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The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Renaissance Masterpieces: Allegri, Byrd Monteverdi & Tallis / Choir of King's College Cambridge

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Nigra sum sed formosa, antiphon for tenor (from Vespers), SV 206/3; Laudate, pueri, Dominum, motet for 8 voices & organ (...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hill, Martyn; Knapp, Peter [Bass/Baritone]; Noble, John; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge; Early Music Consort of London

This disc features some of the best-loved works of the 16th and 17th centuries, sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The choir has...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge....continue...

Renaissance Masterpieces / Ameling, Tear, Finley

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; William Byrd: Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB)
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hill, Martyn; Knapp, Peter [Bass/Baritone]; Noble, John; Rolfe Johnson...

Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge....continue...

Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / John Eliot Gardiner

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Alcina; Terpsichore; Il pastor fido
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Davies, Maldwyn; Findlay, Jane; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Ragin, Derek Lee; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene; Sm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Jean Gilles: Messe des morts / Philippe Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Jean Gilles: Requiem (Messe des morts); Michel Corrette: Le Carillon des Morts
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Nirouet, Jean; Rodde, Anne-Marie; Studer, Ulrich
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard

Jean Gilles, born in Avignon in 1668, enrolled in the cathedral school in Aix-en-Provence. Under the tutelage of Guillaume Poitevin, who nurtured his unmistakable talents,...continue...
Recording information: Karmelieter Kerk, Ghent, Belgium (01/1981)....continue...

Maynard: The XII Wonders of the World, 1611; Characters Songs

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-07-06

Works: John Maynard: The 12 Wonders of the World, for voices & ensemble; Thomas Campion: Jack and Joan, for voices, lute & ensemble; Tobias Hume: Tobacco for bass & ensemble; Anonymous, English: The Poor So...
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; Kirkby, Emma; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]; Skinner, John York; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke

Recording information: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, UK (01/1975)....continue...

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

Taverner: An Opera in Two Acts

2 CD / NM Classics Import / 2009-11-24

Works: Peter Maxwell Davies: Taverner, opera in 2 acts, J. 92
Performers: Chance, Michael; Graham-Hall, John; Hall, Peter; Hayes, Quentin; Hill, Martyn; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Kimm, Fiona; Pruslin, Stephen; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Sidhom, Peter; Wil...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Fretwork; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Recording information: Studios 1 and 2, BBC Maida Vale, London (12/05/1996-12/14/1996)....continue...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Earth and Air and Rain - Songs by Gerald Finzi

2 CD / Hyperion / 2009-08-11

Works: Gerald Finzi: Earth and Air and Rain, Op. 15; Till Earth Outwears, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano, Op. 19; I Said to Love for baritone & piano, Op 19b; A Young Man's Exhortation, Op. 14; B...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Hill, Martyn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"This welcome reissue of Hyperion's 1990 recording (66161) presents 43 of Finzi's 50 Hardy settings. Martyn Hill and Stephen Varcoe both have glowing light lyric...continue...

John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection / Richard Hickox, Michael Chance, Martyn Hill [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection
Performers: Chance, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Richardson, Stephen; Rozario, Patricia
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

This is the World Premiere performance of Sir John Tavener's epic work written for the new Millennium, recorded in St Paul's Cathedral, London, in January...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English
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Stravinsky: The Ballets / Robert Craft, et al

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-03-31

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion; L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Pe...
Performers: Beesley, Mark; Bickley, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Greenan, Andrew; Hall, Peter; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Longworth, Pippa; Montague, Diana; Preece, Simon; Richardson...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Cherubini: Dirge on the death of Joseph Haydn / Ferro, Schmiege, Hill, Barbacini, et al

1 CD / Phoenix Edition / 2009-01-27

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Dirge on the death of Joseph Haydn; Symphony in D major
Performers: Barbacini, Paolo; Hill, Martyn; Schmiege, Marilyn
Conductors: Ferro, Gabriele

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Vaugham Williams: Choral Works / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

4 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi; Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viol...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Barratt, Christine; Best, Jonathan; Bowen, John; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Dawson, Lynne; Dobi...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the Hyperion...continue...

A Portrait of Igor Stravinsky - His Works, His Life

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-02-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Pieces (3) for string quartet; Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano; Histoire du ...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bostridge, Ian; Cornwell, Joseph; Evitts, David; Ewing, Alan; Frautschi, Jennifer; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Hill, Peter; Humphries, Jon; Lane, Jennifer;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert; Kelly, Brett; Ward, Nicholas; Sanderling, Stefan; Shao, En; Studt, Richard; Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Fry; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Schirmer Ensemble; Simon Joly Chorus; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

From the Russian fairy-tale enchantment of 'The Firebird' to the austere ritual at the end of his 'Requiem Canticles' composed over half a century later,...continue...

