The Very Best of Janet Baker

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Album Summary

Performers

• Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• John Butt (Organ)
• Timothy Hugh (Cello)
• Gerald Moore (Piano)
• Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
• Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
• Cecil Aronowitz (Viola)
• Andre Previn (Piano)

Conductors

• Barbirolli, John
• Boult, Adrian
• Fruhbeck de Burgos, Rafae
• Ledger, Philip, Sir
• Mackerras, Charles, Sir
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Previn, Andre

Ensembles

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• Academy Of St Martin In The Fields
• Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
• English Chamber Orchestra
• Hallé Orchestra
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• London Symphony Orchestra

Composers

• Gustav Mahler (Composer) (1860 - 1911)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Henri Duparc (1848 - 1933)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)

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Works Details

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio :: Bereite dich, Zion

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields
• Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1734

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah :: He was despised

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 12 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Mendelssohn, Felix : Elijah :: O rest in the Lord

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 08/11/1846

Brahms, Johannes : Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 11 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1869

Mahler, Gustav : Rückert Lieder (5)

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 08/16/1901

Duparc, Henri : L'invitation au voyage

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: Andre Previn
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1870

Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986) : Requiem :: Pie Jesu

• Performers: John Butt (Organ); Timothy Hugh (Cello); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1947

Elgar, Edward : Sea Pictures, Op. 37

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 23 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1897-1899

Elgar, Edward : The Dream of Gerontius :: The Angel's Farewell

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: John Barbirolli
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1900.
• Running Time: 6 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1900

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Linden Lea

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1901.
• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1901

Britten, Benjamin : Corpus Christi Carol, for voice or unison chorus & organ

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1961

Warlock, Peter : Pretty ring time

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1925

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Prison, Op. 83 no 1

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 12/04/1894

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Soir, Op. 83 no 2

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 12/17/1894

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Clair de lune, Op. 46 no 2

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1887

Schubert, Franz : Ave Maria

• Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Gerald Moore (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1825

Schubert, Franz : Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118

• Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Gerald Moore (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 10/19/1814

Schubert, Franz : Lullaby

• Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Gerald Moore (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 11/1816

Schubert, Franz : Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1817

Schubert, Franz : Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1823.
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1823

Schubert, Franz : An die Musik, D 547

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1817

Schubert, Franz : An Sylvia

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1826

Schubert, Franz : Nacht und Träume, D 827

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: ?1825.
• Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: ?1825

Schubert, Franz : Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 08/19/1815

Schubert, Franz : Der Erlkönig, D 328

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1823.
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1823

Mendelssohn, Felix : On Wings of Song

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 10/01/1835

Schumann, Robert : Liederkreis, Op. 39

• Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1840

Schumann, Robert : Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42

• Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1840

Brahms, Johannes : Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

• Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Andre Previn (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1864-84.
• Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1864-1884

Strauss, Richard : Befreit, Op. 39 no 4

• Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Gerald Moore (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (4), Op. 27

• Performers: Janet Baker (Mezzo-soprano); Gerald Moore (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894