Voice

Louis Aubert (1877-1968): Voyages / Christophe Crapez; Francoise Masset; Claude Lavoix

1 CD / Maguelone / 2013-05-28

Works: Louis Aubert: Poèmes arabes (6) for voice & piano; Nuit mauresque, for voice & piano; Aigues-marines, for voice & piano; De Ceylan, for voice & piano; Au Pays, for voice & piano; Pays sans nom, ...
Performers: Crapez, Christophe; Lavoix, Claude; Masset, Francoise

Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas & Jepthe / The Oxford Chorale; Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas; Jephte
Performers: Arnold, Elizabeth; Beauchamp, Cameron; Gosta, Predrag; Kulp, Esther; Matthews, Julia; McCarren, Holly; Newell, Patrick; Soph, Steven; Sutton, Kevin; Wor, Magdalena
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag

Two of Carissimi's most famous oratorios, performed by early music ensemble New Trinity Baroque in collaboration with the Choir of Oxford College (The Oxford Chorale)...continue...

Great Singers Live: Elisabeth Grummer sings Mozart

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-05-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Warnung, K 433 (416c); Der Zauberer, K 472; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Das Veilchen, K 476; Die Verschweigung, K 518; Abendempfindung, K 523; Un moto di gioia, K 579; Le...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Stein, Horst
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Elisabeth Schilz Grummer was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional...continue...

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Songs of a Wayfarer / Doris Soffel, Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz, Roman Trekel. Fabio Luisi.

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Performers: Soffel, Doris; Trekel, Roman; Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The seventh in Querstand's MDR Edition presents two Gustav Mahler masterpieces in miniature: 'Das Lied von der Erde' in the chamber music transcription by Arnold...continue...

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3

6 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07

Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W...
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Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club

The Piano Guys 2

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-07

Works: Al van der Beek: Begin Again; Mission Impossible (after Shifrin); Berlin; Just the Way You Are; Charlie Brown Medley (after Guaraldi); Me and My Cello (Happy Together); Twinkle Lullaby; Steven Sharp ...
Performers: Nelson, Steven Sharp; Schmidt, Jon; Stirling, Lindsey; Van Der Beek, Al
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Piano Guys

The second studio outing from YouTube celebrities the Piano Guys (pianist Jon Schmidt. cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, and multimedia specialists Al Van Der Beek and Tel Stewart), the appropriately title...continue...

Varese Sarabande: A 35th Anniversary Celebration [4 CD]

4 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-05-07

Works: John Powell: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax; Kung Fu Panta 2; How to Train Your Dragon; Rio; Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!; Knight and Day; Christopher Lennertz: Hop; Mark Isham: Dolphin Tale; Cliff Eidelman:...
Performers: Farrais, Cristina; Grusin, Dave; Mirkovic, Natasa; Mirkovic-De Ro, Natasa; Sanabras, Clara; Scott, Lisbeth; Snow, Mark [Composer]; Tenerife Film Orchestra
Conductors: Snow, Mark [Composer]

James Macmillan: Missa Dunelmi

1 CD / Priory Import / 2013-04-09

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: For Lo, I Raise Up, anthem, Op. 145; Bryan Kelly: Summer in winter, for chorus & organ; Michael Fleming: Kindle a light to lighten the darkness, for chorus & organ; James M...
Performers: Dover, Sarah [Vocals]; Gerth, Louise [Vocals]; Halford-Macleod, Honor [Soprano Vocal]; Lee, Simon [Tenor vocals]; Massey, Francesca
Conductors: Lancelot, James

The Durham Cathedral Choir performs a world premiere recording of Missa Dunelmi (Durham Mass) commissioned by them along with other European choral works....continue...
Recording information: Durham Cathedral (02/06/2012-02/08/2012)....continue...

Dead Man Down [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-04-09

Works: Jacob Groth: Dead Man Down, film score
Performers: Bo, Ole; Groth, Jacod; Misen; Moller, Soren
Conductors: King, Alastair

Recording information: Timeless Recording Studios, New York, NY....continue...

