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Britten: Billy Budd

3 CD / Orfeo / 2003-12-03

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Bankl, Wolfgang; Bork, Robert; Chen, Yu; Daniel, Boaz; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Halfvarson, Eric; Ifrim, Cosmin; Jelosits, Peter; Johnson, David Cale; Klausburg, Valentin; Monarcha, Janusz; Nuzzo,...
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: Members of the Gregorianischen Choralschola der Wi

A Little Bit of Heaven / Butt, Gigli, Robeson, Lough, et al

1 CD / Pearl / 2003-11-11

Works: Stephen Adams: The Holy City; Arthur Sullivan: The Lost Chord; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Traditional: My Lord, what a morning; Swing low, sweet chariot; Amazing Grace; Oh, what a beautifu...
Performers: Allin, Norman; Anderson, Marian; Bettendorf, Emmy; Brown, Lawrence [Classical]; Butt, Clara, Dame; Crooks, Richard [Tenor]; Francis, James; Gigli, Beniamino; Harris, Phil; Jackson, Mahalia; Lough, Er...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John, Sir; ; Thalben-Ball, George, Sir; Greenwood, Clifford; Wilbur, Jay; Robinson, Stanford
Ensemble: ; BBC Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Chorus; Chorus; Orchestra; Temple Church Choir; Vienna Boys' Choir

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Lohengrin / Solti

4 CD / Decca Import / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Jelosits, Peter; Mohr, Thomas; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Norman, Jessye; Poschner, Brigitte; Randova, Eva; Renee, Madelyn; Scharinger, Anton; Sotin, Hans; Srame...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

The recording of Lohengrin in June 1986 marked the end of Solti's Wagner cycle....continue...

Bach: St. John Passion, Mass in B minor, etc /Parrott, et al

5 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-01-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Bonner, Tessa; Charlesworth, Stephen; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Fliegner, Christian; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Jochens, Wilfried; Kirkby, Emma; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Rober...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

Bach: St. John Passion / Parrott, Taverner Consort, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2003-01-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Bonner, Tessa; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Charlesworth, Stephen; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Fliegner, Christian; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Manze, Andrew; Peasgood,...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew

Britten: The Turn of the Screw / Britten, English Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54
Performers: Cross, Joan; Dyer, Olive; Hemmings, David; Mandikian, Arda; Pears, Peter, Sir; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Opera Group Orchestra

Christmas Dreams / Liona Boyd

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-07-09

Works: Liona Boyd: Christmas Dreams; Song of Peace; A Canon for Christmas; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Traditional: God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesa...
Performers: Berman, Melvin; Boyd, Liona; Brandt, Kim; Dunstan, Darren; Fortin, Richard; Goodman, Erica; Leonard, Brian; Robertson, Eric; Sheard, Gord; Stewart, Douglas; Whittaker, Roger; Zamfir, Gheorghe
Conductors: Blyden-Taylor, Brainerd; Bartle, Jean Ashworth
Ensemble: Orpheus Boys' Choir; Toronto Children's Chorus

This is Liona Boyd's Gold CD of timeless Xmas favorites with special guests pan flutist Georges Zamfir and singer Roger Whittaker. Two choirs and delicate...continue...

Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Ancerl, Blachut, Kalas, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-07-02

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Cervinkova, Ludmila; Heriban, Josef; Kalas, Karel; Krilova, Vera; Mraz, Ladislav; Palivcova, Jarmila; Pechova, Jarmila; Soumar, Jan; Vala, Jiri; Vich, Bohumir; Vild, Bohumil; Vonasek, ...
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Prague Radio Chorus

The late Karel Ancerl was one of the two or three finest conductors produced by the prolific Czech musical culture in the 20th century, and...continue...

Dvorák: Mass in D; Bruckner, et al /Bristol Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-08-07

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Mass in D major, Op. 86/B 153; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; Motets (3) for chorus, Op. 110; Anton Bruckner: Christus factus est; Tota pulchra es, WAB 46; L...
Performers: Cave, Philip; Coupe, Anthony; Foulkes, Stephen; Pinel, Anthony; Taylor, Stephen [Treble]
Conductors: Archer, Malcolm
Ensemble: Bristol Cathedral Choir

Puccini: Tosca / Morelli, Corelli, Gordoni, D'Orazi, et al

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2000-10-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Recorded Sound: Bis [encore]! Franco!!; Applause; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato
Performers: Artioli, Walter; Carbonari, Virgilio; Corelli, Franco; d'Orazi, Attilio; Giorgi, Walter; Gordoni, Virginia; Grella, Bruno; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Parma Teatro Regio Chorus; Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra

William Mayer: A Death in the Family / Gilbert, MSM

2 CD / Albany Records / 2000-06-01

Works: William Mayer: A Death in the Family, opera
Performers: Babidge, Darrell; Bischoff, John; Huffman, Ted

"...This is one of the best, most poetical opera librettos ever...The music is almost completely tonal, sounding very much like Samuel Barber or Carlisle Floyd,...continue...

