" Traditional Songs of Britain and Ireland" presents beautiful & lyrical songs moulded to the poetic nature of the Welsh language, wonderful Irish...

Reissues of a classic recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto originally issued by Collins + rarities from ClassCo, reissued Alto 2020. Elgar -...

BBC DJ Geraint Lloyd and his Truckers Club was the inspiration in creating this collection for everyone on the road in Wales, be it in a lorry, bus or...

Decca compilation CD produced for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. NB now out of print - last physical copy. World in Union – Sir Bryn Terfel &...

A "Liederspiel" devised by Graham Johnson: this captivating duet recital follows the poet Chamisso’s story of a woman’s life & love, "...

Arleen Auger (soprano) & Irwin Gage (piano). Hyperion, 1992. Gedichte von Eduard Mörike Im Frühling Lied vom Winde...

Joan Rodgers (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone) & Roger Vignoles (piano) perform Hugo Wolf's song cycle. Champs Hill Records, 2013. 4-star...

46 settings of Italian poets by Hugo Wolf recorded live in concert in Essen in early 2018 by Diana Damrau (soprano), Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) &...

Roderick Williams (baritone) & Helmut Deutsch (piano) recital recorded live at the Wigmore Hall in 2012. Wigmore Hall Live, 2012. BBC Music...

Roderick Williams (baritone) & Andrew West (piano) appropriate songs more usually sung by female singers, plus songs by 2 female composers. Somm,...

Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel sings 16 songs by Welsh composer Meirion Williams, including the first-ever recording of his "Adlewych" song-cycle....

The greatest classical guitar pieces played by John Williams (guitar) compiled by Sony in 2016: Guardian 5-star review, 22/5/2016. Myers -...

3 major works by Welsh composer Grace Williams (1906-77): recorded 1972-80, reissued by Lyrita, 1996. Ballads for Orchestra - BBC Welsh...

Welsh singer Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) with Paula Fan (piano/harpsichord) & Rachel Kay Green (harp) in original songs & folksong...

This is an important recording of some of Welsh composer Grace Williams' most inspired work, recorded 1970-4. Lyrita reissue, 1995....

Grace Williams (1906-77) is widely considered to be Wales’ foremost female composer of her generation. From Barry in South Wales, where she lived for...

The Treorchy Male Voice Choir, directed by John Haydn Davies (& by John Cynan Jones for the tracks marked *). Alto reissue, 2017...

The Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir, directed by Ivor E. Sims in performances from the 1950s-60s. Alto reissue, 2012. Aberystwyth –...

A solo recital by pianist Zoë Smith in music by 13 Welsh composers, many recorded for the first time. Tŷ Cerdd, 2019. Contains pieces by...

Dance-inspired pieces by 3 of Wales' most distinguished 20th century classical composers, Alun Hoddinott, Daniel Jones & William Mathias. Lyrita...

2 symphonies by M eczysław Weinberg (1919-96) conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. DG, 2019. BBC Radio 3 Record Review Record of the Week 11/5/19,...

Sabine Meyer (clarinet) with the S taatskapelle Dresden conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. / (Quintet) Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn...

Michael Collins (clarinet & conductor) & Stephen Stirling (horn) with the City of London Sinfonia. Chandos, 2012. 5-star review, BBC Music...

The most popular of all Bryn Terfel's CDs: 21 favourite Welsh songs accompanied by the Black Mountain Chorus, Risca Male Choir & the orchestra of...

Philip Fowke (piano) with the RTE Concert Orchestra conducted by Proinnsias O Duinn. Naxos, 1998. Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto [Dangerous...

Vintage performances of the music of Walton, with Dennis Noble (baritone), the London Symphony Orchestra & London Philharmonic Orchestra,...

Matthew Jones (violin), Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola), Tim Lowe (cello) & Annabel Thwaite (piano). Recorded at Guildhall School of Music & Drama,...

William Walton - Legendary Recordings, Peter Pears and Edith Sitwell, Sir Laurence Olivier, The English Opera Group Ensemble,...

The first full modern recording of William Vincent Wallace's 1848 Grand Opera, at the time one of the most popular of mid-nineteenth-century British...

The great British mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker accompanied by Roger Vignoles in a light-hearted recital, recorded live at the Wigmore Hall on 17.6.88....

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jun Märkl. Naxos, 2017. BBC Music Magazine 3-star review, May 2017. Wagner - Symphony in E...

Ride of the Valkyries [Die Walkure] - Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Sir Georg Solti Overture [Flying Dutchman] - Wiener Philharmoniker,...

