John Eccles: Semele

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...

Dussek: Messe Solemnelle

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...

Handel: Brockes-Passion

Elizabeth Watts, Ruby Hughes, Rachael Lloyd, Tim Mead, Gwilym Bowen, Robert Murray, Nicky Spence, Cody Quattlebaum, Morgan Pearse, Academy of Ancient Music / Richard Egarr

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Andrew Keener
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
assisted by: Brett Cox
Editor: Dave Rowell

Gramophone Editor’s Choice
BBC Music Magazine Editor’s Choice, 5*, 5*
BBC Music Magazine Awards nominee 2020
The Times, 5*
Sunday Times, Album of the Week
Sunday Times, top albums of the year 2019
Diapason, 5*
Florilegium, 5*
Presto Classical, album of the week
Limelight, Recording of the month

Magic Lantern Tales

works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Sophie Daneman, soprano
Beth Higham-Edwards, vibraphone
Alisdair Hogarth, piano
Anna Huntley, mezzo-soprano
George Jackson, conductor
Sholto Kynoch, piano
Anna Menzies, ‘cello
Edward Nieland, treble
Sinead O’Kelley, mezzo-soprano
Natalie Raybould, soprano
Colin Shay, countertenor
Philip Smith, baritone
Nicky Spence, tenor
Mark Stone, baritone
Verity Wingate, soprano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

“…showcase for a composer who’s instincts as a songsmith are imaginative, confident and unerringly communicative…” BBC Radio 3, Record Review

Albion Refracted

Piatti Quartet

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

“Turnage produced this tremendously dynamic, moving and coourful score… the Piatti Quartet are on ferociously fine form in this thrilling conclusion to the disc.”
“… [of Phibbs] Performed with beautiful poise… deeply affecting in its clarity and restraint…”
“… [of Britten] it is rewarding to hear a high-quality recording of this often-overlooked work…”
“… [of Bridge] all performed with tenderness and nuance…”
BBC Music Magazine

Katya Apekisheva: Impromptus

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...

Mythes: Ji-Yoon Lee

Ji-Yoon Lee, violin
Henry Kramer, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

Thomas Allen: September Songs

Sir Thomas Allen, baritone
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Stephen Higgins, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen
Editor: Patrick Allen

Janacek, Glagolithic Mass

Czech Philharmonic / Jiri Belohlavek

Executive Producers: Alexander Van Ingen & [Other Decca]

Goetz: Piano Quintet & Quartet

Pro Arte Quartet
Paul Marrion, double bass

Executive Producer (re-release): Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Gary Cole
Editor: Gary Cole

Retrospective: French Sonatas

Ittai Shapira, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano

Executive Producer (re-release): Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Andrew Keener
Engineer: Pete Townsend

Gould Piano Trio: Saint-Saens

Gould Piano Trio

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen
Editor: Patrick Allen

Reynaldo Hahn, Chamber Music & Song, Vol.1

James Baillieu, piano
Benjamin Baker, violin
Bartosz Woroch, violin
Adam Newmann, viola
Tim Lowe, ‘cello

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

Joseph Calleja: Verdi

Joseph Calleja, tenor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
Orquestra de la Comunista Valenciana/ Ramon Tebar

Executive Producers: Alexander Van Ingen, Dominic Fyfe

Schubert, Quartet 15: Artea Quartet

Artea Quartet

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Raphael Mouterde
Editor: Raphael Mouterde

1948: Russian Cello Works

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

Brahms: Gould Piano Trio

complete Piano Trios & Quartets

Gould Piano Trio & guests
Lucy Gould, violin
Alice Neary, ‘cello
Benjamin Frith, piano
David Adams, viola
Robert Plane, clarinet
David Platt, horn

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Patrick Allen, Chris Craker, Mike George
Engineers: Patrick Allen, Stephen Rinker, Richard Sutcliffe

Mendelssohn: Complete Songs, Vol.3

Malcolm Martineau, piano
Susana Gaspar, soprano
Kitty Whately, mezzo-soprano
Gary Griffiths, baritone
Manuel Walser, baritone

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Matthew Dilley, Andrew Mellor, Nigel Short
Engineers: Matthew Dilley, Andrew Mellor, Dave Rowell
Editors: Mathew Dilley, Claire Hay, Andrew Mellor, Dave Rowell

Bartholomew LaFollette – Brahms

Bartholomew LaFollette, ‘cello
Caroline Palmer, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

Ilker Arcayurek: Der Einsame

Ilker Arcayurek, tenor
Simon Lepper, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

Impressions of Hungary: Robert Plane

Robert Plane, clarinet
Lucy Gould, violin
David Adams, viola
Alice Neary, ‘cello
Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn
Benjamin Frith, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen
Editor: Patrick Allen

Varvara Tarasova – Schumann & Brahms

Varvara Tarasova, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen
Editor: Patrick Allen

Skampa Quartet: Dvorak

Skampa Quartet
Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen
Editor: Patrick Allen

