Thomas Hemsley

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English baritone vocalist.

Born: 12 Apr 1927 · Coalville, England
Died: 11 Apr 2013 · London, England

ALBUMS

Joan Sutherland, Richard Lewis (3), Monica Sinclair, April Cantelo, Anna Pollak, Thomas Hemsley, London Mozart Players, BBC Chorus, John Pritchard, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Mercy Of Titus

2019, 2xCD, Album, Mono, Nimbus Records,

Opera/Classical

Handel* - Maureen Forrester, Lucia Popp, Marilyn Tyler, Maureen Lehane, Mildred Miller, Thomas Hemsley, Owen Brannigan, Vienna Academy Chorus*, Vienna Radio Orchestra*, Brian Priestman

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kirsten Flagstad, Raoul Jobin, Alexander Young, Marion Lowe, Thomas Hemsley, Joan Clark, Rosemary Thayer, James Atkins (4), The Geraint Jones Singers* And Orchestra*, Geraint Jones

Gilbert & Sullivan - Derek Hammond-Stroud, Richard Van Allan, Alexander Oliver, Thomas Hemsley, Kate Flowers, Beverley Mills, Anne Collins

2004, DVD-V, RE, PAL, Reg, Universal, Goldcrest Films International

Lennox Berkeley, Dennis Brain, Colin Horsley, Pamela Bowden, John Minchinton, Thomas Hemsley, Ernest Lush

A Lennox Berkeley Centenary Album

2003, CD, Comp, EMI Classics

Gustav Holst - Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Thomas Hemsley, Osian Ellis, Imogen Holst, Christopher Hogwood, Sir Adrian Boult, Elgar Howarth

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Decca,

Modern/Romantic/Choral

Robert Schumann, Thomas Hemsley, Friedrich Gürtler

Kerner Lieder Opus 35 : Heine Lieder Opus 24

2001, CD, Album, Amphion Recordings (2)

Franz Schubert, Thomas Hemsley, David Wilde

Schwanengesang D 957

2000, CD, Album, Amphion Recordings (2)

Thomas Hemsley, Paul Hamburger, Friedrich Gürtler

2000, CD, Album, Amphion Recordings (2)

Brahms* - Tchaikovsky* - Rossini*, Heather Harper · Janet Baker · Peter Pears · Thomas Hemsley · Claudio Arrau · Benjamin Britten

Liebeslieder Waltzes - Songs & Duets

1999, CD, Album, RM, 20 , BBC, BBC Music, IMG Artists

Schumann*, Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge, Thomas Hemsley, Paul Hamburger

Liederkreis, Op. 39 (Eichendorff)

Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, Helmut Melchert, Irma Kolassi, Thomas Hemsley, Michael Langdon, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1981, LP, Album, Fonit Cetra,

Benjamin Britten, Eliahu Inbal, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Julia Varady*, Robert Tear, Thomas Hemsley, BBC Symphony Chorus London

1981, 2xLP, Album, Box, Hessischer Rundfunk

Georg Friedrich Händel, Ferdinand Leitner, Joan Sutherland, Fritz Wunderlich, Jeanette Van Dijk, Norma Procter, Nicola Monti, Thomas Hemsley, Cappella Coloniensis Kölner Rundfunkchor*

1980, 3x Vinyl Box,

Tippett* - Minton*, Barstow*, Gomez*, Hemsley*, Carey*, Tear*, Herincx*, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Colin Davis*

The Knot Garden

1974, 2x Vinyl, Box Set,

Purcell* / Elsie Morison, Jennifer Vyvyan / John Whitworth, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley / Thurston Dart - Harpsichord Continuo / The St. Anthony Singers* / The Boyd Neel Orchestra / Anthony Lewis

The Fairy Queen

1971, 3x Vinyl Electronically processed \u0027stereo\u0027, Box Set,

Schütz*, Heinrich Schutz Choir Of London* Directed By Roger Norrington With Thomas Hemsley, The Goldsborough Ensemble

