Handel, George Frideric > Mezzo-soprano

Great Christmas Classics by Schutz, Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, Handel

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-10-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Alessandro Scarlatti: Oh di Betlemme altera povertà, chamber cantata for soprano & strings ("Cantata pastorale per la nati; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; C...
Performers: Hubert, Kurt; Lane, Jennifer; Majkut, Erich; Price, Dave; Schmalhofer, Josef; Speiser, Elisabeth; Stocklassa, Gertraud; Wilhelms, Gunther
Conductors: Radu, Valentin; Kehr, Günter; Rilling, Helmuth; Grossmann, Ferdinand
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Bach Orchestra; The Amadeus Ensemble; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Joyous & uplifting Christmas music by the 4 great baroque composers. A musical telling of the Christmas story from Handel's Messiah, Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Schutz...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

Best Handel 50 / EMI

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ariodante; Arianna in Creta; Radamisto; Orlando; Armino; Serse; Giulio Cesare; Teseo; Alcina; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Wa...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Auger, Arleen; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Genaux, Vivica; Gilchrist, Jane; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jaroussky, Ph...
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; ; Norrington, Roger; Rousset, Christophe; Hickox, Richard; Nelson, John; Briger, Alexander; Linde, Hans-Martin; McGegan, Nicholas; P...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...continue...

The Art of Susan Graham

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; Iphigénie en Tauride; Orphée et Eurydice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze de Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio S...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Oriol; Les Arts Florissants

In Celebration / William Christie

6 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Sigismondo d'India: Alme luci beate / Io vi lascio mie scorte, madrigal for 5 voices; Sospir che del bel patto, madrigal (from Madrigali a cinque voci,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayley, Clive; Berg, Nathan [Baritone Vocal]; Beuron, Yann; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bontoux, Bertrand; Bostridge, Ian; Cavallier, Nicolas; ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Les Sacqueboutiers; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble

Essential Handel

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Organ Concerto no 13 in F "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"; Sarabande; Water Piece, suite for trumpet, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Aveling, Valda; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Coburn, Pamela; Dickinson, John [trumpet]; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Jones, Dell...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bicket, Harry; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Armand, Georges; Briger, Alexander; Faerber, Jörg; Hughes, Owain Arwel; McGegan, Nicholas; Menuhin, Yehudi; Auriacombe, Louis; Barb...

Included are many familiar pieces from the enormous output of George Frideric Handel, one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era. They range from...continue...

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Amherst, Timothy; Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Crouch, Joseph; Rose, Matthew; Ross, Alastair; Stevens, Peter [Organ]; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Handel died on April 14, 1759, exactly 250 years ago in April 2009. On Palm Sunday of this year (April 5 and 11, 2009) the...continue...

Handel Anniversary Edition 1759-2009 - Arias & Duets / Dessay, Daniels, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Admeto, Rè di Tessag...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Banditelli, Gloria; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daneman, Sophie; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Dessay, Natalie; DiD...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; ; Curtis, Alan; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Hickox, Richard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Basses Réunies ; Raglan Baroque Players

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Virgin Classics is releasing a 2-CD collection of his finest arias and duets. This generous selection includes...continue...

Handel: Admeto, Arminio, Deidamia, Radamisto, Rodrigo, Fernando / Alan Curtis, Furio Zanasi, et al

16 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5; Radamisto, HWV 12; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Sosarme, HWV 30; Arminio, HWV 36; Deidamia
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banditelli, Gloria; Banerjee, Neal; Beaumont, Maite; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Buwalda, Sytse; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Che...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This 16-CD boxed set contains six complete Handel operas composed over a period of more than 30 years, and arrives just in time to celebrate...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Augér, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah,...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / Thomas Fey

2 CD / Christophorus / 2009-04-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Durmuller, Jorg; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Selig, Franz-Josef; Worle, Robert

Gemini - Handel: Water and Fireworks Music, Coronation Anthems / Willcocks, Mackerras, Ledger, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Lane, Martin; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert; Zylis-Gara, Teresa
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Chamber Orchestra

Caro Amor/Various

2 CD / Sony Classical Import Import / 2009-03-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Alcina; Arminio; Poro; Rinaldo; Admeto; Serse; Rodelinda; Il Pastor Fido; Salomon; Semele; Radamisto; Giulio Cesare; Armida Abbandonata; Riccardo Primo; Messiah; C...
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Boldoczki, Gabor; Bostridge, Ian; Ciomei, Sergio; Dasch, Annette; Gadzala, Artur; Kasarova, Vesselina; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsi...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan; Bicket, Harry; Goodwin, Paul; Stephenson, Mark; Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: ; Hanover Band; Il Complesso Barocco; London Musici Chamber Choir

Handel: Operas - Flavio, Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo / René Jacobs, et al

10 CD / Harmonia Mundi Import / 2008-10-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Flavio, Rè di Longobardi, opera, HWV 16; Giulio Cesare; Tanti strali al sen mi scocci, duet for soprano, alto & continuo, HWV 197; Sento là che ristret...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Dumaux, Christophe; Fagotto, Gian Paolo; Figueiredo, Nicolau de; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Gall, Jeffrey; Genaux, Vivica; Hogman, Christina; Kalna, Inga; Lallouette, Oli...
Conductors: Jacobs, René;
Ensemble: ; Concerto Vocale

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

Handel: Tolomeo / Clark, Lane, Harris, Matthews, Hart, et al

3 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-06-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tolomeo, HWV 25
Performers: Brookshire, Bradley-Vincent; Castaldi, Peter; Harris, Brenda; Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lane, Jennifer; Matthews, Andrea
Conductors: Clark, Richard Auldon
Ensemble: Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

Handel: Ezio / Clark, Baird, Fortunato, Lane, et al

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ezio, HWV 29
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Brewer, Edward; Fortunato, D'Anna; Lane, Jennifer; Pellerin, Raymond; Somary, Johannes [Conductor]; Urrey, Frederick; Watson, Nathaniel
Conductors: Clark, Richard Auldon
Ensemble: Magic Circle Opera Ensemble

Bach, Handel: Solo Cantatas & Arias

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lie...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beckett, Edward; Black, Neil; Dolmetsch, Jeanne; Dolmetsch, Marguerite; Gatt, Martin; Gray, John; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Kraemer, Nicholas; Lloyd, Peter [Fl...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond

"We seldom hear Bach sung like this any more. The modern fashion is to skim nimbly and objectively across the notes, but Baker will have...continue...

Monteverdi, Graziani, Schubert, etc / Janet Baker

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-10-23

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 10; Madrigals, Book 9; Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Bonifatio Gratiani: Velut palma, velut rosa, for voice & continuo; Mister Barringcloe: A Divine Hymn - Jehovah R...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Hall, Joy; Leppard, Raymond

This CD encapsulates a great partnership (which lasted for more than 30 years) of Janet Baker and Raymond Leppard who both started coming to Benjamin...continue...

Susan Graham - Portrait

1 CD / Erato / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Ned Rorem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano; Early in the ...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves

Handel: Ariodante / McGegan, Hunt, Gondek, Saffer, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante
Performers: Cavallier, Nicolas; Gondek, Juliana; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Lane, Jennifer; Lindemann, Jorn; Muller, Rufus [Tenor Vocals]; Saffer, Lisa
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

"McGegan directs in his usual spirited style. There is a real theatrical sense to his conducting: this is one of those opera sets where, after...continue...

Handel, Hasse: Opera Arias / Vivica Genaux

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando; Alcina; Splende l'alba in oriente, cantata, for alto & orchestra, HWV 166; Johann Adolf Hasse: Arminio, opera; No, perdonami, o Clori, cantata for alto & orchestra (...
Performers: Genaux, Vivica
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy

This new recording marks the pairing of the mezzo soprano, Vivica Genaux, with Quebecois maestro Bernard Labadie and his band, Les Violons du Roy. Here...continue...

Classics - Handel: Messiah (Highlights) / Pearlman

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Clift, Karen; Fowler, Bruce; Ledbetter, Victor; Robbin, Catherine
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin
Ensemble: Boston Baroque

"...one of the happiest Messiahs on disc." - Gramophone...continue...

Handel: Famous Arias & Choruses

1 CD / Philips Import / 2005-05-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Messiah; Giulio Cesare; Xerxes; Saul; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Israel in Egypt; Atalanta; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem; Concerto grosso in F major...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Denly, Catherine
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Sutej, Vjetkoslav; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Collectors' ears will prick at the inclusion of the Bavarian Radio/Sir Colin Davis recording of a chorus from Messiah, otherwise unavailable....continue...

Handel: Orlando / Hogwood, Bowman, Auger, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2004-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma; Robbin, Catherine; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Trio - Handel: Belshazzar / Pinnock, Rolfe-Johnson, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-06-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Coe, Jane; Gooding, Julia; Ledingham, Iain; Pinnock, Trevor; Robbin, Catherine; Robertson, Bernard; Robertson, Nicholas; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Ten...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert Choir

This set, Trevor Pinnock's recommended recording of Belshazzar includes an all-star cast and has a full and well-balanced sound....continue...

Scarlatti, Monteverdi, Lawes, Handel / Janet Baker, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2004-02-01

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Work(s); Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incirinazione Di Poppea; Alessandro Scarlatti: Non sò qual più m'ingombra, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo ("Cantata...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Malcolm, George
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The Monteverdi and Scarlatti recital reissued here was made in the summer of 1969 and published the following year. Though well-established as one of England's...continue...

Handel: Imeneo / Spering, Hallenberg, Stojkovic, et al

2 CD / CPO / 2004-02-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Imeneo, HWV 41
Performers: Chung, Locky; Hallenberg, Ann; Stiefermann, Kay; Stojkovic, Johanna; Thornhill, Siri Karoline
Conductors: Spering, Andreas
Ensemble: Capella Augustina

"Imeneo' is perhaps the lightest and most intimate of all his stage works, treating its mythological plot with a hint of ironic detachment. There are...continue...

