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William Boughton is an English conductor, grandson of composer Rutland Boughton. He was the founder and artistic directior of the English Symphony Orchestra, currently he is the music director of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
ALBUMS
Paul Reale, Kim Cook (4), John Jensen (2), Yale Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
American Mosaic
2024, CD, Album, Naxos
Nicholas Maw, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, William Boughton, Harriet Mackenzie
Spring Music / Voices Of Memory / Sonata For Solo Violin
2020, CD, Album, Lyrita
Mozart*, Robert Blocker, Peter Frankl, Yale Philharmonia, William Boughton, Statera Quartet
Yale School Of Music
2020, CD, Album, Nimbus Alliance
John Joubert, Martin Jones (3), BBC National Orchestra Of Wales Conducted By William Boughton
Symphony No. 3 / Piano Concerto
2018, CD, Lyrita
Thea Musgrave, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales Conducted By William Boughton
Phoenix Rising/Loch Ness/Poets In Love
2018, CD, Album, Lyrita
Bernard Van Dieren, BBC National Orchestra* And Chorus Of Wales*, William Boughton
'Chinese' Symphony
2017, CD, Album, Lyrita
John Joubert, Robert Simpson (6), Christopher Wright (7), Raphael Wallfisch, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, William Boughton
British Cello Concertos
2014, CD, Album, Lyrita, 
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, Contemporary
William Walton*, The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Symphony No. 2 / Viola Concerto
2014, CD, Album, Nimbus Alliance
William Walton* - New Haven Symphony Orchestra*, William Boughton, Kurt Nikkanen
Violin Concerto & Symphony No. 1
2010, CDr, Album, Nimbus Alliance
English Symphony Orchestra, The Wallace Collection, Hu Kun, William Boughton
Surround yourself with American Classics
2004, DVD-A, DTS, Nimbus Records,
Handel* - Alison Smart · William Towers · Michael Hart-Davis · Gavin Carr · English Symphony Orchestra · St. Michael's Singers · William Boughton
Messiah
2003, 2xCD, Album, Nimbus Records
Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, Pat Moffitt Cook, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Delta Brainwave Symphony
1999, CD, The Relaxation Company
Schnittke* / Takemitsu* / Weill* - Daniel Hope, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Schnittke • Takemitsu • Weill
1999, CD, ,
, Contemporary/Modern
English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Michael Bochmann, Alan Hacker
Forever England - English Pastoral Music
1998, CD, Album, Classical Communications
John Joubert - English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Henry Herford
Temps Perdu, Sinfonietta, The Instant Moment
1997, ,
, Contemporary
Tippett*, English String Orchestra / Boughton*
Concerto for Double String Orchestra - Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli - Five Negro Spirituals from A Child of our Time - Little Music for Strings - Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
1995, CD, Comp, RE, Nimbus Records
Elgar*, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Nursery Suite/ Dream Children/ Salut D'amour
1995, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Respighi's Ancient Airs And Dances Suite No. 3
1995, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
Elgar*, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
'Enigma Variations' / Cockaigne / Pomp & Circumstance I
1994, CD, Comp, Amb, Nimbus Records
Britten* - English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Four Sea Interludes - The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra - Simple Symphony
1994, CD, Comp, RE, Nimbus Records
J.C. Bach* - William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra
Six Grand Overtures, Op. 18
1994, CD, Club, Nimbus Records
Boyce*, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
The Eight Symphonies
1994
Vaughan Williams*, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Orchestral Favourites Volume III
1994, CD,
Finzi*, Parry*, Bridge* – English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Martin Jones
An English Suite
1993
Sir Michael Tippett / Sir Lennox Berkeley* / Michael Berkeley - William Boughton, English String Orchestra
Corelli Fantasia / Little Music For Strings / Serenade / Coronach
1992, CD, Amb, Nimbus Records, 
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, Modern/Contemporary
Barber*, Bernstein*, Hu Kun, William Boughton, English String Orchestra
