Gershwin, George > Soprano

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

April Fredrick Sings Copland, Barber, Gershwin / David Curtis, Orchestra of the Swan

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-01-08

Works: Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Poems (8) of Emily Dickinson for voice & orchestra (arr. from 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson); Samuel Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Op. 24; Capricorn Concerto, for flute,...
Performers: Fredrick, April
Conductors: Curtis, David
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the Swan

This CD showcases the spectacular voice of American soprano April Fredrick. SOMM first heard her in concert singing the songs of Ivor Gurney, which she...continue...
Recording information: Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon (05/29/2011)....continue...

George Gershwin / The Gents vocal ensemble; Johannette Zomer, soprano; Haags Saxophone Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: George Gershwin: A Damsel in Distress; Rhapsody in Blue; Shall We Dance; Lady, be Good; Porgy and Bess
Performers: Ponsioen, Michel [Percussion]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Csillag, Beni
Ensemble: Haags Saxophone Quartet

Widely acclaimed for their recordings of English Renaissance and German Romantic choral music as well as twentieth-century works from France, The Gents now venture across...continue...
Recording information: Noorderkerk, Groningen (11/18/2011-11/20/2011)....continue...

The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

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Ihre gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler; Franz von Suppé: Boccacio; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Rund um die Liebe; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; ...
Performers: Albrecht, Otto; Dolz, Dolf; Fritz, Bruno; Gedda, Nicolai; Glawitsch, Rupert; Groh, Herbert Ernst; Gunter, Horst; Lais, Detlev; Pfeifle, Alfred; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Schock, Rudolf [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schuchter, Wilhelm; Stephan, Wilhelm; Marszalek, Franz; Hermann, Harry; Zacharias, Helmut; Jary, Michael; Walter, Fried; Burkhardt, Paul; Szell, George; Rother, Artur

Recording information: 1950-1958....continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; Jane, Doug; Lusher, Don; Myhre, Graeme; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Doy, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra Lon

After the Covent Garden Nozze di Figaro, an international career was assured. With a carefully chosen repertoire that included the principal soprano roles of Mozart,...continue...

Leontyne Price: Arias & Duets / Complete Album Collection (14 CDs)

14 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Macbeth; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Simon Boccanegra; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Giacomo Pu...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Barioni, Daniele; Boatwright, McHenry; Bubbles, John W.; Burton, Miriam; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Hage, Robert El; Hall, Berniece; Henso...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Henderson, Skitch; Leinsdorf, Erich; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Schippers, Thomas; Adler, Peter Herman; Downes, Edward; Cleva, Fausto; Santi, Nello; Lewis, Hen...

This Limited Edition fourteen CD set, 'The Complete Collection of Operatic Recital Albums' brings together for the first time all the recital and duet albums...continue...

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus: Complete Opera Plus Bonus Gala Scene / Gueden, Kmentt, Koth, Berry, Waechter

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-09-13

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: I Could Have Danced All Night, song (for the musical My Fair Lady); E...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Simionato, Giulietta; Sutherland, ...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Legendary recording of Strauss II's opera, featuring some of the greatest opera stars of the mid-twentieth century. In addition to the opera itself - which...continue...
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Light Classics / Songs from Arlen, Bernstein, Gershwin, et al.

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-04-26

Works: Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film The Wizard of Oz); Irving Berlin: Top Hat; Michel Legrand: La chanson des adieux, song (from "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"); Chanson de Maxence,...
Performers: Beffa, Karol; Buet, Alain; Deshayes, Karine; Droy, Sebastien; Ensemble Contraste; Farjot, Johan; Georges, Isabelle; Gueze, Sebastien; Imbert, Raphael; Leger, Magali; Loizeau, Emily; Piau, Sandrine; S...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Contraste

With the same enthusiasm put into the disc Café 1930, the Ensemble Contraste now makes its way into the exciting universe of the musical. Unforgettable...continue...
Recording information: Studios Davout, Paris (2010-04-22&2010-04-24&2010-)....continue...

A Gershwin Collection from Decca

7 CD / Decca / 2011-04-19

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Lullaby, for string quartet; An American in Paris; Cuban Overture; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; Girl Crazy; Oh, Kay!; Funny Face; Let...
Performers: Austin, Patti; Austin, Patty; Boatwright, McHenry; Brown, William; Buck, John; Clemmons, Frarncois; Conrad, Barbara [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Deane, Christopher; Floyd, Alpha; Hagan, Samuel; Hendricks, ...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Fiedler, Arthur; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Herrmann, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; Mauceri, John; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ; London Festival Ensemble

An unparalleled collection of many of Gershwin's most popular pieces from Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris to a collection of songs and...continue...

George Gershwin: Songs From The Shows; Overtures / Te Kanawa

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: John McGlinn: A Damsel in Distress, suite for orchestra; George Gershwin: Girl Crazy; Of Thee I Sing; Tip-Toes; Primrose; A Damsel in Distress; Oh, Kay!; George White's Scandals of 1924; Things Are L...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: McGlinn, John

Recording information: RCA Studios, New York....continue...

Wind Band Classics - Stamp: In this hid clearing...; Copland, Grainger, Gershwin, Jacob / O'Neal, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Gordon Jacob: Suite for symphonic wind band in B flat major; Jack Stamp: In This Hid Clearing..., for wind ensemble; Aaron Copland: Lincoln Portrait; Percy Grainger: Blithe Bells (Ramble on Bach's "S...
Performers: Fox, Derrick; Todd, Jo Ella
Conductors: O'Neal, Thomas J.
Ensemble: University of Missouri Wind Ensemble

This disc celebrates both the quality and variety of the internationally popular American wind band repertoire. Gershwin's 'Catfish Row' includes several hits as well as...continue...

The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

The Tribute To Pavarotti / Bocelli, Sting, Domingo, Gheorghiu, Carreras [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Eldo Di Lazzaro: Chitarra Romana; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Aaron Copland: Shall we gather; Lanny Wol...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gheorghiu, Angela; Griminelli, Andrea; Jovanotti; Kandour, Aleem; Karamazov, Edin; Lawrence, Cynthia; Milnes, Sherrill; Pausini, Laura; Pavarotti, L...
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

This DVD set contains THE star-studded official Pavarotti Memorial Concert, filmed live at the stunning ancient city of Petra, Jordan. DVD 1 includes the complete...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English (Except Concert Footage)
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The Tribute To Pavarotti / Bocelli, Sting, Domingo, Gheorghiu, Carreras [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2009-02-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Eldo Di Lazzaro: Chitarra Romana; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Aaron Copland: Shall we gather; Lanny Wol...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gheorghiu, Angela; Griminelli, Andrea; Jovanotti; Kandour, Aleem; Karamazov, Edin; Lawrence, Cynthia; Milnes, Sherrill; Pausini, Laura; Pavarotti, L...
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

This releases is a BLU-RAY DVD and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as DEC B001261609. This set...continue...

He Loves and She Loves - Gershwin: Songs & Duets

1 CD / Koch International / 2009-01-27

Works: George Gershwin: How Long Has This Been Going On?, song (from Rosalie, musical); Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); Hi Ho!, song (composed for Shall We Dance, but no...
Performers: Blier, Steven; Kaye, Judy; Sharp, William [Baritone Vocal]

Stockholmbilder / Anna Norrby

1 CD / Caprice Records / 2008-12-23

Works: L. Berghagen: Stockholm i mitt hjärta; K. E. Mattsson: Stockholm-vår stad; B. Eriksson: En gång i Stockholm; Carl-Anton: Sotarens fall; George Gershwin: Show is on; Evert Taube: Stoc...
Performers: Aberg, Sven; Astrand, Anders; Augustsson, Mikael; Kingstedt, Solve; Mansson, Goran; Norrby, Anna; Skarby, Eric

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Smallens, Price, Warfield, Calloway, et al

2 CD / Audite / 2008-11-19

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Calloway, Cab; Price, Leontyne; Warfield, William
Conductors: Smallens, Alexander
Ensemble: Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra

"The soloists are fabulous and their vivid characterizations are immediately engaging. Cab Calloway was a legendary Sportin' Life, and the originality and eccentricity of this...continue...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Opera Arias and Duets - Pergolesi, Verdi, Pipkov, Borodin, et al / Pavel Gerdjikov, et al

1 CD / Gega New / 2008-08-12

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: La serva padrona; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Lyubomir Pipkov: Yana's Nine Brothers; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Sergei Rachmaninov: Aleko; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene O...
Performers: Bareva, Liliana; Gerdjikov, Pavel; Nikolova, Milkana
Conductors: Rispoli, Pasquale; ; Vladigerov, Alexander; Angelov, Michail; Stefanov, Vassil
Ensemble: Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra; Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Pavel Gerdjikov is a singer who has made a significant contribution to Bulgarian Opera over the past 40 years. Gerdjikov has a versatile voice, an...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Smallens, Price, Warfield, Calloway, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2008-07-08

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Calloway, Cab; Colbert, Helen; Dowdy, Helen; James, Joseph; Lamar, Moses; McCurry, John; Price, Leontyne; Riemann, Walter; Roberts, Howard A.; Scott, Leslie [Vocals]; Thigpen, Helen; Warfield, Willia...
Conductors: Smallens, Alexander
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

This complete recording of Porgy and Bess is taken from a broadcast of a live recording at the Titania Palast, Berlin on September 21, 1952....continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Transience - Rorem, Argento, et al / Broxholm, Ormand, et al

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2007-11-01

Works: Ned Rorem: Ariel, cycle of 5 poems of Sylvia Plath for soprano, clarinet & piano; Dominick Argento: To Be Sung Upon the Water, for high voice, piano & clarinet; George Gershwin: George White's Scanda...
Performers: Broxholm, Julia; Katz, Martin; Ormand, Fred

Fred Orm has played with the Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit Orchestras. Martin Katz is renowned as a major accompanist and teacher. Julia Broxholm is highly...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Maazel, White, Boatwright, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers: Boatwright, McHenry; Brown, William; Buck, John; Clemmons, Frarncois; Conrad, Barbara [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Deane, Christopher; Floyd, Alpha; Hagan, Samuel; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

"If you like American music and-or if you like 20th century opera, you've got to hear this 1976 recording of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess with...continue...

Classic American Love Songs - Arlen, Gershwin, Weill, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-06-26

Works: Harold Arlen: Casbah, film score; Last Night When We Were Young; When the Sun Comes Out, song; Bloomer Girl, musical play; St. Louis Woman, musical play; Life Begins at 8; Kurt Weill: One Touch of Ve...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Farley, Carole

The Originals - J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Karajan, Kmentt

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; The Land of Smiles; Benedetto Ferrari: Domino; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady, musical; Vincenzo Valente: Passione for voice & orc...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berry, Walter; Bjorling, Jussi; Corena, Fernando; Del Monaco, Mario; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Kmentt, Waldemar; Koth, Erika; Nilsso...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
The most luxuriantly Viennese of all Fledermice, with Karajan and the Philharmonic at their most effervescent and a delectable Staatsoper cast, plus a...continue...

Sibelius, Strauss, Berg: Songs / Isokoski, et al

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2006-11-21

Works: Jean Sibelius: Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; Dragon-Fly (En slända), song for voice & piano, Op. 17/5; Songs (7), Op. 17; The Flower of Friendship (Vänskapens blomma), song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Viitasalo, Marita

"This BBC lunchtime recital effectively combines the native and foreign talents of a singer whose technique and intelligence have shone brightly on opera and concert...continue...

Best Classics 100 Vol 2

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andre, Maurice; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Byzantine, Julian; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; ...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Bernstein, Leonard; Temirkanov, Yuri; Prêtre, Georges; Karajan, Her...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony ...

I Am the Rose of Sharon - Early American Vocal Music Vol 1

1 CD / Western Wind / 2006-04-01

Works: Andrew Law: Bunker Hill; Daniel Read: I send the joys of earth away (tune Newport); Justin Morgan: Judgement Anthem ("Hark, ye mortals"), hymn; Amanda ("Death like an overflowing stream"); Healey Wil...
Performers: Bennett, Lawrence; Fleischer, Paul; Herman, Allen; Hermann, Allen; Lee, William Lyon; Lesnick, Mary; Levine, Elliot; Levine, Elliot Z.; McDowell, Bonney; Murcell, Raymond; Schulman, Stuart; Steele, J...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

A Portrait of Hannelore Kuhse

4 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2005-07-03

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lied(er); George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Iphigénie en Tauride; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Opera(s); Franz Joseph H...
Performers: Kuhse, Hannelore

Americana - Adams, Bernstein, Ellington, et al / Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Story of my life; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Felix Bernard: The Dardanella Blues, song; Walter Donaldson: Makin' Whoopee; Lindsay ...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Carter, Regina [Violin]; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City Of Caterpillar; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Peter; Evans, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; London Sinfonietta

This new compilation represents over 75 minutes of the very best of Simon Rattle's recordings of American music presented in his unique, exciting and dynamic...continue...
Personnel: Regina Carter (violin); Michael Collins (clarinet); Bobby Ray Watson (alto saxophone); Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet); Geri Allen, Peter Donohoe (piano...continue...

By Request / Renée Fleming

1 CD / Decca / 2003-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly); Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492; Così fan t...
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; Fleming, Renée; Grusin, Dave; Levine, James; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; Mackerras, ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Solti, Sir Georg; Summers, Patrick; Tate, Jeffrey; Levine, James
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's

Personnel: Renée Fleming (soprano); Joseph Calleja (tenor); Lee Ritenour (guitar); Dave Grusin (piano).

Recording information: London, England (05/1994-05/2003); New York, NY (05/1994-05/...continue...

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Abbey Road Ensemble; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; London Symphony Orchestra; Lusher, Don; New World Philharmonic, The; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Or...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Maori Vocal Group; National Philharmonic Orchestra London members; New ...

Personnel: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Jeremy Budd (treble); Richard Anaru (guitar); Jim Hughes (harmonica); Don Lusher (trombone); Laurie Holloway (piano); Mickey Ututaonga (drums, percussion); Charli...continue...

Opera in English - Yvonne Kenny 2 - R. Strauss, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Capriccio, Op 85; Franz L...
Performers: Edwards, Catherine; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Tim; Kenny, Yvonne; Quinteiro, Eligio; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Woodhouse, Nigel
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Starlight and Sweet Dreams - Songs by Gershwin and Porter

1 CD / Centaur / 2003-05-04

Works: George Gershwin: Girl Crazy; Funny Face; Oh, Kay!; Strike up the Band; Lady, be Good; Show is on; Porgy and Bess; Goldwyn Follies; Cole Porter: Kiss Me, Kate; Fifty Million Frenchmen; Born to Dance; ...
Performers: Armstrong, Nancy; Honeysucker, Robert; Jeppesen, Laura; Stepner, Daniel

Menus and Music - Dining and the Opera in Manhattan - Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, etc / Price, Sills, Domingo, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-04-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; George Gershwin: Porgy and ...
Performers: Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Boesch, Christian; Caballe, Montserrat; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Kraus, Alfre...

The Opera Album /Alagna, Callas, Pavarotti, Gheorghiu, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-08-13

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz; Jacques Offenba...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bjorling, Jussi; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, David; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, P...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Levine, James; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Cambreling, Sylvain; Soltesz, Stefan; Muti, Riccardo; Chung, Myung-Whun; Armstrong, Richard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Norringto...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Mirella Freni, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Moffo, Jessye Norman, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anna Murray, Anne S...continue...

Blue Moon Cat - Live at Joe's Club / Malfitano, Thalken

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2002-04-09

Works: Kurt Weill: Lady in the Dark; Street Scene; Happy End; One Touch of Venus; Die Dreigroschenoper; Harold Arlen: St. Louis Woman; Blues in the Night; Casbah; House of Flowers; Joe Thalken: Moon Medley;...
Performers: Malfitano, Catherine; Thalken, Joe

let the rain kiss you - Bach, etc / Melissa Givens

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-04-02

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Johann Sebastian Bach: MEDLEY Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51; Richard Strauss: Mädchenblumen, Op. 22; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress; George Frederick H...
Performers: Givens, Melissa

Prima Voce Vol 2 - Treasury of Opera - Historic Recordings

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: Manon Lescaut; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Turandot; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night; Sadko; Snow Maiden; The Tsar's Bri...
Performers: Anthony, Grace; Barone, Clement; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Björling, Jussi; Bori, Lucrezia; Bronskaya, Yevgeniya; Caruso, Enrico; Chaliapin, Feodor; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [So...
Conductors: Pasternack, Josef A.; Romani, Romano; Molajoli, Lorenzo; Ormandy, Eugene; Cloez, Gustave; Bourdon, Rosario; Albergoni, Angelo; Dobrindt, Otto; Pelletier, Wilfred; Coppola, Piero; Ghione, Franco; Barb...

Vocal Gershwin and Ellington / Nabal, Vilaprinyó, et al

1 CD / La Ma De Guido / 1999-06-22

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Show is on; Strike up the Band; Lady, be Good; Duke Ellington: Black, Brown and Beige Suite; Solitude; Prelude to a Kiss
Performers: Nabal, Ruth; Vilaprinyó, Jordi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Barcelona Clarinet Quartet

Artists of the Century - Leontyne Price -Ultimate Collection

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-06-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlos; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Rondine; Tosca; Suor Angelica; Wolfga...
Performers: Price, Leontyne

"Dear Rogue" - Wagner, Gounod, et al / Lawrence Tibbett

1 CD / Pearl / 1999-05-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; R...
Performers: Bori, Lucrezia; Jepson, Helen; Tibbett, Lawrence; Wille, Stewart

Historic Gershwin Recordings

2 CD / RCA Records / 1998-10-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Porgy and Bess; Strike up the Band; Preludes (3) for Piano
Performers: Gershwin, George; Gould, Morton; Jepson, Helen; Tibbett, Lawrence
Conductors: Whiteman, Paul; Shilkret, Nathaniel; Bernstein, Leonard; Smallens, Alexander; Gould, Morton; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Chorus; Morton Gould Orchestra; Orchestra; Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

I Want Magic! / Renée Fleming

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Bernard Herrmann: Wuthering Heights, opera; Douglas S. Moore: The Ballad of Baby Doe, opera in 2 acts; Gian Carlo Menotti: The Medium; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Car...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New York Voices

"Fleming's voice is sumptuous, her lower register especially sounds so warmly resonant that I found myself thinking of Leontyne Price in her glory days...[and she]...continue...

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Selections), Blue Monday / Kunzel

1 CD / Telarc / 1998-05-26

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Blue Monday (Opera à la Afro-American), opera (orig. incl. in George White's Scandals of 1922)
Performers: Baker, Gregg; Barnes, Sebronette; Bishop, Michael [Engineer]; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Brown, Angela; Caldwell, William Henry; Craig, Lawrence; Lister, Marquita; Walker, Kirk; Young, Thom...
Conductors: Kunzel, Erich
Ensemble: Central State University Chorus; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Erich Kunzel worked in cooperation with the famed Gershwin scholar, Edward Jablonski, as well as the music division of the Library of Congress, where the...continue...

Best of Evergreens / Mattila, Saraste, Savijoki, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-10-07

Works: Harold Arlen: Wizard of Oz; Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Cats; Leo Leandros: Tango d'amour; Frederick Holländer: The Blue Angel; Jule Styne: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Geor...
Performers: Mattila, Karita; Ranta, Ilmo
Conductors: Savijoki, Pekka; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Niemi, Riku
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jyväskylä Sinfonia; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Karita Mattila is one of today's most exciting lyric sopranos. This collection of lighter music from 1995-2001 Ondine recordings includes show tunes, lieder and Finnish...continue...

The Essential Leontyne Price - Highlights

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-03-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Hector Be...
Performers: Carlin, Mario; Decker, George; Domingo, Placido; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Basile, Arturo; Karajan, Herbert von; Downes, Edward; Levine, James; Santi, Nello; Reiner, Fritz; Leinsdorf, Erich; Henderson, Skitch; Paur, Leonard de
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchest...

The Essential Leontyne Price - Spirituals, Hymns, etc

2 CD / RCA Records / 1997-01-14

Works: Harry: Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit; Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler; Lawrance Collingwood: Let Us Break Bread Together; Traditional Spiritual: His Name So Sweet; Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Deep River...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Decker, George; Price, Leontyne; Walton, Connally
Conductors: Holmes, Lassaye Van Buren; Henderson, Skitch; Gerhardt, Charles