Tenor

La Fiesta de Pascua en Piazza Navona - works by Victoria, Palestrina, Giovanelli, Bendinelli, Razzi, Asola et al.

2 CD / Lauda Musica / 2012-08-14

Works: Ruggiero Giovannelli: Jubilate Deo for chorus; Jacobus de Kerle: Domine, quid multiplicati sunt, psalm for 5 voices; Te Deum laudamus, hymn for 6 voices; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Haec dies, ...
Performers: Allsopp, David; Arejula, Jesus Garcia; Cuesta, Gabriel Diaz; Cuevas, Javier Jimenez; Dalheim, Ingeborg; Gamez, Gerardo Lopez; Mulroy, Nicholas; Neeves, Helen; Savage, Richard; Skidmore, Greg; van Els...
Conductors: Recasens, Albert
Ensemble: La Grande Chapelle

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The performances, too, are superb. La Grande Chapelle is a group of fifteen singers and thirteen instrumentalists...continue...
Recording information: Augustinus Miziekcentrum, Amberes (2011-09-20_2011-09-23&2012-)....continue...

Illumination

1 CD / Danu / 2012-08-14

Works: American Traditional: La Chanson de Mardi Gras; Michael McGlynn: Siosúram só, for vocal ensemble; Dormi Jesu, for vocal ensemble; Cúnnla, for vocal ensemble & bodhran; Illumination, fo...
Performers: Champion, Lucy; Dubhain, Padraig O [Bodran]; Eccles, Noel; Hilary, Lynn; Hozier, Andrew; Leeney, Hugo; Malir, Andreja; McGlynn, John; McGlynn, Michael; McNeill, Tara [Violin, Vocals]; Murphy, Blathna...
Conductors: Rossow, Stacie L.

Recording information: 2010-2012.

One of the first things evident about Anúna's 2012 album, Illumination, released in celebration of the group's 25th anniversary, is the diversity of the m...continue...

Gabriel Jackson: Sacred Choral Works, Vol. 2 - Beyond The Stars / Choir of St. MaryÆs Cathedral, Edinburgh

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Gabriel Jackson: The Glory of the Lord, for chorus; Fanfare for St Mary's, for organ; The Christ-Child, for chorus; Hymn to St. Margaret of Scotland, for chorus; Jesu, Rex admirabilis, for chorus; Ah...
Performers: Brewer, Oliver; Jarron, Emily [Treble Vocal]; Jeacock, Neil [Treble]; Smart, Antonia [Treble]; Wearne, Nicholas
Conductors: Ferguson, Duncan
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. MaryÆs Cathedral, Edinburgh

Celebrating his 50th birthday in 2012, Gabriel Jackson has had a long and close association with the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral. This is the...continue...
Recording information: St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland (2011-09-15_2011-09-16&2011-)....continue...

Shostakovich: Song of the Forests, Op. 81; Ten Poems, Op. 88; The Sun Shines Over the Motherland, Op. 90 / Vladimir Ivanovsky, tenor; Ivan Petrov, bass

1 CD / Praga / 2012-08-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: The Song of the Forests, oratorio, for tenor, bass, childrens chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 81; The Sun Shines on Our Motherland, cantata, for child chorus, chorus & orchestra,...
Performers: Ivanovsky, Vladimir; Petrov, Ivan
Conductors: Ulanov, Yevgeny; Ivancev, Konstantin; Sandler, Grigory
Ensemble: Leningrad Radio and TV Chorus; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; USSR Symphony Orchestra

The latest in Praga's series of historic remasterings is a tribute to three outstanding Russian artists - conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky, choirmaster Alexander Yurlov and the...continue...

Constant Lambert: Piano Concerto; Piano Sonata; Eight Poems of Li-Po; Mr. Bear Squash-you-all-flat / Hawthorne, Brown, Langridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-08-14

Works: Constant Lambert: Concerto, for piano & 9 instruments; Eight Poems of Li-Po, for voice & piano (or ensemble); Sonata for piano; Mr. Bear Squash-you-all-flat
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Langridge, Philip
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Constant Lambert is perhaps better known today for his strident views on his contemporaries, but he was also a talented composer of delightful, anarchic music,...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (05/04/1994-05/07/1994)....continue...

