Arne, Thomas Augustine > Soprano

Joan Sutherland: A Portrait

3 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-03-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea; The Messiah; Alcina; Samson; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; La Traviata; Rigoletto; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Charle...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Malcolm, George; Pears, Peter, Sir; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Lewis, Anthony

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In her own time there was a tendency to take Sutherland for granted, so consistent were her high standards of technique, musicianship and, yes,...continue...

The Art of the Prima Donna / Joan Sutherland, soprano

3 CD / Decca / 2011-11-08

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes; George Frederick Handel: Samson; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Charles Gounod: Faust; Roméo et ...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

Many albums claim to be legendary but few have been as genuinely influential as this one, for singers as for aficionados of opera and the...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (08/1960)....continue...

Seraphim / Soprano Sara Macliver

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV57; Theodora, HWV68; Thomas Arne: Cantata no 5; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Bajazet [Il Tamerlano], RV703; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt gel...
Performers: Andersson, Tommie; Davis, Catherine; Macliver, Sara; Smith, Stewart [Harpsichord]; Sullivan, Leanne; Vaughan, Laura; Yeadon, Daniel
Conductors: Weymark, Brett; Walker, Antony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Rudner, Ola; Northey, Benjamin; Kelly, Brett

ABC Classics has done a stellar job of bringing Australian performers and composers to the attention of international audiences. This 2011 album features soprano Sara Macliver, a versatile singer who ...continue...

Thomas A. Arne: Overtures and Cantatas

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-05-06

Works: Thomas Arne: King Arthur; The Spring, cantata; Judith; Chaucer's Recantation, cantata; Love and Resentment, cantata; Eliza; Reffley Spring, cantata; The Fairy Prince
Performers: Megyesi, Zoltan; True, Stefanie
Conductors: Terey-Smith, Mary
Ensemble: Capella Savaria

Recording information: Don Bosco Concert Room, Salesian Institute, Szombathely (07/03/2009-07/05/2009)....continue...

Art of the Prima Donna / Sutherland

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes; George Frederick Handel: Samson; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Charles Gounod: Faust; Wolfgang Amade...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Molinari-Pradelli, France

In the wake of the passing of this most quintessential of prima donnas, here is a timely issue of a collection that summarizes the apotheosis...continue...
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Rule Britannia

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351; Coronation Anthem; Messiah, HWV 56; Samson, HWV 57; Solomon, HWV 67; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32; Ronald Binge: The Watermill; E...
Performers: Bradley, Jonathan; Carreras, Nicole; Doherty, Diana; Drury, David; Goodman, Isador; Hall, Dimity; Kenny, Yvonne; Kimmorley, Sharolyn; Macliver, Sara; Payne, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Abbott, Graham; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Summerbell, Mark; Taddei, Marc; Northey, Benjamin; Measham, David; Leighton-Jones, Michael; Johnson, Craig; Stanhope, David; Walker, Antony; Swierczewski, Miche...
Ensemble: ; Cantillation

Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes / Catherine Bott, Philippa Hyde, Christopher Robson, Roy Goodman, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Campbell, Colin; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Gibbs, Charles; Hyde, Philippa; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Christopher [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Spence, Patricia
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

Thomas Arne's 'Artaxerxes' was the first opera seria libretto in English. Arne's work was a huge success in large part because it was an excellent...continue...

Joan Sutherland "Bel Canto Showcase: Firestone" / The Early Triumphs from 1961-63 (B&W) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-04-29

Works: Idabelle Firestone: If I could tell you; Thomas Augustine Arne: Artaxerxes; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Hu...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard

Since her ascension to world fame in 1959, Dame Joan Sutherland reigned supreme in the demanding soprano roles of the bel canto repertoire. Her rich...continue...
Run Time: 30 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, B&W
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Crazy - Vivaldi, Handel, etc / I Furiosi

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2007-05-05

Works: Dario Castello: Sonata no 10 for 2 Treble Instruments and Bassoon; John Eccles: The Comical History of Don Quixote; Francesco Maria Veracini: Sonatas (12) accademiche for Violin and Basso Continuo, O...
Performers: Deak, Felix; Harris, Lucas [lute]; McLaughlin, Gabrielle; Nosky, Aisslinn; Wedman, Julia
Conductors:
Ensemble: I Furiosi

They may look like a pop, rock, or crossover group, but don't be fooled! 'I Furiosi' is one of the hottest new baroque ensembles on...continue...

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

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...

Arne: Solo Cantatas / Térey-Smith, Zádori, Bentch, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-11-01

Works: Thomas Arne: Six English Cantatas, collection for solo voice, instruments & continuo; Advice to Chloe, solo cantata for voice, violins & continuo
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Kallo, Zsolt; Zadori, Maria [Soprano vocals]
Conductors: Terey-Smith, Mary
Ensemble: Capella Savaria

"Surely this release will greatly interest collectors, since it seems to be the only available recording of Arne's Six English Cantatas... These are indeed pleasing...continue...

Benjamin Franklin's Musical World / Julianne Baird, Philomel Baroque

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-04-04

Works: James Oswald: The Dust Cart Cantata, for voice & continuo; Jokey blythe & gay, for violin (or cello/recorder) & continuo; She rose and let me in, for violin (or cello/recorder) & continuo; The Almond...
Performers: Baird, Julianne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Philomel Baroque Orchestra

The Art of Joan Sutherland

6 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Giulio Cesare; Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda; Giovanni Paisiello: La Molinara, opera; Niccolò Piccinni: La Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Begg, Heather; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Clement, Joseph; Dilley, Harry; Dobson, John; Krenn, Werner; Pepin, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Boult, Adrian; Hogwood, Christopher; Jones, Granville; Gamley, Douglas; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John

This new major retrospective showcases Joan Sutherland in many of her famous roles and recordings across her career from 1959 to a recording of a...continue...

To Music / Isobel Baillie & Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2004-10-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Bid the virtues; Stript of their green our groves appear, Z 444; I saw that you were grown so high, Z 387; Indian Queen, Z 630; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; George Freder...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Moore, Gerald [Piano]

Singers to Remember - Isobel Baillie - The Unforgettable

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2002-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rodelinda; Der Messias; Theodora; Joshua; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit zw...
Performers: Baillie, Isobel; Draper, Charles; Ison, G.; Lockwood, Arthur; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Pini, Anthony
Conductors: Braithwaite, Warwick; Cameron, Basil; Heward, Leslie; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Prentice, Charles; Robinson, Stanford
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

For the Birds / Lawrence Trott

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2001-11-01

Works: L.C. Read: The Canary Polka, for piccolo & piano; Anonymous: Bird Fancyer's Delight, for sopranino recorder; François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 3; William Rimmer: Turtle Dove Polka...
Performers: Lewis, Rachel; Markson, Virginia; Trott, Laurence; Williams, Jan

The Art of the Prima Donna / Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2000-10-10

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; I Puritani, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Charles Gounod: Faust;...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame

"I'd like to report that this album exhilarates me...Joan Sutherland takes sixteen tests in Advanced Vocalism, and sails through them with startling freedom, scattering grupetti...continue...

Joan Sutherland - BBC Recitals 1958-1961 / Richard Bonynge

1 CD / Bella Voce / 1998-09-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Franz Liszt: Die Loreley; Léo Delibes: Regrets!, song for voice & ...
Performers: Bonynge, Richard; Lush, Ernest; Navarra, André; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Harpsichord Ensemble

This CD is of particular interest because many Sutherland fans were under the impression that the recitals had not been preserved on tape. We hear...continue...

Emma Kirkby sings Handel, Arne, Haydn & Mozart / Hogwood

2 CD / Decca Import / 1998-07-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alessandro Severo, pasticcio, A13; Hornpipe for orchestra in D major, HWV 356; Ariodante; Alcina; March for orchestra in D major, HWV 345; Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; L'Allegr...
Performers: Hirons, Christopher; Kirkby, Emma; Lubin, Steven
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

Emma Kirkby Portrait - Mozart, Bach, Handel

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1994-05-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; Alceste, incidental music, HWV 45; Henry Purcell: From silent shades, Z 370 "Bess of Bedlam"; Don Quixote, Z 578;...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Campbell, Richard; Hogwood, Christopher; Kirkby, Emma; Mackintosh, Catherine; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher

Women at an Exposition / Mentzer, Langton, Skorodin, Schmidt

1 CD / Koch International / 1993-05-20

Works: Amy Beach: Work(s); Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Songs (4), Op. 14; In Autumn, for piano, Op. 15/1; Cécile Chaminade: Rosemonde, for voice & piano; Chanson Brétonne, for piano; L'&...
Performers: Langton, Sunny Joy; Mentzer, Susanne; Skorodin, Elaine

English Mad Songs and Ayres / Baird, Tilney, Mackay

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1988-01-09

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z 193 "Evening Hymn on a Ground"; With sick and famish'd eyes, Z 20...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Mackay, Alison; Tilney, Colin