|
|
|||||
Max Reger: The Major Organ Works2 CD / Signum UK / 2013-05-03 The two major organ works on these discs (his longest for organ) show Max Reger at the height of his powers; not only do they...continue... ![]() Alexander Levine: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom / Tenebrae1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-04-25 Works: Alexander Levine: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, for chorusConductors: Short, Nigel Ensemble: Tenebrae Tenebrae's latest disc on Signum sees their return to the repertoire of Russian composer Alexander Levine. The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom is Levine's...continue... Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Highbury, London (02/13/2012-02/15/2012)....continue... ![]() Jean Richafort (1480-1550) Requiem; Nicolas Gombert; Josquin Desprez; Jacquet of Mantua / The King's Singers1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-04-07 Works: Benedictus Appenzeller: Musae Jovis; Nicolas Gombert: Musae Jovis for 6 voices; Josquin Desprez: Salve Regina, motet for 5 parts; Nymphes, nappés/Circumdederunt me, song for 6 parts; Jacquet of ...Conductors: Ensemble: The King's Singers ![]() Rimsky-Korsakov: Excerpts from The Invisible City of Kitezh & Sheherazade / St. Petersburg PO, Temirkanov1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-03-07 Conductors: Temirkanov, YuriEnsemble: St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Although he was counted amongst Mily Balakirev's 'Mighty Handful' (which dedicated itself to pursuing a more purely Russian art music, as opposed to the Austro-German...continue... ![]() Benjamin Britten: The Canticles / Christopher Ainslie, Benedict Nelson, Martin Owen, horn, Lucy Wakeford, harp1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-03-07 As part of the celebration of Britten's Centenery in 2013, this new recording presents Britten's five Canticles, performed by tenor Ben Johnson with James Baillieu...continue... ![]() Schumann & Dvorak: Cello Concertos; Silent Woods / Jamie Walton, cello. Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orch.1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-03-07 Conductors: Ashkenazy, VladimirEnsemble: Philharmonia Orchestra Jamie Walton is joined by the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy for this new concerto recording of concertos and...continue... ![]() Richard Rodney Bennett: Letters to Lindbergh; The Ballad of Sweet William / NYCoS National Girls Choir, Philip Moore & Andrew West, piano1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-03-04 Conductors: Bell, ChristopherEnsemble: NYCoS National Girls Choir ![]() Mozart - Piano Concertos nos 24 & 27 / Alessio Bax, piano1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-02-24 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595; Variations (8) for Piano in A major on "Come un agnello", K 460 (454a)Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano] Conductors: Over, Simon Ensemble: ; Southbank Sinfonia Recording information: St Silas the Martyr Church, Kentish Town, London (06/07/2012-06/08/2012)....continue... ![]() Around Britten - works for solo cello by Benjamin Britten, John Tavener and Matthew Barley / Matthew Barley, cello1 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 ![]() Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos.1 & 2 / Joseph Nolan, Organ1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-02-07 Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Symphony for Organ no 1 in C minor, Op. 13 no 1; Symphony no 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2Performers: Nolan, Joseph ![]() Joby Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Fool's Paradise / Christopher Austin, RPO1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-01-07 Works: Joby Talbot: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Suite, for orchestra; Fool's Paradise, for orchestraConductors: Austin, Christopher Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard What Talbot has done to create the aural setting for the world down the rabbit-hole is extraordinary....continue... Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (11/10/2012-11/12/2012)....continue... ![]() Edward Elgar: "Go, Song of Mine" - Part-Songs and Choral Works / The Rodolfus Choir1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-01-07 Works: Edward Elgar: Go, Song of mine, Op. 57; Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30; O Salutaris Hostia I, for chorus in F major; Partsongs (3), Op. 18; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; I Sing the birth, carol for chorus...Performers: Jenkins, Sam Conductors: Allwood, Ralph Ensemble: ; The Rodolfus Choir Drawn from across the composer's lengthy career, this collection of Part-Songs and Choral Works explores the great variety and range within Elgar's work for choir...continue... Recording information: St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico....continue... ![]() Whither Must I