2 CD / Chandos Records /
2009-10-27
Works: John Gay: The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43
Performers:
Batho, Katy; Bickley, Susan; Evans, Bryn; Fox, Sarah [Soprano]; Gardiner, Robert Anthony; Gibson, Siobhain; Hopwood, Paul; Jenkin, Kathryn; Jones, Leah-Marian; Katherine Peterson; Lord, Bernadette; M...
Ensemble:
City of London Sinfonia
The popularity of Britten's three chamber operas proper (The Rape of Lucretia, Albert Herring and The Turn of the Screw) has tended to somewhat overshadow...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls, London (02/04/2009-02/04/2009)....continue...

6 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-10-27
Works: Jean Richafort: Christus resurgens; Adrian Willaert: Missa "Christus resurgens"; Magnificat sexti toni; Ave Maria, gratia plena; Orlando de Lassus: Missa "Entre vous filles"; Infelix ego; Missa "Susa...
Performers:
Beckley, Lisa; Crawford, Peter; Cummings, Laurence; Gedge, Nicholas; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd
Ensemble:
Royal Academy Consort
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NXS 8506024

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon /
2009-10-27
Works: Turlough O'Carolan: Carrickfergus; Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Loch Lomond; Danny Boy; Molly Malone; Blow the Wind Southerly; O Waly Waly (The Water is Wide); My Lagan Love; My Love is Like a Red,...
Performers:
Corr, Sharon; Findon, Andy; Keating, Ronan; Martin, Neil; Paricelli, John; Royal, Kate [Soprano]; Terfel, Bryn
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Following the success of his previous popular albums 'Favorites' and 'Simple Gifts', Bryn Terfel turns his attention to the folk songs of the British Isles,...continue...
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DGG B001264202

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...

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 CD / Decca /
2009-09-08
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate, K165; Bella mia fiamma, addio!... Resta, oh cara, K528; Giunse alfin il momento... Al desio di chi t'adora, K577; Così fan tutte; Idomeneo; Don Giov...
Performers:
de Niese, Danielle; Terfel, Bryn
Ensemble:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Danielle DeNiese made her Met debut as Barbarina in 'Le nozze di Figaro'. At just 19, it was already clear that she was destined to...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (11/24/2008-11/30/2008); Abbey Road Studios, London (04/01/2009)....continue...
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DEC B001327702

2 CD / Preiser Records /
2009-09-08
Works: Christoph W. Gluck: Alceste; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio; Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde; Hermann Goetz: Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung; Giusepp...
Performers:
Aldenhoff, Bernd; Frantz, Ferdinand; Frick, Gottlob; Goltz, Christel; Hongen, Elisabeth; Katona, Julius; Lobel, Hans; Lorenz, Max; Plumacher, Hetty; Windgassen, Wolfgang; Wysor, Elisabeth
Ensemble:
Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orc...
Christel Goltz (1912-2008) was one of the most outstanding dramatic singers of German origin. Singing and acting were combined in her case and there were...continue...

1 CD / LSO Live (UK) /
2009-09-08
Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers:
White, Willard; Zhidkova, Elena
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev is joined by two outstanding singers for his latest LSO Live release featuring Bartok's one-act opera. Despite being one of the greatest ever...continue...
1 DVD Video / Bongiovanni /
2009-09-01
Works: Umberto Giordano: Il re
Performers:
Altomare, Giuseppe; Andreotti, Fabio; Cigna, Patrizia; Facini, Francesco; Scogna, Maria
Ensemble:
Capitanata Symphony Orchestra
Run Time: 75 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: Italian and English ...continue...
1 CD / Cypres /
2009-09-01
Works: Pietro Antonio Fiocco: Le retour du printemps
Performers:
Bouchot, Vincent; Guenard, Gilles; Hassler, Julie; Kennedy, Raphaele; Noncle, Philippe; Pelon, Caroline
Ensemble:
La Simphonie du Marais
"...In this modest pastorale-cantata, 'The Return of Spring', the composer demonstrates his complete assimilation of Lullian French vocal and theatrical style, employed to celebrate the...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pietro Antonio Fiocco....continue...
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MEWL 3616
1 CD / NCA (Germany) /
2009-08-25
Works: Christoph Bernhard: Da du wolltest von mir ziehn; Gleich wie ein junger Hirsch; Die sterbenden Lilien; Die Lieb ist wie der Tod; Süsser Christi; Rex Jesu admirabilis; Der tag ist hin; Christian ...
Performers:
Mertens, Klaus
Ensemble:
Hamburger Ratsmusik

2 CD / Decca /
2009-08-25
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore; Agustín Lara: Granada; Georges Bizet: Carmen; Franz Lehár: Das Land des Lächelns; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gianni Schicchi; Madama Butterfl...
Performers:
Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Borodina, Olga; Caballe, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose; Dan, Elena; de Niese, Danielle; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan...
Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lo...
Divos & Divas is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today and includes a galaxy of...continue...
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DEC B001305902

2 CD / Lyrichord /
2009-08-18
Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons
Performers:
Opalach, Jan; Peck, Suzanne; Reid, Charles
Ensemble:
Amor Artis Orchestra
1 CD / /
2009-08-11
Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 98, Op. 91; Psalm 115, Op. 31 "Nicht unserm Namen, Herr"; Psalm 114, Op. 51; Psalm 42
Performers:
Allen, Thomas Michael; Genz, Christoph; Goerne, Matthias; Lassen, Morten Ernst; Mehnert, Thomas; Petersen, Marlis; Rubens, Sibylla; Weir, Scot
Ensemble:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart; Stuttgart Bach Collegium
As part of the Mendelssohn celebrations in 2009, Helmuth Rilling has once again come to champion forgotten masterworks. And there is no more capable advocate...continue...
2 CD / Decca /
2009-08-11
Works: Richard Strauss: Arabella, Op. 79
Performers:
Coertse, Mimi; Della Casa, Lisa; Dermota, Anton; Edelmann, Otto; Gueden, Hilde; Hellwig, Judith; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kolowratnik, Karl; Lenninger, Wilhelm; London, George; Malaniuk, Ira; Proglhof, Hara...
Ensemble:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus
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DEC B001305202
2 CD / Documents (Germany) /
2009-08-11
Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Performers:
Ayers, Catherine; Calloway, Cab; Colbert, Helen; Crawford, Joseph; Dowdy, Helen; LaMarr, Moses; Laws, Jerry; McCurry, John; Price, Leontyne; Roberts, Howard [Tenor]; Scott, Leslie [Baritone]; Thigpen...
Ensemble:
Berlin RIAS Light Orchestra
Recording information: Titania Palast (1952)....continue...
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MMBN 232679
1 DVD Video / Bel Canto Society /
2009-07-25
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
Performers:
Capecchi, Renato; Noni, Alda; Taddei, Giuseppe; Valletti, Cesare
Ensemble:
Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan
"A Schipa pupil, Valletti comes into his own here, stepping out of Schipa's shadow... Like Schipa, Valletti is a typical 'tenore di grazia' - no...continue...
Run Time: 112 min. Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W Sound Format(s): LPCM, Subtitles: NO SUBTITLES ...continue...

2 Super Audio CD / Carus-Verlag /
2009-07-14
Works: George Frideric Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
Performers:
Hartinger, Virgil; Kermes, Simone; Wolff, Konstantin
Ensemble:
Collegium Cartusianum; Cologne Chamber Choir
This CD recording follows the 1739 compilation done by Handel where he coupled a newly composed Ode for St. Cecilia's Day with Alexander's Feast for...continue...
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players....continue...
1 Super Audio CD / Oehms Classics /
2009-06-30
Works: Anonymous: Carmina burana
Performers:
Ambrosini, Marco; Clemencic, Rene; Forster, Markus; Kummer, Eberhard; Reithofer, Wolfgang; Vasseghi, Esmail; Wimmer, Thomas; Zosso, Rene
Ensemble:
Clemencic Consort
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players....continue...
2 CD / Myto Records /
2009-06-06
Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers:
Borkh, Inge; Bugarinovic, Melanija; Faulhaber, Werner; Greindl, Josef; Kuen, Paul; Ludwig, Hanna; Malaniuk, Ira; Neidlinger, Gustav; Topper, Hertha; Uhde, Hermann; Weber, Ludwig; Windgassen, Wolfgang...
Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
3 CD / Myto Records /
2009-06-06
Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers:
Borkh, Inge; Greindl, Josef; Hotter, Hans; Malaniuk, Ira; Treptow, Gunther; Varnay, Astrid
Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
4 CD / Myto Records /
2009-06-06
Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers:
Bugarinovic, Melanija; Greindl, Josef; Lorenz, Max; Ludwig, Hanna; Modl, Martha; Neidlinger, Gustav; Siewert, Ruth; Topper, Hertha; Uhde, Hermann; Varnay, Astrid; Zimmermann, Erika
Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
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MYT 00206
3 CD / Myto Records /
2009-06-06
Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers:
Aldenhoff, Bernd; Hotter, Hans; Streich, Rita; Varnay, Astrid
Ensemble:
Bayreuth Festival Chorus; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
2 CD / Virgin Classics (USA) /
2009-05-19
Works: André Campra: Pseaumes (2) mis en musique à grand choeur, Book 1; De profundis; Exaudiat te Dominus; Requiem Mass; Motets (14), Book 1; Motets (12), Book 2; François Couperin: Audite o...
Performers:
Agnew, Paul; Azzaretti, Jael; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Girard, Catherine; Marzoratti, Arnaud; Renhold, Bruno; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]; Silberstein, Maia; Unger, Ruth; Zebley, Charles
Ensemble:
Les Arts florissants
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EMI 932062B

1 CD / Toccata Classics /
2009-05-12
Works: Gyorgy Sviridov: Burns Songs; Edison Denisov: Songs (5) on poems of Robert Burns; Dmitri Shostakovich: Songs (6), Op. 62; Yuri Abramovitch Levitin: Song-Cycle; Tikhon Khrennikov: Songs (5) on poems o...
Performers:
Blok, Alexander [piano]; Savenko, Vassily
Robert Burns enjoyed a particular following in both Imperial and Soviet Russia as an idealized "people's poet." In the mid-20th century Samuel Marshak's best-selling translations...continue...
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