Wigmore Hall Live

J.S. Bach: Cello Suites / Colin Carr, cello

2 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-06-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D m...
Performers: Carr, Colin

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Schubert, Bach, Liszt, live at Wigmore Hall / Simon Trpceski, Piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Tänze, Op. 33; Fantasy for Piano in C major, D 760/Op. 15 "Wanderer"; Franz Liszt: Preludes and Fugues (6) of JS Bach for Piano, S 462; Années de pèlerinage, d...
Performers: Trpceski, Simon

Praised by the Los Angeles Times for his grace, eloquence and the 'understated beauty of his tone', Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski shot to fame after...continue...
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Schubert: Winterreise / Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-04-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Coote, Alice; Drake, Julius [Piano]

British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote is acclaimed around the world for her commanding performances in opera, concert and recital, in repertoire spanning from the Baroque to...continue...
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Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle i...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]

A virtuoso of legendary renown, Maxim Vengerov is acclaimed as a musician of the highest order.

Following a prodigious debut at the age of five,

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L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra - songs by Hahn, Tosti, Cilea, Cesti, Respighi, et al. / Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano; Donald Sulzen, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-09-25

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Venezia, song cycle for voice & piano; Paolo Tosti: Quatro canzoni d'Amaranta, song cycle for voice & piano; A Marechiare; Francesco Cilèa: Serenata ("Mormorante di tenero desio")...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Sulzen, Donald

Anna Caterina Antonacci's enchanting recital entitled L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (Dawn divides the light from the shadows) delves into a colourful landscape of French...continue...
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Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Op. 35; Songs by Wolf, Korngold & Mahler / Roderick Williams, baritone; Helmut Deutsch, piano (live, Wigmore Hall, 2/25/11)

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-09-25

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Italienisches Liederbuch II; Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hüllen, song for voice & piano (Italienisches Liederbuch); Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blum...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Described by Opera magazine as 'Britain's best baritone', London- born Roderick Williams and leading pianist Helmut Deutsch perform an atmospheric Liederabend, featuring some of the...continue...
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String Quartets by Ligeti, Pintscher, Cage, Xenakis / Jack Quartet

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-07-17

Works: György Ligeti: Quartet for Strings no 2; Matthias Pintscher: Study no 4 for Treatise on the Veil, for string quartet; John Cage: Quartet for Strings in Four Parts; Iannis Xenakis: Tetras, for st...
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Ensemble: Jack Quartet

Dedicated to performing cutting-edge, up-to-the-minute music, the supremely cool, New York based JACK Quartet electrifies audiences worldwide with "explosive virtuosity" (Boston Globe) and "viscerally...continue...
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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...
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Haydn & Schumann: String Quartets / Elias Quartet

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 64 no 6/H 3 no 64; Robert Schumann: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 41/1; Spoken Word: Spoken introduction to the performance of ...
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Ensemble: Elias String Quartet

The Elias String Quartet returns to Wigmore Hall Live with a much anticipated disc of Haydn and Schumann, recorded live in concert, September 2010.

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Brahms: Violin Sonatas / Anothony Marwood, Aleksandar Madzar

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-04-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Performers: Madzar, Aleksandar; Marwood, Anthony

BBC Music Magazine
Especially impressive is their absolute unanimity of approach: the sense they convey that they are not merely equal partners but equally important voices...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (01/09/2011); Wigmore Hall, London (05/15/2011); Wigmore Hall, London (09/19/2010)....continue...

Schubert: Schwanengesang / Christopher Maltman, baritone; Graham Johnson, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Herbst, D 945; Der Winterabend, D 938; Spoken Word: Introduction to Schubert's Herbst; Introduction to Schubert's Der Winterabend
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher

Gramophone Magazine
Maltman brings a light touch to 'Liebesbotschaft', beautifully complemented by the filigree of Johnson's accompaniment...The second encore, 'Der Winterabend', culminates ...continue...
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Songs by Schubert, Beethoven, Britten and Hahn / Matthew Polenzani, tenor

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Fischerweise, D 881; Der Einsame, D 800; Nachtstück, D 672; An Sylvia; Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Benjamin Britten...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Polenzani, Matthew

Wigmore Hall Live’s unrivalled reputation for capturing the world’s best song recitals is continued in its forthcoming October release from the distinguished lyric tenor, Matthew...continue...
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Schubert: Winterreise / Christopher Maltman, baritone; Graham Johnson, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-09-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher

Recorded over a series of live dates, Maltman has collaborated with one of the world's foremost authorities on the lieder repertoire, accompanist Graham Johnson. Maltman's...continue...
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 / Ibragimova

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin & piano no 6 in A major, Op. 30/1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Performers: Ibragimova, Alina; Tiberghien, Cedric

Marking the end of their unanimously-praised series, "star-kissed young performers," [The Times] Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien, release the third and final volume in their...continue...
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John Blow: Venus and Adonis

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-05-17

Works: John Blow: Chloe Found Amyntas Lying for voice & continuo; Ground for 2 violins & continuo in G minor; Venus and Adonis; Michel Lambert: Vos mespris chaque jour; Robert de Visée: Chaconne, for t...
Performers: Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]
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Ensemble: Theatre of the Ayre

For this recording of Venus & Adonis on Wigmore Hall Live, Elizabeth Kenny, one of Europe's leading lute players and founder of the Theatre of...continue...
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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Maltman

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-05-17

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Coined by Maltman as the "pinnacle of the Lieder repertoire" the complete Schubert song cycles are one of the most demanding works in the whole...continue...
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Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a

2 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-02-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Conductors: Curnyn, Christian
Ensemble: Early Opera Company

Recorded for Wigmore Hall Live in January 2010 by the Early Opera Company, one of Britain’s leading early music ensembles, the group features contralto Hilary...continue...
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Ibragimova

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-01-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 96
Performers: Ibragimova, Alina; Tiberghien, Cedric

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Handel: Nine German Arias / Davies

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2011-01-25

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Jubilate Domino, omnis terra, BuxWV 64; Henry Purcell: Gentle shepherds, you that know, song, Z. 464; What a sad fate is mine, a song on a Ground, Z. 428; An Evening Hymn to the ...
Performers: Davies, Iestyn
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Ensemble: Ensemble Guadagni

Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Young Artist 2009, countertenor Iestyn Davies demonstrated that he is the outstanding artist of his generation....continue...
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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...
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A Chopin Recital

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

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise-fantasy for piano no 7 in A flat major, Op. 61, CT. 156; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 161/Op. 62; Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op....
Performers: Goerner, Nelson

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Blessed Spirit: A Gluck Retrospective

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2010-08-10

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: La Semiramide riconosciuta; Ezio; La clemenza di Tito; Antigono; Telemaco; Il re pastore; L'ivrogne corrigé; Orfeo ed Euridice; Alceste; Paride ed Elena; Iphigéni...
Performers: Bevan, Sophie; Stephany, Anna; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors: Page, Ian

The Classical Opera Company was founded in 1997 by conductor Ian Page. They specialize in the music of Mozart and his contemporaries, performing with their...continue...
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Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon play Bach, Brahms, Britten

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2010-06-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Benjamin Britten: Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. ...
Performers: Perényi, Miklós [Cello]; Várjon, Dénes

Hungarian cellist Miklos Perenyi was a prize winner in the 1962 International Casals Competition held in Budapest. In 1974 he was appointed a teacher at...continue...
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2010-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 4 in A minor, Op. 23; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Sonata f...
Performers: Ibragimova, Alina; Tiberghien, Cedric

This is the first of three individual releases which will incorporate the complete sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven. Alina and Cedric played several...continue...
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Not Just Dowland

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2010-02-23

Works: Philip Rosseter: Prelude, for lute; Robert Johnson: Away Delights, for soprano voice & 10-string lute; Oh, let us howl; Care charming sleep; Pavan 3 for lute in C minor; Have you seen but a white lil...
Performers: Wadsworth, Matthew

"Everything was so perfect, the evening seemed to pass in a flash," was The Independent's verdict on the Wigmore Hall recital in December 2008 by...continue...
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Harpsichord: Haydn, Purcell

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2010-02-23

Works: Henry Purcell: Suite for Harpsichord no 4 in A minor, Z 663; Suite for Harpsichord no 2 in G minor, Z 661; A New Ground for Harpsichord in E minor, Z T682 "Welcome to all the pleasures"; Franz Joseph...
Performers: Pinnock, Trevor

To date, only one CD of historically informed performance has featured in the catalogue of Wigmore Hall Live. It is now joined by another disc:...continue...
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Haydn: String Quartets / Doric String Quartet

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 9 no 4/H 3 no 22; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 50 no 2/H 3 no 45; Quartet for Strings in B flat major, Op. 76 no 4/H 3 no 78 "Sunrise"; ...

