Mendelssohn, Felix > Mezzo Soprano

Lied-Duette / Gruberova, Kasarova, Haider

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Johannes Brahms: Die Meere ("Alle Winde schlafen..."), duet for soprano, alto & piano, Op. 20/3; Die Schwestern ("Wir Schwestern zwei"), duet for soprano, alto & piano, Op. 61/1; Robert Schumann: Sch...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Kasarova, Vesselina

Great Sacred Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baylon, Jay; Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Colombara, Carlo; Faulkner, Julie; Filipova, Elena; Gedge, Nicholas; Genz, Christoph; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hernandez, Cesar; Im, Sunhae; Ke...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Spering, Andreas; Kosler, Zdenek; Jun, Märkl,; Sch...

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Maria / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2012-01-17

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Irene, o L'Assedio di Messina; Dopo tante e tante pene (alternative ending for Rossini's opera Tancredi), rondo; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines di Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 9...
Performers: Albelo, Celso; Bartoli, Cecilia; Forster, Benjamin; Goldschmidt, Maria; Mermoud, Claudio; Pesch, Ada; Pezzotti, Daniel; Pickup, Robert; Pisaroni, Luca; Prelle, Una; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vicini, ...
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

"[Bartoli] has aimed not only to present Malibran's repertoire but also to capture her sound. Bartoli's rich voice, with its pyrotechnical capabilities and dramatic powers,...continue...
Recording information: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde, Zürich-Oberstras (2006-08-14_2006-08-16&2006-)....continue...

Invitation to a Voyage

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-08-02

Works: Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Liebende schreibt, Op. 86/3; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il b...
Performers: Land, Ron [Piano]; Ramm, Adrienne; Ramm, Leandra; Szor, Tom

Volkslieder, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Wenn alle Brunnlein Flieáen; Frisch gesungen ("Hab oft im Kreis der Lieben"), for chorus; German Traditional: Horch, was kommt von drauáen rein; Nun will der lenz uns...
Performers: Bär, Olaf; Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bozec, Anne Le; Busch, Christine; Deutsch, Helmut; Doufexis, Stella; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulin...
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; Les Escapades (Ensemble)

In 2008 the concert and opera singer Cornelius Hauptmann initiated the charitable "The Lieder project" to further singing with children. The following year the "Wiegenlieder"...continue...

Romantic Ballets

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Charles Mackerras: The Lady and the Fool; Vittorio Rieti: Night Shadow (After Vincenzo Bellini); Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C ...
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick; Wallis, Delia; Watson, Lilian
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kern, Terence; Frémaux, Louis
Ensemble: ; Finchley Children's Music Group

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2010-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Vivaldi: Farnace; Antonio Caldara: La morte d'abel figura di quella del nostro redentore; ...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Flórez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Savini, Mary Cotton; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni; Minkowski, Marc; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Fischer, Adam; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

Cecilia Bartoli is loved the world over for vocal fireworks and spectacular coloratura, but she is also adored for her spine-tingling pianissimi and her ability...continue...

Mendelssohn: Songs & Duets Vol. 5 / Hyperion

2 CD / Hyperion / 2010-07-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Lied zum Gebrutstag meines guten Vaters ("Ihr Töne schwingt euch"), song for voice & piano; Pauvre Jeanette, song for voice & piano; Songs (6), Op. 99; Des Mädchens Klage...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bjarnason, Finnur; Broderick, Katherine; Grevelius, Anna; Loges, Stephan; Morrison, Hannah; Rutherford, James

Eugene Asti's pioneering Mendelssohn song series, which contains a wealth of fi rst recordings and rarities, concludes with this specially priced two CD set. The...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth, UK (11/08/2008-11/12/2008).

Includes work(s) by Felix Mendelssohn....continue...

Basics - Die Basis-Diskothek [Box Set]

25 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G ma...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Falewicz, Magdalena; Gabriel, Elfrun; Hallmann, Dietmar; Hiltawsky, Kurt; Hubenthal, Kurt; Hucke, Rainer; Jancik, Karl [Zither]; Kedra, Wladyslaw; Michallik, Oskar; Pistorius, Andrea...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Konwitschny, Franz; Reuter, Rolf; Herbig, Günther; Neumann, Václav; Suitner, Otmar; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Kegel, Herbert; Honeck, Manfred; Kempe, R...

This gorgeous new digibox contains 25 CDs - the entire collection of the successful BASICS series. In addition to high quality recordings, a complete catalog...continue...

Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets, Vol. 4

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-08-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Frühlingsglaube, Op. 9/8; Der Verlassene; Work(s); Der Wasserfall (Rauch manuscript); Glosse, Mitleidsworte, Trostesgründe; Vier Lieder; Am Seegestad', in lauen Vollmonds...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bjarnason, Finnur; Broderick, Katherine; Grevelius, Anna; Loges, Stephan; Morrison, Hannah

In this bicentenary year of his birth, Mendelssohn's music is enjoying a long overdue renaissance. Hyperion's contribution to the composer's rehabilitation includes their acclaimed series...continue...

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 8 - Magnificat, Gloria, etc

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-05-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Magnificat in D major; Jesu, meine Freude; Tu es Petrus, Op. 111; Wir glauben all' an einen Gott; Gloria
Performers: Brown, Andrea [Soprano]; Güra, Werner; Groop, Monica; Volle, Michael
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

This recording of Mendelssohn's 'Magnificat' is the eighth volume in Carus' 'Church Music Series'. The stellar cast of soloists is accompanied by one of the...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 "Lobgesang" / Howarth, Larmore, Pregardien, Litton, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-04-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Howarth, Judith; Larmore, Jennifer; Prégardien, Christoph
Conductors: ; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Choir; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Danish National Vocal Ensemble

Completed in 1840, Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" Symphony is actually his fourth in order of composition, preceded by both the 'Italian' (No.4) and the 'Reformation Symphony' (No.5)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Herr Gott Dich Loben Wir, etc / Frieder Bernius, German Chamber Philharmonic, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-03-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 95, Op. 46 "Kommt, lasst uns anbeten"; Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein; Hymn, Op. 96
Performers: Bernius, Maria; Brown, Andrea [Soprano]; Güra, Werner; Groop, Monica; Volle, Michael
Conductors: ; Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

This is the ninth volume in the series devoted to the church music of Mendelssohn. Sacred music preoccupied Mendelssohn throughout his career and he composed...continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

1 CD / Apex / 2009-02-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Oertel, Christiane; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Cecilia Bartoli / The Barcelona Concert & Malibran Rediscovered [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2009-02-10

Works: Manuel García: La figlia dell'aria; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines de Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 94; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Otello; Michael Balfe: The Maid of Artois; Johann...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

2 x DVD set. NTSC/Region 0. Universal. 2008....continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Catalan
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Wedding Music & Words / Newman, Moss, Musica Antiqua NY

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-11-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 "Wedding Cantata"; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Conce...
Performers: Briggs, Anne; Butler, Amy; Feld, Melanie; Hoyt, Thomas; Moughalian, Sato; Newman, Mary Jane [Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord]; Norderval, Kristin; Ossenfort, David; Wiersma, Calvin
Conductors: Newman, Mary J.
Ensemble: Members of Musica Antiqua (Members); Musica Antiqua New York

The Great Symphonies

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"; Symphony no 102 in B flat major, H 1 no 102; Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 104 in D major, H ...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bleidorn, Matthias; Coku, Alexandra; Doese, Helena; Kim, Yong-Hee; Oran, Maria; Schreier, Peter; Stumphius, Annegeer
Conductors: Fischer, Adam; Blomstedt, Herbert; Goodman, Roy; Brüggen, Frans; De Waart, Edo; Östman, Arnold; Immerseel, Jos van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Menuhin, Yehudi; Paavo, Järvi; Zweden, Jaap v...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Mozart Academy; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Hague Residentie Orchestra; Hanover Band; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Netherl...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, etc / Herbig, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Overture for orchestra in F major ("Fair Melusina"), Op. 32; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27
Performers: Springer, Ingeborg
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Mendelssohn's beautiful settings to Shakespeare are heard in this early performance by Gunther Herbig, now one of Europe's major conductors. The two Overtures, in Masur's...continue...

Ultimate Mendelssohn - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Concerto for Pia...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Murray, Ann; Schiff, Andras; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Zukerman, Pinchas; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

A must for Mendelssohn fans, this set comprises two of his symphonies, two piano concerti, his Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music and one album dedicated...continue...

