Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

Moeran: Complete Solo Folksong Arrangements

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-05-10

Works: E.J. Moeran: Folksongs (6) from Norfolk, for voice & piano; The North Sea Ground, for voice & piano; High Germany, for voice & piano; The Sailor and Young Nancy, for chorus; The Little Milkmaid, for ...
Performers: Farnsworth, Marcus; Talbot, John; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

In addition to using folksong-related material in a number of his original works, Ernest J. Moeran also made many direct arrangements of folksongs he collected...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, C....continue...

E.J. Morean: Complete Solo Songs

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-05-25

Works: E.J. Moeran: Spring goeth all in white, for voice & piano; When June is come, for voice & piano; Mantle of Blue, for voice & piano; Twilight, for voice & piano; Ludlow Town, songs (4) for voice & pia...
Performers: McGreevy, Geraldine; Talbot, John; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Moeran was part of the group of English composers who sought inspiration in the melodic beauty of traditional folksong in the first two decades of...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, C (01/20/2009/01/22/2009); Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, C (04/14/2009/04/16/2009); Menuhin Hall, Y...continue...

Frank Martin: Golgotha

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-04-13

Works: Frank Martin: Golgotha, oratorio for 5 soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra
Performers: Gauthier, Judith; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Woerd, Mattijs van de; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel

"A long standing wish of mine has come true: I now have the chance to cover a truly outstanding recording of Frank Martin's towering oratorio,Golgotha,...continue...
Recording information: Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn (04/2009)....continue...

Ladislav Kubík: Songs of Zhivago [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Ladislav Kubik: Songs of Zhivago, for tenor & piano; Concerto breve, for piano & orchestra; Sinfonietta no 2 "Jacob's Well", for orchestra
Performers: Sobkowska, Joanna; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Zollman, Ronald; Válek, Vladimír

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 11 / Müller-Brachmann, Johnson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (6) (Neun) for voice & piano, Op. 89; Resignation ("Lieben, von ganzer Seele lieben"), song for voice & piano, Op. 83/1; Der Einseidler ("Komm, Trost der Welt, du stille Nacht!...
Performers: Broderick, Katherine; Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Loges, Stephan; McGreevy, Geraldine; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

Graham Johnson’s monumental and triumphant complete Schumann songs edition comes to an end with an eleventh disc of rarities and delights. With this last issue...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...

Vaugham Williams: Choral Works / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

4 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi; Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viol...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Barratt, Christine; Best, Jonathan; Bowen, John; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Dawson, Lynne; Dobi...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the Hyperion...continue...

Ladislav Kubík: Chamber Music, Vol. 3

1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01

Works: Ladislav Kubik: Portrait, for piano and percussion; Songs of Zhivago, for tenor & piano; Metamorphoses, trio for clarinet, cello & piano; Sonata for trombone & piano
Performers: Bridger, Carolyn; Evans, Jay; Georgiev, Ljubomir; Jimenez, Alexander; Kowalsky, Frank; Nalley, James; Packwood, Mark; Parks, John; Sobkowska, Joanna; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

Schubert: The Complete Songs

40 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Song sketch in C minor, D. 1a; Lebenstraum ("Ich sass an einer Tempelhalle"), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 39; Hagars Klage ("Hier am Hügel"), song for voice & piano, D. 5...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berg, Na...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen;
Ensemble: Holst Singers; New Company

'For Schubertians who failed to acquire many of the individual releases, this new box, weighing in at around £3 per disc, is an indispensable bargain'...continue...

Janácek: The Eternal Gospel, etc / Volkov, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Leos Janácek: Vecné Evangelium (The Eternal Gospel), cantata for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra, JW 3/8; Ballad of Blaník (Ballada blanická), symphonic poem for orchestra, JW ...
Performers: Jeffers, Gweneth-Ann; Layton, Elizabeth; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Edinburgh Festival Chorus

Janácek: The Eternal Gospel, etc / Volkov, Jeffers, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: Leos Janácek: Vecné Evangelium (The Eternal Gospel), cantata for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra, JW 3/8; Ballad of Blaník (Ballada blanická), symphonic poem for orchestra, JW ...
Performers: Jeffers, Gweneth-Ann; Layton, Elizabeth; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Edinburgh Festival Chorus

The broad sweep of these orchestral works is given full flight in luxurious performances from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under its Chief Conductor Ilan...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...
Conductors:
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...

