Oliver Knussen
One of the great composer-conductors of our time, Oliver Knussen created a body of work characterised by its crystalline concision, complexity and richness.
Discography
| Title | Performer(s) | Year | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ...upon one note | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| ...upon one note | Berkeley Ensemble | 2019 | Resonus Classics | Buy Now | |
| ...upon one note | Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Autumnal | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Cantata | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Cantata | Nicholas Daniel, Britten Oboe Quartet | 2017 | Harmonia Mundi | Buy Now | |
| Cantata | London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Oliver Knussen | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Choral | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Coursing | London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Oliver Knussen | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Coursing | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Flourish with Fireworks | Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingo Metzmacher | 2002 | Sony | Buy Now | |
| Flourish with Fireworks | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 1996 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Flourish with Fireworks | Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Flourish with Fireworks | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Four Late Poems and an Epigram of Rainer Maria Rilke | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Four Late Poems and an Epigram of Rainer Maria Rilke | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Higglety Pigglety Pop! | Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Oliver Knussen | 1994 | Castle Vision | Buy Now | |
| Higglety Pigglety Pop! | London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2001 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Horn Concerto | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Horn Concerto | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Felix Dervaux, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2018 | RCO | Buy Now | |
| Horn Concerto | Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Masks | Laurel Zucker, Christopher Cook | 2011 | Cantilena Records | Buy Now | |
| Music for a Puppet Court | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Music for a Puppet Court | Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Notre Dame des Jouets | 1994 | VPRO | Buy Now | ||
| Océan de Terre | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Océan de Terre | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Ophelia Dances Book 1 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Ophelia's Last Dance | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Ophelia's Last Dance | Kirill Gerstein | 2010 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| Prayer Bell Sketch | Florence Millet, Werner Dickel, Gerald Hacke | 2017 | Cybele | Buy Now | |
| Prayer Bell Sketch | Alexandra Sostmann | 2020 | TYXArt | Buy Now | |
| Prayer Bell Sketch | Peter Serkin | 2000 | Koch International Classics | Buy Now | |
| Prayer Bell Sketch | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Requiem | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Secret Psalm | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Songs without Voices | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Songs without Voices | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Sonya's Lullaby | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Sonya's Lullaby | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.2 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.2 | London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Oliver Knussen | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.3 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.3 | London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 2019 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.3 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy | 1990 | RPO | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.3 | Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Oliver Knussen | 2008 | GOlive | Buy Now | |
| Three Little Fantasies | Esbjerg Ensemble | 1993 | Kontrapunkt | Buy Now | |
| Three Little Fantasies | Aspen Wind Quintet | 1991 | Bay Cities | Buy Now | |
| Trumpets | Philharmonia Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Nash Ensemble | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Trumpets | London Sinfonietta, The Nash Ensemble, Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, Oliver Knussen | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Two Organa | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Two Organa | Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Variations | Peter Serkin | 1996 | RCA Victor Gold Seal | Buy Now | |
| Variations | Ananda Sukarlan | 1994 | Erasmus | Buy Now | |
| Variations | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Variations | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Variations | Benjamin Hochman | 2015 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen | 2007 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Violin Concerto | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Way to Castle Yonder, The | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Way to Castle Yonder, The | Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Oliver Knussen | 1994 | Castle Vision | Buy Now | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Glyndebourne Opera, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta | 1985 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2001 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Whitman Settings | Claire Booth, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Oliver Knussen, Leila Josefowicz, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexandra Wood, Huw Watkins, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Whitman Settings | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Whitman Settings | Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Peter Serkin, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Oliver Knussen | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Whitman Settings (orchestral) | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Whitman Settings (orchestral) | Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now |