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The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Shtoda, Prokina, Leiferkus - Evgeny Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Performers: Hodgson, Alfreda; Leiferkus, Sergei; Prokina, Yelena; Shtoda, Daniil
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

ICA marks the 10th anniversary of the great Evgeny Svetlanov's death with a coupling of Rachmaninov's The Bells and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, two composers that...continue...

Nicolai Gedda sings Arias & Lieder / Werner Singer, Erik Werba, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-03-27

Works: Adolphe Adam: Le Postillon de Lonjumeau; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Iphigenie in Aulis; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Gioachino Rossini: Le Comte Ory; Mikhail Glinka: Ein Leben für...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Singer, Werner; Werba, Erik [Piano]
Conductors: Bour, Ernest
Ensemble: ; SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg

Hänssler Classics is proud to present this valuable compilation of songs and arias recorded by Gedda from the years 1954 to 1965. This anthology features...continue...

The Very Best of Jussi Björling

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat Mater; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Giocond...
Performers: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Cellini, Renato

Björling, like Gigli and Caruso before him, was idolised in his time as the operatic tenor par excellence in the Italian repertoire. He was a...continue...

Rachmaninoff: The Bells; Spring; Three Russian Songs / Svetla Vassileva, soprano; Misha Didyk, tenor

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-11-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Spring, cantata for baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 20; Russian Songs (3) for chorus & orchestra, Op. 41; The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & o...
Performers: Didyk, Misha; Tanovitski, Alexei; Vasilieva, Svetla
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the 7th and final volume in Chandos' Rachmaninoff series, performed by the BBC Philharmonic led by Noseda. The disc was recorded live at...continue...
Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (07/31/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev / Andre Previn, London SO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

André Previn is often hailed as one of the world's most versatile musicians. The recipient of ten Grammy awards for his recordings, Previn has conducted...continue...
Run Time: 62 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
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Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24
Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue...
Run Time: 750 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Rachmaninov: Vesper Op.37

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-04-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Emborg, Poul
Conductors: Mariegaard, Torsten

Recording information: TIM The International Music Company AG....continue...

Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / Pletnev

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-04-19

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; The Rock, Op. 7; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; The Bell...
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Larin, Sergei
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Symphony Orchestra

All of Pletnev's acclaimed Rachmaninov recordings with the Russian National Orchestra in a single box for the first time! Mikhail Pletnev has long been credited...continue...
Recording information: Moscow, Conservatory, Great Hall....continue...

Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers, Op. 37) / Rostropovich

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Tucker, Gene
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav

Recording information: Washington Cathedral, Washington DC (05/1985/09/1986)....continue...

Essential Rachmaninov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vespers, Op. 37; Moment musicaux, Op. 16; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Sonat...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Clein, Natalie; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dessay, Natalie; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kharitonov, Dimitri; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Schoenwandt, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen; Jansons, Mariss; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Previn, Andre; Berglund, Paavo

Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-11-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31; Vespers, Op. 37
Performers: Champion, Romain; Ericson-Berglund, Eva; Miller, Vladimir
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence

BBC Music Magazine
A disc of singular beauty and spiritual warmth, which bears out that beyond all the sumptuousness of vocal tone Rachmaninov's music embodies a...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre-Dame du Liban, Paris (France) (05/2010)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Works

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; The Rock, Op. 7; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; The Bell...
Performers: Kaludov, Kaludi; Leiferkus, Sergei
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

Fanfare
The disc of choral-orchestral music is the most consistently fine of the four. The Bells is one of the best-sounding performances in the set, and...continue...