Maria

1 CD / Decca / 2007-11-19

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Irene, o L'Assedio di Messina; Dopo tante e tante pene (alternative ending for Rossini's opera Tancredi), rondo; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines di Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 9...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Conductors: Adam, Fischer

Maria / Bartoli, Vengerov, Fischer, Scintilla CO

1 CD / Decca / 2007-10-16

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Irene; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines de Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 94; Manuel Garcia: El poeta calculista, opera; La figlia dell'aria, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula,...
Performers: Albelo, Celso; Bartoli, Cecilia; Forster, Benjamin; Goldschmidt, Maria; Mermoud, Claudio; Pesch, Ada; Pezzotti, Daniel; Pickup, Robert; Pisaroni, Luca; Prelle, Una; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vicini, ...
Conductors: ; Fischer, Adam
Ensemble: International Chamber Soloists; Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

Cecilia Bartoli revisits the early Romantic era of Rossini, Bellini and their contemporaries and views the Bel canto glory days through the eyes of Maria...continue...

Liszt: Orgelwerke

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2007-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Präludium und Fugue über B-A-C-H; Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (after Bach); Fantasie und Fuge über den choral 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' aus der oper 'Der Prophet' von...
Performers: Beyer, Amandine; Rechsteiner, Yves; Simon, Monique

Mendelssohn: Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc / Masur, et al

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-06-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; S...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Eberle, Friedhelm; Katsaris, Cyprien; Oertel, Christiane; Schonheit, Michael; Schreier, Peter; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This newly reissued 5-CD budget boxed set offers critically acclaimed recordings of Mendelssohn's major orchestral music by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra featuring...continue...

Gemini - Mendelssohn: Elias / Conlon, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Champagne, Salvatore; Collis, Andrew; Dietzel, Johannes; Kallisch, Cornelia; Obata, Machiko; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Schwanewilms, Anne; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Conlon, James

Hyperion Schubert Edition - Songs by Schubert's Friends

3 CD / Hyperion / 2006-04-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Der Greis, part song for 4 voices & keyboard, H. 25c/5; Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Sehnsucht, for 2 voices & piano; Rastlose Liebe, for voice & piano (1st setting) (Lyrische Gedi...
Performers: Comberti, Sebastian; Doufexis, Stella; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Murray, Ann; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Thorsen, Marianne

These three generously filled discs were included as a 'bonus' in Hyperion's landmark forty-disc boxed set 'The Complete Songs by Franz Schubert,' released in November...continue...

Mendelssohn: Der Onkel aus Boston / Helmuth Rilling, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-06-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die beiden Neffen oder Der Onkel aus Boston, opera; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Bauer, Julia; Daum, Andreas; Odinius, Lothar; Royal, Kate; Süss, Carsten; Valentin, Bernd
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium

Mendelssohns immortal Midsummer Nights Dream Overture was written at the age of 17, but this long-lost operatic masterpiece was created three years earlier! Written when...continue...

Mendelssohn: Athalie / Rilling, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-08-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Athalie, incidental music, Op. 74; Spoken Word: Zwischenreden zur Verbindung für Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Musik zu Athalia
Performers: Halmai, Katalin; Scherrer, Letizia
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth

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

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Krauss, et al

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 2000-04-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Hermann, Dagmar; Steingruber, Ilona
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

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...

Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho / Jos van Immerseel

2 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho, opera, Op. 10
Performers: Cold, Ulrik; Hofmann, Rosemarie; Malmberg, Urban; Meel, Nico van der; Rhys-Evans, Huw; Ulbrich, Andrea; Weir, Scot
Conductors: Immerseel, Jos van
Ensemble: Modus Novus Choir

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Shaw, Bonney, Quivar, Hadley, Hampson

2 CD / Telarc / 1995-09-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Clement, Richard; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Paul, Thomas; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Schellenberg, Henriette; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"...Shaw's 'Elijah' is as good a performance as I've ever heard, and far and away the best-sounding." -Fanfare...continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Ozawa, Battle et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1995-01-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Psaumes 115, 95, 42 / Liang-Sheng, Geneva SO

1 CD / Gallo / 1992-03-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 115, Op. 31 "Nicht unserm Namen, Herr"; Psalm 95, Op. 46 "Kommt, lasst uns anbeten"; Psalm 42, Op. 42 "Wie der Hirsch schreit"
Performers: Dufour, Olivier; Hutin, Marc; Huttenlocher, Philippe; Ossola, Charles; Perrin, Yvonne; Schwartz, Magali; Traube, Claude
Conductors: Chen, Liang-Sheng
Ensemble: Geneva Symphony Orchestra; University of Geneva Choir

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream / Previn, Watson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1986-04-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Wallis, Delia; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Finchley Children's Music Group