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(born 27 January 1962) is a British classical clarinetist and conductor.

ALBA


Arnold*, Michael Collins (3), BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 / Philharmonic Concerto / Divertimento No. 2 / The Padstow Lifeboat / Commonwealth Christmas Overture / Larch Trees
2023, CD, Chandos
Sharon Bezaly, The Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins (3), Michala Petri, Walter Auer (2), Bram Van Sambeek
Synergy
2022, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, BIS,
Mozart*, Schumann*, Bruch*, Stravinsky*, Wigmore Soloists, Michael Collins (3), Isabelle van Keulen, Michael McHale
Clarinet Trios
2022, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, BIS,
Michael Collins (3), Noriko Ogawa
La Clarinette Parisienne
2021, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, BIS
Brahms*, Michael Collins (3), Stephen Hough
3 Sonatas
2021
Michael Collins (3), Michael McHale, Robert Schumann, Fritz Kreisler, Philippe Gaubert (2), Maria Theresia von Paradis, Achille-Claude Debussy*, Gabriel Fauré, Felix Mendelssohn*, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck
The Lyrical Clarinet, Volume 3
2020, CD, Chandos,
Vaughan Williams*, Finzi*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Collins
Symphony No. 5; Clarinet Concerto
2020, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, BIS
Richard Strauss, Tasmin Little, Michael McHale, Julie Price, Michael Collins
Concertante Works
2019, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Romantic
Reger*, Michael Collins (3), Michael McHale
Clarinet Sonatas
2017, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Modern
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart*, Matthias Mueller, Michael Collins (3), Zurich Chamber Orchestra*, Ensemble Remixed
Piccolo Concerto Grosso
2017, CD, Album, Neos, ,
Classical/Contemporary
Michael Collins (3), Michael McHale, Robert Schumann, John Field (2), Ernest Chausson, Carlos Guastavino, Claude Debussy, Jules Massenet, Jean Françaix, Maurice Ravel
The Lyrical Clarinet, Volume 2
2016, CD, Chandos, ,
Classical/Romantic/Modern
Charlotte de Rothschild, City Of London Sinfonia, Michael Collins
Hana Wa Saku - 'Flowers Will Bloom'
2016, CD, Album, Nimbus Alliance
Britten*, Mathias*, Finzi*, Cooke*, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Michael Collins
British Clarinet Concertos Volume 2
2016, CD, Album, Chandos
Brahms*, Reinecke*, Michael Collins (3), Michael McHale
Works for Clarinet & Piano
2015, CD, Chandos
Michael Collins (3) / Michael McHale
The Virtuoso Clarinet (Volume 2)
2014, CD, Album, Chandos
Brahms*, Michael Collins (3), Brodsky Quartet
String Quartet In A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2 / Clarinet Quintet
2014, CD, Album, Chandos
Mozart* / Copland* / Kats-Chernin* / Swedish Chamber Orchestra* / Michael Collins
Works For Clarinet And Orchestra
2013, CD, Album, Chandos
Lutosławski* - Michael Collins (3), Tasmin Little, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Orchestral Works IV: Symphony No. 1 • Partita • Chain 2 • Preludia Taneczne
2013, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos, ,
Modern
Michael Collins
British Clarinet Sonatas - Vol. 2
2013, CD, Album, Chandos
Spohr*, Michael Collins (3), Swedish Chamber Orchestra*, Robin O'Neill
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
2012, CD, Album, Hyperion
Luciano Berio, Schubert*, Brahms*, Mahler*, Roderick Williams (3), Michael Collins (3), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra*, Edward Gardner
Realisations
2012, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Chandos, ,
Romantic
Mark-Anthony Turnage | London Philharmonic Orchestra – Vladimir Jurowski, Marin Alsop, Markus Stenz / Christian Tetzlaff, Michael Collins (3), Lawrence Power
