Lucinda Williams
Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road (LP) [ Highway 20 / Thirty Tigers / LP - released 6/Dec/2024 ] Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road features 12 Beatles songs that include classic hits such as Can't Buy Me Love, With A Little Help From My Friends and Something. Williams and her band also take on beloved deeper tracks such as I'm... |
Lucinda Williams
Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart (LP) [ Thirty Tigers / LP - released 30/Jun/2023 ] Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart is Lucinda Williams' 16th studio album, and was produced by Ray Kennedy (Car Wheels On A Gravel Road and Good Souls Better Angels). After a stroke in 2020, Williams was left unable to play guitar, so this is an... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Foster-Williams /Angel of the Agony), Polish National Youth Choir, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] "Even if you are a dyed-in-the-wool Elgarian with special loyalties to a particular interpretation, this CD is brimful of edifying delights and surprises worthy of repeated listening." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Choral |
MORRICONE / BONFA / PREVIN / BERNSTEIN / LEGRAND / etc
Itzhak Perlman - Cinema Serenade Itzhak Perlman (violin) / Pittsburg Symphjony Orchestra, John Williams [ Sony Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2017 ] "...This disc contains arrangements of film scores for violin and orchestra. Perlman's playing is lovely, as always; the arrangements are pleasant and well played..." American Record Guide |
Pixie Williams
For the Record - The Pixie Williams Collection [ Blue Smoke Records New Zealand / CD - released 11/Jul/2011 ] A stunning new digitally re-mastered collection of Pixie Williams' songs. Recorded 60+ years ago, these songs have never sounded so good. In 1949, Pixie Williams gave voice to one of the most enduring popular melodies of the 20th century: Blue... |
Robbie Williams
Swing When You're Winning [ EMI Music / CD - released 12/Nov/2001 ] Robbie sings favourite cover songs including: "Mr Bojangles" plus rocking renditions of the finger-popping perennials "Ain't That A Kick In The Head", "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and "Beyond The Sea", plus a swing version of "Eternity". |
BERNARD HERRMANN
Herrmann: Suite from 'Wuthering Heights' / etc Roderick Williams (baritone) / Singapore Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Mario Venzago [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Jun/2023 ] "Through their two voices - a radiant Keri Fuge and a towering Roderick Williams...stunningly recorded, serves as a tantalising example of what it might be to go on Herrmann's entire emotionally wrought journey." Recording of the Month BBC Music |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs and other British Choral Anthems Roderick Williams (baritone) with Julia Smith, Elizabeth Limb, Rachel Limb & Kate Jurka (soprano) / Martin Ford (organ) / Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backh [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Featuring Vaughan Williams' masterly and intensely personal Five Mystical Songs, this album reflects on the sources of inspiration of some of his sacred choral works, alongside gems of 19th- and early-20th-century English church music. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mauro Peter, Siobhan Stagg, Roderick Williams, Sabine Devieilhe, Mika Kares / Julia Jones (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 26/Nov/2021 ] David McVicar's classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozart's work. The audience is transported to a fantastical world of dancing animals, flying machines and dazzlingly starry skies. The setting provides a wonderful... |
JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams in Tokyo Saito Kinen Orchestra John Williams, Stéphane Denève [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Jul/2024 ] 30 years after his last visit to Japan, John Williams has returned for a special concert - making his debut with the world-famous Saito Kinen Orchestra in renditions of his beloved film scores and reuniting with his longtime friend, world-renowned... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Peter Grimes (complete opera) Stuart Skelton; Erin Wall; Roderick Williams; Susan Bickley; Hanna Husáhr / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award WINNER 2021 - Opera |
Toni Williams
Best Of [ Zodiac / CD - released 7/Aug/2014 ] A broad selection of tracks, including 'Moon River', Dylan's 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight', and Williams's 1975 hit written and produced by Peter Posa, 'Rose Can I Share a Bed With You'. The Zodiac label was established more than 70 years ago back... |
Tony Williams
Past and Present [ Stebbing / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] Tony Williams was the consummate entertainer. From cabaret to concert, radio to television, opera to musicals, he was a truly versatile performer. Audiences enjoyed and appreciated his ability to perform an impressive mix of blues, jazz, modern, rock... |
JOHN WILLIAMS
Yo-Yo Ma - A Gathering of Friends Yo-Yo Ma (cello) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra, John Williams [ Sony Music / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] The 40-year friendship between two musical titans, John Williams & Yo-Yo Ma, reaches a new peak with 'A Gathering of Friends.' The incredible warmth & brilliance of composer/conductor John Williams is felt throughout this album. |
Andy Williams
Eight Classic Albums [ Real Gone Music / 4 CD - released 8/Oct/2012 ] |
Andy Williams
Four Andy Williams Albums On Two Discs [ BGO Records / 2 CD ] Four Andy Williams albums, dating from 1965, 1966 and 1967. All made the US Top Ten album charts, with "Merry Christmas" achieving No.1. In the UK, "Love, Andy" reached No.1 on the album charts. This package includes the hit singles "Music To... |
Andy Williams
Andy Williams: Four Classic Albums (Andy Williams / Lonely Street / Moon River And Other Great Movie Themes / Warm And Willing) [ Avid / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] Andy Williams may well be one of the first boy band stars to go solo, before the concept of boy bands even existed. His career was quite extraordinary when considered in its entirety. He was a member of the Williams Brothers Quartet from 1938, at... |
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Roger Federer, John Williams, Daniel Barenboim, Andre Previn, Jorg Widmann, Lambert Orkis, Steve Cohen
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Vivace (Blu-ray) [ SWR Classics / Blu-ray - released 29/Sep/2023 ] Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the greatest musicians of our age and for the last five decades has appeared at the world's leading concert venues. In addition to premiering 31 new works from leading composers, she is an inspiring mentor, has promoted... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 6 & 8 Roderick Williams (baritone) / BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Oct/2022 ] "Even against formidable competition [in No. 6], Martyn Brabbins impresses handsomely. Nothing is forced - the fury and the anguish, the grandeur and the desolation seem almost to speak for themselves." BBC Music Five Stars |
Big Joe Williams
Four Classic Albums (Piney Wood Blues / Tough Times / Blues On Highway 49 / Mississippi's Big Joe Williams And His Nine String Guitar) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 5/Feb/2021 ] AVID Roots continues with its Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD set release from Big Joe Williams complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. |