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The Olympic Experience

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Henry ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Martini, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Santi, Nello; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Mehta, Zubin; Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Leppard, Raymond; Harnoncourt,...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Pure... Classical

4 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Brandenb...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia; De Maistre, Xavier; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Graffman, Gary; Hering, Jorg; Holzl, Barbara; Hyman, Dick; Newman, Anthony; Op...
Conductors: Spivakov, Vladimir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Newman, Anthony; Levine, James; Leppard, Raymond; Davis, Colin; Stokowski, Leopold; Szell, George; Munch, Charles; Bruno, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Collegium; Moscow Virtuosi; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Music for a Royal Wedding, 2011

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Samson; Solomon; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Andre, Maurice; Domingo, Placido; Hansen, Jorgen Ernst; Maurane, Camille
Conductors: Paillard, Jean-François; Leppard, Raymond; Higginbottom, Edward; Frémaux, Louis; Santi, Nello; Davis, Andrew; Faerber, Jörg;
Ensemble: ; Capricorn (Ensemble); Il Giardino Armonico

A compilation of the most famous and recognizable pieces of music from the wedding service of every British monarch, from Queen Victoria to our present...continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

British Anthems

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2011-04-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"; Gustav Holst: The Planets; I vow to thee, my country; William Henry ...
Performers: Allsop, Christopher; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; King, Peter [Organ]; Lamb, Andrew; Rushforth, Philip
Conductors: Davis, Carl; Daniel, Paul; Leaper, Adrian; Halsey, Simon; Marlow, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; Edwards, Sian; Ormandy, Eugene; McGegan, Nicholas; Fraser, Donald
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensembl

Essential Vivaldi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Rachel; Butterfield, Adrian; Chang, Han-Na; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebran...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Brown, Iona; Tognetti, Richard; Warren-Green, Christopher; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Auriacombe, Louis; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Halstead, Anthony; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [V...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble); Virtuosi of England

George Frideric Handel: Samson / Raymond Leppard

2 CD / Gala / 2010-07-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond

Recording information: Covent Garden, London (01/03/1959)....continue...

Lully: Pièces de Symphonies; Campra: L'Europe Galante

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-07-06

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Pièces de symphonie, Noce de village, Airs pour Mme la dauphine, for orchestra, LWV 70; André Campra: L'Europe galante, opera-ballet
Performers: Leppard, Raymond
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London, UK....continue...

Monteverdi: Coronation Of Poppea

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-06-29

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond

In November 1971, Dame Janet Baker - a great champion of Opera sung in English - performed the title role in Monteverdi's 'The Coronation of...continue...
Recording information: London Coliseum (11/27/1971)....continue...

Essential Baroque

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Gloria, RV 589; Concerto for Flute in D major 'Il gardellino', Op. 10/3; Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93; Guitar Concerto in C major, RV 425; Concerto for lute an...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Armand, Georges; Asperen, Bob van; Bailes, Anthony; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Curtis, Alan; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ferras, Christian [Violin]...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Malcolm, George; Armand, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Brown, Iona; Linde, Ha...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Consortium Musicum; Early Music Consort of London; Linde Consort

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond

" THIS FAMOUS RECORDING OF PURCELL'S OPERA STARRING THE INCOMPARABLE JESSYE NORMAN AS DIDO AND THOMAS ALLEN AS AENEAS, WAS MADE OVER TWENTY YEARS AGO...continue...

Bach Adagios - Over 2 hours of Bach's beautiful melodies

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in A fla...
Performers: Bennett, William; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Gulda, Friedrich; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Rampal, Jean-Pierr...
Conductors: Judd, James; De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Brown, Iona; Schreier, Peter; Jochum, Eugen; Gérecz, Arpad; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra

Over two hours of the world's most beautiful melodies from one of the world's greatest composers: Decca's best-selling series of soothing 'Adagios' continues with Bach....continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Handel Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Water Music; MEDLEY; Handel - Bourée; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Dank Se...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Gruberova, Edita; Hartman, Bonnie; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Marsalis, Wynton; Soper, Lee; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]; Timm, Joel; Wolff, Beverly
Conductors: Galway, James [Flute]; Ormandy, Eugene; Kapp, Richard; Carroll, Edward; Leppard, Raymond; Rudel, Julius; Groves, Charles, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Washington Chamber Soloists

J.S. Bach: Sinfonias; C.P.E. Bach, Vivaldi / Leppard, Holliger, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68); Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for Oboe in B flat m...
Performers: Holliger, Heinz
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

The Handel Experience / Scimone, Koopman, Leppard, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit D...
Performers: Baumont, Olivier; Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Davies, Ryland; Dessay, Natalie; Esswood, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Jo, Sumi; Jo, Sunni; Koopman, Ton; Laskine, Lily; Leonhardt, Gustav; Lott...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Paillard, Jean-François; Leppard, Raymond; Wolff, Hugh; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Antonini, Giovanni; Koopman, Ton; Christie, William; Minkowski, Marc; Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Monteverdi Orchestra;...

