Orchestra of English National Opera
Chorus of English National Opera
cond. Martyn Brabbins
Peter Hoare tenor (Faust)
David Soar bass-baritone (Mephistopheles)
Allison Cook soprano (Gretchen)
William Morgan tenor (Raphael)
Robert Hayward bass (Gabriel)
Elgan Llyr Thomas tenor (Michael)
Simon Bailey bass (Der Herr [God], Bösergeist [Evil Spirit])
David Ireland bass (Erdgeist [Earth Spirit])
Katie Coventry mezzo-soprano (Schüler [Student])
Nicholas Lester baritone (Valentin)
Clare Presland mezzo-soprano (Marthe)
Claire Mitcher soprano (Stimme [Voice])
Iain Farrington (organ)
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Mike Dutton
assistant: Dexter Neumann
...
John Eccles: Semele
Academy of Ancient Music, dir. Julian Perkins
Cambridge Handel Opera Company
Anna Dennis, soprano
Richard Burkhard, baritone
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
William Wallace, tenor
Aoife Miskelly, soprano
Heloise Bernard, soprano
Graeme Broadbent, bass
Jonathan Brown, baritone
Rory Carver, tenor
Christopher Foster, bass
Bethany Horak-Hallett, mezzo-soprano
Jolyon Loy, baritone
James Rhoads, tenor
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editing, mixing & mastering: Dave Rowell
Gramophone Magazine, Opera Award 2021, nominated (final 3)
“The Academy of Ancient...
Jan Ladislav Dussek: Messe Solemnelle
Academy of Ancient Music, dir. Richard Egarr
Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music
Stefanie True, soprano
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
Gwilym Bowen, tenor
Morgan Pearse, baritone
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
Editor: Dave Rowell
Mixing: Andrew Mellor
Gramophone Magazine, Choral Award, Winner 2021
Recordings of the Year, Finalist, Presto Music
Editor’s Choice, Presto Music
Records of the Year, The Times
“Dussek himself could scarcely have hoped for a performance as fine as this one, with the...
National Youth Choir of Scotland, Girls
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
dir. Christopher Bell
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineers: Mike Hatch
Editors: Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing & Mastering: Mike Hatch
National Youth Choir of Scotland
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
dir. Christopher Bell
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineers: Mike Hatch
Editors: Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing & Mastering: Mike Hatch
National Youth Choir of Scotland
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
dir. Christopher Bell
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineers: Mike Hatch, Robin Hawkins
Editors: Alexander Van Ingen, Dave Rowell
Mixing & Mastering: Mike Hatch
“From that first earth-shattering orchestral down-beat…you are pinned in place…The NYCOS and Royal Scottish National Orchestra seize the possibilities of a piece so much bigger in stature than length and refuse to relinquish a moment of drama, articulation, contrast or precision…It’s a supremely effective work impeccably delivered by these young and agile singers. The choir’s superb technique is even more evident in the...
Chen Reiss, Academy of Ancient Music / Richard Egarr
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
Editor: Dave Rowell
Album of the Week, The Sunday Times
Disc of the Month, Opera Magazine
Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézat-Séguin; Angela Meade, Erin Wall, Lisette Oropesa, Elizabeth Bishop, Mihoko Fujimura, Anthony Dean Griffey, Markus Werba, John Relyea
Hans Abrahamsen: Left, Alone
Alexandre Tharaud, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
assistants: Brett Cox, Claire Hay
Editor: Claire Hay
Carducci String Quartet
Dvorak, American Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Balance Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Technical Engineer: Chris Kalcov
Editor: Dave Rowell
Mix & Master: Alexander Van Ingen
Lucie Horsch, Thomas Dunford, Charlotte Barbour-Condini, Academy of Ancient Music / Bojan Cicic
Executive Producer: Dominic Fyfe
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Philip Siney
Editor: Dave Rowell
Opus Klassiek Awards 2019, Winner, concerto
Pegasus Chamber Choir / Matthew Altman
Producer: Alastair Dixon
Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editor: Alastair Dixon
Katya Apekisheva, piano
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editor: Dave Rowell
“Apekisheva’s great strengths are her mercurial touch and her ability to create unique soundworlds… a wistful delicacy which Apekisheva renders with winning grace.” 5* performance, 5* recording, BBC Music Magazine
“This is a marvellously engineered disc, capturing Apekisheva’s beautifully nuanced tone and playing… A fascinating and engrossing album.” Classical Music Magazine
“Apekisheva is responsive to the unscripted and spontaneous nature of the genre, while maintaining seamless phrasing and flawless tonal control.” Gramophone Magazine
“I think it’s clever… these are all mini-masterpieces, some...
