Davis, Carl > Compact Disc

Carl Conducts Classical Festival Favourites by Copland, Sousa, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Elgar et al. /

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Brighton Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is a re-issue of a 1992 recording celebrating the years that Carl Davis conducted Summer Concerts....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

Bond for Orchestra - music from the films by John Barry, Paul McCartney, Marvin Hamlisch, Duran Duran / Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2013-01-29

Works: John Barry: Thunderball; Diamonds are Forever; Moonraker; Goldfinger; You Only Live Twice; The Living Daylights; Octopussy; On Her Majesty's Secret Service; The Man with the Golden Gun; From Russia w...
Performers: Barker, Guy; Goldsmith, Adam; Holmes, Dave; Pask, Andy; Sporcl, Pavel; Thomas, Ian; Vinter, Andy
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

Carl Davis presents a compilation of instrumental covers from the classic James Bond series....continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios....continue...

Movie Magic: Epics & Westerns - Screen Themes in 32-bit digital sound / Carl Davis, Royal PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Francis Lai: Where Do I Begin (for the film Love Story); Maurice Jarre: Somewhere My Love (from Doctor Zhivago); Lawrence of Arabia; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nineteen of the most memorable and stirring themes from cinema history, delivered in all their bombast and sensitivity by the Royal Philharmonic and composer and...continue...
Recording information: CTS Studios, London (1996)....continue...

Carl Davis: Ballade for cello and orchestra / Jonathan Aasgaard, cello

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Davis: Ballade, for cello & orchestra
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

In this premiere recording of the Ballade for cello and orchestra, we see a mature work of contemporary composer Carl Davis performed by the recipient...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (07/09/2011)....continue...

The Music of Upstairs Downstairs, Series 2

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Davis: Upstairs Downstairs (Series 2), music from the television series
Performers: Bishop, Dave; Blendis, Simon; Bradbury, Adrian; Buckton, Ben [Violin]; Burgess, Joby; Cohen, David; George, Richard; Gilliver, Rebecca; Goldsmith, Adam; Griffiths, Gareth; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Laure...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The 2010-2012 revival of the iconic 1970s drama Upstairs Downstairs on BBC called for new music to match the new drama. Enter contemporary British composer...continue...
Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Charlie Chaplin: City Lights / Jose Padilla

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-06-26

Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; City Lights Orchestra

"March 1989 saw a seismic change in the world's perception of Charlie Chaplin's work in the cinema with the first live screenings of his masterpiece...continue...

Ben Hur: MGM 1925 / Music composed and conducted by Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2012-05-29

Works: Miklós Rózsa: Ben-Hur, film score
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The Royal Liverpool Orchestra became identified with Carl Davis's score for the 1925 Ben-Hur after several performances in Liverpool and Cardiff in 1988. So well...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (03/05/1989-03/06/1989)....continue...

Famous Ballet Music - works by Adam, Delibes, Massenet, Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; The Sleeping Beauty, suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh, suite; Spartacus, suite; Masquerade, suite; Léo D...
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique; Simonov, Yuri; Davis, Carl; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For lovers of ballet music, this superb 5-disc set is an attractive collection of famous ballet music, featuring such immortal ballets from Tchaikovsky, Adam, Khatchaturian,...continue...

My First Violin Album / Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for two...
Performers: Frantz, Caspar; Handy, Thelma; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Jablokov, Alexander; Jandó, Jenö; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Yang, Tianwa
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Jean, Kenneth; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Izquierdo, Ernest M.; Davis, Carl; Kuchar, Theodore;
Ensemble: ; Ferenc Sánta & His Gypsy Band

From folk music to film music, the violin is the star of instruments. Millions of children all over the world learn how to play it...continue...

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

Up In Lights / Works by Gershwin, Lloyd Webber, Rodger

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2011-10-25

Works: John Kander: New York, New York (theme for the film New York New York); Richard Rodgers: Carousel; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats Suite for orchestra; Carl Davis: Hollywood, for orchestra ("Hollywood Them...
Performers: McLaren, Jenny; Trusler, Matthew
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Who doesn't want their name up in lights? The"X-Factor" era sparked inspiration for this album of Hollywood, Broadway & West End orchestral showstoppers. Featuring a...continue...
Recording information: Studio One, Abbey Road (2010-06-16_2010-06-17&2010-)....continue...

