Watkin, David

The English Nightingale: Virtuoso Recorder Music from Reniaissande to Romantic / Piers Adams: recorder; Howard Beach: keyboards; David Watkin: cello

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Jacob van Eyck: Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen"; Der Fluyten Lust-hof; Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Crecquillon's "Onques amour" for ensemble; William Croft: Sonata in G major; Arcang...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David

Piers Adams is widely regarded as one of the greatest recorder players of our time. He has worked tirelessly to develop the recorder's repertoire and...continue...
Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, East Cheam (11/1989)....continue...

Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos; Handel: Recorder Sonatas / Piers Adams, recorder; Howard Beach, harpsichord, organ; David Watkin, cello

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Piccolo in A minor, RV 445; Concerto for Recorder in C minor, RV 441; Concerto for Flute in D ma...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: Musica Da Camera

Piers Adams is widely regarded as one of the greatest recorder players of our time. He has worked tirelessly to develop the recorder's reputation as...continue...

Vivaldi Stravaganza: 55 Concertos / Trevor Pinnock - English Concert

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D minor, RV 128; Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro, sonata for 2 violins, viola & continuo ...
Performers: Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Golding, Miles; Goodman, Roy; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Grazzi, Alberto; Hanson, Peter; Holtslag, Peter; Jeffrey, Robin; Latham, Catherine; North, Nigel [Lute]; P...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor;
Ensemble: The English Concert

Ever lively spontaneous in their performance, exemplary in the clarity of the recordings, here, for the first time, is the complete collection of The English...continue...

Schubert: String Quintet D.956; Quartettsatz D.703 / Tokyo Quartet, David Watkin, cello

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956; Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"
Performers: Watkin, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet

Following their much-lauded Beethoven cycle, the members of the Tokyo String Quartet are joined by cellist David Watkin in a distinguished reading of Schubert's Quintet...continue...
Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, London, UK (09/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Divertimento K. 334; Oboe Quartet K. 370 / Alexander Janiczek, violin

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2011-10-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: March for orchestra in D major, K. 445 (K. 320c); Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings no 17 in D major, K 334; Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b)
Performers: Atkins, Jane; Janiczek, Alexander; Watkin, David; Williams, Robin
Conductors: Janiczek, Alexander
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Director and violinist Alexander Janiczek leads principal players from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in this beautifully intimate recording. Mozart's writing allows each player to shine...continue...
Recording information: Stevenson Hall, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dra (08/02/2010-08/04/2010)....continue...

The Musical Life of Samuel Pepys

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Matthew Locke: Gavotte, for viol consort (from Drexel Ms.); Brawles; Pietro Reggio: Arise, ye subterranean Winds; Giacomo Carissimi: Lucifero, caelestis olim, motet for bass, soprano & continuo; Samu...
Performers: Compton, Jane; Harper, Celia; Jeffrey, Robin; Skeaping, Roderick; Thorp, William; Watkin, David; Wistreich, Richard [Bass Vocals]

Recording information: Valley Recordings (06/1989)....continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-09-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60
Performers: Beveridge, Catriona; Creswick, Bradley; Watkin, David
Conductors: Armstrong, Richard

Appearances in opera, concert, and recital by the Grammy Award winning American soprano Christine Brewer are marked by her unique timbre, at once warm and...continue...
Recording information: Trident Audio Post, London (2010-01-17_2010-01-28&2010-); Usher Hall, Edinburgh (2010-01-17_2010-01-28&2010-)....continue...

Mozart: Così Fan Tutte, K 588 / Mackerras, Watson, Montague, Maltman, Spence, Garrett, Et Al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Cohen, John; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Montague, Diana; Schneider, Ronald; Spence, Toby; Watkin, David; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

'Cosi fan tutte' is Mozart's third opera to a Da Ponte libretto. It is in 'opera buffa' style and has only six characters, two couples...continue...

Il Salotto Vol 10 - Pauline Viardot and Friends

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2007-05-08

Works: Spoken Word: Fanny Ardant discusses Pauline Viardot; Pauline Viardot: Zwei Rosen, for voice & piano; L'absence, for voice & piano; Berceuse, arranged for voice & piano from Chopin's Mazurka in C majo...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Chernov, Vladimir; Harper, David; Von Stade, Frederica; Watkin, David

This CD, including world premiere recordings of several Viardot songs, was recorded live at London's Wigmore Hall. Three singers, Frederica von Stade, Anna Caterina Antonacci...continue...

Boccherini: Cello Sonatas / Lester, Watkin, Nwanoku

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-04-10

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for cello & continuo in C major, G. 17; Sonata for cello & continuo in E flat major, G. 10 (Six Sonatas no 4); Sonata for cello & continuo in C minor, G. 2; Sonata for Cello ...
Performers: Lester, Richard [Cello]; Nwanoku, Chi Chi; Watkin, David

'There is a touch of the impetuous about Richard Lester's playing of these sonatas which seems to me to capture very happily their character' (Gramophone)

'A...continue...