The Vision of Cleopatra (orch. Pickard)
Two Choral Pieces (a.k.a. Herrick Songs)
Fantastic Variations on an Old Rhyme
Overture: For Valour
English National Opera (ENO) / Martyn Brabbins
ENO Chorus
Claudia Huckle, contralto (Cleopatra)
Peter Auty, tenor (Anthony)
Claudia Boyle, soprano (Iris)
Angharad Lyddon, mezzo-soprano (Charmion)
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Mike Dutton
Editor: Jennifer Howells
“Soprano Claudia Boyle is especially successful in this respect, singing her angular part with confidence and conviction… success of this performance is that it embraces this operatic style with orchestra and singers being encouraged by...
Mary Dullea, piano & realisation
Eric Craven, composer
Producer & Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editors: Claire Hay & Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing & Mastering: Alexander Van Ingen
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
Assisted by: Brett Cox, Claire Hay
Editing: Claire Hay, Andrew Mellor
Mixing: Andrew Mellor
Additional Post-Production: Dave Rowell, William Brown
“a dazzling celebration of both the 100-year-old Rotterdam Philharmonic and one of the most gifted conductors currently performing.” Gramophone
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézat-Séguin
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
Assisted by: Brett Cox
Editing: Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing: Andrew Mellor
Michael Collins, clarinet & director
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Torbjorn Samuelsson
Editor: Johnathan Cooper
Laura van der Heijden, cello
Petr Limonov, piano
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editors: Claire Hay & Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing & Mastering: Alexander Van Ingen
Additional Mastering: William Brown
Sacconi Quartet
Roderick Williams, baritone
David Platt, horn
John McCabe, piano
some tracks:
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editing & Mastering: Alexander Van Ingen
Nina Kotova, cello
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, cond. Vladimir Fedoseyev
Producers: Alexander Van Ingen & Chris Craker
Engineer:
Editor: Alexander Van Ingen
The Heath Quartet
Oliver Heath, Cerys Jones, Gary Pomeroy, Chris Murray
Producer & Balance Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Technical Engineer: Chris Kalcov
Editing: Dave Rowell & Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing & Mastering: Alexander Van Ingen & Will Brown
Recording of the Year, 2017, Limelight Magazine
Chamber Recording of the Year, 2017, Limelight Magazine
“The Heath Quartet play each with an electrifying intensity, maintaining an irresistible impetus and negotiating abrupt character changes with aplomb.” Sunday Times
“Convincing and impressive… performances deserve to be considered alongside the best… the totality of the set is undeniably convincing.” Guardian
“…a...
Heath Quartet
Berkley Ensemble
Animare Ensemble
Produceer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editor: Dave Rowell
“…The playing is excellent in every detail: the sound quality is ideal.” MusicWeb International
“… a most worthwhile disc of fine, well-made chamber music… Nicely clear, warm sound…” Gramophone
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir, The Cathedral Choristers of Great Britain, Aled Jones
Andrew Carwood, director
Simon Johnson, organ
Executive Producers: Alexander Van Ingen & Barry Holden
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen & Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt
Edited by Dave Rowell & David Hinitt
The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Balance Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Technical Engineer: Will Brown
Editor: Will Brown
Mixing & Mastering: Will Brown
Forbes – Top Ten CDs of the Year, 2017
“…well worth exploring… These performances of his concertos are every bit as frisky and fun as the music itself.” BBC Music Magazine
Heath Quartet
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Balance Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Technical Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editors: Dave Rowell, Claire Hay
Mixing & Mastering: Alexander Van Ingen
“The playing on this CD is superlative… Each player can match each other in sound and playing technique… The recording quality is absolutely superb.” Audiophilia
“… clean, assured performances… The Heath’s sound is bright and assured… an exuberant close.” Gramophone
“…intonation, teamwork and solos are all first-rate…” BBC Music Magazine
Alexandra Dariescu, piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), Darrell Ang
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Mike Hatch
Assistant: Chris Kalcov
Editor: Dave Rowell
“A most rewarding account… fresh, invigorating performance… a splendid release.” MusicWeb International
“consummately musical account… [Dariescu’s] rounded musicianship and maturity of temperament… fastidious attention to the score… plenty of power and agility… above all, she knows how to shape lines… a more than impressive calling card for an artist who looks set for a fine career.” Gramophone
“…the poetry and detail of Dariescu’s performance, the delicacy yet also the robust sensibility… I enjoyed this...