A budget set of the complete Ring cycle, with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Choir conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Teldec, reissued Warner 2011....

Iain Burnside accompanies the 2 great singers Lisa Milne & Susan Bickley in setting of the poems of Paul Verlaine. Lisa Milne (soprano),...

Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Choir & Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir perform Male Voice Choir favourites, originally released on LP in 1972.....

The 25th Anniversary Special Edition of the celebrated recording of Vivaldi's 4 violin concerti "The Four Seasons" by Nigel Kennedy (violin &...

Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas sings Vivaldi, with Ashley Solomon (flute), Bojan Cicic (violin), Jennifer Morsches (cello) & Florilegium ....

3 female soloists with the King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor). Hyperion, 2002. NB now out of print - last physical copy....

Teresa Berganza & Lucia Valentini Terrani (mezzos) with the New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti. EMI, 1976/77,...

Christophe Coin (cello) with Il Giardino Armonico directed by Giovanni Antonini. Warner, 2016 Gramophone Awards 1996 Winner - Baroque Instrumental....

6 concerti by Antonio Vivaldi for multiple violins, perfomed by Leila Schayegh, Stéphanie Pfister, David Plantier & Chiara Banchini (violins), with...

Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) in operatic arias by Vivaldi, with Ensemble Matheus directed by Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Decca, 2018. Recorded June...

Vivaldi Opera & Oratorio Arias and Concerti: Di due rai languir constant (from an unknown opera) Tra le follie diverse siam...

Rolando Villazón (tenor), with Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) & the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Marco Armiliato....

Star tenor Rolando Villazón in arias by Handel, with the Gabrieli Players directed by Paul McCreesh. DG, 2009. Gramophone Magazine May 2009 Editor's...

The 3 violin sonatas by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) performed by Emmanuele Baldini (violin) & Pablo Rossi (piano) . Naxos, 2021. BBC Music...

Victoria: Easter Week Lamentations & Responsories performed by the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, conducted by Richard Marlow. Alto reissue...

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mario Bernardi. Delos, 2002. Verdi - Vanne … Credo in...

Renowned Welsh tenor Dennis O’Neill accompanied by Ingrid Surgenor (piano) in a recital of Verdi's songs. Naxos, 2005. BBC Music Magazine 3-star review,...

Thomas Hampson (Simon Boccanegra), Joseph Calleja (Gabriele Adorno), Kristine Opolais (Amelia/Maria), Carlo Colombara (Fiesco) , Gaia Petrone (Ancella...

Michèle Crider (soprano), Markella Hatziano (mezzo-soprano), Gabriel Sadé (tenor) & Robert Lloyd (bass) with the London Symphony Orchestra and...

Anja Harteros (soprano), Sonia Ganassi (mezzo), Rolando Villazon (tenor) & René Pape (bass) with the Orchestra & Coro dell’Accademia di Santa...

Arias from the early operas of Verdi performed by Montserrat Caballé (soprano) with the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Anton...

James McCracken (Otello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Iago), Dame Gwyneth Jones (Desdemona), Anna di Stasio (Emilia), Alfredo Giacomotti (Lodovico),...

Montserrat Caballé (Violetta), Carlo Bergonzi (Alfredo), Sherrill Milnes (Germont), Dorothy Krebill (Flora), Nancy Stokes (Annina), Fernando Iacopucci...

Roberto Alagna (Manrico), Angela Gheorghiu (Leonora), Thomas Hampson (Il Conte di Luna), Larissa Diadkova (Azucena) & Ildebrando d'Arcangelo...

Anna Netrebko (Giovanna d’Arco), Plácido Domingo (Giacomo), Francesco Meli (Carlo VII), Roberto Tagliavini (Talbot) & Johannes Dunz (Delil) with the...

R arely heard choral works by Verdi : the Hymn of the Nations was written for the London International Exhibition in 1862, & features the themes...

Verdi's last opera "Falstaff" with Bryn Terfel in the title role, recorded at the Royal Opera House in London in 1999 . Bryn Terfel (Falstaff),...

This live recording comes from Glyndebourne Festival's 1960 season, in what was the great Welsh bass-baritone Sir Geraint Evan's third outing as...

Sir Bryn Terfel (Falstaff), Thomas Hampson (Ford), Adrianne Pieczonka (Alice Ford), Danill Shtoda (Fenton), Dorothea Röschmann (Nannetta), Larissa...

The first Verdi recital from Placido Domingo since he switched to baritone register, with Angel Joy Blue (Amelia), Gianluca Buratto (Fiesco), Fernando...

