Watson, Ian

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...

The Shakespeare Concerts Series, Vol. 1: Shakespeare's Memory / Chad Sloan, Andrea Chenoweth, Kellie Van Horn

1 CD / Navona / 2013-01-29

Works: Joseph Summer: With Mirth in Funeral, for baritone & piano (from Oxford Songs); On The Death Of A Fair Infant, for voice & string quartet; Leda and the Swan; Full Fathom Five, for mezzo-soprano, teno...
Performers: Chenoweth, Andrea [Soprano Vocal]; Ferrante, Maria; Hartelova, Lydie; Sekera, Miroslav; Sloan, Chad [Baritone Vocal]; Van Horn, Kellie; Vickers, Justin; Watson, Ian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kalmia String Quartet

Shakespeare's Memory is the first offering in Navona's Shakespeare Concerts Series. Vol. 1 includes Summer's original chamber and vocal compositions set to Shakespeare's dramas and...continue...

Premium Composers, Vol. 1: Handel: Water Music; Fireworks / Norrington

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-10-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Concerti grossi (6), Op. 3; Concerto Grosso i...
Performers: Austen-Brown, Rebecca; Brown, Iona; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Philippa; Rees, Jonathan; Thorby, Pamela; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St Martins in the Fields

No composer better expressed the grandeur and pomp of the High Baroque than Georg Friedrich Handel. A true cosmopolitan, Handel combined the studied counterpoint of...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (1993-10-07_1993-10-09&1995-)....continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Oboe Concertos

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2011-10-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blankestijn, Marieke; Boyd, Douglas; Buter, Josine; Christiane Horr; Contardo, Corinne; Conway, William; Dulack, Matthias; Fischer, Thierry; Fyfe, Elizabeth; Juda, Iris; Lest...
Conductors: Boyd, Douglas

Essential Trumpet / JS Bach, Handel, Haydn and Leopold Mozart / André, Balsom, Tarr, Wilbraham et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; George Frederick Handel: Water Piece, suite for trumpet, strings & continuo in D major (spurious arrangement), HWV 341; Jeremiah C...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Balsom, Alison; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; East, Angela; Nicklin, Celia; Pickett, Philip; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Sillito, Kenneth; Soustrot, Berna...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Faerber, Jörg; Hickox, Richard; Balsom, Alison; Tate, Jeffrey; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Morton, Jonathan [Violin]; Lehan, Fritz; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Scottish Ensemble

Includes mr. shores trumpet tune (shore) / trumpet tune (an by various composers....continue...

David Garrett

1 CD / Decca / 2009-06-02

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; James Hetfield: Nothing Else Matters, song; Hans Zimmer / Klaus Badelt: He's a Pirate (as used in the film Pirates of th...
Performers: Bacon, Kevin; Bryant, Ben; Dyani, Thomas; Garrett, David; Genus, James; Haywood, J.; Heijden, Francine van der; McIntosh, Robbie; Pena, Paco; Quarmby, Jonathan; Rowe, Samantha; Serci, Giorgio; Sherid...
Conductors: Kozhuharov, Ivan; Groslot, Robert

2009 album from the non-conforming Classical artist. Garrett's unique, and wholly individual style, pays as much homage to Metallica as to Mozart. This self-titled release...continue...
Personnel: David Garrett (violin); Mark Sheridan (guitar, flamenco guitar); Giorgio Serci, Robbie McIntosh (guitar); Paco Peña (flamenco guitar); Samantha Rowe (cello); Ian On Awi Watson (accor...continue...

Juwelen der Klassik - Vivaldi, Bach, Beethoven, etc / Rilling, Mackerras, Marriner, et al

5 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-04-20

Works: Anonymous: 'T Uitnement Kabinet; Almande Maschera (from 't Uitnement Kabinet, 1646); Anonymous, Dutch: Fantasia, for recorder ('t Uitnement Kabinet, 1646 or 1649); Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Vio...
Performers: Goritzki, Ingo; Higginson, Kit; Leibrock, Uli; Lenski, Kathleen [Violin]; Linsenberg, Judith; Moravec, Ivan; Sager, Christopher Czaja; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Steckel, Helfried; Stumm, Dieter; Thalheime...
Conductors: Steckel, Helfried; Rilling, Helmuth; Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Hahn, Klaus-Peter; Fey, Thomas

An extensive collection of popular orchestral compositions and concertos featuring acclaimed conductors and soloists. An excellent value for the beginning collector!...continue...

