WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Comedy, Romance, Tragedy (As You Like It / Love's Labour's Lost / Romeo & Juliet) Globe Theatre / Brendon Hughes, Jack Laskey, Trevor Martin, Philip Cumbus, Trystan Gravelle, William Mannering, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 22/Sep/2010 ] Shakespeare's Globe productions of As You Like It, Love's Labour's Lost and Romeo & Juliet are offered in this exclusive limited edition box set. |
HANDEL
Handel Jubilee set Various artists incls Academy of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brandenburg Consort [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] Handel highlights must contain the Music for the Royal Fireworks, and the Water Music. In this set a large helping of concerti grossi (3 CD’s) and some flute concertos are added. The oratorio Israel in Egypt is combined with the Messiah and the... |
TELEMANN
Telemann Jubilee set Various artists incls Wiener Academie, Martin Haselback, English Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Indermahle, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] 4 CD's of this set are taken up by Telemann's Tafelmusik. Most enjoyable recordings by Musica Amphion under Pieter-Jan Belder on period instruments. In addition there are several discs with concertos for flute, trumpets, oboe etc. Two more discs are... |
Various Artists / Justin Martin
Chaos Restored 2 [ CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] |
Various / Mixed by Martin Solveig
In The House: Martin Solveig [ Defected Records / 3 CD - released 7/Nov/2006 ] The Parisian DJ has put together a personal selection of current and classic tracks - 2CDs packed with funky house treats plus a third disc, bulging with unmixed, full-length and unreleased Solveig productions! |
CHRISTMAS
A Winter’s Light: A Christmas Collection Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse (with Martin Ford, organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] The Vasari Singers' annual carol concerts always provide a warming blend of traditional favourites and less well-known music from all periods and styles. |
LULLY
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Cecile Roussat / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / 2 DVD - released 28/Nov/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 262 Minutes - PAL |
LULLY
Cadmus & Hermione (comic opera / ballet) Vincent Dumestre / Benjamin Lazar / Gudrun Skamletz / Le Poeme Harmonique / Martin Fraudreau [ Alpha / DVD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] |
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Great Occasions Westminster Abbey Choir, London Brass, Iain Simcock (organ). Martin Neary [ Regis Records / CD - released 12/Jun/2002 ] "Much pleasure here..choir are in fine form" (Gramophone) |
JAMES MACMILLAN
Mass and other sacred music Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker (with Andrew Reid organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "Powerful liturgical music from one of today's most admired composers, performed with passionate intensity by the Westminster choristers" (Gramophone) |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
De Beata Maria Virgine & Surge propera Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] Following the success of the Westminster Cathedral Lay Clerks in their sumptuous men-only recording of Victoria's Missa Gaudeamus, the choir returns to full ranks for a further issue in their survey of the Masses of this undisputed Master of the... |
BRAHMS / RHEINBERGER
Masses & Motets Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] Brahms's Missa canonica is something of a rarity: composed around 1856, the work lay unperformed until 1983 despite being regarded highly enough by its composer for him to have re-used some of its material in the popular motet Warum ist das Licht... |
PALESTRINA
Missa Hodie Christus natus est & & other music for Christmas Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jan/2015 ] "This is a thrilling recording of Palestrina's music for the Christmas season" (The Guardian) |
PALESTRINA
Third Book of Lamentations Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Apr/2007 ] Palestrina composed four sets of Lamentations, the third of which is recorded here. Throughout the centuries composers of sacred music have aspired to do justice to this most dramatic of texts and Palestrina’s settings rank amongst the finest. The... |
WILLIAM BYRD
The Three Masses Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Choral |
BYRD / CROCE / GUERRERO / MALCOLM / MAWBY / PALESTRINA / TALLIS / PARSONS, R / DEVAN, D
Miserere Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker / Peter Stevens (organ) / William Gaunt (bass) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] This release from the admired Westminster Cathedral Choir demonstrates the splendours of the liturgy in the at-once solemn and joyful period of Lent. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas Vespers at Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker / with Matthew Martin (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Oct/2006 ] "Here Westminster Cathedral Choir and Martin Baker give us a rich evocation of the complete service of Vespers at the Cathedral as it is currently sung. If you close your eyes you can almost smell the incense." (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
VICTORIA
Ave Regina caelorum Westminster Cathedral Choir Robert Quinney (organ & continuo) Martin Baker (master of music) [ Hyperion / CD - released 24/Nov/2004 ] The Choir of Westminster Cathedral continues its survey of the music of Tomás Luis de Victoria with this new recording of the Missa Ave Regina caelorum, an opulent double-choir setting based on Victoria's two eponymous motets. |
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Sacred Choral Music Westminster Cathedral Choir / Robert Quinney (with Robert Houssart), organ Martin Baker, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] "A challenging Mass with magical effects crowns an outstanding disc from this choir" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine July 2004 |