Madrigals And Cantatas

H. Purcell* - Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Thomas Hemsley , Conductor Geraint Jones

Dido And Aeneas

Richard Wagner - Gundula Janowitz, Thomas Stewart (2), Sándor Kónya, Franz Crass, Thomas Hemsley, Gerhard Unger, Chor* und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*, Rafael Kubelik

Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

Thomas Hemsley, Gerald Moore

Schubert "Die Winterreise"

1967, 2xLP, Album, SagaPan,

Lennox Berkeley, Edmund Rubbra, Pamela Bowden, Thomas Hemsley, Ernest Lush, Colin Horsley, Albert Sammons, Gerald Moore

4 Poems Of St. Teresa Of Avila, 3 Greek Songs, 5 Poems By W.H. Auden, Six Preludes For Piano / Violin Sonata No. 2

1967, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice,

Holst* - English Chamber Orchestra, Purcell Singers Conducted By Imogen Holst With Janet Baker, Thomas Hemsley, Robert Tear

Savitri And Choral Hymns

Geraint Jones Singers, Purcell*, Bach*, Ilse Wolf, Helen Watts, Richard Lewis (3), Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones (2), Geraint Jones Singers And Orchestra*

Purcell: Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary / Bach: Magnificat, BWV. 243

Britten* - Alfred Deller • Elizabeth Harwood • Peter Pears • Thomas Hemsley • Josephine Veasey • Heather Harper • Stephen Terry • John Shirley-Quirk • Helen Watts • Owen Brannigan • Norman Lumsden • Kenneth MacDonald • David Kelly (7) • Robert Tear • Keith Raggett - Benjamin Britten, London Symphony*

A Midsummer Night's Dream

G.F. Handel* – Maureen Forrester, Lucia Popp, Marilyn Tyler, Mildred Miller, Maureen Lehane, Tom Hemsley*, Owen Brannigan, Martin Isepp, Brian Priestman, Vienna Academy Chorus*, Vienna Radio Orchestra*

Serse = Xerxes (Opera In Three Acts)

C. P. E. Bach* - Jennifer Vyvyan, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones Singers & Orchestra*, Geraint Jones

Magnificat In D Major

Lennox Berkeley, Pamela Bowden, Thomas Hemsley, Ernest Lush

Lennox Berkeley: Four Poems Of St. Teresa - Three Greek Songs - Five Poems By W.H. Auden

1960, 10", Mono, His Master's Voice,

J.S. Bach*, Joan Sutherland, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones Singers And Orchestra*, Geraint Jones

Cantata No. 147 and Motet: Jesu, Meine Freude BWV. 227

George Frederick Handel* - Ilse Wolf, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Edgar Fleet, Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones Singers And Orchestra*, Geraint Jones

Utrecht Te Deum And Jubilate · Zadok The Priest, Coronation Anthem

J. S. Bach* / Purcell*, Ilse Wolf, Helen Watts, Richard Lewis (3), Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones Orchestra And Singers, Edward Selwyn, Gareth Morris (2), Edward Walker, Ambrose Gauntlett, Thurston Dart, Alan Harverson

J.S. Bach Magnificat In D Major / Purcell Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary, 1695

1958, LP, Mono, Angel Records

Jennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, St. Anthony Singers, The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Anthony Lewis

Purcell - The Fairy Queen

LP, Album, Éditions De L'Oiseau-Lyre, Éditions De L'Oiseau-Lyre, Éditions De L'Oiseau-Lyre

APPEARANCES +

Gilbert & Sullivan

2022, 11xDVD-V, Luxin, Goldcrest Films,

George Frideric Handel*

Apollo E Dafne - Harp Concerto In B-Flat - Concerto Grosso In B-Flat

2020, CD, Album, RE, Cameo Classics (3),

Haydn*, Mozart*, Schubert*

Symphony No. 97; Symphony No. 34; Symphony No. 3

2019, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, First Hand Records

DG 120 - The Anniversary Edition

2018, 121xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Blu-ray, Blu-ray-A + Box,, Deutsche Grammophon,