Violin Concerto / Serenade
1992, CD, Album, Nimbus Records Limited, ,
, Contemporary/Modern
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Orchestral Favourites Volume II: Respighi's 'Ancient Airs And Dances Suite No.3'
1992, CD, Nimbus Records
Rimma Sushanskaya, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Rimma Sushanskaya, Violin
1992, CD, Album, IMP Classics
English String* & Symphony Orchestra*, William Boughton
Meditations For A Quiet Night
1992, CD, 
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, Baroque/Romantic/Modern
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Trumpet Voluntary
1991, CD, Album, Nimbus, Conifer
Barber*, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Adagio And Other Orchestral Favourites
1991, CD, The Classics (3)
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
NARM 1991
1991, CD, Comp, Promo, Nimbus
English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Sibelius*
Sibelius - Pelléas et Mélisande
1991, CD, Album, Conifer
Shostakovich*, Martin Jones (3), Graham Ashton, William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concertos No 1 & 2, Chamber Symphony
1991, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
Dvořák* - Alexander Michejew, London Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Cello Concerto
1991, CD, Conifer
Parry*, William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra
Parry: Symphony No. 1 In G; From Death To Life
1991, CD, Album, Amb, Nimbus Records
Telemann*, John Wallace (4), English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Trumpet Concertos
1991, ,
, Baroque
Benjamin Britten - William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes), Courtly Dances (Gloriana), Suite On English Folk Tunes (A Time There Was)
1991, ,
, Modern
Sir Edward Elgar, William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra
Enigma Variations, Cockaigne, Froissart
1989, CD, Album, Amb, Nimbus Records
John Wallace (4), English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Telemann Trumpet Concertos
1989, CD, Album, Amb, Nimbus Records
Jean Sibelius, William Boughton
Orchestral Music
1989, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
William Boughton, English String Orchestra
The Spirit Of England
1989
Vaughan Williams*, Delius*, Michael Bochmann, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Vaughan Williams: Overture: The Wasps, The Lark Ascending - Delius: Florida Suite, Summer Evening
1989
John Wallace (4), The Wallace Collection, English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Edmund Barham, Leeds Festival Chorus
Rule Britannia
1989
Rimsky-Korsakov*, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton
Scheherazade / Russian Easter Festival Overture
1988, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Vaughan Williams*, Butterworth*
English Masterworks
1988, CD, Album, Comp, Amb, UHJ, Nimbus Records
Mendelssohn* / English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Complete String Symphonies Volume 3
1988, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
Mendelssohn* / English String Orchestra, William Boughton
The Complete String Symphonies Volume 2
1988, Cass, Album, Amb, UHJ, Nimbus Records
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
String Classics
1988, CD, Single, Amb, Nimbus Records
Mendelssohn* / English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Complete String Symphonies Volume 2
1988
Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton
Popular Operatic Overtures
1988
Dvořák* / Saint-Saëns* - Alexander Michejew, London Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Cello Concerto In B Minor / Cello Concerto No. 1 In A Minor
1988, ,
, Romantic
Gustav Holst, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton
The Planets, The Perfect Fool - Ballet Music
1988
Schoenberg*, Strauss*, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Verklärte Nacht / Metamorphosen
1988
Mendelssohn* / English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Complete String Symphonies Vol 1
1988
Stravinsky*, Michael Tippett*, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete / Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra
1988
Elgar* - English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Pomp And Circumstance Marches, The Wand Of Youth, Three Bavarian Dances
1988
Butterworth*, Parry*, Bridge*, English String Orchestra Conducted By William Boughton
A Shropshire Lad ● The Banks Of Green Willow
1987
Finzi* - Boughton*, English String Orchestra, Alan Hacker