Mambo, Blues And Tarantella | Riffs And Refrains | Texan Tenebrae | On Opened Ground | Lullaby For Hans
2012, CD, London Philharmonic Orchestra, ,
Contemporary
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Michael Collins
British Clarinet Concertos
2011, CD, Chandos
Michael Collins (3), Piers Lane
The Virtuoso Clarinet
2010, CD, Album, Chandos, ,
Romantic/Modern
Spohr*, Michael Collins (3), Swedish Chamber Orchestra*, Robin O'Neill
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
2008, CD, Album, Hyperion, ,
Romantic
Michael Collins*, Ailish Tynan, Malcolm Martineau, Schubert*
Octet, Shepherd On The Rock
2007, CD, Album, Wigmore Hall Live, ,
Romantic
Mozart*, London Winds, Michael Collins
Serenades K361 (Gran Partita) & K388
2006, CD, Album, Onyx (6),
John Corigliano, Zhou Long, Kaija Saariaho - Michael Collins (3), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Clarinet Concerto / The Immortal / Orion
2005, CD, Album, Warner Classics
Gregson* / Olivier Charlier, Michael Collins (3), BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins
Blazon/Clarinet Concerto/Stepping Out/Violin Concerto
2003, CD, Album, Chandos
Bartók* - Michael Collins (3), Susanne Stanzeleit, Peter Frankl, The Lindsays
Contrasts - Dance Suite - Allegro Barbaro - String Quartet No. 6 - Rumanian Folk Dances
2002, CD, Comp, ASV, ,
Modern
Russian National Orchestra, Michael Collins (3), Mikhail Pletnev, Mozart*, Beethoven*
Clarinet Concertos
2000, CD, Album, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Classical/Romantic
Aaron Copland, Vanbrugh Quartet*, Martin Roscoe, Michael Collins
Sextet / Piano Quartet / Vitebsk / 3 String Quartet Pieces
2000, CD, Album, ASV Digital, ,
Modern
Brahms* / Frühling* / Schumann* - Steven Isserlis, Michael Collins (3), Stephen Hough
Clarinet Trios / Märchenerzählungen / Träumerei
1999, CD, RCA Victor Red Seal, RCA Victor Red Seal
Elliott Carter : Collins* / London Sinfonietta - BBC Symphony Orchestra / Knussen*
Symphonia - Clarinet Concerto
1999
Bartók* - Liszt* - Prokofiev* - Martha Argerich, Michael Collins (3), Nelson Freire, Chantal Juillet, Harold Robinson (6), Isabelle van Keulen, Richard Woodhams
Music From Saratoga Chamber Music
1999
Messiaen*, Shostakovich* / Bell*, Isserlis*, Mustonen*, Collins*
Quatuor · Piano Trio No.2
1997, CD, Album, Decca, ,
Modern
Michael Collins (3) & Kathryn Stott
Virtuosi
1997, CD, Album, EMI Eminence
Richard Strauss, London Winds, Michael Collins
Complete Music For Winds
1993
Mikhail Pletnev • Michael Collins (3), Brahms*, Weber*
Clarinet Sonatas, Grand Duo Concertant
1990, CD, Album, Virgin Classics
Bartók* - Krysia Osostowicz, Susan Tomes, Michael Collins
Sonata For Unaccompanied Violin / Two Rhapsodies / Romanian Folk Dances / Contrasts
1990, ,
Modern
Finzi* - Martyn Hill • Michael Collins (3), City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Dies Natalis / Clarinet Concerto / Farewell To Arms
1988
Simon Rattle* : Milhaud*, Gershwin*, Stravinsky*, Bernstein*, Peter Donohoe, Michael Collins (3), Harvey And The Wallbangers*, London Sinfonietta
The Jazz Album (A Tribute To The Jazz Age)
1987
Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins
Clarinet Concertos / Introduction et air suédois
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, Chandos
Michael Collins (3) & Kathryn Stott
Virtuosi
CD, Album, EMI Classics
Různí
Nonesuch At Carnegie
2003, CD, Album, Promo, Nonesuch, Carnegie Hall

KOMPILACE +


Beethoven*, Berwald*, Wigmore Soloists
Septets
2023, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, BIS,
Ferguson*, Bliss*, Holloway*, Wigmore Soloists
Chamber Music
2023, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, BIS
Lars Vogt
The Complete Warner Classics Edition