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto for Piano in F major; A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); Fidgety Feet, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical); But Not for Me, so...
Performers: MacGregor, Joanna [Piano]
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Joanna Macgregor returns with yet another incredible album: a collection of Gershwin, including Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, The Gershwin Songbook and Broadway...continue...

The Beatles for Orchestra / Favorites in Orchestral Arrangements / Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2011-08-30

Works: John Lennon: She Loves You; And I Love Her; Can't Buy Me Love; Eleanor Rigby; Hey Jude; The Long and Winding Road; Yellow Submarine; All You Need Is Love; Yesterday; Let It Be; Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da; Bl...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Callard, Pete; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Holmes, Dave; McManus, Steve; Owens, Rhys; Vinter, Andy; Wilkinson, Neal
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Inspired by a chance remark, come the Beatle's most popular pieces written for orchestra on this new Carl Davis release. With recording sessions at Abbey...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (11/18/2010); The Friary, Liverpool (11/18/2010); Abbey Road Studios (11/23/2010-11/24/2010); The Friary, Liverpool (11/23/2010-11/24/2010)....continue...

Monster Music: Classic Horror Music / William Stromberg

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-06-28

Conductors: Stromberg, William T.; Wit, Antoni; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra

Who on this planet has never seen KING KONG and heard Max Steiner's powerful innovative music more than once? Here's a treasure trove of classic...continue...

Heroines in Music / Music of Carl Davis

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2011-04-26

Works: Carl Davis: The French Lieutenant's Woman, a musical portrait for orchestra; Nocturne based on themes from "Hotel du Lac", for orchestra; Pride and Prejudice, suite for orchestra; Cranford Suite, for...
Performers: Aasgaard, Jonathan; Dickson, Amy; Power, Lawrence; Savage, Patrick; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]; Trusler, Matthew
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Carl Davis Collection presents Heroines in Music, a disc dedicated to the strong female characters depicted in Davis's film scores in newly arranged concert suites....continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, Trinity Square, London (2010-06-11_2010-06-12&2010-)....continue...

British Anthems

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-04-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Gustav Holst: The Planets; I vow to thee, my country; William Henry ...
Performers: Allsop, Christopher; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; King, Peter [Organ]; Lamb, Andrew; Rushforth, Philip
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Daniel, Paul; Leaper, Adrian; Halsey, Simon; Marlow, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; Edwards, Sian; Ormandy, Eugene; McGegan, Nicholas; Fraser, Donald
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensembl

Delibes: Sylvia Ballet Music; Lakmé; Le Roi s'amuse; Coppélia

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-04-12

Works: Léo Delibes: Sylvia; Lakmé; Le Roi S'amuse; Coppélia
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Carl Davis is a musician in the American tradition; born in New York, he composes, conducts, and does anything else that may be necessary to...continue...

Carl's War

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2010-11-16

Works: Carl Davis: The World at War, television series score; Goodnight Mr. Tom, for orchestra; Echos That Remain, for orchestra; Anne Frank Remembered, for orchestra; Rhapsody on Themes from The Snow Goose...
Performers: Davis, Carl [Conductor]
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Recording information: Czech National Symphony Orchestra Studio, Prague (06/27/2010-06/29/2010)....continue...

Sacred Seasons

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2010-10-26

Works: Carl Davis: A Christmas Carol, suite from the ballet; The Nativity Story, for orchestra; Eine Kleine Bachmusik (after Bach), for orchestra; Sacred Seasons (after Bach), for trumpet & orchestra; Morto...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall (2009-05-24_2009-05-26&2009-)....continue...

Bonnet Dramas Revisited

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-08-10

Works: Carl Davis: Pride and Prejudice; Cranford; The Far Pavilions; Wojciech Kilar: The Portrait of a Lady; Jim Parker: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling; Rachel Portman: Emma; The Duchess; Thomas Newm...
Performers: Barron, Rob; Buchanan, Isobel; Davis, Catherine; Kenny, Yvonne; Kinder, Charlotte; Pringle, John; Rieu, André; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]; Zamfir, Gheorghe [Pan Flute]
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Konícek, Stepán; Parker, Jim; Alwyn, Kenneth; Motzing, William; Burgon, Geoffrey; Fennell, Frederick; Emrys-Roberts, Kenyon; Bateman, Paul; Noble, Guy; Rieu, André; Hales,...
Ensemble: ; ABC Showband

Bernstein: Overture to Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-07-13

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; On the Waterfront
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Carl Davis is a musician in the American tradition - born in New York, he composes, conducts, and does anything else necessary to put his...continue...

Classical Top 100

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concerto for Flute "Il Gardellino"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Carnival of the Animals; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 331; Eine ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Boer, Harmen de; Crombach, Sara; Geiger, Gyorgy; Goldstein, Misha; Grafova, Maria; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; Hoek, Martijn van den; Holbling, Anna; Jerie, Marek; Jones...
Conductors: Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; ; Robev, Georgi; Sándor, János; Kosler, Zdenek; Heyerick, Florian; Davis, Carl; Lenárd, Ondrej; Vandernoot, An...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London; London Baroque; Musica ad Rhenum; New York Harp Ensemble

This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl...continue...

Napoleon

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2010-04-27

Works: Carl Davis: Napoleon, film score
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square (1983)....continue...

Carl Davis: Alice In Wonderland

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2010-01-26

Works: Carl Davis: Alice in Wonderland Ballet, ballet
Conductors: Davis, Carl

Recording information: Barrandov Smecky Sound Stage, Prague (11/27/2007-11/28/2007)....continue...

The Understudy [Original Soundtrack Recording]

1 CD / Carl Davis Collection / 2010-01-26

Works: Carl Davis: The Understudy, film score
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: London Studio Orchestra

Recording information: Smecky Studios, Prague, The Czech Republic....continue...

Little Music Lovers - Lullabies

1 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Lullaby; Stephen Foster: Beautiful dreamer; Jeannie with the light brown hair; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 5...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Popp, Lucia; Price, Leontyne; Su...
Conductors: Magiera, Leone; Karajan, Herbert von; Davis, Carl; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard

Film Music Classics - Great Movie Themes Vol 2 / Davis, Royal Liverpool PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Danny Elfman: Batman; Henry Mancini: Pink Panther; Lalo Schifrin: Mission Impossible; Francis Lai: Love Story; John Williams: Jurassic Park; Superman; Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet; The Godfather; Gabr...
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Music from Pirates of the Caribbean, The English Patient, Jurassic Park, Shakespeare in Love, Batman, The Pink Panther, Mission Impossible, Love Story, Superman, Romeo and...continue...

Christmas Classics / Davis, Rutter, Traulert, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Traditional: Angels from the realms of glory; The first nowell; Carol of the Bells; John Rutter: Nativity Carol; Jay Livingston: Silver Bells; Paul McCartney: Liverpool O...
Performers: Rutter, Claire; Traulert, Eric
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

A brilliant selection of Christmas classics, this CD shows a different side to the Halle and features new studio recordings by renowned producer Andrew Keener....continue...

The Classical Box

4 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Benko, Daniel; Bouskova, Jana; Crombach, Sara; Gandelsman, Yuri; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldstein, Mikhail; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Jerie, ...
Conductors: Shipway, Frank; Labadie, Bernard; Haenchen, Hartmut; Butt, Yondani; Bennett, Dwight; Farrer, John; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; Feeman, Paul; Susskind, Walter; Davis, Carl; Lücker, Peter; ...
Ensemble: ; Les Violons du Roy

Music for Weddings [RCA]

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-05-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Rinaldo; Coronation Anthem; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Marc-Antoine Charpen...
Performers: Cockerton, Andrea; Cotrubas, Ileana; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Marsalis, Wynton; McVicker, William R.; Rushforth, Philip; Watkinson, Andrew
Conductors: Watkinson, Andrew; Szell, George; Newman, Anthony; Davis, Colin; Bolton, Ivor; ; Cleobury, Nicholas; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; London Musici

Music for Driving [RCA]

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-05-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; George Fr...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Chen, Evelyn; Clark, James; Domingo, Placido; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Hattori, Joji; Hudson, John; Marwood, Anthony; Philogene, Ruby; Watson, Jani...
Conductors: Wand, Günter; Ermler, Mark; McGegan, Nicholas; Morricone, Ennio; Robinson, Peter; Paillard, Jean-François; Hattori, Joji; Davis, Carl; Leppard, Raymond; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Slatkin, Leona...
Ensemble: ; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Ensemble

Marilyn Horne - The Complete Decca Recitals

11 CD / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Otello; Tancredi; Semiramide; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola; L'assedio di Corinto; La donna del lago; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, op...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Horne, Marilyn; Katz, Martin
Conductors: Lewis, Henry; ; Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Rom...