Suite From "Love's Labours Lost" • Clarinet Concerto • Prelude • Romance
1987
William Boughton, English String Orchestra
Orchestral Favourites
1986, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
Alexander Michejew, English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Haydn And Boccherini: Cello Concertos
1986, CD, Album, Amb, Nimbus Records
Benjamin Britten, English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Roger Best
Works For String Orchestra
1985
Tchaikovsky*, Dvorak* - English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Serenades For Strings
1984, CD, ,
, Romantic
Vaughan Williams*, English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Maurice Bourgue
Works For String Orchestra
1984
English String Orchestra, William Boughton, Susan Drake, Ravel*, Debussy*, Handel*, Wagenseil*
Music For Harp and Strings
1983, LP, Album, Dig, Nimbus Records
Elgar* / William Boughton, English String Orchestra
Works For String Orchestra
1983
Vivaldi Chamber Ensemble, Paul Arden-Taylor, William Boughton
Antonio Vivaldi: Concertos And Sinfonia
1982, ,
, Classical
English String Orchestra, William Boughton
Finzi A Centenary Collection
CD, Album, Nimbus Records
Nicholas Maw – English String Orchestra / Raphael Wallfisch , 'cello/ William Boughton
Sonata Notturna • Life Studies
CDr, RE, Nimbus Records, ,
, Contemporary
Copland* - Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johanos, English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
Billy The Kid - Rodeo - Appalachian Spring
CD, Album, Au Cœur Du Classique
William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra
The Spirit Of England
4xCD, Album, Nimbus Records
Various
Tranquil Moods
2002, 2xCD, Comp + Box, National Trust, BMG Commercial, ,
, Classical/Theme
Various
Digital Comes To Life! Volume II
1992, CD, Comp, Promo, Sony Music Special Products, ,
, Vocal/Classical/Country
Various
Don't Get Stuck In One Spot
1992, CD, Comp, S/Edition, Sony Music Special Products, Bose, ,
, Technical/Vocal/Classical/Modern/Promotional/New Age/Country
APPEARANCES +
Bernard Rands
Piano Concerto / Aubade / Canti Del Sole
2019, CD, Lyrita
Augusta Read Thomas
A Portrait of Augusta Read Thomas
2014, CD, Album, Nimbus Alliance,
Шостакович*
Драматическая Судьба
2013, CD, Comp, Har, Шедевры Классической Музыки (2), Шедевры Классической Музыки (2), Шедевры Классической Музыки (2), 
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, Modern
Various
Allegro (Heitere Klassik Mit Schwung)
2013, 5xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest Music, 
Various
The Best Of British
2013, 2xCD, Comp, National Trust, ,
, Classical/Sea Shanties
Воан-Уильямс*
Истинный англичанин
2012, CD, Comp, Har, Шедевры Классической Музыки (2), Шедевры Классической Музыки (2)
Сибелиус*
Душа Финляндии
2012, CD, Comp, Har, Шедевры Классической Музыки (2), Шедевры Классической Музыки (2)
Холст*
За пределами мира
2012, CD, Comp, Har, Шедевры Классической Музыки (2), Шедевры Классической Музыки (2)
Мендельсон*
Симфонии и пeсни
2012
Various
Elgar's England
2011, CD, Comp, River Productions Ltd.
Various
Summer Serenade
2008, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM,
Various
Summertime, Past Times
2008, 2xCD, 2CD, River Productions Ltd., River Productions Ltd.
Various
The 2007 Hall Of Fame Volume I
2007, CD, Comp, Classic FM
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New London Children's Choir
Romany Wood (A Musical For Children)
2007, CD, Album, Romany Wood, ,
, Story/Musical
Various
Romantic Classics
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM, ,
, Romantic
Various
Spring Classics
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM
Various
Land of Hope and Glory
2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM
Various
Eine Romantische Reise Durch Deutschland Mit Klassischer Musik
2007, CD,
Various
Music From Buckingham Palace
2006, CD, Album, Comp, River Records (3), ,
, Classical
Various
Serenity
2006, 3xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest, ,
, Classical/Opera/Romantic
John Metcalf – Catrin Finch, Raphael Wallfisch, Cardiff Ardwyn Singers*, English Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra, Orpheus
Mapping Wales • Plain Chants • Cello Symphony
2005, CD, Amb, Nimbus Records
Various
Jubilation
2005, 3xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest
Various
The World's Favourite Marches
2005, 
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, Marches
Various
Música Para La Boda Real - 22-Mayo-2004
