Gritton, Susan

Britten: Peter Grimes / Graham-Hall, Gritton, Purves, Palmer, Wyn-Rogers. Teatro alla Scalla, Ticciati [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-05-28

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Gillett, Christoper [Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Hoare, Peter; Malvuccio, Francesco; Mihai, Simona; Okulitch, Daniel; Palmer, Felicity; Purves, Christopher; Winland, Ida Falk; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Ticciati, Robin
Ensemble: Coro del Teatro alla Scalla; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scalla

The Italian and international press were unanimous in their praise for Peter Grimes at La Scala, which revived the tradition of Britten’s operas on the...continue...
Run Time: 168 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Britten: Peter Grimes / Graham-Hall, Gritton, Purves, Palmer, Wyn-Rogers. Teatro alla Scalla, Ticciati [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-05-28

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Gillett, Christoper [Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Hoare, Peter; Malvuccio, Francesco; Mihai, Simona; Okulitch, Daniel; Palmer, Felicity; Purves, Christopher; Winland, Ida Falk; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Ticciati, Robin
Ensemble: Coro del Teatro alla Scalla; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scalla

The Italian and international press were unanimous in their praise for Peter Grimes at La Scala, which revived the tradition of Britten’s operas on the...continue...
Run Time: 168 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Handel: English Arias from Saul, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus, Solomon / James Bowman, countertenor

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Choice of Hercules; Esther; Saul; Belshazzar; Theodora; Judas Maccabaeus; Solomon
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

This mid-priced Hyperion reissue offers a comprehensive program of Handel's arias from such famous English oratorios as Saul, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus and Solomon. The world-famous...continue...
Recording information: 1992-03-??&1995-03-09_1995-....continue...

Górecki: Symphony No. 3 "Of Sorrowful Songs"; Three Pieces in Old Style / Susan Gritton, soprano. Simonov

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-11-27

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); Pieces (3) in the Olden Style, for string orchestra
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Nearly two decades after it was composed, Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 `Of Sorrowful Songs` suddenly became a worldwide sensation in 1992....continue...

Elgar: The Longed-for Light - Elgar's Music in Wartime / Susan Gritton, soprano; BBC Concert Orch., Wilson

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-11-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Polonia, Op. 76; Carillon, Op. 75; Sospiri; Une voix dans le désert, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 77; Carissima; Le drapeau belge, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 79; Rosemary ("Tha...
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Wilson, John

Recording information: Watford Colosseum (02/13/2012-02/15/2012)....continue...

Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass; Missa brevis K192; Exsultate, jubilate / Susan Gritton, soprano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 1 in E flat major, K 67 (41h); Church Sonata for O...
Performers: Aldridge, Kate; Bourne, Frances; Challenger, John [Organ]; Faultless, Margaret; Furness, Sam; Gritton, Susan; Humphreys, George; Jones, Simon; Skidmore, Andrew
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St John's College Cambridge

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs Mozart's 'Coronation Mass' alongside four distinguished soloists and the period instrument ensemble St John's...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Toivo Kuula: Songs & Orchestral Music / Susan Gritton, soprano

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-09-13

Works: Toivo Kuula: Merenkylpijäneidot (The Sea-bathing Nymphs), for voice & orchestra, Op. 12; South Ostrobothnian suite for orchestra no 2, Op. 20; Kesäilta (Summer Evening), for voice & orchest...
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: ; BBC Concert Orchestra

This disc presents a survey of music by Finnish composer Toivo Kuula, a pupil of Sibelius. Best-known for his songs and choral music, Kuula's arresting...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Hampstead, London (01/24/2011-01/26/2011)....continue...

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites / Nagano, Griotton, Brunet, Isokoski [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-06-28

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélites
Performers: Brunet, Sylvie; Gritton, Susan; Guilmette, Hélène; Isokoski, Soile; Resmark, Susanne; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Vernhes, Alain
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester

On stage for the first time at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich comes the opera which solidified Poulenc's reputation as a composer of fine vocal...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites / Nagano, Griotton, Brunet, Isokoski [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2011-06-28

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des carmélites
Performers: Brunet, Sylvie; Gritton, Susan; Guilmette, Hélène; Isokoski, Soile; Resmark, Susanne; Richter, Bernard [Tenor]; Vernhes, Alain
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsorchester

On stage for the first time at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich comes the opera which solidified Poulenc's reputation as a composer of fine vocal...continue...
Run Time: 152 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2; Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok / Susan Gritton / Florestan Trio

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-05-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Lester, Richard [Cello]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florestan Trio (England)

