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Around Britten - works for solo cello by Benjamin Britten, John Tavener and Matthew Barley / Matthew Barley, cello

1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-02-07

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87; Greensleeves, folksong arrangement for high voice & piano; Folksongs (7), Volume 1; The Holy Sonnets; Gloriana; Oliver Cromwell, for voice & piano...
Performers: Barley, Matthew

Signum Classics Anniversary Series The Early Music Collection / Cordaria; The Clerks Group; Gabrieli Consort & Players; King's Singers; Voces8 et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolin, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Murphy, Emma; Parle, Nicholas; Perillo, Linda; Reiter, Walter
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Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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...

Jamie Walton & Daniel Grimwood / Shostakovich, Britten & Prokofiev

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-02-05

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Benjamin Britten: Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119
Performers: Grimwood, Daniel; Walton, Jamie

Jamie Walton and Daniel Grimwood continue their performance partnership with this recording of sonatas for cello and piano by Shostakovich, Britten and Prokofiev. Both Walton...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Leys, Monmouthshire, Wales (02/16/2011-02/18/2011)....continue...

Joby Talbot: Tide Harmonic

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-09-02

Works: Joby Talbot: Tide Harmonic, for violin, viola, cello, harp, celeste, harmonium, piano & percussion
Performers: Burdge, Ian; Chater, Eos; Farrer, Rob; Gibson, Steve [Percussion]; Goff, Morgan; Holland-Smith, Jeremy; Kienan, Patrick; Koster, Rick; Morris, Manon; Nelson, Everton; Rowlands, Deian; Talbot, Joby; W...
Conductors: Holland-Smith, Jeremy

Joby Talbot studied with Simon Bainbridge at the Guildhall and in 2004 was named Classic FM's first Composer in Residence. The 2008 dance collaboration, Eau,...continue...
Recording information: Lyndhurst Studios, London, England (07/2009-08/2009)....continue...

Chopin: Cello Sonata; Introduction & Polonaise; Saint-Saens: Cello Sonata No. 2

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-06-04

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in F major, Op. 123; Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and P...
Performers: Grimwood, Daniel; Walton, Jamie

All Music Guide - Mike Brownell
The latter half of the 19th century produced relatively few chamber works featuring the cello. Among those that did emerge...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone, Monmouthshire (04/11/2010-04/12/2010)....continue...

Mike Sheppard: The Soul Rests Eternal

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-02-04

Works: Mike Sheppard: Prologue, for cello; Elegy for a Lost Son, for cello & orchestra; Artemis & Orion, for cello & orchestra; Despite the Falling Snow, for cello & orchestra; Soliloquy, for cello; Lullaby...
Performers: Dale, Caroline; Smith, Mike
Conductors: Sidwell, Steve

A close brush with his own mortality eighteen months ago was the driving force behind Mike Sheppard's decision to focus solely on his composing, putting...continue...
Recording information: Phoenix Sound, Pinewood Studios (08/02/2010-08/09/2010)....continue...

Walton: Cello Concerto: Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-01-02

Works: William Walton: Concerto for Cello; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Performers: Black, Nigel; Walton, Jamie
Conductors: Briger, Alexander

The outstanding British cellist Jamie Walton returns to disc on Signum, accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Alexander Briger. This disc includes William Walton's 1975...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (12/22/2009-12/23/2009)....continue...

John Metcalf: Paths Of Song

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-09-06

Works: John Metcalf: Septet, for flute, clarinet, harp & string quartet; Llwybrau Cân (Paths of Song), for string quartet; Castell Dolbadarn, for harp & cello; John W. Metcalf: Mapping Wales, for harp ...
Performers: Campbell, David; Davies, Philippa; Thomas, Nicola; Turner, Eleanor

Paths of Song is a new collection of works by leading Welsh contemporary composer John Metcalf. They explore a variety of engaging themes and ideas,...continue...

John Metcalfe: Constant Filter

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-07-08

Works: John Metcalfe: Tracing the Outline, suite for cello & electronics; Constant Filter, for cello & electronics; Kite, for cello, piano & electronics; Lonely Bay, for cello & electronics; As She Fell, el...
Performers: Barley, Matthew; Wass, Ashley

"this disc is full of experiments. They are handled by some very sensitive musicians and mostly work very well. It is a fascinating program, and...continue...
Recording information: The Home Studio....continue...

Deep In My Soul / Music for Flute

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-04-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Work(s); Lisa Friend: Deep in My Soul; Ennio Morricone Medley; Camille Saint-Saëns: Ascanio; romance; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Edward German: Romance for Clar...
Performers: Friend, Lisa [Flute]; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Kinkaid, Mark; Redford, Martin

Lisa Friend started the flute age five. At sixteen she studied in New York with flautist Renee Siebert of the New York Philharmonic. She was...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, UK (04/02/2009-04/03/2009)....continue...

Rachmaninoff: Sonata For Piano & Cello In G Minor Op 19

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-12-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36
Performers: Grimwood, Daniel; Walton, Jamie

Jamie Walton is a rising international soloist with a distinctive voice of his own. Renowned for his purity of tone and uncompromising nature, Jamie is...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone, Monmouthshire (02/04/2009/02/05/2009)....continue...