Tosti: L'extase - French Songs / William Matteuzzi, tenor. Ayako Kotani, piano

1 CD / Bongiovanni / 2012-08-03

Works: Paolo Tosti: L'Extase, for voice & piano; La Fille d'O-Taïti, for voice & piano; Tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse!, for voice & piano; Adieux à Suzon, for voice & piano; Suzon, for voice ...
Performers: Kotani, Ayako; Matteuzzi, William

Jonathan Dove: There was a Child / Joan Rodgers, soprano; Toby Spence, tenor

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: Jonathan Dove: There Was a Child, oratorio for 2 soloists, triple chorus & orchestra
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Jonathan Dove wrote There Was a Child as a tribute to a friend's son who died tragically young. Filled with both joyous celebration and heartfelt...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (06/18/2011)....continue...

Archive of Romances of Italian Salon Music / Beniamino Gigli

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Enrico Toselli: Serenade, Op. 6 no 1; Giuseppi Curci: Notte a Venezia
Performers: Gigli, Beniamino

Dvorák: Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs / Soukupová, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Biblical Songs, Op. 99/B 185; Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55/B 104; Evening Songs, Op. 3; Liebeslieder, Op. 83/B 160
Performers: Blachut, Benno; Holecek, Alfred; Jindrak, Jindrich; Moravec, Ivan; Pohlreich, Ferdinand; Soukupova, Vera

Fibich: Bride of Messina / Jilek, Prague National Theatre

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Zdenék Fibich: The Bride of Messina, Op 18
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hanus, Karel; Horacek, Jaroslav; Marova, Libuse; Sormova, Nada; Svejda, Miroslav; Zidek, Ivo; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague Radio Chorus

"It would be hard to imagine a presentation more persuasive than this 1975 Prague Radio recording." -Opera News...continue...

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Cizek, Miroslav; Dobra, Jaroslava; Erbenova, Ludmila; Heriban, Josef; Hlavsa, Jan; Hlobilova, Eva; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kolarova, Katerina; Marova, Libuse; Musilova, Milada; Ourednikova, Vera; Prochazk...
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Janacek: Msa Glagolskaja, Amarus / Jílek, Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Amarus
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hora, Jan; Kopcak, Sergej; Nemeckova, Kvetosjava; Pribyl, Vilem; Randova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová / Mackerras, Benacková, Straka, etc

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Kát'a Kabanov
Performers: Bauerova, Martina; Benackova, Gabriela; Buresova, Dana; Harvanek, Zdenek; Kopp, Miroslav; Kundlak, Jozef; Peckova, Dagmar; Randova, Eva; Straka, Peter; Vele, Ludek
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus

"...Gabriela Benackova...has been able to fill the National Theatre in Prague whenever she sings the role. She sings beautifully here..Janacek's admirers will certainly want to...continue...

Domingo Conducts Milnes! Milnes Conducts Domingo!

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Hérodiade; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Charles Gounod: Faust; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Piet...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Price, Doreen; Temperley, Jean; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/14/1972-08/16/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/18/1972-08/19/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great ...continue...

Verdi & Puccini Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Domingo, Placido; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Santi, Nello

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (1974-07-21_1974-07-23&1974-)....continue...

Frank Bridge: Orchestral Works - The Collector's Edition / Connolly, Langridge, Gerhardt, Hickox

6 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Frank Bridge: Enter Spring, rhapsody for orchestra, H. 174; Isabella, symphonic poem for orchestra, H. 78; Poems after Richard Jefferies, for orchestra, H. 118; Mid of the Night, symphonic poem for ...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Langridge, Philip; Shelley, Howard; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

The complete orchestral works by Frank Bridge are here released in an attractive six-disc box for the first time, as part of the new Hickox...continue...
Recording information: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, England....continue...

Romantic Opera Duets

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-31

Works: Jules Massenet: Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Pietro Mascagni: I Rantzau
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert

Recording information: EMI Studios, London, UK (01/21/1978-01/22/1978); EMI Studios, London, UK (02/03/1978)....continue...

Great Love Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Recording information: RCA Studios, Rome, Italy (01/21/1972-01/22/1972); RCA Studios, Rome, Italy (02/03/1972)....continue...

The Song of the Nightingale - Coloratura operetta arias / Ingeborg Hallstein, coloratura soprano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Franz Grothe: Lied der Nachtigall ("Zauberlied der Nacht"), for voice & piano; Napoleon ist an allem Schuld; Carl Zeller: Ich bin die Christel von der Post, song (from Der Vogelhändler); Eduard ...
Performers: Bader, Hans-Dieter; Clarin, Hans; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hoppe, Heinz; Kieling, Wolfgang; Rubin, Peter
Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Bernet, Dietfried; Ebert, Wolfgang; Geese, Heinz; Hoffman, Ernest

Ingeborg Hallstein was one of the outstanding coloratura sopranos in the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Munich on May 23, 1936, Ingeborg...continue...

The Unknown Puccini

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: A te ("O quanto è vano"), song for voice & piano; Vexilla regis prodeunt, hymn for male chorus & organ; Salve Regina, for soprano & harmonium; Ad una morta!, song for voice & ...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Rudel, Julius; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone

Recording information: RCA Studio A, New York City, USA (03/01/1989-03/06/1989)....continue...

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Anniversary - Blomstedt conducts Bach: Mass in B minor; Beethoven: Symphony 5 [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Felix Men...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Mullova, Viktoria; Wolf, Jurgen; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Chamber Chorus; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Thomanerchor Leipzig

This DVD was recorded in 2005 at the Leipzig Bach Festival, which is widely regarded as the world's leading festival celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Latin, EN,FR,...continue...

The Unforgettable - Arias and Songs / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1976 - 1983) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Albert Lortzing: Zar und Zimmermann; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Sc...
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Parsons, Geoffrey; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Wallberg, Heinz; Voorberg, Marinus
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Lucia Popp (1939-1993) richly endowed the world of music during her short life. Her artistry and personality are apparent in a multitude of recordings, many...continue...
Recording information: 1976-1983....continue...

Donizetti Portraits - arias from Gemma di Vergy; Caterina Comato, Lucrezie Borgia et al. / Edita Gruberova

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Emilia di Liverpool; Gemma di Vergy; Linda di Chamounix; Caterina Cornaro, opera; Lucrezia Borgia; Rosmonda d'Inghilterra
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Gruberova, Edita; Haußler, Gerald; Hollop, Markus; Weber, Hanne
Conductors: Boncompagni, Elio
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

This recital program composed of operas whose pivotal characters are women. Emilia di Liverpool, Gemma di Vergy, Caterina Camera, Lucrezia Borgia and Rosmonda d`Inghilterra are...continue...

Haydn: Missa in Tempore Belli; Salve Regina / Dorothea Roschmann, Herbert Lippert, Elisabeth von Magnus, Oliver Widmer

1 CD / Teldec / 2012-07-31

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9; Salve Regina, for 4 soloists, chorus, strings & organ obbligato in G minor ("O...
Performers: Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Roschmann, Dorothea; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien

Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Concentus musicus Wien are joined by the Arnold Schoenberg Chor to deliver a consistently brilliant performance of Hayden's Paukenmesse and Salve Regina....continue...
Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna (07/1996)....continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo / John Mark Ainsley, Pavol Breslik, Juliane Banse, Annete Dasch, Bavarian State Opera - Nagano [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Banse, Juliane; Breslik, Pavol; Dasch, Annette; de Mey, Guy; Humes, Steven; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bayerische Staatsoper

With this wonderful production, Mozart's Idomeneo returns to the site of its 1781 premiere. And indeed the Cuvillies Theatre, a jewel of Rococo architecture, embraces...continue...
Run Time: 176 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: English, Fren...continue...

"Awakenings" Robert Stern: Shofar, oratorio; Ronald Perera: Why I Wake Early / Teresa Wakim, soprano; Jason McStoots, tenor; David Kravitz, bass

1 CD / Navona / 2012-07-31

Works: Robert Stern: Shofar, oratorio in 4 parts for 3 voices, chorus & orchestra; Ronald Perera: Why I Wake Early, for chorus, string quartet & piano; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Abascal, Brian; Brooke, Lisa; Hollister, Darryl; Kravitz, David; Larson, Sonja; McStoots, Jason; Nortier, Sandra; Seidler, Reinmar; Souder, Leah; Taylor, Joan; Verrette, Kevin; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano...
Conductors: Hodgkins, David

Awakenings features 2 extraordinary works by composers from the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. Shofar is an intensely dramatic and deeply moving oratorio inspired...continue...

