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Alexander Goehr: Marching to Carcassonne; When Adam Fell; Pastorals / Peter Serkin, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Alexander Goehr: When Adam Fell, for orchestra, Op. 89; Pastorals, for orchestra, Op. 19; Marching to Carcassonne, for piano & orchestra, Op. 74
Performers: Serkin, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

A unique programme of music by Alexander Goehr unavailable elsewhere on record. The composer's close association with conductor Oliver Knussen and pianist Peter Serkin give...continue...

Oliver Knussen: Autumnal; Choral; Violin Concerto; Requiem; Songs for Sue / Leila Josefowicz, violin; Alexandra Wood; Huw Watkins; Claire Booth

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Oliver Knussen: Choral, for band; Autumnal, for violin & piano (Triptych, Part 1); Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Secret Psalm, for violin; Prayer Bell Sketch, for piano, Op.29; Concert...
Performers: Booth, Claire; Josefowicz, Leila; Knussen, Oliver; Watkins, Huw; Wigglesworth, Ryan; Wood, Alexandra
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Wigglesworth, Ryan
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Technophonia brings together cutting edge music interfaces used by Drake Music Scotland, the nation's leading arts organization providing music-making opportunities for people with disabilities. Olive...continue...

Alexander Goehr: Colossos or Panic; The Deluge; etc. / Hilary Summers, Clair Booth

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Alexander Goehr: Colossos or Panic, for orchestra; The Deluge, cantata for 2 voices & orchestra, Op. 7; Little Symphony, Op. 15
Performers: Booth, Claire
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Schoenberg Ensemble

To celebrate Alexander Goehr's 80th birthday this year, BBC Radio 3 commissioned a new orchestral work which was premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra on...continue...
Recording information: CBSO Centre, Birmingham (01/31/2010); Grote Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (01/31/2010); Studio 1, BBC Maida Vale, London, England (01/31/2010); CBSO Centre, Birmingham (04/22/2...continue...

Oliver Knussen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Ophelia Dances; Trumpets Coursing; Cantata

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Oliver Knussen: Symphony no 3, Op. 18; Trumpets for soprano & 3 clarinets, Op 12; Ophelia Dances for orchestra, Book 1, Op 13; Coursing for chamber orchestra, Op. 17; Cantata for oboe & string trio (...
Performers: Barry, Elaine; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hirst, Linda; Mitchell, Ian; Pillinger, Edward
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Knussen, Oliver;
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; Nash Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

"No figure in British contemporary music is more respected than Oliver Knussen" -The Guardian This reissue celebrates composer/ conductor Oliver Knussen's 60th birthday. Works include...continue...

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Knussen: Océans de terre

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra; Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices, Op 26; Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Po...
Performers: Bohm, Ole; Saffer, Lisa; Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

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...

Poul Ruders: Four Dances

1 CD / Dacapo / 2009-11-17

Works: Poul Ruders: Four Dances in One Movement; Nightshade, for 10 instruments; Abysm, tone poem for orchestra
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

On this disc three of Ruders's pivotal chamber works are in the hands of one of Europe's leading new music ensembles Birmingham Contemporary Music Group....continue...
Recording information: CBSO Centre, Birmingham, England....continue...

The Jerwood Series, Vol. 6

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2009-09-07

Works: James Olsen: Chameleon Concerto, for violin, piano & orchestra; Christian Mason: In Time Entwined, In Space Enlaced, for orchestra; Larry Goves: Springtime, for soprano & orchestra; Claudia Molitor: ...
Performers: Gould, Clio; Hind, Rolf
Conductors: Porcelijn, David; Brönnimann, Baldur; Knussen, Oliver

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Benjamin: Into the Little Hill, Dance Figures, Sometime Voices / Ollu, Knussen, Nagano, Komsi, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2009-01-13

Works: George Benjamin: Into the Little Hill, opera; Dance Figures, for orchestra; Sometime Voices, for solo voice, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Komsi, Anu [Soprano Vocal]; Summers, Hilary
Conductors: Ollu, Franck; Knussen, Oliver; Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Benjamin long held the desire to write an opera, and 'Into the Little Hill' resulted from his meeting with playwright Martin Crimp. Since its premiere,...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

Matthews: Divertimento / Knussen, Brindisi Quartet, Haffner Wind Ensemble, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2008-09-01

Works: Colin Matthews: Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Oboe and Strings no 1; Divertimento for Double String Quartet; Concertinos (5) for Wind Quintet; Triptych
Conductors: ; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Brindisi String Quartet; Haffner Wind Ensemble

'Divertimento' was commissioned by and dedicated to Peter Pears for the 1982 Aldeburgh Festival. Colin Matthews is active as administrator of the Holst Foundation, chair...continue...

Cole, Foskett, Bedford / Gould, Booth, Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2008-06-17

Works: Jonathan Cole: Testament; Ben Foskett: Concerto for Violin; Luke Bedford: Or voit tout en aventure
Performers: Booth, Claire; Gould, Clio
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

This CD features three works, all commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, by rising stars of the British new music scene. 'Or Voit Tout En Aventure'...continue...