After sixteen years of exceptional achievement and vast critical acclaim, the career paths of the members of The Florestan Trio are diverging. Sadly, the trio...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Spinosi/Ensemble Matheus, Gritton, Horak, Pollmann [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Croft, Richard; Gritton, Susan; Horak, Cornelia; Mehta, Bejun; Pollmann, Martin
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Ensemble Matheus

To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of 'Messiah', the composer's most...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, S...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Spinosi/Ensemble Matheus, Gritton, Horak, Pollmann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Boesch, Florian; Croft, Richard; Gritton, Susan; Horak, Cornelia; Mehta, Bejun; Pollmann, Martin
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Ensemble Matheus

To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Vienna's Theater an der Wien realized a truly extraordinary project: the staging of 'Messiah', the composer's most...continue...
Run Time: 154 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish...continue...

London Chamber Orchestra: Rossini, Mozart, Beethoven

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-06-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La scala di seta; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, K 16; Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492; Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ah...
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Furniss, Rosemary

Signum's third disc with the London Chamber orchestra captures more of their thrilling live concerts from their residence of St John's, Smith Square, London. The...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London....continue...

Gorecki: Symphony No. 3

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2010-05-11

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); Pieces (3) in the Olden Style, for string orchestra
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri

Yuri Simonov studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Rabinovich, and assisted Mravinksy at the Leningrad Conservatoire conducting The Mermaid by Dargomizhsky. Following first prize in...continue...

Susan Gritton Sings Britten, Finzi, Delius

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-04-27

Works: Gerald Finzi: Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8; Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Chansons Françaises (4), for voice & orchestra; Frederick Delius: A Lat...
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

"Gritton's performance [of Les illuminations) is lustrous and joyous, a precociously talented young man's music brilliantly presented." -The Guardian ****

"...there is much to admire...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road, London (11/20/2009-11/22/2009)....continue...

Her Song - Orchestral Songs and Arias / Susan Gritton, Martyn Brabbins, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-09-08

Works: Edward Elgar: The Torch, Op. 60, no 1; The Wind at Dawn; Pleading, Op. 48; Like to the Damask Rose; The Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, no 1; Song Cycle, Op. 59; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; The Kingdom, ora...
Performers: Fleming, Cynthia; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Susan Gritton's solo recital with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins is focused on orchestral songs by Elgar and John Ireland. This enchanting and...continue...

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Augér, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah,...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Christmas Concertos & Cantatas - Telemann: In dulci jubilo, etc / Standage, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Alessandro Scarlatti: Oh di Betlemme altera povertà, chamber cantata for soprano & strings ("Cantata pastorale per la nati; Antonio Vivaldi: Co...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Standage, Simon; Trevor, Caroline
Conductors: Standage, Simon;
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

"Here's a reissue of one of the most successful and accessible items in the early music catalog of the British label Chandos. Originally issued in...continue...

Epoch - Gibbs: Odysseus; Dyson: Four Songs for Sailors / Drummond, Gritton, Stone, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-07-08

Works: Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Odysseus, Op. 90; George Dyson: Songs (4) for Sailors
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Stone, Mark [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Drummond, David
Ensemble: London Oriana Choir

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889–1960) was once a favorite composer of local choral societies, but his masterpiece, the choral symphony 'Odysseus' (1938) has seldom been heard....continue...

Britten Abroad / Grittom, Padmore, Burnside

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-06-06

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Poet's Echo, song cycle for high voice & piano, Op. 76; Folksongs (8), Volume 2; Um Mitternacht, song for high voice & pi...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]

Sir Thomas Allen - Vol 2 / Parry, Allen, Philarmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Don Carlos; Macbeth; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Gwynn Hughes; Rutter, Claire; Tebb, Philip
Conductors: Parry, David

"Although he's in the twilight of his career Sir Thomas Allen shows no signs of slowing down, as this new CD of arias and duets...continue...

Schubert: Mass in E flat D 950 / Richard Hickox, Gritton, Stephen, Padmore, Gilchrist, Rose, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rose, Matthew; Stephen, Pamela Helen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

Schubert's final mass and most ambitious setting was composed during the summer of 1828, only months before his death. Much more than his previous efforts...continue...

Poulenc: Gloria & Motets / Layton, Gritton, Polyphony, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-03-11

Works: Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G major; Salve Regina; Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, for chorus, FP 97; Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, for chorus, FP 152; Exultate Deo
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Cambridge Trinity College Choir

Stephen Layton and Polyphony continue to blaze a trail as dazzling interpreters of a wide range of choral music. Here they turn to some of...continue...

