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CDs and DVDs featuring the artist John Shirley-Quirk

CATALOGUE NR: 4530252  (barcode: 0028945302522)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon Doubles
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Stabat Mater. Ten Legends B122 op.59.
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Rafael Kubelik
ARTISTS: Edith Mathis   John Shirley-Quirk   Anna Reynolds   Wieslaw Ochman

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: SRCD225  (barcode: 5020926022523)
RECORD LABEL: Lyrita
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss
TITLE: Bliss conducts Bliss
TRACKS: Melee fantasque T22. Rout for Orchestra and Soprano T14. Adan Zero T67 - Suite. Hymn to Apollo T41. Serenade for Orchestra and Baritone T47. The World is charged with the grandeur of God T116.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Arthur Bliss
ARTISTS: Rae Woodland   John Shirley-Quirk   London Symphony Orchestra Brass   Ambrosian Singers

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN8983  (barcode: 0095115898321)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.00

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: War Requiem
TRACKS: War Requiem op.66. Sinfonia da Requiem op.20. Ballad of Heroes op.14.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Heather Harper   John Shirley-Quirk   Philip Langridge   Martyn Hill

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Hickox thrusts home the big dramatic moments with unrivalled force'

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CATALOGUE NR: CHSA5007  (barcode: 0095115500729)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.99
RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2003

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: War Requiem
TRACKS: War Requiem op.66. Sinfonia da Requiem op.20. Ballad of Heroes op.14.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Heather Harper   Philip Langridge   John Shirley-Quirk   Martyn Hill

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Hickox's Chandos version rivals even the composer's own definitive account in its passion and perception'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4174282  (barcode: 0028941742827)
RECORD LABEL: London
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 38.29

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Billy Budd - complete
TRACKS: Billy Budd op.50 - complete. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake op.74. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne op.35.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Benjamin Britten
ARTISTS: Peter Pears   John Shirley-Quirk   Owen Brannigan   Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'it is interesting that, though the orchestra sounds dim and limp at the start, Britten as conductor whips up searing tension through the opera'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4256692  (barcode: 0028942566927)
RECORD LABEL: London
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.54

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Death in Venice - complete
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Steuart Bedford
ARTISTS: Peter Pears   John Shirley-Quirk   James Bowman  

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: CDE84119
RECORD LABEL: Meridian
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: Tit for Tat. Suite - harp op.83. 2 Insect Pieces - oboe and piano. 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid op.49. Folk Song Arrangements - Lord, I married me a wife. She's like a swallow. Lemady. Bonny at morn. David of the white rock. Bird scarer's song.
ARTISTS: John Shirley-Quirk   Philip Ledger   Osian Ellis   Sara Watkins

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 0743256  (barcode: 0044007432563)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 18.49
RELEASE DATE: 09-Jun-2008

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Billy Budd
TRACKS: Extras : Britten - Pears trailer.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras
ARTISTS: Peter Pears   Peter Glossop   John Shirley-Quirk   John Langdon

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 DVD 9 / Sound Format: LPCM Stereo DTS 5.1 Surround Sound / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: BBC 1966 black and white studio film / Subtitles: English French German - Aug-2008 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2008 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Budd on DVD at long last - and a fitting tribute to Britten and Pears.'

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CATALOGUE NR: TPDVD125  (barcode: 0604388711109)
RECORD LABEL: Tony Palmer Films
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.49
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jul-2008

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: A Time There Was
TRACKS: includes extracts from - Peter Grimes / Billy Budd / A Midsummer Night's Dream / War Requiem / Curlew River / Death in Venice / The Nocturne / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Steuart Bedford
ARTISTS: Peter Pears   Heather Harper   John Shirley-Quirk   Imogen Holst

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: Digital Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 103 minutes / Recorded: directed by Tony Palmer

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CATALOGUE NR: 4581782  (barcode: 0028945817828)
RECORD LABEL: Australian Eloquence
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50

COMPOSER: Carl Orff
TITLE: Carmina Burana
TRACKS: FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI : O Fortuna / Fortune plango vulnera. I PRIMO VERE : Veris leta facies / Omnia Sol temperat / Ecce gratum. UF DEM ANGER : Tanz / Floret silva nobilis / Chramer gip die varwe mir / Reie / Were diu werit alle min. II IN TABERNA : Estuans interius / Olim lacus colueram / Ego sum abbas / In taberna quando sumus. III COURS D'AMOUR : Amor volat undique / Dies nox et omnia / Stetit puella / Circa mea pectora / Si puer cum puellula / Veni veni venias / In trutina / Tempus est iocundum / Dulcissime. BLANZIFLOR ET HELENA : Ave formosissima. FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI : O Fortuna.
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Antal Dorati
ARTISTS: Norma Burrowes   Louis Devos   John Shirley-Quirk   Brighton Festival Chorus

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CATALOGUE NR: GFOCD00363  (barcode: 0878280000030)
RECORD LABEL: Glyndebourne
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.99
RELEASE DATE: 02-Mar-2009

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TITLE: Pelleas et Melisande - complete
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vittorio Gui
ARTISTS: Michel Roux   Denise Duval   Anna Reynolds   John Shirley-Quirk

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1963 - packaged as a hard bound book containing a full libretto translated from the original language in English Italian and German along with a commissioned article about the opera and a synopsis in English French and German - Mar-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: DCD257  (barcode: 0099402257921)
RECORD LABEL: Summit Records
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.25

COMPOSER: Daniel Asia
TITLE: Songs from the Page of Swords
TRACKS: Sacred Songs : Oseh Shalom / Shiru Ladonai. Songs From The Page of Swords : Glyph - The Messenger / My Egyptian Sister / Mein Bruder / Reincarnation / New Years 1979 / Glyph - The Message. Pines Songs : White Pillars / I'll Never Understand / Fantasy #1 / A Little Girl / Dear Frank / Fantasy #2 / I Walk Out.
ARTISTS: Carmen Pelton   John Shirley-Quirk   Sara Watkins   Musical Elements

