FS Records is a record label and classical recording specialist in Nottingham, UK.
Our mission is to give a voice to artists and composers both new and neglected.
Recent projects
Reinhard Keiser – Markuspassion
Francis recently put together this recorded performance of Keiser’s neglected but wonderfully dramatic setting of the Passion according to St Mark, commissioned to mark Good Friday 2021. This was our first long-form video project.
Schubert – Winterreise live-streamed concert
Schubert’s iconic song cycle, performed by Jeremy Leaman (bass-baritone) and Beate Toyka (piano) in this online concert in aid of the Child Poverty Action Group, was streamed live from the magnificent setting of Trent College Chapel in Nottingham.
Latest release
November Journeys
Abbey Brass perform first recordings of music for brass by renowned Cornish composer Paul Drayton, as well as the first recording in over 30 years of George Lloyd’s magnificent (and rarely performed) 10th Symphony, a virtuosic and expansive work inspired by the architecture of England’s imposing cathedrals.
Available on: CD, FLAC, and with all good digital retailers (download & streaming).
Also available
Fantasia
Respected lutenist and lutemaker Martin Shepherd performs a selection of mostly neglected music from the early 16th century, including intabulations of vocal works as well as original lute pieces.
Available on CD, as a FLAC download, and with selected digital retailers.
A Ceremony of Psalms
Cornwall-based ensembles St Mary’s Singers and Abbey Brass perform a selection of British music for choir, brass and organ, including premiere recordings of two new works by Paul Drayton, as well as music by Finzi, Park, and Rutter.
Available on CD, as a FLAC download, and with all good digital retailers.