Original Masters - Janet Baker

5 CD / Philips Import / 2003-11-25

Works: Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Alessandro Stradella: Ragion sempre addita; Domeni...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Dart, Thurston; Douglas, Nigel; Kraemer, Nicholas; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Nicklin, Celia; Sheen, Graham; Shirl...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Lewis, Anthony; Davis, Colin; Keefe, Bernard; ; Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; St. Anth...

Handel: Messiah / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Philips / 2003-01-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Brett, Charles; Hale, Robert; Marshall, Margaret; Mason, Timothy; Quirke, Saul; Robbin, Catherine; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Opera in English - J. Baker sings Scenes from Julius Caesar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Booth-Jones, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Davies, Noel; James, David; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"This is an intense, compelling, moving hero who sings with style, beauty, and musicianship of a high order. If you prefer highlights to complete sets,...continue...

Handel: The Choice of Hercules / King, Gritton, Blaze, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-05-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69; Maurice Greene: Hearken Unto Me, Ye Holy Children, anthem for soloists, chorus & ensemble
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Coote, Alice; Daniels, Charles; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"First of all, let's escape the trap into which so many catalog listings fall: 'The Choice of Hercules' is NOT the same as 'Hercules'. King...continue...

Opera in English - Baroque Celebration

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-03-26

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Don Quixote, Z 578; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Rinaldo
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Parry, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English National Opera Orchestra

Opera in English - Great Arias from Favorite Operas Vol 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-09-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Ernani; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Ruggero Leoncavallo: ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostock, Angela; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hampson, Thomas; Haymon, Cynthia; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Masterson, Valerie; O'Neill, Dennis ...
Conductors: Parry, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Elder, Mark; Bellini, Gabriele

This collection not only brings together the highlights from the more recent Opera in English recordings from Chandos, but also includes a 40-page booklet that...continue...

25 Wedding Favorites

2 CD / Traditions Alive / 2000-09-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Solomon; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Der Messias; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Mar...
Performers: Abravanel, Maurice; Clark, Richard Auldon; Eastman Chorale; Faerber, Jorg; Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Kehr, Gunter; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Mainz Chamber Orchestra; Manhattan Chamber Orche...
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Faerber, Jörg; Clark, Richard Auldon; Kehr, Günter; Neuen, Donald; Zinman, David; Abravanel, Maurice

Personnel: Mary Jane Newman (organ)....continue...

Handel: Alcina / Christie, Fleming, Graham, Dessay, et al

3 CD / Erato / 2000-04-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Collobert, Laurent; Demarteau, Eric; Dessay, Natalie; Fleming, Renee; Graham, Susan; Lascarro, Juanita; Loughlin-Smith, Michael; Naouri, Laurent; Robinson, Timothy; Rossano, Maurizio
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

"In his 1999 Paris Opera production, Christie defied expectations by choosing a non-Baroque specialist cast, with Renee Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay and Juanita Lascarro...continue...

Handel: Susanna / Neumann, Holton, Magnus, Buwalda, et al

3 CD / MD&G / 2000-04-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Susanna, HWV 66
Performers: Holton, Ruth; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Sol, Tom
Conductors: Neumann, Peter
Ensemble: Collegium Cartusianum

By the late 1740s, Handel seems to have had enough of the rough male world of weapon-brandishing victors and looked more to female figures for...continue...

Unforgettable Classics - Handel: Messiah Highlights

1 CD / Classics For Pleasure / 2000-04-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Opera in English - Handel: Julius Caesar / Mackerras, et al

4 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Booth-Jones, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Davies, Noel; James, David; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"Seemingly stuffy 'opera seria' format was no hindrance to Handel in creating works rich in human drama and musical invention...A highly intelligent, singable English translation...continue...

Handel: Rodelinda / Sutherland, Baker, Herincx, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-03-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Elkins, Margreta; Hallett, Alfred; Herincx, Raimund; Kern, Patricia; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Farncombe, Charles
Ensemble: Chandos Singers

In 1959, on the bicentenary of Handel's death, the young Handel Opera Society, conducted by Charles Farncombe, presented Rodelinda in English with a magnificent cast...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Mackerras, Harwood, Baker, Esswood, et al

2 CD / CCT Import / 1998-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beers, Adrian; Harverson, Alan; Harvey, Keith; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Jones, Philip; Sillem, Maurits; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers

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1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1997-07-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini:...
Performers: Buzea, Ion; Cirje-Druica, Elvira; Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Herlea, Nicolae; Ianculescu, Magda; Moldoveanu, Eugenia; Oakman, John; Owens, Anne-Marie; Page, Steven [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Bigg, Julian; Bobescu, Jean; Popescu, Paul; Kunzel, Erich; Semkov, Jerzy; Massini, Eglizio; Trailescu, Cornel; Clark, Richard Auldon; Palmer, Rudolph; Petrovici, Constantin; Popa, ...
Ensemble: ; Brewer Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Cincinnati Pops Chorus; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Czech Symphony Orchestra; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra; Romanian Opera Chorus of Bucharest; Romanian Opera Or...