John Shirley-Quirk

English Song Anthology

John Shirley-Quirk· 2026

J.S. Bach: Six Cantatas

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Julia Varady, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Timothy Brown, Susan Milan, Ian Watson, Denis Vigay, Raymond Koster, Aldo Baldin, John Shirley-Quirk, The St. Anthony Singers, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, Rachel Lord & George Malcolm· 2019

Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Songs And Arias

Anthony Lewis, Benjamin Britten, Philomusica of London, Jennifer Vyvyan, James Bowman, Charles Brett, Sir Peter Pears, Mary Wells, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, Norma Burrowes, Alfreda Hodgson, Martin Gatt, Peter Graeme, Sir Philip Ledger, Kenneth Heath, William Herbert, Hervey Alan & Dennis Egan· 2019

Gluck: Alceste, Wq. 44 (Sung in French) [Live Recordings 1981]

Dame Janet Baker, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Matthew Best, Maldwyn Davies, Philip Gelling, Jonathan Summers, Maurits Sillem & Sir Charles Mackerras· 2014

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Glyndebourne)

Michel Roux, Denise Duval, Anna Reynolds, Guus Hoekman, Hans Wilbrink, Rosine Brédy, John Shirley-Quirk, Vittorio Gui, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus· 2013

Meltzer: Brion - Sindbad - Exiles

Cygnus Ensemble, James Baker, Gregory Hesselink, Elizabeth Farnum, John Shirley-Quirk, Peabody Trio, Richard Lalli, Paul Hostetter & Sequitur· 2010

Schumann: Song Cycles, Op. 24, 42, & 48

Leon Fleisher, Phyllis Bryn-Julson & John Shirley-Quirk· 2008

Over the Sea to Skye: Folk Songs from Around the World

Thomas Beveridge, Washington Men's Camarata, Edward Newman & John Shirley-Quirk· 1997

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius - Delius: Sea Drift - Holst: Hymn of Jesus

Benjamin Britten, Sir Adrian Boult, Frederick Delius, Richard Hickox & John Shirley-Quirk· 1996

Britten: The Rape of Lucretia - Phaedra

Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk & Steuart Bedford· 1990

Berlioz: Cléopâtre; Herminie; 5 Mélodies

Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sheila Armstrong, John Shirley-Quirk, Josephine Veasey & Frank Patterson· 1988

Orff: Carmina Burana

Norma Burrowes, Louis Devos, John Shirley-Quirk, Southend Boys' Choir, Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Antal Doráti· 1975

Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Sir Colin Davis, Jessye Norman, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, John Shirley-Quirk & BBC Choral Society· 1975

Britten: Death in Venice

Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Opera Group, English Chamber Orchestra & Steuart Bedford· 1974

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Die eiserne Brigade & Serenade

Mary Thomas, John Shirley-Quirk, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton & Arnold Schoenberg· 1974

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast & Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten

John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Chorus, André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra· 1972

Schütz: Matthäus-Passion

Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Schütz Choir of London & Sir Roger Norrington· 1972

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Josephine Veasey, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Donath, John Alldis Choir, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Colin Davis· 1970

Britten: The Prodigal Son (The Complete Works)

Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten & Viola Tunnard· 1969

Haydn: The Seasons

BBC Symphony Chorus, Heather Harper, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk & Sir Colin Davis· 1968

Bach: Mass in B Minor

Lorin Maazel, Teresa Stich-Randall, Anna Reynolds, Ernst Haefliger, John Shirley-Quirk, RIAS Kammerchor & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin· 1966

Britten: Curlew River

Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Harold Blackburn, Bryan Drake, Bruce Webb & English Opera Group· 1966

Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie

Anthony Lewis, English Chamber Orchestra, The St. Anthony Singers, Thurston Dart, Angela Hickey, Robert Tear, Sylvia Rhys-Thomas, Dame Janet Baker, Patricia Blans, Rae Woodland, Edgar Fleet, John Shirley-Quirk, Gerald English, Roger Stalman, John Whitworth, Keith Erwen, John Noble, Nigel Rogers, Jill Gomez & Christopher Keyte· 1966

Bach, J.S. : Cantatas Nos. 56 & 82

John Shirley-Quirk, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner· 1965

Beethoven: Mass in D Major, Op. 123 "Missa solemnis"

Rafael Kubelik, Brigitte Fassbaender, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Donath & Peter Schreier· 2016

Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Les espaces du sómmeil

Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Shirley-Quirk & Los Angeles Philharmonic· 1994

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 "Babij Jar"

John Shirley-Quirk, David Shallon & Düsseldorfer Symphoniker· 1991

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1), IRV. 70

André Previn, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus· 1970