Choral

Easter Chants Russian Church / Benedictine Monks from the Union

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Russian Orthodox Chant: Irmi to the Canon; Les Béatitudes (Vo tsarstviï Tvoïem); Our father; Tropaire de Saint-Jean Chrysostome (Oust tvoïkh iakojè svietlost ognia vozsiï...
Conductors: Zanitti, Dom Frank
Ensemble: ; Benedictine Monks from the Union

This disc presents a collection of chants, which were written for the forty days before Easter Sunday, and provides a flavor of the traditional Russian...continue...
Recording information: Villa Litta (02/10/1970-02/18/1970)....continue...

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Essential Gregorian Chant - Over 2 hours of timeless contemplation

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Gregorian Chant: Puer natus est nobis, introit; Genuit puerpera regen, antiphon & Psalm 99 (Mode II); Ave mundi spes Maria, sequence in modes 7 & 8; Occuli omnium, gradual in mode 7; Veni creator spi...
Performers: Matthews, Peter; Stockford, Dom Cyprian
Conductors: Cu, Ismael Fernandez de la; Lara, Francisco; Zobel, Philibert; de Burua, Laurentino Saenz

Among the oldest pieces of music known to man today the chants known as plainsong that have been sung for many hundreds of years by...continue...

Bach: Messe [DVD & SACD Box Set]

4 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox Import / 2013-01-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Hernandez, David; MacLeod, Stephan; Podkoscielna, Magdalena; Sagastume, David; Sakurada, Makoto; Scavazza, Marco; Scheen, Celine
Conductors: Savall, Jordi

Recording information: Abbaye de Fontfroide, France (07/19/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Symphonies; Overtures; German Requiem / Otto Klemperer

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Academic Fest...
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Vivaldi: Gloria; Magnificat / Van Evera, Argenta. Andrew Parrott

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Kyrie; Ave Maris stella, hymn for the Assumption of Mary in mode 1 (Liber Cantualis no 73); Salve Regina, antiphon in mode 1; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for S...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Choir

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (09/1992)....continue...

Instrumentals

5 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Wayne Shanklin: Chanson d' Amour; Bert Kaempfert: Wonderland by Night; Peter Mösser: Morgen; Louis Louiguy: Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, song (for the film Underwater); Frank W. Meacham:...
Performers: Bilk, Acker; Calvert, Eddie; Capova, Sylvia; Cramer, Floyd; Davis, Tom [Piano]; Eddy, Duane; Fordham, George; Hogwallop, Lester; Jaccottet, Christiane; Kangas, John; Karas, Anton; Landry, McGeorge; M...
Conductors: Kaempfert, Bert; Vaughn, Billy; Prado, Perez; Miller, Glenn; Miller, Mitch; Greger, Max; Brown, Les; ; Faith, Percy; Mantovani; Justis, Bill; Goodman, Benny; Bush, Lou; Baxter, Les; Anthony, Ray; Hay...
Ensemble: ; Bill Black's Combo; Chris Barber's Jazz Band; Paul Kuhn Combo

Includes crazy otto medley by various composers....continue...

Carl Rutti: In Memoriam Silja Walter / Carl Rutti, organ; Badener Vocal Ens.

1 CD / Guild / 2013-01-08

Works: Carl Rütti: Exodus-Messe, for chorus & organ; Fries der Lauschenden, song cycle for chorus & organ; Spoken Word: Silja Walter reads her own Song Texts
Performers: Rutti, Carl
Conductors: Hobi, Martin
Ensemble: ; Badener Vocal Ensemble

This disc of Swiss composer Carl Rütti's choral music has texts written by poet Silja Walter who collaborated with him on numerous works. She was...continue...
Recording information: Reformierte Kirche Suhr, Switzerland (11/18/2011-11/20/2011)....continue...

Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Verklarte Nacht / James McCracken, Gre Brouwenstijn, Nel Rankin, Forbes Robinson, John Lanigan. Stokowski

2 CD / Guild / 2013-01-08

Works: Spoken Word: BBC Announcement; Anonymous: English National Anthem; Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Verklärte Nacht, for string sextet, Op. 4
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The performance of Gurrelieder comes from a performance at the Edinburgh International Festival, August 20, 1961, while Verklärte Nacht, with Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh (08/20/1961); Usher Hall, Edinburgh (09/03/1952)....continue...

John Rutter: The Tewkesbury Collection / Carleton Etherington, Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-01-08

Works: John Rutter: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge, for trumpet, choir & organ; Dormi, Jesu; This is the day which the Lord hath made, anthem for chorus; Carol of the Magi, for baritone, cello, choir & orc...
Performers: Borrett, Christopher; Etherington, Carleton; Lowdon, Alexandra; Monk, Christopher; Tomlinson, Juliet; Wells, Gavin
Conductors: Etherington, Carleton
Ensemble: Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

For his final recording with the Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, Benjamin Nicholas celebrates Britain's best-loved living composer, John Rutter. This program explores the full range...continue...
Recording information: Tewkesbury Abbey (2011-03-14_2011-03-16&2011-)....continue...

Schubert: German Mass, D 872; Mass D 167 / Popp, Dallapozza, Fischer-Dieskau. Sawallisch

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Deutsches Salve Regina ("Sei, Mutter"), for chorus & organ, D. 379; Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Psalm 92, D 953; Hymne ("Komm, heil'ger Geist"), quartet for male v...
Performers: Dallapozza, Adolf; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hautermann, Karin; Popp, Lucia; Ruggeberg, Erika; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Schloter, Elmar
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal, München (1981-1983)....continue...

Sacred Choral Music of Frank La Rocca "In This Place" / Audrey Andrist, piano; Artists Vocal Ens.

1 CD / Enharmonic Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Frank Larocca: O Magnum Mysterium, for chorus; Expectavi Dominum, for chorus; Meditation, for chorus; Miserere, for chorus; In This Place, for violin & piano; O Sacrum Convivium, for chorus; Veni San...
Performers: Andrist, Audrey; Brandes, Christine; Maltester, Diane; Stern, James; Williams, Nathan
Conductors: Dimmock, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Artists Vocal Ensemble

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The composer underscores the meaning of the sung texts with strong dissonances. Sometimes these resolve in the...continue...

Fauré: Requiem. Villette, Roger-Ducasse: Motets / Argenta, Keenlyside. David Hill

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Pierre Villette: O salutaris hostia, for chorus, Op. 21; O magnum mysterium, Op 53; Jean Roger-Ducasse: Regina coeli laetare
Performers: Burrows, Kenan; Farr, Stephen
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Winchester Cathedral Choir

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral (1996-06-17_1996-06-20&1996-)....continue...

Adriaen Willaert: Chansons; Madrigali; Villanel / Romanesque

1 CD / Ricercar / 2013-01-08

Works: Adrian Willaert: Qual dolcezza giami, madrigal for 5 voices (Madrigali); Zoia zentil che per secreta via, canzona for 4 voices ("Canonza di Ruzante"); Dessus le marché d'Arras, chanson for 4 v...
Performers: Coen, Bart [Recorder]; Devaere, Hannelore; Malfeyt, Philippe; Van Laethem, Katelijne [Soprano Vocal]; Watillon, Sophie
Conductors: Malfeyt, Philippe;
Ensemble: ; Romanesque

To celebrate Adriaen Willaert's anniversary, this recording of the composer's secular repertoire gives us a very different vision of his work compared to his religious...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Apollinaire à Bolland (06/1994)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Missa Sacra, Op. 147; Four Chants for Double Chorus, Op. 141 / Les Cris de Paris

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Doppelchörige Gesänge (4), Op.141
Performers: Crebassa, Marianne; Lopez, Baptiste
Conductors: Jourdain, Geoffroy
Ensemble: Les Cris de Paris

Schumann's Missa Sacra was written in the composer's late period, during a period when he was particularly focused on writing religious music. Never performed before...continue...
Recording information: Monks' Refectory, Royaumont Abbey (2011-09-27_2011-09-28&2011-)....continue...

Lodewijk de Vochte: Memorare /Ludo Claesen, Cappella Concinite; Luk Bastiaens, organ

1 CD / Phaedra / 2013-01-08

Works: Lodewijk de Vocht: Canticas (14), for 3 voices; Duo Cantus Mariani, for 3 voices; Larghetto for organ; Missa in Honorem Angelorum
Performers: Bastiaens, Luk
Conductors: Claesen, Ludo
Ensemble: ; Cappella Concinite

Lodewijk de Vocht is one of the most unforgettable personalities of the Antwerp Music scene in the first half of the 20th century. He was...continue...
Recording information: Heilig Hart Church, Hasselt, Belgium (03/10/2012-03/11/2012)....continue...

Introduction To Pavarotti / Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, De Curtis, Mozart, Massenet, Tosti

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Luisa Miller; Requiem; Il Trovatore; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; I Purtani; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di La...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

Although famous for his starring roles in the most familiar operas of Verdi and Puccini, Luciano Pavarotti had a wide range of repertoire outside opera....continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Op. 123 / Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent; Orchestre des Champs-Elysees / Petersen, Romberger, Hulett, Wilson-Johnson

1 CD / PHi Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Hulett, Benjamin; Petersen, Marlis; Romberger, Gerhild; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent

This major work of the sacred repertoire, high on the list alongside Bach's Mass in B minor and the Mozart Requiem, is Beethoven's longest work...continue...
Recording information: Contertgebouw Brugge (11/16/2011-11/19/2011)....continue...

Tomas Milans i Godayol: Religious Music / La Xantria; Loia Frigole, soprano

1 CD / Musiepoca (Coda) / 2013-01-08

Works: Tomàs Milans i Godayol: Litaniæ lauretanæ, lletanies de la Mare de Déu, for 4 voices & continuo; Salve regina, for 2 soloists, chorus & continuo; Charitas Dei, motet; Magnificat, ...
Performers: Arquimbau, Elisenda; Benito, Elias [Baritone (Vocal)]; Bolivar, Hugo; Cordomi, Marta; Fernandez, Gloria; Frigole, Laia; Garcia, Joan; Polo, Cesar [Tenor Vocal]; Reixach, Buia; Rodrigo, Marta [Mezzo-S...
Conductors: Biosca, Pere Lluís
Ensemble: La Xantria

The height of the Baroque period, at the beginning of 18th century, was a time for wars and upheavals in Catalonia, but also for the...continue...
Recording information: Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain (01/18/2012-01/21/2012)....continue...

Ostinato / Vincent Dumestre, La Poeme Harmonique

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2013-01-08

Works: Luis de Briçeño: Danza de la Hacha, for ensemble; Dime que te quexas, seguidilla for consort; Que tenga yo a mi mujer, pasacalle for consort; Españoleta, for ensemble; Ay amor loco, to...
Conductors: Dumestre, Vincent
Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

The Ostinato literally went through ages ... it's a musical process founded on the repetition of a rhythmic, or melodic, or harmonic formula. It's the...continue...

Quam Dilecta: French Romantic Choral Music / Choir of Christ's College, Rowland

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Quam Dilecta, motet for voice & organ, Op. 148; Ave Maria, motet for chorus, Op. 145; Ave verum, motet for 4 female voices, organ & horn in D major; Offertoire pour la Touss...
Performers: Brown, Carys; Greaves, Alex; Lemaire, Marie; Puttick, Amy; Stiff, Robert; Thomas, Rachel [Soprano]; Wadsworth, William; Wallace, William [Tenor]
Conductors: Rowland, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of Christ's College

This collection of French Romantic choral music is performed by the choir of Christ's College, which has a 500 year history....continue...
Recording information: Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge, England (03/19/2011-03/20/2011)....continue...

Di Sheyne Milnerin: Schubert's Cycle of Love Forlorn Retold in Yiddish Song / Mark Glanville, bass-baritone; Alxander Knapp, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Janot Roskin: Dem milners trern, song for voice & piano, Op. 11/12; Klipp klapp!, song for voice & piano, Op. 14/10; A sheyn lid hob ikh gezungen, song for voice & piano, Op. 12/15; Mordechai Gebirti...
Performers: Glanville, Mark; Knapp, Alexander

Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk (06/26/2011-06/27/2011)....continue...

