Duparc, Henri > Mezzo-soprano

Virgins, Vixens & Viragos / Purcell, Berlioz, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, et al. / Susan Graham, soprano; Malcom Martineau

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Hector Berlioz: La Mort d'Ophélie, song for soprano (or tenor) & piano, H. 92a (Op. 18/2); Franz Schubert: Ges...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm

Virgins, Vixens & Viragos, Susan Graham's eagerly awaited second album for Onyx, focuses on iconic female characters of history, literature and song. Accompanied by Graham's...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/06/2012-07/08/2012)....continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Un Frisson Français - A century of French song / Susan Graham, Malcolm Martineau

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Chanson d'avril; César Franck: Nocturne, M 85; Edouard Lalo: Guitare, Op. 28; Charles Gounod: Au rossignol; Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre; Emmanuel Chabrier: Mélo...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm

The mezzo Susan Graham is truly one of the great singers of our time. A dedicated Francophile and expert in French music, Graham was decorated...continue...

Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf / Dame Janet Baker

1 CD / D'Note Records / 1997-04-01

Works: Dominick Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf, for voice & piano; Hugo Wolf: Spanisches Liederbuch; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Isepp, Martin

"...Janet Baker brings to this challenging music the intelligence, emotional sensitivity, vocal artistry, and indefinable yet unique personality...Repeated listening with texts in hand gradually yield...continue...

Duparc: Songs / Sarah Walker, Thomas Allen, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 1989-08-01

Works: Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Sérénade florentine ("Étoile dont la beauté luit"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Testament; Phidylé; Extase; La vague et la cl...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah