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Born: London, England

John Constable studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Harold Craxton. His career began at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, where he worked on the music staff. Since 1984, he has served as the principal harpsichordist for the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, and the principal pianist for the London Sinfonietta, Britain's leading contemporary music ensemble, since its founding. He has performed as a soloist under the batons of such Read more conductors as Simon Rattle, Hans Werner Henze, David Atherton, and Oliver Knussen. He has performed as continuo harpsichordist for recordings of Mozart operas with Colin Davis, Neville Marriner, Simon Rattle, and Georg Solti. With soprano Lucy Shelton, he gave the world premiere of Elliott Carter's Of Challenge and of Love at the Aldeburgh Festival. Constable has performed recitals at the BBC's New British Music and Lutoslawski weekends at the Barbican and the American Independents Festival at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. In 2000, he was a soloist in the Boulez at 75 Festival and in 2001 at the BBC's Schnittke Festival at the Barbican. In 1998, he performed the Elliott Carter Double Concerto with the London Sinfonietta at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and with the ASKO Ensemble at the Concertgebouw. Constable has made numerous recordings of chamber music and song repertoire for Argo, Decca, EMI, Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Hänsler, and Capriccio. These include a disc of music for viola and piano with Paul Silverthorne, a selection of Liszt songs with Philip Langridge, a collection of Warlock songs with Adrian Thompson and Christopher Maltman, Fauré and Ravel songs with Felicity Palmer, Haydn Lieder with Dame Janet Baker, and A Spanish Songbook with Jill Gomez. He is a frequent collaborator with Lucy Shelton, with whom he has recorded Messiaen's Harawi and the complete songs of Elliott Carter and Stravinsky. Constable is a professor at the Royal College of Music, London, and a Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music. Read less

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Lecuona: Piano Music, Songs / Tirino, Farley

Label: Bis Catalog: 1854 Release Date: 03/26/2013 Number of Discs: 6
Composer: Ernesto Lecuona
Performer: Thomas Tirino, Elizabeth Henreckson-Farnum, Katie Geissinger, Alexandra Montano ...
Conductor: Michael Bartos
Orchestra/Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Silesian Philharmonic Chorus

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Pierre Boulez Conducts Schoenberg

Label: Sony Catalog: 5429572 Release Date: 03/12/2013 Number of Discs: 11
Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
Performer: Siegmund Nimsgern, Kenneth Bowen, Ian Partridge, Paul Hudson ...
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, New York Philharmonic ...

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Ravel Complete Edition [14-CD Set]

Label: Decca Catalog: 001728702 Release Date: 10/09/2012 Number of Discs: 14
Composer: Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy
Performer: François-Joël Thiollier, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Ivo Pogorelich ...
Conductor: Simon Rattle, Charles Dutoit, Ernest Ansermet, John Eliot Gardiner ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Melos Ensemble London, Nash Ensemble, Melos String Quartet Stuttgart ...

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Knussen: Symphonies No 2 & 3, Ophelia Dances,Trumpets / Tilson Thomas, Barry, Hirst, Collins

Label: Nmc Catalog: 175 Release Date: 04/24/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Performer: Michael Collins, Ian Mitchell, Dward Pillinger, Linda Hirst ...
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas, Oliver Knussen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta
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The Grainger Edition [19-CD Set]

Label: Chandos Catalog: 10638 Release Date: 02/22/2011 Number of Discs: 19
Composer: Percy Aldridge Grainger
Performer: Penelope Thwaites, Stephen Varcoe, Mark Padmore, Andrew Watkinson ...
Conductor: Richard Hickox, Timothy Reynish, Clark Rundell, Jesper Grove Jorgensen
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Joyful Company of Singers ...
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Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Negri, Lott, Marshall, Rolfe Johnson

Label: Newton Classics Catalog: 8802045 Release Date: 02/22/2011 Number of Discs: 7
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Margaret Marshall, Ann Murray, Birgit Finnilä, Felicity Lott ...
Conductor: Vittorio Negri
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Royal Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
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Handel: Opera Arias; Sacred Arias; Italian Cantatas / Jochen Kowalski

Label: Capriccio Records Catalog: 7061 Release Date: 09/28/2010 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Siegfried Pank, Jochen Kowalski, Karl-Heinz Passin, Christine Schornsheim ...
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner, Hartmut Haenchen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra

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The British Cello Phenomenon: A Survey Of 29 Great Performers

Label: Cello Classics Catalog: 1010 Release Date: 05/04/2010 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Gioachino Rossini, Johann Sebastian Bach, Benjamin Godard, Frederick Delius ...
Performer: Douglas Cameron, Ethel Bartlett, Sir John Barbirolli, W.H. Squire ...
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner, Eric Fenby, Constant Lambert, Christopher Finzi ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Newbury String Players