Opera in English - Janacek: Osud / Mackerras, Field, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-11-02

Works: Leos Janácek: Osud (Fate), opera, JW 1/5
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Field, Helen [Soprano Vocals]; German, Timothy; Harries, Kathryn; Jones, Yolande; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Langridge, Philip; Linay, Samuel; Mora, Barry; Preston-Roberts, Michael; ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

"...Until David Pountney's brilliant production for English National Opera many commentators thought 'Osud' virtually unstageable. But then there is the music: a miracle of lyricism...continue...

Schütz: Christmas Vespers / Paul McCreesh, et al

1 CD / Polydor Import / 1999-10-12

Works: Anonymous: La piva; Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon; Gregorian Chant: Deus in adiutorium meum intende, introduction to the Compline; Dominus vobiscum, oratorio (Prayer, recitation solo); Heinrich Sch...
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Carwood, Andrew [Conductor/Tenor vocals]; Daniels, Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Harre-Jones, Robert; Horn, Robert; Horn, Robert [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul;
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Gabrieli Players; Roskilde Cathedral Boys' Choir; Roskilde Cathedral Choir

The centerpiece of this recording is "Weihnachtshistorie," a retelling of the Christmas story from the Gospels. The spectacular recording features a huge range of instrumental...continue...
"As it might have been celebrated at the Court of Dresden c. 1664." The subtitle of this recording is the key: there's no Schütz work called 'Christmas Vespers,' but by combining research in chur...continue...

The Classical Kids Collection Vol 2

4 CD / Children's Group / 1999-09-21

Works: Anonymous: Danse Royale; Sumer is icumen in; English Dance; Trotto; Ghaetta; Amen; Orlando Gibbons: First Set of Madrigals and Mottets; Thomas Tallis: Audivi vocem; Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Mon Die...
Performers: Adilman, Victoria; Arpin, John; Boyes, Derek; Budd, Barbara; Campbell, Kelly; Crawley, Amos; Donnelly, Mark; Druce, Mary; Forster, Elizabeth; Fox, Colin; Gay, Errol; Goldbloom, Daniel; Hammond, Katie...
Conductors: Babiak, Walter; Fallis, David
Ensemble: High Park Girls Choir; Studio Arts Orchestra

Selection includes the Foundling Concert.

Selection includes Arrival in Rome.

Selection includes Songs of the Unicorn - A Merlin Tale....continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Leinsdorf, Milanov, Bjoerling, Rome Opera

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bianchini, Giovanni; Carlin, Mario; Catalani, Nestore; Corena, Fernando; Jussila, Mika; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Monreale, Leonardo; Preziosa, Vincenzo; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

"...Here we have Bjoerling and Warren--enough even without Milanov--but Milanov is wonderful. This has been on CD before...but the remastering is better...One of the best...continue...

Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors / Schippers, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-07-16

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Performers: Aiken, Davis; Allen, Chet; Kuhlmann, Rosemary; Lishner, Leon; McKinley, Andrew; Monachino, Frank
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Chorus; NBC Symphony Orchestra

Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir - Works by Bach, Faure, Gruber and Handel

1 CD / Philips / 1999-01-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my pr...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Gindlhumer, Gottfried; Gormley, Michael G.; Halbartschlager, Alfred; Marschik, Peter [Conductor]; Ortner, Roman; Rainer, Ingomar; Schmidinger, Benjamin; Stangelberger, George; Vi...
Conductors: Harrer, Uwe Christian; Marschik, Peter
Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Benjamin Schmidinger, Max Emanuel Cencic (soprano); Gottfried Gindlhumer (trumpet); Peter Marschik , Roman Ortner (piano); Mike Gormley, Ingomar Rainer, Georg Stangelberger, Alfred Halbarts...continue...

