Robert Tear
Type
Person
Location
đŹđ§ United Kingdom
Formed
8 March 1939
Ended
29 March 2011
Member of
Albums58
- Cantatas / AriasGeorge Frideric Handel; Raymond Leppard, Sir Neville Marriner, English Chamber Orchestra, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields2019
- Hippolyte et AricieRameau; Robert Tear, Angela Hickey, Janet Baker, John ShirleyâQuirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Lewis2019
- Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda / Savitri / Seven Partsongs / The Evening WatchHolst; Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Thomas Hemsley, The Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Imogen Holst2014
- The Turn of the ScrewBenjamin Britten; Helen Donath, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, Ava June, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis2012
- IdomeneoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Werner Hollweg, Trudeliese Schmidt, Rachel Yakar, Felicity Palmer, Kurt Equiluz, Robert Tear, Simon Estes, Mozart-Orchester & Chor des Opernhauses ZĂŒrich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt2009
- Folksong ArrangementsVaughan Williams; Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, Hugh Bean, Jean Stewart2008
- Before and after Summer - Till Earth Outwears - I said to LoveGerald Finzi; John Carol Case, Robert Tear, Neil Jenkins & Howard Ferguson2007
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Nocturne / Les IlluminationsBritten; Robert Tear, Heather Harper, Neville Marriner, Jeffrey Tate2006
- The Rite of Spring / The NightingaleStravinsky; TrĂfonova, Tear, Longworth, Whelan, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft2005
- Il ritorno d'Ulisse in PatriaClaudio Monteverdi, Hans Werner Henze; Kathleen Kuhlmann, Ann Murray, Thomas Allen, Vinson Cole, James King, Robert Tear, Tölzer Knabenchor, RadioâSymphonieorchester Wien, Jeffrey Tate2000
- Weihnachts-OratoriumJohann Sebastian Bach; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Ledger, Elly Ameling, Dietrich FischerâDieskau, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Kingâs College Choir, Cambridge1996
- Britten: Spring Symphony / Bridge: Enter Spring / SummerBritten, Bridge; Eiddwen Harrhy, Linda Finnie, Robert Tear, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Sir Charles Groves, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ashley Lawrence1996
- Beethoven: Mass in C / Mozart: Mass in C âCoronationâBeethoven, Mozart; Ileana Cotrubas, Janet Price, Kevin Smith, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Robert Tear, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Gwynne Howell, Graham Titus, Sir John Pritchard, Meredith Davies1996
- A Ceremony of Carols / Saint NicolasBritten; Robert Tear, Bruce Russell, Choir of Kingâs College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks1995
- Das Lied von der ErdeMahler, Schoenberg; Jean Rigby, Robert Tear, The Premiere Ensemble, Mark Wigglesworth1995
- Das klagende LiedMahler; Teresa Cahill, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky1995
- Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle / Respighi: DeitĂ silvane, Trittico botticelliano, Lauda per la nativitĂ del SignoreGioachino Rossini, Ottorino Respighi; Margaret Marshall, Alfreda Hodgson, Robert Tear, Malcolm King, London Chamber Choir, Argo Chamber Orchestra, LĂĄszlĂł Heltay1995
- Les Contes dâHoffmannOffenbach; Neil Shicoff, Ann Murray, Jessye Norman, Rosalind Plowright, Luciana Serra, Robert Tear, JosĂ© Van Dam, Chorus and Orchestra of the Théùtre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, Sylvain Cambreling1994
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Our Hunting Fathers / FolksongsBenjamin Britten; Robert Tear, Alan Civil, Elisabeth Söderström, Neville Marriner, Richard Armstrong1993
- Songs of Travel / On Wenlock Edge / Orchestral SongsVaughan Williams, Elgar, Butterworth; Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Vernon Handley1993
- British Composers: A Mass of Life / Songs of Sunset / An ArabesqueDelius; Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon, Dame Janet Baker, John ShirleyâQuirk, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves1992
- MessiahHandel; James Bowman, Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon, Choir of Kingâs College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks1992
- SongsStravinsky; Phyllis BrynâJulson, Ann Murray, Robert Tear, John ShirleyâQuirk, Ensemble interContemporain, Pierre Boulez1991
- The Cunning Little Vixen / Taras BulbaJanĂĄÄek; Lillian Watson, Robert Tear, Thomas Allen, Diane Montague, Gwynne Howell, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Simon Rattle1991
- Hodie / Fantasia on Christmas CarolsRalph Vaughan Williams; Elizabeth Gale, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, London Symphony Chorus, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox1990
