Mendelssohn, Felix > Bass Baritone

A Romantic Songbook - Songs by Loewe, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann / Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Justus Zeyen, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Im Abe...
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (11/2003)....continue...

Vesper Light

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-10-26

Works: Robert Lehman: O Gracious Light, for chorus; Preces, for chorus; Suffrages, for chorus; Everett Titcomb: I Will Not Leave You Comfortless, for chorus (after William Byrd); Louis Vierne: Messe Solenne...
Performers: Bennett, Lois; Bennett, William [Bass vocals]; Bruns, Jeremy; Chowrimootoo, Michelle; Forster, Stuart; Groves, Timothy; Horsburgh, Simon; Murray, Michael [Organ]; Sclaroff, Sara; Teardo, Frederick; W...

Gloriae Dei Cantores - Mendelssohn, Brahms: Sacred Motets

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2010-02-16

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Heilig, Heilig Ist Gott, der Herr Zebaoth, for double chorus; Sacred Choruses (2), Op. 115; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Aus tiefer Noth schrei'ich zu dir, sacred piece for tenor, ch...
Performers: Cragg, Br. Richard; Ford, Amy; Furst, Sr. Anne; Helfrich, Christine; Jordan, James E., Jr. [Organ]; MacNeil, Victoria; Norman, Br. Paul; Pehta, Br. Timothy; Pugsley, Richard K.; Schuman, Kathy
Conductors: Patterson, Elizabeth C.
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei cantores

Mendelssohn: Psalms no 42, 98, 114, 115 / Rilling, Et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-08-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, Op. 91; Psalm 115, Op. 31 "Nicht unserm Namen, Herr"; Psalm 114, Op. 51; Psaume 42
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael [Tenor Vocal]; Genz, Christoph; Goerne, Matthias; Lassen, Morten Ernst; Mehnert, Thomas; Petersen, Marlis; Rubens, Sibylla; Weir, Scot
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium

As part of the Mendelssohn celebrations in 2009, Helmuth Rilling has once again come to champion forgotten masterworks. And there is no more capable advocate...continue...

Evensong for the Feast of the Epiphany from Grace Cathedral

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Chorale Prelude "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern," for organ (Choräle 7), T. 7; Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Christopher Putnam: Organ Improvisation; Robert White: Chr...
Performers: Cowan, Barrie; Fenstermaker, John; Jarrell, Boyd; Putnam, Christopher

Betrachte, mein Seele, Thomas Quastoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H...
Performers: Kettmann, Jorg; Lorenz, Andreas; Maass, Stefan; Muhlbach, Bernhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmutzler, Mathias; Scobel, Ulrike
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian

BBC Music Magazine
... there's much to enjoy in Quasthoff's jaunty ploughman's song from Haydn's The Seasons, his majestic invocation to 'Herr Gott Abrahams' from Mendelssohn's...continue...

Consider, My Soul - Thomas Quasthoff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H...
Performers: Kettmann, Jorg; Lorenz, Andreas; Maass, Stefan; Muhlbach, Bernhard; Quasthoff, Thomas; Rubens, Sibylla; Schmutzler, Markus; Scobel, Ulrike
Conductors: Weigle, Sebastian
Ensemble: Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Thomas Quasthoff follows his internationally acclaimed and Grammy winning 'Bach Cantatas' recording with an atmospheric program of sacred arias, including selections from oratorios by Bach,...continue...

Thomas Quasthoff - The Voice

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; An den Frühling, D 338; Schwanengesang, D 957; Greisengesang, D 778; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quell...
Performers: Kussmaul, Rainer; Mayer, Albrecht; Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Thielemann, Christian;
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Berliner Barock Solisten; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"There's no question regarding this singer's extraordinary gifts, either in a technical sense or as an interpreter of songs--as I noted previously, he has a...continue...

Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Classics - Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3, etc / Dohnányi

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-05-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Wells, Jeffrey
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

The EMI Record of Singing Vol 3 - 1926-1939

10 CD / Testament / 1999-12-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; The Flying Dutchman; Siegfried; Wesendonck Lieder; Rudolf Wille: Königsballade, ...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Allin, Norman; Andrésen, Ivar; Angelis, Nazzareno de; Arangi-Lombardi, Giannina; Austral, Florence; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Badia, Conchita; Badini, Ernesto; Baillie, Isobel; Ba...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Viebig, Ernst; Heidenreich, Johannes; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Weissmann, Frieder; Kun, Cornelius; Dobrindt, Otto; Blech, Leo; Muller, Hans Udo; Orthmann, Erich; Alwin, Carl; Schmals...

Mendelssohn, Wolf, Pfitzner, Mahler: Lieder / Walter Berry

1 CD / Orfeo / 1999-07-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 71; Altdeutsches Frühlingslied ("Der trübe Winter ist vorbei"), song for voice & piano, Op. 86/6; Hugo Wolf: Goethe Lieder; Der Tambour; ...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]

Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 1 / Daneman, Berg, Asti

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-03-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Duets (6), Op. 63; Songs (2); Songs (6), Op. 57; Songs (6), Op. 19a; Abschiedslied der Zugvögel ("Wie war so schön doch"), song for 2 voices & piano, Op. 63/2; Blumenkran...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Daneman, Sophie

'The most attractive programming of the Mendelssohn duets yet devised' (Fanfare, USA)

'An exceptionally engaging disc' (Classic CD)...continue...

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Daniel, Terfel, Fleming, Bardon, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bardon, Patricia; Bowen, John; Crabtree, Libby; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Doughty, Stephen; Fleming, Renee; Fulgoni, Sarah; Moses, Geoffrey; Munro, Matthew; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus

"Paul Daniel and Bryn Terfel ensure that this is one of the most dramatic performances of the oratorio on disc, operatic in the best sense...continue...