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

George Dyson: The Canterbury Pilgrims / Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: George Dyson: At the Tabard Inn, overture for orchestra; Canterbury Pilgrims, for soloists, chorus & orchestra; In Honour of the City
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Roberts, Stephen; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus

This re-release of The Canterbury Pilgrims forms part of the new Hickox Legacy commemorative series on Chandos Records, leading up to (and continuing beyond) the...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Concert Halls, England (09/30/1996-10/05/1996).

Yvonne Kenny, Robert Tear, Stephen Roberts, Hickox/London Symphony Chorus and London Symphony Orchestra
...continue...

The Opera Singer / René Kollo, tenor (rec. 1981 - 1986) [2 CDs]

2 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Eugen d'Albert: Tiefland; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangelimann; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; ...
Performers: Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Marton, Eva; Orth, Norbert; Ricciarelli, Katia
Conductors: Wallat, Hans; Ebert, Wolfgang; Janowski, Marek; Geese, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Collado, Jose

Opera singer René Kollo does not restrict himself to only tenor roles in Richard Wagner's opera repertoire. An extensive catalogue of LPs and CDs, including...continue...
Recording information: 1981-1986....continue...

Singer Pur sings Sting

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-07-31

Works: Sting: Fields of Gold, song; Englishman in New York; Every Breath You Take; Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic; A Thousand Years; Wrapped around your finger; Seven Days, song; They dance alone; Fra...
Performers: Miller, Dominic; Reinhard, Claudia; Schneider-Waterberg, Reiner; Warwitz, Manuel; Wenk, Klaus; Zapp, Markus

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their first stage appearance, Singer Pur presents its first and only pop production release. Singer Pur has won...continue...
Recording information: Backyard Studio Bayreuth (02/2011-03/2011)....continue...

Great Opera Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; I Vespri Siciliani; Don Carlo; Otello; Georges Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton

Recording information: Great Britain (06/08/1970-06/11/1970)....continue...

Placido Domingo Sings Caruso

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; La bohème, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore; Jules Massenet: Manon; Le Cid; Francesco Cilèa: L' arlesiana; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giaco...
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Santi, Nello

Recording information: London, England (07/26/1971-07/30/1971); London, England (08/05/1971); London, England (08/09/1971)....continue...

La Voce d'Oro

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Charles Gounod: Faust; Roméo et Juliette; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Francesco C...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Eathorne, Wendy; Etheridge, Brian; McCaw, John; Pasaros, Georgetta; Whiteley, Franklyn
Conductors: Santi, Nello

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (06/20/1972-06/24/1972)....continue...

Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

It's a stunning visual - fresh and modern - and it's a

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Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'; Choral Fantasy / Orgonasova, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Cachemaille - Gardiner

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Clarkson, Julian; Johnston, Robert; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

The Very Best of Jessye Norman from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde; Wesendonck Lieder; Franz Schubert: Dem Unendlichen, D 291; Der Winterabend, D 938; Auflösung ("Verbirg dich, Sonne"), so...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alliot-Lugaz, Colette; Balwin, Dalton; Baquier, Gabriel; Burles, Charles; Carreras, Nicole; Debost, Michel; Duesing, Dale; Fontanarosa, Renaud; Gage, Irwin; LaFont, Jean-Phi...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Cambreling, Sylvain; Muti, Riccardo; Plasson, Michel

If anyone may lay claim to the title of prima donna assoluta of the late 20th century, it is surely Jessye Norman. She is one...continue...

Sigismondo d'India: Lamento d'Orfeo; Musiche da cantar solo / Nigel Rogers, tenor; Paul O'Dette; Andrew Lawrence-King

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Sigismondo d'India: O Primavera, Gioventú Dell'Anno for voice solo; Le musiche, book 1; O Gioia de Mortali for voice solo; Tutto il dì Piango for voice solo; Cruda Amarilli, song; Quell'Inf...
Performers: Lawrence-King, Andrew; O'Dette, Paul; Vocal], Nigel Rogers [Tenor

The fourth release in the Rediscoveries series form Virgin Classics is the rare recording of vocal music of Sigismondo d'India performed by English tenor Niger...continue...
Recording information: St Martin's Church, East Woodhay, England (05/1990)....continue...

