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Most Essential Classical Music In Movies

1 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 "Fate"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Requiem, K. 626; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Carl Orff: Carmi...
Performers: Mawe, Henrik; Perez, Jose; Schnorr, Klemens
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand; Parry, David; Beissel, Heribert; Gmür, Hanspeter
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Music's impact on movies is undeniable. It enhances the total film experience. With this collection of 17 tracks we have gathered a wide range of...continue...

50 Most Essential Mozart Masterpieces

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Symphony no 40 in G minor; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major; Gran Partita in B flat major; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A majo...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Boyd, Douglas; Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Falout, Joze; Ganter, Elisabeth; Gassmann, Frank; Griffiths, Semra; Hoelscher, Ulf; Holzapfel, Maszella; Malling, Amalie; Mamou, Ro...
Conductors: Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; Macci, Francesco; Kosler, Zdenek; Bethke, Neithard; Arp, Klaus; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Kangas, Juha; Frantz, Justus; Bour, Ernest; Gal, Tamas; Marturet, Eduardo; Böhm,...
Ensemble: ; New York Philomusica; Salzburg Soloists; St. Petersburg Soloists

This compilation is designed to give new classical music fans a wide sampling of Mozart's extensive repertoire. Mozart was a star on the musical scene...continue...

Rise of the Masters: Supreme Classical Masterpieces / various artists

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Prelude and Fugue in C major (The Well-Tempered Clavier); Orchestral Suite no 3; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Holzapfel, Maszella; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Kempf, Freddy; Knardahl, Eva; Kotnowska, Jadwiga; Lill, John; Lindberg, Jakob; Margulis, Vitalij; Masaaki Suzuki [Cond...
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki; Sparf, Nils-Erik; ; Genda, Shigeo; Warchal, Bohdan; Parry, David; Arp, Klaus; Nanut, Anton; Marturet, Eduardo; Ericsson, Magnus; Ingebretsen, Kjell; Bertrand, Loic; Markiz, Lev; Oska...
Ensemble: ; Arion Trio; Bach Collegium Japan; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Pro Arte

Bringing legendary master composers back to life by giving a modern take on the classical music legacy. Some people consider classical music a relic from...continue...

The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake Suite; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Performers: Abbuhl, Emanuel; Bavnov, Tomislav; Berhey, Emmy; Collins, Finghin; Fagius, Hans; Feller, Harald; Gillblad, Per-Olof; Muehlen-Wester, Andreas; Ponti, Michael; Pontinen, Roland; Schnorr, Klemens; Stanb...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; DePreist, James; ; Susskind, Walter; Gál, Tamás; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Segerstam, Leif; Francis, Alun; Peskó, Zoltá...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Antonio Luco; Capella Istropolitana; La Tempesta; Moyzes Quartet

Some of the great classical composers have a dark side and while perhaps hidden in their personal lives, it comes alive in their music. There...continue...

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music: Orf, Bach & Grieg

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Double Violin Concerto; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Collins, Finghin
Conductors: Parry, David

In '09 the esteemed London Philharmonic Orchestra entered Abbey Road studios to record a legendary session. Led by conductor David Parry, the LPO performed 50...continue...

Great Operatic Arias Vol 2 / Brewer, Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-03-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Lu...
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Howarth, Judith; Robinson, Timothy
Conductors: Parry, David

"Hats off, gentlemen. A diva. The real, rare, wondrous thing. Her name is Christine Brewer." With these words the 'Evening Standard' described the first of...continue...

Sir Thomas Allen - Vol 2 / Parry, Allen, Philarmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Don Carlos; Macbeth; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Gwynn Hughes; Rutter, Claire; Tebb, Philip
Conductors: Parry, David

"Although he's in the twilight of his career Sir Thomas Allen shows no signs of slowing down, as this new CD of arias and duets...continue...

Great Operatic Arias Vol 18 / Jennifer Larmore

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-05-22

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Wa...
Performers: Cooper, Jonathan; Larmore, Jennifer; Lee, Colin; Patterson, Susan; Wyn, Fflur
Conductors: Parry, David

"Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore makes a strong case for opera in English in this recital, and her performance of the arias and ensembles is fully persuasive....continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias / Brewer, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Euryanthe, J 291/Op. 81; Arthur Sullivan: The Golden Legend, ...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Brewer, Christine; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Parry, David

"[Christine Brewer is] a rare creature: a genuine dramatic soprano, producing a generous column of brightly colored yet solid tone up to (at least) a...continue...

