LEHAR
Giuditta (sung in English) Deborah Riedel / Jerry Hadley / English Chamber Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
PALSIELLO / BOYCE / CIMAROSA / GRETRY / etc
Cherry Ripe: Vocal treasures from the 18th and 19th centuries Deborah Riedel (soprano) / Arcadia Lane Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings / CD - released 10/Apr/2009 ] In his latest venture, Cherry Ripe, Richard Bonynge has gathered enchanting pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries that will captivate us all. |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 4 / Piano sonatas 14 ‘Moonlight' & 31 Dejan Lazic (piano) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti (leader) [ Channel Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "His Moonlight Sonata is clean, austere and breathtakingly beautiful." (The Guardian) |
GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: The Cloud Messenger / The Hymn of Jesus / Seven Part-songs / Ode to Death / etc Della Jones (mezzo-soprano) Patricia Rozario (soprano) Finzi Singers / London Symphony Chorus / Richard Hickox [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1999 ] All the best of Holst's choral works on a beautiful double CD |
Dolores Gibson meets RIchard Lewis & Friends
Hey Little Boy, Hey Little Girl - 1949-1962 [ Jasmine Records / CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Unlike Roy Milton, Jimmy Liggins & Lloyd Glenn, Richard Lewis & Dolores Gibson were never the star attractions on the West Coast scene but judging by their personal appearances and recordings they must have had a following however short lived it was.... |
RICHARD FUCHS
The Third Richard: Highlights from the soundtrack of the film Donald Armstrong / Cristina Vaszilcsin / Vyvyan Yendoll / Richard Mapp [ Rollover Productions / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] |
BEETHOVEN
Fidelio / Leonore (complete operas) Edda Moser, Richard Cassilly, Josef Protschka / Staatskapelle Dresden / Rundfunkchor Leipzig / Herbert Blomstedt / Vienna Philharmonic / Dohnanyi [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] This production juxtaposes two versions of Beethoven’s opera: a rare recording from 1976 of the 1805 one and a more recent one of the opera in its final form from 1814. |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Beauty Stone (complete opera) Elin Manahan Thomas, Toby Spence, Rebecca Evans, Alan Opie, Stephen Gadd, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Richard Suart / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rory [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Nov/2013 ] "It has never been recorded by professional singers before, and Rory Macdonald seems to have prepared with academic scrupulousness...it's very strongly cast, too, but there's no sense of an important rediscovery here." (Guardian) |
WILLIAM SHIELD
Rosina Elizabeth Harwood, Monica Sinclair, Margreta Elkins / The Ambrosian Singers & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "there is charm in abundance ... Margreta Elkins's voice is warm and pleasing. Monica Sinclair seizes the few chances she is given of injecting vitality into the proceedings. The orchestral playing is assured. [...]Performance and quality are excelle |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 & 'Triple' Concerto Elizabeth Sombart (piano), Richard Harwood (cello), Duncan Riddell (violin) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pierre Vallet [ Signum Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] Born in Strasbourg, Elizabeth Sombart studied piano from the age of seven. She studied all over the world with various teachers, including Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, Peter Feuchtwanger, Hilde Langer-Rühl and Sergiu Celibidache. Elizabeth received the... |
VIVALDI
Six Violin Sonatas Op. 2 Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) Malcolm Proud (harpsichord) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] 'This magnificent disc is complemented by an authoritative essay by Professor Michael Talbot. My only regret is that Hyperion has no plans to complete the set with a second volume. The quality of these performances beg for a prompt sequel' (Gramophone) |
GOUNOD / SAINT-SAENS / PONCHIELLI / CILEA / MASCAGNI / etc
Believe in Love: Rare French and Italian Opera Arias Elizabeth Whitehouse (soprano) / Orchestra Victoria / Richard Bonynge [ Melba Recordings SACD / SACD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "Whitehouse ... makes a good case for these works ... Bonynge ... there is no one on earth more qualified to lead such a project. The sound is excellent with good depth ... The packaged presentation of the Australian label is a model of its kind."... |
HANDEL
Arias Emma Bell (soprano) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Richard Egarr [ Linn ECHO / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "A ravishing recital that heralds what promises to be a great career on disc" Editor's Choice Gramophone Dec 2005 |
J.S. BACH / CARISSIMI / CLARKE / GRAZIANI / LEGRENZI / MONTEVERDI / PURCELL
Baroque Vocal Masterpieces Emma Kirkby (soprano) / St Albans Chamber Choir / Richard Stangroom (conductor) [ Griffin / CD ] A live concert recording by Lance Andrews, 26th February 1983 from St John's Smith Square, London. |
HANDEL / CHARPENTIER / BARBER / RACHMANINOV / BRITTEN / MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Sacred Treasures Emma Kirkby, Veronique Gens, Janet Baker, Barbara Hendricks, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti, Richard Hickox, Georges Prêtre, Michel Plasson, Sir Simon [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 24/Dec/2016 ] Three CDs of some of the greatest sacred choral and vocal works of the last three centuries. |
JOHN PSATHAS
White Lies [Soundtrack] Emma Sayers (piano) Richard Nunns (taonga puoro) Sasha Gachenko (bass) Matt Cave (bass) & others [ Rattle Records / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] White Lies is a single piece of music for piano, taonga puoro and strings composed by John Psathas. The music was written for the film White Lies, directed by Dana Rotberg and released by South Pacific Pictures. The story is based on the novella... |
Eric Dolphy / Booker Little / Mal Waldron / Richard Davis / Eddie Blackwell
At the Five Spot, Volume 1 (Limited, 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Edition) [ Wax Time / LP - released 27/Feb/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl reissue. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / AARON COPLAND
Strauss: Duet Concertino, Prelude To Capriccio / Copland: Clarinet Concerto, Appalachian Spring Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) Stepan Turnovsky (bassoon) / Academy of London, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Richard Stamp [ Signum / CD - released 11/Dec/2020 ] "Richard Stamp secures real zip in the faster music, secures real zip in the faster music, and there is some lovely tender playing from the Royal Northern Sinfonia principals in the more tender passages." BBC Music |
RAMEAU
Que les mortels servent de modele aux dieux Eugénie Warnier (soprano), Arnaud Richard (bass) / Ausonia / Frederic Haas [ Alpha / CD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] May the mortals be a model for the gods |
MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Symphonies / New Year Suite Faye Robinson, soprano / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox, conductor [ Chandos Classics / 3 CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] 'This is keen-eyed, thoroughly committed playing. What cannot be overstated is the mastery of Hickox's imaginative reading… Chandos's sound throughout possesses exciting realism.' - Hi-Fi News |