Gurney: Ludlow and Teme; Vaughan Williams / Thompson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-01-11

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ivor Gurney: The Western Playland, for voice & piano; Ludlow and Teme, song cycle for voi...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"I reommend this record to every serious collector of songs." - American Record Guide...continue...

The English Song Series 4 - Warlock: The Curlew, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Peter Warlock: The Curlew, song cycle for voice & small orchestra; Lillygay, song cycle for voice & piano; Peter Warlock's Fancy; Peterisms, Set 1, song cycle for voice & piano; My Gostly Fader, for ...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Philippa; Maltman, Christopher; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

The program of this release, previously available on the Collins Classics label, reflects the wide variety of vocal style and moods of Warlock's music and...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 6 / McGreevy, Doufexis, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Spanisches Liederspiel, 10 songs for voice(s) & piano, Op. 74; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 40; Spanische Liebeslieder (10 Spanish Love Songs), for voice(s) & piano, Op. 138; Cla...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Hough, Stephen; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Loges, Stephan; McGreevy, Geraldine; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

"Graham Johnson's typically teeming commentaries to this latest Hyperion volume, 'Schumann and the Spanish style', he relates a moving anecdote about the composer's perusal of...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love / Hickox, Varcoe, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love
Performers: Bannatyne-Scott, Brian; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Bowen, John; Claycomb, Laura; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gritton, Susan; Lloyd-Morgan, Richard; Loges, Stephan; Maxwell, Donald [Bas...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

Aside from the EMI recording made by Davies and the New Philharmonia Orchestra (breifly offered as an import, and nearly impossible to obtain), Vaughan Williams'...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 /Seifried, Nelson, Cullagh, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-05-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Cullagh, Majella; Nelson, Mary; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Seifried, Reinhard
Ensemble: RTE Philharmonic Choir

Mendelssohn sub-titled his Symphony No. 2 "Hymn of Praise". With its conscious similarity to Beethoven's "Choral" Symphony, through its extended choral finale and its powerful...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress / Hickox, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
Performers: Bell, Donaldson; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Coxon, Richard; Egerton, Francis; Evans, Rebecca; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fisher, Jonathan; Gritton, Susan; Hayward, Robert; Keyte, Christopher;...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This premiere digital studio recording of Vaughan Williams's powerful and moving epic follows a highly successful performance at the Barbican Hall, London, in November, 1997....continue...

Bach: St John Passion / Britten, Pears, Howell, Harper et al

2 CD / Decca / 1995-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Aronowitz, Cecil; Ballardie, Quintin; Beers, Adrian; Brown, James; Burgess, Russell; Farrell, Timothy; Gatt, Martin; Graeme, Peter; Harper, Heather; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Hill, Jen...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Britten characteristically refuses to follow any set tradition, whether baroque, Victorian or whatever, and, with greater extremes of tempo than is common (often strikingly fast),...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 12

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-12-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Leichenfantasie, D 7; Der Geistertanz I ("Die bretterne Kammer"), song for voice & piano (first version, fragment), D. 15; Der Geistertanz II ("Die bretterne Kammer"), song for voice ...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

'An established and thoughtful interpreter of Schubert, one who sings German like a native' (Gramophone)

'His keen insight and regard for the words illuminate these fascinating...continue...

Gay: The Beggar's Opera / Barlow, Hoskins, Walker

2 CD / Hyperion / 1991-12-01

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Baker, Alasdair; Bryson, Roger; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Anne; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Jackson, Richard; Lemmings, Christopher; Linnenbank, René; Mills, Bronwen; Morgan, Karl; Rashbrook,...

'I have never heard, and can't imagine, better performances ... A delightful performance of this timeless opera' (American Record Guide)

'A treasure that belongs in...continue...