Maria Callas sings favourite Verdi, + 2 Bellini & Donizetti arias, in this recital from 1958, accompanied by the Philharmonia Chorus &...

Montserrat Caballé (Aida), Plácido Domingo (Radamès), Fiorenza Cossotto (Amneris), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Ramfis), Piero Cappuccilli (Amonasro), Luigi Roni...

Renata Tebaldi (Aida), Giulietta Simionato (Amneris), Carlo Bergonzi (Radamès), Cornell MacNeil (Amonasro), Arnold van Mill (Ramfis), Fernando Corena...

Alto 2019 reissue of the classic recording of Verdi's grand opera by Leontyne Price (Aida), Jon Vickers (Radamès), Rita Gorr (Amneris), Robert Merrill...

Roderick Williams (baritone) & Jeremy Irons (speaker) with the City of London Choir & London Mozart Players conducted by Hilary Davan Wetton....

Haunting but lesser-known works by Ralph Vaughan Williams performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, with soloist Roderick...

Blanche Christensen (soprano) & William Metcalf (baritone) with the Utah Symphony Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Maurice Abravanel . Vanguard,...

BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion, 2020. Editor's Choice, Gramophone Magazine Jan. 2020 & BBC Music Magazine March...

4 of Ralph Vaughan Williams' most loved pieces, performed by Carla Huhtanen (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Wiliford (tenor) &...

A fine collection of the composer's orchestral output compiled from 1957-94 Decca recordings in 1999. Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted...

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd. Naxos, 2003. R ecorded 28-30 June 2001, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand....

EMI 2003 compilation of favourite works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink. BBC Radio 3...

Janice Watson (soprano), Peter Hoare (tenor) & Stephen Gadd (baritone) with the Guildford Choral Society, St Catherine’s School Choir & Royal...

Guildford Choral Society, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton (conductor) & soloists Henry Herford (baritone) & Sarah Walker...

BBC Symphony Orchestra & BBC Symphony Chorus, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, with soloists Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) & Elizabeth Llewellyn...

Nicholas Daniel (oboe / cor anglais / conductor) with the Britten Sinfonia & James MacMillan ( conductor) . HM, 2015. 5 -star review /...

A 52-minute trio jointly composed and performed by the three musicians, Aberystwyth-born Angharad Davies (violin), Klaus Lang (harmonium) & Anton...

Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood", a play for voices newly recorded with many famous Welsh performers in the 1980s. Produced by George Martin, with...

The famous original BBC recording of the Dylan Thomas classic featuring Richard Burton in one of his most acclaimed roles as First Voice, plus...

The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir was established in 1995 when its founding member Gwyn Roberts gathered together a group of like-minded individuals...

The individually renowned tenors John Davies, Crwys Evans & his son Robin Lyn Evans come together to perform a rousing mixture of...

Siwsann George presents an authentic & scholarly view of 22 Welsh folksongs, singing accompanied by noted exponents of traditional instruments...

Pro Cantione Antiqua with Mark Brown & Sir Philip Ledger in a programme of renaissance a capella vocal music (madrigals) & later...

A double CD pack giving an excellent insight into the world of Welsh folk music, with its strong accent on melody, harmony & stringed...

The Top 20 Welsh hymns, chosen by a public poll, taken from the best recordings of the last 20 years. A best-seller....

Legendary classical guitarists John Williams & Julian Bream in duet. RCA, 1993. NB now out of print - last physical copy. Carulli -...

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, + soloist Rachel Nicholls (soprano) in Symphony 3. Hyperion, 2019. BBC Music...

BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Michael Tippett. BBC 1995, reissued NMC 2004. R ecorded 29/3/1993, All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London.

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion, 2017. BBC Music Magazine 4-star review, Jan 2018. The Times Record of the...

The musical & intellectual exuberance of Sir Michael Tippett’s music is fully demonstrated in his piano works, recorded here in their entirety on a...

Y tenor o Benmachno, Richie Thomas, yn dal i swyno gyda chyngerdd helaeth o unawdau ar ddwy CD; mae’r “Hen Rebel” yn fyw! Richie Thomas, the...

The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge conducted by Geoffrey Webber in the sacred works of Welsh composer Mansel Thomas (1909-86) - this...

Caneuon / the songs of Mansel Thomas (1909-86) - Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) + Nigel Foster (piano). Canu yn Gymraeg neu Saesneg / sung in Welsh or...

Duo Praxedis perform duets for harp & piano by Welsh composer John Thomas (1826-1913), harpist to Queen Victoria. Recorded in Bulach, Switzerland,...