Al fresco - Purcell: The Fairy Queen / John Eliot Gardiner

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: Evans, Wynford; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Hill, Martyn; Nelson, Judith [Soprano Vocal]; Penrose, Timothy; Priday, Elisabeth; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Stafford, Ashley; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]; Varcoe, Ste...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Purcell's 'Fairy Queen' was his grandest achievement, his most colourful score, with an emotional range from wit to mystery and much in between. The recording:...continue...

George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / Gardiner

6 CD / Erato / 2007-10-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Alcina; Terpsichore; Il pastor fido
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Davies, Maldwyn; Findlay, Jane; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Ragin, Derek Lee; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene; Sm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Donizetti: Dom Sébastien / Elder, Kasarova, Filianoti, et al

4 CD / Opera Rara / 2007-05-08

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Dom Sébastien
Performers: Bernays, John; Caruso, Carmelo; Cliffe, Nigel; Filianoti, Giuseppe; Gleadow, Robert; Hickenbottom, Lee; Hill, Martyn; Kasarova, Vesselina; Keenlyside, Simon; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Slater, An...
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"Donizetti considered Dom Sebastien, Roi de Portugal (1843), his final completed opera, written for the Paris Opera, to be his masterpiece, and in spite of...continue...

Howard Blake: Chamber Music / Byam-Grounds, English Serenata

1 CD / Meridian / 2007-01-09

Works: Howard Blake: Flute Quintet, Op. 493; Shakespeare Songs, song cycle for tenor & string quartet, Op. 378; Trio, for flute, cello & harp, Op. 559; Farewell My Gentle Harp, song, Op. 517; Penillion, fo...
Performers: Bass, Rowena; Bingham, Stephen; Bradley, Anna; Byam-Grounds, Gabrielle; Hill, Martyn; Spooner, Joseph; Stewart, Brenda
Conductors:
Ensemble: English Serenata

Howard Blake is one of the most popular and prolific living English composers. Successes include scores for films such as 'The Duellists' and 'A Month...continue...

Kagel: Duodramen, Szenario, Liturgien / Saarbrucken, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: Mauricio Kagel: Szenario, for strings & tape; Duodramen, for voices & orchestra; Liturgien, for soloists, double chorus & orchestra
Performers: Bischoff, Romain; Chalker, Margaret; Hermann, Roland; Hill, Martyn; Oosterkamp, Wout

Mauricio Kagel is a conductor, writer, teacher and self-taught composer, initially influenced by avant-garde figures such as Boulez and Stockhausen. 'Szenario,' scored for string orchestra...continue...

Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

Warlock: Capriol Suite, etc / Pople, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-10-10

Works: Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite, for full orchestra; The Curlew, song cycle for voice & small orchestra; Six English Tunes, suite for orchestra; Serenade for string orchestra; Six Italian Dances, for or...
Performers: Alty, Alison; Beckett, Edward; Gibbs, Robert; Hill, Martyn; Smith, Amanda; Stevens, Peter; Szucs, Ferenc
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Peter Warlock, pseudonym of Philip Heseltine, was born in London in 1894 and became a friend and protégé of Frederick Delieus. He published books and...continue...

Bach: Oratorio de Noël; Oratorio de Pâques; Oratorio de l'Anscension; Messe en si mineur [Box Set]

5 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-09-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hill, Martyn; Holl, Robert...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen

The Da Vinci Collection

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-05-16

Works: Guillaume Dufay: Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices; Ce moys de may, rondeau for 3 voices; Johannes Ockeghem: Ma bouche rit, chanson for 3 voices; Missa prolationum, for 4 voices; Josquin Despre...
Performers: Balloy, Philippe; Beavan, David; Becu, Wim; Bona, Jacques; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Brookes, Oliver; Chance, Michael; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dani...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London; Ensemble Gilles Binchois; Ricercare-Ensemble für Alte Musik, Zürich; The Hilliard Ensemble

War's Embers

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-05-09

Works: Gerald Finzi: Requiem Da Camera; Ivor Gurney: The Twa Corbies, for voice & piano; Black Stichel for voice & piano; Blaweary, for voice & piano; The Fiddler of Dooney; Goodnight to the Meadow, for voi...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; George, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

'If you enjoy English song, this set is a must ... The singers are Britain's best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of...continue...

Bax: Orchestral Works Vol 8 / Handley, Royal PO, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-04-18

Works: Arnold Bax: Enchanted Summer, for 2 sopranos, chorus & orchestra; Walsinghame, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Fatherland, for tenor, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Griffiths, Barry; Hill, Martyn; McWhirter, Lynore; Williams-King, Anne
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: Brighton Festival Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Even though Sir Arnold Bax was prolific in his career, he wrote little choral music and no operas or solo vocal pieces. The works on...continue...

