Recordings of Lennox Berkeley's music
Sonatina is included on the following albums, which are available as digital downloads: (clear search)
Guitar Recital by Xianji Liu
When Xianji Liu became the first Chinese-born winner of the prestigious Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition in 2016, a new star emerged in the world of the classical guitar. Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe from Argentina to Britain, his recital includes some of the most beguiling and evocative pieces ever written for the instrument as well as four transcriptions so idiomatic to the guitar that they sound utterly natural on the six plucked strings. (Synopsis by Naxos Records)
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
Performed by Xianji Lui (guitar)
Dreams and Fancies
Barely half a century ago, the guitar was such a rarity in the concert hall that even an outstanding player like Julian Bream was remarkable as a pioneer as much as for his exceptional technique and musicality. Today, by contrast, the field is richly populated - thanks not only to Bream’s own inspiring example to younger players but also to the vastly increased repertoire, so much of which he also instigated.
Yet even in this new heyday for the instrument, Sean Shibe - whose full album debut here nests among four of those Bream-commissioned works a clutch of Dowland pieces from a previous Elizabethan Golden Age - stands out as a truly uncommon talent. ‘I want to hear his interpretation of Britten’s Nocturnal over and over,’ wrote David Nice in an awed recent concert review. ‘This, for me, is the definitive performance.’ [synopsis by Delphian]
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
Performed by Sean Shibe (guitar)
Between the Worlds
First audio CD by German classical guitarist Katrin Endrikat with works by A. Barrios, A.Tansman, J.S.Bach and others. A beautiful selection of original pieces and arranged works for classical guitar.
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
Performed by Katrin Endrikat (guitar)
Guitar Recital by Ekachai Jearakul
In 2014 Ekachai Jearakul became the first Asian guitarist to win the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition (GFA). Winner of numerous awards and an international artist, he has selected a recital that takes the listener on a journey from the baroque beauties of Weiss through nineteenth-century classics by Mertz and Legnani, concluding with three modern compositions influenced by jazz. (Synopsis by Naxos)
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
Performed by Ekachai Jearakul (guitar)
The Young Julian Bream
This disc features one of the greatest and distinguished contemporary classical guitarists: Julian Bream. It seems extraordinary that the discography of his youth has been only partially re-mastered on CD. In fact, this is true to such a point that many of his very famous performances are still difficult to find today, such as the Lennox Berkeley Sonatina recorded in 1960. The disc also features Bach's fantastic 'Ciaccona' recorded in 1956, when Bream was just 21 years old, together with a selection of other works recorded in 1960, that are currently very difficult to find. Among them is the famous transcription of Ravel's 'Pavane pour une infante défunte'. (Synopsis by Dynamic Records)
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
Performed by Julian Bream (guitar)
Guitar Recital by Michael Troster
Label: Thorofon
Release date: January 2009
Catalogue no: CTH2111
Available from: Classics Online
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
Performed by Michael Troster (guitar)
Lyrical And Virtuosic Guitar Music
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
Performed by Dale Kavanagh (guitar)
British Guitar Music
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
- Theme and Variations (op. 77)
- Quatre pièces
Performed by Graham Anthony Devine (guitar)
Guitar Works by Lennox and Michael Berkeley
Label: Chandos Records
Release date: November 2004
Catalogue no: CHAN 10261
The second Berkeley recording from Chandos Records in Autumn 2004 was a collection of guitar music (together with pieces by Michael Berkeley), played by Craig Ogden.
- Sonatina (op. 52 part 1)
- Theme and Variations (op. 77)
- Quatre pièces
Performed by Craig Ogden (guitar)