Górecki: Symphony no 3, etc / Simonov, Royal PO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-11-04

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"; Pieces (3) in Old Style
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Simonov, Yuri
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel: Messiah [Hybrid SACD] [includes DVD]

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Davis, Colin

To create what became his most popular oratorio, Handel chose Biblical excerpts telling the story of Christ's birth, death and resurrection. In this 2006 live...continue...

C. Schumann: Complete Songs / Gritton, Loges, Asti

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-04-10

Works: Clara Wieck Schumann: Lieder (3), Op. 12; Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op .13; Lieder aus Jucunde (6), for voice & piano, Op. 23; Walzer ("Horch! Welch ein süáes"), for voice & piano; Der...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Gritton, Susan; Loges, Stephan

"If by chance you already own the formerly "complete" songs of Clara Schumann on a Bayer recording from 1991, with soprano Isabel Lippitz and pianist...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, etc / Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"Gritton's fearless and star-bright soprano waved the flags of the nations, and with Gerald Finley, finally hoisted the anchor to set free the voyaging soul."...continue...

Elgar: The Spirit of England / Lloyd-Jones, BBC SO

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-03-20

Works: Edward Elgar: The Spirit of England, songs (3) for soprano/tenor, chorus & orchestra, Op. 80; Frederick Kelly: Elegy for Strings "In Memoriam Rupert Brooke"; Ivor Gurney: War Elegy, for orchestra; Hu...
Performers: Farrington, Iain; Gritton, Susan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"For me, the outstanding item is Ivor Gurney's War Elegy. Remembered for his haunting songs and poetry, and the tragic story of his mental health...continue...

Haydn: The Complete Mass Edition / Hickox, et al

8 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-02-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Theresienmesse"), H. 22/12; Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watson, Ian; Watson, Janice; Winter, Louise
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

The combination of ideal, sympathetic soloists and the combined Collegium Musicum 90 choral and orchestral forces led the way to an enormously successful series, which...continue...

Howells: Choral Works / Spicer, Bicket, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Herbert Howells: Te Deum ("For the Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol"); Even such is time; The summer is coming; The House of the Mind, motet for chorus & organ; Two Madrigals, for chorus; Salve...
Performers: Bernays, John; Bicket, Harry; Carwood, Andrew; Cotterill, Marianne; Crookes, Anna; Daneman, Sophie; Gritton, Susan; Hadleigh-Wilson, Nicholas; Kemp, Nicola-Jane; Lane, Carys-Anne; Lumsden, Andrew; Mi...

This collection is drawn from four successful releases from the early 1990s with the dynamic Finzi Singers, directed by Paul Spicer. The Singers produce sounds...continue...
Includes work(s) for chorus: nunc dimittis by Herbert Howells....continue...

Britten: Purcell Realizations / Lott, Gritton, Walker, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Purcell Realizations; Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus; The Queen's Epicedium, for soprano or tenor & piano (Purcell Realization); Purcell Realizations from Harmonia Sa...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Rolfe Johnson, An...

'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD)

'Two irresistible discs - typically painstakingly produced and documented - and would deserve four stars if...continue...

Enchantment / Magdalena Kozená

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Charles Gounod: Cinq Mars; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesa...
Performers: Delgado-Boge, Claire; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Marcinger, Ludovit; Martineau, Malcolm; Massis, Annick; Parat, Edwige; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Swierczewski, Michel; Goebel, Reinhard; Stryncl, Marek; McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ; Musica Florea

A richly-colored voice, a perfect technique and a vivid musical imagination: the recipe for a portrait of an exceptional artist. 'Enchantment' is a personal selection...continue...

Hyperion Schubert Edition - Songs by Schubert's Friends

3 CD / Hyperion / 2006-04-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Der Greis, part song for 4 voices & keyboard, H. 25c/5; Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Sehnsucht, for 2 voices & piano; Rastlose Liebe, for voice & piano (1st setting) (Lyrische Gedi...
Performers: Comberti, Sebastian; Doufexis, Stella; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Murray, Ann; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Thorsen, Marianne

These three generously filled discs were included as a 'bonus' in Hyperion's landmark forty-disc boxed set 'The Complete Songs by Franz Schubert,' released in November...continue...

Opera in English - Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Mackerras

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-11-22

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Bonner, Yvette; Clarke, Paul Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hesketh-Harvey, Kit; Hill, Louis; Howard, Yvonne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Montague, Diana; Moses, Geoff...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"By almost any reckoning, this is the most popular of Czech operas, in the repertory of almost every opera house, so it is astonishing how...continue...

Hummel: Mass in D minor, etc / Hickox, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-11-22

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D minor, WoO 13, S. 67; Salve Regina, offertory for soloists, chorus & orchestra in B flat major, WoO 18, S. 79
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Nicholls, Rachel; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"Richard Hickox and Collegium 90 continue their excellent Hummel series with two more choral works far too long neglected. The D minor Mass of 1805...continue...

