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Britten: Songs, Vol. 2 / Clayton, Johnston, Spence, Hulett et al.; Malcolm Martineau, piano

2 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-12-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a; Chamber Music V, song for soprano or tenor & piano; A Cha...
Performers: Atherton, Elizabeth; Clayton, Allan; Hulett, Benjamin; Johnston, Jennifer; Martineau, Malcolm; Mason, Benedict; Spence, Nicky; Tritschler, Robin

As before, on the second volume of Onyx's highly praised survey of all Britten's songs for voice and piano, the great song cycles rub shoulders...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Snape Maltings (2010-01-14_2010-01-17&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...

Britten: Complete Songs, Vol. 1 / Andrew Tortise, James Geer, Ben Johnson, Caryl Hughes

2 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: To lie flat on the back, song for high voice & piano; Night covers up the rigid land, song for high voice & piano; A Dirge, song for voice & piano (juvenilia); Virtue in Deeds Not W...
Performers: Broderick, Katherine; Greer, James; Hughes, Caryl; Johnson, Ben; Martineau, Malcolm; Smith, Philip [Baritone]; Tortise, Andrew; Tritschler, Robin

Throughout his creative life, Benjamin Britten was a prolific composer of songs, producing over 100 settings for voice and piano, in addition to the works...continue...
Recording information: Britten Studio, Snape Maltings (2010-01-14_2010-01-17&2010-)....continue...

Schumann, Mahler, Britten / Ann Murray, Malcolm Martineau

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Benjamin Britten: A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41; Cabaret songs (4) for Hed...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm; Murray, Ann

"What a perceptive and versatile recitalist Ann Murray is to each group of songs Murray brought a perfectly judged sense of style and delivery. Just...continue...

Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; et al / Bullock, Martineau

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Romeo and Juliet, incidental music, o.Op. 86 (TrV 150, AV 86); Die erwachte Rose ("Die Knospe träumte von Sonnenschein"), song for voice & piano, o.Op. 66 (TrV 90,; Begegnung, A...
Performers: Bullock, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm

Susan Bullock, one of today's leading dramatic sopranos, offers a stunning recording for Avie's innovative Crear Classics series with a recital of songs which are...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Enchantment / Magdalena Kozená

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Charles Gounod: Cinq Mars; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesa...
Performers: Delgado-Boge, Claire; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Marcinger, Ludovit; Martineau, Malcolm; Massis, Annick; Parat, Edwige; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Swierczewski, Michel; Goebel, Reinhard; Stryncl, Marek; McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ; Musica Florea

A richly-colored voice, a perfect technique and a vivid musical imagination: the recipe for a portrait of an exceptional artist. 'Enchantment' is a personal selection...continue...

My name is Barbara / Barbara Bonney, soprano, Malcolm Martineau, piano

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Roger Quilter: Elizabethan Lyrics (7) for voice & piano, Op. 12; Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Poems by Fiona MacLeod (3), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 11, A. 57-59; Aaron Copland: Songs (3), for v...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Martineau, Malcolm

"This CD marks an auspicious start to the Onyx label with a discerningly chosen program splendidly performed and recorded. If this is to be typical...continue...

Silent Noon / Bryn Terfel, Malcolm Martineau

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-04-12

Works: Roger Quilter: Shakespeare Songs (3) for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 6; Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal for voice & piano, Op. 3/2; Elizabethan Lyrics (7) for voice & piano, Op. 12; Ivor Gurney: E...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm; Terfel, Bryn

"The bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, with Malcolm Martineau a true partner at the piano, offers another program of English songs and is in glorious voice, his...continue...

Songs / Magdalena Kozena

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-07-13

Works: Maurice Ravel: Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109; Ottorino Respighi: Il tramonto; Erwin Schulhoff:...
Performers: Barta, Jiri; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Henschel, Christoph; Kozená, Magdalena; Martineau, Malcolm

"Magdalena Kozena is casting her net ever wider in time and space. An intriguing catch of song from the first half of the 20th century...continue...