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CATALOGUE NR: CHAN9208  (barcode: 0095115920824)
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar
TRACKS: The Light of Life (Lux Christi) op.29
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Judith Howarth   Linda Finnie   Arthur Davies   John Shirley-Quirk

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4481702  (barcode: 0028944817027)
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19

COMPOSER: Edward Elgar  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: The Dream of Gerontius op.38 (Elgar). The Hymn of Jesus op.37 (Holst). Sea Drift (Delius).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Benjamin Britten
ARTISTS: King's College Cambridge Choir   John Shirley-Quirk   Yvonne Minton   Peter Pears

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Elgar is a Penguin 2/3 star. - Penguin Guide 1994 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: SRCD265  (barcode: 5020926026521)
RECORD LABEL: Lyrita
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 24-Mar-2008

COMPOSER: Elisabeth Lutyens
TRACKS: Quincunx for baritone soprano and orchestra. And Suddenly it's Evening op.66 for tenor and chamber ensemble (Elisabeth Lutyens). Music for Albion Moonlight for soprano flute clarinet melodica piano violin cello (David Bedford).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Norman Del Mar and John Carewe
ARTISTS: John Shirley-Quirk   Josephine Nendick   Jane Manning   Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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CATALOGUE NR: 99443  (barcode: 5028421994437)
RECORD LABEL: Brilliant Classics
FORMAT: 7 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.50
RELEASE DATE: 29-Nov-1999

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert
TITLE: Great Schubert Singers
TRACKS: Die schone Mullerin D795. Winterreise D911. Schwanengesang D957. Der Winterabend D938 7'32. 2. Auf dem See D543. Das Lied im Grunen D917. An die untergehende Sonne D457. Der liebliche Stern D861. An den Mond D296. Nachtstuck D672. Augenlied D297. Der blinde Knabe D833. Am Grabe Anselmos D504. Bei dir allein D866/2. Die abgebluhte Linde D514. Fischerweise D881. Geheimnis D491. An die Musik D547. Gretchen am Spinnrade D118. Gretchens Bitte D564. Klarchens Lied D210. Sehnsucht D481. Mignon I D726. Mignon II D727. Mignon D321. Heidenroslein D257. Lied der Mignon D877/2. Lied der Mignon D877/3. Lied der Mignon D877/4. Die Liebende schreibt D673. Suleika I D720. Suleika II D717. Der Musensohn D764. Ganymed D544. Schafers Klagelied D121. Rastlose Liebe D138. Suleika I D720. Suleika II D717. An den Mond D296. Der Fischer D225. Erlkonig D328. Wandrers Nachtlied D768. Die Sterne D939. An den Mond D193. Der Einsame D800. Nachtstuck D672. Der Zwerg D771. Im Abendrot D799. Nachtviolen D752. Die junge Nonne D828. Nacht und traume D827. Heliopolis D754. Abendstern D806. Nacht und Traume D827. Des Sangers Habe D832. Auf der Bruck D853. Anderer an den Mond D870. Das Zugenglocklein D871. Am Fenster D878. Im Fruhling D882. An Silvia D891. Alinde D904. An die Laute D905. Der Kreuzzug D932. Des Fischers Liebesgluck D933. Der Winterabend D938. Die Sterne D939.
ARTISTS: Arleen Auger   Annie Fischer   Sarah Walker   John Shirley-Quirk

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: wallet packaging

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CATALOGUE NR: 0879692  (barcode: 5099908796929)
RECORD LABEL: EMI The Home of Opera
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.50
RELEASE DATE: 10-Oct-2011

COMPOSER: Frederick Delius
TITLE: A Village Romeo and Juliet - complete
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Meredith Davies
ARTISTS: Elizabeth Harwood   Robert Tear   John Shirley-Quirk  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: third disc is CD-Rom with libretto & synopsis

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CATALOGUE NR: 4383562  (barcode: 0028943835626)
RECORD LABEL: Philips Duo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Messiah
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Colin Davis
ARTISTS: Heather Harper   Helen Watts   John Shirley-Quirk  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Excellent value..has not lost its impact' Penguin - Penguin Guide 1994 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2643382  (barcode: 5099926433820)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Gemini
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 02-Mar-2009

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TRACKS: London Symphony Orchestra / Charles Mackerras - Music for the Royal Fireworks (arr. Mackerras) : Overture - Adagio Allegro / Bourree / La paix - Largo alla Siciliana / La Rejouissance - Allegro / Minuet I / Minuet II. Prague Chamber Orchestra / Charles Mackerras - Water Music : Suite No.1 in F major / Suite No.3 in G major / Suite No.2 in D major. Choir of King's College Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra / Philip Ledger - Coronation Anthems : The King shall rejoice / Let thy hand be strengthened / My heart is inditing. Teresa Zylis-Gara / Janet Baker / Robert Tear / John Shirley-Quirk / Choir of King's College Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra / David Willcocks - Dixit Dominus - Psalm 109.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Prague Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Charles Mackerras and David Willcocks
ARTISTS: Choir of Kings College Cambridge   Janet Baker   Robert Tear   John Shirley-Quirk

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1965-1982

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647032  (barcode: 0028946470329)
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.22
RELEASE DATE: 12-Mar-2001

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Messiah
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Carl Davis
ARTISTS: Heather Harper   Helen Watts   John Wakefield   John Shirley-Quirk

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'The singing from all four soloists is magnificent' Penguin Guide - Penguin Guide 3 star

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