Stolen Rhythm – works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Rambert Orchestra / Paul Hoskins
Ivana Gavric, piano
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
David Cohen, ‘cello
Phoenix Piano Trio

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Ates Orga
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Assistants: Brett Cox, Katie Earl

Handel – Ottone

Il Pomo d’Oro / George Petrou
Max Emanuel Cencic, Lauren Snouffer, Pavel Kudinov, Ann Hallenberg, Xavier Sabata, Anna Staruskevich

Executive Producers, Parnassus Arts: Max Emanuel Cencic, Georg Lang
Executive Producers, Decca Classics: Alexander Van Ingen, Dominic Fyfe

Daniel Barenboim: Elgar, Dream of Gerontius

Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Andrew Staples, Thomas Hampson
Staatsopernchor Berlin, Rias Kammerchor

Executive Producers: Alexander Van Ingen, Dominic Fyfe
Producer: Friedemann Engelbrecht

Nights Not Spent Alone

complete songs for mezzo-soprano by Jonathan Dove

Kitty Whately, soprano
Simon Lepper, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Nigel Short
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Dave Rowell

Anna Tsybuleva: Fantasien

Anna Tsybuleva, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Philip Hobbs
Editor: Matthew Bennett

Dvorak: Stabat Mater

Czech Philharmonic / Jiri Belohlavek
Prague Philharmonic Choir

Eri Nakamura, soprano
Elisabeth Kulman, alto
Michael Spyres, tenor
Jongmin Park, bass

Executive Producers: Alexander Van Ingen & Dominic Fyfe

Timothy Ridout: Vieuxtemps

complete works for viola by Henri Vieuxtemps

Timothy Ridout, viola
Ke Ma, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

Classically Reminded: Bach

David Rees-Williams Trio
David Rees-Williams, piano & organ
Neil Francis, bass
Phil Laslett, drums

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineered by: Richard Sutcliffe

Brahms: Die Schone Magelone

Roderick Williams, baritone
Roger Vignoles, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Nigel Short
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Dave Rowell

Monteverdi: The Other Vespers

I Fagiolini, dir. Robert Hollingworth

Executive Producers: Alexander Van Ingen & Dominic Fyfe
Producer: Adrian Peacock
Engineer: Andrew Mellor

Faure & Saint-Saens

Brian O’Kane, cello
Michael McHale, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & engineer: Andrew Walton

Jubilate

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

Enescu: Violin Works

Daniel Rowland, violin
Natacha Kudritskaya, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Editor: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell

A Song For Christmas

Cantabile: The London Quartet
with Chris Hatt, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Andrew Mellor
Engineer: Andrew Mellor
Editor: Claire Hay
Mixing & Mastering: Andrew Mellor

Mendelssohn, Hensel, Sterndale Bennett

Alice Neary, cello
Benjamin Frith, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Editor: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell

“Champs Hill has long been a master talent-spotter… [Neary & Frith are] both insightful and elegant musicians of long experience… the feeling that you have been brought into the confidence of performers… the programme is well chosen… clever combination of pieces that tell their own story.” Gramophone

The Tchaikovsky Project – Vol.1

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Holger Urbach
Editor & Mastering: Holger Urbach

Forbes – Top Ten CDs of the Year, 2017

Mozart 225 – selected discs & works

Francesco Piemontesi, piano
Les Solistes des Musiciens du Louvre
Daniel Hyde, organ
Simon Lepper, piano

Executive Producer (Decca): Alexander Van Ingen

I have enjoyed this listening experience more than any other single release of the past year… elegant presentation and impeccable records…” Gramophone, Critics’ Choice, 2016 [Philip Kennicott]

Rontgen String Trios, Vol.4

Lendvai String Trio

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell

VOCES8: Winter

VOCES8, dir. Barnaby Smith

Mari & Hakon Samuelsen, violin & cello
Benjamin Roskams, viola
Stephanie Oade, cello
Eleanor Turner, harp
Huw Watkins, piano & celeste

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Adrian Peacock
Engineer: David Hinitt
Editing: Adrian Peacock & David Hinitt
Mixing & Mastering: David Hinitt

impeccable quality of balance and tone… this warming masterpiece will definitely see me through any hivernal hardship…” Gramophone
Voces8 has produced some exceptional albums, and this may be the best of them…” ClassicFM
piercingly beautiful opening… couldn’t stop listening to this, such a...