Serenade

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-03-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Solomon; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti g...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Handy, Lionel; Ingelton, Rachel; Martin, Jaime; Nicklin, Celia; Rees, Jonathan; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Brown, Iona

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...

Mozart: Epistle Sonatas / Watson, King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 16 in C major, K 329 (317a); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 13 in G major, K 274 (271d); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no...
Performers: Watson, Ian
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'Not to be missed. Buy it at once!' (Musical Opinion)

'An hour's delightful listening. Warmly recommended' (CDReview)

'Cannot fail to delight' (BBC Music Magazine)...continue...

Rubbra: Missa cantuariensis, etc / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-10-23

Works: Edmund Rubbra: Missa cantuariensis, Op. 59; Dormi Jesu, Op. 3; That Virgin's Child Most Meek, Op. 114 no 2; Missa in Honorem Sancti Dominici for chorus a cappella, Op. 66
Performers: Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Westminster Singers

Originally released by RCA on LP in 1975, this recording is reissued here, on CD for the first time. The Mass was commissioned while Rubbra...continue...

Classics - Walton: Henry V / Marriner, Plummer, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-09-11

Works: William Walton: Henry V, a Musical Scenario after Shakespeare, for narrators & orchestra (arr. by C. Palmer); Giles Farnaby: Rosa Solis for keyboard; Anonymous, English: Watkin's Ale, song; Joseph Ca...
Performers: Nicklin, Celia; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Westminster Cathedral Choir

Stellar performance of this comprehensive representation of Walton's great film score, including noted Shakespearean actor Christopher Plummer who imparts presence and authority as speaker Available...continue...

The Essential Wynton Marsalis

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-07-10

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D major; Ode on Union of King and Parliament; Jean Joseph Mouret: Suite de Symphonies no 1; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary for Organ; Ma...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, William [flute]; Black, Neil; Burr, Jon; Cho-Liang, Lin; Hurst, Robert Leslie III; Koch, Philip; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Riley, Herlin; ...
Conductors: Newman, Anthony; Leppard, Raymond; Nelson, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Hunsberger, Donald; ; Marsalis, Wynton
Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra

The name Wynton Marsalis has become almost a metaphor for music in our time, be it visionary jazz or beautifully wrought performances of classical works...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...

Handel: Alcina / Hickox, Augér, Jones, Kwella

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Davies, Maldwyn; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Heley, John; Jones, Della; Kuhlmann, Kathleen; Kwella, Patrizia; Linell, Dorothy; Tomlinson, John; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Opera Chorus

The Sixteen Edition - Iste Confessor / Christophers, et al

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Te Deum, motet for double chorus & organ in C major; Iste confessor; Missa, for chorus & organ in A minor ("La stella"); Stabat Mater, for double chorus & continuo in C minor
Performers: Jeffrey, Robin; Kenny, Elizabeth; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Expanded Edition - Wynton Marsalis - The London Concert

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; English Chamber Orchestra; Marsalis, Wynton; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Newman, Anthony
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Marsalis' Haydn shows considerably more depth of thought and variety in phrasing than on the earlier hit record; the finale, in particular, gains in expressiveness......continue...
This selection is a Super Audio CD, which is designed for use only on Super Audio CD players. It is also available in standard CD format.

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Cho-Liang Lin (v...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Hickox, Watson, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); Symphony no 5 in D major; The Pilgrim Pavement, hymn for soprano, chorus & organ (or orchestra); Hymn tune Pr...
Performers: Hicks, Malcolm; Lane, Carys-Anne; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox Singers

Haydn: Missa Cellensis / Hickox, Gritton, Winter, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-06-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in honorem BVM, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in E flat major ("Missa St. Joseph" /; Missa Cellensis, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Mariazel...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watson, Ian; Winter, Louise
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"As ever, Hickox chooses lively yet never hectic tempi, secures clean choral and orchestral textures and strikes a happy balance between dancing energy and due...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5, etc / Hickox, London SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-02-16

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); Symphony no 5 in D major; The Pilgrim Pavement, hymn for soprano, chorus & organ (or orchestra); Hymn tune Pr...
Performers: Hicks, Malcolm; Lane, Carys-Anne; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Richard Hickox Singers

The Fifth Symphony was first produced at a Promenade concert on June 24, 1943, with the composer conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Following the calculated...continue...