Miserere - A sequence of music for Lent, St. Joseph and the Annunciation / Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Attende Domine; Audi, benigne Conditor, hymn, Mode 2; Evigila super nos; Mass 9 Cum iubilo; Credo 4, 1st tone, GR776; George Malcolm: Miserere mei, Deus, for chorus; Scapulis suis, f...
Performers: Gaunt, William; Stevens, Peter
Conductors: Baker, Martin
Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir

This recording from the Westminster Cathedral Choir demonstrates the splendors of the liturgy in the simultaneously solemn and joyful period of Lent. On Miserere, masterworks...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Cathedral (2011-07-12_2011-07-13&2011-)....continue...

Valossa: From Darkness to Light

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2013-01-08

Works: Juhani Komulainen: Vinternatten, for chorus; Francis Poulenc: Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126; Gustav Mahler: Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or ...
Performers: Kuridda, Olga [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Juris, Dani

Formed in 2007, the Kaamos Chamber Choir has performed in numerous concerts and competitions both in Finland and abroad. In 2011 the choir was awarded...continue...
Recording information: Meilahti Church (2011-09-30_2011-10-02&2011-)....continue...

The Sons of the Morning - Piano music of Vaughan Williams and Ivor Gurney / Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / Albion / 2013-01-08

Works: Ivor Gurney: Five Preludes for piano; Chorale Prelude on Rockingham, for piano; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lake in the Mountains, for piano (from the film score "The 49th Parallel"); Hymn tune Prelu...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]

Albion Records presents the world première recording of Job - A Masque for Dancing in an arrangement for solo piano by Vally Lasker, written to...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (01/18/2012-01/20/2012)....continue...

The Valley Sings - Choral Music by composers of the Hudson Valley / Works by Aaron Copland, James Fitzwilliam, Craig Fryer, John B Hedge

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: George Tsontakis: Rossetti Nursery Rhymes (3) for chorus; Aaron Copland: Four Motets; Panaiotis: Arise, My Love, for chorus; James Fitzwilliam: A Rose of Sharon, for 2 sopranos, baritone & chorus; Cr...
Performers: Andrawis, Shanna; Boyer, Donald; Chenette, Jeanmarie Kern; Clifton, Elizabeth Leonard; Goldin, Amy; Hedges, John B.; Joscelyn, Amy; Knickerbocker, Glenn; Lundergan, Carol; Saunders, Michael; Wagner, ...
Conductors: Lundergan, Edward
Ensemble: ; A Consort of Singers

Kairos - A Consort of Singers offers a program of choral music by composers living and working in the Hudson Valley region of New York...continue...
Recording information: Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY (2012-06-12_2012-06-13_2012-)....continue...

Blisseful Kisses: Songs and Lute music by John Dowland / Fortune's Musicke

1 CD / Musicaphon / 2013-01-07

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Second Booke of Songes; The Frog Galliard, for lute, P 23; Firste Booke of Songes; A Fancy (73); It was a time when silly bees could speak, for 4 voices & lute (Third Book o...
Performers: Peuker, Susanne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fortune's Musicke

A morning after a romantic night of passion. Half-empty glasses on the table. A few rays of sunlight peek through the white curtains and gradually...continue...
Recording information: Kirche St. Nikolai Bremen-Mahndorf (08/17/2011-08/18/2011)....continue...

Tallis: Spem in Alium; Lamentations; Motets / La Chappelle du Roi, Dixon

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-01-07

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Hear the voice and prayer, anthem for 4 voices; If ye love me; O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit, anthem for 4 voices; Work(s); I call and cry to thee; Salvator mundi (II) (a...
Conductors: Dixon, Alistair
Ensemble: ; La Chappelle du Roi

Edward Elgar: "Go, Song of Mine" - Part-Songs and Choral Works / The Rodolfus Choir

1 CD / Signum UK / 2013-01-07

Works: Edward Elgar: Go, Song of mine, Op. 57; Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30; O Salutaris Hostia I, for chorus in F major; Partsongs (3), Op. 18; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; I Sing the birth, carol for chorus...
Performers: Jenkins, Sam
Conductors: Allwood, Ralph
Ensemble: ; The Rodolfus Choir

Drawn from across the composer's lengthy career, this collection of Part-Songs and Choral Works explores the great variety and range within Elgar's work for choir...continue...
Recording information: St Gabriel's Church, Pimlico....continue...