2004, CD, Comp, Producciones Ar, 
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, Romantic/Baroque/Classical/Opera/Impressionist
Various
Serenade For Strings
2004, 2xCD, Comp + Box, River Productions Ltd.,
Sibelius*
Suomalainen Sävel
2004, CD Hardcover Book, 
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, Romantic/Classical
Delius*
Pastoral Rapsodi
2004
Vaughan Williams*
Engelsk Fantasi
2004
Various
Magic, Myth & Music
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest, ,
, Romantic/Modern
Various
Música Clásica En El Cine 1
2003, CD, Album, Comp, Naimara Producciones,
Various
Music From The Movies
2003, 3xCD, Comp, Box, National Trust,
Holst*
Un Mondo A Parte
2003
Various
Debussy, Elgar, Strauss: Europa Zu Beginn Des 20. Jahrhunderts
2002, Box, Comp + 3xCD, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest
Various
Happy and Glorious
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM,
Various
The Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II (Historic Royal Palaces)
2001, Cass, Comp, River Records (3), 
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, Classical/Military
Various
BBC Proms In The Park
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, BBC Homes & Antiques Magazine
Various
Classic FM (Time To Relax)
2001, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Classic FM, ,
, Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary
Various
Meditations For All Seasons
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Nimbus Records, ,
, Baroque/Choral/Classical/Impressionist/Romantic
Various
Classic FM (Time To Relax)
2001, 2xCass, Album, Comp + Box, Classic FM,
Various
Rule Britannia (A Stirring Collection Of British Music)
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Musical Heritage Society
Various
Music For Midsummer Nights
2000, CD, Comp, Nimbus Records
Various
Treasury Of Great British Music
2000, 5xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, ,
, Romantic/Baroque/Modern
Various
Allegro - Klassik Mit Schwung
2000, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Reader's Digest,
Various
In An English Country Garden
2000
Various
Rule Britannia (A Stirring Collection Of British Music)
2000, 2x CD Ambisonic UHJ encoded, ,
, Classical/Romantic/Baroque
Various
Romantic Reflections
2000, ,
, Romantic
Various
Meditations For A Summer Evening
1999, CD, Comp, Club, Nimbus Records
Vaughan Williams*, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford*, English String Orchestra, Medici String Quartet*
A Portrait of Vaughan Williams
1999, 4xCD, Comp, Nimbus Records,
Various
Aamu Sarastaa
1999, CD, Comp, Klassisen Musiikin Helmet, Klassisen Musiikin Helmet
Various
Stråkarnas Musik
1999
Butterworth*, Hubert Parry*, Frank Bridge
Music Of Butterworth, Parry & Bridge
1999
Various
Då Dagen Gryr
1999, 
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, Classical
Various
Barndomsminner
1999, 
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, Classical
Elgar*
A Portrait Of Elgar
1998, 4xCD, Nimbus Records
Sir Michael Tippett
Sir Michael Tippett 1905-1998
1998, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Nimbus Records,
Various
Smooth Classics
1998, CD, Comp, Classic FM
Various
Pastoral Scenes
1998, ,
, Classical
Various
Serenity
1998, ,
, Romantic/Baroque/Classical/Modern
Various
Från Nya Världen
1998, CD, ,
, Modern/Romantic
Various
Tender Moments
1998
Various
The Soul Of Russia
1998, ,
, Classical
Various
Tranquility
1998, CD, ,
, Romantic/Baroque/Classical/Modern
Various
March Time
1998
Various
Great Overtures
1998
Various
Classic FM Presenter's Choice
1997, CD, Comp, Classic FM, ,
, Baroque/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern
Various
Man, Myth & Music
1997, 5xCD, Comp, Fat, Reader's Digest
Various
Proms 1997
1997, 2xCD, Comp, BBC Music Magazine, BBC Music Magazine
Various
Summer Serenade (A Collection Of Favourite Orchestral Classics)
1997, CD, Comp, Isis Records (9), English Heritage, ,
, Classical
Various
Classic FM Midnight Moods
1997, CD, Comp, Classic FM
Various
16 Classic FM - British Classics
1997, 3xCD, Comp, Classic FM, ,
, Classical
Various
Man, Myth & Music (Vol.4)
1997, Cass, Comp, Reader's Digest, ,
, Romantic/Modern
Various
Hail, Britannia
1997
Various
Music Of The Americas
1997,
Various
Twilight
1997
Various
I Avskildhet
1997
Various
Peace
1997
Various
Echoes Of The Past
1997
Various
Power Classics
1996, CD, Comp, Das Beste Reader's Digest
Various
Nimbus Records Sampler
1996, CD, Smplr, Nimbus Records
Various
Hall Of Fame
