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 | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| America | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| America | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Andrew Clark, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Michael Niesemann, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Calder Quartet, Thomas Adès | 2015 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Dimitri Vassilakis, DoelenKwartet | 2017 | Cybele | Buy Now | |
| Arcadiana | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 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 | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, 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 | London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, Samuel Dale Johnson | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel | Kirill Gerstein | 2020 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| Blanca Variations | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Brahms | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Brahms | London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, Samuel Dale Johnson | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Cardiac Arrest | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Catch | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Catch | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Chamber Symphony | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marin Alsop | 2008 | LPO | Buy Now | |
| Chamber Symphony | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| Chamber Symphony | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | Ashley Fripp | 2018 | Willowhayne Records | Buy Now | |
| Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face | Thomas Adès, Kirill Gerstein | 2020 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| Concerto Conciso | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| Concerto Conciso | Ensemble Modern, Thomas Adès | 1998 | Ensemble Modern Medien | ||
| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, Kirill Gerstein | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Court Studies from 'The Tempest' | Raphael Severe, Trio Messiaen | 2018 | Mirare | Buy Now | |
| Darknesse Visible | Inon Barnatan | 2012 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Darknesse Visible | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 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 | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Five Eliot Landscapes | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Five Eliot Landscapes | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Fool's Rhymes | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Gefriolsae Me | Andrew Clark, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Michael Niesemann, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| In Seven Days | Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Thomas Adès, Kirill Gerstein | 2020 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| In Seven Days | London Sinfonietta, Nicolas Hodges, Thomas Adès | 2011 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| January Writ | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| January Writ | Stephen Layton, Choir of the Temple Church | 2000 | |||
| Les baricades mistérieuses | Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon | 2015 | Warner Classics | Buy Now | |
| Les baricades mistérieuses | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Lieux retrouvés | Steven Isserlis, Thomas Adès | 2012 | Hyperion | Buy Now | |
| Life Story | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, 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 | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Life Story | Keiko Hatanaka, Yuji Takahashi | 2001 | TaRaGa | ||
| Life Story | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Living Toys | Andrew Clark, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Michael Niesemann, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Living Toys | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Mazurkas | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Mazurkas | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Mazurkas | Kirill Gerstein | 2020 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| Mazurkas | Richard Uttley | 2014 | Artists Recording Company | Buy Now | |
| Mazurkas | Dina Duisen | 2015 | Buy Now | ||
| O Albion | Orchestra of the Swan | 2021 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| O thou who didst with pitfall and with gin | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Piano Quintet | Calder Quartet, Thomas Adès | 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 | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Polaris | London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, Samuel Dale Johnson | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Polaris | Markus Stenz, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Macleod | 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 | Andrew Clark, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Michael Niesemann, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 1998 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Souvenir | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Still Sorrowing | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Still Sorrowing | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Still Sorrowing | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Tevot | Anthony Marwood, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Tevot | London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès, Samuel Dale Johnson | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| The Exterminating Angel | Alice Coote, Christine Rice, Iestyn Davies, John Tomlinson, Joseph Kaiser, Metropolitan Opera, Sally Matthews, Thomas Adès, Rod Gilfry, Sophie Bevan, dir. Tom Cairns, Amanda Echalaz, Frederic Antoun, Audrey Luna, David Portillo | 2019 | Erato | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | Mark Shepherd, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Jeremy Filsell | 1999 | Faber Music | ||
| The Fayrfax Carol | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 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 | Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 1999 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Fayrfax Carol | Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 2005 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Four Quarters | Calder Quartet, Thomas Adès | 2015 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Four Quarters | Dimitri Vassilakis, DoelenKwartet | 2017 | Cybele | Buy Now | |
| The Lover in Winter | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Christopher Maltman, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Claron McFadden, Composers Ensemble, Huw Watkins, Polyphony, Robin Blaze, Stephen Layton, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès, Thomas Adès | 2004 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| The Origin of the Harp | Andrew Clark, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Michael Niesemann, Robert Quinney (org), Stephen Cleobury, Thomas Adès, Choir of King's College, Cambridge | 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 | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 1999 | EMI Classics | ||
| These Premises Are Alarmed | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| These Premises Are Alarmed | Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Ingo Metzmacher | 2003 | Sony Classical | Buy Now | |
| Three Studies from Couperin | Andrew Manze, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Peter Herresthal | 2014 | BIS | Buy Now | |
| Three Studies from Couperin | Anthony Marwood, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Three-piece Suite from Powder Her Face | Anthony Marwood, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Totentanz | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Christianne Stotijn, Mark Stone, Thomas Adès | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Traced Overhead | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Traced Overhead | Han Chen | 2020 | Naxos | ||
| Traced Overhead | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Under Hamelin Hill | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 2001 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Under Hamelin Hill | Anthony Marwood, David Goode, Louise Hopkins, Lynsey Marsh, Mary Carewe, Stephen Farr, Thomas Adès, Valdine Anderson | 1997 | EMI Debut | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Andrew Manze, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Peter Herresthal | 2014 | BIS | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Anthony Marwood, Arditti Quartet, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Endellion String Quartet, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Susan Bickley, Thomas Adès | 2011 | EMI Classics | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon, Pekka Kuusisto | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Hannu Lintu, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Augustin Hadelich | 2014 | Avie | Buy Now | |
| Violin Concerto | Anthony Marwood, Berliner Philharmoniker, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, National Youth Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Adès | 2010 | EMI Classics | Buy Now |