City of London Sinfonia

Roxanna Panufnik: Westminster Mass; Douai Missa Brevis; Carols / Peter Broadbent; Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Apex / 2013-04-30

Conductors: Broadbent, Peter; Watkinson, Andrew; O'Donnell, James
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; Joyful Company of Singers; Westminster Cathedral Choir

Poulenc: Stabat Mater; Gloria / Catherine Dubosc. Richard Hickox and City of London Sinfonia

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G major; Stabat Mater, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 148; Litanies à la vierge noire de Rocamadour
Performers: Dubosc, Catherine
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; City of London Sinfonia

He was a dandy - but also highly religious. He lived in the era of atonality, but his unmistakably personal music is firmly rooted in...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (09/1990)....continue...

Richard Hickox conducts Sir John Tavener / Patricia Rozario, John Mark Ainsley, Andrew Murgatroyd

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-06-26

Works: John Tavener: We Shall See Him as He Is; Eis thanaton, ritual for soprano, bass & orchestra; Theophany, for orchestra, bandit drum & tape
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Birchall, Jeremy; Feaviour, Margaret; Murgatroyd, Andrew; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Senter, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; City of London Sinfonia

Richly endowed with musical qualities, Richard Hickox was a great champion of neglected music in general, and of British music in particular. His sudden death...continue...

Weber: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 2; Clarinet Concertino; Horn Concertino / Michael Collins

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-01-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Concertino for Clarinet in E flat major, J 109/Op. 26; Concerto for Clarinet no 1 in F minor, J. 114 (Op. 73); Concertino for horn & orchestra in E minor, J. 188 (Op. 45); Conce...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Stirling, Stephen
Conductors: Collins, Michael
Ensemble: ; City Of London Sinfonia

On this disc, the exclusive Chandos artist, Michael Collins, plays the clarinet in three works for clarinet and orchestra by Weber, as well as conducting...continue...
Recording information: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (04/08/2011-04/11/2011)....continue...

John Rutter: Requiem; Te Deum / Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: John Rutter: Requiem; Veni Sancte Spiritus; What sweeter music; Hymn to the Creator of Light; Cantate Domino; Cantus; Te Deum for chorus, organ & orchestra
Performers: Quinney, Robert
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; City of London Sinfonia; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This set explores John Rutter as a conductor of choirs and an arranger and editor of music. Brought to life by the Choir of King's...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (07/15/1997-07/18/1997)....continue...

Candlelight / Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, et al

1 CD / Collegium / 2011-08-30

Works: John Rutter: Candlelight Carol; When Icicles Hang; Magnificat for soprano, chorus & orchestra; Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra; Suite Antique, for flute, harpsichord & s...
Performers: Birch, John; Breakwell, ben; Evans, Sam; Nicholson, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

John Rutter presents a collection of music that celebrates the holiday season and winter time from the Collegium back catalog....continue...

Be Thou My Vision - John Rutter / Cambridge Singers, et al

1 CD / Collegium / 2011-07-26

Works: John Rutter: Be Thou My Vision for chorus, organ & orchestra; Open Thou Mine Eyes, for chorus; I will sing with the spirit, for choir & orchestra; A Gaelic Blessing; Wings of the morning, for choir &...
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Rix, David
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

BBC Music Magazine says, "The recordings of Rutter conducting his own music with the Cambridge Singers remain gleaming beacons of irrepressible music-making. " Directed by...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 24 / Howard Shelley, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-07-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"Howard Shelley gives delightfully fresh and characterful readings of both concertos, bringing out their strength and purposefulness as well as their poetry, never overblown or...continue...
Recording information: EMI, Abbey Road (1986)....continue...

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...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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Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...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...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

Classics for My Baby - Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Handel, Grieg, etc / Angelich, Menuhin, Argerich, Järvi, Anderszewski, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nac...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Angelich, Nicholas; Argerich, Martha; Bonney, Barbara; Capuçon, Renaud; Ciccolini, Aldo; Coles, Samuel; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Debost, Michel; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, F...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Wordsworth, Barry; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Plasson, Michel; Harding, Daniel; Hickox, Richard; Janowski, Marek; Warren-Green, Christopher; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Gardelli...
Ensemble: Academy of London; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; German Chamber Philharmonic Br...

Studies that the unborn child in its mother's womb is able to perceive exterior noises. That being the case, you might as well let your...continue...

Poulenc: Concerti, Sinfonietta, Aubade, etc / Hickox, Pommier, Cole, Wier, Queffélec, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Concerto Champêtre for Harpsichord; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Aubade for Piano and 18 instrument...
Performers: Cole, Maggie; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Queffélec, Anne; Weir, Gillian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

Rejoice - A Vision of Christ through Music / Fasolis, Summerley, Pitts, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-18

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe des morts a 4 voix et symphonie, H 10; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Antony Pitts: Hark, my soul!; Anonymous: De ...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Balconi, Roberto; Balducci, Antonella; Cecchetti, Mario; Fasolis, Diego; Faulner, Julia; Gilchrist, James; Gonda, Anna; Invernizzi, Roberta; Labusch, Dorothee; Rausch, Ulrich; Thomas, ...
Conductors: ; Fasolis, Diego; Niquet, Hervé; Halász, Michael; Pitts, Antony; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Summerly, Jeremy; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Edison, Noel; Brown, Timothy; Donath, Klaus; Yu...
Ensemble: Amici; Budapest Camerata; Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne; City of London Sinfonia; Clare College Choir; Cologne Cathedral Boys Choir; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Cho...

The John Rutter Christmas Album / The Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Sans Day Carol; I Wonder As I Wander (American); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Deck the Halls...
Performers: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Holton, Ruth; Rutter, John; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

"Over the years John Rutter's Christmas recordings with his outstanding Cambridge Singers have become essential components of holiday tradition for choral music fans around the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, England (04/1985-06/2002); The Great hall Of University College School, London, En (04/1985-06/2002)....continue...

The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album / John Rutter, Varcoe

1 CD / Collegium / 2007-10-09

Works: Henry Walford Davies: The holly and the ivy; Traditional: Blessed be that Maid Mary; Somerset Wassail; Shepherds in the field abiding; The infant king; What is this lovely fragrance?; Gabriel's messa...
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Holton, Ruth; Kerslake, Karen; Orton, Stephen; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

"The program also provides a very healthy dose of original pieces, from Victoria's O magnum mysterium, Handel's For unto us a child is born, Kenneth...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The First Nowell, etc / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-09

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; On Christmas Night, ballet; The First Nowell, opera (completed by Douglas)
Performers: Cullen, Joseph [Choral Conductor/Organ]; Fox, Sarah; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; Joyful Company of Singers

"There's no better way to get into the Christmas spirit than with this enchanting RVW disc, which contains some delightful rarities. OK, so there are...continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Flute & Harp Concerto / Hickox

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-08-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Campbell, David [Clarinet]; Davies, Philippa; Masters, Rachel
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"My favourite version" - Gramophone...continue...

Jessye Norman: People's Passion [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-04-24

Works: Various Composers: Works
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Hardy, Robert; Hodge, Patricia; Norman, Jessye
Conductors: Scott, John
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

The People's Passion is an Eastertide special, telling the story of the last days of Christ's life, to His death and Resurrection, from the point...continue...
Run Time: 50 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Classics - Finzi: Violin and Cello Concertos

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-02-13

Works: Gerald Finzi: Concerto for cello & orchestra in A Minor, Op 40; Prelude for String Orchestra in F minor, Op. 25; Romance for String Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 11; Concerto for Small Orchestra and...
Performers: Little, Tasmin; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Finzi's Cello Concerto is arguably his greatest work, another just ambitious but deeply moving, written under the stress of knowing he was terminally ill. It...continue...

Choral Favourites from King's / Ledger, Willcocks, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; John Tavener...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Harper, Heather; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Layton...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cambridge Classical Players; City of London Sinfonia

Simpson: The Complete Symphonies

7 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Robert Simpson: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 8; Symphony no 2; Symphony no 4; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 5; Symphony no 6; Symphony no 7; Symphony no 9; Discussion on the 9th Symphony by Robert Simpson...
Performers: Koos, Joseph; Simpson, Robert [Composer]
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Taylor, Matthew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

‘One of the outstanding recording projects of our time this Hyperion series deserves to stand as a monument while other more superficially glamorous ventures rise...continue...

An Introduction to Gustav Holst

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190; St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Gibson's performance of 'The Planets' was a famous demonstration CD on its initial release, being both the first digital recording of this work and the...continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 21 & 24 / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-09-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"Howard Shelley gives delightfully characterful readings of both concertos, bringing out their strength and purposefulness as well as their poetry, never overblown or sentimental... an...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

Fauré: Requiem, Messe Basse / Hill, Robinson, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-08-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Messe basse; Maria Mater gratiae, Op. 47 no 2; Tantum Ergo in E major, Op. 65 no 2; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Performers: Escott, Harry; Oliver, Aidan; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Hill, David; Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Westminster Cathedral Choir

"...a charming freshness, and many unmistakably Faurean touches." -Gramophone...continue...

Pastoral Classics - Music for a Summer's Day

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Percy Grainger: Work(s); Shepherd's Hey; Country Gardens; Herbert Howells: Dances (...
Performers: Fleming, Colin; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; McCann, Phillip; Mordkovitch], Lydia; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Reilly, Tommy; Stephens, Alison
Conductors: Weller, Walter; Järvi, Neeme; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Godwin, Anthony; Rothstein, Jack [Violin]; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; ; Thompson, Bryden; Handley, Vernon; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Johann Strauss Orche...

Various artists including Craig, Ogden, Lydia Mordkovich, BBC Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra, Tommy Reilly, and The Academy of St Martin in The fields ar eheard in...continue...

Enfants Classiques - Le Meilleur de Vivaldi

1 CD / Children's Group / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno"; Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537; Concerto for...
Performers: Armin, Adele; Meekes, Michael; Nishizaki, Takako; Pazdera, Jindrich; Steele-Perkins, Crispian; Stivin, Jiri; Válek, Jirí; Zsapka, Jozef
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kraemer, Nicholas; Dohnányi, Oliver; Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Babiak, Walter
Ensemble: Accademia Ziliniana; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; Studio Arts Orchestra

Niños Clásicos - Lo mejor de Vivaldi

1 CD / Children's Group / 2005-10-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno"; Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537; Concerto for...
Performers: Armin, Adele; Meekes, Michael; Nishizaki, Takako; Pazdera, Jindrich; Steele-Perkins, Crispian; Stivin, Jiri; Válek, Jirí; Zsapka, Jozef
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kraemer, Nicholas; Dohnányi, Oliver; Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Babiak, Walter
Ensemble: Accademia Ziliniana; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; Studio Arts Orchestra

Classics - Dyson: Violin Concerto, etc / Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-10-18

Works: George Dyson: Concerto for Violin in E flat major; Children's Suite; Concerto for piano & string orchestra ("Concerto Leggiero"); Concerto for string orchestra ("Concerto Da Camera"); Concerto for st...
Performers: Mordkovitch], Lydia; Orton, Stephen; Parkin, Eric; Roberts, Edward; Tees, Stephen; Watkinson, Andrew
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

Dyson rose from humble roots to become a leading figure in twentieth-century British music and Director of the Royal College of Music. His Violin Concerto,...continue...

The Very Best of Vivaldi

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Concerto for 3 ...
Performers: Drahos, Bela [Flute/Conductor]; Eklund, Niklas; Hurvey, Keith; Nishizaki, Takako; Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

The Very Best of Handel

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Handel - Bourée; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Der Messias; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Rinaldo; Suite for ...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Cuckston, Alan; Kejmar, Miroslav; Mields, Dorothee; Ryden, Susanne
Conductors: Ward, Nicholas; Helbich, Wolfgang; Mallon, Kevin; Summerly, Jeremy; Kopelman, Jozef
Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Bear Essentials - Great British Orchestral Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Façade, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Gustav H...
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Latham-Koenig, Jan; Gamba, Rumon; Handley, Vernon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David; Turovsky, Yuli; Garforth, David...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici de Montr&eacut...

Art and Music - Canaletto - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-09-20

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6/2; Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in B flat major, Op. 4 no 1/RV 383a; Tito Manlio, RV...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Graham, Joanna; Hommel, Christian; Hooker, Chris; Keohane, Maria; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Ringholz, Teresa; Ryden, Susanne; Watkinson, Andrew
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Georgiadis, John; Kraemer, Nicholas; Medlam, Charles; Bania, Gabriel; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Östman, Arnold; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; London Baroque; London Virtuosi; Wasa Baroque Ensemble

The romance and mystique of Venice made it an essential part of this series. For those who could afford it, a painting was an impressive...continue...

Gloria - The Sacred Music of John Rutter / Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 2005-09-20

Works: John Rutter: Gloria; All Things Bright and Beautiful for chorus & orchestra; Cantate Domino; O Clap Your Hands for chorus & orchestra; Wedding Canticle (Blessed are all they that fear the Lord), for ...
Performers: Allen, Eric; Ashton, Caroline; French, Stewart; Hitch, Mary; Kettel, Gary; Mitchell, Jane; Poole, Quentin; Scott, John; Seers, Mary [Soprano Vocals]; Williams, Mark
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Fancies - Music by John Rutter / Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 2005-09-20

Works: John Rutter: Fancies; When icicles hang; Childhood Lyrics (5); Suite Antique
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Davies, Simon; Dobing, Duke; Marshall, Wayne [Organ, Piano]
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

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
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Classics - Dyson: Symphony in G / Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: George Dyson: At the Tabard Inn, overture for orchestra; Symphony in G; In Honour of the City
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; London Symphony Orchestra

In June 1939, a few months before the outbreak of World War II, Dyson conducted a performance of his Symphony in G at Canterbury Cathedral....continue...

Classical Kids - The Best of Vivaldi

2 CD / Children's Group / 2004-10-19

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno"; Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C major, RV 537; Concerto for...
Performers: Armin, Adele; Meekes, Michael; Nishizaki, Takako; Pazdera, Jindrich; Steele-Perkins, Crispian; Stivin, Jiri; Válek, Jirí; Zsapka, Jozef
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kraemer, Nicholas; Dohnányi, Oliver; Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Babiak, Walter
Ensemble: Accademia Ziliniana; Capella Istropolitana; City of London Sinfonia; Studio Arts Orchestra

Simpson: Symphony no 11, etc / Taylor, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-09-14

Works: Robert Simpson: Symphony no 11; Variations on a Theme by Nielsen, for orchestra
Conductors: Taylor, Matthew
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

This disc is the grand finale in Hyperion's award-winning series of recordings presenting the symphonies of Robert Simpson - hailed by The Independent as, 'surely...continue...

Berkeley: A Dinner Engagement / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Lennox Berkeley: A Dinner Engagement, opera in 1 act, Op. 45
Performers: Collins, Anne; Fischer, Blake; Kenny, Yvonne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Rigby, Jean; Rutter, Claire; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"The opera is a total delight, and so is the recording. Excellent diction and characterization are heard from all, with many a subtle sly inflection...continue...

Osborne: I Am Goya, etc / Hickox, Kitt, Hill, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Nigel Osborne: I Am Goya; Concerto for Flute; Remembering Esenin; The Sickle
Performers: Dobing, Duke; Hill, Peter; Kitt, Florian; Manning, Jane; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"Nigel Osborne's academic career and his work in musical reconstruction in the Balkans have kept him from composing as much as he used to, but...continue...

Rutter: Mass of the Children / Rutter, Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 2003-09-01

Performers: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Lunn, Joanne; Rutter, John; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Wall, Simon; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; Cantate Youth Chorus; City of London Sinfonia

"Who better to plan, package, produce, and conduct this recording than Rutter himself, leading his trusty Cambridge Singers? Choir and orchestra perform with their customary...continue...
Personnel: Cambridge Singers (vocals); Julie Doyle, Emma Preston Dunlop, Charlotte Mobbs, Elizabeth Weisberg, Olivia Robinson, Grace Davidson (soprano); Kevin Kyle, Christopher Watson, Simon Wall , Jo...continue...

Britten: Albert Herring / Hickox, Gilchrist, Stephen, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-02-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39
Performers: Bonner, Yvette; Bottone, Rebecca; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Collins, Anne; Evans, Rebecca; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Monk, Gregory; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Richardson, Stephen [Bass...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

This is the first digital recording of Albert Herring. The recording was made following a series of live performances and the theatrical excitement that marked...continue...

Richard Hickox - CBE - A Celebration

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Herbert Howells: Pageantry, suite for brass band; Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Scotch Strathspey and Reel, folk song for male chorus (or ma...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Harper, Heather; Little, Tasmin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Tear, Robert; Terfel, Bryn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Chorus; London Symp...

John Rutter Collection / Rutter, Cambridge Singers and London Sinfonia

1 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: John Rutter: For the Beauty of the Earth, for chorus & orchestra; Requiem; All Things Bright and Beautiful for chorus & orchestra; Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Lord bless you and keep you; Open Thou Mine E...
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Forbes, Patricia; Orton, Stephen
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

Personnel: Caroline Ashton (soprano).

Recording information: Great Hall of University College School, London, Englan; Henry Wood Hall, London, England; Seldon Hall, Elstree, Hertfordshire, Engl...continue...

Poulenc: Sacred Music / Rutter, Cambridge Singers, et al

1 CD / Collegium / 2002-09-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G major; Salve Regina; Ave verum corpus; Exultate Deo; Litanies à la vierge noire de Rocamadour; Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, for chorus, FP 97; Qu...
Performers: Deam, Donna; Seers, Mary [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"Although the Cambridge Singers certainly deliver the Gloria with consistent command of style and technique (not to mention soprano soloist Donna Deam's total mastery of...continue...