Susan Gritton

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English operatic soprano. She was born 31 August 1965 in Reigate, Surrey, England, UK.

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Holst*, Susan Gritton, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, BBC Singers, Barry Wordsworth, David Atherton (2), David Hill

Japanese Suite Plus A Somerset Rhapsody, Indra And Other Orchestral And Choral Works

2024, CD, BBC Music Magazine,

Sir Hubert Parry*, Susan Gritton, James Gilchrist, Roderick Williams (3), Andrew West

Twelve Sets Of English Lyrics Volume I

2015, CD, Album, Somm,

Elgar*, James Ehnes, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, David Atherton (2), Susan Gritton, Andrew Kennedy, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones

Violin Concerto / The Spirit Of England

Britten* - Kirchschlager*, Bostridge*, Gritton*, Purves*, Russell*, Coleman-Wright*, Summers*, Booth*, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Knussen*

The Rape Of Lucretia

2013, 2xCD, Album + Box, Virgin Classics,

Holst* - Susan Gritton, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis*

Orchestral Works (Volume 3)

2013, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Chandos,

Georg Friedrich Händel, The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Susan Gritton, Iestyn Davies, Thomas Hobbs, Stephen Layton

Chandos Anthems - I Will Magnify Thee · As Pants The Hart · O Come, Let Us Sing Unto The Lord

2013, CD, Hyperion

Elgar*, BBC Concert Orchestra, John Wilson (15), Simon Callow, Susan Gritton

The 'Longed-for Light' (Elgar's Music In Wartime)

2012, CD, Album, Somm

G.F. Händel*, Ann Murray, Susan Gritton, Christopher Robson, Ivor Bolton, Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Giulio Cesare In Egitto

2012, 3xCD + Box, Farao Classics

Shostakovich*, The Florestan Trio, Susan Gritton

Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 • Seven Romances Op 127

2011, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Toivo Kuula, BBC Concert Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, Susan Gritton

Songs And Orchestral Music

2011, CD, Album, Dutton Epoch

London Chamber Orchestra* - Rossini* / Mozart* / Beethoven* : Christopher Warren-Green, Rosemary Furniss, Susan Gritton

Rossini / Mozart / Beethoven

2010, CD, Album, Signum Classics,

Romantic/Classical

Susan Gritton - Britten*, Finzi*, Delius* - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner

Susan Gritton Sings Britten Finzi Delius

2010, CD, Album, Chandos

George Frideric Handel*, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Ensemble Matheus, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Susan Gritton, Cornelia Horak, Richard Croft, Bejun Mehta, Florian Boesch , Staged By Claus Guth

Baroque/Oratorio

Susan Gritton, BBC Concert Orchestra Conducted By Martyn Brabbins - Edward Elgar*, John Ireland, Hubert Parry*, Eric Gritton, John Sanders

Her Song. Orchestral Songs And Arias

2009, CD, Album, Dutton Epoch,

Schubert*, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Padmore, James Gilchrist, Matthew Rose (3), Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Mass In E Flat Major, D 950

2008, CD, Album, Chaconne, Chandos Early Music

Benjamin Britten, Mark Padmore, Susan Gritton, Iain Burnside

2008, CD, Album, Signum Classics,

Poulenc* - Susan Gritton, Polyphony, The Choir Of Trinity College Cambridge*, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Gloria & Motets

2008, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs* / Sir George Dyson, Susan Gritton, Mark Stone (10), London Oriana Choir, BBC Concert Orchestra Conducted By David Drummond

Odysseus / Four Songs For Sailors

2008, CD, Album, Dutton Epoch

Vaughan Williams*, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Susan Gritton, Gerald Finley

A Sea Symphony / Overture To "The Wasps"

2007, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Chandos

Handel* - Sir Colin Davis, Susan Gritton, Sara Mingardo, Mark Padmore, Alastair Miles, Tenebrae Choir*, London Symphony Orchestra

2007, 53x File 24 bit/96 kHz,

Baroque/Oratorio

G.F. Haendel* - Carolyn Sampson, Susan Gritton, Sarah Connolly, Mark Padmore, David Wilson-Johnson, RIAS Kammerchor*, Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Daniel Reuss

2007, 2x CD, Box Set,

Baroque/Oratorio

Susan Gritton • Ann Murray • Stella Doufexis • Mark Padmore • Gerald Finley • Graham Johnson