Eton Choirbook

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2012-12-18

Works: Johannes Sutton: Salve Regina, for 7 voices (Eton Choirbook no 22); William Horewud: Magnificat, for 5 voices (Eton Choirbook no 71); Edmundus Sturton: Gaude virgo mater Christi, for 6 voices (Eton C...
Conductors: Van Nevel, Paul

Recording information: Eglise Saint-Sylvain à Saint-Sauvant, Saintonge (07/18/2011-07/19/2011)....continue...

Gyorgy Ligeti: Atmospheres

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: György Ligeti: Atmosphères, for large orchestra; Volumina, for organ; Lux aeterna, for 16 unaccompanied voices; Study no 1 "Harmonies," for organ; Lontano, for orchestra; Ramifications, f...
Performers: Zacher, Gerd
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Franz, Helmut; Boulez, Pierre; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...

Messages to Myself: New Music for Chorus A Cappella / Michael Gilbertson, Zachary Patten, Daniel Brewbaker, Christina Thomas et al.

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-12-11

Works: Michael Gilbertson: Madrigals (3) after Dowland, for vocals & chorus; Zachary Patten: Magnificat, Amen, for vocals & chorus; Christina Whitten Thomas: Choral de Bêtes, for chorus; Daniel Brewbak...
Performers: Coble, Lianne; Martin, Drew [Tenor]
Conductors: Tritle, Kent
Ensemble: ; Musica Sacra

A recording of new music for a cappella chorus is performed by Musica Sacra, a chorus founded in 1964. This is their first recording in...continue...
Recording information: Mary Flagler Cary Hall, DiMenna Center for Classical Mu (05/2011)....continue...

December Lights

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Go Tell It on the Mountain, Christmas song (American); Sleep Little Jesus (Slaap nu...
Performers: Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Rieu, André; Skota, Kimmy [Vocals]
Conductors: Rieu, André

Canciones Españolas: Granados, Falla, Rodrigo & Otros / Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano; Anthony Spiri, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-12-11

Works: Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7); Mélodies (3), for soprano & piano, G. 37; El pan de Ronda; Tus ojillos negros; Joaquín Rodrigo: Tres canciones españolas; Canci...

Written between 1902 and 1965, the canciones recorded here faithfully reflect both the evolution of Spanish art song in the 20th century and the attachment...continue...
Personnel: Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano); Anthony Spiri (piano).

Recording information: 2012....continue...

John McCabe (b. 1939): Visions - Music for Chorus / BBC Singers, Iain Farrington, organ

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: John McCabe: Marian Carols (3) for voices & chorus; Mangan Triptych, for chorus; Amen/Alleluia, for chorus; Proud Songsters, for chorus; The Lily-White Rose, for voice & chorus; The Morning Watch, fo...
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Farrington, Iain; Feaviour, Margaret; Fox, Jacqueline; Goater, Edward; Robinson, Olivia; Tring, Emma [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: ; BBC Singers

Choral music from one of Britain's leading composers. These wide-ranging and deeply communicative settings present a rich variety of vocal colors and textures. Includes several...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England (02/19/2009/07/02/2010)....continue...

John Ireland: My Song is Love Unknown, sacred music / Lincoln Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: John Ireland: Te Deum, for chorus & organ in F major; Benedictus, for chorus & organ in F major; Communion Service in C major, for chorus & organ; My song is love unknown, hymn for chorus; Elegaic Ro...
Performers: Frazher, Ffion [Soprano Vocal]; Harrison, Charles; Smiljanic, Bozidar [Baritone Vocal]; Wilson, Thomas [Vocals]
Conductors: Prentice, Aric
Ensemble: ; Lincoln Cathedral Choir

A relatively small but significant part of his output, John Ireland's choral music has been neglected in comparison to his songs and instrumental music. This...continue...
Recording information: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (2012-02-06_2012-02-07&2012-)....continue...

Favourite Sacred Masterpieces - works by Tallis, Allegri, Pergolesi, Mozart, Bach-Gounod & Franck / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Kertesi, Ingrid; Mukk, Jozsef [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László

Taken from the recent 25th anniversary boxed set, Great Sacred Masterpieces (8.501062), this single disc ranges roughly over three centuries....continue...

