Lyons, William

Signum Classics Anniversary Series The Early Music Collection / Cordaria; The Clerks Group; Gabrieli Consort & Players; King's Singers; Voces8 et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Murphy, Emma; Parle, Nicholas; Perillo, Linda; Reiter, Walter
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Compan...

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...

Organs of Famous Cathedrals - works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wesley et al. / David Goode, Joseph Nolan, Simon Preston, Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; M...
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable ; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company; Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble); The Clerk...

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...

Morales: Mass / Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-12-07

Works: Francisco Guerrero: Cançión a 6; Cançión "Subiendo amor" a 5; Cançión "Todos aman" a 5; O Doctor optime, motet for 6 voices; Philippe Rogier: Ecce sacerdos magnus, for 5...
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Lyons, William; Pott, Charles; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

In 1545 a very sick Cristobal de Morales left Rome where he had contracted malaria, and travelled back to his hometown of Toledo in Spain....continue...
Recording information: 06/1995-10/1995....continue...

50 Best Bach

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata, BWV 147; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, Cantata, BWV 51; Ich habe genug, Cantata, BWV 82a; Magnificat in D, ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, Alison; Busi, Marcell...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Melante Amsterdam; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

"Best Bach 50 is an intelligently laid out collection of examples of J.S. Bach's most famous works, and its three CDs are filled with historic...continue...

Robin Hood [2010 Soundtrack]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2010-05-11

Works: Marc Streitenfeld: Robin Hood, film score
Performers: Akers, James; Bowes, Thomas; Dale, Caroline; Donockley, Troy; Eaton, Nigel; Fry, Tristan; Herringman, Jacob; Kettel, Gary; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Lyons, William; MacInnes, Kathleen; Marxhall,...
Conductors: Foster, Ben

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios....continue...

The Division Flute / Emma Murphy, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-11-01

Works: Anonymous: The Division Flute; John Eccles: Division on a Ground; Gottfried Finger: Divisions on a ground for viola da gamba; Ground for alto recorder and continuo (viola da gamba & harpsichord) (fro...
Performers: Benjamin, Emilia; Devine, Steven; Lyons, William; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Murphy, Emma

Described by the London music publisher as 'Very improving and delightful to all lovers of that instrument', The First Part of the Division Flute was...continue...

Ludus Danielis - The Play of Daniel / The Dufay Collective, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Anonymous, Egerton Manuscript 2615: Ludus Danielis (The Play of Daniel), medieval mystery play
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Brough, Harvey; Ellis, Vivien; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Lyons, William; Pell, Susanna; Phillips, Tom [Tenor Vocal]; Pott, Charles; Potter, John [Te...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dufay Collective

"The singing and instrumental playing are first rate, as we expect from these forces, and I have to say that the way instruments are used...continue...

Best Bach 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-02-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV...
Performers: Amsterdam, Melante; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, A...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, John; Schreier, Peter; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Taverner Consort

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Bach 100, features 6 CDs of one of the greatest composers of all time, including...continue...

The Promise of Ages - A Christmas Collection / Parrott

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-10-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: Nos galan (New Year's Eve), carol (Welsh); Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu, carol (English); Ther Is No Ros' (Engli...
Performers: Balding, Caroline; Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Consort, Taverner; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lyons, William; MacNamara, Amanda
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort and Choir collaborated on this eclectic collection of Christmastime music. Songs include "Ther Is No Rose of Swych Vertu," "O Magnum Mysterium," "Hark! The Hera...continue...

A Dance in the Garden of Mirth / The Dufay Collective

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-11-01

Works: Anonymous: Istanpita Ghaetta; Istampitta; Istampita Isabella; Danse, French 13th Century; Trotto-Salterello (Italian 14th Century); Salterello, Italian 14th Century; Anonymous, Manuscrit du Roi: La U...
Performers: Bevan, Paul; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Lyons, William; Mizraki, Raphael; Pell, Susanna; Skuce, Peter