Colour Me Classical

Colour / Color Me Classical
Decca (compilation)

Bach 2 The Future, vol. 2

Fenella Humphreys, violin

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Editor: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell

Teddy Mac – The Songaminute Man

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

 

Alisa Weilerstein – Shostakovich

Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Symphonieorchester des Bayerische Rundfunks / Pablo Heras-Casado

Executive Producer (Decca): Alexander Van Ingen
Executive Producer (BR): Niko Pont
Producer & Editor: Bernhard Albrecht
Engineer: Peter Urban

Benjamin Grosvenor – Homages

Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Mike George
Engineer: Arne Akselberg

 

Valentina Lisitsa – Love Story

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

Mozart 225 – World Premieres

Les Solistes des Musiciens du Louvre

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Chanson Perpetuelle

Katherine Broderick, mezzo-soprano
James Baillieu, piano
Adam Walker, flute
Tim Lowe, cello
Heath Quartet

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Matthew Bennett & Matthew Dilley
Engineers: Will Brown & Matthew Dilley

 

Better Angels

Emily Pailthorpe, oboe
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Soloists of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Ann McKay (BBCSO), Adrian Peacock (Chamber)
Engineers: Simon Hancock (BBCSO: Strauss), Neil Pemberton (BBCSO: Blackford, Barber) Dave Rowell (Chamber)
Editors: Neil Pemberton & Chris Rouse (BBCSO), Dave Rowell (Chamber)

… relaxed virtuosity… performed with fluent continuity and meticulous characterisation…” BBC Music Magazine

Sonnets

Ben Johnson, tenor
Graham Johnson, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Editor: Mark Brown
Engineer: Dave Rowell

Johnson and his namesake, accompanist Graham Johnson, are vivid guides… this vital performance [Britten cycle] is alert to the the potential of music and words alike…” Gramophone

“This is an engaging and absorbing recital… Graham Johnson is an apt and supportive partner…” Planet Hugill

AIDA

Andrea Bocelli
Kristen Lewis
Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Zubin Mehta

Executive Producer (Decca): Alexander Van Ingen

Airs, Blues & Dances

James Turnbull, oboe
Libby Burgess, piano
Ensemble Perpertuo

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Scriabin: Complete Preludes for Piano

Anthony Hewitt, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Patrick Allen
Engineer: Patrick Allen

Nicola Benedetti: Shostakovich, Glazunov

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Krill Karabits

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Andrew Walton
Engineer: Mike Clements

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Jiri Gemrot

Decca’s richly detailed Rudolfinum recording… performance phrased with intelligence and emotion… this is an exceptional set of the Slavonic Dances.” Gramophone

The recording quality is lush… the orchestra’s superb balance, as well as the lovely acoustics of the Rudolfinum, are captured to perfection. You won’t regret buying this Decca recording of these glorious works.” Music & Vision

A Madness Most Discreet

Stephen de Pledge, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Dilley
Engineer: Matthew Dilley

Notes From The Asylum

Clare McCaldin, mezzo-soprano
Libby Burgess, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Dave Rowell

Dancer On A Tightrope

Bartosz Woroch, violin
Mei Yi Foo, piano / keyboard

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Patrick Allen
Engineer: Patrick Allen

Leonidas Kavakos: Virtuoso

Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Enrico Pace, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Editor: Stephan Schulman
Engineer: Jonathan Stokes

Nocturnal Variations

Ruby Hughes, soprano
Joseph Middleton, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Matthew Bennett

Stanford Piano Works

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...

I Fagiolini: Amuse-Bouche

I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth
Anna Markland, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Adrian Peacock
Engineer: Andrew Mellor

… a winner even before you take into account the provocative collision of repertoire, marrying the scared and earthily sensual with breathtaking audacity.” Gramophone, Critics’ Choice, 2016 [Alexandra Coughlan]

Daniel Barenboim: Elgar Symphony Nr. 1

Elgar: Symphony No. 1
Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Andrew Keener
Engineer: Rene Moeller

…effortlessly communicated… thrillingly & luminously conveyed…” Gramophone, Critics Choice 2016 [Edward Seckerson]

This is a sensationally invigorating recording.” Gramophone, Critics’ Choice 2016 [Neil Fisher]

Stunden, Tage, Ewigkeiten

Benjamin Appl, baritone
James Baillieu, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Nigel Short
Engineer: Dave Rowell
Editor: Dave Rowell

Mendelssohn Songs – Vol.2

Benjamin Appl, Mary Bevan, Sophie Bevan, Jonathan McGovern, Paula Murphy, Robin Tritschler, Kitty Whately
Malcolm Martineau, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Andrew Mellor, Nigel Short
Engineers: Andrew Mellor, Dave Rowell

Ola Gjeilo

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

Introit: Music of Gerald Finzi

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...

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here: Symphonic

feat. Alice Cooper, Rick Wakeman, Stephen McElroy, Dave Fowler, and the London Orion Orchestra.

Executive Producer for Decca: Alexander Van Ingen

Reve d’Enfant

Sophie Rosa, violin
Ben Powell, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Dvorak: Piano Quartets

London Bridge Trio [Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Kate Gould, Daniel Tong]
with Gary Pommeroy, viola

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Raphael Mouterde
Engineer: Raphael Mouterde

Rontgen String Trios – Vol.3

Lendvai String Trio

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Matthew Bennett
Engineer: Dave Rowell

Christmas with St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir

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

Dvorak Piano Quartets

London Bridge Trio
Gary Pomery, viola

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Raphael Mouterde

Janine Jansen: Brahms & Bartok Concertos

Janine Jansen, violin
London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Dell’Accademia Natzionale di Santa Cecilia
Sir Antonio Pappano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Andrew Keener, Andrew Walton
Engineers: Simon Eadon, Jonathan Allen
Editors: Stephen Frost, Andrew Walton

Christmas with St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir [INTL]

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

Valentina Lisitsa: Scriabin

Valentina Lisitsa, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen

Alisa Weilerstein – Rachmaninov & Chopin

Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Inon Barnatan, piano

Rachmaninov & Chopin

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer: Friedemann Englebrecht

Max Emanuel Cencic – Arie Napoletane

Executive Producer for Decca Classics: Alexander Van Ingen

Alexandra Dariescu – Complete Preludes Vol.2

Complete Preludes Vol.2: Shostakovich & Szymanowski

Man Overboard Quintet: Down In The Deep Deep Blue

Man Overboard Quintet
Louisa Jones (vocals), Thomas Gould (violin), Ewan Bleach (clarinet & saxophone), Dave O’Brien (bass), Jean-Marie Fagon (guitar)

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Richard Sutcliffe

Fenella Humpreys: BACH 2 the Future

Fenella Humphreys, violin

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen

Poom Prommachart – Solo Recital

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Matthew Dilley

Andrea Bocelli – Turandot

Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Wilson
Zubin Mehta

Executive producer for Decca Classics: Alexander Van Ingen

Brahms: The Violin Sonatas

Sadie Fields, violin
Jeremy Young, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: David Lefeber

Vinci – Catone In Utica

Leonardo Vinci: Catone In Utica

Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli, Juan Sancho, Valer Sabadus, Vince Yi, Martin Mitterrutzner

Il Pomo d’Oro, Riccardo Minasi

Executive Producer for Decca Classics: Alexander Van Ingen
Executive Producers for Parnassus Arts: Max Emanuel Cencic, Georg Lang

The Five Countertenors

Yuriy Mynenko, Xavier Sabata, Max Emanuel Cencic, Valer Sabadus, Vince Yi

Armonia Atenea, George Petrou

Executive Producer for Decca Classics: Alexander Van Ingen
Executive Producers for Parnassus Arts: Max Emanuel Cencic, Georg Lang
Producer & Editor: Giovanni Prosdocimi
Engineer: Peter Ghirardini
Mixing & Mastering: Nicolas Bartholomee, Maximilien Cicup

Scriabin – The Complete Works

Aimard, Ashlenazy, Fergus-Thompson, Gergiev, Grosvenor, Horowitz, Kissin, Lisitsa, Maazel, Pogorelich, Richter, Szidon, Trifonov

Valentina Lisitsa:
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen
Editing & Mastering: Patrick Allen

Benjamin Baker: The Last Rose of Summer

Benjamin Baker, violin
Robert Thompson, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer: Matthew Bennett
Recording Engineer: Dave Rowell

Kitty Whately: This Other Eden

Kitty Whately, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Middleton, piano
Navarra Quartet
Kevin Whately
Madeline Newton

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Valentina Lisitsa – Glass

The Piano Music of Philip Glass

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced & Engineered by Andrew Mellor

Borodin Quartet – Shostakovich Quartets

Shostakovich Quartets Nr.s 1, 8, 14

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Borodin Quartet
Engineer: Maria Soboleva
Editor: Elena Sych

The Five Countertenors

Yuriy Mynenko, Xavier Sabata, Max Emanuel Cencic, Valer Sabadus, Vince Yi

Executive Producer for Decca Classics: Alexander Van Ingen

Love’s Old Sweet Song – Kathryn Rudge

Kathryn Rudge, mezzo-soprano
James Ballieu, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen

Gould Trio: Macmillan, Maxwell-Davies, Beamish

Gould Piano Trio: Lucy Gould, violin; Alice Neary, cello; Benjamin Frith, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer & Engineer: Patrick Allen

Voces 8: LUX

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

SIROE: Cencic, Armonia Atenea, Petrou et al

Hasse: Il Siroe

Cencic, Lehzneva, Nesi, Fagioli, Snouffer, Sancho / Armonia Atenea / Petrou

Executive Producer for Decca: Alexander Van Ingen

“Reams of recitatives crackle with dramatic conviction… Lezhneva’s sparkling coloratura… Nesi culminates thrillingly… Sancho excels at tyrannical rage and bitter self reproach… kudos for adventurous ambition to record a complete Hasse opera to such a high standard…” [Gramophone]

Etudes: Valentina Lisitsa

Schumann & Chopin Etudes

Valentina Lisitsa – piano

Executive producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Andrew Mellor

