Craig Ogden
Guitarist Craig Ogden, based for some years at Britain's Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, has drawn comparisons to the legendary Julian Bream with the flair and what an American Record Guide critic called the daredevil quality of his playing. The catholic nature of Ogden's repertory is also noteworthy; he presents guitar chestnuts and contemporary premieres with equal enthusiasm, and he has worked as an accompanist to quite diverse vocalists.
A native of Perth, Australia, born in 1967, Ogden took up the guitar at age seven and also studied percussion as a teen. After graduating with honors from the University of Western Australia, he moved on in 1990 for a performance degree at the Royal Northern College of Music and was hired as a lecturer in guitar by the RNCM, becoming the youngest instrumentalist ever to receive one of the school's fellowships. In concert and on recordings, Ogden has managed to win acclaim even for performances in the most crowded field of all: the guitar concertos of composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Making his Royal Albert Hall debut with Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and recording all three concertos with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Ogden gained not only strong notices but also praise from Rodrigo's daughter Cecilia. More innovative Ogden programs were likewise successful; he gave the British premieres of guitar concertos by American composers John Corigliano and Aaron Jay Kernis (and has commissioned several concertos from British composers). A disc combining passages from the novels of British writer Louis de Bernières with the music they describe made Top 10 on British classical sales charts.
The roster of labels for which Ogden has recorded is unusually prestigious, including Virgin/EMI, Chandos, Hyperion, and Sony. Ogden has collaborated with artists, including countertenor David Daniels to release the album A Quiet Thing, joining together for a series of duo recitals that introduced him to U.S. audiences. Another collaborator has been soprano Claire Bradshaw, to whom he is married. By 2018, Ogden, backed by the marketing muscle of Britain's Classic FM crossover music radio network, had notched four number-one albums on U.K. classical charts, including 2015's Craig Ogden and Friends: The Perfect Summer Guitar Album. In 2019, he was heard on the Chandos chamber album Voyage Central Park. Ogden appeared in 2021 with violinist David Juritz and cellist Timothy Hugh on a Nimbus Alliance recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, and later that year, he released the album Craig Ogden in Concert. In 2022, he appeared on a Signum Classics recording of concertos by Christopher Gunning, and in 2023 as accompanist to singer Elgan Llyr Thomas on the album Unveiled. Ogden is the author of a set of right-hand exercises for guitarists, and he has increasingly often commissioned new works for the guitar. He is on the faculty at the University of Western Australia.
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Unveiled: Britten | Tippett | Gipps | Browne | Thomas
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Craig Ogden, Iain Burnside
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Lançado por Delphian Records em 23 de jun. de 2023
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Craig Ogden: Guitar Meditations
Chamber Music - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de jun. de 1999
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Craig Ogden in Concert
Chamber Music - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de mai. de 2021
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Berkeley, Lennox & Michael: Guitar Works
Chamber Music - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de out. de 2004
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LPO plays the 20th Century Favourites
Craig Ogden, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group em 28 de dez. de 2010
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations arranged for Violin, Guitar & Cello
David Juritz, Craig Ogden, Tim Hugh
Chamber Music - Lançado por Nimbus Alliance em 2 de abr. de 2021
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Anon in Love / Facade Settings / A Song for the Lord (English Song, Vol. 1)
Graham Johnson, Martyn Hill, Felicity Lott, Craig Ogden
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Lançado por Naxos em 19 de nov. de 2002
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Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXV. Variation 25 (arr. David Juritz)
David Juritz, Craig Ogden, Tim Hugh
Chamber Music - Lançado por Nimbus Alliance em 11 de jun. de 2021
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Guitar Exam Pieces from 2009, ABRSM Grade 7
Craig Ogden, Carl Herring, Stephen Dodgson
Classical - Lançado por Abrsm em 11 de ago. de 2015
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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasia para un gentilhombre & Concierto para una fiesta
Craig Ogden, Sachio Fujioka, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Concertos - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de mar. de 1998
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Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XIII. Variation 13 (arr. David Juritz)
David Juritz, Craig Ogden, Tim Hugh
Chamber Music - Lançado por Nimbus Alliance em 25 de jun. de 2021
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A Quiet Thing
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 5 de ago. de 2003
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Chamber Music - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de out. de 1999
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Concertos anglais pour guitare
Craig Ogden, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Concertos - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de nov. de 2001
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Christmas Time
Classical - Lançado por Decca (UMO) em 1 de jan. de 2013
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Craig Ogden And Friends
Classical - Lançado por Decca (UMO) (Classics) em 1 de jan. de 2015
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Love's Philosophy
Classical - Lançado por RUBICON em 24 de fev. de 2017
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Tango nuevo
Classical - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de nov. de 1998
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Guitar Exam Pieces from 2019, ABRSM Grade 8
Ray Burley, Carl Herring, Abigail James, Craig Ogden, Gavin Roberts
Classical - Lançado por Abrsm em 6 de set. de 2018
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Richard Harvey: Concerto Antico - Cantilena
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de abr. de 2015
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Four Songs of Youth: No. 4, Peace 1914
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Craig Ogden, Iain Burnside
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Lançado por Delphian Records em 26 de mai. de 2023
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