Charles Villiers Stanford

Opera Album Review: First-Ever Recording of “Shamus O’Brien” — A Long-Forgotten Delight by One of Britain’s Savviest Composers

September 2, 2024
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A success in 1890s London and New York, the engaging Irish comic opera “Shamus O’Brien” finally gets Its world-premiere recording

Classical Album Review: Charles Villiers Stanford’s “Requiem”

July 29, 2023
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This new recording of Charles Villiers Stanford’s”Requiem” by Martyn Brabbins, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), and the University of Birmingham Voices, is beautiful and often memorable.

Rethinking the Repertoire #24: Charles Villiers Stanford’s “Songs of the Fleet”

June 9, 2018
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Composer Charles Villiers Stanford’s best traits were formidable indeed.

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