ROUND THE HORNE
Round the Horne: Collectors Edition - Series Three Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2003 ] Written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, and broadcast between 1965 and 1968, Round the Horne starred Kenneth Horne, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, with significant contributions from news-reader Douglas Smith. |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round The Horne: The Very Best Episodes: Volume 3 Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2007 ] Four more bona shows from one of the most popular comedies in the history of radio, chosen by Lyn Took and Lauretta Feldman, the widows of writers Barry Took and Marty Feldman. |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakeseare: Three Tragedies: Hamlet / King Lear / Othello (recorded live in 2015 - 2016) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Paapa Essiedu, Natalie Simpson, Antony Sher, Kelly Williams, Hugh Quarshie, Lucian Msamati, Joanna Vanderham, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 28/Nov/2016 ] Three of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies are presented here as a 3 disc set. |
ANDRE CAMPRA
La Carnaval de Venise (complete opera) Salome Haller / Marina De Liso / Andrew Foster-Williams / Alain Buet / Mathias Vidal / Sarah Tynan / Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] With this Carnaval de Venise Le Concert Spirituel and Hervé Niquet add a new title to their tireless work of recovering operatic jewels from those prodigious 17th and 18th centuries, amongst which we can mention here Proserpine by Lully, Sémélé by... |
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Voices Vol 1: Blood Red Carnations-Songs by Arnold Schoenberg Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) [ Black Box / CD - released 15/Oct/2003 ] Black Box launches its Voices series with a superb collection of Schoenberg's songs, performed by Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Christmas Music (Incls 'On Christmas Night' & 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols') Sarah Fox (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Joyful Company of Singers / City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 22/Oct/2006 ] "Beautifully sensitive performances atmospherically recorded … irresistible … There's even a sprig of holly on the CD!" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
SIEGFRIED / BRENT / HAGENBERG / BURCHARD / MEALOR /  MacMILLAN
Heavenly Display: Songs Inspired by Shaker Tunes Scarlett Reece, Madeline Pascavage, Justice Williams, Jan Estrada, Justin Han, Megan Field, Alejandro Perez / Georgia State University Singers, Deanna [ Loft (Gothic) / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] |
Simon & Garfunkel, Dusty Springfield, Stevie Wonder, Glen Campbell, Sonny & Cher, Andy Williams, etc
Room Service 2 [ Huh! / CD - released 20/Apr/2001 ] The smoulder of Dusty, the charm of Dean, the romance of Jackie, songs from Gershwin, Berlin, Bacharach, Leiber & Stoller, Stevie Wonder, and, Paul Simon... all on this ultimate soundtrack for the seriously hip! |
Soloists / Ralph Vaughan Williams
Bach J.S. - St Matthew Passion [ Pearl / 2 CD - released 5/May/2000 ] Uniquely historic docoument recorded just before Vaughan William's death! |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Songs Before Sleep Sophie Daneman (soprano) / Roderick Williams (baritone) / Iain Burnside (piano) [ NMC / CD - released 11/Nov/2010 ] "What a treat this is! Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, 74 years young, continues to delight audiences the world over." Gramophone Award finalist 2011 - solo vocal |
J. S. BACH
Secular Cantatas Vol 2: BWV208 'The Hunt', BWV134a 'Serenada' Sophie Junker (soprano) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Roderick Williams (baritone) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "brilliantly caught, from the casting of the four characters to the expectional continuo work, led by Suzuki himself. Makoto Sakurada (as Endymion) conveys the ensnaring potential of love with friendly caution" Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice... |
Cooley, Spade W. Tex Williams
A Western Swing Dance Date With Spade & Tex [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Jun/2000 ] |
PSALMS OF DAVID
The Psalms of David (Complete in 12 volumes) St Pauls Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, organ, Huw Williams, organ. John Scott [ Hyperion / 12 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2002 ] 'All Old Testament life is here … how useful to be able to hold such a big chunk of English culture in a box five inches square' (The Times) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Epiphany at St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Huw Williams (organ), John Scott (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] 'Hurrah for John Scott and St Paul's, who with this wonderful CD remind all how glorious the Epiphany repertoire is. Let us rejoice at the richness of this programme' (Organists' Review) |
BRIAN ELIAS
Brian Elias: Electra Mourns Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais) / Psappha, Nicholas Kok / Britten Sinfonia, Clark Rundell [ NMC / CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] The title work on this new album by Brian Elias sets text from 'Electra', a 5th Century BC play by the Greek dramatist Sophocles. It is sung in the original ancient Greek by mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley, accompanied by cor anglais and string... |
LENNOX BERKELEY
Horn Trio / Flute Sonatina / Viola Sonata / Quintet for Wind and Piano Susanne Stanzeleit (violin) / Stephen Stirling (horn) / Patrick Williams (flute) / Morgan Goff (viola) / Members of the New London Chamber Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] Lennox Berkeley amassed over 100 works and contributed to almost every genre. Since he had the opportunity to write for some of the leading performers of the time-the Horn Trio was written for Dennis Brain-chamber music featuring wind and strings... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Euryanthe (complete opera) BLU-RAY Theater an der Wien / Jacqueline Wagner, Theresa Kronthaler, Norman Reinhardt, Andrew Foster-Williams / Constantin Trinks (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "Constantin Trinks directs a lovingly nurtured unfolding of Weber's fantastic score. He essays a perfect balance of classical restraint with outright Wagnerian urgency and the orchestra with its very talented French horn section rises magnificently." |
The Tony Williams Lifetime
Emergency! [ Esoteric / CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] |
Various Artists, incls Robbie Williams, Sheryl Crow, Seal, John Mayer, Coldplay, George Michael, R.E.M., etc
Relax And Unwind Summer [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 18/Dec/2015 ] The perfect album for laid back summer days, this two disc set is a selection of classic and more recent laid back tunes. |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Proserpine (complete opera) Véronique Gens, Marie-Adeline Henry, Frédéric Antoun, Andrew Foster-Williams / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Flemish Radio Choir, Ulf Schirmer [ Bru Zane Ediciones Singulares / 2 CD/Book - released 20/May/2017 ] The protagonist of Saint-Saëns' Proserpine, premiered at the Opéra-Comique on 14 March 1887, is no reincarnation of the ancient goddess, but a Renaissance courtesan well versed in culpable amours. According to the composer, she is 'a damned soul for... |