- Choral SymphonyBeethoven; Heather Harper, Alfreda Hodgson, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell, Sinfonia Chorus, Members of London Symphony Chorus, Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox1988
- Exsultate, Jubilate / Krönungsmesse / Litaniae Lauretanae, K195Mozart; Spoorenberg, CotrubaÈ, Watts, Tear, ShirleyâQuirk, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner1988
- RequiemMozart; Helen Donath, Christa Ludwig, Robert Tear, Robert Lloyd, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini1988
- The Apostles / Meditation From âThe Light of LifeâElgar; Sheila Armstrong, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon, Clifford Grant, John Carol Case, Choir of Downe House School, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult1988
- Songs of Travel / On Wenlock EdgeRalph Vaughan Williams; Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle1987
- The Mask of TimeSir Michael Tippett; Faye Robinson, Sarah Walker, Robert Tear, John Cheek, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis1987
- Das klagende LiedMahler; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Helena Döse, Alfreda Hodgson, Robert Tear, Sean Rea1985
- RomĂ©o et JulietteBerlioz; Kern, Tear, ShirleyâQuirk, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Sir Colin Davis1985
- Savitri / Choral Hymns From The Rig Veda (3rd Group)Holst, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Thomas Hemsley, English Chamber Orchestra, Purcell Singers, Imogen Holst1983
- War RequiemBritten; Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Tear, Thomas Allen, CBSO Chorus, Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle1983
- 1982
- Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts)Berlioz; Robert Tear, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn1980
- TheresienmesseJoseph Haydn; Lucia Popp, Rosalind Elias, Robert Tear, Paul Hudson, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Leonard Bernstein1980
- LuluAlban Berg; Teresa Stratas, Orchestre de lâOpĂ©ra de Paris, Pierre Boulez, Yvonne Minton, Hanna Schwarz, Franz Mazura, Kenneth Riegel, Toni Blankenheim, Robert Tear, Helmut Pampuch19794.00 â
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Les IlluminationsBenjamin Britten; Robert Tear, Dale Clevenger, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini1979
- BĂ©atrice et BĂ©nĂ©dictBerlioz; Baker, EdaâPierre, Watts, Tear, Allen, Lloyd, Bastin, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis1978
- Mariazeller Mass / Little Organ MassHaydn; Jennifer Smith, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon, Choir of St. Johnâs College, Cambridge, John Scott, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, George Guest1978
- RequiemMozart; Ileana CotrubaĆ, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, John ShirleyâQuirk, Academy and Chorus of St. MartinâinâtheâFields, LĂĄszlĂł Heltay, Neville Marriner1977
- The King Shall Rejoice and other Chapel Royal AnthemsJames Bowman, Robert Tear, Christopher Keyte, Choir of St. Johnâs College, Cambridge, Matheson Consort, Philomusica of London, George Guest1977
- Home, Sweet Home: Victorian Songs and Ballads, Volume 2Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon & André Previn1976
- The Bells / VocaliseRachmaninov; Sheila Armstrong, Robert Tear, John ShirleyâQuirk, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, AndrĂ© Previn1976
- Mass in C major opus 86Beethoven; Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Christopher Keyte, Choir of St. Johnâs College, Cambridge, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, George Guest1974
- Choral SymphonyBeethoven; Sheila Armstrong, Anna Reynolds, Robert Tear, John ShirleyâQuirk, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini1973
- Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Les IlluminationsBenjamin Britten,;Heather Harper, Robert Tear, Alan Civil,Northern Sinfonia & Sir Neville Marriner1971
- Bach: Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243 / Bruckner: Te DeumBach, Bruckner; Lucia Popp, Anne Pashley, Birgit FinnilÀ, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Don Garrard, Thomas Hemsley, New Philharmonia Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim1970
- PaukenmesseJ. Haydn; April Cantelo, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Barry McDaniel, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Choir of St. Johnâs College, Cambridge, George Guest1970
- Creation MassHaydn; April Cantelo, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Forbes Robinson, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of St. Johnâs College Cambridge, George Guest1969
- A Midsummer Nightâs DreamBritten; Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, Heather Harper, Stephen Terry, John ShirleyâQuirk, Helen Watts, Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, Kenneth MacDonald, David Kelly, Robert Tear, Keith Raggett, London Symphony, Benjamin Britten1966
- Dido and AeneasPurcell; Mary Thomas, Honor Sheppard, Helen Watts, Maurice Bevan, Ellen Dales, Robert Tear, Harold Lester, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Alfred Deller1964
- Hugh the DroverVaughan Williams; Armstrong, Watts, Tear, Lloyd, Rippon, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves
- Rachmaninov & Chopin SongsRachmaninov, Chopin; Robert Tear
- The CreationJoseph Haydn; Helen Donath, Robert Tear, José van Dam, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
- The Dream of GerontiusEdward Elgar; Robert Tear, Alfreda Hodgson, Benjamin Luxon, The Scottish National Orchestra Chorus, Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson
Live Albums6
- Alceste, Wq. 44 (Sung in French) [Live Recordings 1981]Christoph Willibald Gluck; Janet Baker, Robert Tear, John ShirleyâQuirk, Matthew Best, Maldwyn Davies, Philip Gelling, Jonathan Summers, Maurits Sillem, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Charles Mackerras2014
- BBC Music, Volume 17, Number 10: Symphony no. 2, âLobgesangâ (Hymn of Praise)Mendelssohn; BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, VĂ©ronique Gens, Pamela Helen Stephen, Robert Tear, Richard Hickox2009
- Symphony no. 9 âChoralâBeethoven; Mari Anne HĂ€ggander, Alfreda Hodgson, Robert Tear, Gwynne Howell, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt2003
- Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Schubert: Symphony no. 4Beethoven, Schubert; Teresa Ć»ylisâGara, Marga Höffgen, Robert Tear, Raffaelle AriĂ©, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini2002
- Saint François d'AssiseOlivier Messiaen; Dietrich FischerâDieskau, Rachel Yakar, Robert Tear, Gilles Cachemaille, Sebastian Vittucci, RadioâSymphonieorchester Wien, Lothar Zagrosek2000
- EliasMendelssohn Bartholdy; Auger, Schreckenbach, Tear, Nimsgern, GĂ€chinger Kantorei Stuttgart, RadioâSinfonieorchester Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling1990
Compilations12
- Six CantatasJohann Sebastian Bach; Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, JĂșlia VĂĄrady, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Timothy Brown, Susan Milan, Ian Watson, Denis Vigay, Raymond Koster, Aldo Baldin, John ShirleyâQuirk, St. Anthony Singers, Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Philip Ledger, Rachel Lord, George Malcolm2019
- Das Geistliche & Weltliche Chorwerk (Sacred & Secular Choral Works)Schubert; Donath, Popp, Behrens, Fassbaender, Araiza, Dallapozza, Protschka, Schreier, Tear, Fischer-Dieskau, Capella Bavariae, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Wolfgang Sawallisch2011
- Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Cantata 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen', BWV 56Bach; John ShirleyâQuirk, Margaret Marshall, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Samuel Ramey, St. Anthony Singers, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner2011
- British Composers: Britten: War Requiem / Bliss: Morning HeroesBenjamin Britten, Sir Arthur Bliss; Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Tear, Sir Thomas Allen, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, John Westbrook, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves2007
- British Composers: Britten: Winter Words etc.Benjamin Britten; Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger2000
- Acis & GalateaHandel; Jill Gomez, Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Luxon, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner1998
- Requiem / Symphonie fantastiqueBerlioz; André Previn, Robert Tear1997
- At The Boar's Head / The Wandering ScholarHolst; Langridge, Tomlinson, Ross, Palmer, David Atherton, Rippon, Burrowes, Michael Langdon, Tear, Steuart Bedford1995
- Requiem / Krönungsmesse / Coronation Mass / Exsultate, jubilate / Litany K. 195Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; CotrubaĆ, Watts, Tear, ShirleyâQuirk, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner1994
- The Hymn Of Jesus / Ode to Death / Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda / The Wandering ScholarHolst; London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Charles Groves, Michael Rippon, Norma Burrowes, Michael Langdon, Robert Tear, English Opera Group, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford1988
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 81/82 : Music of FaithDame Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, Ambrosian Singers, Charles Mackerras, Elizabeth Harwood, John McCarthy, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra & Christa Ludwig1980
- Coronation Mass / Vesperae Solennes / Exsultate, JubilateWolfgang Amadeus Mozart; CotrubaÈ, Watts, Tear, ShirleyâQuirk, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner







































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