Songs By Schubert's Friends And Contemporaries

2006, 3xCD, Album, Hyperion

Elgar*, Kelly*, Gurney*, Parry*, Elkington*, David Lloyd-Jones, Susan Gritton, Andrew Kennedy, BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra*

The Spirit Of England

2006, CD, Album, RE, Dutton Epoch

Fanny Mendelssohn*, Susan Gritton, Eugene Asti

2006, CD, Hyperion

Johannes Brahms, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge*, Susan Gritton, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Evgenia Rubinova, José Gallardo

Ein Deutsches Requiem Op.45, Orchestral Parts Arranged For Two Pianos By The Composer

2006, CD, Album, EMI Classics

Gluck* - Magdalena Kožená, Susan Gritton, Gabrieli Consort & Players*, Paul McCreesh

Paride Ed Elena

2005, 2xCD, Album, Archiv Produktion

Hummel* - Susan Gritton, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Mass In D Minor • Salve Regina

2005, CD, Album, Chaconne,

Classical/Choral/Religious

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Susan Gritton, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Timothy Robinson, Peter Rose (3), SCO Chorus*, Sir Charles Mackerras

Requiem - Adagio & Fugue

Vivaldi* - Carolyn Sampson · Susan Gritton · Joanne Lunn, Joyce DiDonato · Nathalie Stutzmann, Choir Of The King's Consort*, The King's Consort, Robert King

Sacred Music - 9

Verdi*, Andrew Shore, Yvonne Kenny, Barry Banks, Susan Gritton, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Chorus* And Orchestra*, Paul Daniel

2002, 2xCD, Album, Chandos,

Hummel*, Susan Gritton, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Mass In D Major • Mass In B Flat Major • Alma Virgo

2002, CD, Album, Chaconne

Vivaldi* - Susan Gritton, Tuva Semmingsen, Nathalie Stutzmann, The King's Consort, Robert King

Sacred Music - 8

2002, CD, Hyperion

Handel* - Susan Gritton · Alice Coote · Robin Blaze, The Choir Of The King's Consort, The King's Consort · Robert King

The Choice Of Hercules

Baroque/Oratorio

Clara Schumann / Susan Gritton, Stephan Loges, Eugene Asti

Songs Of Clara Schumann

Vivaldi* - Susan Gritton · Jean Rigby · Robin Blaze · Charles Daniels (2) · Neal Davies · The King's Consort · Robert King

2001, CD, Hyperion,

Vivaldi* - Susan Gritton · Carolyn Sampson, Nathalie Stutzmann · Charles Daniels (2), Choir Of The King's Consort*, The King's Consort, Robert King

Sacred Music - 7

Georg Friedrich Händel, Stephen Cleobury, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, Ian Bostridge, Michael Chance, Susan Gritton, Stephen Varcoe, The Brandenburg Consort*

Israel In Egypt

2000, 2xCD, Album, Decca

Vivaldi* - Susan Gritton, Nathalie Stutzmann, Hilary Summers, Alexandra Gibson, Choir Of The King's Consort*, The King's Consort, Robert King

Sacred Music - 6

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Enkelejda Shkosa, Kenneth Tarver, Susan Gritton, Sara Mingardo, David Wilson-Johnson, Laurent Naouri, Dean Robinson (4), London Symphony Chorus - Berlioz*

Béatrice Et Bénédict

Handel* - Susan Gritton · Claron McFadden · Lorna Anderson · Paul Agnew (2) · Neal Davies, The King's Consort, Robert King

L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato

1999, 2xCD, Hyperion,

Baroque/Oratorio

Matthias Weckmann, Susan Gritton, Paul Agnew (2), Julian Podger, Stephen Varcoe, Robert Woolley, The Purcell Quartet

Sacred Concerti And Harpsichord Music

1999, CD, Chaconne, Chandos,

Vivaldi* - Susan Gritton · Jean Rigby · Robin Blaze · Charles Daniels (2) · Neal Davies · The King's Consort · Robert King

Sacred Music - 5

Boccherini* / d'Astorga* - Susan Gritton, Sarah Fox (3), Susan Bickley, Paul Agnew (2), Peter Harvey, The King's Consort, Robert King