The Doric String Quartet is now firmly established as one of the outstanding quartets of their generation. In 2008 they won 1st prize in the...continue...

Songs by Schubert, Wolf, Fauré and Ravel / Keenlyside, Martineau

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Die Einseidelei II ("Es rieselt klar"), song for voice & piano, D. 393; Sehnsucht, D 52; Die Sterne, D 939/Op. 96 no 1; Himmelsfunken, D 651; Schwanengesang, D 957; Hugo Wo...
Performers: Keenlyside, Simon; Martineau, Malcolm

Simon Keenlyside is one of Britain's most sought after and charismatic singers. His deep fascination and natural instinct for languages both human and avian is...continue...
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Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major D 959, Piano Sonata in C major 'Reliquie' D 840 / Jonathan Biss

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2009-10-13

Works: György Kurtág: Games; Hommage à Schubert, for piano (from Játékok); Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in C major, D 840 "Reliquie"; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Spoken ...
Performers: Biss, Jonathan

Wigmore Hall Live releases a new CD by pianist Jonathan Biss of works by Franz Schubert and Gyorgy Kurtag. Recorded before a live audience at...continue...

Songs by Schubert, Wolf, Fauré and Ravel / Wolfgang Holzmair, Imogen Cooper

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2009-09-29

Works: Hugo Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung; Der Tambour; Denk' es, o Seele!; Der Gärtner; Auf eine Christblume II; Der Feuerreiter; Mörike Lieder; Jägerlied; Frage und Antwort; Fußreise; In ...
Performers: Cooper, Imogen

Wolfgang Holzmair and Imogen Cooper presented an all-Wolf program at this Wigmore Hall recital that displayed the amazing breadth that exists within the output of...continue...

Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert: String Quartets / Elias String Quartet

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2009-07-28

Schubert: Piano Trio No 2; MacMillan: 14 Little Pictures / Gould Piano Trio

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2009-03-10

Works: James MacMillan: Fourteen Little Pictures, for piano trio; Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, D 929
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Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

Acclaimed by audiences, critics and fellow musicians, the Gould Piano Trio has firmly established a reputation as one of the finest, most stylish and versatile...continue...

Songs by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, etc / Ewa Podles, Garrick Ohlsson

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2009-03-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Gdzie lubi (There Where She Loves), song for voice & piano, Op. 74/5, CT. 133; Pierscien (The Ring), song for voice & piano, Op. 74/14, CT. 142; Wojak (The Warrior), song f...
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick

Wigmore Hall Live proudly presents an all-Russian and Polish recital by the enigmatic Ewa Podles, widely regarded as the world's leading contralto and one of...continue...

Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death; Rorem: Songs / Gerald Finley, Julius Drake

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-11-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Don Juan's Serenade, Op. 38, no 1; It Was in The Early Spring, Op. 38, no 2; Songs (6), Op. 38; Does the Day Reign, Op. 47, no 6; The mild stars shone for us, song for voic...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

Recorded Live at Wigmore Hall, 18 October 2007, this new release adds to Gerald Finley’s already illustrious career. After his initial appearances at Glyndebourne in...continue...

Schumann: Frauenliebe und leben, etc; Brahms: Songs Op. 57 / Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Julius Drake

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-11-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 106; Robert Schumann: Lieder aus Wilhelm Meister, Op. 98a; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Claude Debussy: Fantoches; George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine

"The stillness achieved in the song which deals with the coming of the couple's child, 'Sußer Freund', is spellbinding, and the profundity of the expression...continue...

Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin / Mieczyslaw Horszowski

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 16 in B flat major, K. 570; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Robert Schumann: Arabeske for piano in C majo...
Performers: Horszowski, Mieczyslaw

"In Mieczyslaw Horszowski's playing, what initially strikes the listener is the loveliness of his sound - a sound that is no longer heard today... In...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...

