Michael Williamson

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Michael Williamson

UK classical music recording engineer, producer and writer of liner notes, fl. 1950s and 1960s.

ALBUMS

Ernest Ansermet

The Stereo Years

2023, 88xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd, Decca,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera/Choral/Operetta/Neo-Classical/Ballet

Donizetti*, Sills*, Bergonzi*, Cappuccilli*, London Symphony Orchestra, Schippers*

Lucia Di Lammermoor

2022, 2xCD, Album, RM, Urania Records (4),

Gaetano Donizetti

Il Diluvio Universale / Ugo Conte Di Parigi / L'Assedio Di Calais (Three Complete Operas)

2021, 7xCD + Box, Comp, Ltd, Opera Rara

The Peter Maag Edition

2021, 20xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Decca,

Classical/Romantic/Opera

Sir John Barbirolli

The Complete Warner Recordings

2020, 109xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Warner Classics,

Romantic/Classical/Modern/Opera/Baroque/Impressionist/Neo-Romantic/Choral/Marches/Neo-Classical/Operetta

Tchaikovsky* / Albert Wolff, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Carl Schuricht

Symphony No.4 & No.5, Capriccio Italien, Suite No.3: Theme & Variations

2020, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Decca

Pierre Monteux - Complete Decca Recordings

2019, 24xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Decca,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern

Haydn*, Mozart*, Jennifer Vyvyan, Harry Newstone, Peter Maag

2017, CD, Comp, RM, Decca,

Classical/Opera

The Complete Decca Recordings

2016, 36xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Decca,

Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary/Baroque

Decca Sound / The Analogue Years

2013, 53xCD, Comp, RM + CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Bon + Box, Decca,

Romantic/Modern/Opera/Classical/Impressionist

Glazunov*, Liszt*, Ravel*, Adam*, Weber*, Falla* / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*, Albert Wolff

Invitation To The Dance

2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Decca, SBS (3)

Kirsten Flagstad, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Songs For Sunday - Great Sacred Songs · Bach & Handel Arias

2009, 2xCD, Comp, Decca

Glazunov*, Glinka*, Liadov*, Schumann*, Ansermet* Conducts L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

Orchestral Works

2008, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Decca, SBS (3)

Ernest Ansermet

Royal Ballet Gala - Ballet Highlights

Gaetano Donizetti, Beverly Sills, Carlo Bergonzi, Piero Cappuccilli, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Schippers

Lucia di Lammermoor

2007, 2xCD, Album, Club, RE, RM, Deutsche Grammophon,

Decca Recordings 1949-1968

2006, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Decca,

Modern/Romantic

Complete Decca Recordings 1951-1960

2006, 9xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Lef, Decca,

The Great Recordings

Opera/Classical/Romantic/Modern

Haskil* • Jurinac* • Sills* • Barenboim* • Boult* • Knappertsbusch* • Monteux* • Rodzinski* • Scherchen*

Treasures From The Westminster Legacy

2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Smplr, Westminster,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Oratorio/Opera

Donizetti* - Sills*, Farrell*, Aldo Ceccato, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir

2001, 2xCD, RE, RM, Deutsche Grammophon,

Clifford Curzon, Tchaikovsky*, Rachmaninoff*, Grieg*, Brahms*

The Great Piano Concertos = Die Grossen Klavierkonzerte

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Decca,

Beethoven*, Mendelssohn*, Schubert* - The Melos Ensemble Of London*

Septet & Octet / Octet / Octet

Mahler* / R. Strauss* - New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra - Sir John Barbirolli

Symphony No.6 / Ein Heldenleben

Modern/Romantic

London Proms Symphony*, Charles Mackerras*

Finlandia - Music Of Grieg And Sibelius

Bellini* Arr. Rieti*, Terence Kern, The London Festival Ballet Orchestra

Donizetti* - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Alun Francis

Ugo Conte di Parigi

1977, 3xLP, Album + Box, Opera Rara,

Offenbach* - London Mozart Players, Alun Francis

Christopher Columbus

Romantic/Operetta

Jules Massenet, Beverly Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Gerard Souzay*, Gabriel Bacquier, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius Rudel