Bára Grímsdóttir: Virgo gloriosa / Hljómeyki Choir

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-04-09

Works: Bára Grímsdóttir: Ad minni sálu amar (My Soul is Beset with Woes), for chorus; Ad Beatam Virginem (To the Blessed Virgin), for mixed choir ("Virgo diva, casta nympha"); María...
Performers: Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson; Gudrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir; Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir; Magnús Ragnarsson; Olafur Rúnarsson
Conductors: Wilkinson, Bernhardur
Ensemble: Hljómeyki Choir

Virgo Gloriosa is the first large-scale work Bára Grímsdóttir has composed for the choir Hljómeyki. Using Latin text, the poem tells of how the Virgin...continue...

Beggar's Holiday: Duke Ellington's Broadway Musical / David Serero, baritone; John Altman, saxophone

1 CD / DSM Productions / 2013-04-09

Works: Duke Ellington: Beggar's Holiday, musical
Performers: Altman, John; Benhamou, Marc; Gallizio, Christophe; Serero, David

God of War: Ascension [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-04-09

Works: Tyler Bates: God of War
Performers: Bates, Tyler [Composer/Producer]; Cachia, Brian; Ellis, Greg; Nostalghia; Pearlman, Rafe
Conductors: Foster, Ben; Williams, Timothy; Ziegler, Robert

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London.

Though it's easy for it to get lost in the shuffle under the series' relentless combat, the soundtrack to the God of War franchise's seventh i...continue...

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol.3 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-04-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Iste confessor Domini sacratus (II), motet for 2 sopranos & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spiritual; Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vesper...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

The third and final volume in The Sixteen' s acclaimed Selva morale e spirituale series! Included on this final volume are the eight-part Magnificat (Primo),...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

Alfred Hitchcock and His Music

2 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2013-04-02

Works: Bernard Herrmann: North by Northwest; Vertigo; Psycho; The Wrong Man; Arthur Benjamin: Storm Clouds, cantata from The Man Who Knew Too Much, film score; Jay Livingston: Que Sera, Sera; Spoken Word: B...
Performers: Day, Doris; Godwin, Rack; Griffith, Eadie; Henry, Claire; Herrmann, Bernard [Composer]; Rebner, Edward [Piano]
Conductors: Bernstein, Elmer; Mathieson, Muir; Tiomkin, Dimitri; Waxman, Franz; Rozsa, Miklos [Composer]

Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

The Julius Eastman Memory Depot

1 CD / New Amsterdam / 2013-03-26

Works: Julius Eastman: Evil Nigger; Gay Guerrilla, for 4 pianos; Jace Clayton: Callback from the Society of Eastman Supporters, for voice & piano
Performers: Aftab, Arooj [Vocals]; Friend, David [Piano]; Manzo, Emily

On his new album, Jace Clayton/ DJ Rupture again brings his sense of compassion and wide-eyed exploration to the table, but instead of using a...continue...
Recording information: Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY....continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Albert Dohmen, Robert Dean Smith, Christian Gerhaher, Nina Stemme. Janowski

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Gerhaher, Christian; McCown, Michael; Prudenskaja, Marina; Puhlmann, Sabine; Reim, Bianca; Schwinghammer, Wilhelm; Smith, Robert Dean; Snell, Martin; Sonn, Peter; Stemme, Nina [Sopran...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The sixth installment of PentaTone's successful Wagner Edition features the epic Tannhäuser. With world-class voices like Robert Dean Smith, Nina Stemme, and Albert Dohmen, this...continue...
Personnel: Sabine Puhlmann, Nina Stemme , Bianca Reim, Isabelle Voákühler (soprano); Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo soprano); Robert Dean Smith, Michael McCown, Peter Sonn (tenor); Christian Ge...continue...

Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F minor / Lenneke Ruiten, Iris Vermillion, Shawn Mathey, Franz Josef Selig. Janowski

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Mathey, Shawn [Tenor Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Selig, Franz-Josef; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

In 2008 PentaTone started the recording of a complete Bruckner Symphonies cycle with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Marek Janowski. This title,...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/2012)....continue...

Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen / Bertucci, Romberger, Kohler, Ponicke, Hollich, Kleinert, Kreutz

1 CD / CPO / 2013-03-26

Works: Carl Reinecke: Dornröschen, for narrator, 4 voices, female chorus & piano, Op. 139; An den Abendstern ("Du lieblicher Stern"), for voice & piano, Op. 138/7; Wer hat die schönsten Schäf...
Performers: Bertucci, Catalina; Hollich, Janina; Kohler, Markus; Kreutz, Peter; Leluschko, Meike; Ponicke, Maria
Conductors: Kreutz, Peter
Ensemble: Feen-Ensemble

CPO's latest Reinecke CD demonstrates that his oeuvre contains genuine musical treasures. His Sleeping Beauty displays consummate musical craftsmanship and is highly romantic, a subject...continue...
Recording information: Musikhochschule, Detmold, Germany (02/28/2011-03/02/2011)....continue...

Makh tsu di Eygelekh: Yiddish Songs by Oysher, Papiernikov, Warshavsky, Gebirtig, Brudno / Helene Schneiderman, Gotz Payer

1 CD / Carus / 2013-03-26

Works: Moyshe Oysher: Unter beymer (Under the Trees); Iosef Papiernikov: Zol zayn; Yemeni Traditional: Yome, yome, folk song; Yoshke, Yoshke, folk song (a.k.a. "Lustig zein"); Anonymous, Yiddish: Margaritke...
Performers: Payer, Gotz; Schneiderman, Helene; Schneiderman, Judith [Vocals]; Schneiderman, Paul [Vocals]

Recording information: Kammermusikstudio, SWR Stuttgart (03/21/2012-03/22/2012)....continue...

Icon - André Rieu

1 CD / UMe Records / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice...
Performers: Dickerson, Brian; Erens, Suzan; Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Monarcha, Carmen; Rieu, Andre

The 2013 compilation Icon rounds up 12 classical crossover highlights André Rieu recorded for various labels now owned by Universal. There are several classical pieces (a Strauss medley, "Radetzk...continue...

Claude-Michel Schonbgerg: Les Misérables [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

2 CD / Universal Republic / 2013-03-19

Works: Claude-Michel Schoenberg: Les Miserables, musical
Performers: Crowe, Russell; Jackman, Hugh
Conductors: Brooker, Stephen

Personnel: Neil Stemp, Robert Houston , James Bellamy, Rael Jones (programming).

Recording information: Air Studios, London; Lyndhurst Hall, London.

Victor Hugo's 19th century French his...continue...

Happy New Year: Opera Gala from Dresden / Diana Damrau; Piotr Beczala. Thielemann

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza; Die Csárdásfürstin; Die Zirkusprinzessin; Kaiserin Josephine; Der Teufelsreiter; Die Herzogin von Chicago; Das Veilchen vom Montmartre; D...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Denoke, Angela; Labin, Ana-Maria; Schopf, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

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A unique occasion, and a unique product offering - welcome 2013

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Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (2011-12-31&2012-12-29_2012-)....continue...

Verdi Heroines / Gheorgiu, Chailly, Giuseppe Verdi SO Milan

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra; La forza del destino; Otello
Performers: Downes, Shana; Gheorghiu, Angela; Polverelli, Laura; Tramonti, Tizana
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"...this stunning new disc captures Angela Gheorghiu in some big roles we would not expect her to take into her repertoire at present...it is refreshing...continue...

Mediterraneo (Deluxe Edition) / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Greek Traditional: Are mou rindineddha; Hasapiko; Amygdalaki tsakisa; Thalassa lypisou; Oriamu Pisulina; Agapimu fidela protini; Carlos Paredes: Sem saber; Anonymous: Tres sirenas; Abdülaziz, Su...
Performers: Andueza, Raquel; Capezzuto, Vincenzo [Vocals]; Costa, Sandro Daniel [Guitar]; Dogan, Aytac; Mayoral, David; Misia [Portugal]; Papadopoulou, Katerina; Pinto, Daniel; Rial, Núria; Rial, NLria; S...
Conductors: Pluhar, Christina
Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata

Christina Pluhar and I'Arpeggiata invite you on a musical cruise that will take you from Portugal to Turkey, following the coasts of Spain, Catalonia, Greece,...continue...
Recording information: Institut Culturel Roumain de Paris, Salle Byzantine, Pa (10/2012)....continue...

