Gardiner, John Eliot > Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Géza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Batt...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Grand Prix - Haydn: The Creation / McNair, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Brown, Donna; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilfrey, Rodney; McNair, Sylvia; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

"yet his (Gardiner) is a fun Creation and a real enrichment of the library Gardiner stands firm as an easy first choice; a re-creator of...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 19 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-11-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 155, "Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange" BWV 155; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (BC A33); Cantata no 13, "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" BWV...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fuge, Katharine; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lunn, Joanne; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Resistance is useless with these Epiphany cantatas, taken from Bach Cantata Pilgrimage concerts in Greenwich and Romsey Abbey in January 2000. Gerald Finley's bass arias...continue...

Haydn: Nelsonmesse, Theresienmesse, etc / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Philips Import / 2003-01-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Te Deum in C major, H 23c no 1; Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Theresienmesse"), H. 22/12
Performers: Brown, Donna; Bruce-Payne, Sally; Butterfield, Peter; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Gardiner's soloists are as minutely responsive as his choir and orchestra, with the pure-toned Donna Brown ethereal in the two 'Et incarnatus est' settings and...continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / John Eliot Gardiner

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-06-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Lieder und Gesänge IV (5), songs for voice & piano, Op. 96; Nachtlied, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 108; Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus &...
Performers: Archer, Neill; Backes, Constanze; Bonney, Barbara; Coku, Alexandra; Dazeley, William; Deam, Donna; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fuge, Katharine; Hauptm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Hanover Boys Choir Members; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

"...[This] music is absolutely glorious - if you haven't heard it you don't know Schumann. Just about every number is a lyric gem: try the...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Gardiner, Oelze, Schade, Sieden

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-09-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Burt, Robert; Dieterich, Andreas; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Guber, Carola; Johnston, Robert; Jonas, Maria; Knauer, Wolfgang; Mann, Noel; Mendel, Jan Andreas; Oelze, Ch...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

"...disciplined, ordered playing and singing, buoyant rhythms, tellingly balanced sonorities, attention to every detail of color and counterpoint allowing for pellucid textures...these, allied to the...continue...