Opera In English - Great Arias & Ensembles Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Idomeneo; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Aida, opera; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Banks, Barry; Bardon, Patricia; Clarke, Paul Charles; Eaglen, Jane; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gavin, Julian; Gedda, Nicolai; Gritto...
Conductors: Parry, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Daniel, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias / Sir Thomas Allenl

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Pyotr Il'yich ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Sherratt, Brindley; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Parry, David

Sir Thomas Allen is a baritone admired and loved in equal measure. He is admired for the beauty of his voice, for the quality of...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bonner, Yvette; Danby, Graeme; Dazeley, William; Evans, Rebecca; Graham-Hall, John; Joyce, Victoria; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; McCafferty, Frances; Montague, Diana; Purves, Christoph...
Conductors: Parry, David

"...the most intelligent and certainly the most involving traversal of the opera on record for many years... being able to follow every nuance of the...continue...

Opera in English - Barry Banks sings Bel Canto

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Stabat mater; Le Comte Ory; Mosè in Egitto; Ermione; La gazza ladra; Armida; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress; Gaetano...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Boe, Alfred; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Parry, David

"Barry Banks' Nemorino could hardly be better: flexible, secure in intonation and silken in tone... he was an inspired choice for the part." - The...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: Idomeneo / Parry, Ford, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Davies, Ryland; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Montague, Diana; Patterson, Susan
Conductors: Parry, David

David Parry's conducting has been consistently praised throughout this series, as much for its dramatic pacing as for its elegance and style. 'There's an intensity...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias - Bruce Ford 2

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-09-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; La Clemenza de Tito; Gioachino Rossini: Armida; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Petite Messe solennelle; Otello; Ze...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Nilon, Paul; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Stafford-Allen, Toby
Conductors: Parry, David

Bruce Ford, one of the world's leading Bel Canto tenors, presents his second disc in Chandos' Great Operatic Arias series. His first disc received fine...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 9 / Andrew Shore

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-07-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Don Pasquale; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Banks, Barry; Dawson, Lynne; Holland, Ashley; Howard, Jason; Jones, Della; Kilpatrick, Charles; Plazas, Mary; Shore, Andrew
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: ; English National Opera Orchestra

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 8 / J. Tomlinson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-04-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Ca...
Performers: Coote, Alice; Tomlinson, John; Vaughan, Elizabeth
Conductors: Parry, David

BBC Music Magazine
John Tomlinson is one of the finest singing actors on the opera scene today. He is unsurpassed in Wagner, but here he displays...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Cullagh, Majella; Magee, Garry; Plazas, Mary; Shore, Andrew; Tierney, Vivian
Conductors: Parry, David

"With its already substantial catalogue of complete operas, the Opera in English series now (and, rather surprisingly, only now) turns to Mozart. We have come...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 7 / Della Jones

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-03-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Tancredi; La Cenerentola; Guglielmo Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Gaetano Donizetti: La F...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Jones, Della; Magee, Garry; Mason, Anne; Plazas, Mary; Richards, Paul; Shore, Andrew; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele

"...Della Jones is a Welsh mezzo in her mid-fifties, which makes the youthful energy and tonal steadiness heard on this disc all the more amazing......continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 6 / Tomlinson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-01-23

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 38...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shore, Andrew; Tomlinson, John; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Parry, David; Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: ; Leeds Parish Church Chorus

"John Tomlinson is one of the finest singing actors on the opera scene today. He is unsurpassed in Wagner, but here he dispays his versatility...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 5 / Kenny, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-08-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; King A...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]
Conductors: Parry, David

"...the Australian soprano is in fine voice throughout, with the clearest English diction since her fellow-antipodean Joan Hammond, a smooth legato and ringing top notes...Barry...continue...

Opera in English - Great Operatic Arias Vol 1 / Ford, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-02-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys; Georges Bizet: La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Banks, Barry; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Plazas, Mary
Conductors: Parry, David
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

There has always been an inexplicable gap in recorded music where opera in English is concerned. There is an obvious demand for the genre. American-born...continue...