1996, 3x CD,
Various
The National Trust - The Walk To The Paradise Garden - Music In Celebration Of National Trust Gardens
1996, CD,
Various
Expressions Of Love
1996, CD, ,
, Romantic/Classical/Modern/Baroque
Various
Reflections
1996, CD Book, ,
, Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
The Jane Austen Companion
1996, CD UHJ Encoded, ,
, Classical/Romantic
Various
The Classic Connection
1996, 5x CD, ,
, Classical/Opera/Romantic/Baroque/Modern
Various
300 Years Of Glorious Music
1996,
Albinoni*, Vivaldi*, Bach*, Pachelbel*, Monteverdi*, Marcello*, Purcell*
Concierto Barroco
1995, CD, Comp, Nimbus Records, Orbis-Fabbri
Albinoni* ✶ Vivaldi* ✶ Bach* ✶ Pachelbel* ✶ Monteverdi* ✶ Marcello* ✶ Purcell*
Concierto Barroco
1995, Cass, Comp, Nimbus Records, Orbis-Fabbri
Philharmonia Orchestra, English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra
Spirit Of England II
1995, 4xCD, Album, Comp, Nimbus Records
Various
Höhepunkte Der Orchestermusik
1995, 3xCD, Num, Das Beste Reader's Digest, Das Beste Reader's Digest, ,
, Romantic
Various
Telva Pensando En Ti, Mujer
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, GyC Records, Nimbus Records
Holst* / Albinoni* / Warlock* / Pachelbel* / Grieg* / Barber*
Pachelbel's 'Canon'
1995, ,
, Baroque/Modern/Romantic
Various
Midem 1994
1994, 3xCD, Comp, Nimbus Records, ,
, Chinese Classical/Celtic/Contemporary/Romantic/Opera/Baroque
Finzi*, Haydn*, Elgar*, J.C.Bach*, Respighi*, Bartók*
Meditations At Sunset
1993, CD, Comp, Nimbus Records
Various
Meditations For A Quiet Dawn
1993
Various
Nimbus Sampler
1993, CD, ,
, Chinese Classical/Celtic/Contemporary/Romantic/Opera/Baroque
Various
A Nimbus CD Sampler
1991, CD, Comp, Nimbus Records,
Various
Ambisonic Surround Sound Sampler
1991, CD, Amb, Nimbus Records
Aaron Copland
Orchestral Works (Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Quiet City, Nonet, Fanfare for the Common Man)
1990, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
Benjamin Britten, Jerry Hadley, Anthony Halstead
Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne
1990, CD, Album, Amb, UHJ, Nimbus Records
Various
Test Disc II
1989, CD, Comp, Hi-Fi News,
Holst*
The Planets, Op. 32
1989, CD, RM, Concerto Digital Classics
Various
Classical Preview Single No. 3
1988, CD, Nimbus Records
Holst*
The Planets
1988
Various
Nimbus Picture Disc Sampler 1988
1988, CD,
Various
Nimbus Digital Sampler 1986, Nimbus Natural Sound
1986, CD, Comp, Amb, Smplr, UHJ, Nimbus Records,
John Gielgud, Oscar Wilde
The Happy Prince - Part One
1986, CD, Album, Amb, Nimbus Records, ,
, Poetry
John Gielgud, Oscar Wilde
The Happy Prince
1986, ,
, Poetry
Paul Arden-Taylor, Orchestra Da Camera Antonio Vivaldi
Concerti and Sinfonia
1986,
English String Orchestra, Dvorak*, Tchaikovsky*
Serenades For Strings
1984
Various
Nimbus Natural Sound Volume Two
1984
Ridgewood High School Choir
Christmas At Ridgewood High School
1963, 2xLP, Schoonmaker
Various - Brian Kay
Brian Kay's Classical Choices - Radio Times
2xCD, Comp, BBC Music Magazine,
Various
Music For Cats
2xCD, Comp, RE, River Productions Ltd., River Productions Ltd., River Productions Ltd., ,
, Classical
Various
Lente Concert
CD, Comp, Nimbus Records
Various
Rule Britannia
CD, Comp, River Records (3)
Copland*
Billy The Kid / Rodeo / Appalachian Spring
CD, Marshall Cavendish
Various
Music Inspired By The Seasons (The National Trust Music)
4xCD, Comp + Box, National Trust, ,
, Classical
Various
Orchestral Magic
Igor Stravinsky, Michael Tippett*, English String Orchestra
Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete / Tippett: Concerto For Double String Orchestra
, Neo-Classical/Contemporary
Various
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2007, 3xCD, Reader's Digest,
Various
Children's Favourites
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM,
Various
Hall Of Fame Discoveries
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Classic FM
Various
Les Plus Belles Pages Du Catalogue Nimbus Records
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Nimbus Records
Various
Classic Romance
1997, CD, Comp, Classic FM
Various
Music Of The Americas
1997,
Various
Pride And Patriotism
1997
Various
Classical Erotica
1996, CD, Comp, Rising Star Records
Various
Grandes Paisajes Clásicos
1995, CD, Comp, Nimbus Records, GyC Records, ,
, Classical/Romantic/Opera/Baroque
Various
Nimbus Sampler 1994
1994, CD, Comp, Smplr, Nimbus Records
Various
Presents The Best Of 1993 On Nimbus Records
1993
Various
Classical Preview Single: Number 4
1989,