Wander? English Songs by Vaughan Williams, Finzi and Quilter / David John Pike, baritone; Isabelle Trub, piano1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-01-01 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); I got me flowers, song for baritone, chorus (ad lib.) orchestra (Mystical Songs no 2); Love bade me welcome, song...Performers: Pike, David John; Trub, Isabelle Centered around Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel, this collection of English song brings together three now influential figures in the world of British music -...continue... Recording information: Centre ArcA, Bertrange, Luxembourg (01/2011); Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg (01/2011); Centre ArcA, Bertrange, Luxembourg (04/2012); Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxem...continue... ![]() The Seeds of Stars: Choral Music by Bob Chilcott / NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-12-05 Works: Bob Chilcott: The Shepherds Sing, for chorus; Nova! nova!, for chorus; The Heart-in-Waiting, for chorus; Pilgrim Jesus, carol for chorus; Jesus, springing, carol for chorus & organ; The Rose in the M...Performers: Belcyr, Marcin [Tenor Vocal]; Boduch, Mateusz [Saxophone]; Kuczera, Monika [Soprano Vocal]; Kujawa, Patrycja [Soprano Vocal]; Rzempoluch, Jacek Conductors: Chilcott, Bob Ensemble: ; NFM Wroctaw Philharmonic Choir Former King's singer Bob Chilcott conducts a stellar array of his choral music in a collaborative performance with the Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Described by the...continue... Recording information: Jan Kaczmarek Concert Hall of Radio Wroclaw (01/21/2012-01/22/2012)....continue... ![]() Khachaturian: Orchestral Suites from Spartacus & Gayaneh; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Temirkanov1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-04 Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite no 1; Spartacus Suite no 2; Gayaneh; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri Ensemble: ; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra The St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra are one of the classical world's most popular touringensembles, bringing an inimitable style and character to their performances under the...continue... Recording information: Great Philharmonic Hall, St. Petersburg (12/2005/12/2010)....continue... ![]() Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody; Sonata-Monologue for solo violin; Lyapunov: Violin Concerto / Udagawa, violin1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-04 Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto-Rhapsody for violin & orchestra in B flat minor; Sonata-Monologue, for solo violin; Sergey Lyapunov: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 61Performers: Udagawa, Hideko Conductors: Buribayev, Alan Hideko Udagawa returns to disc on Signum with a new album of Russian Romantic music from Aram Khachaturian and Sergei Lyapunov. The two composers represented...continue... Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (10/28/2011-10/29/2011)....continue... ![]() Naji Hakim: Saksobing Praeludier; Chamber Concertos nos. 1 & 2; Concerto for Organ no 4 / Naji Hakim, organ1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-03 Works: Naji Hakim: Sakskobing Preludes, for organ; Chamber Concerto no 1 "Solen skinner altid på Beirut"; Chamber Concerto no 2 "Kom, lad os gå til Betlehem"; Organ Concerto no 4Performers: Hakim, Naji Conductors: Ensemble: Danish Chamber Players A prolific composer and organist, Naji Hakim is truly one of the most versatile performercomposers working today, garnering praise from his numerous organ and composition...continue... Recording information: Nykobing Falster (09/08/2011-09/16/2011); Vangede Kirke (09/08/2011-09/16/2011)....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... ![]() Piano Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mussorgsky et al.1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major (Waldstein), Op. 53; Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vocalise; Franz Joseph Hayd...Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Crossland, Jill; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Lill, John; Nicolls, Sarah; Rhodes, James; Sweeney, Nicola; Vera, Ana-Maria; Williams, Llyr Conductors: Ensemble: Zoo Duet 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... ![]() 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... Conductors: 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... ![]() Mahler: Totenfeier; Songs of a Wayfarer / Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano. Jurowski1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-10 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Lieder eines fahrenden GesellenPerformers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)] Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment In this live recording from the Royal Festival Hall the OAE shines its musical torch into the realms of some later repertoire, shedding new light...continue... Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London (01/21/2011)....continue... ![]() The Best of the King's Singers - Music by Kodaly, Gibbons, Byrd, Sibelius, Whitacre, Bennett, Lennon, et al. / King's Singers2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06 Works: Cyrillus Kreek: Taaveti laulud; William Byrd: Mass for Four Voices; Civitas sancti tui; Carlo Gesualdo: In monte oliveti, tenebrae lesson for 6 voices, W. 7/9; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; John ...Conductors: Ensemble: King's Singers As part of Signum's 15th anniversary year we are delighted to release this celebratory collection of The Best of 'The King's Singers' - a 2-CD...continue... ![]() Signum Classics Anniversary Series - A Cappella Collection / King's Singers; Swingle Singers; BBC Singers; Voces8; Coro Cervantes1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06 Works: Walter Murphy: A Fifth of Beethoven; Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek, song; Bob Chilcott: Weather Report, for chorus; Swansongs Vol. 1, for chorus; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1;...Performers: Bellatrix; Ed Lewis / Jon Hendricks / Dave Lambert; Gabrielle / Jonathan Shorten; Spitf'ya Conductors: ; Chilcott, Bob; Short, Nigel; Aransay, Carlos Fernández Ensemble: ; BBC Singers; King's Singers; London Quartet; Swingle Singers 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... ![]() 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 Conductors: 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... ![]() Organs of Famous Cathedrals - works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wesley et al. / David Goode, Joseph Nolan, Simon Preston, Jeremy Filsell1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C minor, BWV 564; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata no 3 in A; Robert Schumann: Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op. 60; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Choral Song & Fugue; ...Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hakim, Naji; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; Nolan, James [Organ]; Nolan, Joseph; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Quinney, Robert; Vivian, James Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable ; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company; Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble); The Clerk... 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... ![]() Brahms: 4 Ballads; Variations on a theme by Paganini / Alessio Bax, piano1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06 Works: Johannes Brahms: Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76; Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano] The Italian-born pianist and Leeds competition winner Alessio Bax returns with his third solo recital disc for Signum. His program surveys a selection of highlights...continue... ![]() A Doll's House - works by Fitkin, Skempton, Montague, Bedford, Hayes, McGarr, Copeland / Ensemble Bash percussion ensemble1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06 Works: Graham Fitkin: Shard, for percussion ensemble; Howard Skempton: Slip-stream, for percussion ensemble; Stephen Montague: Rimfire, for percussion ensemble; David Bedford: Bash Peace, for percussion ens...Conductors: Ensemble: Ensemble Bash Percussion Ensemble Formed in 1992, the British percussion quartet ensemble bash has forged a reputation as one of the world's most innovative and groundbreaking chamber ensembles. Using...continue... ![]() Journey Into Light - Music for the Festivals of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas by E.Poston; W.McKie; Patrick Hadley; Judith Weir; Britten et al. / Choir of Jesus College Cambridge1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-09 Works: Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; William McKie: We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness, O God, for chorus & organ; Patrick Hadley: I sing of a maiden; Judith Weir: Advent Prose, for chorus; Jo...Performers: Austin, Alasdair [Treble]; Beetschen, Alexander; Bryan, Nico [Treble]; Crawshaw, Rebecca; Dixon, Robert; Hetherington, Olympia; Lambourn, Timothy; Leach, Edward; Senanayake, Jaliya; Smith, Matthew [B... Conductors: Williams, Mark Ensemble: ; Choir of Jesus College Cambridge A new festive release from the Choir of Jesus College Cambridge under their director Mark Williams - with additional performances from organists Robert Dixon and...continue... ![]() A Choral Christmas - works by Leighton; Poulenc; Taverner; Lauridsen; Whitacre; Chivers et al. / Rodolfus Choir1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-09 Conductors: Allwood, RalphEnsemble: Rodolfus Choir A leading light in the world of youth choral music, the Rodolfus Choir is made up of choristers from ages 16-25 who are past and...continue... ![]() Christmas - Henry John Gauntlett, Traditional, Various / Voces8
|
|||||
| ||||