Finzi: Dies Natilis; Walton / Spence, Morton, et al

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-03-04

Works: Gerald Finzi: Romance for String Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 11; Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8; William Walton: Sonata for Strings (transcription by Walton...
Performers: Spence, Toby
Conductors: Morton, Jonathan
Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble

Toby Spence was recently described by the Guardian as ‘British opera's blue-eyed boy, having scored big successes at this year's Edinburgh Festival production of Britten's...continue...

Schubert, Wolf, Debussy, etc: Songs / Maltman, Drake

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-01-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Wanderer, D 493/Op. 4 no 1; Wandrers Nachtlied, D 224/Op. 4 no 3; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Wandrers Nachtlied ("Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh"), song for voice & piano, D. 7...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher

The young British baritone Christopher Maltman excels on the recital platform. Here he performs songs by Schubert, Wolf, Debussy, Duparc and Warlock with boundless charm...continue...

Mozart, Smetana, etc: String Quartets / Skampa Quartet

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 21 in D major, K 575; Bedrich Smetana: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D minor, T 131; Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110; R...

After the Skampa Quartet's debut performance at Wigmore Hall in February 1993, William Lyne, the Hall's then Director, commented: "After their first concert in 1993...continue...

Schubert: Octet, etc / Michael Collins and Friends

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2007-11-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965/Op. 129; Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166
Performers: Brunt, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Martineau, Malcolm; Muller-Schott, Daniel; Owen, Martin; Riegelbauer, Peter; Robin O'Neill [Bassoon/Conductor]; Tomter, Lars Anders; Tynan, Ailish...

The British clarinetist Michael Collins is one of the most sought-after and successful wind players of his generation and has performed as a soloist with...continue...

Beethoven, Mozart, Ravel / Imogen Cooper

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2007-11-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 8 in A minor, K 310 (300d); Maurice Ravel: Miroirs; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Boo...
Performers: Cooper, Imogen

Beethoven's piano sonata number 28 in A major, is arguably one of the most influential piano sonatas of the late 19th century, the magic of...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...

Rameau, Haydn, Chopin, etc / Cherkassky

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2007-05-22

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et Doubles; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 53 in E minor, H 16 no 34; Paul Hindemith: Sonatas (3) for Piano; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no ...
Performers: Cherkassky, Shura

"I doubt whether the F sharp minor Nocturne has ever been played as beautifully as here, and not even Hofmann could match Cherkassky's wistful introspection....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...

Sibelius, Strauss, Berg: Songs / Isokoski, et al

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-11-21

Works: Jean Sibelius: Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; Dragon-Fly (En slända), song for voice & piano, Op. 17/5; Songs (7), Op. 17; The Flower of Friendship (Vänskapens blomma), song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita

"This BBC lunchtime recital effectively combines the native and foreign talents of a singer whose technique and intelligence have shone brightly on opera and concert...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Schubert: String Quartets / Kopelman Quartet

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-11-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Quartet for Strings no 3 in E minor, Op. 30; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"

"The Kopelman recording, which comes from a Wigmore Hall concert in January 2006, is superb in every way. The players, all graduates in the 1970s...continue...

Fauré, Hahn, Head, Rossini, Handel: Songs and Arias/DiDonato

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-08-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 1 "Album italiano"; Anzoleta dopo la regata ("Ciapa un baso"), for voice & piano (La regata veneziana) (P...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Drake, Julius [Piano]

Moscheles: Fantasy, Variations, etc / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-06-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen for clarinet (or violin), viola & piano, Op. 132; Ignaz Moscheles: Fantasy, variations and finale, for piano, clarinet, violin & cello on the Bohemian fo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

This CD was recorded live at Wigmore Hall on October 8, 2004 and was selected as an 'Editor's Choice' by Gramophone magazine. The Guardian of...continue...

Schubert, Mahler, Strauss: Songs / Price, Parsons

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-06-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Erlkönig, D 328; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Der blinde Knabe, D 833; Liebhaber in allen Gestalten ("Ich wollt', ich wär' ein Fisch"), song for voice & piano...
Performers: Parsons, Geoffrey; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]

This is a rare live recording of Dame Margaret Price performing her debut at Wigmore Hall in 1987, accompanied by the late Geoffrey Parsons. This...continue...