Classical/Romantic/Modern/Baroque/Medieval/Choral/Early/Opera/Oratorio/Schlager/Twelve-tone/Radioplay

Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne, 1954

2017, 3xCD, Album, Nimbus Records

Sir Colin Davis

The Philips Years

2013, 15xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Decca,

Classical/Romantic/Choral/Modern/Opera/Contemporary

The Complete Operas

2013, 20xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Decca,

Joan Sutherland

Collector's Album / Rare Broadcasts

2012, CD, Comp, Alto,

Baroque/Romantic/Opera/Classical

British Composers - A Celebration

2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics,

Britten*, Berkeley*, Rubbra* - Sir Peter Pears* · Joan Cross · Nancy Evans (3) · Sir Reginald Goodall* · Theo Olof · Sir John Barbirolli · Jacques Abram

Peter Grimes (Scenes) • The Rape Of Lucretia • Michelangelo & John Donne Sonnets • Violin Concerto • Piano Concerto

2011, 5xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, EMI,

Britten*, Berg*, Ernest Ansermet

Les Illuminations • War Requiem / Sieben Frühe Lieder

2010, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Cascavelle,

Music Of Thomas Wilson 13. Confessions Of A Justified Sinner Act 1.

2010, 2xFile, AAC, 256, Queensgate Music,

Contemporary/Opera

Music Of Thomas Wilson 14. Confessions Of A Justified Sinner Acts 2 & 3

2010, 8xFile, AAC, 256, Queensgate Music,

Contemporary/Opera

2009, CDr, Comp, RM, Nimbus Records,

Bryan Fairfax, The Ambrosian Singers And Soloists*, Polyphonia Orchestra*

Bliss: The Olympians (An Opera In Three Acts)

2007, 14xCD + Box, Hin, Bravissimo Opera Library,

Henry Purcell - Kirsten Flagstad, Geraint Jones (2), The Mermaid Singers And Orchestra

Dido And Aeneas

2006, CD, Album, Walhall

Britten* / Bedford* · Mackerras*

Britten Operas II - Britten Conducts A Midsummer Night's Dream · The Rape Of Lucretia · The Turn Of The Screw; Bedford · Mackerras Conduct Death In Venice · Gloriana

2004, Box, Comp, RE + 10xCD, Decca,

The Best Of British Composers

2003, CD, Album, Comp, EMI Classics,

Henze* / Matthus* / Kagel* / B. A. Zimmermann*

Aufbrüche Und Revolten (Oper 1961-1971)

2002, CD, Comp, RCA Red Seal, Deutscher Musikrat, BMG Classics

Richard Wagner, Karl Böhm

Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg, Bayreuth 1968

George Frideric Handel*, Møgens Wöldike*

Saul (Oratorio Sung In English)

1999, 2xCD, Album, RM, Vanguard Classics USA

1998, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Classics,

Magnificat Through The Ages

1997, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, EMI Classics

Hans Werner Henze

The Henze Collection

1996, 14xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Sli, Deutsche Grammophon

Bach*, Gönnenwein*, Jones*, Marriner*

Les Grandes Cantates BWV 51-80-82-106-140-147

1995, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, EMI Classics

J. S. Bach*, Elly Ameling, Janet Baker, Joan Sutherland, South German Madrigal Choir And Instrumentalists*, Consortium Musicum (2), Geraint Jones Singers, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Geraint Jones

Cantatas 80, 140, 147 - Jesu, Meine Freude

Baroque/Cantata/Choral

Liederkreis, Op. 39 / Twelve Poems, Op. 35

Holst* - Imogen Holst, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker, Robert Tear

Sávitri / The Wandering Scholar

1993, CD, Album, Intaglio

Bach* - Yehudi Menuhin, Menuhin Festival Orchestra, Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, New Philharmonia Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Best Of The Great Composers 6: Bach

Delius*, Kiri Te Kanawa, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Heather Harper, Sir Charles Groves, Norman Del Mar, BBC Symphony Orchestra