Music for Driving [RCA]

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-05-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; George Fr...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Chen, Evelyn; Clark, James; Domingo, Placido; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Hattori, Joji; Hudson, John; Marwood, Anthony; Philogene, Ruby; Watson, Jani...
Conductors: Wand, Günter; Ermler, Mark; McGegan, Nicholas; Morricone, Ennio; Robinson, Peter; Paillard, Jean-François; Hattori, Joji; Davis, Carl; Leppard, Raymond; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Slatkin, Leona...
Ensemble: ; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Ensemble

The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

Bach, Handel: Solo Cantatas & Arias

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lie...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beckett, Edward; Black, Neil; Dolmetsch, Jeanne; Dolmetsch, Marguerite; Gatt, Martin; Gray, John; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Kraemer, Nicholas; Lloyd, Peter [Fl...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond

"We seldom hear Bach sung like this any more. The modern fashion is to skim nimbly and objectively across the notes, but Baker will have...continue...

Bach Adagios - Over 2 1/2 hours of the Most Beautiful Music

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 104...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bouman, Henk; Brendel, Alfred; Caine, Carmel; Francescatti, Zino; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Gulda, Friedrich; Hazelzet, Wilbert; Holli...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Agoult, Raymond; ; Gérecz, Arpad; Leppard, Raymond; Richter, Karl; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Pinnock, Trevor; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Bern; Les Solistes Romandes; Lucerne Festival Strings; The English Concert

Bach Adagios features the best-loved and most soothing works by Johann Sebastian Bach. Artists include Sir Neville Marriner, Heinz Holliger, Andras Schiff, Alfred Brendel, Pepe...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-08-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Domingo, Placido; Terfel, Bryn; Toso, Piero; Wilson, Stuart
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barenboim, Daniel; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Keilberth, Joseph; Gardiner, John Eliot; Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Scimone, Claudio; Leppard, Raymond; Conlon, ...

The Essential Wynton Marsalis

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-07-10

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D major; Ode on Union of King and Parliament; Jean Joseph Mouret: Suite de Symphonies no 1; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary for Organ; Ma...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, William [flute]; Black, Neil; Burr, Jon; Cho-Liang, Lin; Hurst, Robert Leslie III; Koch, Philip; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Riley, Herlin; ...
Conductors: Newman, Anthony; Leppard, Raymond; Nelson, John; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Hunsberger, Donald; ; Marsalis, Wynton
Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra

The name Wynton Marsalis has become almost a metaphor for music in our time, be it visionary jazz or beautifully wrought performances of classical works...continue...

5 Operas from Glyndebourne 1972-1979 / Fidelio, Macbeth, Falstaff, The Rake's Progress, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-06-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Falstaff; Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Allman, Robert; Appelgren, Curt; Baker, Janet, Dame; Barstow, Josephine; Burrows, Brian; Caley, Ian; Condo, Nucci; Cosotti, Max Rene; De Ridder, Anton; Dickerson, Bernard; Elias, Rosalind; Erwen, Kei...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne Diamonds is a choice of five highly acclaimed opera productions from the famous Glyndebourne Festival. Everything about these specially selected productions is unique, with...continue...
Run Time: 681 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Ultimate Handel - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerti grossi (6), Op. 3; Concerto Grosso i...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Black, Neil; Brett, Charles; Brown, James; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Elwes, John; Fisher, Gillian; Gatt, Martin; Harper,...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Schroder, Jaap; Hill, David; Marriner, Sir Neville

Handel - The Ultimate Collection

1 CD / Erato / 2007-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Coronation Anthem; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit Dominus; Giu...
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Ross, Scott [Harpsichord]
Conductors: Lubbock, John; Paillard, Jean-François; Gardiner, John Eliot; Leppard, Raymond; Scimone, Claudio; Koopman, Ton

Basically Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludes for keyboard (Six Little Preludes), BWV 933/98; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); ...
Performers: Bennett, William; Biggs, E. Power; Gould, Glenn; Hahn, Hilary; Ma, Yo-Yo; Ravina, Oscar; Roseman, Ronald
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Casals, Pablo; Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Lamon, Jeanne

Classical Cuisine - Sunday Brunch

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano an...
Performers: Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Deutsch, Helmut; Immerseel, Jos van; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Nordmann, Marielle; O'Riley, Christopher; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Skov...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

Ultimate Baroque - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo i...
Performers: Bennett, William; Blum, Norbert; Bremsteller, Ulrich; Buccarella, Francesco; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Noiri, Shizuko; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Sirbu, Mariana; Tilston, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Ich steh' mit einem Fu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...

