Christopher Wellington


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British classical violist, music editor, and Professor of Violin. First-ever Principal Viola of the National Youth Orchestra Of Great Britain. Former Principal Viola of the Philharmonia Orchestra. He has been a member of the Amici String Quartet, The Music Group Of London, and the string trio Tre Corde. He edited Sir William Walton’s Concerto for Viola and orchestra. He taught at the [l290263] and the [l680970].

APPEARANCES +


The Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge*, George Guest
The Complete Argo Recordings
2017, 42xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Ltd, Decca, ,
Choral/Classical/Baroque/Renaissance/Romantic/Modern/Religious/Contemporary/Sermon/Dialogue/Poetry/Spoken Word/Neo-Classical
Sam Brown
The A&M Years 1988-1990
2016, 4xCD, Album, Comp, RM + DVD-V, NTSC + Box, Caroline International, ,
Pop Rock/Soft Rock
Pergolesi*, Bononcini*, Rossini*, Verdi*
Stabat Mater
2011, 2xCD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Universal Music Belgium, ,
Baroque/Romantic
Vaughan Williams*
The Essential Vaughan Williams
2008, 2xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics, ,
Modern/Folk/Choral
Vaughan Williams*
The Collector's Edition
2008, ,
Modern/Opera/Neo-Romantic/Choral/Folk
Bernard Walton (2), Mozart*, Brahms*
Clarinet Concerto / Clarinet Quintet
2007, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Testament
Edward Elgar*
The Collector's Edition - The Masterpieces · The Greatest Artists
2007, 30xCD, RM + Box, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, ,
Romantic/Opera
Pergolesi*, Vivaldi*, Rossini*, Haydn*, Dvořák*, Palestrina*, Scarlatti*, Scarlatti*, Poulenc*, Verdi*
Stabat Mater
2007, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Religious/Choral
William Alwyn, The Rasumovsky Quartet*
String Quartets
2006, CD, Dutton, Dutton Digital
Howells*, Rubbra*, Harty*, Boughton* / Sarah Francis, Peter Dickinson, The Rasumovsky Quartet*
Music For Oboe
1999
Rutland Boughton - Sarah Francis • The Rasumovsky Quartet*
String Quartets • Oboe Quartet No.1
1997
Vaughan Williams* / Ian Partridge / Music Group Of London*
On Wenlock Edge / Ten Blake Songs / Four Hymns / Meciless Beauty / The New Ghost / The Water Mill
1996, CD, Album, Comp, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,
Pergolesi* • Scarlatti* • Bononcini* - St John's College Choir*, George Guest (2), Schütz Choir*, Roger Norrington
Stabat Mater
1995, ,
Baroque
Bernard Herrmann - Robert Hill*
Echoes String Quartet / Clarinet Quintet
1994, CD, Album, Unicorn-Kanchana, ,
Neo-Romantic/Modern/String Ensemble/Wind Ensemble
Vaughan Williams* / Music Group Of London* / Hugh Bean
Chamber Music (For Jean On Her Birthday)
1994, CD, Album, RM, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, ,
Neo-Romantic/Contemporary/Modern
Peter Warlock
A Warlock Centenary Album
1994, CD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics
Vaughan Williams* / Music Group Of London* / Hugh Bean
Chamber Music (For Jean On Her Birthday)
1994, CD, Album, RM, EMI Classics
Cesar Franck*, Pascal Rogé, London Festival Orchestra, Ross Pople
Symphonic Variations • Piano Quintet • Cello Sonata
1993, CD, ASV Digital
Franz Schubert, The Music Group Of London
Octet
1993, CD, ASV
Sam Brown
April Moon
1990, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Sam Brown
Kissing Gate
1990, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz In Rio
1989, ,
Bossa Nova
Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby's Neither Fish Nor Flesh: A Soundtrack Of Love, Faith, Hope, And Destruction
1989, ,