OPERA: The Ultimate Collection

Andrea Bocelli, with various orchestras & conductors

Executive Producer for Decca: Alexander Van Ingen

Manon Lescaut

Martinez, Arrey, Bocelli, Muraro, Pena, Olvera, Astorga, Battistelli, Buzza, Salvadori / Orchestra de la Comunitat Valencia / Placido Domingo

Executive Producer for Decca: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Christopher Alder
Engineer: Pierpaolo Guerrini

Alisa Weilerstein: SOLO

Alisa Weilerstein (cello)

works by Cassado, Golijov, Kodaly, Golijov, Sheng, Ligeti, Prokofiev

“The opening hits the listener between the eyes… sinuous, elegiac passion that, despite pushing the instrument to its limits, manages to remain emotionally balanced. Being able t trust a performer in that way makes for an exciting listening experience… A significant recording of the Kodaly Sonata…” [Gramophone]

Ittai Shapira & Hagai Shaham: Magyar

Ittai Shapira, Hagai Shaham, violins
Arpeggione Orchestra / Robert Bokor

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Christian Zimmerli

Voces 8: Nightscapes

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

Benjamin Grosvenor: Dances

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)

Cheryl Frances-Hoad: You Promised Me Everything

Cheryl Frances-Hoad, composer

 

 

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer: Ates Orga
Recording Engineer: Ken Blair

Thomas Gould: Bach to Parker

Thomas Gould, violin

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer & Engineer: Raphael Mouterde

Mendelssohn Piano Trios – Gould Piano Trio

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Nicola Benedetti: Homecoming, A Scottish Fantasy

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

Dvorak: Symphonies & Concertos

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

Prometheus: Armonia Atenea / Petrou

Armonia Atenea / George Petrou

Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus

Daniel Behle: Gluck Arias

Daniel Behle (tenor), Armonia Atenea / George Petrou

 

“… top-quality engineering and presentation … a disc that preserves some truly wonderful singing…
Gluck will receive no finer tribute on the occasion of his 300th birthday than Daniel Behle’s singing on this disc.”
Voix Des Arts

An American In Paris – Tamsin Waley Cohen

Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Huw Watkins, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer & Engineer: Raphael Mouterde

Lendvai String Trio: Rontgen Trios vol.2

Lendvai String Trio

Rontgen String Trios [Vol.2], nr.s 5, 6, 7, 8

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer: Matthew Bennett
Recording Engineer: Dave Rowell

Giovanni Guzzo & Anne Lovett

Giovanni Guzzo, violin
Anne Lovett, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer & Engineer: Raphael Mouterde

Mendelssohn Songs, Vol.1

Sophie Bevan (soprano), Mary Bevan (soprano), Robin Tritschler (tenor), Allan Clayton (tenor), Jonathan McGovern (baritone), Benjamin Appl (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Complete Mendelssohn Songs, Vol.1

Mendelssohn: Complete Works for String Quartet

[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

Barenboim: Elgar Symphony Nr. 2

Berlin Staaskapelle / Daniel Barenboim

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Andrew Keener
Engineer: Rene Moeller

“This is a superb… unequivocally a great, Elgar Two… This must be one of the finest performances on offer…” 5* BBC Music Magazine

Voces 8: In Paradisum

Produced & Edited by Nick Parker and Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered & Mixed by Andrew Mellor

Kavakos / Wang: Brahms

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Andreas Neubronner
Engineer: Jonathan Stokes

“Kavakos and Wang create an intimacy that reinforces melodic connection… [Kavakos’] sweet tone is matched by Wang… who achieves a miraculously delicate touch…” BBC Music Magazine

Fantasy Trios

Dimension Piano Trio

Bridge: Piano Trio
Suk: Piano Trio
Ireland: Piano Trio
Schoenberg: Verklate Nacht

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer & Engineer: Andrew Mellor

Brave New World

Emma Johnson (clarinet), John Lenehan (piano)

Alisa Weilerstein: Dvorak

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

Lisitsa: Chasing Pianos

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

Ivana Gavric – Grieg Piano Works

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

Schumann Piano Trios – Rhodes Piano Trio

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Schubert: Sonatinas & Rondo

Sara Trickey (violin), Daniel Tong (piano), Callino Quartet

Schubert: Sonatinas for violin & piano
Schubert: Rondo for violin & strings

Pictures At An Exhibition

Federico Colli (piano)

Beethoven: Sonata Nr. 23, Op.57
Scriabin: Sonata Nr. 10, Op.70
Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition

Rokoko: Max Emanuel Cencic

Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor), Armonia Atenea / George Petrou

Voces 8: Eventide

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

Brahms & Mozart Quintets

Maximiliano Martin (clarinet), Badke Quartet

Ludwig Thuille: String Quartets

Allegri String Quartet

Ludwig Thuille: The String Quartets (includes Quartettsatz)

Cantabile: Songs of Love & War

Cantabile – The London Quartet, Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mixed by Dave Rowell

In Dance & Song

Tom Poster (piano)

Luminance

Anna Stokes (flute), Lisa Friend (flute), Mark Kincaid (piano)

Music for solo flute & piano, and two flutes & piano

Simon Boccanegra

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.”...

