SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Songs Gerald Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) with the Aronowitz Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Solo Vocal -- "the Canadian baritone Gerald Finley is golden in tone, persuasive in phrasing, and unfailingly responsive to the sound and sense of the words..." BBC Music Five Stars |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin Gerald Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] "Drake and Finley are hand in voice throughout the cycle, yet always understanding that either partner may sing their own song...A magnificent recording." BBC Music |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Canticles and Folksong Arrangements Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, Christopher Maltman, Julius Drake piano [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2002 ] "For sheer vocal character and interpretative intelligence on both their parts it is the equal of any of the others - yes, even that of Pears and Britten." - International Record Review |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Vol 1 Ian Bostridge (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI Music / CD - released 11/May/2001 ] "Bostridge's growing band of devoted admirers are sure to be satisfied by this selection from Schubert's most popular songs." Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24 / Dichterliebe, Op. 48 / 7 lieder Ian Bostridge (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano) [ EMI / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "My choice is Ian Bostridge… his velveteen, youthful timbres and intense, subtle delivery suit Schumann's cycle to perfection." The Sunday Times, March 2001 |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Songs of Sibelius Katarina Karneus (mezzo) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2011 ] PICK OF THE MONTH (BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE) BEST OF THE YEAR (THE DAILY TELEGRAPH) BEST OF THE YEAR (THE SUNDAY TIMES) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / CLARA SCHUMANN
Robert & Clara Schumann: Works for Oboe and Piano Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Julius Drake (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Sep/2024 ] Following the success of last year's release of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London turn their attention to Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel. As in the case of the previous release in the series, this world première... |
Nick Drake
Bryter Layter [ Island Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] This classic seventies album by Nick Drake was produced by ex-Velvet Underground musician, John Cale. 'Bryter Layter' is now digitally re-mastered for this re-issue CD, with extra liner notes and photos included. |
Nick Drake
Bryter Layter (LP) [ Island Records / LP - released 10/Jun/2013 ] With even more of the Fairport Convention crew helping him out -- including bassist Dave Pegg and drummer Dave Mattacks along with, again, a bit of help from Richard Thompson -- as well as John Cale and a variety of others, Drake tackled another... |
Nick Drake
Pink Moon (LP) [ Island USA / LP - released 1/Mar/2013 ] 'Pink Moon' is a classic seventies album by Nick Drake - now re-issued on LP. It's widely reported that by the time Nick Drake got around to recording his third and final album, PINK MOON, his already-precarious mental/emotional state had... |
WRIGHT / FORREST
Kismet [plus excerpts from various other Kismet recordings] Original Broadway cast with Alfred Drake & Doretta Morrow [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Baubles, bangles and B-movies...That's the best way to describe the crazy cast of characters - onstage and off - which led to the ultimate creation of the 1953 Broadway musical known as Kismet. |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Curlew River Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Harold Blackburn, Bryan Drake, English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten [ Decca Records / CD - released 2/Jan/1989 ] "Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is an English music drama, with music by Benjamin Britten to a libretto by William Plomer. |
Nick Drake
Five Leaves Left [ Island Records / CD - released 8/Oct/2012 ] Re-issued and digitally re-mastered for CD, with extra liner notes and photos included, this classic British folk album contains many of Drake's finest songs such as "Fruit Tree", "Cello Song", "Time Has Told Me", and "River Man". |
Drake
So Far Gone [ CD ] |
Nick Drake
A Treasury (LP) [ Universal Music / LP - released 28/Nov/2014 ] The words and music on A Treasury further illustrate the great depth of Nick Drake's songwriting and catalogue of recordings. This single LP includes and inner sleeve and notes written by Peter Paphides specifically for this release. |
BUXTEHUDE / BULL / BACH / GADE / etc
The St. Paul's Gem Timothy Wakerell (Drake Organ in the OBE Chapel of St Paul's Cathedral, London) [ Priory / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] St.Paul's Cathedral, unlike most Cathedrals, does not just possess one instrument to lead the services but several housed within different parts of this vast building! This CD is the first recording of the new William Drake organ in the OBE Chapel... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 5 Allan Clayton (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Solo Vocal |
IVOR GURNEY / DENIS BROWNE / EUGENE GOOSENS
The Dark Pastoral Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) & Simon Russell-Beale (actor) [ Altara / CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] "Andrew Kennedy sings devotedly and with skill, Julius Drake's playing is always responsive, and together they often perform memorably: Goossens's Hardy settings are fine, and contrasted, examples." Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 2 Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] 'Kirchschlager's rich, resonant mezzo finds beauties everywhere on this disc, from heights of drama to intimacies of reflection, and at every turn Drake is with her' (BBC Music Magazine Awards 2013 Vocal WINNER) |
RAVEL / BERNSTEIN / MESSIAEN / WOLF / FAURE / DEBUSSY / PURCELL / etc
Anna Prohaska - Paradise Lost Anna Prohaska (soprano), Julius Drake (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Song |