Brodsky Quartet
Complete Shostakovich String Quartets
Executive Producer: Ralph Couzens
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen, with Dave Rowell
Balance Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Technical Engineer: Dave Rowell
Assisted by Chris Kalcov
Editors: Dave Rowell, Raphael Mouterde
Mixing: Alexander Van Ingen
Mastering: Dave Rowell
Finalist, Chamber Music award, Edison Klassiek 2017
“… the performances as a whole achieve a rare degree of intensity… Perhaps the most impressive aspect of these recordings lies in the huge range of dynamics and timbres that are employed…” BBC Music Magazine, 5*
“…may well be the Brodsky Quartet’s crowning recorded achievement....
Charles Owen, piano
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Dave Rowell
“Technical polish, intelligent musicianship, well-reasoned tempi, and scrupulously executed ornaments… with a rounded and focused sonority…” Gramophone
Lucie Horsch, recorders
Amsterdam Vivaldi Players (leader, Candida Thompson)
Executive Producer: Dominic Fyfe
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Philip Siney
Assisted by: Ian Watson
Editors: Claire Hay, Alexander Van Ingen
Mixed & Mastered by: Philip Siney
Winner: Debut Album of the Year; Edison Klassiek awards, 2017
“…innate musicality and a lovely singing tone.” AllMusic.com
“… fearsome virtuosity and superb technique… Cum Dederit [is] profoundly evocative… this is a disc to buy…” BBC Music Magazine
“…seventeen-year-old Horsch proves a lively and mature performance… Vivaldi’s most charming yet technically demanding concerti.” CD of...
Ted McDermott
Guy Barker Big Band, dir. Guy Barker
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced by: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by: Steve Price, Angel Studios
Edited by: Jack Sugden
Mixed by: Andrew Dudman, Abbey Road Studios
Mastered by: Alex Wharton, Abbey Road Studios
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
BBC Concert Orchestra / Gavin Sutherland
BBC Concert Orchestra / Christopher Warren-Green
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Philip Siney
Editor: Dave Rowell
Mixing & Mastering: Philip Siney
“…one of the most captivating releases of the year.” David Mellor, Daily Mail, 5*
“[Lisitsa] oozes charisma, and will sweep you away… enticing rarities… gloriously escapist album…” ClassicFM, Critic’s Choice
“…some of film’s most beautiful music for this instrumental combination… [Lisitsa’s] performance of these screen works is superb… Pure delight.” Wholenote Magazine
Ksenija Sidorova, accordion
Nuevo Mundo
Itamar Doari · Reentko Dirks
Michael Abramovich
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra / Sascha Goetzel
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor & others
Editor: Dave Rowell
Mixing: Bob Sadin
Benjamin Frith, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Andrew Gourlay
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Alexander Van Ingen (concerto) & Andrew Mellor (solo)
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
Editor: Claire Hay
Mixed & Mastered: Andrew Mellor
“[Frith] brings out the abundant invention of the concerto in the clarity and nuance of his touch and phrasing… moving and beautifully shaped… This is a fine recording in generous sound.” Gramophone Magazine
“…superbly committed performances from Benjamin Frith certainly deserves to win converts… compelling and utterly persuasive performances mixing a towering musical intellect with beautifully tailored technique.” MusicWeb International
“Benjamin Frith providing such...