Songs of Home

Njabulo Madlala (baritone), Will Vann (piano)

Rontgen Trios, Vol.1

Lendvai String Trio

The Complete String Trios of Julius Rontgen, Vol.1
Trios 1 – 4

Valentina Lisitsa: Liszt

Valentina Lisitsa (piano)

Janine Jansen: Bach Concertos

Janine Jansen (violin & director)
Jan Jansen (harpsichord, organ)

Leonidas Kavakos: Brahms, Bartok

Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Leipzig Gewandhauas / Riccardo Chailly, Peter Nagy (piano)

Brahms: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
Bartok: Rhapsodies

Martynas

Martynas Levickis (accordion)

Unto The Hills

works by David W. Bowerman

Joseph Calleja: Amore

Joseph Calleja (tenor), BBC Concert Orchestra / Stephen Mercurio

Esposito: Sonatas

Mia Cooper (violin), William Butt (cello), Lance Coburn (piano)

Esposito: Violin Sonatas 1 – 3
Esposito: Cello Sonata

Verdi Requiem

Orchestra e Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala / Daniel Barenboim
Anja Hateros, Elina Garanca, Jonas Kaufmann, Rene Pape

The Best of Jonas Kaufmann

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), various orchestras / conductors

Maximiliano Martin: Brahms & Gade

Maximiliano Martin (clarinet), Julian Milford (piano)

Brahms: Clarinet Sonata
Gade: Fantasy Pieces

Sofya Gulak: solo piano

Sofya Gulak (piano)

Medtner: Skazki (Fairy Tales), Op. 26
Medtner: Sonata tragica in C minor, Op. 39 No. 5
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
Prokofiev: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42

WEDO / Barenboim: Symphonie Fantastique

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Liszt: Les Préludes

All Hands On Deck

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

Ksenija Sidorova: Fairy Tales

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

 

18th Century Concert Orchestra: Passacailles & Concertos

Produced by Alexander Van Ingen
Engineered by David Hinitt
Edited by Dave Rowell

Alexandra Dariescu: Complete Preludes, Vol.1

Alexandra Dariescu (piano)

Complete Preludes, Vol.1:
Chopin: Preludes (complete)
Dutilleux: Preludes (complete)

Aleksandra Kurzak: Bel Raggio

Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Sinfonia Varsovia / Per Giorgio Morandi

Bel Ragio: Rossini Arias

Reinis Zarins: Jazeps Vitols Works for Solo Piano

Reinis Zarins, piano

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced: Matthew Dilley
Engineered: Richard Bland
Editor: Matthew Dilley

Ludwig Thuille: Complete Keyboard Works

Alasdair Beatson, piano
David Dunnett, organ

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Yulia Chaplina: solo piano

Yulia Chaplina (piano)

works by Rachmaninov, Gubaidulina, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin

Janine Jansen: Schubert, Schoenberg

Janine Jansen (violin), with Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Amihai Grosz (viola), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Jens Peter Mainz (cello), Torleif Theeden (cello)

Schubert – String Quintet
Schoenberg – Verklate Nacht

Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuche

Joan Rodgers (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Valentina Lisitsa: Rachmaninov Moments Musicaux

Valentina Lisitsa, piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Valentina Lisitsa: Rachmaninov Concertos

Valentina Lisitsa (piano), London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) / Michael Francis

Madrigali Dell’Estate

Clare McCaldin (soprano)

chamber & solo works for voice by Stephen McNeff

The English Oboe, Rediscovered

James Turnbull (oboe)

Valentina Lisitsa: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto nr. 1

Valentina Lisitsa, piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Valentina Lisitsa: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto nr. 4

Valentina Lisitsa, piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Julia Fischer: Dvorak, Bruch

Julia Fischer (violin), Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich / David Zinman

Ashkenazy: Rachmaninov Rarities

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

Leonidas Kavakos: Beethoven Sonatas

Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Enrico Pace (piano)
Complete Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano

Riccardo Chailly: Viva Verdi

Filharmonica Della Scala / Riccardo Chailly

Songs of Love

Anna Leese, Thorsten Buttner, Stephen de Pledge

Producer & Engineer: Alexander Van Ingen
Editor: Dave Rowell

Benjamin Grosvenor: Gershwin, Ravel, Saint-Saens

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) / James Judd

“…worth having for his playing of the last movement alone — one of the most electrifying on disc…” Gramphone
“…in an age of ready-made virtuoso, his gifts are already distinctive — poetic, romantic…” The Times
“Decca’s studio recording sounds remarkably alive… Grosvenor doesn’t hesitate to be reflective when needed, and he pulls out the stops for the more wildly acrobatic parts… an excellent recording.” Audiophile Audition
“I can only concur with other critics who hear in his tone and phrasing echoes of a golden age… A champagne disc...