Geminiani: Concerti Grossi VII-XII / Manze, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo no 7 in D minor (after Corelli 5/7; Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo no 8 in A mi...
Performers: Egarr, Richard; McGillivray, Alison; Watkin, David
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

"This disc is a single-disc condensation drawn from the earlier set that comes, as an added bonus, a thick catalogue of Harmonia Mundi's active releases,...continue...

Tutto Mozart! / Bryn Terfel, Sir Charles Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Io ti lascio, K Anh 245; Così fan tutte, K 588; Warnung, K 433 (416c); Così dunque tradisci...Aspri rimo...
Performers: Lawson, Greg; Persson, Miah; Rice, Christine; Terfel, Bryn; Watkin, David; Williams, Duncan
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Bryn Terfel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have been very good to one another. No composer has provided the great Welsh bass-baritone with more congenial roles,...continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Kozenà, Mackerras, Scottish CO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Kozená, Magdalena; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Milne, Lisa; Relyea, John; Rice, Christine; Schneider, Ronald; Trost, Rainer; Watkin, David
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

With all of its dramatic characters driven by pure emotion- vengeance, obsession, hate, and grace- 'La Clemenza' contains some of the most gripping music in...continue...

Classics - J.C. Bach: Symphonies, etc / Standage, AAM

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-23

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Adriano in Siria, opera seria in 3 acts, CW G6 (T. 211/1); Symphony for double orchestra "No. 26" in E flat major, Op. 18/1, CW C26 (T. 269/4); Symphonies (6), Op. 6; Symphonie...
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Bruine, Frank de; Standage, Simon; Watkin, David
Conductors: Standage, Simon
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

"Excellent, well-played 'authentic' performances..." - The Penguin Guide "...I have vbery much enjoyed this record and can recommed it warmly..." - Gramophone...continue...

Bach: St. John's Passion / Higginbottom, et al

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Baldy, Colin; Beale, Matthew; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bernays, John; Dougan, Eamonn; Garratt, Christine; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Lindberg, Jakob; Littlewood, Joe; McGillivray, Katherine; Moonen, ...
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

"This recording is undoubtedly a source of pride for Oxford's New College, since all the vocal parts are taken by present of former members of...continue...

Meyerbeer: Margherita d'Anjou / Parry, Massis, Ford, et al

3 CD / Opera Rara / 2003-11-01

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Margherita d'Anjou
Performers: Barcellona, Daniela; Beer, Susanne; Bosworth, Nicholas; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Lee, Colin; Massis, Annick; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Previati, Fabio; Putnins, Pauls; Watkin, David; Wood, Rol...
Conductors: Parry, David

"As Margherita, soprano Annick Massis just keeps on going up and up. Daniela Barcellona offers grandeur of expression as Isaura, with Alastair Miles providing solid...continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1 CD / Linn Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, violin, cello, harpsichord, strings & continuo in F major ("Il Prote; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 8 no 9/RV 454; Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recor...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bury, Alison; Clark, Andrew; Eastaway, James; Faultless, Margaret; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Latham, Catherine; Mackintosh, Catherine; McLaren, Neil; Montgomery, Roger; Murphy, Emm...

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
It's a nice idea for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to record a disc of such varied Vivaldian fare. The...continue...

Essential Bach. The King's Consort & Choir, Robert King

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Trio Sonata for Organ no 4 in E minor, BWV 528; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Mass in B minor,...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Fisher, Gillian; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; King, Robert; Mackintosh, Catherine; Norman, Jane; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Spreckelsen, Katharina; Wallfisch, E...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: ; King's Consort

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Daniel, Terfel, Fleming, Bardon, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bardon, Patricia; Bowen, John; Crabtree, Libby; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Doughty, Stephen; Fleming, Renee; Fulgoni, Sarah; Moses, Geoffrey; Munro, Matthew; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus

"Paul Daniel and Bryn Terfel ensure that this is one of the most dramatic performances of the oratorio on disc, operatic in the best sense...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Gardiner, Gilfry, Orgonasova, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-07-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gilfrey, Rodney; James, Eirian; Margiono, Charlotte; Orgonasova, Luba; Prégardien, Christoph; Silvestrelli, Andrea; Smith, Steve; Watkin, David
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"...on the whole Mozart performances don't come much better than this." -Gramophone...continue...

The English Nightingale - Virtuoso Recorder Music / Adams

1 CD / Albany Records / 1993-02-01

Works: Jacob van Eyck: Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen"; Der Fluyten Lust-hof; Giovanni Battista Bassani: Divisions on "Onques Amour"; William Croft: Sonata in G major; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonat...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David

Vivaldi: Double Concertos / Standage, Collegium Musicum 90

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in C major, RV 505; Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535; Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, RV 523; Concerto for Violin ...
Performers: Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Latham, Catherine; Robson, Anthony; Standage, Simon; Watkin, David
Conductors: Standage, Simon
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90