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, London Sinfonietta, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Autumnal | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Cantata | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Nash Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Philharmonia Orchestra | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Cantata | Nicholas Daniel, Britten Oboe Quartet | 2017 | Harmonia Mundi | Buy Now | |
| Cantata | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, The Nash Ensemble | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Choral | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Coursing | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Nash Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Philharmonia Orchestra | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Coursing | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, The Nash Ensemble | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Flourish with Fireworks | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| 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, London Sinfonietta, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Four Late Poems and an Epigram of Rainer Maria Rilke | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Four Late Poems and an Epigram of Rainer Maria Rilke | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| 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, Ryan Wigglesworth, Felix Dervaux | 2018 | RCO | Buy Now | |
| Horn Concerto | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Pooh | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 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, London Sinfonietta, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Notre Dame des Jouets | 1994 | VPRO | Buy Now | ||
| Océan de Terre | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Océan de Terre | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Ophelia Dances Book 1 | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Nash Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Philharmonia Orchestra | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Ophelia's Last Dance | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Ophelia's Last Dance | Kirill Gerstein | 2010 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| Prayer Bell Sketch | Gerald Hacke, Werner Dickel, Florence Millet | 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 | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Prayer Bell Sketch | Tamara Stefanovich | 2022 | Pentatone | ||
| Requiem | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Secret Psalm | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Songs without Voices | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Songs without Voices | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Sonya's Lullaby | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Sonya's Lullaby | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.2 | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Nash Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Philharmonia Orchestra | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.2 | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, The Nash Ensemble | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Symphony No.3 | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Nash Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Philharmonia Orchestra | 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 | |
| The Way to Castle Yonder | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| The Way to Castle Yonder | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Three Little Fantasies | Esbjerg Ensemble | 1993 | Kontrapunkt | Buy Now | |
| Three Little Fantasies | Aspen Wind Quintet | 1991 | Bay Cities | Buy Now | |
| Trumpets | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Michael Tilson Thomas, Nash Ensemble, Oliver Knussen, Philharmonia Orchestra | 1988 | Unicorn Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Trumpets | Elaine Barry, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, The Nash Ensemble | 1984 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Two Organa | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Two Organa | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Lucy Shelton, 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 | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Variations | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 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 | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Oliver Knussen | 1994 | Castle Vision | Buy Now | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Glyndebourne Opera, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 1985 | Unicorn-Kanchana | Buy Now | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2001 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Whitman Settings | Alexandra Wood, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Claire Booth, Huw Watkins, Leila Josefowicz, Oliver Knussen, Ryan Wigglesworth | 2012 | NMC | Buy Now | |
| Whitman Settings | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 2002 | EMI Classics | ||
| Whitman Settings | Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Lisa Saffer, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen, Peter Serkin | 1993 | Virgin Classics | Buy Now | |
| Whitman Settings (orchestral) | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen | 2003 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Whitman Settings (orchestral) | Barry Tuckwell, London Sinfonietta, Lucy Shelton, Oliver Knussen | 1996 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now |