Haydn: Seven Last Words of Christ / Bernius, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-03-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), o
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Holle, Matthias; Nielsen, Inga
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Mélancolie

2 CD / Naïve / 2006-02-21

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Anorga, Solange; Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam; Bayo, Maria; Cabasso, Laurent; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Christie, Nan; Eloir, Cecile; Gastinel, Anne; Greacen, Timothy; Hill, Martyn; Kaz...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Krivine, Emmanuel; Von der Goltz, Gottfried; Gardiner, John Eliot; Antonini, Giovanni; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Griffiths, Howard; Spering, Christoph; Robertson, David; Sempe, Skip;...
Ensemble: ; Accentus Chamber Choir; Chorus Musicus; Concerto Italiano; Das Neue Orchester; English Baroque Soloists; Il Giardino Armonico; Les talens lyriques; Lyon National Orchestra; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ens...

Schubert: The Complete Songs

40 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Song sketch in C minor, D. 1a; Lebenstraum ("Ich sass an einer Tempelhalle"), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 39; Hagars Klage ("Hier am Hügel"), song for voice & piano, D. 5...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berg, Nathan [...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen;
Ensemble: Holst Singers; New Company

'For Schubertians who failed to acquire many of the individual releases, this new box, weighing in at around £3 per disc, is an indispensable bargain'...continue...

Howells: Missa Sabrinensis, etc / Rozhdestvensky, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Herbert Howells: Missa Sabrinensis; Stabat Mater, for tenor solo, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Archer, Neill; Hill, Martyn; Jones, Della; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

This disc presents classic Chandos recordings of two spectacular choral works by a supreme master of the British choral tradition. Herbert Howell's music is distinctive...continue...

Tavener: Fall And Resurrection / Richard Hickox; Patricia Rozario; Michael Chance; Martyn Hill [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-08-16

Works: John Tavener: Fall and Resurrection
Performers: Chance, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Richardson, Stephen; Rozario, Patricia
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Singers; City of London Sinfonia; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

Run Time: 98 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC/PAL, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Subtitles: English
Country of Ori...continue...

The Art of the Recorder / David Munrow

2 CD / Testament / 2005-06-14

Works: Anonymous, English: English Dance (13th century); English Te Deum; Estampie from the Robertsbridge fragment; Anonymous, Italian: Saltarellos 1-4 (GB-LBl Add.29987); Jacques Barbireau: Een Vroylic Wes...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brookes, Oliver; Burrowes, Norma; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Hill, Martyn; Hogwood, Christopher; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lumsden, Alan; Munrow, David; Reid, ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: David Munrow Recorder Consort; Early Music Consort of London

David Munrow established his Early Music Consort of London in 1967 and much of his later work was based around this ensemble, with James Bowman,...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Pople, Liebeck, Hill, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-04-26

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Barrell, David; Hill, Martyn; Liebeck, Anne
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: New London Children's Choir

This recording features the London Festival Orchestra under the direction of its founder, Ross Pople. Pople was handpicked at age 23 by Yehudi Menuhin to...continue...

English Song / Langridge, Lott, Keenleyside, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: A Soft Day, for voice & piano; A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, for voice & piano, no 6, "Irish Skies" Op. 140/6; Liza Lehmann: Cherry Ripe (arr. of aria by Chas. Ed. Horn);...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bedford, Steuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hancock-Child, Nik; H...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duke Quartet

England boasts a long and distinctive tradition of song, equaled to that of any region in the world. This anthology offers a recent survey ranging...continue...

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex, Les Noces / Wells, Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; Wells, Alison; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus

"Robert Craft leads a thrilling performance of Oedipus Rex--incisive, swift, and as mercilessly inevitable as fate itself. From the opening bars, where those spine-chilling runs...continue...

Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder / O'Mara, Diener, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; O'Mara, Stephen; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

The most popular and the most important of all Schoenberg's choral works, 'Gurre-Lieder', part oratorio, part dramatic cantata, is a setting of poems by the...continue...
Recording information: The Colosseum, Watford, England (10/16/2001-10/20/2001)....continue...

Purcell - Theatre Music / Hogwood, et al

6 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge"; Distressed Innocence, or, the Princess of Persia, incidental music, Z. 577; The Married Beau, or, the Curious Impertinent, incidental music, Z. 603; ...
Performers: Bamber, Peter; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; George, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Keyte, Christopher; Kirkby, Emma; Lane, E...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

An extraordinary opportunity to own the theatre music of Henry Purcell in a compact set at a budget price. Outstanding artists and ensemble led by...continue...