J.S. Bach - Secular Cantatas Vol. 2: Cantata, BWV 208 "Hunt"; Cantata, BWV 134a / Junker, Lunn, Sakurada, Williams, Guillon

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia for 2 trumpets, 3 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in F major (early version of BWV 1046); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Die...
Performers: Junker, Sophie [Soprano (Vocal)]; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Compared with J.S. Bach's production of church music his secular vocal works occupy a modest place in his output: today we know of the existence...continue...

Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; L'Histoire du Soldat, suite; Les Noces; Symphony in C / Neumann; Dohnanyi

2 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-07-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Symphony in C; Les Noces I (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra; L'histoire du...
Performers: Adamec, Petr; Barova, Anna; Bogunia, Stanislav; Boublikova, Milada; Holena, Jiri; Janda, Pavel; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jilek, Zdenek; Kostohryz, Milan; Mokros, Josef; Sulcova, Brigita; Svejda, Miroslav
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Neumann, Václav; Kosler, Zdenek;
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Choir; Tokyo String Quartet

This specially priced two disc celebration of the music of Igor Stravinsky features historic stereo recordings made between 1970 to 1987, all remastered for SACD....continue...

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Best of Schumann / Peter Schreier, tenor; Annerose Schmidt, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Album für die Jugend no 10 ("Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit Zurückkehrend") for piano, Op. 68/; Sinfonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, Op. 38 "Frühlingssinfonie"; Dichterlieb...
Performers: Damm, Peter; Friemel, Johannes; Pietzonka, Klaus; Rehm, Kieter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden

Best of Wagner / Hanne-Lore Kuhse, soprano; Fritz Wunderlich, tenor; Theo Adam, bass

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bolkestein, Els; Kuhse, Hanne-Lore; Ritzmann, Martin; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Fricke, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Wakasugi, Hiroshi; Rögner, Heinz; Masur, Kurt; Kegel, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: Archive - 5 Tudor Portraits; On Wenlock Edge; Merciless Beauty. Bonus CD: Vaughan Williams talks about Bach

2 CD / Albion / 2012-07-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Merciless beauty; Prelude on 3 Welsh Hymn Tunes, for brass band; Tudor Portraits (5), cho...
Performers: Anderson, Robert B.; Rankin, Nell; Watson, Gordon; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Adams, Bernard; Steinberg, William

Albion presents a special collection of archive recordings featuring the words and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams. On Wenlock Edge features tenor Alexander Young accompanied...continue...

Masters of the Rolls - Music by English composers of the 14th century / Gothic Voices

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-07-10

Works: Anonymous, English: Ab ora summa nuncius; Inter usitata/Inter tot et tales/Tenor; Vexilla regni prodeunt; Singularis laudis digna; Dulcia (dona redemptoris); Summum regem honoremus; Ominis terra/Habe...
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Harrold, Steven; Nixon, Leigh; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Page, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Gothic Voices

This reissue from Gothic Voices and Christopher Page - acknowledged as one of the finest performances of medieval music of the last twenty years -...continue...
Recording information: Boxgrove Priory, Chichester, Sussex, England (01/13/1999-01/15/1999)....continue...

Britten: The Little Sweep; Cantata Academica

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Little Sweep, children's opera, Op. 45; Cantata academica, for voices, chorus & orchestra, Op. 62
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Lester, Harold; Pears, Peter, Sir; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Malcolm, George

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
Britten conducting his own music is always (well, almost always) the performance against which all others must be compared....continue...

Carlo Bergonzi: A Discographic Career - Selections from Macbeth, Luisa Miller, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Un Ballo, Tosca, Andrea Chenier et al.

3 CD / Widescreen / 2012-07-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L' Africana; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; MacNeil, Cornell; Mercuriali, Angelo; Mill, Arnold van; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Simionato, Giulietta; Sordello, Enzo;...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Serafin, Tullio; Pritchard, John; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

A Portrait

3 CD / Accent Import / 2012-07-03

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giovanni Pergolesi: Livietta e Tracollo; La Serva Padrona; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Requiem...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Huub; Demeyere, Ewald; Groop, Monica; Hermans, Elisabeth; Isokoski, Soile; Jacobs, Rene; Kuijken, Sara; Laki, Krisztina; Mackie, Neil; Mechelen, Werner van; Oelze, Christia...
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande