1 CD / Analekta /
2009-11-10
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Cantata BWV 191 "Gloria in excelsis Deo"; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589
Performers:
Butterfield, Benjamin; Doyle, Julia; Lamoreaux, Rosa; Lichti, Daniel; Taylor, Daniel [Countertenor]
Ensemble:
Bach Festival Orchestra
The oldest American Bach Choir, The Bach Choir of Bethlehem performs, on their first recording on the Analekta label, works celebrating the Creator. Such renowned...continue...
Recording information: First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA (05/05/2009-05/07/2009)....continue...
3 CD / Harmonia Mundi /
2009-11-10
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung
Performers:
Kleiter, Julia; Schmitt, Maximilian; Weisser, Johannes
Ensemble:
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
If one believes an anecdote from the early 1790s, it was with his oratorio 'Die Schopfung' (The Creation) that Haydn, in the autumn of his...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (01/2009)....continue...
1 CD / Arte Verum /
2009-11-10
Works: Gio Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Orfeo
Performers:
Hendricks, Barbara; Tenstam, Ulrika
Ensemble:
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
From the time of its creation, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater was considered the emblem of perfection and expressive beauty of 18th century Italian music - and...continue...
Recording information: Nacka Aula, Nacka, Sweden (01/07/2009-01/11/2009)....continue...
1 CD / /
2009-11-10
Works: Giovanni Bononcini: San Nicola di Bari
Ensemble:
Les Muffatti
Within the vast repertoire of the Baroque oratorio, San Nicola di Bari is unique in two ways. It is the only composition to treat a...continue...
Recording information: Begijnhofkerk, Sint-Truiden, Belgium (12/2007)....continue...
2 CD / Hyperion /
2009-11-10
Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah
Performers:
Clayton, Allan; Davies, Iestyn; Doyle, Julia; Foster-Williams, Andrew
Ensemble:
Britten Sinfonia
"Polyphony and its director Stephen Layton are bona fide, well-seasoned Messiah experts, whose more than 10 years of annual London Messiah concerts have conferred a...continue...
Recording information: St John's, Smith Square, London (12/22/2008-12/23/2008)....continue...
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HYP 67800
2 DVD Video / EMI Classics /
2009-11-03
Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers:
Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Rose, Matthew; Tynan, Ailish
Ensemble:
Academy of Ancient Music; King's College Choir
In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, the first ever...continue...
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2 CD / Virgin Classics (USA) /
2009-11-03
Works: George Frideric Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesú Cristo, HWV 47
Performers:
Haim, Emmanuelle; Pisaroni, Luca; Royal, Kate [Soprano]; Spence, Toby; Tilling, Camilla
Ensemble:
Le Concert d'Astrée
Continuing the Handel series from Le Concert d'Astree and Emmanuelle Haim is 'La resurrezione', composed during the young Handel's period in Rome and first performed...continue...
Recording information: Opéra de Lille (04/15/2009); Opéra de Lille (04/17/2009-04/18/2009)....continue...
2 CD / Decca /
2009-10-27
Works: Nicolo Porpora: Siface; Germonico in Germania; Semiramide riconosciuta; Adelaide; Antonio Caldara: Sedecia; La morte d'Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore; Francesco Araia: Berenice; Carl Hein...
Performers:
Bartoli, Cecilia
Ensemble:
Il Giardino Armonico
Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the extraordinary and cruel world of the castrati and sings the glorious music they inspired. The all-new album consists almost entirely of...continue...
Recording information: Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain (01/28/2009-01/31/2009); Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain (02/01/2009-02/03/2009); Centro Cultural Miguel Deli...continue...
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DEC B001341202
1 CD / CPO /
2009-10-27
Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Cantata prima, TVWV 20; Cantata seconda, TVWV 20; Cantata terza, TVWV 20; Cantata quarta, TVWV 20; Cantata quinta, TVWV 20; Cantata sestta, TVWV 20
Performers:
Jonas, Maria; Mertens, Klaus
Ensemble:
Les Amis de Philippe
Recording information: Radio Bremen Sendesaal (02/06/2007-02/08/2007)....continue...
6 CD / Dorian /
2009-10-27
Works: Antonio Estévez: Florentino, el que cantó al diablo; Melodia en el Llano; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôro no 10 for Chorus and Orchestra "Rasga o coracao"; Bachiana Brasileira No. 2; Uirapur...
Performers:
Almenar, Elizabeth; Alvarado, William; Alvarez, Idwer; Angell, Cecilia; Clapes, Ingacio; De La Mora, Fernando; Iglesias, Enrique; Muskus, Claudio; Senn, Marta
Ensemble:
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
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DRN 90914
2 CD / Chandos Records /
2009-10-27
Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes, Op. 33; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pil...
Performers:
Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Gilchrist, James; Gritton, Susan; Harper, Heather; Kanga, Skaila; Langridge, Phil...
Ensemble:
Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...
The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...
1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films /
2009-10-27
Works: Jules Massenet: La Vierge
Performers:
Angella, Chiara; Caballe, Montserrat; Marti, Montserrat; Martinez, Ruben; Young-Joo, Kim; Zapparoli, Alessandra
Ensemble:
Festival di Pasqua Symphony Orchestra
'La Vierge' is an oratorio in four scenes by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Charles Grandmougin. It was first performed at the Opera...continue...
Run Time: 94 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Subtitles: English ...continue...
1 DVD Video / EuroArts /
2009-10-27
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers:
Dasch, Annette; Quasthoff, Thomas; Strehl, Christoph
Ensemble:
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Choir
This memorial concert celebrating the bicentenary of Haydn's death took place at Schloss Esterhazy in Eisenstadt, the very place where this prolific composer wrote and...continue...
Run Time: 108 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...
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EUA 2057468
4 DVD Video / EuroArts /
2009-10-27
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers:
Blaze, Robin; Elsner, Christian; Fantini, Norma; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Macleod, Stephan; Meli, Francesco; Nylund, Camilla; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit; Siwek, Rafal; Smi...
Ensemble:
Bach Collegium Japan; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Symphonica Toscanini
This DVD box combines the most known and beloved works in sacred music of three of the greatest composers of all time: Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig...continue...
Run Time: 419 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 16, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, German, French ...continue...
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EUA 2057918
2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon /
2009-10-27
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers:
Holl, Robert; Perry, Janet; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble:
Concentus Musicus Wien
Deutsche Grammophon celebrates Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday with this 2-DVD release of rare, vintage, period Bach performances for the first time. Never released on DVD...continue...
Run Time: 270 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanis...continue...
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DGG B001347009
1 CD / /
2009-10-27
Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Nunc dimittis (from Vespers, Op. 37); Ernö von Dohnányi: Ruralia hungarica for Cello and Piano, Op. 32d; Sonia Wieder-Atherton: Jewish Song in remembrance of Schubert; A...
Performers:
Wieder-Atherton, Sonia
Ensemble:
Sinfonia Varsovia
A breathtaking collection of ancient folk melodies, played on lyrical solo cello with string orchestra. Naive’s astonishing new signing, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, is bound to make...continue...
Recording information: Polskie Radio Studio Koncertowe im W. Lutoslawskiego, W (10/2007)....continue...
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NAI 5178
7 CD / EMI Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: George Frideric Handel: Rodelinda; Serse; Ottone; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Joshua; Der Messias; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165; Laudate Dominum (from Vesperae solennes de confesso...
Performers:
Briggs, David [Organ]; Gage, Irwin; Labeque, Katia; Pearson, Leslie [keyboard]; Popp, Lucia; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Graunke Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; New Phil...
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EMI 985152
2 CD / Virgin Classics (USA) /
2009-10-20
Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Carl Orff: Carmina Burana; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Holberg Suite, Op. 40; Hector Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; ...
Ensemble:
Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; Estonian National Symphony Orc...
The orchestra in its many incarnations over the course of four centuries... Glorious melodies, spectacular sonorities, breathtaking brilliance and ravishing refinement in the music of...continue...
2 CD / EMI Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Performers:
Blanc, Ernest; Corazza, Remy; Cottret, Bernard; Depraz, Xavier; Gedda, Nicolai; Los Angeles, Victoria de; Soyer, Roger
Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire Paris
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EMI 971752B
10 CD / EMI Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Komm, süáer Tod, BWV 478; Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807; Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720; Christmas Oratorio, B...
Performers:
Babikian, Virginia; Baker, Julius; Gardner, Guy; Hager, Clyde; Neikrug, George
Ensemble:
Houston Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; ORTF National Orchestra; Symphony of the Air
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EMI 985552
11 CD / EMI Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme ('Enigma'), Op. 36; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42 - Incidental Music; Falstaff, Op. 68 - Symphonic Study in C minor; Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61;...
Performers:
Allen, Thomas; Bream, Julian; Elms, Roderick; Hampson, Thomas; Harrell, Lynn; Heinen, Ulrich; Kennedy, Nigel; Marshall, Wayne [Organ, Piano]; Tear, Robert; Wilson, Malcolm
Ensemble:
Berliner Philharmoniker; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
This new 11CD box set in the Simon Rattle Edition contains many favorites from the English repertory including Elgar's Engma Variations and Violin Concerto, Walton's...continue...
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EMI 975882B
1 CD / Harmonia Mundi /
2009-10-13
Works: Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7; Herminie
Performers:
Balleys, Brigitte; Delunsch, Mireille
Ensemble:
Champs-Élysées Orchestra
Recording information: 06/1994; 10/1994....continue...
1 CD / Mariinsky /
2009-10-13
Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Moscow; Marche slave, Op. 31; Festival Coronation March in D major; Festival Overture on the Danish National Hymn, Op. 15
Ensemble:
Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg
Following acclaimed recordings of Shostakovich, the third release on the Mariinsky Theatre’s new label features a selection of popular and rarelyheard works by Tchaikovsky, the...continue...
This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players. Recording information: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg (02/15/2009-02/20/2009)....continue...
1 CD / Arts Music /
2009-10-13
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Missa brevis in G minor, BWV 235; Ich habe genug, BWV 82; Chorale; Sanctus in G major, BWV 240; BWV 232; Aria
Performers:
Burzynski, Jakub; Cyciura, Mariusz [Tenor]; Janda, Artur [Bass Voice]; Miroslawska, Julita [Soprano]; Przybyla, Rafael Gabriel [Oboe]
Ensemble:
Ensemble La Tempesta
This is a program of music by Bach that could have been performed for the feat of the Purification of Mary in Leipzig around 1740....continue...
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Recording information: Evangelic-Reformed Church, Warsaw, Poland (07/12/2007-07/14/2007)....continue...
1 CD / Albany Records /
2009-10-13
Works: Anthony Brandt: The Birth of Something; The Dragon and the Undyring; Slumber-Song; Creeley Songs
Performers:
Bennett, Karol; Chioldi, Michael; Connelly, Brian [Classical]; Wilkins, Blake
Highlighting this recording is the chamber opera, The Birth of Something on a libretto by Will Eno. Commissioned by Da Camera of Houston, The Birth...continue...
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