The Best Baroque Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-04-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Handel - Bourée; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Armand, Georges; Asperen, Bob van; Bailes, Anthony; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brosse, Jean-Patrice;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Wallez, Jean-Pierre; Menuhin, Yehudi; Linde, Hans-Martin; Malcolm, George; Barbirolli, John; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lepp...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; Early Music Consort of London; English Chamber Orchestra; Linde Consort; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; ...

This splendid compilation contains many fine performances by artists well known for Baroque repertoire, including Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in...continue...

Baroque Music for Trumpets / Marsalis, Leppard, English CO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 3 trumpets & orchestra in B flat major (arranged from Septet, TWV 44; Concerto for 3 trumpets, ti...
Performers: Marsalis, Wynton
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond

"There is no musician out there whose merest flourish of sounds speaks so eloquently and purposefully or deeply. - New York Times...continue...
In trying to cover the classical solo trumpet concerto repertoire, Wynton Marsalis quickly realized that the number of options were rather finite (as opposed to, say, the violin), so he proposed an al...continue...

Handel: Famous Arias & Choruses

1 CD / Philips Import / 2005-05-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Messiah; Giulio Cesare; Xerxes; Saul; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Israel in Egypt; Atalanta; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem; Concerto grosso in F major...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Denly, Catherine
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Sutej, Vjetkoslav; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Collectors' ears will prick at the inclusion of the Bavarian Radio/Sir Colin Davis recording of a chorus from Messiah, otherwise unavailable....continue...

For the Hopeless Romantic

1 CD / Decca / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, BWV 1059; George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infa...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Erquiaga, Steve; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Holliger, Heinz; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Leppard, Raymond; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ansermet, Ernest; Malcolm, George; Dorati, Antal; Herrmann, Bernard; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Brown, Iona; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Roya...

For Your Life - For Yoga / Dutoit, Marriner, Ozawa, Previn

1 CD / Decca / 2004-04-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Erik Sati...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goossens, Marie; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Holliger, Heinz;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Dutoit, Charles; Järvi, Neeme; Leppard, Raymond; Judd, James; Ozawa, Seiji; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philhar...

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Eduardo Fernandez (guitar); Marie Goosens (harp); Christer Thorvaldsson (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Jascha Silberstein (cello); He...continue...

Expanded Edition - Wynton Marsalis - The London Concert

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, H 7e no 1; Leopold Mozart: Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Cho-Liang, Lin; English Chamber Orchestra; Marsalis, Wynton; Tunnell, Charles; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Newman, Anthony
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Marsalis' Haydn shows considerably more depth of thought and variety in phrasing than on the earlier hit record; the finale, in particular, gains in expressiveness......continue...
This selection is a Super Audio CD, which is designed for use only on Super Audio CD players. It is also available in standard CD format.

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Cho-Liang Lin (v...continue...

Scarlatti, Monteverdi, Lawes, Handel / Janet Baker, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2004-02-01

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Work(s); Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incirinazione Di Poppea; Alessandro Scarlatti: Non sò qual più m'ingombra, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo ("Cantata...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Malcolm, George
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The Monteverdi and Scarlatti recital reissued here was made in the summer of 1969 and published the following year. Though well-established as one of England's...continue...

Bedroom Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat un...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ansermet, Ernest; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bennett, William; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Britten, Benjamin; Brown, Iona; Cleobury, Nicholas; Cleobury, Step...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Previn, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Ansermet, Ernest; Wordsworth, Barry; Litton, Andrew; Cleobury, Nicholas; Britten, Benjamin; Guest, George; Malcolm, George; J...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romand...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Alexandre Lagoya, Steve Erquiaga, Eduardo Fernandez , Pepe Romero, Göran Söllscher (guitar); Mischa Maisky, Julian Lloy...continue...