Valentina Lisitsa: Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody

Valentina Lisitsa, piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Alisa Weilerstein: Elgar & Carter

Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Staatskapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim

BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Year, 2014
BBC Music Magazine Concerto of the Year, 2014

“…interpretation is one of poise, heft and ardor, the soloist’s superb control keenly matched by the conductor’s insightful support…” New York Times
“…Weilerstein’s charisma and passionate playing make it the album’s main attraction…” AllMusic
“This is an album that is sure to garner Weilerstein even more acclaim…” NPR
“This is playing of incredible vulnerability and sadness, devastating at times, yet passionately resplendent.” Audiophile Audition
“This is an extremely exciting and rewarding...

Valentina Lisitsa: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto nr. 3

Valentina Lisitsa, piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Michael Francis

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Ex-Mass: David Rees-Williams Trio

Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen
Edited & Mixed by Richard Sutcliffe

Circus & Magic (Reinis Zarins)

Reinis Zarins (piano)

Benjamin Grosvenor: Rhapsody in Blue

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) / James Judd

Lieder for the Turn Of a Century

Katherine Broderick & Malcolm Martineau

Janine Jansen: Prokofiev

Janine Jansen (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) / Vladimir Jurowski

“Whether the music’s fiery or delicate, this superb disc, gorgeously recorded, should give lasting pleasure.” The Times
“This penetrating, luminous and dynamic interpretation is one to linger over…” The Daily Telegraph
“…splendidly recorded performance of the Second Concerto …” Gramophone

Yuki Ito: Rachmaninov works for Cello

Yuki Ito (cello), Sofya Gulak (piano)

Tell Me The Truth About Love

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

“This is an intelligent and engrossing recital…Roocroft and Middleton’s performance is glorious… Roocroft’s performances are always dramatically involving… she is ably supported by Middleton who is dazzling…the whole adds up to a great recital from one of the warmest, vibrant and most human of sopranos.” Planet Hugill

Andreas Scholl: Wanderer

Andreas Scholl (voice), Tamar Halperin (piano)

“…’Wanderer’ gives the listener abundant pleasure . . . the smoothest vocal beauties and a magical re-creation of the poet’s ‘quiet of the night’…” The Times
“… Scholl’s performance is sublime and coupled with the pianist Tamar Halperin you shouldn’t hesitate to rush out and buy this.” ClassicFM
“…his ease with the musical and verbal language of Haydn’s English canzonets is a further source of delight in this disarming and beautifully recorded recital.” BBC Music Magazine
“…[Scholl is] a weaver of spells, unleashing a fully conceived emotional state and sustaining it.” Gramophone

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Valentina Lisitsa: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto nr. 2

Valentina Lisitsa, piano
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Nicola Benedetti: The Silver Violin

Nicola Benedetti, violin
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Karabits
Alexander Sitkovetsky, Thomas Dunn, Leonard Elschenbroich, Alexei Grunyuk, Ksenija Sidorova

“Benedetti decorates this repertoire with gleaming high-register pirouettes, plus vibrato throbs and hesitations that never descend into schmaltz. Such good taste is a pleasure…” The Times
“Scotland’s superstar violinist Nicola Benedetti is an unabashed champion of the composer and his work… her performance is beautifully honed with a particularly atmospheric account…” BBC Music Magazine
“Benedetti, with her seductive, shining tone and easy melodic fluency, and of course her formidable virtuosity, is at home in all this music…”...

Chorales & Preludes

Choir of Saint Martin In The Fields, Andrew Earis

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: David Hinitt

Mitsuko Uchida: Mozart nrs. 09, 21

Mitsuko Uchida, piano
The Cleveland Orchestra
Mozart Piano Concertos nr.s 9 & 21

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

“The result is joyful, probing and vivacious… cleanly articulated but always full of wonder and curiosity.” The Observer
“The startling clarity of execution will commend this performance to many auditors, a clean, transparent but supple reading…” Audiophile Audition
“These are performances of enchanting grace, proportion and controlled vitality, replete with those twin Mozartian virtues “taste and feeling”, and the most invigorating and robust good health.” BBC Music Magazine
“The recording… is first-rate: an ample bloom to the sound,...

