Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès’ rise to international prominence has been a phenomenon. He is now one of the world’s foremost musicians, renowned as both a composer and performer worldwide. From exquisite chamber pieces to stage works, his diverse body of work immediately connects with audiences, and assesses the fundamentals of music afresh.
Discography
| Title | Performer(s) | Year | Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ...but all shall be well | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| America | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| America | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Endellion String Quartet, Michael Niesemann, Andrew Clark, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Thomas Adès, Calder Quartet | 2015 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Dimitri Vassilakis, DoelenKwartet | 2017 | Cybele | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Calder Quartet | 2008 | The Calder Quartet | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Kuss Quartet | 2007 | Sony Classical | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Danish String Quartet | 2016 | ECM New Series | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Signum Quartet | 2015 | Capriccio | Buy Now | |
| Asyla | London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 2019 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Asyla | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| Asyla | Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Markus Stenz | 2013 | GOlive | Buy Now | |
| Asyla | Berlin PO, Sir Simon Rattle | 2003 | EMI | Buy Now | |
| Asyla | Samuel Dale Johnson, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Blanca Variations | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Brahms | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Brahms | Samuel Dale Johnson, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Cardiac Arrest | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Catch | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Catch | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Chamber Symphony | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 2008 | LPO | Buy Now | |
| Chamber Symphony | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| Chamber Symphony | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | Ashley Fripp | 2018 | Willowhayne Records | Buy Now | |
| Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Concerto Conciso | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| Concerto Conciso | Thomas Adès, Ensemble Modern | 1998 | Ensemble Modern Medien | ||
| Court Studies from 'The Tempest' | Raphael Severe, Trio Messiaen | 2018 | Mirare | Buy Now | |
| Darknesse Visible | Inon Barnatan | 2012 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Darknesse Visible | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Darknesse Visible | Andreas Haefliger | 2004 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Darknesse Visible | Matan Porat | 2018 | Mirare | Buy Now | |
| Darknesse Visible | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Darknesse Visible | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Five Eliot Landscapes | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Five Eliot Landscapes | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Fool's Rhymes | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Gefriolsae Me | London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Endellion String Quartet, Michael Niesemann, Andrew Clark, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| In Seven Days | Nicolas Hodges, Thomas Adès, London Sinfonietta | 2011 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| January Writ | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| January Writ | Choir of the Temple Church, Stephen Layton | 2000 | |||
| Les baricades mistérieuses | Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon | 2015 | Warner Classics | Buy Now | |
| Les baricades mistérieuses | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Lieux retrouvés | Steven Isserlis, Thomas Adès | 2012 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Life Story | Keiko Hatanaka, Yuji Takahashi | 2001 | TaRaGa | ||
| Life Story | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Life Story | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Life Story | Dora Ohrenstein (sop), Alan Kay, Michael Lowenstern, Jeremy McCoy | 2001 | Koch International Classics | Buy Now | |
| Life Story | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Living Toys | London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Endellion String Quartet, Michael Niesemann, Andrew Clark, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Living Toys | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Mazurkas | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Mazurkas | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Mazurkas | Richard Uttley | 2014 | Artists Recording Company | Buy Now | |
| Mazurkas | Dina Duisen | 2015 | Buy Now | ||
| O thou who didst with pitfall and with gin | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Piano Quintet | Thomas Adès, Calder Quartet | 2015 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| Piano Quintet | Arditti Quartet, Thomas Adès | 2005 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Piano Quintet | Dimitri Vassilakis, DoelenKwartet | 2017 | Cybele | Buy Now | |
| Piano Quintet | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Polaris | Samuel Dale Johnson, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Polaris | Andrew Macleod, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Markus Stenz | 2014 | ABC Classics | Buy Now | |
| Powder Her Face | Almeida Opera, Thomas Adès | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Powder Her Face | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Thomas Adès | 2005 | Digital Classics | Buy Now | |
| Sonata da Caccia | London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Endellion String Quartet, Michael Niesemann, Andrew Clark, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Souvenir | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Still Sorrowing | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Still Sorrowing | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Still Sorrowing | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Tevot | Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thomas Adès, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Tevot | Samuel Dale Johnson, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| The Exterminating Angel | Audrey Luna, Amanda Echalaz, Sally Matthews, Sophie Bevan, Alice Coote, Christine Rice, Iestyn Davies, Joseph Kaiser, Frederic Antoun, David Portillo, Rod Gilfry, John Tomlinson, Metropolitan Opera, Thomas Adès, dir. Tom Cairns | 2019 | Erato | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Jeremy Filsell, Mark Shepherd | 1999 | Faber Music | ||
| The Fayrfax Carol | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury | 2018 | King's College | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury | 2005 | Signum | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | BBC Singers, Stephen Cleobury | 2000 | BBC Music | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury | 1999 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury | 2005 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Four Quarters | Thomas Adès, Calder Quartet | 2015 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Four Quarters | Dimitri Vassilakis, DoelenKwartet | 2017 | Cybele | Buy Now | |
| The Lover in Winter | Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Thomas Adès, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, Robin Blaze, Huw Watkins, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Origin of the Harp | London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Endellion String Quartet, Michael Niesemann, Andrew Clark, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Tempest | Orchestra & Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera, Thomas Adès, dir. Robert Lepage | 2013 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| The Tempest | The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Thomas Adès | 2009 | EMI Classics | ||
| These Premises Are Alarmed | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| These Premises Are Alarmed | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| These Premises Are Alarmed | Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingo Metzmacher | 2003 | Sony Classical | Buy Now | |
| Three Studies from Couperin | Peter Herresthal, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Andrew Manze | 2014 | BIS | Buy Now | |
| Three Studies from Couperin | Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thomas Adès, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Three-piece Suite from Powder Her Face | Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thomas Adès, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Traced Overhead | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Traced Overhead | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Traced Overhead | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Under Hamelin Hill | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Under Hamelin Hill | Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson, Mary Carewe, Lynsey Marsh, Anthony Marwood, Louise Hopkins, David Goode, Stephen Farr | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Peter Herresthal, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Andrew Manze | 2014 | BIS | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Thomas Adès, Endellion String Quartet, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Augustin Hadelich, Hannu Lintu, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | 2014 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Anthony Marwood, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Thomas Adès, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now |