Soul/Downtempo/Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Pop Rock
Warlock*, Vaughan Williams* / The Music Group Of London, Ian Partridge
Warlock: The Curlew • Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, Ten Blake Songs
1988, ,
Modern
Lee Towers
Greatest Hits
1987, ,
Vocal
The Music Group Of London, Shostakovich*
Piano Quintet Op. 57. Piano Trio Op. 67.
1983, LP, Album, ASV, ,
Modern
Cliff Richard
Silver
1983, ,
Vocal/Synth-pop/Pop Rock
Schubert*, Music Group Of London*
Octet In F, D803
1980, LP, Enigma Records (8), ,
Romantic
Vaughan Williams* • Warlock* / Ian Partridge
On Wenlock Edge • The Curlew
1980
Bach* - The London Bach Orchestra Conducted By Martindale Sidwell
Bach At The Queen Elizabeth Hall Volume 2
1979, LP, Gat, London Bach Orchestra Records
Frank Bridge / Music Group Of London*
Piano Quintet & Phantasie Trio
1979
Lotti* / Bononcini* / Caldara* - Felicity Palmer • Paul Esswood • Philip Langridge • Christopher Keyte, The Choir Of St. John's College Cambridge*, The Philomusica Of London*, George Guest
Crucifixus / Stabat Mater / Crucifixus
1978, LP, Argo (2)
Bach* - The London Bach Orchestra Conducted By Martindale Sidwell
Bach At The Queen Elizabeth Hall
1978, LP, Guild Records (5), ,
Baroque
Elgar*, John Ogdon And The Allegri Quartet*, The Music Group Of London Quartet*, Hugh Bean And David Parkhouse
Piano Quintet - String Quartet - Violin Sonata
1976, 2xLP, Album, RE, RP, Gat, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice
Caterina Valente
Now
1975, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Peter Warlock / Vaughan Williams* / Ian Partridge / David Butt / Janet Craxton / Music Group Of London*
The Curlew / Four Hymns / Merciless Beauty
1974, LP, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice
Lennox Berkeley, Alan Bush, Music Group Of London*
Lennox Berkeley/Alan Bush
1974
Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Music Group Of London
String Quartets Nos 1 & 2
1973
Schubert*, The Music Group Of London
Piano Quintet In A Major 'The Trout' D 667 / Notturno In E Flat For Piano Trio D 897
1972, LP, Album, Unicorn Records (3)
Bach* / The Virtuosi Of England / Arthur Davison
Brandenburg Concertos No. 1 In F Major • No. 2 In F Major • No. 3 In G Major
1972
Vaughan Williams* - Ian Partridge, The Music Group Of London, Janet Craxton, Jennifer Partridge
On Wenlock Edge
1971, ,
Romantic
Elgar*, Hugh Bean, David Parkhouse, The Music Group Of London Quartet*
Violin Sonata / String Quartet
1971
Quatermass
Quatermass
1970
Guillaume de Machaut - The Purcell Choir*, Grayston Burgess
La Messe De Notre Dame, Virelais, Rondeaux, Ballades, Lai.
1969, ,
Medieval
Edmund Rubbra, Bernard Herrmann, Amici String Quartet
String Quartet No. 2 / "Echoes" For String Quartet
1967
Haydn* - Amici String Quartet
String Quartet in B Flat Major, "Sunrise" Op. 76, No. 4, and String Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2
1967
Various
Medieval English Lyrics
1965, ,
Medieval
Johann Sebastian Bach - London Bach Ensemble, Carl Pini, Colin Tilney
Orchestral Suites No. 3 In D and No. 4 In D Min
1960
J.S. Bach* - London Bach Ensemble, Carl Pini, Colin Tilney
Orchestral Suites No. 1 In C And No. 2 In B Min.
1960
Johann Sebastian Bach - Tilford Ensemble, England*
Art Of The Fugue, BWV 1080 First Part
LP, Album, Peerless (2), ORYX
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista Bononcini*
Stabat Mater
CD, Album, Decca, ,
Baroque
Johann Sebastian Bach - Tilford Ensemble, England*
Art Of The Fugue, BWV 1080 Second Part
LP, Peerless (2), ORYX
Schubert*, Music Group Of London*
Octet In F, D803
LP, ASV
Johann Sebastian Bach - Tilford Ensemble, England*
The Musical Offering, BWV 1079