Górecki – Miserere

Los Angeles Master Chorale / Grant Gershon

“… the ensemble’s lustrous blend, handsomely recorded in Walt Disney Concert Hall’s warm but precise acoustic…” NPR (Washington)
“… exemplifies music’s unique power to heal. . . Gershon and his LA singers deliver a stunning performance…” Record Review (Cleveland)
“… rarely have they exuded such physical warmth and beauty as in this performance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale…” Gramophone

American Violin Concertos

Ittai Shapira (violin), various orchestras / conductors

Barber: Violin Concerto
Menotti: Violin Concerto
Wiprud: “Katrina” Violin Concerto

Beethoven: Piano Concertos

Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Nelson Freire: Brasileiro

Nelson Freire, solo piano

Joseph Calleja: Be My Love

Be My Love – A Tribute to Mario Lanza

Joseph Calleja, BBC Concert Orchestra / Stephen Mercurio, New London Singers / Ivor Setterfield

The Crown of Ariadne: Eleanor Turner

Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen

Handel: Alessandro

Julia Lehzneva (soprano), Karina Gauvin (mezzo-soprano), Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor)
Armonia Atenea / George Petrou

CD: Valentina Lisitsa at RAH

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: recital

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

Full English: David Rees-Williams

Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen

Strauss Songs: Felicity Lott

Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

The Art of Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming, various orchestral and other artists

Beethoven Symphonies: WEDO / Barenboim

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Daniel Barenboim

Beethoven: Symphonies 1 – 9

I Fagiolini: 1612 Italian Vespers

I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth

Whereon the Wild Thyme Blows

works by David W. Bowerman

Ittai Shapira: Violin Concertos

Violin concertos composed and performed by Ittai Shapira

(1) The Old Man And The Sea:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Neil Thompson

(2) Concierto Latino:
London Serenata / Krzysztof Chorzelski

(3) Caprice Habanera (solo violin)

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producers: Chris Craker (1), Michael Follis (2), Alexander Van Ingen (3)
Engineers: Andrew Mellor (1), Eleanor Walton (2), Alexander Van Ingen (3)

Pictures at an Exhibition

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

Poulenc: Complete Chamber Works

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

Works for Viola & Piano

Krzysztof Chorzelski & Katya Apekisheva

Elgar In Sussex

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Gould Piano Trio
The Schubert Ensemble

Phoenix: Emily Pailthorpe, ECO

Emily Pailthorpe (oboe), English Chamber Orchestra (ECO), Benjamin Wallfisch

Ksenija Sidorova: classical accordion

Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen

Emanuel Ensemble

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

Cheryl Frances-Hoad: The Glory Tree

chamber works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Recording Producer: Ates Orga
Recording Engineer: Ken Blair

Simon Blendis: Novák

Simon Blendis (piano)

Pavel Zemek Nowák: 24 Preludes & Fugues

Gillian Keith: bei Strauss

Gillian Keith (soprano), Simon Lepper (piano)

Favoured Fantasies

works by David W. Bowerman

O Duo

O Duo: Owen Gunnel & Olly Cox (percussion)

Produced & Engineered by Alexander Van Ingen

Plum Pudding

Dame Felicity Lott
Joyful Company of Singers, dir. Peter Broadbent
Gabriel Woolf

Shakarim – Karl Jenkins

The Philharmonia Orchestra, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Karl Jenkins
Marat Bisengaliev, Aruhan Bisengalieva, and others

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Produced by Karl Jenkins
Engineered & Edited by Steve Price

Gould Piano Trio: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov

Gould Piano Trio: Lucy Gould (violin), Alice Neary (cello), Benjamin Frith (piano)

Rachmaninov: Trio Elegaique in G minor, Nr.1
Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor

Emily Pailthorpe: Phoenix Concerto

Emily Pailthorpe, oboe
English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Wallfisch

Phoenix Concerto, Paul Patterson

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Producer: Alexander Van Ingen
Engineer: Andrew Mellor

Brahms: The Schubert Ensemble

The Schubert Ensemble

Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen

Loeffler, Durufle, Pierne

London Conchord Ensemble

works by Loeffler, Durufle, Pierne

My Own Country

Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

In The Mists

Ivana Gavric (piano)

BBC Music Magazine Awards: Newcomer of the Year 2010
International Record Review: Outstanding Award

works by Janacek, Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninov

A Different World

Diana Galvydyte (violin), Christopher Guild (piano)

Contemporary works for solo violin and for violin & piano

Summertime

Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Trout: The Schubert Ensemble

The Schubert Ensemble

Schubert: “The Trout” Piano Quintet
Schubert: Piano Trio Nr. 1

Gian Carlo Menotti: Chamber Works

 

Menotti: Trio for violin, clarinet & piano
Menotti: Five songs
Menotti: Cantilena & Scherzo for harp & string quartet
Menotti: Canti Della Lontananza

Shapira: Concierto Latino

Ittai Shapira (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) / Krzysztof Chorzelski

Shapira: Concierto Latino

A Fantasy Idyll

A Fantasy Idyll: works by David W. Bowerman

Gould Piano Trio: Dvorak

Gould Piano Trio: Lucy Gould (violin), Alice Neary (cello), Benjamin Frith (piano)

 

Call Me Flott

Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Ludwig Thuille: Piano Quintet

The Falk Quartet with Tomer Lev (piano)

Ludwig Thuille: Sextet & Trio

London Conchord Ensemble

Ludwig Thuille: Sextet for Piano & Wind Quintet
Ludwig Thuille: Trio for Violin, Viola & Piano