Handel: Messiah (Highlights) / Leppard, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Palmer, Felicity; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir

For Your Life - For When You're Alone

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Sonata f...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bern, Camerata; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Bychkov, Semyon; Bylsma, Anner; Chedeville, Nicolas; Chung, Myung-Whun [Conductor/Piano]; Clement, Manfred; Czech ...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Hogwood, Christopher; Fennell, Frederick; Stokowski, Leopold; Bychkov, Semyon; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Debuche de Paris; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach O...

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Pepe Romero (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); Thomas Füri, Arthur Grumiaux , Monica Huggett, Catherine Mackintosh, Kenneth Sillito (vio...continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Leppard, Troyanos, Stilwell, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Gale, Elisabeth; Hodgson, Alfreda; Kern, Patricia; Langridge, Philip; Maxwell, Linn; Palmer, Felicity; Stilwell, Richard; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Music for You - Trumpet Concertos / Wynton Marsalis, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2002-08-27

Works: Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Giuseppe Torelli: Sonata a 5, for trumpet, strings & continuo in D major, G. 7; Sinfonia for trumpet, strings & continuo, G. 3; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto fo...
Performers: Marsalis, Wynton
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Baroque Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-02-12

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ayo, Felix; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Black, Neil; Bonney, Barbara; Brown, Iona; Castagnone, Riccardo; Connah, Trevor; Dart, Thurston; Fernandez...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; ; Malcolm, George; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dyer, Paul; Brown, Iona; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Norrington, Roger; Hogwood, Christopher; Leppard, Raymond; Lewis, Anthony
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; I Mu...

Over 2-and-a-half hours of the most peaceful & relaxing pieces of baroque music including Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi's Four Seasons (excerpts), Albinoni's Adagio, Handel's Largo, Bach's...continue...
The 17th-century musician and writer Thomas Mace described in 1676 how listeners were "drawn into raptures and contemplations by...musick's divine language, to quietness, joy, and peace; absolute tran...continue...

Baroque Masterpieces - Pachelbel, Albinoni, Bach, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Christian Pezold: M...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Carroll, Edward; Johnson, Gilbert; Schwarz, Gerard; Soper, Lee
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Ormandy, Eugene; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Boulez, Pierre; Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For Your Life - For a Rainy Day

1 CD / Decca / 2001-10-02

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; Fr...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bernard Herrmann & His Orchestra; Brown, Iona; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gavazzeni, Gianandre...
Conductors: Herrmann, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Leppard, Raymond; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Carmel Kaine, Joshua Bell, Iona Brown (violin); Tess Miller (oboe); Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pascal Rogé (piano); Raymond Leppard (harpsichord)....continue...

Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Dido & Aeneas / Leppard, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-08-07

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fill up the bowl (from "The Fairy Queen), trio for 2 sopranos & bass with chorus, Z. 629/5b; Come all ye songsters of the sky (from "The Fairy Queen"), aria, Z. 629...
Performers: Cavicchioli, Rosina; Dominguez, Oralia; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Esswood, Paul; Gaifa, Carlo; Jordacescu, Dan; Lavani, Carmen; Lensky, Margaret; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Valente, Benita; ...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond

Adagios for After Hours - The Relaxing Way to End your day

1 CD / Philips / 2000-10-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Poèmes (7) de Banville; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Holliger, Heinz; Kocsis, Zoltan; Leister, Karl; Romero, Celin; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Paray, Paul; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ansermet, Ernest; Serafin, Tullio; Haitink, Bernard; Brown, Iona; Tate, Jeffrey; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

The most famous Adagios - Albinoni, Bach, Beethoven

5 CD / Erato Import / 2000-09-05

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Concerto à cinque, for 2 solo violins, violin, viola, cello & continuo no 1 in B flat major, Op. 10; Concerto à cinque, for solo vi...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Baumann, Jorg; Bizimeche-Eisinger, Lilia; Brodard, Michel; Bury, Alison; Coin, Christophe; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Dombrecht, Paul; Ebbinge, Ku; Fellner, Till; Frager...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Paillard, Jean-François; Koopman, Ton; Corboz, Michel; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Wordsworth, Barry; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Keilberth, Joseph...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra; Berliner Solisten; Capella Istropolitana; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Gu...

Essential Bach

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Brandenb...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Carmirelli, Pina; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Dart, Thurston; De Larrocha,...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Agoult, Raymond; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

Bach - Super Hits - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-02-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Minuet in D minor, BWV Suppl. 114; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no 3 ...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Danby, Nicholas; Gould, Glenn; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Haenchen, Hartmut; Rozsnyai, Zoltán