Relaxing Classics: The Healing Power of the Voice

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-10-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Zaide; Henry Purcell: Oedipus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208; Cantata no 170; Cantata BWV...
Performers: Anderson, Richard; Bradley, Jonathan; Campbell, Fiona; Greene, Andrew; Kenny, Yvonne; Kerrigan, Annalisa; Kimmorley, Sharolyn; Macliver, Sara; Martineau, Malcolm; McMahon, Paul; Montgomery, Belinda; ...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Noble, Guy; Kelly, Brett; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Stanhope, Paul; Milton, Nicholas; Chu, Philip;
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Ensemble Battistin

Liederabend: Salzburg Festival 1959 / Gedda, Werba

1 CD / Orfeo / 2010-08-10

Works: Niccolò Piccinni: O Nuit, Déesse du mystère, song for voice & piano; Andrea Falconieri: Vezzosette e care; Ottorino Respighi: Notte, song for mezzo-soprano & piano (from Liriche (6) Se...
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Werba, Erik [Piano]

Recording information: Mozarteum, Salzburger Festspiele (08/18/1959)....continue...

Stillness: Music of Calm in a Changing World

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-07-13

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; Lament for Jerusalem; Song of Angel; Ross Edwards: Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, O Creator Spirit); Dance Mantras, for voices and drum; Yanada, for oboe; Symphony no 1 '...
Performers: Cislowska, Tamara Anna; Cleworth, Ian; Doherty, Diana; Doyle, Matthew; Franklin, Jim; Kenny, Yvonne; Lacey, Genevieve; Leske, Clemens; Lukin, Brendon; Maer, Sally; McDonald, Anna; McGuire, Marshall; ...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Mills, Richard; Woods, Thomas; Rudner, Ola; ; Weymark, Brett; Williams, Lyn; Yuasa, Takuo; Stanhope, David; Fürst, Jànos; Porcelijn, David
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Synergy

Slavic Opera Arias

1 CD / Orfeo / 2010-06-30

Works: Alexander Borodin: Knyaz' Igor (Prince Igor); Feliks Nowowiejski: Legenda Baltyku (Baltic Legend); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Yevgeny Onegin (Eugene Onegin); Iolanta; Pikovaya Dama (The Queen of Spad...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz

Recording information: Polish Radio Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall (08/25/2009-12/02/2009)....continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupré, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mall...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

Rachmaninoff: The Miserly Knight / Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-09-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op. 24
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Bronder, Peter; Didyk, Misha; Murzaev, Sergey
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"Ildar Abdrazakov's Baron is a nasty portrait, snarling, self-involved, perpetually sneering. Terrific, in fact... The BBC Philharmonic plays wonderfully and the recording is spotless, with...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op 37 / Oleg Shepel

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
Performers: Nazarov, Alexander; Necheporenko, Yelena; Sevostyanov, Ruben; Zlobin, Alexander
Conductors: Shepel, Oleg
Ensemble: Voronezh State Institute of Arts Chamber Choir

Rachmaninoff: Vespers

1 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2009-08-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Borusene, Olga; Korrinyk, Yuri; Tyshchenko, Mykhaylo
Conductors: Savchuk, Yevhen

Handel, Schubert, Bizet, Rachmaninov, Grieg, Puccini, etc / Jussi Björling

1 CD / Myto Records / 2009-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse, HWV 40; Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Die Forelle, D 550; Schwanengesang, D 957; Richard Strauss: Lieder (3), Op. 29; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Ge...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; Schauwecker, Frederick

Icon - Jussi Björling, The Swedish Caruso sings Verdi, Puccini, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; A...
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Newton, Ivor; Reardon, Joh...
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Waldimir, Sune; Bokstedt, Bertil; Cellini, Renato; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele

Swedish opera star Jussi Bjorling (1911–1960) was essentially a lyric tenor with the added ability to sing dramatic roles, which enabled him to excel in...continue...

Rachmaninoff: Complete Songs

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: At the gate of the Holy Abode, song for voice & piano,TN ii/50/1; I shall tell you nothing; Again you leapt, my heart, for voice & piano, TN ii/51; C'était en avril, song for...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

Jussi Björling in Song

1 CD / Testament / 2008-09-09

Works: Henry Geehl: For you alone; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Emil Sjögren: I drömmen di är mig nära; August Körling: Vita rosor; Gerald A...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Schauwecker, Frederick
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils
Ensemble: Orchestra

Historic Masters Ltd., a company formed to continue historic reissues of vocal recordings initiated by the British Institute of Recorded Sound, contributed to this release...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37 / Paul Hillier, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Kogermann, Tiit; Turi, Mati

The period from 1880 to 1917 saw a rebirth in Russian choral music, which for a century had been dominated by German and Italian influences....continue...