Duruflé: Requiem, Motets / Jeremy Backhouse , et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-06-06

Works: Jean-Jacques Grunenwald: Tu es Petrus; Psaume CXXIX (De Profundis), version for chorus & organ; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Requiem
Performers: Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: Vasari Singers

Combining Gerorian chant with his own unique compositional style, Durufle's 'Requiem' has proved to be one of the most popular and enduring choral works of...continue...

Tavener: Songs of the Sky; Martland, Watkins, Yarde, O'Regan / Britten Sinfonia

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-04-16

Works: Steve Martland: Tiger Dancing, for strings; Huw Watkins: Dream, for violin, clarinet & piano; Tarik O'Regan: Raï, for chamber ensemble; Jason Yarde: Who Knows the Beauty?, for chamber ensemble; ...
Performers: Bending, Adrian; Cornes, Jeremy; Cox, Michael; Dale, Miranda; Daniel, Nicholas; Daniels, Charles; Dearnley, Caroline; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Farrall, Joy; Finnimore, Clare; Hawley, Joy; Ibragimova, A...

'Songs of the Sky' is the first in a new series of discs in collaboration with the Britten Sinfonia. How does music react when cultures...continue...

Glass: Facades; Rogers, Muczynski, MacDonald, Painter, Fitkin: Contemporary Works for Saxophone / Lara James, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-04-11

Works: Rodney Rogers: Lessons of the Sky, for oboe (or soprano saxophone) & piano; Robert Muczynski: Sonata for saxophone & piano, Op. 29; Colin MacDonald: Here Again, for saxophone & cello; Philip Glass: F...
Performers: James, Lara; Price, Kathryn; Young, Jeremy
Conductors: Kok, Nicholas

The saxophone is truly an instrument of the modern age, with many composers drawn to the unique tones and colors of which it is capable....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2; Britten: Cello Symphony

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-02-07

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Walton, Jamie
Conductors: Briger, Alexander

Jamie Walton's latest venture with the Philharmonia Orchestra, led by Alexander Briger, covers two more contemporary Cello works; Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 2, and Britten's...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (03/01/2008-03/02/2008)....continue...

Messiaen: Chamber Works / Schellhorn, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-09-01

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Fantasie for Violin and Piano; Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Le merle noir; Piece for Piano and String Quartet; Work(s)
Performers: Clark, James; Cohen, David; Honore, Philippe; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Robson, Barnaby; Schellhorn, Matthew; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]

Marking one hundred years since the birth of the composer, Signum Classics are proud to announce the release of a collection of Messiaen's chamber work,...continue...

Elgar, Myaskovsky: Cello Concertos / Jamie Walton, Briger, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-03-04

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Nikolay Myaskovsky: Concerto for Cello in C minor, Op. 66
Performers: Walton, Jamie
Conductors: Briger, Alex

The cello concertos of Elgar and Myaskovsky written in 1919 and 1944 respectively, engender few similarities these days but make an exciting coupling due not...continue...

Songs from the Pleasure Garden - Boyce, Croft, Eccles, etc

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-06-02

Works: Maurice Greene: Orpheus with his lute; Go, Rose, My Chloe's Bosom Grace, song; William Boyce: Orpheus and Euridice; The Pleasures of Spring Gardens, Vauxhall; The Non-Perreill, song; William Croft: H...
Performers: Gurney, Tristan; Langridge, Jennifer; Langridge, Philip; Layfield, Malcolm; Norris, David Owen

"The songs are excellently well chosen; Langridge is particularly attracted to those numbers that accentuate witty turns of phrase, such as Daniel Purcell's "Cupid Make...continue...

Bach: Six Solo Cello Suites / David Kennedy

2 CD / Signum UK / 2007-02-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Kenedy, David

Bach's Solo Cello Suites are unsurpassed masterpieces, depicting a complex universe of spirit, thought and human emotion. The inventiveness, breath of wisdom and unsurpassed beauty...continue...

From Jewish Life - Bruch, Bloch, Bernstein, et al / Marleyn

1 CD / Signum UK / 2004-04-03

Works: Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47; Ernest Bloch: Sonata for Cello and Piano; From Jewish Life; Méditation hébraïque; Baal shem; Joachim Stutschewsky: Kinah; Tra...
Performers: Lenehan, John; Marleyn, Paul

Pellegrina's Delight - Vivaldi / Hennessy, Parle, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2003-09-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for Oboe and Basso Continuo in C minor, RV 53; Sonata for Violin, Oboe, Organ and Chalumeau in C major, RV 779; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, RV 28; Trio So...
Performers: Hennessy, Gail; Holman, Sally; McCarthy, Peter; Parle, Nicholas; Richter, Rodolfo; Sharman, Katherine

Forqueray: Jupiter, etc / Ng, Charivari Agréable Simfonie

1 CD / Signum UK / 1999-04-30

Works: Antoine Forqueray: Pièces de viole
Performers: Deats, Gareth; Heinrich, Susanne; Ng, Kah-Ming; Pell, Susanna; Sayce, Lynda; Stott, Rachel; Webber, Oliver
Conductors: Ng, Kah-Ming
Ensemble: Charivari Agréable Simfonie