Ola Gjeilo: Voices – Strings – Piano
Tenebrae, dir. Nigel Short
VOCES8, dir. Barnaby Smith
Chamber Orchestra of London, led by Thomas Gould
Ola Gjeilo, piano
Matthew Sharp, cello
Kristian Kvalvaag, guitar
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Dave Hinitt
Editing: Dave Rowell
Mixing & Mastering: Dave Hinitt
“…The performances by the top-notch choirs Tenebrae and Voces8 are superb….” AllMusic.com
“Radiant vocal textures… enhanced by transcendental instrumental additions… It’s well worth discovering.” ClassicFM, Album of the Week
Amy Dickson, saxophones
Thomas Gould, violin
Tom Poster, piano
Aurora Orchestra, Nicolas Collon
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Andrew Mellor
Assisted by Claire Hay, Robin Hawkins
Edited by Dave Rowell
“..an enticing package… there’s a lot here to enjoy…Collon and the Aurora Orchestra play this music with genuine freshness…The arrangements are tasteful, the soloists eloquent.” Gramophone Magazine
“…Aurora Orchestra’s performance of the authentic instrumental pieces are excellent…” The Guardian
“…played with deep-seated English nostalgia by the Aurora Orchestra…” the FT
“Nicholas Collon and the...
National Youth Choir of Scotland, dir. Christopher Bell
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Philip Moore, piano
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Mike Hatch
Editor: Dave Rowell
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
Director: Andrew Carwood
Organ: Simon Johnson
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Balance Engineer: Martin Haskell
Technical Engineer: Iestyn Rees
Editor: Dave Rowell
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
Director: Andrew Carwood
Organ: Simon Johnson
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Balance Engineer: Martin Haskell
Technical Engineer: Iestyn Rees
Editor: Dave Rowell
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Assisted by Dave Rowell
Edited by Dave Rowell
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Trio Mediaeval, Garth Knox (viola), Agnes Vesterman (cello), Cliona Doris (harp)
Works by David Lang, Betty Olivero, Luciano Berio
Louth Contemporary Music Society
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Claire Hay
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
“the recording’s masterful engineering captures the full range of textures” WQXR
“…wonderfully intimate work of subtle sensuality… The premieres are separated by a performance of Luciano Berio’s “Naturale”, an absorbing alliance of viola, percussion and taped Sicilian folk singer.” the Independent, 4*
“[Trio Mediaeval] expert purity… bewitching and incantatory… [Berio Naturale] wild and ululating… [The CD] Hear it and...
Dvorak: Complete Symphonies
Legends, Slavonic Dances
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jose Serebrier
some works:
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineers: Mike Hatch & Kike Cox
Editor: Dave Rowell
Andrew Long, violin
Ian Buckle, piano
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen with Dave Rowell
Edited by Dave Rowell
Main Theme, Power Theme
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Andrew Mellor
Assisted by Brett Cox
Edited by Alexander Van Ingen
Mixed by Andrew Mellor
Voces 8, with Christian Forshaw (saxophone), Matthew Sharp (cello) & Eleanor Turner (harp)
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Adrian Peacock, Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Dave Hinitt
Editors: Dave Rowell, Will Brown
Mix & Master: Dave Hinitt
“Hauntingly beautiful arrangements from a superior vocal ensemble.” ClassicFM, Album of the Week
“… you won’t find many [albums] at the moment that are more beautiful and gracefully put together than this… A stunning disc of a cappella choral music.” The Buffalo News
Andrzej Panufnik & Roxanna Panufnik
Chamber works for Strings
Brodsky Quartet with Robert Smissen (viola) & Richard May (cello)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Matthew Bennett
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
“This fine disc … superbly performed here by the Brodsky… performance does it full justice, balancing to perfection…” [Gramophone]
Voces 8, Christian Forshaw (saxophone), Matthew Sharp (cello), Lavinia Meijer (harp)
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen & Nick Parker
Engineered by Andrew Mellor
Edited by Alexander Van Ingen & Andrew Mellor
Mixed by Andrew Mellor
Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Mary Dullea, piano
Producer & Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing & Mastering: Alexander Van Ingen
Nicola Benedetti (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBCSSO) / Rory MacDonald
Folk musicians: Julie Fowlis, Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain, Duncan Chisholm, Eamon Doorley, Tony Byrne, James Mackintosh, Ewan Vernal
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced by Andrew Walton, Alexander Van Ingen, Julie Fowlis, Phil Cunningham