2023, 27xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Comp, Warner Classics, ,
Romantic/Modern/Classical/Contemporary
Mozart*, Birchall*
Concerto & Quintet • Concerto
2022, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album, BIS
Schubert*, Wigmore Soloists
Octet In F Major, D803
2021, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, BIS
Lutosławski*, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Vocal and Orchestral Works
2018, 5xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Chandos, ,
Contemporary
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet For The End Of Time
2018
Henryk Górecki
A Nonesuch Retrospective
2016, Box, Comp + 7xCD, Album, Nonesuch,
Martha Argerich
The Warner Classics Recordings
2016, 20xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Warner Classics, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern/Contemporary
Ian Bostridge, Antonio Pappano
Shakespeare Songs
2016, CD, Album, Warner Classics
Steven Isserlis
The Complete RCA Recordings
2016
Různí
Das Mozart-Album
2015, CD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon,
Janáček* / Nielsen* / Barber* / Hindemith* / Ligeti* - London Winds
Music For Winds
2015
Bartók*, James Ehnes
Chamber Works For Violin, Volume 3
2014, CD, Album, Chandos,
Různí
Reisen Sie Entspannt (Klassik Für Unterwegs)
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon
Gwilym Simcock
On a Piece of Tapestry
2014, File, FLAC, Single, NMC (3)
Pierre Boulez
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
2014,
Modern/Post-Modern/Twelve-tone/Contemporary/Romantic/Impressionist/Opera/Baroque
Britten*
The Complete Orchestral And Instrumental Music
2013, 13xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Decca, ,
Contemporary
Elliott Carter
Symphonia: Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei
2013
London Sinfonietta, Sir Simon Rattle
The Jazz Album - A Tribute ToThe Jazz Age
2012, CD, Comp, RE, EMI Classics
Oliver Knussen
Symphonies No.2 & No.3, Ophelia Dances, Trumpets, Coursing, Cantata
2012, CDr, Album, Comp, NMC (3)
Constant Lambert, The Nash Ensemble, Nigel Hawthorne (2), Ian Brown (4), Philip Langridge, Lionel Friend
Piano Concerto / Piano Sonata / Eight Poems Of Li-Po / Mr Bear Squash You All Flat
2012
Ludwig van Beethoven
Invents Jazz
2011, CD, Comp, Mono, Virgin Classics,
Martha Argerich
Edition Chamber Music
2011, ,
Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern
György Ligeti
Works
2010, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Boulez*, Schoenberg* - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, London Sinfonietta
Boulez Conducts Schoenberg II
2009, 6xCD, Comp, Sony Classical, Sony Music
Benjamin Britten, Sandrine Piau, Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair
Unknown Britten
2009, CD, Album, NMC (3), ,
Modern
Sir Simon Rattle, Stravinsky*
The Firebird • Petrushka • The Rite Of Spring • Pulcinella • Apollo • Symphonies
2009, ,
Modern/Neo-Classical
Messiaen*
Orchestral & Chamber Works, Song Cycles
2008, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Decca, ,
Modern
Simon Rattle*, John Adams, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington
American Music
2008, Box, Comp + 7xCD, EMI Classics, EMI Classics
Různí
Gramophone Collector's Edition CD No 16: The Real Delius
2007, CD, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine,
Malcolm Arnold
Vol. 2: Seventeen Concertos
2006, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Decca, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Cecilia Bartoli • Plácido Domingo* • Anna Netrebko • Anne-Sophie Mutter • Bryn Terfel • Claudio Abbado • Herbert von Karajan • James Levine
Mozart-Gala Der Weltstars
2006, CD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Classical
Různí
The Most Relaxing Chamber Music Album In The World ... Ever!