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Essential Handel / Robert King, The King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62; Solomon; A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Cecilia, Volgi un Sguardo, cantata for soprano, tenor, strings & continuo, HWV 89; Coronation Anthe...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Bellamy, Alexandra; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; Fullbrook, Charles; George, Michael; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

This new budget-price compilation disc brings together twenty favorite tracks from The Kings Consorts acclaimed Handel recordings. There are movements from recent releases such as...continue...

Bayerische Staatsoper 1997-2005 Live / Mehta, Bolton, et al

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2005-09-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Götterdämmerung; Die Walküre; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante, HWV 33; Serse, HWV 40; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Ro...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina; Daniels, David [Countertenor]; Gantner, Martin; Gritton, Susan; Harteros, Anja; Kasarova, Vesselina; Meier, Waltraud; Murray, Ann; Nilon, Paul; Röschmann, Dorothea; Sei...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra

Gluck: Paride ed Elena / McCreesh, Kozená, Gritton

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-05-09

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Kozená, Magdalena; Sampson, Carolyn; Webster, Gillian
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort & Players offer a splendid accompaniment. "...more important... was the presence of a conductor of genius, for McCreesh is...continue...

Opera In English - Great Arias & Ensembles Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Idomeneo; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Aida, opera; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Banks, Barry; Bardon, Patricia; Clarke, Paul Charles; Eaglen, Jane; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gavin, Julian; Gedda, Nicolai; Gritto...
Conductors: Parry, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Daniel, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir

The King's Consort Collection

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-04-12

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Laetatus sum; Deus tuorum militum sors et corona, motet for alto, tenor, bass & 2 violins (from Selva morale et sp; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns and Vio...
Performers: Bellamy, Alexandra; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Clark, Andrew; Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Fullbrook, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hellg...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Released to celebrate the group's 25th anniversary, this wonderfully varied selection of music (which opens with a thrilling 'taster' of delights to come in the...continue...

English Song / Langridge, Lott, Keenleyside, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: A Soft Day, for voice & piano; A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, for voice & piano, no 6, "Irish Skies" Op. 140/6; Liza Lehmann: Cherry Ripe (arr. of aria by Chas. Ed. Horn);...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bedford, Steuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hancock-Child, Nik; H...
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Ensemble: Duke Quartet

England boasts a long and distinctive tradition of song, equaled to that of any region in the world. This anthology offers a recent survey ranging...continue...

Hummel: Mass, etc / Richard Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-23

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Te Deum, for chorus & orchestra in D major, WoO 16, S. 70; Quod quod in orbe, gradual for chorus & orchestra, Op. 88; Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra no 2 in E flat major...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Murray, Ann; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"It is astonishing that such fine pieces have been so completely neglected. They here inspire Hickox and his team to performances just as electrifying as...continue...

Medtner: Goethe Lieder / Susan Gritton, Geoffrey Tozer

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-04-27

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Aus "Wilhelm Meister" ("An die Türen will ich schleichen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 15/2; Goethe-Lieder (12), Op. 15; Der untreue Knabe, song for voice & piano, Op. 15/10; S...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Tozer, Geoffrey [Piano/Composer]

"Susan Gritton tackles the vocal portions with surety. She has a readily identifiable English sound, which makes her more easily recognized than other singers of...continue...

Handel: Saul / McCreesh, Scholl, Padmore, Davies, Gritton

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-04-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Clarkson, Julian; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Susan Hemington; Lemalu, Jonathan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Phillips, Tom...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

Purcell: Complete Secular Solo Songs / King's Consort, et al

3 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Draw near, you lovers, song for soprano & bass, Z. 462; While Thirsis, wrapt in downy sleep, song, Z. 437; Love, thou canst hear, tho' thou art blind, song, Z. 396; I loved fair Celia,...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan; King, Robert; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'...Barbara Bonney verse charme sur charme, et cette parade émotive, tantôt sucrée tantôt salée, tantôt rustique tantôt savante, tantôt d'amour tant&...continue...

English Song Series 6 - Holst: Vedic Hymns, Songs, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: Gustav Holst: Songs (4) for soprano (or tenor) & violin, Op. 35, H. 132; Songs (6) for soprano & piano, Op. 16, H. 69; Hymns from the Rig Veda, for voice & piano, Op. 24, H. 90; Songs (12) for voice ...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Fuller, Louisa; Gritton, Susan; Langridge, Philip; Maltman, Christopher

"Many of these songs show Holst's unique, strangely rarified imagination working at full power. Not only does he write with such lucid sensitivity for both...continue...