Fauré: Requiem, Pelleas et Melisande, etc / Bostock, et al

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 1998-12-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Pavane, Op. 50
Performers: Dyk, Vojtech; Spang-Hanssen, Ulrik; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic; Pueri Gaudentes Choir

Mahler: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Songs / Bernstein

16 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-11-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; S...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Dicterow, Glenn; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Pop...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Rejoice and Sing / Stultz, Sykes, New England Treble Chorus

1 CD / Afka / 1998-09-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Johann Vierdanck: Sacred Concerti (Theil Geistlicher Concerten), for 2 equal voices; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BW...
Performers: Asgeirsson, Kristian; Bowden, Shauna; Canavin, Shannon; Dederer, William B.; Dederer, William R.; Gearhart, Julianne; Hartford, Cheryl; Kohl, Karin; Larson, Elizabeth; Larson, Timothy; Ledig, Fleming...
Conductors: Stulta, Marie

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Daniel, Terfel, Fleming, Bardon, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bardon, Patricia; Bowen, John; Crabtree, Libby; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Doughty, Stephen; Fleming, Renee; Fulgoni, Sarah; Moses, Geoffrey; Munro, Matthew; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus

"Paul Daniel and Bryn Terfel ensure that this is one of the most dramatic performances of the oratorio on disc, operatic in the best sense...continue...

Consort Songs / Burrowes, Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: John Dowland: Second Booke of Songes; Coranto, for lute, P 100; Work(s); William Byrd: Wretched Albinus, consort song for voice & 4 viols; With lilies white, consort song for voice & 4 viols; Anonymo...
Performers: Burrowes, Connor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

Kancheli: Light Sorrow, Mourned by the Wind / Werthen, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 1997-05-27

Works: Giya Kancheli: Mourned by the Wind, liturgy for solo viola & orchestra; Light Sorrow, cantata for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Ford, Ian; Hayes, Oliver; Springuel, France
Conductors: Werthen, Rudolf
Ensemble: Cantate Domino Chorus; I Fiamminghi

"...[This is] music of heart-rending beauty...Highly recommended, whether or not you already have the Kancheli 'bug'." -DJF, Gramophone...continue...

And Trouble Came - Musical Responses to AIDS

1 CD / CRI / 1996-11-19

Works: Chris DeBlasio: All The Way Through Evening, 5 nocturnes for baritone & piano; C. Bryan Rulon: SelfRequiem, for computer tape & ensemble; Laura Kaminsky: And Trouble Came
Performers: Clark, Harry [Cello]; Dash, Michael; DeBlasio, Chris; Martin, Lois; Schuldmann, Sanda
Conductors: Rulon, C. Bryan
Ensemble: Musicians' Accord

Personnel: Lois Martin (viola); Ted Mook, Harry Clark (cello); Matt Sullivan (oboe); Terry Szor (trumpet); Chris DeBlasio (piano); Michael Pugliese (percussion).

Recording information: Lenfel...continue...

Schubert: Masses D 105 & 167 / Bruno Weil

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 1 in F major, D 105; Mass no 2 in G major, D 167
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Hartmann, Arno; Nader, Alexander; Puchegger, Thomas; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis; Vienna Boys' Choir

"...Weil keeps a sturdy but flexible grasp on the choral and orchestral textures; everything is very light but not flippant. The orchestra and choirs perform...continue...

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

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

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

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

Corigliano: Of Rage and Remembrance, Symphony no 1 / Slatkin

1 CD / RCA Records / 1996-09-17

Works: John Corigliano: Of Rage And Remembrance, for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, male chorus & instrumental ensemble; Symphony no 1
Performers: Accinno, Michael; Baker, Robert P.; DeYoung, Michelle; Forest, Michael; Garlick, Glenn; Hardy, David; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]; Shaffran, James; Stearns, Jason
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: National Symphony, Washington, D. C.; Washington Choral Arts Society Men

"...one can state that he [Corigliano] is probably the leading composer of American neo-Romanticism...My advice is: if you have no recording of the work [Symphony...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Abbado, Gallo, McNair, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-01-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Allemano, Carlo; Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bartolomey, Franz; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Gallo, Lucio; Gati, Istvan; Jelosits, Peter; McNair, Sylvia; Rost, Andrea [Soprano V...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
a little on the plush side, perhaps, but with a good cast including a nicely tremulous Cherubino from Cecilia Bartoli
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Britten: Billy Budd

3 CD / Video Artists International / 1995-01-31

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Cameron, John; Dalberg, Frederick; Davies, Rhoderick; Drake, Bryan; Etheridge, Brian; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Flynn, Peter; Hobson, Alan; Jones, Emlyn; Langdon, Michael; Lewis, Ronal...

