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 | ||
| Alchymia | Mark Simpson/Quatuor Diotima | 2023 | Orchid 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 | |
| Aquifer | Thomas Adès/Hallé Orchestra | 2025 | Hallé | ||
| 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 | Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle | 2003 | EMI | Buy Now | |
| Asyla | Samuel Dale Johnson/London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2017 | LSO Live | Buy Now | |
| Az ág | Vikingur Olafsson | 2022 | Deutsche Grammophon | ||
| Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel | Kirill Gerstein | 2020 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel | Elisabeth Pion | 2023 | ATMA Classique | ||
| Blanca Variations | Inon Barnatan | 2021 | Pentatone | 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 | Kirill Gerstein/Thomas Adès | 2020 | Myrios 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 | ||
| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra | Kirill Gerstein/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Court Studies from 'The Tempest' | Raphael Severe/Trio Messiaen | 2018 | Mirare | Buy Now | |
| Court Studies from 'The Tempest' | Takumi Kubota/Yoko Hasegawa/Yoshinobu Kamei/Yumiko Meguri | 2024 | Mclassics | ||
| Dante | Gustavo Dudamel/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Los Angeles Master Chorale | 2023 | Nonesuch | ||
| 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 | |
| Darknesse Visible | Inon Barnatan | Pentatone | |||
| Dawn | Thomas Adès/Hallé Orchestra | 2025 | Hallé | ||
| 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 | |
| Five Spells from The Tempest | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2025 | LPO | ||
| 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 | Kirill Gerstein/Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2020 | Myrios Classics | Buy Now | |
| In Seven Days | Nicolas Hodges/Thomas Adès/London Sinfonietta | 2011 | Signum Classics | Buy Now | |
| Inferno Suite | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2025 | LPO | ||
| 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 | |
| Life Story | Raquel Camarinha/Yoan Héreau | 2023 | Naive | ||
| 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 | |
| Luxury Suite from Powder Her Face | London Philharmonic Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2025 | LPO | ||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
| Shanty – Over the Sea | Thomas Adès/Hallé Orchestra | 2025 | Hallé | ||
| 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 | Quartetto Mirus | 2023 | Promu Label | ||
| 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 | Timothy Redmond/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | 2025 | Orchid Classics | ||
| 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 | |
| Totentanz | Mark Stone/Christianne Stotijn/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Totentanz | Mark Stone/Christianne Stotijn/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon | Buy Now | |
| Tower | Thomas Adès/Hallé Orchestra | 2025 | Hallé | ||
| 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 | |
| Traced Overhead | Thomas Sauer | 2021 | Azica Records | ||
| 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 | Pekka Kuusisto/Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon | 2020 | Deutsche Grammophon | 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 |