Engineered by Mike Clements, Stuart Hutchinson
Edited by Andrew Walton, Stuart Hutchinson, Matthew Bennett, Simon Kiln
Mixed by Andrew Walton, Stuart Hutchinson, Jonathan Allen
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Jiri Belohlavek
with Frank Peter Zimmerman (violin), Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Dvorak: Symphonies 1 – 9
Dvorak: Violin Concerto (Zimmerman)
Dvorak: Cello Concerto (Weilerstein)
Dvorak: Piano Concerto (Ohlsson)
Producers: Arend Prohmann, Friedemann Englebrecht, Alexander Van Ingen
Engineers: Peter Hecker, Rene Moeller, Neil Hutchinson
Atsuko Sahara, violin
John Lenehan, piano
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mastered by Dave Rowell
BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Edited by Dave Rowell
[4 CD set]
Benyounes Quartet
Idomeneo Quartet
Sacconi Quartet
Navarra Quartet
Castalian Quartet
Piatti Quartet
Badke Quartet
Artea Quartet
Wu Quartet
Caveleri Quartet
Sophie Bevan, soprano
Julian Milford, piano
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Alexander Van Ingen, Matthew Bennett
Engineers: Alexander Van Ingen, Will Brown, Richard Sutcliffe, Andrew Mellor, Dave Rowell
Editors: Dave Rowell & Matthew Bennett
Mastered by: Dave Rowell
Produced & Edited by Nick Parker and Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Andrew Mellor
Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Czech Philharmonia / Jiri Belohlavek, Anna Polonsky (piano)
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen and Friedemann Englebrecht (concerto)
Engineered by Silas Brown and Rene Moeller (concerto)
Edited by Stephen Frost and Teldex (concerto)
Mastered by Neil Hutchinson
“[Weilerstein has] a flawless technical address, lustrous tone-production and intrepid range of dynamic… her playing evinces a captivating candour and risk-taking flair… a disc worthy of the highest plaudits.” Gramophone Magazine
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mastered by Will Brown
“… crisp, clear recording of a sensitive, reflective recital…” BBC Music Magazine
“… great sensitivity and fluidity … succeeds in bringing together a valuable collection…” Album Of The Week, ClassicFM
“… fans of Nyman’s music will doubtless find a fresh and exciting take on it here… The sound… [is] well suited to the project: dreamy and soft without being overly gauzy” AllMusic“Lisitsa brings a true virtuoso’s power to this music… a real winner” Daily Mail
composed by Benjamin Wallfisch
Chamber Orchestra of London / Benjamin Wallfisch
Orchestral producer / score supervision by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Jake Jackman
Grieg works for solo piano
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Will Brown & Claire Hay
Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Gramophone Editor’s Choice [March 2014]
“Gavric reveals rare gifts… a beautiful musical personality … excellent sound” Gramophone
“liquescent sound and lovely tintinnabulations in the high register of the instrument.” IRR
Produced & Edited by Nick Parker and Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Andrew Mellor
“pitch-perfect harmonies, in dreamily sumptuous sonics” BBC Music Magazine
“Perfect blending of eight voices… meticulous timing and tuning… highest calibre, beautifully recorded” Gramophone
“… a perfect blend of calm contentment and soaring spirit…” Independent
“… [Voces8 have] presence, character, and connection…” Daily Telegraph
The Fidelio Trio
Korngold, piano trio
Schoenberg, Verklate Nacht (for piano trio)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Dave Rowell
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Cantabile – The London Quartet, Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mixed by Dave Rowell
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Jose Serebrier
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Mike Hatch
Edited by Dave Rowell
IRR Outstanding Award
“…no rival recording in the last half-century comes anywhere near it…”
“…a truly outstanding recording.” IRR
Dvorak, Symphony Nr.2
Dvorak, 3 Slavonic Dances
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jose Serebrier
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineers: Mike Hatch & Mike Cox
Editor: Dave Rowell
Thomas Hampson / Kristine Opolais / Joseph Calleja / Luca Pisaroni / Carlos Colombara
Weiner Symphoniker, Wiener Singakademie, Massimo Zanetti
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Raphael Mouterde
Mixed & Mastered by Andrew Mellor
Gramophone: Editor’s Choice
“Luca Pisaroni delivers one of his strongest performances so far… [Calleja is] the emotionally vital tenor I loved when he first appeared…” Gramophone
“a performance of rare eloquence, conducted with dignity and intensity by Zanetti … Opolais and Calleja are radiant … Superb choral singing and orchestral playing” Daily Telegraph
“emphasise the score’s elegiac mood and gathering tensions… Recommended.”...
composed by Benjamin Wallfisch
Chamber Orchestra of London / Benjamin Wallfisch
Orchestral producer / score supervision by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Jake Jackman
Fabrizio de Andre, London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), Geoff Westley
Orchestral producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Alexander Raskatov’s “Monk’s Music”
The Carducci Quartet, Gordon Jones
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by Dave Rowell
Top five recordings of 2013, Irish Times, Classical Music
“The Carducci Quartet capture the full range of the music, from balm to violence…” 5* Irish Times
“…edge-of-your-seat listening experience resonates with the work’s spiritual inspiration…” Ivan Moody
“…an intensely expressive, engaging and moving work… a performance of supreme clarity, focus and precision.” Gramophone
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by Will Brown
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen & Will Brown
“The playing is superb throughout, as is the well-blended and idiomatic vocalism of the EQ Singers, and the sound is marvellous.” WQXR – Album of the Week
Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Andrew Mellor
Edited by Matthew Bennett
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Tchaikovsky, Symphony Nr.6 : Rotterdam Philharmonic, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Tchaikovsky, various : Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano)
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Andrew Mellor
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Huw Watkins, Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Mike Hatch
Edited by Dave Rowell
[vol.1, 3CD set]
Maria Garzon (piano)
CD1 : Produced & Engineered by Brian Culverhouse
CD2 / 3 :
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Will Brown
Man Overboard Swing: Thomas Gould (violin) Ewan Bleach (clarinet) Louisa Jones (vocals) Jean-Marie Fagon (guitar) Dave O’Brien (bass)
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced, Edited & Mixed by Richard Sutcliffe
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen & Richard Sutcliffe
Yuja Wang (piano), Chamber Orchestra of London, Benjamin Wallfisch
Orchestral producer / score supervision by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Jake Jackman
Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Clark Rundell, Thomas Gould (violin)
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Alexander Van Ingen (solo) & Andrew Mellor (concerto)
Edited & Mastered by Dave Rowell
“completely captivating” CBC Radio
“imaginative and fascinating” Planet Hugill
“contains glorious things… Highly recommended.” ArtsDesk
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by David Hinitt
Edited by Dave Rowell
Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (RPHO) / Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Produced by Christoph Classen
Engineered by Andrew Mellor with Alexander Van Ingen
“…a superior disc that, more than displaying the instrument’s scope, proposes it as a stylistic kaleidoscope.” Sunday Times
“He has all the ingredients of becoming the next big star of the clarinet, outstanding musicality, stage presence, good looks and charm…” ABC ClassicFM
Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
world-premiere recording with piano
filmed for DVD & Blu-Ray
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Assisted by Claire Hay
Edited by Raphael Mouterde
[2CD set]
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen (songs) & David Lefeber
Edited by Dave Rowell (songs) and David Lefeber
Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
NYCOS / Christopher Bell, Philip Moore, Andrew West
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Mike Hatch
Edited by Dave Rowell
“The Scottish girls are excellently prepared… alive to the wit and wiliness of Martin Hall’s lyrics… deftly effective conducting by Christopher Bell…” 5* recording, BBC Music Magazine
Patricia Rozario, soprano; Lore Lixenberg, mezzo-soprano; RTE Vanbrugh Quartet
