George Benjamin
George Benjamin is one of the world’s foremost musicians. In each of his fastidiously heard scores, sensuous, alchemical sounds are underpinned with rigorous architecture, never more so than in his series of operas including the ground-breaking Written on Skin.
Discography
| Title | Performer(s) | Year | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Mind of Winter | Penelope Walmsley-Clark/London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin | 1987 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Altitude | Foden's Richardson Band/Bramwell Tovey | 2008 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Antara | Ensemble Intercontemporain | 1990 | IRCAM | ||
| Antara | London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin | 1990 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| At First Light | Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne/Lorraine Vaillancourt | 1990 | |||
| At First Light | Ensemble Modern Orchestra/George Benjamin/Oliver Knussen | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| At First Light | Tokyo Sinfonietta/Kunitaka Kokaji | 1995 | Tokyo Sinfonietta | ||
| At First Light | London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin | 1987 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Dance Figures | New York Philharmonic/David Robertson | 2010 | New York Philharmonic | Buy Now | |
| Dance Figures | Anu Komsi/Hilary Summers/Ensemble Modern/Franck Ollu/Dietrich Henschel/Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Kent Nagano/BBC Symphony Orchestra/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen | 2008 | Nimbus | ||
| Dream of the Song | Hila Plitmann/Susan Bickley/London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin/Michael Cox/Bejun Mehta/Nederlands Kamerkoor/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin | 2017 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Dream of the Song | Bejun Mehta/Netherlands Kamerkoor/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin | 2016 | RCO | Buy Now | |
| Duet | George Benjamin/Christopher Purves/Barbara Hannigan/Bejun Mehta/Rebecca Jo Loeb/Allan Clayton/Mahler Chamber Orchestra/George Benjamin/Pierre-Laurent Aimard | 2013 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Duet | Martin Helmchen/Junge Deutsche Philharmonie/Lothar Zagrosek | 2011 | Junge Deutsche Philharmonie | Buy Now | |
| Fantasia 7 after Henry Purcell | Berkeley Ensemble | 2019 | Resonus Classics | Buy Now | |
| Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm | Pierre-Laurent Aimard/Tabea Zimmermann/Antoine Tamestit/George Benjamin | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Fantasy on Iambic Rhythm | Peter Hill | 2014 | Delphian | Buy Now | |
| Flight | Ingrid Culliford | 1995 | Lorelt | Buy Now | |
| Flight | Hila Plitmann/Susan Bickley/London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin/Michael Cox/Bejun Mehta/Nederlands Kamerkoor/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin | 2017 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Into the Little Hill | Hila Plitmann/Susan Bickley/London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin/Michael Cox/Bejun Mehta/Nederlands Kamerkoor/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/George Benjamin | 2017 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Into the Little Hill | Anu Komsi/Hilary Summers/Ensemble Modern/Franck Ollu/Dietrich Henschel/Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Kent Nagano/BBC Symphony Orchestra/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen | 2008 | Nimbus | ||
| Lessons in Love and Violence | Stéphane Degout/Barbara Hannigan/Gyula Orendt/Peter Hoare/Samuel Boden/Jennifer France/Kristina Szabo/Andri Björn Róbertsson/Ocean Barrington-Cook/The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/George Benjamin/dir. Katie Mitchell | 2018 | Opus Arte | Buy Now | |
| Lessons in Love and Violence | Stéphane Degout/Barbara Hannigan/Gyula Orendt/Peter Hoare/Samuel Boden/Jennifer France/Kristina Szabo/Andri Björn Róbertsson/Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra/George Benjamin | 2019 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Meditation on Haydn's Name | Pierre-Laurent Aimard/Tabea Zimmermann/Antoine Tamestit/George Benjamin | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Meditation on Haydn's Name | Benjamin Hochman | 2015 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Octet | Susan Bickley/Fretwork/London Sinfonietta/London Philharmonic Orchestra/George Benjamin | 1997 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Olicantus | Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie/Kazushi Ono | 2005 | Warner Classics | Buy Now | |
| Olicantus | Nicolas Hodges/London Sinfonietta/George Benjamin | 2004 | London Sinfonietta Label | Buy Now | |
| Olicantus | Ensemble Modern Orchestra/George Benjamin/Oliver Knussen | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Palimpsests | Ensemble Modern Orchestra/George Benjamin/Oliver Knussen | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Palimpsests | Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks/George Benjamin | 2016 | NEOS | Buy Now | |
| Panorama | 1994 | Unknown Public | |||
| Piano Figures | George Benjamin | 2012 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Piano Sonata | Pierre-Laurent Aimard/Tabea Zimmermann/Antoine Tamestit/George Benjamin | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Piano Sonata | George Benjamin | 1991 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Relativity Rag | Garth Knox/Ralf Ehlers/Pierre-Laurent Aimard | 1997 | octobre en normandie | ||
| Relativity Rag | Pierre-Laurent Aimard/Tabea Zimmermann/Antoine Tamestit/George Benjamin | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Ringed by the Flat Horizon | BBC Symphony Orchestra/Mark Elder | 1987 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Shadowlines | Gilles Vonsattel | 2015 | Honens | Buy Now | |
| Shadowlines | Pierre-Laurent Aimard/Tabea Zimmermann/Antoine Tamestit/George Benjamin | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Shadowlines | Marino Formenti | 2013 | Col Legno | Buy Now | |
| Shadowlines | George King | 2013 | Odradek Records | Buy Now | |
| Sometime Voices | Anu Komsi/Hilary Summers/Ensemble Modern/Franck Ollu/Dietrich Henschel/Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Kent Nagano/BBC Symphony Orchestra/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen | 2008 | Nimbus | ||
| Sortilèges | Prodromos Symeonidis | 2007 | Telos Records | Buy Now | |
| Sortilèges | Markus Bellheim | 2002 | Editions Jade | Buy Now | |
| Sudden Time | Ensemble Modern Orchestra/George Benjamin/Susan Knight/Genevieve Strosser | 2000 | Ensemble Modern Medien | Buy Now | |
| Sudden Time | Ensemble Modern Orchestra/George Benjamin/Oliver Knussen | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Sudden Time | Susan Bickley/Fretwork/London Sinfonietta/London Philharmonic Orchestra/George Benjamin | 1997 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Sudden Time | London Philharmonic Orchestra/George Benjamin | 1994 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra | Ensemble Modern Orchestra/George Benjamin/Susan Knight/Genevieve Strosser | 2000 | Ensemble Modern Medien | Buy Now | |
| Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra | Susan Bickley/Fretwork/London Sinfonietta/London Philharmonic Orchestra/George Benjamin | 1997 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Three Miniatures for Solo Violin | Tamsin Waley-Cohen | 2015 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| Three Miniatures for Solo Violin | Jagdish Mistry | 2010 | Ensemble Modern Medien | Buy Now | |
| Three Miniatures for Solo Violin | Diego Tosi | 2016 | Solstice | Buy Now | |
| Upon Silence | Susan Bickley/Fretwork/London Sinfonietta/London Philharmonic Orchestra/George Benjamin | 1997 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Upon Silence | Susan Bickley/Fretwork/London Sinfonietta/London Philharmonic Orchestra/George Benjamin | 1997 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Upon Silence | Sarah Breton/SIT FAST | 2017 | Evidence | Buy Now | |
| Viola, Viola | Garth Knox/Ralf Ehlers/Pierre-Laurent Aimard | 1997 | octobre en normandie | ||
| Viola, Viola | Ensemble Modern Orchestra/George Benjamin/Susan Knight/Genevieve Strosser | 2000 | Ensemble Modern Medien | Buy Now | |
| Viola, Viola | Pierre-Laurent Aimard/Tabea Zimmermann/Antoine Tamestit/George Benjamin | 2004 | Nimbus | ||
| Viola, Viola | Sachiko Suda/Shota Yanase | 2003 | BIS | Buy Now | |
| Viola, Viola | Richard Yongjae O'Neill/Soo-Min Lee | 2018 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Viola, Viola | Hsin-Yun Huang | 2012 | Bridge | Buy Now | |
| Written on Skin | George Benjamin/Christopher Purves/Barbara Hannigan/Bejun Mehta/Rebecca Jo Loeb/Allan Clayton/Mahler Chamber Orchestra/George Benjamin/Pierre-Laurent Aimard | 2013 | Nimbus | Buy Now | |
| Written on Skin | Christopher Purves/Barbara Hannigan/Bejun Mehta/Victoria Simmonds/Allan Clayton/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/George Benjamin/dir. Katie Mitchell | 2014 | Opus Arte | Buy Now |