pour their hearts into this music which rewards them - and us - equally and in kind. A significant gap in the...continue...

Elaine Douvas - Principal Oboist, Metropolitan Opera

1 CD / Boston Records / 2003-11-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Eugene Goossens: Pastorale et Arlequinade, for flute, oboe & piano, Op. 41; Herbert...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Asin, Nadine; Broadway, Kenneth; Bunch, Kenji [Viola]; Douvas, Elaine; Kreger, James; Nielsen, Erik

Favourite English Songs / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-08-27

Works: Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; Edward Elgar: Queen Mary's Song, for voice & piano; Thomas Dunhill: The Wind among the Reeds, song cycle for voice & orchest...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Felicity Lott is joined by Graham Johnson in this recital disc entitled "Favorite English Songs" which combines some of the best-known songsin the British repertoire...continue...

20th Century British Music for Oboe / McMullen, Herbener

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2002-02-19

Works: Richard Rodney Bennett: After Syrinx for oboe & piano; Herbert Howells: Sonata for oboe & piano; Gordon Jacob: Bagatelles (7) for oboe; Lennox Berkeley: Sonatina for oboe & piano, Op. 61; Edmund Rubb...
Performers: Herbener, Catherine; McMullen, William

Personnel: William McMullen (oboe).

Recording information: Kimball Recital Hall, Lincoln, NE (05/11/1998-05/14/1999)....continue...

Howells: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2, etc / Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: Herbert Howells: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 4; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C major, Op. 39; Penguinski, ballet
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"His [Howells's] musical style touches on Bax, Ravel, even Rachmaninoff, is often modal...often dips into atonality. The melodies are long and meandering, English in flavor,...continue...

English Music for Clarinet / Thea King, Clifford Benson

2 CD / Hyperion / 1997-09-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 129; Howard Ferguson: Short Pieces (4) for clarinet (or viola) & piano, Op 6; Gerald Finzi: Bagatelles (5) for clarinet & piano, Op. 23; Wi...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; King, Thea

"The English clarinet tradition is well documented in this set...The listener unfamiliar with this repertoire will no doubt be taken by the variety of musical...continue...

Howells/Stevens: Piano Music

1 CD / Guild / 1996-04-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Gadabout; Pieces (3), Op.14; Sonatina; Bernard Stevens: Fantasia on Giles Farnaby's Dreame, for piano, Op. 22; Sonata in One Movement, Op. 25; Aria, for piano
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]

Herbert Howells: To Chosen Hill à / Lyric Quartet

1 CD / Metier / 1992-05-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 21; Fantasy String Quartet, Op. 25; Rhapsodic Quintet, for clarinet quintet, Op. 31
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; West, Andrew
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lyric Quartet

All three works on this recording date from the teens of the 20th century and were written within a period of three years — one...continue...
Recording information: St. Silas Church, London NW5 (04/06/1992-04/08/1992)....continue...