A Mass Of Life • Requiem

1991, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RE, RM, Intaglio

Savitri / 7 Partsongs / Choral Hymns From The Rig Veda

1990, CD, Album, Comp, RM, London Records

Henry Purcell - Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, The Mermaid Singers And Orchestra, Geraint Jones

Dido and Aeneas

1987, CD, Mono, RE, RM, EMI

Zeitgenössische Musik In Der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 6 (1960-1970)

1983, 3xLP + Box, Deutscher Musikrat,

Free Jazz/Modern/Contemporary

Schumann*, Wolf*

Liederkreis, Op. 24 / Harfenspieler

1973, LP, Comp, Ensayo

Vienna Radio Orchestra*, Brian Priestman, Maureen Forrester, Maureen Lehane, Owen Brannigan, Lucia Popp, Marilyn Tyler, Martin Isepp, Vienna Academy Choir*, Handel*

1972, 3x Vinyl Box Set,

Georg Friedrich Händel, Copenhagen Boys Choir*, Vienna Symphony Orchestra*, Mogens Wöldike

Bach* / Bruckner* - Daniel Barenboim

Magnificat / Te Deum

Benjamin Britten, London Symphony*

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Highlights

Händel*, Vienna Academy Chorus*, Vienna Radio Orchestra*, Brian Priestman

Highlights From "Xerxes"

1966, LP, Mono, His Master's Voice

Britten*, London Symphony*, Benjamin Britten

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hans Werner Henze

Szenen Aus »Elegie Für Junge Liebende«

1964, Vinyl Gatefold,

Mozart*, Haydn*, Soloists And Chorus With London Mozart Players*, Harry Blech

Mass No. 14 In C Major, K.317, "Krönungsmesse" / Salve Regina No. 3 In G Minor

Benjamin Britten

Aldeburgh Festival Of Music And The Arts - 1960. A Midsummer Night's Dream - An Opera In 3 Acts

1960, 4xLP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Service

Jean-Sébastien Bach* / The Geraint Jones Singers* Et L' Orchestre De Chambre* Dirigé Par Geraint Jones

Cantate De La Visitation De Marie (N° 147) / Motet : Jesu, Meine Freude, BWV 227

Georg Friedrich Händel

Utrechter Te Deum Und Jubilate - Zadok The Priest Coronation Anthem

Purcell* / Soloists, The St. Anthony Singers* And The Boyd Neel Orchestra Conducted By Anthony Lewis

The Fairy Queen - Complete Recording

J. S. Bach* / Purcell*

Magnificat In D Major / Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary

Gluck*, Kirsten Flagstad / Raoul Jobin With The Geraint Jones Orchestra And Singers* Conducted By Geraint Jones

1956, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,

Kirsten Flagstad

Dido And Aeneas

Fauré*, Bach*, Daniel Barenboim

Requiem - Pavane - Magnificat

Romantic/Baroque

Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf

Liederkreis Op.24, Seven Songs

LP, Album, Musical Heritage Society

Kirsten Flagstad, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Excerpts From Dido And Aeneas

7", EP, Mono, His Master's Voice

Georg Friedrich Händel

2xCD, Mono, RM, Liv, Golden Melodram

Purcell* - Kirsten Flagstad, Geraint Jones (2), The Mermaid Singers And Orchestra

Dido And Aeneas

LP, The Golden Age Of Opera

Heinrich Schütz Choir Of London* Directed By Roger Norrington

SCHÜTZ - Madrigals & Cantatas

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Geraint Jones (2), Kirsten Flagstad

Aleceste, Auszüge

W A Mozart*, Yvonne Kenny, Carol Vaness, Philip Langridge, Jerry Hadley, Bernard Haitink, Trevor Nunn

Gilbert & Sullivan

The Very Best of Gilbert & Sullivan

1987, CD, Album, Warwick Reflection Series,

Studio Anthology 1973

2024, 2x Vinyl Clear, CD, All Media,

Blues Rock/Classic Rock/Country Blues/Country Rock