Murray, Alan

Silent Noon - a collection of British songs by Britten, Quilter, Purcell, Vaughan Williams et al. / Operababes, Janet Haney, piano

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: House of life; Roger Quilter: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal for voice & piano, Op. 3/2; Drink to me only with thine eyes; John Ireland: If there were dreams to sell; Benjamin B...
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Ensemble: OperaBabes

In 2001, two opera singers were discovered busking in London's Covent Garden and almost overnight were thrust into the global media spotlight, releasing two albums,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall & Vega Music Studios (04/2011)....continue...

The Floral Dance and Other Peter Dawson Favourites [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Melba Recordings Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Katie Moss: The Floral Dance, for voice & piano; William Percy French: Phil the Fluter's Ball; Leslie Coward: Wandering the King's Highway, for voice & orchestra; Ernest Newton: The Drum Major; Wilfr...
Performers: Yurisich, Gregory
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David

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Tauber: Old Chelsea

1 CD / Bel Age Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Tauber: Old Chelsea; Oscar Straus: The Land Without Music, film score; Billy Bowen: I Could Never Tell; Vernon Sharp: Dearest of All; Alan Murray: My Heart Is in Vienna Still
Performers: Appling, Elizabeth; Brown, Nancy; Tauber, Richard

The Floral Dance and other Peter Dawson Favorites

1 CD / Melba Recordings / 2006-08-01

Works: Katie Moss: Floral dance; William Percy French: Phil the Fluther's Ball; Leslie Coward: Wandering the King's Highway; Ernest Newton: Drum-Major; Wilfred Sanderson: Up from Somerset; Thomas Moore: She...
Performers: Yurisich, Gregory
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

Here is a delightful tribute from two fine modern musicians to one of the most beloved (and extensively recorded) Australian bass-baritones of the early 20th...continue...

Simple Gifts

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Christmas ...
Performers: Jones, Aled; Keenlyside, Simon; Terfel, Bryn; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

This disc, entitled Simple Gifts presents Bryn Terfels favorite sacred, spiritual and inspirational songs, in new orchestral arrangements of Chris Hazell, including Deep River, John...continue...
This album received the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."...continue...

Simple Gifts

1 CD / Universal Classics Import / 2005-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Dolorosa; C...

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This is the lighter side of Terfel, displayed in arrangements of a wide variety of (mainly) religious items ranging from Bach/Gounod and Pergolesi...continue...
This album received the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."...continue...

Shakespeare in Song / Phoenix Bach Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Matthew Harris: Shakespeare Songs; Frank Martin: Ariel Songs (5), for chorus; Steven Sametz: When he shall die, for chorus; Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Shakespeare Songs (4), for chorus; Nils Lindbe...
Performers: Comeaux, Robert; Ewer, Cassandra; Herbert, Jacob W.; Inman, Laura; Platt, Carol
Conductors: Bruffy, Charles
Ensemble: Phoenix Bach Choir

First known as the Bach and Madrigal Society, the Phoenix Bach Choir was originally founded in 1958 as a study group by devotees of fine...continue...

A Little Bit of Heaven / Butt, Gigli, Robeson, Lough, et al

1 CD / Pearl / 2003-11-11

Works: Stephen Adams: The Holy City; Arthur Sullivan: The Lost Chord; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Traditional: My Lord, what a morning; Swing low, sweet chariot; Amazing Grace; Oh, what a beautifu...
Performers: Allin, Norman; Anderson, Marian; Bettendorf, Emmy; Brown, Lawrence [Classical]; Butt, Clara, Dame; Crooks, Richard [Tenor]; Francis, James; Gigli, Beniamino; Harris, Phil; Jackson, Mahalia; Lough, Er...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John, Sir; ; Thalben-Ball, George, Sir; Greenwood, Clifford; Wilbur, Jay; Robinson, Stanford
Ensemble: ; BBC Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Chorus; Chorus; Orchestra; Temple Church Choir; Vienna Boys' Choir

More songs my father taught me / Allen, Martineau

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-08-01

Works: English Traditional: Water o' Tyne; The Salley Gardens (or Maids of Mourne Shore), traditional melody; Eric Coates: I Heard You Singing for voice & piano; The Green Hills of Somerset; Star of God; Al...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Martineau, Malcolm

"Thomas Allen [is] unafraid to open his heart, mind and wonderful voice to these striking lyrics and memorable tunes of the home-entertainment era. The direct,...continue...

Songs my father taught me / Allen, Martineau

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-03-01

Works: Edward Cockram Purcell: Passing By; Phyllis Tate: The Lark in the Clear Air; Arthur Sullivan: My dearest heart, song for voice & piano; The Lost Chord; Wilfrid Sanderson: Until; Haydn Wood: Love's Ga...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Martineau, Malcolm

'I was amazed, listening to the rich warmth of Thomas Allen's voice, just how many of these songs I knew... Popular, enduring tunes encapsulating a...continue...

Puccini: Arias; Favourite Ballads / Charles Craig, et al

1 CD / Testament / 1998-11-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Irish Traditional: Believe Me, If All ...
Performers: Craig, Charles
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: Orchestra

All of the World's Most Beautiful Melodies! / McCann, et al

5 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-10-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Rusalka; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Faust; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Edward Cockram Purcell: Passing By; Giacomo Puccini: Madama ...
Performers: Hicks, Malcolm; Lindley, Simon; McCann, Phillip; Newsome, Roy; Robertson, Ian
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter; Langford, Gordon; Blackledge, Douglas; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Black Dyke Band; Sellers Engineering Band

The World's Most Beautiful Melodies Vol 5 / Phillip McCann

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-09-01

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Welsh Traditional: Suo Gân (Lullaby), song; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Frederick D...
Performers: Lindley, Simon; McCann, Phillip
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter
Ensemble: Huddersfield Choral Society; Sellers Engineering Band

Caro Moi Ben / Dennis O'Neill

1 CD / Sain / 1986-01-02

Works: Gaetano Errico Pennino: Pecchè?; Irish Traditional: She Moved through the Fair, folk song; The lark in the clear air; Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms (a.k.a. "My Lodging is in ...
Performers: O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Surgenor, Ingrid

This CD features Welsh tenor Dennis O'Neill in a program of operatic, light, traditional, and popular songs....continue...