Scenes And Arias From French Opera

Orchestra Of The London Festival Ballet* . Terence Kern

London Festival Ballet Gala

1973, 2xLP, Box, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Richard Strauss, London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble*, Gervase de Peyer

Sonatina In F Major For 16 Wind Instruments (1943) / Suite In B Flat Major For 13 Wind Instruments, Op. 4

Donizetti* - Beverly Sills, Eileen Farrell, Stuart Burrows, Louis Quilico, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato

1971, 2xReel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Audio Treasury, ABC Records,

Beverly Sills, Julius Rudel, London Philharmonic*

Welcome To Vienna

Romantic/Opera/Musical

Donizetti* - Beverly Sills, Eileen Farrell, Stuart Burrows, Louis Quilico, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato

1971, 3x Vinyl, Box Set,

Donizetti*, Beverly Sills, Carlo Bergonzi, Justino Diaz, Piero Cappuccilli, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Schippers

Lucia Di Lammermoor

Beverly Sills, London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Aldo Ceccato

Beverly Sills Sings Mozart / Strauss

Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera

Chopin Nocturnes Volume 1

Donizetti* : Beverly Sills

Excerpts Donezetti: Roberto Devereux (Elizabeth & Essex)

Donizetti* : Beverly Sills

Roberto Devereux (Elizabeth And Essex)

Mary Thomas, John Carol Case, Daphne Ibbott, Edward Elgar*

A Recital Of Songs

Sibelius*, The Scottish National Orchestra*, Alexander Gibson

Symphonies No. 3 And No. 7

Rachmaninov* / Dohnanyi*, Katchen*, London Philharmonic*, Boult*

Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini / Variations On A Nursery Tune

Modern/Neo-Romantic

Sir Malcolm Sargent

The Instruments Of The Orchestra

1960, LP, Mono, Decca,

Sir Malcolm Sargent

The Instruments Of The Orchestra

Schubert*, Peter Pears And Benjamin Britten

Die Schöne Müllerin

Brahms*, Katchen*, Monteux*

Piano Concerto No.1

Walton*, Lecocq*, Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden*, Anatole Fistoulari

Façade / Mamzelle Angot

London Proms Symphony* ∙ Raymond Agoult

Kirsten Flagstad, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Great Sacred Songs

Romantic/Classical

Tchaikovsky*, Kenneth Alwyn, The London Symphony Orchestra*

1812 Overture · Capriccio Italien · Marche Slave

APPEARANCES +

Une Discothèque Idéale De L'Opera = Una Discoteca Ideale, Opera = The Classic Collection, Opera = Die Ideale Kollektion, Oper

2016, 56xCD, Album, Mono, RE, RM, Car + Box, Comp, Sony Classical, Sony Music, Les Diapason D'Or,

Tchaikovsky*, Ruggiero Ricci, Ernest Ansermet Conducting L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

The Nutcracker • Suites Nos. 3 & 4

2009, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Decca, SBS (3)

E J Moeran*, Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra

Sinfonietta ● Symphony In G Minor ● Overture For A Masque

2007, CDr, Comp, RM, Lyrita,

Sergio Fiorentino

A Recital Of Concert Encores

2003, CD, Comp, Concert Artist

Sergio Fiorentino

2002, CD, Concert Artist

Sergio Fiorentino

The Beethoven Sonatas Vol.2

2002, CD, Concert Artist

Mozart* - Sergio Fiorentino

2002, CD, Concert Artist

Delius* / Bantock* – Sir Thomas Beecham

Songs Of Sunset / Fifine At The Fair

1980, LP, Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Massenet* - Frederica von Stade, Nicolai Gedda, Ruth Welting, Jane Berbié, Jules Bastin, Ambrosian Opera Chorus*, Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius Rudel

Moeran*, New Philharmonia Orchestra Of London*, Sir Adrian Boult

Symphony In G Minor

Tchaikovsky*, The National Philharmonic Orchestra*, Richard Bonynge

The Nutcracker Complete Ballet

Stravinsky* / Seiji Ozawa, Orquesta de París*

El Pájaro De Fuego (Versión Completa, 1910)

Massenet*, New Philharmonia Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, John McCarthy, Julius Rudel, Henri Meilhac, Philippe Gille