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Milhaud: Alissa, L'amour Chante, Poemes Juifs / Carole Farley

Label: Naxos Catalog: 8572298 Release Date: 10/27/2009 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Darius Milhaud
Performer: John Constable, Carole Farley
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Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2; The Seven Deadly Sins; Songs / Jansons, Rattle, Et Al

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 97185 Release Date: 10/20/2009 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Kurt Weill
Performer: Frank Peter Zimmermann, Thomas Hampson, Robyn Archer, John Constable ...
Conductor: Mariss Jansons, John McGlinn, Dominic Muldowney, Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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Knussen Conducts Knussen / Tuckwell, Shelton

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 449572 Release Date: 11/18/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Performer: Barry Tuckwell, Lucy Shelton, Paul Silverthorne, Michael Collins ...
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
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Handel: Messiah / McNair, Otter, Hadley, Lloyd, Marriner, ASMF

Label: Philips Catalog: 470044 Release Date: 09/16/2008 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Sylvia McNair, John Constable, Ian Watson, Anne Sofie von Otter ...
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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Mozart: Mass in C Minor, Credo Mass / Donath, Harper, Davis, LSO

Label: Eloquence Catalog: 4681412 Release Date: 09/09/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Helen Donath, Clifford Grant, John Constable, Ryland Davies ...
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Chorus

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Vivaldi: Four Seasons; Tartini: Violin Sonata "Devil's Trill" / Joshua Bell

Label: Sony Catalog: 711013 Release Date: 09/02/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Giuseppe Tartini, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Joshua Bell, John Constable
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.
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Bach: Magnificat; Vivaldi: Gloria / Hendricks, Marriner

Label: Emi Classics Encore Catalog: 08287 Release Date: 08/19/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: John Constable, Uwe Heilmann, Barbara Hendricks, Christine Messiter ...
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus
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Takemitsu: Riverrun, Rain Spell, Etc / Knussen

Label: Virgin Classics Special Import Catalog: 91180 Release Date: 08/18/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Toru Takemitsu
Performer: Sebastian Bell, Helen Tunstall, Joy Farrall, Charles Fullbrook ...
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

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Handel: Concerto For Oboe, Etc / Holliger, Leppard, Eco

Label: Philips Baroque Classics Catalog: 426082 Release Date: 01/07/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Heinz Holliger, John Constable, Leslie Pearson, Kenneth Heath ...
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
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Rossini: The Barber Of Seville / Levine, Sills, Gedda, Et Al

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 93276 Release Date: 09/25/2007 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Performer: Fedora Barbieri, Joseph Galiano, Beverly Sills, Michael Rippon ...
Conductor: James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir
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Schoenberg: Suite, Wind Quintet / David Atherton

Label: London/Decca Enterprise Catalog: 433083 Release Date: 08/20/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
Performer: Antony Pay, Gervase de Peyer, Roger Fallows, Nona Liddell ...
Conductor: David Atherton
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta members
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Classic American Love Songs - Arlen, Gershwin, Weill, Et Al

Label: Naxos Catalog: 8559314 Release Date: 06/26/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, Arthur Schwartz, Kurt Weill
Performer: Carole Farley, John Constable

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Henze: Compasses, Violin Concerto, Apollo Et Hyazinthus

Label: London/Decca Enterprise Catalog: 430347 Release Date: 06/25/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Hans Werner Henze
Performer: Hirofumi Fukai, Brenton Langbein, Anna Reynolds, John Constable
Conductor: Hans Werner Henze
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

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Robert Saxton: Orchestral Works / Knussen, Bbc Symphony Orch

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 49915 Release Date: 05/07/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Robert Saxton
Performer: James Holland, Nona Liddell, Christopher Van Kampen, John Constable ...
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta

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Gemini - Bach: Keyboard Concertos, Etc / Gavrilov, Marriner

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 81482 Release Date: 04/24/2007 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Andrei Gavrilov, John Constable, Leonore Smith, Susan Milan
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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Vivaldi: Sacred Music For Solo Voices & Orchestra Vol 1 / Negri

Label: Philips Catalog: 432088 Release Date: 04/18/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Raphael Alpermann, John Constable, Jochen Kowalski, Margaret Marshall
Conductor: Vittorio Negri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

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Most Relaxing Vivaldi Album In The World...ever!

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 53354 Release Date: 03/21/2006 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Monica Huggett, Giovanni Scaramuzzino, Sonia Maurer, Franco Gulli ...
Conductor: Nicholas Kraemer, Fabio Biondi, Renato Fasano, Iona Brown ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Raglan Baroque Players, Europa Galante, I Virtuosi di Roma ...

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