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Angel Records
Turnage* – The Nash Ensemble, Sally Matthews
This Silence: Chamber Works
2005, CD, Onyx (6)
Simon Rattle*
Americana
2004
Sir Lennox Berkeley* - The Nash Ensemble
A Centenary Tribute
2003
Copland*
Sextet • Piano Quartet • Clarinet Concerto • Rodeo - 4 Dance Episodes
2002, CD, ASV Platinum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Concerto . Clarinet Quintet
2002, CD, Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon
Různí
Baccalauréat 2002
2001, CD, Comp, Virgin Classics
Johannes Brahms
Brahms For Relaxation
2000, CD, Comp, BMG Classics,
Dvořák* / Komarova* / Strawinsky* / Schönberg* / Messiaen*
Spannungen: Musik Im Kraftwerk Heimbach 1999
2000, 2xCD, Album, EMI Classics, ,
Modern/Romantic/Post-Modern
Různí
Gramophone 2000 Awards Winners
2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Gramophone Magazine, www.VDCGroup.com
Shostakovich*, Schoenberg*, The Nash Ensemble
Chamber Music
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin Classics
Bliss*, Geraldine McGreevy, Toby Spence, Henry Herford, Kathron Sturrock, The Nash Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins
A Knot Of Riddles, Angels Of The Mind And Other Songs
2000, 2xCD, Hyperion
Různí
Festival Sampler 1999
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Promo, Smplr, EMI Classics
Schubert* - Michael Collins And Friends
Octet
1999, ,
Classical
John Adams
The John Adams Earbox
1999, ,
Modern/Contemporary
The Nash Ensemble - Mozart*
Chamber Music
1998, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Virgin Classics
Mozart*, Poulenc*, Debussy*, Andreas Blau, Karl Leister, Evelyn Rothwell, John Harle
The Best Ever Woodwind Classics
1998, CD, Comp, Disky Classics,
Robin Holloway, The Nash Ensemble, Toby Spence, Martyn Brabbins
Fantasy-Pieces On The Heine Liederkreis Of Schumann, Serenade In C
1998, CD, Hyperion, ,
Modern
John Adams, London Sinfonietta & Kronos Quartet
Gnarly Buttons & John's Book Of Alleged Dances
1998
György Ligeti - Saschko Gawriloff · Marie-Luise Neunecker* · Pierre-Laurent Aimard · London Winds · Tabea Zimmermann
Chamber Music: Trio For Violin, Horn And Piano · Ten Pieces & Six Bagatelles For Wind Quintet · Sonata For Solo Viola
1998
Takemitsu* : Paul Crossley (2) · Peter Serkin, London Sinfonietta · Oliver Knussen
Quotation Of Dream
1998, ,
Contemporary
Různí
Instruments (The Collection)
1997, 5xCD, Comp, Promo, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Sli, EMI Classics, Η Καθημερινή, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic
Debussy*, Ravel*, Delphine Seyrig, Sarah Walker (2), The Nash Ensemble
Chamber Music
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, ,
Impressionist/Modern
Schnittke* / Lourié* / Stravinsky* / Tchaikovsky* - Gidon Kremer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach
Out Of Russia
1997, CD, Album, Teldec
Anders Nordentoft, London Sinfonietta, Elgar Howarth
Entgegen
1997, CD, Album, Dacapo (4), Marco Polo, ,
Contemporary
Hans Zimmer
The Peacemaker
1997, ,
Theme/Score
Richard Strauss, London Winds
The Complete Music For Winds
1997
Beethoven*, Spohr*, Pascal Rogé, London Winds, Chantal Juillet, Christopher Van Kampen
Beethoven: Piano Quintet - Spohr: Septet
1996, CD, Album, Decca
Béla Bartók
Music For Violin & Piano Vol. 3
1996, CD, Album, ASV
Mozart* / Bellini* / Weber* / Franz Strauss - BBC Philharmonic, Adrian Leaper
BBC Young Musicians Past Finalists
1996
Různí
All Time Great Chamber Music
1996,
Oliver Knussen — Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta
Knussen Dirigiert Knussen = Knussen Conducts Knussen
1996
Britten* - Jean Rigby, Nigel Hawthorne (2), Roger Chase, The Nash Ensemble, Lionel Friend
Phaedra • Lachrymae • The Sword In The Stone • Night Mail • Sinfonietta
1996
Bax*, The Nash Ensemble
Nonet • Oboe Quintet • Elegiac Trio • Clarinet Sonata • Harp Quintet
1996, ,
Modern
Jerome Moross / The Philharmonia Orchestra* Conducted By Tony Bremner
The Big Country
1995
Colin Matthews, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
Broken symmetry / Suns dance / Fourth Sonata
1995, ,
Modern
Detlev Glanert
Sinfonie Nr. 1 / Vier Fantasien Für Klavier / Mahler/Skizze Für Ensemble / Drei Gesänge Aus Carmen Von Wolf Wondratschek (Sinfonie Nr. 2)
