Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard] > Cantata/Oratorio

Hadley, Sainton / Bamert, Archer, Richardson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Philip Sainton: The Island, tone poem for orchestra; Nadir, tone poem for orchestra; The Dream of the Marionette, ballet; Patrick Hadley: The Trees So High, symphonic ballad for baritone, chorus & or...
Performers: Archer, Neill; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

"...the music conveys a wistful, often disturbing intensity unusual for an English work of the period... this is headily evocative stuff, and Anglophiles everywhere will...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 6 / Tomlinson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 38...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shore, Andrew; Tomlinson, John; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: ; Leeds Parish Church Chorus

"John Tomlinson is one of the finest singing actors on the opera scene today. He is unsurpassed in Wagner, but here he dispays his versatility...continue...

Handel: Messiah (Complete)

2 CD / Philips Import / 2001-01-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Harper, Heather; Lang, William; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Wakefield, John
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Musically, the star of this show is soprano Heather Harper. She recorded this at age 33 with profound devotion to Handel, fine ornamentation, flawless technique...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Davis, Harper, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1993-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Harper, Heather; Lang, William; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Wakefield, John
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Alldis, John
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra