Handel, George Frideric > Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

50 Best British Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; In manus tuas; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and F...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bell, David [Organ]; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; du Pré, Jacqueline; Stevens, Peter; Willcocks, David...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Kilbey, Reginald; Dunn, Vivi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

Glorious Majesty: Music For English Kings & Queens

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Alleluia; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 7...
Performers: Addison, Susan; Bainbridge, Philip; Bayl, Benjamin; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Brookes, Oliver; Grier, Francis; Hogwood, Christopher; Hyde, Daniel; Lancelot, James; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Munrow, David; Norrington, Roger; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Birch, John; Segal, Uri
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Early Music Consort of London

Composer kings and musical monarchs from Henry VIII to Victoria and beyond have played a considerable part in shaping Britan's cultural legacy. Glorious Majesty is...continue...

Handel: Trio Sonatas Op. 2 & 5 / Richard Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Trio sonata for flute/violin, violin & continuo in B minor, Op. 2/1, HWV 386b; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G minor, Op. 2/2, HWV 387; Trio Sonata for 2 Violins an...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Rachel; Crouch, Joseph; Egarr, Richard; Richter, Rodolfo
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music conclude their award-winning Handel cycle with this dazzling traversal of the Trio Sonatas Op.2 and Op.5. These...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (10/2007/01/2008)....continue...

England, My England / Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; In manus tuas; If ye love me; John Rutter: Requiem; Ralph ...
Performers: Asch, David van; Bullard, Thomas; Doveton, Robin; Eaton, John; Hanson, David; Hussain, Alastair; Pearce, Michael; Perrin, Nigel; Robinson, Paul [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Saklatvala, Edward; Willcocks, D...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This 2-CD compilation captures the quintessentially English sound of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge set in the singular acoustics of their magnificent chapel. Over...continue...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Rapture - Opera's Most Heavenly Moments

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-08

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Wolfgang Amadeus Moza...
Performers: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Alagna, Roberto; Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin R...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ozawa, Seiji; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Böhm, Karl; Kulka, János; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Ferro, Gabriele; Levine, James; Giovaninetti, Reynald; Maazel...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Accademia di Santa Cecilia Chorus; Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra; Bayreuth Festival Choir; Bayreuth Festival Or...

Personnel: Reri Grist , Montserrat Caballé, Maria Chiara, Renée Fleming, Mirella Freni, Edita Gruberová, Gundula Janowitz, Edith Mathis, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (sop...continue...

Handel: Six Concerti Grossi from Op 6 / Manze, Ancient Music

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-04-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6/5, HWV 323; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op.6/3, HWV 321; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.6/10, HWV 328; Concerto ...
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

The Glories of Handel Opera / Berganza, Kirkby, Horne, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Orlando; Riccardo Primo, HWV 23; Atalanta; Semele; Rodelinda; Ezio, HWV 29; Giulio Cesare; Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Horne, Mari...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Rousset, Christophe; Bonynge, Richard; ; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Balkwill, Bryan; Lewis, Henry
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Les Talens Lyriques; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra; Vienna Cantata Or...

Handel: Rinaldo / Hogwood, Bartoli, Daniels, Fink, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2000-10-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Daniels, David; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]; Orgonasova, Luba; P...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

"...Boasting a uniformly excellent cast--David Daniels on peak form as Rinaldo, Bartoli as an Almirena of vivid immediacy, a powerful Argante in Gerald Finley--and the...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)

Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks, etc / Hogwood, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Alchemist, incidental music, HWV 43; Handel - Bourée; Concerto...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

Handel: Messiah / Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music

2 CD / Decca / 1991-10-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma; Nelson, Judith [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)