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Claire Hay
EQ Ensemble, Hilliard Ensemble, John Feeley, Elisabeth Blumina
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
“[This LCMS CD] is as adventurous as ever… recorded with close- focused, grainy immediacy, full of oriental inflections...” 4* Irish Times
“A wacky pot pourri-mixing East and West, ancient and modern… Enchanting.” 4* The Times
“[LCMS] continues to explore and unearth hidden and often unclassifiable gems… certainly worth exploring.” Gramophone
Anna Leese, Thorsten Buttner, Stephen de Pledge
Producer & Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editor: Dave Rowell
Daniel Tong, piano
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Matthew Bennett
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Han de Vries, oboe
various others
9 CDs + DVD
Diapason d’Or (2012)
Edison Oeuvre Prize (2021)
Mastering, editing & compiling: Alexander Van Ingen & Dave Rowell
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mixed by Richard Sutcliffe
Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Andrew Mellor
“Middleton is everywhere a sensitive and imaginative accompanist to Amanda Roocroft, whose intimate, emotionally versatile singing is always engaging…” 5* recording, BBC Music Magazine
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Edited by Dave Rowell
“… Fidelio Trio perfectly handles… spotless string intonation… sound matches the forward mood of the disc…” The Strad
“The Fidelio Trio balance accuracy, precision and musicality… vigour and forward momentum… telling contributions from all three performers.” Gramophone
“… given fine performances… ” 4* BBC Music
Mary Dullea, piano
Producer & Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Mixing & Mastering: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
“… remarkable programme … extraordinary range of techniques and timbres… ” 5*, The Independent On Sunday
“[LCMS have produced] another excellent CD … The quality and sensitivity of the playing is excellent … Sound engineer Alexander Van Ingen deserves credit for the richness and clarity of the sound throughout the album…” Classical CD Reviews
Choir of Saint Martin In The Fields, Andrew Earis
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: David Hinitt
Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona I Nacional de Catalunya
cond. Miquel Ortega
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Shaun Trotter
Editor: Dave Rowell
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Edited by Raphael Mouterde
“Valentina Lisitsa has leapfrogged from expert collaborator to headline-grabbing soloist…” Gramophone
“Lisitsa emerges as a hugely confident and spontaneous performer…” BBC Music
Alexandra Dariescu (piano)
Schumann, Chopin, Liszt
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Dave Rowell
“Fleet of finger, elegant of phrase and pianistically bright, Dariescu uses rubato freely but intelligently… Sound quality is very good…” MusicWeb International
Compositions of Rob Keeley
Melinda Maxwell, oboe & Richard Watkins, horn
Andrew Sparling, clarinet & Tim Holmes, saxophone
Darragh Morgan, violin; Robin Michael, cello; Mary Dulla, piano
Rob Keeley, piano
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Assisted by Claire Hay
Louth Contemporary Music Society
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
“… fascinating … music that evades comparison, eschews categorisation and is at times fiercely individualistic in character.” Gramophone
“…the simplicity of a folk song but also the harmonic intrigue often associated with music of the people…” American Record Guide
Stephen de Pledge (piano)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
“… a wide sonic dynamic spectrum creates more forceful impression throughout De Pledge’s Pictures… De Pledge easily grasps and conveys the large-scale keyboard dimensions of Brahms’ Op.79…” Gramophone
London Conchord Ensemble
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen (& others?)
Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen (& others?)