Bach: Sacred Cantatas Vol 2 / Harnoncourt, Leonhardt

6 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1995-01-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 20, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 20; Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22; Cantata ...
Performers: Altena, Marius van; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gampert, Walter; Meer, Ruud van der; Nimsgern, Siegmund; van Egmond, Max; Wyatt, Walker
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis; Hanover Boys Choir; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Leonhardt Consort; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Concentus Musicus

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande

2 CD / Orfeo / 1994-07-05

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gampert, Walter; Gedda, Nicolai; Grumbach, Raimund; Meven, Peter; Schiml, Marga; Weinheber, Josef
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael

Mozart: Magic Flute

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-02-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Gahmlich, Wilfried; Gonda, Anna; Holzer, Robert; Jelosits, Peter; Koves, Peter; Kwon, Hellen; Leitner, Lotte; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth; Pap, Robert;...
Conductors: Halász, Michael

Mozart: Coronation Mass; Bach / Marschik, Stangelberger, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 1994-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 "Coronation"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21
Performers: Jankowitsch, Ernst; Knapp, Michael; Lenzer, Albin; Preyer, Stefan; Schmidinger, Benjamin; Stangelberger, George
Conductors: Marschik, Peter
Ensemble: Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Solti, Heilmann, Ziesak, Kraus, Jo

2 CD / Decca / 1991-09-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Bieber, Clemens; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Franzen, Hans; Hauer-Riedl, Robert; Heilmann, Uwe; Jo, Sumi; Kraus, Michael [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; Kuttenbaum, Annette; Leitner, Lotte; Leitner, Markus; Moll, K...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus Konzertvereinigung

Moussorgski: Boris Godounov / Rostropovitch, Raimondi, et al

3 CD / Erato Import / 1990-05-22

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Booth, Thomas; Cowan, Richard; Dubosc, Catherine; Fish, Matthew Adam; Gedda, Nicolai; Miller, Lajos; Pastor, Michel; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Polozov, Vyacheslav; Raimondi, Ruggero; Raitzin, Mish...
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Ensemble: National Symphony, Washington, D. C.

Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Britten, London SO

2 CD / Decca Import / 1990-02-06

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Deller, Alfred; Harper, Heather; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Hemsley, Thomas; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Lumsden, Norman; MacDonald, Kenneth; Pears, Peter, Sir; Raggett, ...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Good CD Guide
This recording remains as fresh and inspired as the day it was made. Britten's taut, disciplined yet magical reading is unsurpassed.
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Berg: Wozzeck / Abbado, Grundheber, Behrens, Langridge et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1989-02-13

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Behrens, Hildegard; Gonda, Anna; Grundheber, Franz; Haugland, Aage; Jelosits, Peter; Kamenik, Werner; Langridge, Philip; Lehner, Viktoria; Maly, Alexander; Raffeiner, Walter; Sramek, Alfred; Zednik, ...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Orchestra

"...one is aware that this is a genuine performance, not a studio replica of one...I would choose Abbado almost unhesitatingly." -Gramophone...continue...

Mahler: Symphonie no 4 / Bernstein, Wittek, Concertgebouw

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1988-08-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Wittek, Helmut; Zweden, Jaap van
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Barber, Copland / Matthew Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1987-09-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Aaron Copland: In the Beginning; Motets (4), for chorus
Performers: Denley, Catherine; Kettel, Gary; Martelli, Dominic; Masters, Rachel; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

'An imaginative and enterprising programme, extremely well sung and recorded' (Gramophone)

'An exquisite disc. Indispensable' (Acoustic Sounds Catalog, USA)

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Soundscapes, Vol. 1: A Delos Digital Compact Disc Sampler

1 CD / Delos / 1985-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Atalanta, HWV 35; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata & ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Browning, John [Piano]; Burns, Stephen; Davis, Douglas [Cello]; McDonald, Susann [Harp]; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]; Noehren, Robert; Oliveira, Elmar; Romero, Celedonio; ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard; ; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: American Brass Quintet; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony; Philadelphia Orchestra