Highlights From Manon

Tchaikovsky* - Irina Arkhipova*, Klavdiya Radchenko, Vladimir Valaitis, Chorus* & Orchestra Of The Moscow Radio*, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

The Maid Of Orleans

Tchaikovsky*, Sylvia Kersenbaum, Orchestre National De L'O.R.T.F.*, Jean Martinon

Piano Concerto No.2 (Complete Original Version)

Glazounov*, Rachmaninov*, Boris Khaikin, Gennady Rozhdestvensky*, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra*

Glazounov Symphony No.2 / Rachmaninov: The Crag

1972, LP, Melodiya / His Master's Voice, Melodiya / His Master's Voice

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Moscow Radio Orchestra*, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Igor Zhukov

Piano Concerto/Symphony No. 3

Kalinnikov* / Liapounov* / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra , Conducted By Kiril Kondrashin / Alexander Bakhchiev (Piano) And The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra* , Conducted By Boris Khaikin

Symphony No. 1 In G Minor / Piano Concerto No. 2 In E Major

Igor Zhukov - Moscow Radio Large Symphony Orchestra* - Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Tchaikovsky*

Concerto No. 2 For Piano And Orchestra In G Major, Op. 44

Gennady Rozhdestvensky*, Moscow Radio Large Symphony Orchestra*, Tchaikovsky*

The Swan Lake Ballet Highlights

Kalinnikov* - Moscow Philharmonic*, Kiril Kondrashin

Symphony No. 1 In G Minor

Arensky* / Scriabin*, Arnold Kaplan*, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra* ∙ Boris Khaikin, Stanislav Neuhaus*, USSR Symphony Orchestra* ∙ Victor Dubrovsky*

Piano Concerto In F Minor / Piano Concerto In F Sharp Minor

1970, LP, Melodiya / His Master's Voice, Melodiya / His Master's Voice

Scenes And Arias From French Opera

Tchaikovsky* : Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra* Conducted By Gennady Rozhdestvensky*

The Swan Lake Ballet (Complete)

Donizetti* - Beverly Sills, Robert Ilosfalvy*, Peter Glossop, Beverly Wolff, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras*, Ambrosian Opera Chorus*

Roberto Devereux

Tchaikovsky*, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

Piano Concerto No.1

Sir Thomas Beecham, Granville Bantock ,Bantock Arnold Bax ,Bax Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Delius*

The Beecham Legacy Volume 9

1968, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, His Master's Voice,

Delibes* / L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande - Ansermet*

1968, 2xLP, Aut + Box, Decca, London Records

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Ashkenazy In Concerto

1967, 4xLP, Comp + Box, Decca, Decca

Tchaikovsky*, Ansermet*

The Nutcracker (Casse-Noisette - Complete Ballet)

1966, 2xLP, Box, Decca

Elgar*, Vaughan Williams*, The Aeolian String Quartet*, Sydney Humphreys, Raymond Keenlyside, Watson Forbes, Derek Simpson

String Quartet In E Minor, Op. 83 / String Quartet No. 1 In G Minor

Artur Rubinstein* And Erich Leinsdorf - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tchaikovsky*

Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1

Tchaikovsky*, Fistoulari*, Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam*

Scenes From Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky*, Ansermet*

The Nutcracker (Casse-Noisette - Complete Ballet)

Romantic/Holiday/Ballet

Tchaikovsky*, Krips* ∙ Vienna Philharmonic*

Tchaikovsky* - Ansermet*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

Chopin*, Peter Maag ∙ Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*

Highlights From Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky*, Curzon*, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*, Solti*

Piano Concerto No. 1

Chopin* / Delibes*, Peter Maag, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra*

Les Sylphides / La Source

Delibes*, Ansermet*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

Coppélia - Ballet

Glazounov*, The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra* & The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Conducted By Yevgeny Svetlanov*

Symphony No. 8 / Raymonda (Excerpts)

Tchaïkovsky*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande Conducted By Ernest Ansermet

Swan Lake (Abridged)

Tchaïkovsky* / L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande Conducted By Ernest Ansermet

Swan Lake (Abridged)

Respighi* - Sir Eugene Goossens, The London Symphony Orchestra*

Tchaikovsky* - Ansermet*, L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande