Blake, Howard

S.O.S. Titanic [Original Film Soundtrack] Music by Howard Blake

1 CD / Silva America / 2013-03-26

Works: Howard Blake: S.O.S. Titanic, film score
Conductors: Blake, Howard

Recording information: Anvil Film and Recording Group Ltd., Denham Studios, Mi (08/23/1978-08/25/1979)....continue...

December Lights

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Go Tell It on the Mountain, Christmas song (American); Sleep Little Jesus (Slaap nu...
Performers: Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Rieu, André; Skota, Kimmy [Vocals]
Conductors: Rieu, André

Nettle & Markham In England: Warsaw Concerto & 23 Contrasting Pieces for 2 Pianos

1 CD / Netmark / 2011-09-13

Works: Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens, folk song for 2 pianos (BFMS 22); A Lincolnshore Posy; The A Lincolnshore Posy; English Waltz, for 2 pianos; Handel in the Strand,...
Performers: Markham, Richard; Nettle, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nettle & Markham

A kaleidoscopic range of short, popular English two-piano pieces plus Nettle & Markham's classic transcription of "Warsaw Concerto." This recording features contrasting tracks of two-piano...continue...

Howard Blake: Spieltrieb, String Trio, A Month In The Country / Edinburgh Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-07-26

Works: Howard Blake: Spieltraub, for string quartet, Op. 594; Suite for strings "Month in the Country"; Leda and the Swan, for string quartet, Op. 249a; String Trio, Op. 199; Walking in the Air, for string ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Edinburgh Quartet

Howard Blake is well known for his superbly effective film scores, and this program brings première string quartet recordings of the award-winning music for A...continue...
Recording information: Reid Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (06/05/2010-06/07/2010)....continue...

Christmas with the Bands

2 CD / Spectrum Import / 2010-09-07

Works: James P. Carrell: Amazing Grace (Tune; William Henry Monk: Abide with me; Terry Brien: Yuletide Fanfare, for band; Christmas Traditional: Christmas Festival; Medley; Christmas Medley; We Wish You a M...
Conductors: Jones, Aled

Once were Christmas Angels - The Pure Sound of Boy Trebles

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy (English); Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410); O Little Town of Bethle...
Performers: Bowyer, Jeremy; Cooper, Ian [Mastering]; Criswell, Michael; Davey, Peter; Dutton, Paul; Elias, David; Harvey, Christopher; Ludford-Thomas, Daniel; Lyle, James; Mace, Michael; Pugh, Owen; Rees-William...

Something different & wonderfully enjoyable! The new Boy Trebles compilation awaited by collectors from the 25-year period covered by Abbey Label. It is much more...continue...

Howard Blake: Passion Of Mary

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Howard Blake: The Passion of Mary, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 577; Songs (4) of the Nativity, Op. 415
Performers: Biazeck, Simon; Crawford, Peter; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Fallas, Richard; Renais, Ann de; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Blake, Howard

Howard Blake is a popular and prolific composer whose output includes film scores (not least the extraordinarily successful 'The Snowman'), choral, orchestral and instrumental works,...continue...
Recording information: 2009-08-12_2009-08-13 (08/12/2009-08/13/2009)....continue...

Voices of Angels

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-12-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; William Mathias: Salvator mundi, sequence of carols (30) for chorus, Op. 89; John Rutter: Mary's Lullaby; Star Carol; Daniel Walker: Laud...
Performers: Whitwell, Sally; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Williams, Lyn

Gondwana voices and the sydney children's choir are amongst the finest children's ensembles in the world. The sweet sounds of young voices in this enchanting...continue...

Blake: Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet, etc / Mitchell, Blake, Essex, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Howard Blake: Sonata for Violin, Op. 586; Penillion, for violin & piano, Op. 571; Piano Quartet, Op. 179; Jazz Dances, for violin & piano, Op. 520a
Performers: Blake, Howard; Essex, Kenneth; Mitchell, Madeleine; Rothstein, Jack [Violin]; Willison, Peter

In addition to his distinguished career as a pianist and conductor, Howard Blake is a popular and prolific composer who has received an OBE for...continue...

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

Chloe

1 CD / Valley Entertainment / 2008-01-29

Works: David Downes: Angel's Song, for voice; The Voice of Home, song; Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; The Last Rose of Summer, folk song; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; S. Schwartz /...
Performers: Agnew, Chloe; Agnew, David; Foster, Liz

Personnel: Chloë Agnew (vocals); David Agnew (oboe); Liz Foster (background vocals).

Recording information: Pussman Sound (East), Dublin, Ireland....continue...