Katherine Jenkins sings Music from the Movies

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Dolly Parton: L'amore sei tu (Italian version of "I Will Always Love You"); Robert John Lange: Everything I Do (I Do It for You) (Italian version; Andrew Lloyd Webber: Don't Cry for Me Argentina, son...
Performers: Jenkins, Katherine

Katherine Jenkins, a Welsh mezzo-soprano, is Britain's all-time best-selling classical-pop crossover act, an achievement no doubt attributed as much to her fashion model looks as her operatic voice. T...continue...

Handel's finest arias for Base Voice / Christopher Purves, bass

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-12-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a; Acis and Galatea, HW V49a; Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a; Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72; L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55; La Resurrezione, HWV 4...
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Arcangelo

The magnificent voice of Christopher Purves is featured on this unique recital disc of Handel's bass arias. The works heard here demonstrate the range and...continue...
Personnel: Christopher Purves (bass voice).

Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (01/19/2012-01/24/2012)....continue...

Schoenberg: Pierre Lunaire / Pierre Boulez, Ensemble Intercontemporian; Christine Schafer

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-12-11

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41
Performers: Cambreling, Frederique; Nagano, Hideki; Schafer, Christine; Vassilakis, Dimitri
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Members of the Ensemble InterContemporain

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...

1948-2001: A Ligeti Odyssey - a cross section of Ligeti's music, from his first to his final composistions

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-12-05

Works: György Ligeti: Invention for piano; Bagatelles (6) for wind quintet; Volumina, for organ; Lux aeterna, for 16 unaccompanied voices; Pieces (10) for wind quintet; Sonata for viola; Etudes (17) fo...
Performers: Ericsson, Hans-Ola; Imai, Nobuko; Ullen, Fredrik
Conductors: ; Nussbaum, Walter
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet

This chronological exploration of the musical universe of György Ligeti begins in 1948, with a brief piece for solo piano composed by a 25-year old...continue...

Francis Poulenc: Mélodies

1 CD / Anima Records (Classical) Import / 2012-12-04

Works: Francis Poulenc: Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 94; La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7); Rosemonde ("Longtemps au pied du perron"), song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Rives, Sophie

Recording information: "l'Atelier du 25" à Paris (07/05/2011-07/07/2011)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Complete Organ Works / Ben van Oosten, Cavaillé-Coll Organ, Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris

3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-27

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Marche religieuse, for organ in F major, Op. 107; Rapsodies (3) sur des cantiques bretons, Op. 7; Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Fantasy for Organ in D flat major, Op. 1...
Performers: Oosten, Ben van

The infinite cosmos of French organ music is Ben van Oosten's realm, and he now has recorded the complete organ works of Camille Saint-Saëns in...continue...
Recording information: Église de la Madeleine, Paris, France (05/2012)....continue...

Ave Maria / Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, Daniel Taylor

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; Hildegard von Bingen: Ave generosa; Claudio Montev...
Performers: Chantal-Fortin, Andre-Nicolas; de Villers, Victor Guilhe la Combe [Boy Soprano]; Keesmaat, Amanda; Lefèvre; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Taylor, Daniel;
Ensemble: Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal; Theatre of Early Music

Recording information: Multi-Media Room, Schulich School of Music, Mcgill Univ (05/15/2010-05/16/2010); St. Augustin de Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (05/15/2010-05/16/2010); St. Matthias' Church, Westmount...continue...

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala

Christmas Fantasies / Valerie Milot, harp; Antione Bareil, violin

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Scarborough Fair; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Antoine Bareil: Trois jours avant Noël, for violin & harp; E...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Milot, Valerie [Harp]

Recording information: Église St-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, (10/2010/04/2011)....continue...

Christmas Time: Traditional Polish Christmas Carols

1 CD / Dramatico Import / 2012-11-20

Works: Christmas Traditional: Jezus malusienki, song (Poland); Oj Maluski, Maluski (Oh, My Little Jesus) (Polish); Gdy sliczna Panna syna kolysala (Our Lady rocked her son to sleep) (Polish); Lulajze Jezuni...
Performers: Walewska, Malgorzata