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Recorder Bravura - Works by Sarasate; Paradis; Chopin; Massenet; Wessely; Finzi; Gossec et al. / Piers Adam: recorder; Howard Beach: piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Sicilienne for keyboard in E flat major; Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, f...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard

The inspiration for this project came with the discovery of a wealth of extravagant salon music written for a now-obsolete wind instrument called the czakan....continue...
Recording information: Vestry Hall, London College of Music (03/1997)....continue...

Shine & Shade: English 20th Century Recorder Music by Fulton, Rubbra, Bowen, Berkeley, Gregson, Swann et al. / Piers Adams, recorder; Julian Rhodes, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Norman Fulton: Scottish Suite; Edmund Rubbra: Meditazioni sopra "Coeurs désolés", for recorder & harpsichord (or flute/oboe & piano), Op. 67; York Bowen: Sonata for treble recorder & pi...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Rhodes, Julian

It is arguably only in the 20th century that the recorder has found its true expressive voice. The music on this album is a testimony...continue...
Recording information: Bexhill-On-Sea, England (10/1993)....continue...

The English Nightingale: Virtuoso Recorder Music from Reniaissande to Romantic / Piers Adams: recorder; Howard Beach: keyboards; David Watkin: cello

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Jacob van Eyck: Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen"; Der Fluyten Lust-hof; Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Crecquillon's "Onques amour" for ensemble; William Croft: Sonata in G major; Arcang...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David

Piers Adams is widely regarded as one of the greatest recorder players of our time. He has worked tirelessly to develop the recorder's repertoire and...continue...
Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, East Cheam (11/1989)....continue...

Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos; Handel: Recorder Sonatas / Piers Adams, recorder; Howard Beach, harpsichord, organ; David Watkin, cello

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Piccolo in A minor, RV 445; Concerto for Recorder in C minor, RV 441; Concerto for Flute in D ma...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: Musica Da Camera

Piers Adams is widely regarded as one of the greatest recorder players of our time. He has worked tirelessly to develop the recorder's reputation as...continue...

English Recorder Music

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Gordon Jacob: Variations for recorder & piano; Cyril Scott: Aubade, for alto recorder & piano; Edmund Rubbra: Sonatina for treble recorder & harpichord, Op. 128; Passacaglia sopra "Plusiers regrets",...
Performers: Ball, Andrew; Winters, Ross [Recorder]

All the works recorded on this CD have direct associations with recorder pioneer and virtuoso Carl Dolmetsch (1911 - 1997), mainly through his vigorous efforts...continue...
Recording information: Old Granary Studio, Maypole Green, Norfolk, England (03/24/2000-03/25/2000)....continue...

Nightmare in Venice / Red Priest

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-06-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, Op. 3 no 8/RV 522; Robert Johnson / Nicholas Le Strange: English Fantasy Suite, for c...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Bishop, Julia; Carcassi, Tommaso; East, Angela; Walmsley, Peter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Red Priest

"Nightmare In Venice is a deliciously Baroque Halloween-fest if there ever was one. Replete with hissing and catcalls, this disc is a chiller... Image is...continue...

D. Scarlatti: Complete Sonatas Vol 5 / Richard Lester

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2007-08-07

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D major, K 484/L 419; Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 485/L 153; Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 486/L 455; Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, ...
Performers: Evans, Nerys; Lester, Elizabeth; Lester, Richard

Volume five of a brand-new series of the complete Keyboard Sonatas with appendices and recent discoveries, plus six Continuo sonatas. Thirty-eight CDs in total in...continue...

Twentieth Century British Choral Music / Darlington, et al

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-10-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); Hodie (This D...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Farr, Stephen; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Mauric...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: English String Orchestra

Meditations for All Seasons - Music for Spring, Summer, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland:...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Bennett, Elinor; Bowyer, Kevin; Cornes, Jeremy; Hall, Judith; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Maurice; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Lawson, Colin; Leister, Karl;...
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Fischer, Adam; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon; ; Swierczewski, Michel; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Brandis Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Scottish Cha...

Tippett conducts Tippett - Concertos, Ritual Dances, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Michael Tippett: Ritual Dances from "The Midsummer Marriage", for chorus ad lib & orchestra; The Midsummer Marriage, opera in 3 acts; Praeludium, for brass, bells & percussion; Suite in D major for t...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Baillie, Alexander; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Cullis, Rita; Curtis, Mark; Ha...
Conductors: Tippett, Michael; Boughton, William
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra

This CD set is released in honor of Sir Michael Tippett, who passed away on January 8th, 1998. It contains important recordings of some of...continue...