1994, CD, Album, WERGO, Deutscher Musikrat, ,
Neo-Classical/Contemporary
Malcolm Arnold, London Musici - Mark Stephenson
Concertos
1993, CD, Conifer Classics, Conifer Classics
Mozart*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
Flute And Harp Concerto K. 299 - Sinfonia Concertante K. 297B
1993, CD, Album, Deutsche Grammophon
Herbert Howells
To Chosen Hill
1992, CD, Album, Metier, ,
Post-Modern
Alexander Goehr, Jeanine Thames, London Sinfonietta Conducted By Oliver Knussen
...A Musical Offering (J.S.B. 1985) / Behold The Sun / Lyric Pieces / Sinfonia
1991, CD, Unicorn-Kanchana, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Schoenberg*, The Nash Ensemble, Thomas Allen
Ode To Napoleon / Verklärte Nacht / Kammersymphonie Nr 1
1991, CD, Virgin Classics
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki*
Already It Is Dusk / Lerchenmusik
1991, ,
Contemporary
Schönberg* - John Shirley-Quirk · Günther Reich · BBC Singers · BBC Chorus* & Symphony Orchestra* · Pierre Boulez
Das Chorwerk With »A Survivor From Warsaw«
1990, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Classical, ,
Modern
Mozart*, The Nash Ensemble
Mozart Chamber Music
1990
The Nash Ensemble - Beethoven*
Septet / Clarinet Trio
1990, ,
Classical
Mozart* - London Chamber Orchestra*
Sinfonia Concertante For Violin & Viola / Sinfonia Concertante For Wind
1989
Saint-Saëns*, The Nash Ensemble
Le Carnaval Des Animaux · Piano Trio Op. 18 · Septet Op. 65
1989
Schubert* - The Nash Ensemble
Oktett = Octet In F Major
1989, ,
Romantic
Malcolm Arnold
Concerto For Two Violins and Orchestra / Concerto For Clarinet And Strings / Concerto For Flute And Strings / Concerto No. 2 For Horn And Strings
1989, ,
Modern/Neo-Classical
Stravinsky* - Vanessa Redgrave, Sting, Ian McKellen, London Sinfonietta, Kent Nagano
The Soldier's Tale = Histoire Du Soldat = Geschichte Vom Soldaten
1988
Luciano Berio / John Cage / Henri Pousseur / Cathy Berberian - Linda Hirst / London Sinfonietta / Diego Masson
Songs Cathy Sang
1988, ,
Contemporary
Malcolm Arnold, The Nash Ensemble
The Chamber Music Of Malcolm Arnold - 2
1988
Gerald Finzi, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Dies Natalis/Clarinet Concerto/A Farewell To Arms
1988
Oliver Knussen / Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble
Symphonies 2 & 3, etc.
1988
Michael Berkeley - The Nash Ensemble
Clarinet Quintet / Piano Trio / Fierce Tears / Chamber Symphony
1987, LP, Hyperion, ,
Contemporary
Schubert* - The Nash Ensemble With Felicity Lott
Piano Quintet In A, D.667 'Trout' / Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen, D.965 (The Shepherd On The Rock)
1987
Simon Rattle*, London Sinfonietta
The Jazz Album
1987,
Různí
Medzinárodná Tribúna Mladých Interpretov --- UNESCO 1985
1986, 2xLP, Comp, Opus
Howard Ferguson (3) - The Nash Ensemble, Levon Chilingirian
Octet - Bagatelles - Violin Sonata No.2
1986,
Malcolm Arnold, The Nash Ensemble
The Chamber Music Of Malcolm Arnold - 3
1986
Poul Ruders / Hans Abrahamsen - London Sinfonietta
Four Compositions / Winternacht, Walden
1985, ,
Modern
Arthur Bliss - The Nash Ensemble, Elizabeth Gale, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Lionel Friend
Rout • Madam Noy • The Women Of Yueh • Conversations • Rhapsody • Oboe Quintet
1984, ,
Modern
Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Oliver Knussen
Symphony No.2 / Trumpets / Coursing / Cantata
1984
Různí
Classic CD 2
CD, Comp, Classic CD
Maurice Ravel ? The Nash Ensemble
Introduction & Allegro ? Piano Trio ? Sonata For Violin & Cello
CD, RE, CRD Records, CRD Records
Různí
111 More Classic Tracks
2010, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Modern/Neo-Classical/Opera/Operetta
Různí
Music Of Our time
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, 20/21 - Music of Our Time, Deutsche Grammophon
Různí
Virgin Classics Presents Chamber Music
1991, CD, Comp, Virgin Classics
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Jacek Kaspszyk, Philharmonia Orchestra
Symphony No.2 (complete), Vocalise
1989, CD, Album, Collins Classics
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki*
String Quartet No. 1 Op.62 / Recitatives And Ariosos Op.53