Classic Wynton

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-11-10

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: King's March; Prince of Denmark's March; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary for Orga...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony; Stillman, Judith Lynn; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Newman, Anthony; Leppard, Raymond; Nelson, John; Hunsberger, Donald; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra

This new compilation from Sony of some of Wynton Marsalis' finest classical recordings is for anyone who is not yet convinced that he may well...continue...
Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Kathleen Battle (soprano); Cho-Liang Lin (violin); William Bennett (flute); Neal Black (oboe); Judith Lynn Stillman (piano); Ian On Awi Watson (harpsichord); An...continue...

William Lloyd Webber: Invocation / Hickox, Little, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-06-16

Works: William Lloyd Webber: Serenade for Strings; Invocation; Lento; Spring Miniatures (3) for piano; Aurora for orchestra; Nocturne for cello & piano; Love Divine, All Loves Excelling; Benedictus; Mass; J...
Performers: Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Little, Tasmin; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; Westminster Singers

Renée Fleming - The Beautiful Voice

1 CD / Decca / 1998-02-10

Works: Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine; Erich Wolfgang Korngold...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Fleming, Renee; Greensmith, Clive [Cello]; Voices, London; Watson, Ian; Willey, Paul
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Voices

This disc received Grammy Award for "Best Classical Vocal Performance." It was also nominated for the Award for "Best Classical Album."

Sure, it takes guts for a soprano to call an album THE B...continue...

Stanford: Stabat Mater, etc / Hickox, BBC Philharmonic

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-07-15

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Stabat Mater Op. 96; Hymns (6), Op. 113; Morning Service (Te Deum, Jubilate) for chorus, brass & organ, in B flat major, Op. 10
Performers: Attrot, Ingrid; Battiwalla, Darius; Robson, Nigel; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Brass

"...Chandos again puts in a bid to be crowned champion among all record companies as a purveyor of gloriously realistic sound - plangent, imposing, yet...continue...

Night Tracks

1 CD / Teldec / 1996-10-29

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 2 "London"; The lark ascending; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Suite for Cello solo no 6 in D majo...
Performers: Aldwell, Edward; Clarke, Mary; Katsaris, Cyprien; Lawler, Emmanuel; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Little, Tasmin; Milman, Misha; Rautio, Erkki; Richter, Sviatoslav; Stacy, Tom; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Davis, Andrew, Sir; Masur, Kurt; Tchernushenko, Vladislav; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Foster, Lawrence; ; Wolff, Hugh; Rabinowitz, Harry; Simms, Philip
Ensemble: Anuna; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Borodin String Quartet; Camerata Tallinn; English Chamber Orchestra; Glinka State Academic Chorus Leningrad; Instrumental Ensemble; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Car...

In Gabriel's Garden / Wynton Marsalis, Newman, English CO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-05-14

Works: Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; The King's March; Work(s); Sonata for trumpet, strings and continua no 2 in D major; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata a ...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; Marsalis, Wynton; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Newman, Anthony
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

This selection is also available in MiniDisc format.

Once again planting himself in London's St. Giles Church, Wynton Marsalis performs a program of heroic pan-European Baroque music that permi...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Marriner, McNair, von Otter, Chance, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1992-11-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Hadley, Jerry; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Marriner, Sir Neville; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

Personnel: Jerry Hadley (tenor); Sylvia McNair (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano); Mark Bennet (trumpet); John Constable (harpsichord); Ian On Awi Watson (organ).

Recording inform...continue...

Mozart: Epistle Sonatas / Watson, King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 1990-09-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 16 in C major, K 329 (317a); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 13 in G major, K 274 (271d); Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no...
Performers: Watson, Ian
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...