Berlioz, Hector > Choral

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts / Barry Banks, tenor; Sir Colin Davis, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-03-12

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis is a revered Berlioz expert and his LSO Live Berlioz recordings have been among the most widely acclaimed classical recordings of recent...continue...
Personnel: Barry Banks (tenor).

Recording information: St Paul's Cathedral, London (06/25/2012-06/26/2012)....continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Nicolai Gedda, tenor. Mitropoulos

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Chorus

ICA holds a veritable treasure trove of historical recordings, the Cologne Broadcasts especially honing in on a rich period of performance in Germany. This stellar...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (08/26/1956)....continue...

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts

2 CD / Signum UK / 2011-10-03

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Ensemble Wroclaw; Gabrieli Players

The first in a new series of releases from the world-renowned conductor Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort. Called Winged Lion (the symbol of Venice...continue...
Recording information: Mary Magdalene Church, Wroclaw (09/13/2010-09/15/2010)....continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Eliahu Inbal/Franckfurt Radio SO, Keith Lewis, tenor

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Lewis, Keith
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Hamburg North German Radio Chorus

Composed in 1837, Berlioz's Requiem Mass is one of the composer's best-known works. Listen as the voices of tenor, Keith Lewis, the Chor des NDR...continue...
Recording information: Alte Oper Grankfurt (1988)....continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; La Marseillaise / Barenboim, Domingo

1 CD / Apex / 2011-02-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Hymne des Marseillais, for chorus & orchestra (or piano), H. 51; Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago (05/1995)....continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

Berlioz: La Mort d'Orphee Songs & Choruses / Plasson, Villazon

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: La Mort d'Orphée, for tenor, women's chorus & orchestra, H. 25; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; Irish melodies (8), Op. 2; Chant des chemins de fer, for tenor, 6-part ...
Performers: Bismuth, David; Rivenq, Nicolas; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

Recording information: Toulouse, Halle aux Grains (04/26/2003-04/30/2003)....continue...

Berlioz: Requiem

4 CD / Classic / 2010-06-08

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Berlioz/Abravanel; Bressler, Charles
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice

This disc features DVD audio in a DualDisc DAD and HDAD (DVD-A) format. From Vanguard comes one of the finest recorded performances of Berlioz's monumental...continue...
Recording information: Mormon Tabernacle....continue...

Ultimate Berlioz - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. ...
Performers: Budin, Jeffrey; Davies, Ryland; Holt, Hazel; Imai, Nobuko; Smith, Peter; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Jose Carreras - Misa Criolla & Other Works, Wagner, Berlioz / Abbado [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22
Performers: Bavaj, Lorenzo; Carreras, Jose; Haselbock, Martin
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Tölz Boys Choir ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Ariel Ramirez's 'Misa Criolla', which combines South American folk music and classical music, Berlioz's 'Te Deum' and the overture to Wagner's 'Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg'...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
...continue...

In Passione Domini - José Cura Sacred Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Traditional: Were you there?; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child; Nobody knows the trouble I've seen; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus; Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22; Tomaso Albinoni...
Performers: Cura, Jose
Conductors: Colino, Pablo; Cura, José

In this hour-long program, renowned tenor José Cura sings and plays the piano in this concert of classical and contemporary music from Rome in celebration...continue...
Run Time: 61 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
...continue...

Gemini - Berlioz: Requiem, Symphonie Fantastique / Previn, Tear, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Performers: Tear, Robert
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Hector Berlioz: Requiem

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-02-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Munch, Charles

Berlioz: Requiem / Shafer, Jones, Shenandoah Choir, et al

2 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Jones, Byron
Conductors: Shafer, Robert
Ensemble: Shenandoah Conservatory Choir

"The virtues of this recording are immediately apparent. The large choral forces, numbering more than 200, add power and majesty to this most theatrical of...continue...

Berlioz: Grande messe des morts Op. 5 / Davis, Ikaia-Purdy, Dresden Staatskapelle, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-11-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Ikaia-Purdy, Keith
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Chorus

Best of Stuttgart Sound - Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, etc / Norrington, Stuttgart Radio SO, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-10-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major, K 201 (186a); Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (17...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

"All my concerts and recordings with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra are characterized by a serious attention to historical playing style, which has up to...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem Op. 5 "Grande messe des morts" / Davis, Dowd, London SO & Chorus, et al

2 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-07-29

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Dowd, Ronald
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Wandsworth School Boys Choir

Pavarotti - The Studio Albums

12 CD / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I due Foscari; Un ballo in maschera; Macbeth; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Il Duca d'Alba; La Favorita; Dom Sébas...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baillie, Peter; Bartoli, Alberto; Beck, Jeff; Bonaviri, Daniele; Brown, Kameron; Bunger, Reid; Centonze, Michele; Cortesi, Manuela "Manu"; Fabbri, Giorgio "Cartolo"; Flossman, Gilels; ...
Conductors: Downes, Edward; Rescigno, Nicola; Magiera, Leone; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Mehta, Zubin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Chailly, ...

'The Studio Albums' comprise the twelve original studio albums Luciano Pavarotti recorded during the course of his unparalleled career spanning four decades from the earliest...continue...

Berlioz: Te Deum

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-11-06

Works: Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22

Requiem[s] - Mozart, Brahms, Hasse, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-10-30

Works: Eustache du Caurroy: Missa pro defunctis, for chorus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Johann Adolf Hasse: Requie...
Performers: Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noel [Piano]
Conductors: Raisin-Dadre, Denis; Spering, Christoph; Dombrecht, Paul; Piquemal, Michel; Edison, Noel; Morandi, Pier G.; Cochereau, Jean-Marc
Ensemble: ; Doulce Mémoire ; Il Fondamento

A compilation disc comprising extracts from Requiems by Mozart, Faure, Dvorak, Berlioz, Verdi, Brahms, Ravel, Cherubini, Durufle, Dusapin and more. This sensational compilation is now...continue...

O Holy Night

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Alessandro Stradella: Pietà, Signore (Agnus Dei), aria di chiesa (spurious, by Niedermeyer o...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert

Berlioz Rediscovered / John Eliot Gardiner / Symphonie Fantastique; Messe Solennelle [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2007-09-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Messe solennelle
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

This DVD brings together two concert performances with Gardiner, a leading Berlioz interpreter, conducting his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique. The Symphonie Fantastique is a glorious...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
...continue...

Berlioz: La belle voyageuse / Corréas, Schoonderwoerd, et al

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2007-09-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: La Captive for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 12; Irish melodies (8), Op. 2; Le chasseur danois, song Op. 19 no 6; Petit oiseau, song for voice & piano, Op. 13/2; Le jeune pâ...
Performers: Coin, Christophe; Correas, Jerome; Deliau, Vincent; Gabriel, Alain; Maury, Claude; Schoonderwoerd, Arthur

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Colin Davis, Dowd, London SO

2 CD / Philips / 2007-03-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, for band, strings & chorus, Op. 15
Performers: Dowd, Ronald; Wicks, Dennis
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"The large-scale brass sound is formidably caught and the choral fortissimos are glorious."-The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs...continue...

Tenor

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2007-01-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Le Villi; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Messa di Gloria; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Requiem Mass; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor...
Performers: Airizer, Czaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alain, Marie-Claire; Dessay, Natalie; Facini, Enrico; Fissore, Enrico; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hampson, Thomas; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Quemener, Yann-Armel; Vaduva, Leontina; ...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Pidò, Evelino; Plasson, Michel; Armstrong, Richard; Nelson, John; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Maitrise de Ste.-Marie d'Antony; Paris Opera Children's Chorus

In this compilation the incomparable tenor Roberto Alagna sings with some of the world's greatest artists including Natalie Dessay, Thomas Hampson, Claudio Abbado, Angel Gheorghiu,...continue...

Berlioz: Te Deum; Mozart / Stuart, Davis, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-10-31

Works: Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a)
Performers: Schöne, Hans-Dieter; Stuart, Neill
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Chorus; Dresden Singakademie

"Not only are the big climaxes given extra punch,... but in the hushed passages, with such a big body of singers - three adult and...continue...

Sacred Songs

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Repentir "O Divine Redeemer"; Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile; La salutation angélique (Angelic Greeting), song for voice, piano, violin or cello & organ ad l...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto
Conductors: ; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Capitole Orchestre Toulouse; Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix Potencée ; Toulouse Capitole Chorus

This is one of Roberto Alagna's most beautiful recordings featuring inspired interpretations of sacred songs and spirituals by French composers....continue...

Berlioz: La Marseillaise, etc / Zinman, Baltimore SO

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-05-23

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Hymne des Marseillais, for...
Performers: Leech, Richard; McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Chorus; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; St. David's Episcopal Church Choir

"If ever there were a piece made to order for Telarc...it is Berlioz's exorbitant arrangement of La Marseillaise. Sonically, this is one of Telarc's most...continue...

Sacred - Great Sacred Music for Orchestra & Chorus

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-05-23

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Requiem; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Franz ...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Goerke, Christine; Preucil, William [Violin]; Simpson, Marietta; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Jessop, Craig D.

Berlioz: Requiem / Norrington, Spence, Stuttgart RSO, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-02-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus

"... he [Norrington] maintains a melodic line that is both intense and expansive. The orchestral sound is actually leaner, coloring is blacker, and inner voices...continue...

O Holy Night [Special Edition] / Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Louis Niedermeyer: Pietà, Signore! for voice & piano (or orchestra); César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Gamba, Piero; Kertész, István; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone

Luciano Pavarottis classic album O Holy Night is one of the truly great Christmas albums of all-time, ranking alongside Bing Crosbys White Christmas and Nat...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem, etc / Billy, Vienna Radio SO, et al

2 CD / Oehms / 2005-09-27

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique...
Performers: Sabbatini, Giuseppe; Urmana, Violeta
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

Classics - The Power & The Majesty / Shaw, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-09-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Nabucco; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Alexander Borodin: Princ...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brown, William; Cheek, John; Curry, Diane; Dunn, Susan; Erickson, Kaaren; Glegen, Judith; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hod...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"...needle-sharp attacks, rhythmic articulation, diction, and emotional sensitivity..." - Fanfare...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Munch, Simoneau, BSO

2 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Simoneau, Leopold [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

A monumental work for a huge chorus and orchestra, including four extra brass choirs, in a duly monumental recording by the greatest Berlioz orchestra and...continue...

Choral Masterpieces / Robert Shaw, Atlanta SO & Chorus

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-01-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), oratorio, Op. 85; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Saint Mat...
Performers: Baughman, Wayne; Brown, Jeanne
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"The recording is the natural, spacious presentation we have come to expect from Telarc." - High Perforance Review...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-08-24

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Lopardo, Frank
Conductors: Spano, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

"Spano's choral sound is wonderfully clear and beautifully balanced with the orchestra." - Althouse, ARG...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2004-08-24

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Lopardo, Frank
Conductors: Spano, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz: Requiem / Abravanel, Bressler, Utah SO, Utah Civic

2 Super Audio CD / Artemis / 2004-05-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"
Performers: Bressler, Charles
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: University of Utah Civic Chorale; Utah Symphony Orchestra

Classics - Berlioz: Requiem; Boïto, Verdi / Shaw, Atlanta

2 CD / Telarc / 2004-01-27

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giuseppe Verdi: Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Cheek, John
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

Berlioz: La Révolution Grecque, etc / Plasson, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Sara la baigneuse, for 2 voices, 2 choruses & orchestra, Op. 11; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; La Mort d'Ophélie, for women's chorus & orchestra, H. 92b; Marche fun&...
Performers: Bismuth, David; Naouri, Laurent; Rivenq, Nicolas; Villars, Frank; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Les Elements Chamber Choir; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Le Tombeau D'Eugenie / Neil Wright

1 CD / Priory / 2003-05-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Morceaux (3) for Organ; César Franck: L'organiste, Volume 1, M 41; Pastorale for Organ in E major, Op. 19; Prière for Organ in C sharp minor, Op 20; Chorales (3) for Organ...
Performers: Wright, Neil

"This should appeal to both music lovers and organ historians. The program is appropriately chosen, with selections of modest duration and demands. The acoustics are...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Thomas Beecham

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Thomas Arne: God Save the Queen; Felix Mendelssohn: Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; John Addison: Carte blanche, ...
Performers: Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

Beecham's last concert at the Royal Albert Hall was a performance of Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts. He retired permanently from the conducting platform soon...continue...

Telarc Celebrating 25 Years - The Classical Collection

2 CD / Telarc / 2002-06-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Gustav Holst: Suite for Military Band no 1 in E flat major, Op. 28 no 1; The Planets, for 2 pianos (original version of work), Op. 32, H. 125; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 18...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Brewer, Aline; Dorsey, Don; Frank Proto, composer; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Lang Lang; Longhurst, John; Murray, Michael [Organ]; O'Conor, Joh...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Fennell, Frederick; Kunzel, Erich; Maazel, Lorin; Slatkin, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene; Ozawa, Seiji; Lane, Louis; Levi, Yoel; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Quartet; Cleveland Symphonic Winds; Empire Brass

Berlioz: Requiem Op.5, Te Deum Op.22

2 CD / Philips Import / 2001-04-23

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts); Te Deum, Op. 22
Performers: Dowd, Ronald; Kynaston, Nicholas; Tagliavini, Franco
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Colin Davis's Berlioz cycle for Philips was a highly acclaimed, if not ambitious achievement forty years ago and many of his performances- including the Requiem...continue...

Berlioz: Te Deum / Alagna, Alain, Nelson, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-04-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alain, Marie-Claire
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Paris Opera Children's Chorus

"Berlioz's grandest choral work is presented here with remarkable conviction...The only solo movement is firmly delivered by Alagna...Nelson's tempi are sharp...and he achieves admirably incisive...continue...

Berlioz: Requiem / Yuri Kochnev, Saratov Academic Theater

1 CD / Boheme / 2001-04-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Kochnev, Yuri
Ensemble: Saratov Academic Theatre Choir

Berlioz: Requiem / Noel Edison, Michael Schade, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-18

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Schade, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Orchestra

When Hector Berlioz unleashes eight pairs of timpani, four brass groups, and an enormous chorus and orchestra, the picture of the Last Judgement Day is...continue...