Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

The Rodolfus Choir return to Signum with a stunning new collection of choral works drawn from composers spanning over 500 years. Ralph Allwood MBE introduces the program and the personal inspiration behind it: The concept of time is so rich that it has inspired a large body of writing and musical setting. This collection is a tribute to my father, because I learnt so much about time from him. Mathematician and philosopher, theologian, musician and physicist, he was fascinated by our perception of time, and he and I had many discussions about it's nature. In a trivial sense, music traces the passage of time, but also, as with all events, manipulates it. A watch traces a different pattern of time during events. But who is to say that the watch is 'right'.

Voce Chamber Choir’s new disc is a moving tribute to Sir John Tavener, featuring a selection of works by him (many of which are previously unrecorded) and by Roxanna Panufnik. At the heart of the disc is the premiere recording of Panufnik’s 99 Words to my Darling Children, a moving setting of Tavener’s last message to his family. As well as the Voce Chamber Choir, the album features performances from cellist Matthew Barley, organist James Sherlock and narration from Simon Russell Beale. Voce is a dynamic London chamber choir founded by Suzi Digby and Harry Briggs in the summer of 2003. A diverse group of around 30 talented singers, they're well-known for their polished performances of challenging repertoire from across the musical spectrum; from major canonical works to traditional and popular music from around the world. They also regularly commission and perform new works from the brightest rising stars on the choral music scene.

Emmanuel Despax is a rising star on the UK and international piano scene, who has performed at the Wigmore and Cadogan Halls in London and with orchestras including the CBSO. His debut concerto recording, with the Orpheus Sinfonia under Thomas Carroll, features the premiere recording of Stephen Goss' Piano Concerto, inspired by the designs of Thomas Heatherwick (the work's premiere performance was the first classical concert in which audiences were invited to bring their iPads and tablets, to watch an interactive display designed to accompany the music). The work is accompanied by two similarly expressive works, Saint-Saens' ever-popular Piano Concerto No. 2 and Franck's Variations symphoniques.

Classical Music

Classical Music

As the centenary of the Great War approaches, the choir of Jesus College Cambridge presents a new program of works titled War & Peace, a beautiful and moving collection of choral works that are united in various ways by the experiences and impact of war.

Signum Records are proud to present the debut orchestral recording from Grace Davidson, one of the UK's leading British sopranos specialising in Baroque music. She is joined by some of Europe's leading Baroque musicians from the Academy of Ancient Music to perform a selection of works by Handel and Vivaldi, with performaces led by violinist Bojan Cicic under artistic director Joseph Crouch. Grace won the Early Music Prize while studying singing at London's Royal Academy of Music. Since then, she has worked with the leading Baroque ensembles of our day, singing under the batons of Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Paul McCreesh, Philippe Herreweghe and Harry Christophers. Her discography includes a decade of albums with The Sixteen, many of which feature her as soloist - Handel's Jeptha (as Angel), Dixit Dominus, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, Pianto della Madonna, and the Lutheran Masses of Bach.

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Star British cellist Jamie Walton returns to Signum with a program of Russian repertoire by Glazunov, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. Joined by the Royal Philharmonic under Okko Kamu, the disc includes the original version of Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme. “This is probably the best performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto that I have heard. [Jamie] Walton cannot be beaten. I shall treasure this recording – literally: I shall hoard it against a musically rainy day.” (The Elgar Society Journal – Signum: Elgar & Myaskovsky (SIGCD116))