Stabat Mater / Stabat Mater

Classical/Baroque

Grainger*, Susan Gritton, Pamela Helen Stephen, Mark Tucker (5), Stephen Varcoe, Tim Hugh, The Joyful Company Of Singers, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Works For Chorus And Orchestra 3

1998, CD, Chandos

Various - Susan Gritton, Collegium Musicum 90, Simon Standage

Per La Notte Di Natale (Concertos & Cantatas For Christmas)

Gustav Holst - Susan Gritton, Philip Langridge, Christopher Maltman, Louisa Fuller, Steuart Bedford

The English Song Series Volume 7

Romantic/Modern

Vivaldi* - Susan Gritton • Cathryn Wyn-Davis • Catherine Denley • Charles Daniels (2) • Neal Davies • Michael George (3) • The Choir Of The King's Consort • The King's Consort • Robert King

Sacred Music - 3 -

Górecki*, Susan Gritton, Yuri Simonov, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

Symphony No. 3/Three Pieces in Old Style

Britten*, Felicity Lott, Susan Gritton, Sarah Walker (2), James Bowman (2), John Mark Ainsley, Ian Bostridge, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Richard Jackson (8), Simon Keenlyside, Graham Johnson

Purcell Realizations (From Harmonia Sacra, Orpheus Britannicus)

1995, 2xCD, Hyperion,

Benjamin Britten, The Holst Singers, Susan Gritton, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stephen Layton

Christ's Nativity

Vivaldi* / Susan Gritton, Lisa Milne, Catherine Denley, Lynton Atkinson, David Wilson-Johnson, The King's Consort, Robert King

Sacred Music - 1

Handel*, Susan Gritton, Lisa Milne, James Bowman (2), John Mark Ainsley, Michael George (3), Choir Of New College, Oxford*, The Choristers And Choir Of The King's Consort*, The King's Consort, Robert King

The Occasional Oratorio

Baroque/Oratorio

Henry Purcell, Barbara Bonney, Susan Gritton, James Bowman (2), Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels (2), Michael George (3), The King's Consort, Robert King

The Secular Solo Songs Of Henry Purcell, Volume 1

1994, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Henry Purcell - The King's Consort, Barbara Bonney, Susan Gritton, James Bowman (2), Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels (2), Michael George (3), Robert King

The Secular Solo Songs Of Henry Purcell, Volume 2

1994, CD, Album, Hyperion

Henry Purcell / The King's Consort, Barbara Bonney, Susan Gritton, James Bowman (2), Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels (2), Michael George (3), Robert King

The Secular Solo Songs Of Henry Purcell, Volume 3

1994, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Handel*, Yvonne Kenny, Susan Gritton, Catherine Denley, James Bowman (2), Michael George (3), Choir Of New College, Oxford*, Choristers Of Salisbury Cathedral*, The King's Consort, Robert King

1993, 2xCD, Album, Hyperion,

Baroque/Oratorio

J. S. Bach* / Susan Gritton, Robin Blaze, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, The Purcell Quartet

Lutheran Masses, Volume One

CD, Album, Chandos, Chaconne,

Baroque/Mass/Religious

KOMPILACE +

Vaughan Williams*, Richard Hickox, Sir Andrew Davis*

Complete Symphonies

2022, 6xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp + Box, Comp, Chandos,

Romantic/Modern

The Choir Of King's College Cambridge*, Stephen Cleobury

The Complete Argo Recordings

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

Baroque/Oratorio/Classical/Renaissance/Modern/Choral/Romantic/Contemporary/Religious

Landmarks / 40 Years Of Chandos

2019, 40xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Chandos,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern

Berlioz* - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Berlioz Odyssey - The Complete Sir Colin Davis Recordings

2018, 10xCD, RM + 6xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel + Box, Co, LSO Live

50 Best Sacred Music

2017, 3xCD, Comp, Warner Classics,

Religious/Choral/Baroque/Classical/Romantic

100 Best Sacred Music

2017, 6xCD, Comp, Warner Classics,

Religious/Choral/Serial/Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary

George Frideric Handel* - Daniel Reuss

Hyperion New Release Sampler – March 2015

2015, 16xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

The History Of Classical Music In 24 Hours

2015, Box, Comp + 24xCD, Comp, Deutsche Grammophon,

Boccherini*, D'Astorga*, The King's Consort, Robert King

Classics & The City

2014, 4xCD, Comp, MyMusic Group

Hyperion New Release Sampler – April 2013

2013, 6xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Hyperion,

Archiv Produktion 1947-2013

2013, 55xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Ltd, Archiv Produktion,