"Each of the 11 CDs comes in a slip case with the original cover art, but no texts or translations are provided. At the price...continue...

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

The Christmas Spirit

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Holly and the Ivy (English); Work(s); Good King Wen...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Blades, James; Bowen, John; Briggs, David; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Pavarotti, Luciano; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; P...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Karajan, Herbert von; Rutter, John; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Jones, Philip; Guest, George; Davis, Carl; Willcocks, David; Munchinger, Karl; Boult, Adrian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir of Cambridge

The Only Classical Album You Will Ever Need

2 CD / Sheridan Square / 2007-06-26

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Ludwig van Be...
Performers: Beltrami, Antonio; Cheek, John; Darré, Jeanne-Marie; Ferrante, John; Feyer, George; Fleisher, Leon; Gershwin, George; Hadley, Jerry; Kent, Garrison; Meredith, Morley; Stahlman, Sylvia; Tomasow...
Conductors: Somary, Johannes; Janigro, Antonio; Shaw, Robert; Ermler, Mark; Schmidt, Ole; Rossi, Mario; Davies, Dennis R.; Davis, Carl; Paavo, Järvi; Abravanel, Maurice; Schifrin, Lalo [Composer]; Comission...
Ensemble: ; Camerate of St. Andrew; I Solisti di Zagreb

Carl Davis: Aladdin / Davis, Malaysian PO

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Carl Davis: Aladdin, ballet
Conductors: Davis, Carl

"The composition of scores for silent film classics has become Davis's speciality over the past quarter of a century, and many of the same techniques...continue...

Film Music Classics - Frankel: Curse of the Werewolf, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-05-16

Works: Benjamin Frankel: The Curse of the Werewolf; So Long at the Fair; The Net; The Prisoner
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A Christmas Nativity

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; Christmas Traditional: I Wonder As I Wander (American); Away in a Manger; Il est né, le divin enfant (French); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Child...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Martineau, Malcolm; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scott, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tebaldi, Renata; Terfel, Bryn; Thalben-Ball, George,...
Conductors: Westenburg, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Music], John Scott [Choral; Bonynge, Richard; Sanchez, Damian; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Rutter, John; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Davis, Carl; Pinnock, Trev...
Ensemble: ; Bilbao Choral Society; Clare College Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; The English Concert; Vienna Singverein

The Nativity, the enchanting and enduring story that tells of the birth of Jesus Christ, is perhaps the best known tale in the history of...continue...

Sunday Morning Favourites

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01

Works: John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: ; Williams, Guy; Davis, Carl; Kakhidze, Djansug; Jackson, Don; Chang, Yun-Sung
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Piano Quintet; Elizabethan Consort; Oxford Baroque

Gentle classical music `Easy on a Sunday morning' This collection of music is perfect for making a slow start to the day. So get the...continue...

The British Cello Phenomenon / du Pré, Marriner, Isserlis

2 CD / Cello Classics / 2004-06-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008;...
Performers: Baillie, Alexander; Barbirolli, John, Sir; Bartlett, Ethel; Benson, Clifford; Brown, Ian [Classical]; Byfield, Jack; Carr, Colin; Clark, Raymond; Cohen, Robert; Constable, John; Cummings, Douglas; Da...
Conductors: Cameron, Douglas; Fenby, Eric; Lambert, Constant; Marriner, Sir Neville; Finzi, Christopher; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, Andrew; Davis, Carl; Watkins, Paul
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Newbury String Players; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House ...

The British Cello Phenomenon: A Survey of 29 Great Performers

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2004-03-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn...
Performers: Baillie, Alexander; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Bartlett, Ethel; Benson, Clifford; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Byfield, Jack; Cameron, Douglas; Carr, Colin; Clark, Raymond; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Cons...
Conductors: Fenby, Eric; Lambert, Constant; Finzi, Christopher; Gardelli, Lamberto; Marriner, Sir Neville; Litton, Andrew; Davis, Carl; Davies, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Newbury String Players

Kiri: A Portrait

2 CD / Decca / 2004-02-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Joseph Canteloube: Baïlèro; Chants d'Auvergne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, ...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bär, Olaf; Bar, Olaf; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bonynge, Richard; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor ...
Conductors: Barlow, Stephen; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Fischer, György; Davis, Colin; Rudel, Julius; Dutoit, Charles; Rosem, Barry; Davis, Carl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Ricc...
Ensemble: ; Lynn Harrell and Instrumental Ensemble

Personnel: Olga Hegedus (cello); Mitsuko Uchida (piano); Chris Bowers Broadbent (organ)....continue...

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

Simply Christmas

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Lowell Mason: Jo...
Performers: Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David [Organ]; Cleobury, Stephen; Corkhill, David; Domingo, Placido; Finucane, Tom; Haynes, Simon; Hughes, Christopher; Keenlyside, Simon; Kendall, William; Lamb...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Willcocks, David, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Stephen; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Guadagno, Anton; Münchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, C...
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group members; Goldsborough Orchestra; Ki...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Abbey Road Ensemble; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; London Symphony Orchestra; Lusher, Don; New World Philharmonic, The; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Or...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Maori Vocal Group; National Philharmonic Orchestra London members; New ...

Personnel: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Jeremy Budd (treble); Richard Anaru (guitar); Jim Hughes (harmonica); Don Lusher (trombone); Laurie Holloway (piano); Mickey Ututaonga (drums, percussion); Charli...continue...

Enduring Freedom - America's Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Irving Berlin: God Bless America; Samuel Augustus Ward: America the Beautiful; George M. Cohan: You're a grand old flag; Woody Guthrie: This Land is You...
Performers: Horne, Marilyn; Luxon, Benjamin; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Willison, David
Conductors: Rogers, Eric; Williams, John [Composer]; Davis, Carl; Mantovani, Annuncio Paulo; Rudel, Julius; Bashford, Rodney; Hunsberger, Donald; Pope, Douglas A.; Fennell, Frederick
Ensemble: Annunzio Paolo Mantovani Chorus; Boston Pops; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Eric Rogers Chorale; Eric Rogers Orchestra; Grenadier Guards Band; Mantovani & His Orchestra; Mormon Ta...

Music for Royal Occasions

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-09-01

Works: R.A. Ridings: Fanfare for a Royal Occasion, for band; William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Giulio Cesare,...
Performers: Souter, Martin
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

The monarchy remains as popular as ever. Here is a programme of music for royal occasions, from coronations to weddings. Choirs, orchestras, military bands, organs...continue...

God Bless America - The Ultimate Patriotic Album

1 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: American Traditional: Yankee Doodle, song; Shenandoah, folk song; The Marine Corps Hymn; John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Irving Berlin: God Bless America; G. S. Scofield: Battle Hymn o...
Performers: Band Of The Grenadier Guards; Bashford, Rodney; Black, Stanley; Davis, Carl [Conductor]; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Fennell, Frederick [Conductor]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Sopran...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Rogers, Eric; Davis, Carl; Ottley, Jerold D.; Black, Stanley; Harris, Frederick J.; Ozawa, Seiji; Bashford, Rodney
Ensemble: ; Band of the Grenadier Guards; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Eric Rogers Chorale; Eric Rogers Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

God Bless America: The Ultimate Patriotic Album gathers over an hour's worth of official and unofficial American anthems, including the Eric Rogers...continue...

Christmas Adagios - Works by Adam, Schubert, Harold Darke. Christmas Traditional / Karajan, Pavarotti, Gheorghiu, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Performers: Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Bostridge, Ian; Briggs, David; Carter, Elinor; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Ca...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Lewis, Henry; Guadagno, Anton; ; Malcolm, George; Marin, Ion; Music], John Scott [Choral; Davis, Colin; Bonynge, Richard...
Ensemble: ; German Bach Soloists