Boulanger: Clairières dans le Ciel / Wood, Hill, Ball, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-05-01

Works: Lili Boulanger: Clairières dans le ciel (13), for voice & piano; Les Sirènes for mezzo-soprano, chorus & piano; Renouveau; Hymne Au Soleil for alto, chorus & piano; Pour les Funéraille...
Performers: Ager, Jeanette; Ball, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Pitt, Amanda; Townsend, Ian
Conductors: Wood, James

'Truly one of the great French song cycles of the first quarter of this century' (Fanfare, USA)

'Utterly seductive music with depth, sensitively performed. Highly recommended'...continue...

Music for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain / Munrow, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2004-04-01

Works: Anonymous, Cancionero de Palacio: Donde se sufre, Juana; Work(s); Guarda, donna, el mío tormento; Ave Virgo, gratia plena; Dios te salve, Cruz preciosa; Alonso: La tricotea Samartín &ag...
Performers: Bernard, Paul; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; Hogwood, Christopher; Laird, Michael; Munrow, David; Shaw, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert; Taylor, James; Tyler, James; Van Der Beek, Andrew
Conductors: Munrow, David
Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London

Classics - Bax: Orchestral Works Vol 6 / Thomson, London PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Arnold Bax: Russian Suite, for orchestra (arr. of piano pieces from 1912-1915); Work(s); Golden Eagle, incidental music for orchestra; Saga Fragment, for trumpet, strings, piano & percussion (arr. of...
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Hill, Martyn; Nunn, Richard
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Thomson possesses an intuitive understanding that allows more of the music to compel than one had dared hope... The London Philharmonic plays beautifully..." - The...continue...

John Hawkins: Voices from the Sea, etc / Hill, Pay, et al

1 CD / Meridian / 2003-06-03

Works: John Hawkins: Voices from the Sea; Variations for Piano; Waiting; Brief Encounters; Worlds Apart; Shadows; Disturbed Nights; Gestures; Quietus
Performers: Hill, Martyn
Conductors: Pay, Antony
Ensemble: Divertimenti

"John Hawkins is a name new to me and, I suspect, to most readers. But it is a name to remember... These evocative settings show...continue...

Britten: War Requiem, Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Hickox, etc

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-04-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Harper, Heather; Hill, Martyn; Langridge, Philip; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

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Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that...continue...

Blue - Handel: Acis & Galatea / Gardiner, Burrowes, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"A joy... glorious singing." -International Music Guide This title was a Gramophone Award Winner for 1978 in the Early Music category. It has been digitally...continue...

The English Song Series 1 - Walton / Lott, Hill, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: William Walton: The Winds, for voice & piano; Tritons, for voice & piano; Beatriz's Song, for voice and guitar or strings (from radio music for "Christopher Columbus"); Under the Greenwood Tree, for ...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]

"Waltonites will be pleased to know that the music is served well. Martyn Hill is sometimes thrown by the tricky intonation and declamation of 'Anon...continue...

Blue - Music of The Gothic Era / London Early Music Consort

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Léonin: Magnus Liber Organi (attrib.); Pérotin: Viderunt omnes; Sederunt principes; Anonymous, German: Alle, psallite cum luya; Anonymous: Amor potest conqueri, motet; S'on me regarde; ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; James, David; Nixon, John; Potter, John [Tenor Vocal]; Shaw, Geoffrey
Conductors: Munrow, David
Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London

"This is a very special album. It should be treasured." -Stereo Review "A fascinating selection of 39 marvelous pieces in vivid performances by skilled singers...continue...

A French Collection - Bizet, et al / Hill, Johnston, Ferber

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-03-06

Works: Charles Gounod: Où voulez-vous aller?; Viens, les gazons sont verts, song for voice & piano; César Franck: Nocturne, M 85; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Clair de lune; Ta...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Grainger Edition Vol 14 - Music for Chamber Ensemble 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-06-27

Works: Percy Grainger: Lord Peter's Stable-Boy, folk song for elastic scoring (3 instruments to full orchestra) (DFMS 1); The Shoemaker from Jerusalem (Jerusalems Skumager), folk song for flute, trumpet, vi...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Jones, Della; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Mozart: Requiem / Goodman, Janowitz, Hanover Band, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-06-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Bernheimer, Julia; Hill, Martyn; Janowitz, Gundula; Thomas, David [Bass Voice]
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Hanover Band; Hanover Band Chorus

Peter Dickinson: Song Cycles / Meriel Dickinson, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2000-04-01

Works: Peter Dickinson: Let The Florid Music Praise; Four W. H. Auden Songs; Dylan Thomas Song Cycle; E. E. Cummings Song Cycle; Three Comic Songs; Songs from "The Unicorns"; Surrealist Landscape for counte...
Performers: Bowman, Robin; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickinson, Peter; Hill, Martyn