Early/Medieval/Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Choral/Oratorio/Organ

Benjamin Britten, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players

War Requiem, 1962

2013, 2xCD, Album, Dig, Winged Lion

Benjamin Britten

Operas (Paul Bunyan • Peter Grimes • The Rape Of Lucretia • Billy Budd • The Turn Of The Screw • A Midsummer Night's Dream)

2013, 13xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Erato, Warner Classics

The Complete Edition = Œuvres Complètes

2012, 14xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon,

Romantic/Modern/Impressionist/Neo-Classical

Mozart* - St. John's College Choir, St John's Sinfonia, Andrew Nethsingha

Coronation Mass · Ave Verum Corpus · Exsultate, Jubilate

2012, CD, Album, Chaconne, Chandos,

Glorious Majesty - Music For English Kings And Queens

2012, 3xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics,

Havergal Brian, Martyn Brabbins

The Gothic Symphony

Percy Grainger - Richard Hickox, Penelope Thwaites

Grainger Edition

Francis Poulenc, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Kent Nagano, Dmitri Tcherniakov

Dialogues Des Carmélites

Contemporary/Opera

The Masterworks

2009, Box, Comp + 30xCD, Decca,

Baroque/Oratorio/Opera

Milestones / 30 Years Of Chandos

2009, 30xCD, Comp, RE + Box, Chandos,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Classic FM, Classic FM, Classic FM,

Opera/Religious/Baroque/Classical/Modern/Romantic/Contemporary

Beethoven*, BBC National Orchestra* And Chorus Of Wales*, François-Xavier Roth

Symphony No. 9 'Choral'

2008, CD, BBC Music Magazine

When Classic Meets

2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM,

Ludwig van Beethoven

Romance Cantabile Hess 13 e-moll = E Minor / Vestas Feuer (Opernfragment) = Vesta's Fire (Opera Fragment) / Coriolan Op. 62 Ouvertüre e-moll = Overture E Minor / Zur Namensfeier Op. 115 - Große Ouvertüre = Grand Overture / König Stephan Op. 117 = King

2007, CD, Comp, Am@do Classics

Mozart* - The Classical Opera Company*, Ian Page

The A-Z Of Mozart Opera

Handel* - Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

Baroque/Oratorio

Haydn* - Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

The Complete Mass Edition

2006, 8xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Chaconne,

Magdalena Kožená

Opera/Baroque/Classical/Renaissance/Romantic

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

2005, 2xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Membran

Smetana* - The Royal Opera Chorus* • Philharmonia Orchestra • Sir Charles Mackerras

The Bartered Bride

2005, 2xCD, Album + Box, Sli, Chandos,

Franz Schubert, Graham Johnson

The Complete Songs

2005, 37xCD, Comp, RE + 3xCD + Box, Comp, Hyperion,

Handel*, The King's Consort, Robert King

Essential Handel

2005, CD, Comp, Hyperion,

Gorecki*, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

Modern/Contemporary

Vivaldi* – Choir Of The King's Consort*, King's Consort*, Robert King

The Complete Sacred Music

2005, Box Set, 11x CD,

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Ultimate Collection Of Classical Music

2004, 4xCD, Comp, Quadromania

Hummel*, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Mass In E Flat . Te Deum D . Quod In Orbe

2004, CD, Album, Chandos,

George Frideric Handel* – Andreas Scholl, Neal Davies, Gabrieli Consort & Players*, Paul McCreesh

Berlioz*, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus

Bicentenary Opera And Choral Edition: Les Troyens, La Damnation De Faust, Béatrice Et Bénédict, Roméo Et Juliette

2003, 10xCD, Comp, LSO Live

Vedic Hymns / Four Songs For Voice And Violin / Humbert Wolfe Songs

Haydn* - Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Große Orgelmesse / Missa Cellensis (No. 2)

2002, CD, Chaconne,

Purcell*, Various

Hail! Bright Cecilia (Plus Bright Cecilia Variations)

2002, CD, Comp, BBC Music Magazine, BBC Music Magazine

Henry Purcell – The King's Consort, Robert King

The Complete Sacred Music Of Henry Purcell

The Top New CDs: Autumn 2001

2001, CD, Album, Comp, BBC Music Magazine,

Baroque/Modern/Contemporary/Romantic

May 2001 Sampler

2001, CD, Promo, Smplr, Chandos,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Opera

Haydn* - Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Missa Cellensis / Missa Sunt Bona Mixta Malis

2001, CD, Chaconne

Handel*, Choir Of King's College, Cambridge*, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury

Coronation Anthems

2001, CD, Album, EMI,

Vaughan Williams* - The Sinfonia Chorus*, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Sir John In Love

2001, 2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Chandos,

Orff* / Gorecki*

Carmina Burana / Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs

2000, 2xCD, Brilliant Classics, Sabam Crescendo, Rainbowcd.com

Handel* - Gabrieli Consort & Players*, Paul McCreesh

Baroque/Oratorio

Le Nozze Di Figaro = The Marriage Of Figaro = Les Noces De Figaro = Die Hochzeit Des Figaro

Opera/Classical

Bach*, Choir Of King's College Cambridge*, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury

Benjamin Britten - The Royal Opera Chorus*, The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House*, Richard Hickox

1999, 2xCD, Album, Chandos,

Haydn* - Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Nelson Mass / Ave Regina / Missa Brevis

1999, CD, Album, Chaconne, Chandos,

Handel* - Andreas Scholl, Gabrieli Consort & Players*, Paul McCreesh

1999, 3xCD, Album, Archiv Produktion,

Baroque/Oratorio

Gabrieli*, Monteverdi*, Vivaldi*

The Glory Of Venice: Masters of the Venetian Baroque

1999, CD, Album, Comp, BBC Music Magazine,

Renaissance/Baroque

100 Greatest Conductors Of The Century

1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic CD,

Baroque/Choral/Classical/Modern/Romantic/African

Gramophone Editor's Choice - October 1999

1999, CD, Comp, Gramophone Magazine

Ottone In Villa

1998, 2xCD, Box, Chaconne

The Chaconne Collection - Pastyme With Good Companye

1998, CD, Comp, Chaconne,

The King's Consort

Baroque Collection

1997, CD, Comp, Hyperion,

Orchesterwerke - Bühnenmusik = Orchestral Works - Music For The Stage = Œuvres Pour Orchestre - Musique de Scène

1997, 5xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Sli, Deutsche Grammophon

1997, CD, Comp, Classic CD

Handel* - Gabrieli Consort & Players*, Paul McCreesh

Baroque/Oratorio

Britten*, Steuart Bedford, Gillet*, Barstow*, Palmer*, Lloyd*

Haydn* - Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

Creation Mass = Schöpfungsmesse / Missa 'Rorate Coeli Desuper'

British Music On Hyperion

1995, CD, Comp, Hyperion,

James Bowman (2), Georg Friedrich Händel, Robert King

1995, CD, Hyperion

Purcell* - The King's Consort, Robert King

Essential Purcell

1994, CD, Comp, Hyperion,

The Complete Anthems And Services - 7

1994, CD, Album, Hyperion,

The Complete Anthems And Services - 5

1993, CD, Album, Hyperion

The Complete Anthems And Services - 4

1993, CD, Album, Hyperion,

Bliss*, The Finzi Singers, Andrew Lumsden, Paul Spicer

Choral Works (Featuring Shield Of Faith Premier Recording)

1991, CD, Album, Chandos,

Arvo Pärt - The Hilliard Ensemble, Orchester Der Beethovenhalle Bonn

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerras conducts Mozart

5xCD, Album, Linn Records,

English Song Collection

2021, 25xCD, RE + Box, Comp, Naxos,

Modern/Romantic/Contemporary

Great Arias & Ensembles From Your Favourite Operas 3

2005, CD, Comp, Chandos,

Classic CD Awards 2000 Revealed! (Highlights From The Winners Of Classic CD Awards 2000)

2000, CD, Comp, Classic CD,

Classical/Opera/Indian Classical

1999, CD, Comp, Classic CD,

Classic CD Issue 54

1994, CD, Comp, Classic CD