Serenity: Beautiful Choral Music [Box Set]

5 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-07-29

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Guillaume Dufay: Nuper rosarum flores, isorhythmi...
Performers: Black, Richard; Bone, Corin; Costa, Neal Peres da; Donnelly, Mark; Drury, David; Duck-Chong, Jenny; Everingham, Craig; Fraser, Anna; Greco, David; Harvey, Ray; Lang, Genevieve; Macliver, Sara; McMaho...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Stanhope, Paul
Ensemble: ; Sirius String Quartet

With reviews describing cantillation as 'heaven on a stick' and 'an elegant and highly responsive group of singers' you cannot go past this ultimate collection...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Zeiner, Agafonov, Arman, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Agafonov, Mikhail
Conductors: Arman, Howard
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus

"This is the latest of 13 currently available recordings - many of them quite recent - of Rachmaninov's glorious 'Vespers', suggesting that this work has...continue...

Prayer for Peace: Sacred Choral Music in the Modern Age

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-01-29

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; James MacMillan: Christus vincit, for treble, chorus & organ; Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; Arvo P...
Performers: McMahon, Paul; Sheldon, Jane
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett

Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini / Noseda, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-12-04

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Didyk, Misha; Murzaev, Sergey; Vasilieva, Svetla
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninoff's one-act opera uses a libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a story told by Dante in his divine Comedy. An underlying theme is that...continue...

Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Symphonic Dances / Bychkov

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2007-09-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Performers: Akimov, Evgeny; Pavlovskaya, Tatiana; Vaneev, Vladimir
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Opera Highlights / Todorov, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-08-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; The miserly knight, Op. 24; Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Beykov, Plamen; Isakov, Niko; Naydenov, Peter; Tekeliev, Alexander; Zvetanov, Boiko; Zvetkova, Mariana
Conductors: Todorov, Nayden
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

"This is really beautiful-and a great introduction if you don't know Rachmaninoff's operas. There are 40 minutes from Aleko, which is generally considered the best...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Savchuk, Borusene, Korinnyk, et al

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-08-10

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37
Performers: Borusene, Olga; Korinnyk, Yuri; Tyshchenko, Mykhaylo
Conductors: Savchuk, Evgen
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Capella "Dumka"

A cappella / Shaw, Robert Shaw Festival Singers

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-07-26

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: O vos omnes, qui transitis per viam, motet for 4 voices; Thomas Tallis: A new commandment, anthem for 4 voices; Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour un temps de pénit...
Performers: Carter, Donna; Dent, Karl [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

'These selections, ranging from sacred masterpieces of the Renaissance to gems of the late 20th century, all had special meaning for Shaw', according to the...continue...

Classics - Rachmaninov: The Bells, etc / Järvi, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Songs (14), Op. 34; Aleko; Caprice bohémien (Capriccio on Gypsy Themes), for orchestra in...
Performers: Lewis, Keith; Murphy, Suzanne; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Rachmaninov, one of the 20th-century's most enduringly popular composers, is represented on this disc with acclaimed performances of some of his greatest compositions. His characteristic...continue...

Rachmaninov: Das groáe Abend - und Morgenlob

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-03-22

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Rosner, Anton
Conductors: Glaser, Michael

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Creed, Koch, Yudenkov, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-03-17

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Nikiforov, Mikhael; Yudenkov, Alexander
Conductors: Creed, Marcus

Rachmaninov's passionate setting of the Russian 'All Night Vigil' is to the Eastern Orthodox liturgy what Bach's 'b minor Mass' is to the West. Consulting...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-03-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Badley, Paul

Rachmaninov: The Miserly Knight / Polyansky, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op. 24
Performers: Baturkin, Andrei; Efanov, V.; Goujov, Mikhail; Grivnov, Vsevolod; Molchanov, Borislav
Conductors: Polyanskii, Valeri
Ensemble: Russian State Symphony Orchestra

"Rachmaninov's darkly brooding score holds one's interest better than the story does. The lush Prelude deserves a life of its own, and the slithery orchestral...continue...

Daniil Shtoda - Tenor

1 CD / Delos / 2005-01-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night; Snow Maiden; The Tsar's Bride; Sadko; Alexander Grechaninov: Dobrinja Nikitich; Antonio Spadavecchia: Gadfly, opera; Eduard Nápravnik: Dubrovsky, opera, Op ...
Performers: Shtoda, Daniil; Tsvetkova, Elena
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine

I first heard Daniil Shtodas beautiful tenor in St. Petersburg during a summer festival while he was coaching at the Mariinsky with Larissa Gergieva. He...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Söderström, Palmu, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Antoni, Eugen; Palmu, Raissa

Written during Rachmaninov's most creative period, the 1915 'All-Night Vigil', popularly known as 'Vespers', is a masterpiece of 20th-century sacred music. Inspired by the Saturday...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Söderström, Palmu, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Antoni, Eugen; Palmu, Raissa
Conductors: Söderström, Eric-Olof

Trio - Rachmaninov: Complete Operas / Järvi, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-06-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; The miserly knight, Op. 24; Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Aalexashkin, Sergei; Caley, Ian; Chernov, Vladimir; Guleghina, Maria; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Larin, Sergei; Leiferkus, Sergei; Levinsky, Ilya; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This 3 for the price of 2 set features the acclaimed recordings of all three of Rachmaninov's operas....continue...

The Very Best of Jussi Björling

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Giocond...
Performers: Bjorling, Anna-Lisa; Bjorling, Jussi; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ebert, Harry; Franke, Paul; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Cellini, Renato

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Dmitri Smirnoff

1 CD / Preiser / 2003-04-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: May Night; Sadko; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Giacomo Pucc...
Performers: Smirnov, Dmitri Alexeievich

Russian Opera Arias Vol 2 / Vladimir Grishko

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; The Tsar's Bride; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Slippers (Oxana's Caprices), comic-fantasy opera, Op. 14 (revised version of "Vakula the Smith"); Maid of Orleans; Iol...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

This recital brings together some of the best loved as well as little-known tenor arias from nineteenth century Russian opera, interspersed with orchestral excerpts adding...continue...

Rachmaninov: The Bells, The Rock / Anissimov, Field, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Rock, Op. 7; The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35
Performers: Choupenitch, Ivan; Field, Helen [Soprano Vocals]; Melnikov, Oleg
Conductors: Anissimov, Alexander
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

As as composer, Rachmaninov was the last of the great Russian masters of the late nineteenth century. In addition to his well-known concertos and symphonies,...continue...

Rachmaninov: The Bells; Taneyev: John of Damascus / Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergei Taneyev: Saint John of Damaskus, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 1
Performers: Chernov, Vladimir; Larin, Sergei; Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Chorus; Russian National Orchestra

Rachmaninov considered "The Bells" to be one of his favorite compositions. The piece's four movements portray the stages of human existence in a life-to-death cycle...continue...

Sacred Treasures III: Choral Masterworks from Russia and Beyond

1 CD / Hearts of Space / 2001-06-01

Works: Anonymous: Alleluia, Behold the Bridegroom; Sourp Sourp (Holy Holy), Divine Liturgy; Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod...
Performers: Arkhipova, Irina; Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble; Korniev, Nikolai; Polyanskii, Valeri; Rumantsev, Victor; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir; USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir
Conductors: Korniev, Nikolai; Polyanskii, Valeri; Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble; Abalyan, Boris; Mormyl, Archimandrite M.
Ensemble: Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble; Lege Artis Chamber Choir; Russian State Symphony Capella; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir; Trinity-Saint Sergius Lavra Choir; USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir

Personnel: Irina Arkhipova (mezzo soprano); Vistor Rumantsev (tenor); Hieromonk Nafanail (harmonium).

Recording information: Cathedral Of The Dormition, Smo; Örnäset Church; St. Cathe...continue...