“The London Conchord Ensemble is the perfect group to champion [this music], and they reveal some treasures…” 4*, The Times
John Finucane (clarinet), RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Robert Houlihan
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mastered by Andrew Mellor
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Gould Piano Trio
The Schubert Ensemble
Emily Pailthorpe (oboe), English Chamber Orchestra (ECO), Benjamin Wallfisch
Anna Stokes (flute), Louisa Tuck (cello), John Reid (piano)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Dave Rowell
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
“ … I could tell this was something special… On top of the great performances is easily the most balanced and realistic chamber music recording I have heard… As a combination of performance, composition and sound, it really doesn’t get much better than this.” MusicWeb International
Marat Bisengaliev, violin
Benjamin Frith, piano
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Bundit Ungragsee, conductor
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen & Chris Craker
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen & Chris Craker
Edited by Alexander Van Ingen, Dave Rowell, Chris Craker, Bill Skyes
Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Benjamin Frith (piano), West Kazakhstan Philharmonic / Bundit Ungrangsee
Produced by Chris Craker
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Dave Rowell
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), RSNO Junior Chorus, Christopher Bell
Emily Pailthorpe, oboe
English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Wallfisch
Phoenix Concerto, Paul Patterson
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
Joanna Lumley, narrator
English Northern Philharmonia / Stephen Barlow
Producer: Chris Craker
Engineer: Richard Hales
Assistant Engineer: (?) Alex Scannell
Assistant: Alexander Van Ingen
Viviene Hagner (violin), Royal Flemish Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Ben Connellan
Edited by Dave Rowell
Hideko Udagawa (violin), Philharmonia / Martyn Brabbins
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Mike Hatch & Andrew Mellor
Edited by Alexander Van Ingen & Dave Rowell
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus (LPO) / David Parry
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Mike Hatch & Mike Cox
Edited & Mastered by Dave Rowell
Mixed by Mike Hatch
Royal Flemish Philharmonic / Martyn Brabbins
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by Dave Hinitt
Orchestre de Bretagne / Moshe Atzmon
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Simone Kermes (Dido), Deborah York (Belinda), Dimitris Tilliakos (Aeneas)
Mary le Brocq, Flynn le Brocq
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen, assisted by Dave Rowell
Edited by Dave Rowell
Simone Kermes (Dido), Deborah York (Belinda), Dimitris Tilliakos (Aeneas)
Musica Aeterna / Teodor Currentzis
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by Nicolas de Beco
Edited by Raphael Mouterde & Will Brown
Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Coro / Mark Griffiths
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by Dave Hinitt
Brecon Cathedral Choir, Brecon Cathedral Ensemble
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by David Wright
Maya Koch (violin), Julian Milford (piano)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited by Raphael Mouterde
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Min-Jin Kym (violin), Ian Brown (piano)
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by Andrew Mellor
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by William Brown, assisted by Tim Adam-Smith
Edited by Stephen Frost
Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Winchester Cathedral Choir / Andrew Lumsden, Sarah Baldock
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by Andrew Mellor, assisted by Dave Rowell
Closing The Ring: soundtrack (some tracks)
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Simon Rhodes
Conductor: Alexander van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Simon Rhodes
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra / Benjamin Wallfisch, Orchestra of St. John’s / John Lubbock, Michael Collins (clarinet), Gould Piano Trio, O Duo, York 2 piano duo.
works by Marjan Mozetcih, Elena Langer, Alfred Schnittke.
WKPO and New Prague Sinfonia / Mikel Toms
Roman Mints (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Kristina Blaumane (cello)
composer: Benjamin Wallfisch
soundtrack for the live production at Kensington Gardens
Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland
Produced by Philip Lane
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Ruth Palmer (violin), Philharmonia / Benjamin Wallfisch, Alexei Grunyuk (piano)
National Youth Orchestra of Wales, Owain Arwel-Hughes
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Philharmonia, Canterbury Choral Society, conducted by Richard Cooke
Engineered by Richard Sutcliffe & Alexander Van Ingen
Cambridge Voices / Ian de Massini
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mastered by Alexander Van Ingen
Film soundtrack (parts of); composed & conducted by Benjamin Wallfisch
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic
Martin Speak (saxophone), Ethan Iverson (piano)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Matthew Barley, cello
(also feat. Dame Judi Dench)
Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
John Belcher, organ
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: David Wright
Editor: David Wright
Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland
Produced by Philip Lane
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Choir of Guildford Cathedral
dir. Stephen Farr
Producers: David Wright & Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: David Wright
Editor: David Wright
Roger Judd, organ
Produced by Alexander Van Ingen & David Wright
Engineered & Edited by David Wright
Winchester Cathedral Choir
organ: Sarah Baldock
Producer: David Wright
with Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Edited by: David Wright
Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Benjamin Frith (piano)
Produced by Chris Craker
Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen & Chris Craker