Howard Blake: The Snowman [25th Anniversary Special Edition]

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2007-12-04

Works: Howard Blake: Snowman, film score

Christmas Choral Classics /Crouch End Festival Chorus, et al

1 CD / Silva America / 2007-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Eddie Pola: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year; Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland; Lowell Mason: ...
Conductors: Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: Crouch End Festival Chorus; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Stories for Children / Jarvis, Parry, London PO

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006-11-21

Works: Paul Patterson: Little Red Riding Hood, for orchestra; The Three Little Pigs, for orchestra; Howard Blake: The Snowman
Performers: Oliver, Sam
Conductors: Parry, David

Personnel: Sam Oliver (treble).

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios 1....continue...

Follow That Star / Peter Dijkstra, The Gents

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Peter Gritton: Follow That Star, for vocal ensemble; Christmas Traditional: Gaudete Christus est natus (Piae Cantiones 1582); Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistlich...
Performers: Dijkstra, Peter; Gents, The; Minakov, Maksym; Minakov, Maxym
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: Marimba Quartet Carrefour; Rubens Quartet

This selection is a Hybrid Multichannel Super Audio CD. The Stereo Hybrid SACD program can be played on any standard compact disc player. The DSD Surround and Stereo programs require an SACD player fo...continue...

Christmas Organ Music / Kevin Bowyer

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-04-17

Works: Franz Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum for Piano, S 186; Johann Sebastian Bach: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler C...
Performers: Bowyer, Kevin

Recording information: Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, England....continue...

Meditations for All Seasons - Music for Spring, Summer, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland:...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Bennett, Elinor; Bowyer, Kevin; Cornes, Jeremy; Hall, Judith; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Maurice; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Lawson, Colin; Leister, Karl;...
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Fischer, Adam; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon; ; Swierczewski, Michel; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Brandis Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Scottish Cha...

The Essential Emma Johnson - In Concert & in Recital

2 CD / ASV / 2000-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 2 in F minor, Op. 5; Heinrich Joseph Baermann: Adagio in D flat major f...
Performers: Back, Gordon; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Groves, Charles, Sir; Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"...To hear their clarinet music played as well as this would, I think, have delighted these composers greatly. It is also very likely indeed to...continue...

A Gala Christmas in Vienna / Domingo, Brightman, Lotti

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-09-29

Works: Christian Kolonovits: Christmas Prologue, medley of traditional tunes; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); Tu scendi dalle stelle (Italian); Fröhliche Weihnacht überall; Child in...
Performers: Brightman, Sarah; Cocciante, Richard; Domingo, Placido; Lotti, Helmut
Conductors: Mercurio, Steven; Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra; Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

This program is also available from Sony on minidisc (SM 60396) and DVD (SVD 60759).

The arrangements are by Christian Kolonovits and Johnny Bertl except where noted.

From its jubilant b...continue...

Christmas at the Movies / Michael Chertock

1 CD / Telarc / 1998-09-22

Works: Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; Howard Blake: The Snowman; Johnny Marks: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; What child is this?; He is born; Come, thou long expected ...
Performers: Chertock, Michael

Here's a sleeper that could easily be overlooked. All of the music here, performed by a solo pianist, is drawn from the big (or in...continue...

A White Christmas with Grimethorpe

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-11-19

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; J. Fred Coots: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland; Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride, arranged for band; Bob Geldof / Midge Ure: Do They Know It's C...

The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1996-04-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; John Williams: Schindler's List; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Donohoe, Peter; du Pré, Jacqueline; Erdbeer, Johannes; Galway, James...
Conductors: Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Marriner, Sir Neville; Karajan, Herbert von; Sutherland, Iain; Muti, Riccardo; Previn, Andre; Sanderling, Kurt; Tennstedt, Klaus; Myers, Stanley; Cu, Ismael Fernandez de la; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir of Cambridg...

This set includes both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Classics for All Seasons

4 CD / Telarc / 1994-05-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 14 in A major, K. 114; Concerto for Piano no 23 in ...
Performers: Dumm, Thomas; Gordon, Barry; Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Korman, John; Murray, Michael [Organ]; O'Conor, John; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Celedonio; Sant'Ambrogio, John; Schiebler, Beverly; Tri...
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Kunzel, Erich; Slatkin, Leonard; López-Cobos, Jesús; Zinman, David; Macal, Zdenek; Shaw, Robert; ; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Empire Brass

Richard Stoltzman - Dreams

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-01-18

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe in D minor, BWV 1059; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Gabriel Fauré: En prière;...
Performers: Gomez, Eddie [Bass]; Samuels, Dave; Stoltzman, Richard; Wall, Jeremy

Classics for All Seasons - Winter

1 CD / Telarc / 1992-11-24

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Gabriel Díaz Bessón: Lau...
Performers: Gordon, Barry; Murray, Michael [Organ]; O'Conor, John; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Celedonio
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús; Slatkin, Leonard; Shaw, Robert; ; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Empire Brass; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Chamber Orchestra; Robert Shaw Festival Singers; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony...