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Mezzo Moon: Lieder & Songs by Brahms, Zemlinsky, Weyse, Schubert, Schumann, Nielsen, Reger, Mozart / Pia Heise, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Nachtwandler, Op. 86/3; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Süáe, süáe, Sommernacht, for voice & piano; Christoph Ernst Friedrich We...
Performers: Heise, Pia; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Danish mezzo-soprano Pia Heise studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. She offers a program of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (11/21/2011-11/23/2011)....continue...

Songs of Schubert, Sibelius & Grieg / Miah Persson, soprano; Roger Vignoles, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-06-05

Works: Franz Schubert: Suleika no 1, D 720; Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D...
Performers: Hosford, Richard; Persson, Miah; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Famed for her highly intelligent performances and deep engagement with music, Swedish soprano Miah Persson is in great demand throughout the world. She returned to...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (02/16/2011)....continue...

Blah Blah Blah And Other Trifles / Sarah Walker and Roger Vignoles in Cabaret

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: George Gershwin: Blah, Blah, Blah, song (from Delicious, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Tell me more; Girl Crazy; Cole Porter: The tale of the oyster (or The song of the ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Recording information: Wigmore Hall (06/17/1988)....continue...

Strauss: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5 / Kiera Duffy, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-10-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Mädchenblumen, songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 22 (TrV 153); Frühlingsgedränge ("Frühlingskinder im bunten Gedränge"), song for voice & piano, Op. 26/1 (TrV...
Performers: Duffy, Kiera; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

The latest installment of this major Hyperion project introduces the American soprano Kiera Duffy, whose performances in the concert hall and on the opera stage...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (2010-11-24_2010-11-25&2010-)....continue...

Mozart Songs / Joan Rodgers, John Mark Ainsley. Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K 307 (284d); Dans un bois solitaire, K 308 (295b); An die Freude, K 53 (47e); An die Einsamkeit, K 391 (340b); Wie ungl...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Rodgers, Joan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Recording information: 06/16/1997-06/19/1997....continue...

Puccini: Arias & Songs / Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Roger Vignoles, piano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Le villi; Manon Lescaut; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; La bohème; Canto d'anime, song for voice & piano; Madama Butterfly; La rondine; Morire?, song for ...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Artists Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano and Roger Vignoles join forces with the Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon to bring together this incredible recording...continue...
Recording information: Opéra National de Lyon (05/14/1996-05/22/1996)....continue...

Loewe: Songs & Ballads / Florian Boesh, Roger Vignoles, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-05-10

Works: Carl Loewe: Edward, for voice & piano, Op. 1/1; Tom der Reimer, Op. 135a; Erlkönig, for voice & piano, Op. 1/3; Herr Oluf (Lord Oluf), for voice & piano, Op. 2/2; Gesammelte Lieder, Op. 9, Vol. ...
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

In his lifetime, the German composer Carl Loewe was often referred to as the 'Schubert of North Germany.' He is frequently credited with developing the...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London, England (05/23/2010-05/25/2010)....continue...

Songs by Joseph Haydn / Lisa Milne, Bernarda Fink, John Mark Ainsley, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-05-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Arianna a Naxos ("Teseo mio ben"), cantata for soprano & keyboard, H. 26b/2; Lieder für Clavier Book 2, H 26a; Auch die sprödeste der Schönen, song for voice & keyb...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Milne, Lisa; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"There can't be many more delightful ways of spending an hour than in the company of these songs" -International Record Review

"Another outstanding song issue from...continue...
Recording information: 11/02/1999/05/07/2001....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...

Echoes of Nightingales / Christine Brewer, Roger Vignoles, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-03-08

Works: Sidney Homer: Sing to me, sing, Op 28; Edwin McArthur: Night, for voice & piano; A. Walter Kramer: Now like a lantern, for voice & piano; Mildred Lund Tyson: Sea Moods, for voice & piano; Landon Rona...
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

This delightful disc from Christine Brewer, one of the most admired sopranos of today, pays homage to both an important musical tradition and four great...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (12/14/2009-12/16/2009)....continue...

Wolf, Strauss: Songs / Kirchschlager

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2010-11-09

Works: Hugo Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung; Im Frühling; Mörike Lieder; Begegnung; Lieder von Mörike; Er ists; Alte Weisen (6); Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink, song for voice & piano (Alte Weisen)...
Performers: Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

In this collection Kirchschlager and Vignoles collaborate to perform nine Strauss songs as well as Wolf's lieder to texts by Eduard Mörike and Gottfried Keller....continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (02/25/2010)....continue...

Gian Carlo Menotti: Trio For Violin Clarinet; Piano Five Songs

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2010-05-25

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Piano; Five Songs, for voice & piano; Cantilena e scherzo for harp & string quartet; Canti della lontananza, song cycle for soprano & piano
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Martin, Max [Clarinet]; Milford, Julian; Thorsen, Marianne; Tingay, Gillian; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Menotti's instrumental and vocal concert music has not attracted as much attention as his stage works, but his cantatas, concertos, song-cycles and other works all...continue...

Barber Adagio (100th Anniversay)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; The School for Scandal, overture for orchestra, Op. 5; Concerto for Violin Op. 14; Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Essay for Orchestra no 1, Op. 12; Medea's Medi...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baxtresser, Jeanne; Drucker, Stanley; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; LeClair, Judith; McCawley, Leon; Myers, Philip; Oliveira, Elmar; Robinson, Joseph; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson

This 2-CD commemorative set marks the centenary of Samuel Barber's birth and gives a fairly rounded picture of the composer. Samuel Barber's music, masterfully crafted...continue...

American Classics - Barber: String Quartet, Serenade, Songs, etc / Thomas Allen, Roger Vignoles, Endellion String Quartet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Samuel Barber: Dover Beach, Op. 3; Serenade for Strings, Op. 1; Songs (3), for voice & piano, Op. 2; Songs (3), for voice & piano, Op. 10; Songs (4), Op. 13; Songs (3), for voice & piano, Op. 45; Qua...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Cutler, Eric; Moore, Bradley; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

BBC Music Magazine
Mostly a wide-ranging choice of Barber's songs, intense and rather Brittenish in idiom, but polished and often warm-hearted, plus his String Quartet, source...continue...

Britten: Before Life & After, Songs / Padmore, Vignoles

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-06-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35; Winter Words, Op. 52; Sail on, sail on (Moore's Irish Melodies, Vol. 4); The Miller of Dee (Folksongs of the British Isles, Vol. 3); At the mid h...
Performers: Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"This is a sterling collection that has at its core the two greatest song cycles by Benjamin Britten, and two of the greatest that the...continue...

Schubert: Lieder / Sarah Walker, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Schäfers Klagelied, D 121/Op. 3 no 1; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Suleika no 1, D 720; Suleika no 2, D 717/Op. 31; ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Dreams and Fancies

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: John Ireland: If there were dreams to sell; Frederick Delius: Songs (7) from the Norwegian, for voice & piano, RT v/9; Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Silver, for voice & piano, Op. 30/2; Five Eyes, for voice...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Maestro - Puccini: Arias & Songs / Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano, Lyon Opera Orchestra

1 CD / Erato / 2009-01-27

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Le Villi; Manon Lescaut; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; La bohème; Canto d'anime, song for voice & piano; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Morire?, song for ...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Lyon Opera Orchestra

Schubert: Lieder / Elizabeth Watts, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / RCA Records / 2009-01-06

Works: Franz Schubert: An den Mond, D 193/Op 57 no 3; Suleika no 1, D 720; Im Abendrot, D 799; Sei mir gegrüsst, D 741/Op. 20 no 1; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Heimliches Lieben ("O du, wen...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Watts, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocal]

Sony Masterworks is proud to present the debut solo album by soprano Elizabeth Watts. Born in 1979, Elizabeth has already garnered an impressive list of...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Schubert: Schwanengesang D 957, etc / Robert Holl, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Die Taubenpost ("Ich hab' eine brieftaub'"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 965a (D. 95; Herbst, D 945; Der Winterabend, D 938
Performers: Holl, Robert; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

The Dutch bass-baritone Robert Holl is one of the great Lieder singers of our time. Holl's first recording for Hyperion features Schubert's last song-cycle, 'Schwanengesang',...continue...

Rossini: Soirées musicales, Songs & Duets / Persson, Doufexis, Ford, Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 3 "Morceaux réservés"; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 13 "Musique anodine"; Péch&e...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Persson, Miah; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"If Rossini's songs are the cake and the performers the icing, the recording itself is the unexpected cherry on top. The acoustic of Potton Hall...continue...

Strauss: The Complete Songs Vol 3 / Kennedy, Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (8), Op. 10; Lieder (8), Op. 49; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 17 (TrV 149); Wozu noch, Mächden, soll es frommen, song for voice & piano, Op. 19/1 (TrV 152/1); Lieder ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor

This complete series of Strauss Lieder is fast becoming a worthy successor to the seminal Schubert and Schumann Lieder sets already recorded by Hyperion. Volume...continue...

Wagner, Wolf, Britten, etc: Songs / Brewer, Vignoles

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-04-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Benjamin Britten: Cabaret songs (4) for Hedli Anderson, for voice & piano; John Carter: Cantata, for voice & piano; Spoken Word: Announcem...
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Grammy Award winning American soprano Christine Brewer's appearances in opera, concert and recital are marked with her own unique timbre, at once warm and brilliant,...continue...

Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben, etc / Fink, Vignoles

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Mignon ("Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album für die J; Der Nussbaum ("Es grünet ein Nussb...
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Sunday Times
One of the loveliest accounts of Schumann's cycle on disc. [Fink] is outstanding, too, in the beautiful late Lenau settings, and there's supremely musical...continue...

Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Songs / Iris Oja, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Spanish Songs (6) for soprano & piano, Op. 100; Romances (5) to Poems by Dolmatovsky for bass & piano, Op. 98; Sergey Rachmaninov: Let us rest, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/3;...
Performers: Oja, Iris; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"Rachmaninov is not often thought of as a lieder composer, yet he did write over 80 songs, quite intimate and exceptional. These are taken from...continue...

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Genz, Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-01-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"To enter the world of Mahler's 'Wunderhorn' songs is like opening a picture book. Each page gives us another character, another fairy tale, another episode,...continue...

Schumann, Pfitzner, Brahms / Holl, Vignoles

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2007-06-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Myrthen, Op. 25; Hans Pfitzner: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 32; Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86/2
Performers: Holl, Robert; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Renowned particularly in German song and opera, Robert Holl's concert repertoire tends to focus on German and Russian composers and he has become a leading...continue...

Strauss: The Complete Songs Vol 2 / Schwanewilms, Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-06-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Geduld ("Geduld, sagst du"), song for voice & piano, Op. 10/5 (TrV 141/5); Lieder aus Lotusblättern (6), Op. 19; Schlichte Weisen, songs (5) for voice & ...
Performers: Schwanewilms, Anne; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

'Schwanewilms sings the three Ophelia songs of 1918, masterly depictions of a deranged mind and among Strauss's finest achievements in this genre. The soprano calls...continue...

Mahler, Handel, etc / Lieberson, Vignoles

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2007-04-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Theodora; Peter Lieberson: Rilke Songs (5); Ashoka's Dream, opera; Spoken Word: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's spoken introducti...
Performers: Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"The major work in Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson's recital is the five Ruckert settings of Mahler, whose orchestrally conceived piano parts are realised by Roger Vignoles. The...continue...

Britten: Five Canticles, Purcell Realisations /Rolfe-Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Canticle I; Canticle II, Op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac"; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; Canticle IV; Canticle V; Let the dreadful engines of eternal will, song for bariton...
Performers: Chance, Michael; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Thompson, Michael [Horn]; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Williams, Sioned

"Rolfe Johnson is in superb voice...this disc is an outstanding example of his artistry." -Gramophone...continue...

Strauss, Rachmaninov: Songs / Cahill, Vignoles

1 CD / Divine Art / 2005-08-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Lieder (3), Op. 29; Schlichte Weisen (5), Op. 21; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Lieder aus Lotusblättern (6), Op. 19; Lieder (4...
Performers: Cahill, Teresa; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Strauss: The Complete Songs Vol 1 / Brewer, Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-06-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (8), Op. 10; Lieder aus Lotusblättern (6), Op. 19; Lieder aus Lotusblättern (6), Op. 19; Glückes genug ("Wenn sanft du mir im Arme schliefst"), song for voice &...
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

This is the first of an eventual nine volumes which will comprise Hyperion's new series featuring the complete songs of Richard Strauss. Although Strauss wrote...continue...

Mahler: Songs / Stephan Genz, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-11-09

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus Don Juan, for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, no 5); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 3; Nicht wiede...
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"[Genz] has a chocolate-honey sound, an ability to color his voice with every shade of emotion, and a thrilling dramatic presence." - Classic FM Magazine...continue...

Matthew Polenzani - Live at the Verbier Festival

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2004-11-02

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Ildebrando Pizzetti: I pastori; Carlo Pedrotti: Giulietta mia, serenata; Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Schwanengesang, D 95...
Performers: Polenzani, Matthew; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Russian Songs / Joan Rodgers, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: The nursery; Sergey Prokofiev: Poems (5) for voice & piano, Op. 27; Dmitry Shostakovich: Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109; Benjamin Britten: The Poet's Echo, song cycle fo...
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

This adventurous new song recital, from this country's leading interpreters of this repertoire, brings together divergent cycles from four masters of the genre....continue...

Artist Portrait - Kiri Te Kanawa

1 CD / Erato / 2004-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Canto d'anime, song for voice & piano; La Rondine; Turandot; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & p...
Performers: Leech, Richard; Quilico, Gino; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Titus, Alan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent; Lombard, Alain; Janowski, Marek; Legrand, Michel; Stapleton, Robin
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Coventry Cathedral Choir; London Studio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

"Her singing is not simply a matter of voice, but while there are plenty of sopranos who will perform with admirable efficiency in a comparable...continue...

Wolf: Mörike Lieder / Rodgers, Genz, Vignoles

2 CD / Hyperion / 2001-11-01

Works: Hugo Wolf: Mörike Lieder; Lieder von Mörike; Jägerlied; Der Tambour; Er ists; Begegnung; Fußreise; An eine Äolsharfe ("Angelehnt an die Efeuwand"), song for voice & piano (M...
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Rodgers, Joan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"Stephan Genz finds a tremor of youthfulness and vulnerability withinthe strong focus of his baritone... Rodgers, for her part, achieves that finest of balances between...continue...

Nuit d'étoiles - Mélodies Françaises / Gens, Vignoles

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-04-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Sylvie, for voice & piano in F major, Op. 6/3; Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 no 1; Lydia, Op. 4 no 2; Le Papillon et la Fleur, song for voice & pian...
Performers: Gens, Veronique; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Gramophone magazine has called Veronique Gens "...one of the most engaging and stylish sopranos around." Her voice is gentle, distinctive and a pleasure to hear....continue...

Beethoven: Songs / Stephan Genz, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: An die Hoffnung, Op. 94; Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4; Adelaide, song Op. 46; Der Liebende, WoO 139; Klage, song for voice & piano, WoO 113; Sechs Gesänge mi...
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

'A voice of warm, velvety beauty. A disc to have one reassessing Beethoven as song-writer' (The Guardian)

'Perfectly sung' (The Independent)

'As good as any...continue...

La Belle Époque - The Songs of Reynaldo Hahn / Graham, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-09-15

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: A Chloris; Le rossignol des lilas; L'enamourée; Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Études Latines; Les fontaines, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book II"); Rondels; Dans la ...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"Susan Graham brings to [these songs] a voice of lovely quality, excellent French and - in keeping with Hahn's own insistence - gives overriding importance...continue...

Essential Kiri

1 CD / Decca Import / 1992-04-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Johann Strauss II: Casanova; Wolfgang Am...
Performers: Ardam, Elzbieta; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Rudel, Julius; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Lynn Harrell and Instrumental Ensemble