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Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
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Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Choral Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Hawes, Tallis, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Bob Chilcott: The lily and the rose, for chorus; Leona...
Performers: Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Swait, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: ; Short, Nigel; Chilcott, Bob; Vivian, James; Cullen, Joseph; McCreesh, Paul; Dixon, Alistair; Nicholas, Benjamin; Skidmore, Jeffrey; Backhouse, Jeremy; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Al...
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra; Ex Cathedra Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's Singers; Tenebrae; The Sirens (A Capella)

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Christmas - Henry John Gauntlett, Traditional, Various / Voces8

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-08

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); Away in a Manger; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Cov...
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Ensemble: Voces8

The international award-winning octet, VOCES8, has established itself at the forefront of British a cappella. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique Jazz...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, England (08/21/2011-08/24/2011)....continue...

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 3 / Amanda Roocroft, soprano. Fiona Janes, mezzo, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Neal Davies, baritone

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-12-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Airs chantés, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 46; Colloque, for soprano, baritone & piano, FP 108; Les bijoux aux poitrines, mazurka for voice & piano (Mouvements du coeur), FP...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Fox, Sarah; Lemalu, Jonathan; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Ann; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Oliemans, Thomas
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)....continue...

Music from Diaghilev's Ballet Russes

3 CD / Signum UK / 2011-10-03

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Anatol Lyadov: Baba-Yaga, Op. 56; The enchante...
Conductors: Fischer, Thierry

The relatively short artistic collaboration between Igor Stravinsky and Serge Diaghilev's Ballet Russes resulted in works that remained consistently popular with audiences the world over...continue...

London Chamber Orchestra plays Ravel, Fauré, Poulenc, Ibert

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-09-02

Works: Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Jacques Ibert: Divertissement, for chamber orch...
Performers: Rogé, Pascal
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra

The LCO return to disc on Signum with a new programme of French orchestral works by Ravel, Fauré, Poulenc and Ibert. Their 'LCO Live' series...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London....continue...

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 2 / Milne, Anderson, Murray and Lott

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-07-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Toréador, song for voice & piano, FP 11; Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne (3), for voice & piano, FP 57; Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 94; ...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Lemalu, Jonathan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]

Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)....continue...

Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Francis Poulenc: Les Biches

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-06-04

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Francis Poulenc: Les biches (The Does), ballet, FP 36
Conductors: Fischer, Thierry
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The conclusion to a three part-series of Igor Stravinsky's ballets from Sergei Diaghilev's Ballet Russes, performed by BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer....continue...
Recording information: St David's Hall, Cardiff (06/19/2009)....continue...

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 1

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Cocardes, song cycle for voice & piano (or ensemble), FP 16; C'est ainsi que tu es (Métamorphoses, no 2); La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7); A sa guitare; Épi...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Lemalu, Jonathan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]

This release marks the first in a new series charting the complete songs of Francis Poulenc, performed by some of the greatest singers of the...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)....continue...

Langlais: Messe Solenelle

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-08-07

Works: Jean Langlais: Messe Solennelle for chorus & organ; Déodat de Sévérac: Tantum Ergo; Pierre Villette: O salutaris hostia, for chorus, Op. 21; O quam amabilis es, for chorus, Op. 71; Jes...
Performers: Goode, David

Eton College Chapel Choir perform an enchanting selection of 20th Century French Choral and Organ music. As well as music by composers who were at...continue...
Recording information: Eton College Chapel (2009-01-11&2009-01-18&1009-)....continue...

Figure Humaine: Choral Works by Francis Poulenc

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-06-08

Works: Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Litanies à la vierge noire de Rocamadour; Salve Regina; Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126; Figure humaine; Petites prières (...
Performers: Clifton-Griffith, Natalie

Francis Poulenc is now considered to be among the most important composers of choral music of the 20th Century. Yet his early career reveals no...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, Eng (06/22/2009-06/24/2009)....continue...

King's Singers - Live at the BBC Proms

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-12-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Chansons françaises (8), for chorus, FP 130; John McCabe: Scenes in America Deserta; Orlande de Lassus: Dessus le marche d'Arras, chanson for 6 voices, B. xi/105 (S. xvi/152);...
Performers: King's Singers

Recording information: Royal Albert Hall....continue...