Vivian, James

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: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C minor, BWV 564; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata no 3 in A; Robert Schumann: Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op. 60; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Choral Song & Fugue; ...
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hakim, Naji; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; Nolan, James [Organ]; Nolan, Joseph; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Quinney, Robert; Vivian, James
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...

Choral Classics: Choral Classics from Cambridge / Corydon Singers

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Super flumina Babylonis; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Robert Ramsey: How Are the Mighty Fallen; Thomas Weelkes: When David heard; Thomas Tallis: Lamenta...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan [Organ]; Carter, William; Dexter, Keri; English, John; Kenny, Liz; Manze, Andrew; Marcus, Marshall; Masters, Rachel; Pearce, Richard; Quinney, Robert; Schlapp, Jan; Vivian, James; War...
Conductors: Brown, Timothy; Cleobury, Stephen; Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This 5 disc set showcases the celebrated choral music tradition of Cambridge's Clare College, King's College and St John's College. Featuring a collection of popular...continue...

English Organ Music from the Temple Church

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-01-02

Works: Percy Whitlock: Four Extemporizations; Henry Walford Davies: Solemn Melody for organ; John Stanley: Voluntary for organ in D major, Op. 5/5; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Pieces (3) for Chamber Organ, Boo...
Performers: Vivian, James

The varied program touches on a multitude of works for organ by English composers, all of which bring out different facets of this versatile instrument....continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London, England (09/12/2009-09/20/2009)....continue...

Matins for Ascension Day / Post, Walsh, Lincoln Cathedral

1 CD / Priory / 2008-07-08

Works: Olivier Messiaen: L'Ascension, 4 Meditations for Organ; Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3), Op. 38; John Reading Sr.: O Lord, open thou our lips; Versicles and Responses; Jonathan Battishill: O co...
Performers: Post, Andrew; Vivian, James
Conductors: Walsh, Colin
Ensemble: Lincoln Cathedral Choir

The Office of Matins has been read or sung daily in the Lincoln Cathedral for more than 400 years. The language has inspired musicians over...continue...

The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

Elgar: Anthems & Motets / Willcocks, Darlington, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-09-02

Works: Edward Elgar: Great is the Lord, Op. 67; O Hearken Thou, Op. 64; The Light of Life, Op. 29; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Light of the World; Give unto the Lord, Op. 74; O salutaris hostia I; O salut...
Performers: Layton, Stephen; Lucas, Adrian; Luff, Nicholas; Nethsingha, Andrew; Parnell, Andrew; Vivian, James
Conductors: Willcocks, David, Sir; Walsh, Colin; Crossland, Anthony; Bramma, Harry; Wright, Peter; Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: All Saints Chorus London; Guildford Cathedral Choir; Lincoln Cathedral Choir; Southwark Cathedral Choir; St. Alban's Abbey Church Choir; Wells Cathedral Choir; Worcester Cathedral Choir

"Works full of tenderness coupled with aspiration...and nobility." Daniel Gregory Mason...continue...

Evensong & Vespers at King's /Choir of King's College, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-06-19

Works: Anonymous: Advent Vespers for the feast of the blessed Virgin Mary; Deus in adiutorium; Dum esset; Dixit Dominus; Laeva ejus sub capite meo; Laudate, pueri, Dominum; Nigra sum; Laetatus sum; Jam hiem...
Performers: Quinney, Robert; Vivian, James
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

Villette: Choral Music / Layton, Vivian, Holst Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-04-11

Works: Pierre Villette: O sacrum convivium; Hymne à la Vierge, Op 24; Attende, Domine; Notre Pere d'aix, for chorus, Op. 75; Inviolata, for chorus, Op. 66; Tu es Petrus, for chorus, Op. 29; O quam su...
Performers: Cooper, Katy; Vivian, James
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

This pioneering new recording - a showcase for the virtuoso talents of the Holst Singers - presents all fifteen of Pierre Villette's unaccompanied choral works...continue...

Macmillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross / Polyphony

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

Works: James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata for choir and string orchestra; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; Te Deum
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Haworth, Amy; Peacock, Adrian; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Underwood, Giles; Vivian, James; Wall, Simon; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia

MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross / Layton, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-09-13

Works: James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata for choir and string orchestra; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; Te Deum
Performers: Vivian, James
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia; Polyphony

"... 'On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin,' for choir and organ, is, by contrast, one of MacMillan's very finest works. Even the very unusual...continue...

Choral Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op....
Performers: Aronsky, Peter; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Conn, Michael [Guitar]; Gardner, Edward; Hussain, Alastair; Kampen, Christopher van; Tunstall, Helen; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Vivian, Jame...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Munchinger, Karl

Walton: Coronation Te Deum, etc / Layton, Polyphony, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-07-01

Works: William Walton: A Queen's Fanfare, for brass; Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra; A Litany; The Twelve, anthem for chorus & organ; Set me as a seal upon thine heart; Magnific...
Performers: Vivian, James
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

"Sound quality is truly spectacular. Texts and program notes are up to Hyperion's usual high standard. This sterling collection should win Walton's choral music many...continue...

Fauré: Requiem, Pelléas et Méllisande, etc / Ozawa, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-08-14

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Une châteleine en sa tour, Op. 110; Pavane, Op. 50; Dolly, Op. 56; Les berceaux, Op. 23 no 1; Le secret, Op. 23 n...
Performers: Baldwin, Dalton; Battle, Kathleen; Eskin, Jules; Farrell, Timothy; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Roge, Pascal; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Souzay, Gerard; Viv...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ozawa, Seiji; ; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Essential Mozart - 32 of his Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, Emma; Kroisamer, Hubert; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hill, David; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

The Greatest Mozart Show on Earth

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kroisamer, Hubert; Lupu, Radu; Pe...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Chung, Myung-...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winchester College Quiristers; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)