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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Unpublished EMI Recordings 1946-52

2 CD / Testament / 2006-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Das Veilchen,...
Performers: Feasey, Norman; Hudez, Karl; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Pougnet, Jean; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Krips, Josef; Braithwaite, Warwick; Dobroven, Issay

"A glimpse into the singer's workshop" - a phrase from Schwarzkopf's spoken introduction to her excerpts from 'The Magic Flute' - aptly describes this collection...continue...

The Art of the Recorder / David Munrow

2 CD / Testament / 2005-06-14

Works: Anonymous, English: English Dance (13th century); English Te Deum; Estampie from the Robertsbridge fragment; Anonymous, Italian: Saltarellos 1-4 (GB-LBl Add.29987); Jacques Barbireau: Een Vroylic Wes...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brookes, Oliver; Burrowes, Norma; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Hill, Martyn; Hogwood, Christopher; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lumsden, Alan; Munrow, David; Reid, ...
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Ensemble: David Munrow Recorder Consort; Early Music Consort of London

David Munrow established his Early Music Consort of London in 1967 and much of his later work was based around this ensemble, with James Bowman,...continue...

Haydn, Beethoven, et al / Janet Baker, Menuhin, Malcolm

1 CD / Testament / 2002-09-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, H 31a; Work(s); The Ploughman, folk song for voice, violin & keyboard, H. 31a/10; Ludwig van Beethoven: Polly Stewart, folk song for voice & piano trio, WoO 15...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pople, Ross; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas

"This reissue pairs two Dame Janet projects from different decades: 1975 recordings of Scottish songs, all arranged by Haydn and Beethoven, and a 1967 session...continue...