Jonathan Cole: Testament; Ben Foskett: Violin Concerto; Luke Bedford: Or Voit Tout en Aventure

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2008-04-07

Works: Jonathan Cole: Testament, for orchestra; Ben Foskett: Concerto for Violin; Luke Bedford: Or Voit Tour en Aventure, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Booth, Claire; Gould, Clio
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver

American Classics - Wuorinen: The Dante Trilogy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Charles Wuorinen: The Mission of Virgil; The Great Procession, ballet; The River of Light, ballet
Performers: Bush, Phillip; Carroll, Paul [Percussion]; Cobb, Timothy; Finn, Michael; Grant, Cameron; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kay, Alan R.; Kolor, Thomas; Macomber, Curtis; Moredock, Richard; Neubauer, Paul; Oldfat...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Contemporary Music Group

In his long composing life, Charles Wuorinen has drawn on an extremely wide range of intellectual and musical inspirations, including many from science and literature....continue...

Wuorinen: Cyclops 2000, etc / Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2007-03-13

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Cyclops 2000; A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

Oliver Knussen conducts two works by American composer Charles Wuorinen. Cyclops 2000 was recorded at the world premiere performance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall in...continue...

Takemitsu: Arc, Green / Hind, Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2006-11-07

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Green; Arc for Piano and Orchestra
Performers: Hind, Rolf
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

Takemitsu's ambitious two-part work for large ensemble and piano, 'Arc,' is paired here with his piece 'Green.' Takemitsu explains that the latter work was composed...continue...

J. Anderson: Book of Hours, Symphony, etc / Oramo, Knussen

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2006-11-04

Works: Julian Anderson: Eden; Imagin'd Corners; American Choruses (4); Symphony; Book of Hours
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn; Oramo, Sakari; Halsey, Simon; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus

"This, the magnificent follow-up to the recent Ondine Julian Anderson disc (9/06), contains the five works he wrote for Birmingham forces during his years as...continue...

Charles Wuorinen: Cyclops 2000; A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2006-11-01

Works: Charles Wuorinen: Cyclops 2000, for orchestra; A Reliquary for Igor Stravinsky, for orchestra
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver

Toru Takemitsu: Arc; Green

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2006-10-01

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Green, for orchestra; Arc I, for piano & orchestra; Arc II, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Hind, Rolf
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver

Ancora - Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time, etc / Howarth

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2005-11-01

Works: Harrison Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time; Ritual Fragment; Gawain's Journey
Conductors: Howarth, Elgar; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; Philharmonia Orchestra

George Benjamin: Palimpsets / Ensemble Modern, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2004-11-02

Works: George Benjamin: Palimpsests for orchestra; At First Light for orchestra; Sudden Time; Olicantus for chamber orchestra
Conductors: Benjamin, George; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Goehr: Sing, Ariel, etc / Knussen, Cleobury, Shelton, et al

2 CD / NMC Classics / 2004-02-06

Works: Alexander Goehr: Sing, Ariel, Op. 51; The Mouse Metamorphosed into a Maid, Op. 54; The Death of Moses, Op. 53
Performers: Chance, Michael; Hulse, Eileen; Leonard, Sarah; Rangarajan, Gautam; Richardson, Stephen; Shelton, Lucy
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Cambridge University Music Society

Goehr: Romanza, Sinfonia, etc /Knussen, Atherton, Welsh, etc

2 CD / NMC Classics / 2004-01-01

Works: Alexander Goehr: Sinfonia, Op. 42; Romanza for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Behold the Sun, Op. 44a; Metamorphosis/Dance, Op. 36; Lyric Pieces, Op. 35; ...a musical offering (J. S. B. 1985)..., Op. 46
Performers: Thames, Jeanine; Welsh, Moray
Conductors: Atherton, David; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Robin Holloway: Second Concerto for Orchestra

1 CD / NM Classics Import / 2002-01-28

Works: Robin Holloway: Second Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 40
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver

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Holloway: Second Concerto for Orchestra / Oliver Knussen

1 CD / NMC Classics / 1998-08-21

Works: Robin Holloway: Concerto for Orchestra no 2, Op. 40
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

Turnage: On all Fours, Sarabande, etc / Knussen, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 1998-08-21

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: On all fours; Lament for a hanging man; Sarabande for Saxophone and Piano; Release
Performers: Brown, Ian [Classical]; Kimm, Fiona; Robertson, Martin; Van Kampen, Christopher
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Goehr: Piano Concerto, Symphony / Serkin, Knussen, Bernas

1 CD / NMC Classics / 1998-08-21

Works: Alexander Goehr: Symphony in One Movement, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano, Op. 33
Performers: Serkin, Peter
Conductors: Bernas, Richard; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

Ruders: Psalmodies, Vox in Rama, Nightshade / Starobin et al

1 CD / Bridge / 1993-07-01

Works: Poul Ruders: Psalmodies (Guitar Concerto no 1), for guitar and 9 instruments; Vox in Rama for violin, clarinet & piano; Nightshade, for 10 instruments
Performers: Starobin, David [Guitar]
Conductors: Palma, Donald; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Capricorn (Ensemble); Speculum Musicae