Mediterraneo / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Greek Traditional: Are mou rindineddha; Hasapiko; Amygdalaki tsakisa; Thalassa lypisou; Oriamu Pisulina; Agapimu fidela protini; Carlos Paredes: Sem saber; Anonymous: Tres sirenas; Abdülaziz, Su...
Performers: Andueza, Raquel; Capezzuto, Vincenzo [Vocals]; Costa, Sandro Daniel [Guitar]; Dogan, Aytac; Mayoral, David; Misia [Portugal]; Papadopoulou, Katerina; Pinto, Daniel; Rial, Núria; Rial, NLria; S...
Conductors: Pluhar, Christina
Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata

Christina Pluhar and I'Arpeggiata invite you on a musical cruise that will take you from Portugal to Turkey, following the coasts of Spain, Catalonia, Greece,...continue...
Recording information: Institut Culturel Roumain de Paris, Salle Byzantine, Pa (10/2012)....continue...

License to Thrill - Works and transcriptoins by Bach, Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chick Corea, Piazzolla et al. / Joe Burgstaller, trumpet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Joe Burgstaller: Within, for chorus & trumpet; Lullaby; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for solo keyboard no 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189); George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; ...
Performers: Arnhold, Joelle [Vocals]; Burgstaller, Joe; Burke, Mary; Butterman, Karl [Vocals]; Cheng, Stephanie; Clark, Alex; Ferrari, John; Ganger, Joshua [Vocals]; Gargiulo, Julian [Piano]; Herrington, Benjami...

Trumpet titan Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Canadian Brass) presents a compendium including baroque, classical, contemporary classical, traditional spiritual, diazole, Chick Corea, and Sting! This wond...continue...
Recording information: 2012....continue...

Identity Thief

1 CD / La-La Land Records / 2013-03-05

Works: Christopher Lennertz: Identity Thief, film score; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Fred Wesley: The Payback
Performers: Anassian, Armen; Ariondo, Nick; Banducci, Brett; Bandy, Briana; Bauer, Alisha; Bergeron, Wayne; Bisharat, Charlie; Bleth, Chris [Oboe]; Booth, Bill; Brown, Amanda [The Voice/New York]; Chedwiggen, Da...
Conductors: Lennertz, Christopher

Recording information: Eastwood Scoring Stage, Burbank, CA; Sonic Fuel Studios, El Segundo, CA....continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Verdi: CD One: Tenors & Baritones; CD Two: Soparnos & Mezzos; CD Three: Choruses

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Macbeth; Il trovatore; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlos; Requiem; La forza del destino; Otello; Fals...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Arroyo, Martina; Bella, Benito di; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonisolli, Franco; Bruson, Renato; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Rudel, Julius; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Pappano, Antonio; Gardelli, Lamberto; Barker, John; Pidò, Evelino; Serafin, Tullio; ...

This 3-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the iconic Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi, performed by many of...continue...

Robert Een - Mystery Dances / Gadbois, Burwell, Hill, Mankin

1 CD / Starkland / 2013-02-26

Works: Robert Een: Breakdown Eleven; Riding Herd; Premonition; Death of a Dog; Dirge for Julius; Breaching the Wall; Mystery Two-Step; Gagaku Splash; Roman Bath; Breakdown Eleven (return); The Long Journey
Performers: Burwell, Carter; Een, Robert; Gadbois, Hearn; Hill, Timothy; Mankin, Nina

Puccini: Turandot / Foster, La Spina, Kwon, Arthur, Lowrencev, Moran, Corcoran et al. / Opera Australia

2 CD / Opera Australia / 2013-02-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Lowrencev, Shane
Conductors: Licata, Andrea
Ensemble: Opera Australia Chorus

Susan Foster sings the role of the cruel daughter of the Chinese emperor who demands her suitors correctly answer three riddles, on pain of death,...continue...
Recording information: Sydney Opera House (04/20/2012/04/25/2012)....continue...

Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil / Ken Berry Rachel Wylie, Tod Brody, Melissa Vainio, Fred Morgan and Marja Mutru

1 CD / Minmax / 2013-02-26

Works: Erling Wold: A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, chamber opera
Performers: Amat, Laurie; Berry, Ken; Brody, Tod; Cave, Jim; Gwinn, Deborah; Hugh Livingston [Composer/Cello]; Josheff, Peter; Morgan, Fred; Mutru, Marja; Rose, Ellen; Vainio, Melissa; Wylie, Rachael
Conductors: McClure, Deirdre

Liszt: Complete Songs 1 / Adrian Erod; Charles Spencer, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Kling leise, mein Lied (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 301 (LW N42); S'il est un charmant gazon, song for voice & piano (3 versions), S. 284 (LW N25); Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Com...
Performers: Erod, Adrian; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

The first complete recording of the Lieder composed by Franz Liszt! Through 2011, Liszt's 200th anniversary, Marsyas will record all of his Lieder for release...continue...
Recording information: RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (01/05/2009-01/11/2009)....continue...

Gottfried August Homilius: St. Mark Passion / Mauch, Sandhoff, Mammel, Laske. L'arpa festante

2 CD / Carus / 2013-02-26

Works: Gottfried August Homilius: St. Mark Passion, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Laske, Thomas; Mammel, Hans-Jorg; Mauch, Monika
Conductors: Naf, Fritz

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
It's striking how much this Passion by Homilius sounds like the passions and oratorios of J.S. Bach...continue...
Recording information: Reformierte Kirche Arlesheim (03/26/2012-03/29/2012)....continue...

Ten Years - Choral works by Grimsdottir, Sigurbjornsson, Runarsdotir, Sveinsson, Nordal, Rautavaara / Graduale Nobili Chamber Choir

1 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Bára Grímsdóttir: Eg vil lofa eina _á (I will Praise Her and Laud), for mixed choir; Hrodmar Ingi Sigurbjörnsson: Vökuró (Awake in Peace), for chorus; Hildigunnur R...
Performers: Arnadottir, Lovisa; Gisladottir, Gudridur Thora; Ingvarsdottir, Arny [Vocals]

Graduale Nobili was founded in Fall 2000, and the choir was immediately well received. Most recently, the choir has been working with pop sensation Björk...continue...

Bach Arias with piccolo cello / Sandrine Piau, soprano; Christophe Dumaux, alto; Emiliano Gonzalez, tenor. Ophélie Gaillard, cello

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Cantata, BWV 4...
Performers: Gaillard, Ophelie; Gonzales-Toro, Emiliano; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Gaillard, Ophelie
Ensemble: Pulcinella

Bach's cantatas make use of an amazing diversity of instruments, both old and new. Among the 'new' instruments was the violoncello piccolo, a rare type...continue...
Recording information: Hôtel de l'industrie, Paris (07/01/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Exultate Deo - works by Palestrina, Leighton, Parry, Purcell, Mendelssohn, Chilcott, Byrd, Rutter et al. / Choir of the Chapels Royal; Andrew Arthur: organ

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2013-02-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Exultate Deo; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Kenneth Leighton: O be joyful in the Lord (Jubilate Deo), for chorus & organ; Hubert Parry: I was glad; Songs (6) of Far...
Performers: Arthur, Andrew; Drury, Elizabeth; Harwood-White, Rachel [Oboe]; Hill, Alison; Jones, Sophie [Vocals]; Neal, Graham [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Carey, Colm
Ensemble: ; Choir of the Chapels Royal

The Psalms of David, sometimes referred to as the hymn-book of the bible, have inspired composers writing for the church through the ages. The Choir...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb (11/09/2011-11/11/2011)....continue...

Josquin Desprez - Music at the Sistine Chapel around 1490, Gaspar van Weerbeke, Bertrandus Vaqueras, and Marbrianus de Orto / Cut Circle

2 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2013-02-12

Works: Josquin Desprez: Honor, decus, imperium; Missa La sol fa re mi; Missa Fortuna desperata; Domine, non secundum peccata nostra, motet for 4 parts; Missa "L'homme armé" super voces musicales, for 4...
Performers: Anderson, Matthew; Buff, Carolann; Gerbi, Mary; Molomot, Marc; Sheehan, Aaron; Thompson, Sumner
Conductors: Rodin, Jesse
Ensemble: ; Cut Circle

This double CD centers on securely attributed music Josquin Desprez probably wrote in Rome, but contextualizes these pieces by presenting world-premiere recordings of nine works...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Redeemer, Boston, MA (2008-08-??&2010-08-??_2010-).

Includes il sera par vous (robert morton) / l'homme armé (g by various composers....continue...

Amore: The Opera Album

1 CD / Universal Import / 2013-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Les Pecheurs de Perles; Jules Massenet: Werther; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Um...
Performers: Cottle, Lawrence; Jason, Neil; Johnson, Bashiri [Percussion]; Watson, Russell
Conductors: Ingman, Nick; Hayward, William; Dodd, Nicholas; Lubbock, John

Personnel: Russell Watson (tenor)....continue...

Dowland: Tunes of Sad Despaire - a collection of songs / Dominique Visse, countertenor; Renaud Delaigue, bass; Eric Bellocq: lute, orpharion

1 CD / Satirino / 2013-02-12

Works: John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; Second Booke of Songes; What if a day, ballad setting for lute, P 79 (possibly spurious); Second Booke of Songes or Ayres; A Pilgrimes Solace; Lachrimae or Seave...
Performers: Bellocq, Eric; Delaigue, Renaud; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fretwork

This recording fulfills one of Dominique Visse's life ambitions, which dates from the late 1970s and the period during which he studied and worked with...continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Weber: Mass no 1 "Freischutz" and no 2 "Jubel" / Horst Stein, Gerhard Wilhelm

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Missa Sancta for soloists, chorus & orchestra no 1 in E flat major ("Freischützmesse"), J. 224 (Op.; Missa Sancta for soloists, chorus & orchestra no 2 in G major ("Jubelme...
Performers: Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Laki, Krisztina; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Protschka, Josef; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Speiser, Elisabeth
Conductors: Stein, Horst; Wilhelm, Gerhard
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Werner Keltsch Instrumental Ensemble

Carl Maria von Weber's masses were written to commission for the Dresden court. As a pious Catholic, Weber was fond of sacred cult and its...continue...
Recording information: Kulturraum, Bamberg (09/09/1985-09/13/1985); Stadtkirche, Schwaigern (09/09/1985-09/13/1985); Kulturraum, Bamberg (11/02/1969-11/05/1969); Stadtkirche, Schwaigern (11/02/1969-11...continue...

Groáe Tenöre der Musikgeschichte, Vol. 3

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Otello; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Amilcare Ponchiell...
Performers: Alda, Frances; Amato, Pasquale; Ancona, Mario; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [Soprano Vocals]; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gogorza, Emilio de; Hempel, Frieda; Homer, Louise; Perini, ...

The Very Best of Mirella Freni

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; Turandot; Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz; Francesco Cil...
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Vilma, Michele
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Magiera, Leone; Votto, Antonino; Lombard, Alain; Klemperer, Otto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von

Mirella Freni was one of Herbert von Karajan's favorite signers; indeed, he is known to have commented that if he could have any voice in...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd / Jane Henschel, Mark Stone. Ulf Schirmer

2 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Stephen Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Performers: Baker, Gregg; Best, Jonathan; Bottone, Rebecca; Charbonneau, Pascalin; Dimarzio, Diana; Dwyer, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Henschel, Jane; Hirtreiter, Andreas; Meyer, Andrew Lepri; Samm, Ronald; Schneider,...
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

To commemorate its 60th anniversary in 2012, the Munich Radio Orchestra, under director Ulf Schirmer, performed Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (05/06/2012).

Even though this German production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd may be greeted with some skepticism, it is a remark...continue...

Handel's Delight / Joerg Waschinski; Baroque and Blue

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op. 1 no 4; Sonata for Flute in D major, HWV 378; German Arias (9); Sonata for Flute and Basso continuo in B minor,...
Performers: Waschinski, Jorg
Conductors:
Ensemble: Baroque and Blue

In a time when the prevailing performance practice is keen on "authenticity" the Handel's Delight project stands out. Sopranisto Jörg Waschinski and Baroque and Blue...continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Sendesaal, WDR Funkhaus Köln (02/25/2012-02/27/2012)....continue...

Between the Bliss and Me: Songs to Poems of Emily Dickinson by Copland, Farwell, Laitman, Pearson-Thomas, Hoiby / Julia Faulkner, soprano; Martha Fischer, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Songs of Emily Dickinson; John Woods Duke: Bee! I'm expecting you, for voice & piano; Arthur Farwell: The Butterfly, for voice & piano; Aristocracy; I'm nobody! Who are you?, for voice...
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Fischer, Martha; Hoiby, Lee

Recording information: Mills Concert Hall, University Of Wisconsin, Madison, W....continue...