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Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177; Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107)
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blazikov, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Turk, Gerd; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2012)....continue...

Bach: Messe [DVD & SACD Box Set]

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

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

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

Jeanne D'Arc: Batailles & Prisons / Montserrat Figueras, Louise Moaty, Rene Zosso, Hesperion XXI - Jordi Savall

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2012-08-14

Works: Jordi Savall: Ballade de la Pucelle, for vocal ensemble (or instruments); Ce jour de l'an, rondeau for 3 lutes (after Guillaume Dufay); Fanfare "dit le Burguygnon", for ensemble (after an anonymous m...
Performers: Behringer, Michael; Biggi, Francis; Figueras, Montserrat; Guglielmi, Luca; Janda, Armin; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Lislevand, Rolf; Memelsdorff, Pedro; Wessel, Kai...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Twenty years after his work on the soundtrack of Jacques Rivette's movie Jeanne la Pucelle, Jordi Savall returns to this powerful subject matter and presents...continue...
Recording information: Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne (09/1993); Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains, Arsenal de Metz (09/1993); Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne (12/20/2011-12/24/2011);...continue...

Arvo Pärt: Creator Spiritus / Chrisopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-04-10

Works: Arvo Pärt: Veni creator, for chorus & organ; The Deer's Cry, for chorus; Psalom, for string quartet; Most Holy Mother of God, for male voices; Solfeggio; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus ...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Copenhagen, Ars Nova; Hillier, Paul; Purefoy, William; Theatre of Voices; Torp, Else; Watson, Chris [Tenor vocals]
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: ; Theatre of Voices

Creator Spiritus is the latest collaboration between GRAMMY® Award winning conductor Paul Hillier and celebrated Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The disc features a carefully selected...continue...
Recording information: Garnisonskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark (06/2010)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol. 50 - Cantatas 49, 145, 149, 174 / Blazikova, Blaze, Suzuki

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-12-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 149, "Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg" BWV 149; Cantata no 145, "Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen," BWV 145 (BC A60); Cantata no 174, "Ich liebe den H&o...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blazikov, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Masaaki Suzuki [Conductor/Organ]; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Terakado, Ryo [Violin]; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: ; Bach Collegium Japan

Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2011)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 48 / Suzuki

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-04-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34; Cantata no 117, "Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut" BWV 117; Cantata no 98, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan,...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (06/2010)....continue...

The St. Emmeram Mensural Codex

1 Super Audio CD / Aeolus / 2011-01-11

Works: Johannes Brassart: Christi nutu sublimato, motet; Johannes Roullet: Sanctus, trope (Crux columpna preelecta); Reginaldus Liebert: Agnus dei, fauxbourdon for vocal ensemble; Gilles de Bins dit Binchoi...
Performers: Berben, Leon; Burchards, Edzard; Hartkopf, Christof; Holzle, Gerhard; Rumbold, Ian; Schmidl, Marcus; Vitzthum, Franz; Wenk, Klaus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stimmwerck

The St. Emmeram Codex is one of the very few large manuscripts of polyphonic music to have survived in Western Europe from the late Middle...continue...
Recording information: Klosterkirche Windberg / Bogen (08/2007)....continue...

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger: I Pastori de Bettelemme

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2010-11-05

Works: Giovanni Lorenzo Baldano: Paso e mezzo, for sordellina (from Libro per scriver l'intavolatura per sonare sopra le sodelline); La Bergamasca, for ensemble; Fantasia pastorale for ensemble; Johannes Hi...
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Dietz, Christian; Flaig, Markus; Jesdinsky, Clementine; Okamura, Chiyuki; Vitzthum, Franz
Conductors:
Ensemble: Echo du Danube

Kapsberger’s Shepherds of Bethlehem at the Birth of Our Savior Jesus Christ was published in 1630, when the sacred dialogue madrigal enjoyed high popularity in...continue...
Recording information: Melanchthon-Kirche, Cologne, Germany (08/12/2009-08/15/2009)....continue...

Baroque In Hanover Court Music / ensemble Alla Polacca

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2010-08-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Italian Duets; Solitudini care, amata libertà, cantata for soprano & continuo, HWV 163; Tanti strali al sen mi scocci, duet for soprano, alto & continuo, HWV 197; Char...
Performers: Kilarska, Paulina [Harpsichord]; Lesniowska-Lubowicz, Iwona [Soprano]; Vitzthum, Franz; Wagner, Petr
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Alla Polacca

Recording information: Immanuelskirche Wuppertal (12/13/2009-12/17/2009)....continue...

Music for the Peace of Utrecht / Netherlands Bach Society

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278; Jubilate (Utrecht), canticle for soloists, chorus & orchestra, HWV 279; William Croft: Ode for the Peace of Utrecht, for 2 voices, chorus & orchestr...
Performers: Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kennedy, Nicki; Lattke, Wolfram; Podger, Julian; Towers, William
Conductors: Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: Netherlands Bach Society

The Treaty of Utrecht signed in 1713 brought an end to almost two centuries of worldwide warfare. This was the first peace achieved through diplomacy,...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Haarlem, The Netherlands (05/2009)....continue...

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Concertino for Strings in G major; Sinfonia for Cello and Basso Continuo in F major; Salve regina, for countertenor & strings in F minor (doubtful)
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Morsches, Jennifer; Solomon, Ashley; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands)

Pergolesi's composing career began at the age of twenty. However, at only twenty six, he died of tuberculosis. During his short lifetime, Pergolesi was revered...continue...
Recording information: St John The Evangelist, Upper Norwood, London, England (09/23/2009-09/25/2009)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 45 / Nonoshita, Blaze, Bach Collegium Japan

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-11-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 39, "Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot," BWV 39; Cantata no 187, "Es wartet alles auf dich" BWV 187; Cantata no 129, "Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott" BWV 129; Cantata (...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2009)....continue...

The Guard on the Battlement - Praetorius, Scheidt / Katharina Bäuml, Dominique Visse

1 Super Audio CD / Coviello / 2009-07-05

Works: Michael Praetorious: Jubilate Domino; Peccavi fateor; Wachet auf; Samuel Scheidt: Canzon a 5 "Est-ce Mars"; Galliard a 5
Performers: Visse, Dominique
Conductors: Bäuml, Katharina
Ensemble: Capella de la Torre

In the early 17th century the Guard of the Battlement was not only the watchman but more and more the Town Piper. He had to...continue...

Carmina burana / Clemencic Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2009-06-30

Works: Anonymous: Carmina burana
Performers: Ambrosini, Marco; Clemencic, René; Forster, Markus; Kummer, Eberhard; Reithofer, Wolfgang; Vasseghi, Esmail; Wimmer, Thomas; Zosso, René
Conductors: Clemencic, René
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort

Handel: Saul HWV 53 / Rademann, Speer, Mead, Schmitt, Andersen, et al

3 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul, HWV 53
Performers: Andersen, Ditte; Mead, Timothy; Prohaska, Anna; Schmitt, Maximilian; Speer, Yorck Felix [baritone]
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph;
Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Choir

Sung in German with complete text and English translation included in the copious notes, Handel's oratorio on the biblical story of Saul was a collaboration...continue...

Handel: Great Handel Choruses / Hill, Sampson, Blaze, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2009-04-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55; Coronation Anthems (4); Samson, HWV 57; Hercules, HWV 60; Joshua...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: English Concert

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Handel: Israel in Egypt / Speck, Winter, Wey, Kobow, Flaig, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2009-03-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54
Performers: Bourvé, Antonia; Flaig, Markus; Hofmeister, Michael [Countertenor]; Kobow, Jan; Wey, Terry; Winter, Cornelia [Soprano]; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Speck, Holger
Ensemble: Les Favorites

First performed in 1939 at the King's Theatre, 'Israel in Egypt' exceeded all prior oratorios with its abundance of choruses and offered a clear contrast...continue...

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Kuijken, Sämann, Carmignani, Lombard, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Bettini, Fulvio; Costa, Paolo; Furnari, Fabio; Kuijken, Marie; Maletto, Giuseppe; Sämann, Gerlinde; Scavazza, Marco; Testolin, Walter
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande

This release contains a refreshingly clear new rendering of some of the famous Maria vespers in single vocal and instrumental settings. Recorded according to Monteverdi's...continue...

Olga Neuwirth: Lost Highway [Hybrid SACD]

2 Super Audio CD / Kairos Music Production / 2008-11-01

Works: Olga Neuwirth: Lost Highway, opera
Performers: Crowly, Vincent; Höldrich, Robert; Hauman, Constance; Hautzinger, Franz; Melnick, Jodi; Millwood, Grayson; Moss, David [Percussion]; Musil, Thomas; Niehaus, Gerhard; Nigl, Georg; Noisternig, Mar...
Conductors: Kalitzke, Johannes

Bach: Cantatas Vol 40 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobe den Herrn, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137; Cantata no 168 "Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort" BWV 168; Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79; Cantata no 164...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Carissimi: Virtuoso Soprano Motets / Crowe, Eberth

1 Super Audio CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2008-05-27

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Adeste mortales, motet for soprano & continuo (attributed); Oleum effusum est, motet for soprano & continuo (attributed); Sicut stella matutina, motet for soprano & continuo; Domin...
Performers: Crowe, Robert; Eberth, Michael

"American Robert Crowe, a National Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Competition... possesses an extraordinary range, extending with surprising continuity from the tenor to the soprano...continue...

Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol 39 / Suzuki, Sampson, Blaze, Türk, Kooij, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-05-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68; Cantata no 175, "Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen und führet sie hinaus" BWV 175; Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28; Cant...
Performers: Badiarov, Dmitry; Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Sampson, Carolyn; Türk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino Bach Collegium Japan

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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Scarlatti: Stabat Mater [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Proprius / 2008-01-22

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, 2 violins & continuo
Performers: Bellini, Mikael; Lindal, Maria; Ryden, Susanne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Baroque Orchestra

Alia vox Heritage - Vol 1, Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Savall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2008-01-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Carnovich, Daniele; Costa, Paolo; Fagotto, Gian Paolo; Figueras, Montserrat; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; Picotti, Livio; Spagnoli, Pietro; Türk, Gerd...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya

With this reissue of Monteverdi's 'Vespers' - an acclaimed 1989 recording helmed by Jordi Savall - Alia Vox launches a new series. Alia Vox Heritage...continue...

Francisco Javier - The Route of the Orient / Savall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2008-01-08

Works: Jordi Savall: Francicso Javier
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Baquir, Lahoucine; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Delpierre, Beatrice; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; Edouart, Prahbu; El Maloumi, Driss; Figueras, Montserrat; Hamon, Pierre; Hirao, Masak...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI

Following the acclaim he garnered for his 'Christopher Columbus' project, Jordi Savall set out to recreate in music the voyages of St. Francis Xavier (1506-...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 37 / Suzuki, Blaze, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" B...
Performers: Blaze, Robin
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Mater matris Christi - Obrecht, etc / Bäuml, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Coviello / 2007-11-03

Works: Anonymous: Carmen no 1; Gaudeamus omnes; Carmen in fa; Alleluia Anna mater eximia; Luce lucens in aeterna; Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis; Carmen no 2; Lucis huius festa; Salve Regina "Annaberg ms...
Performers: Adler, Gesine; Erler, David; Gahler, Stephan; Gerchen, Matthias; Reim, Sebastian; Schmidt, Johannes
Conductors: Bäuml, Katharina
Ensemble: Capella de la Torre

Capella de la Torre is a group of musicians who have made a name for themselves as specialists in historical performance practice. The ensemble's aim...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor / Suzuki, Sampson, Blaze, Kooij, et al

2 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nicholls, Rachel; Sampson, Carolyn; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Handel: Solomon / McGegan, Mead, Labelle, McFadden, et al

3 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2007-09-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67
Performers: Labelle, Dominique; Mead, Timothy; Slattery, Michael; Williams, Roderick
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Göttingen Festival Orchestra ; Winchester Cathedral Choir

With its splendidly colorful, finely balanced instrumentation, effective choral writing and virtuoso solos, the masterful oratorio Solomon displays the complete range and variety of Handel's...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 36 / Suzuki, Nonoshita, Blaze, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Gilchrist, James; Nonoshita, Yukari; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Klaas de Vries: A King, Riding [Hybrid SACD]

2 Super Audio CD / Composers' Voice Import / 2007-04-03

Works: Klaas de Vries: A King, Riding, scenic oratorio
Performers: Hardy, Rosemary; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Rameker, Bruce; Saffer, Lisa; van der Kamp, Harry; Vries, Gerrie de
Conductors: Leeuw, Reinbert de
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; Schoenberg Ensemble

Christophorus Columbus - Lost Paradises / Savall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2007-03-20

Works: Jordi Savall: Christophorus Columbus
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Casademunt, Sergi; Climent, Lambert; Diaz-Latorre, Xavier; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Hamon, Pierre; Mayoral, David; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]; Ol...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

The famous navigator Christopher Columbus was also a clear-sighted witness of the changes of the fifteenth century. It was the end of 'Al-Andalus,' the Muslim...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 33 / Suzuki, Blaze, Kobow, Nonoshita, etc

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 41, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" BWV 41; Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn mein Herz und Sinn ergeben, BWV 92; Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kobow, Jan; Nonoshita, Yukari; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Schütz: Kleine Geistliche Konzerte /Hennig, Jacobs, Christie

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Habe deine Lust an dem Herren, for 2 sopranos & continuo, SWV 311 (Op. 9/6); Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Op. 9; Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt, for soprano, alto & continuo, SWV 29...
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Coin, Christophe; Hennig, Sebastian; Jacobs, René; Junghanel, Konrad; Kimura, Mihoko; Swierstra, Staas

Bouzignac: Te Deum, Motets / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Guillaume Bouzignac: Ecce Festivitas Amoris for 5 voices; Ecce Homo, motet; Heu! Unus ex vobis me tradet hodie, motet; In pace in idipsum, motet; Ha! Plange, motet; Vulnerasti Cor Meum, motet; Allelu...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bazola, François; Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Davezac, Christoph; Dorange, Aymeric; Dubois, Paul-Alexandre; Dugardin, Steve; Dyck, Stephan Van; Gavrilidès, Arm...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Gramophone - Lindsay Kemp
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Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor / Mackenzie, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2006-02-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Aaron Copland: Motets (4...
Performers: Baxter, Jeffrey; Blalock, David; Darst, Steven; Gunter, Timothy W.; Hansen, David; Hiles, Nin; Jacobs, Celia; Lockhart, Arietha; Lower, Robert; Mayer, Sean; Morrow, James; Ozcomert, Stephen; Rader, L...

Bach: Oratorios / Suzuki, Kobow, Nonoshita, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"
Performers: Kobow, Jan; Nonoshita, Yukari; Urano, Chiyuki; Van Goethem, Patrick
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Bach: Cantatas Vol 29 / Suzuki, Mields, Türk, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 135, "Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder" BWV 135; Cantata no 2, "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (BC A...
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Kooij, Peter; Mields, Dorothee; Turk, Gerd
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan; Concerto Palatino

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Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 3

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Anonymous: Allegro; Ludwig August Lebrun: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in D major; Sofia Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun; George Frederick Handel: Suite in G minor; Mariano Mores: Taquito militar; Mau...
Performers: Brüggen, Daniel; Cooper, Gary; Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Driever, Bertho; Dufour, Marc; Escalera, Katia; Gerritsen, Elsbeth; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldstein, Marleene; Groot, Peter de; Jacobs, ...
Conductors: ; de Vriend, Jan Willem; Reuss, Daniel; Dijkstra, Peter; Veldhoven, Jos van; Herbers, Werner; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ebony Band; Florilegium Ensemble; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam; Netherlands Bach Society Baroque Orchestra; Netherlands Bach Society Choir; Ra...

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Bach: Cantatas Vol 28 / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II]" BWV 62; Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott recht kindlich kann verlassen!, BWV 139; Cantata no 26, "Ach wie flüchtig, ac...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Nonoshita, Yukari; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Bach: St Matthew Passion (excerpts) / Suzuki, Turk, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Kooij, Peter; Sakurada, Makoto; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

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Isabel I - Reina de Castilla / Savall, Hesperion XXI, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2005-03-08

Works: Anonymous, Canciero de Montecassino: Exultet caelum laudibus, vespers hymn (66); Turkish Traditional: Marcha turca; Anonymous, El Cancionero de Colombina: Toccata (68); Dinos, madre del donsel, villa...
Performers: Alqhai, Fahmi; Bernal, Miguel; Carnovich, Daniele; El Maloumi, Driss; Estevan, Pedro; Figueras, Montserrat; Guglielmi, Luca; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mena, Carlos [Countertenor Vocal]; Olavide, Begona;...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi;
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI ; La Capella Reial de Catalunya

Alia Vox's series 'Musicas Reales' focuses on music from the Spanish royal courts through the centuries. For the third volume, Jordi Savall leads Montserrat Figueras,...continue...

SACD - The Ultimate Audio Experience - The Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Universal Classics Import / 2004-06-15

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dance no 9 for orchestra in B major, B. 147/1 (Op. 72/1); Rusalka; Ludwig van Beethoven...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego; Gheorghiu, Angela; Harada, Takashi; Keenlyside, Simon; Menafra, Andrea; Michael, Nadja; Moore, Latonia; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; ...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Fischer, Iván; Noseda, Gianandrea; Masur, Kurt; Dantone, Ottavio; Chailly, Riccardo; Summers, Patrick; Goebel, Reinhard; McCreesh, Paul; Gergiev, Valery; Kaplan, Gilbert; Frizza,...
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Musica Antiqua Köln ; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Verdi ...

Bernstein: Kaddish, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis /Slatkin

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 3 ("Kaddish"), for soprano, speakers, choruses & orchestra; Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis, for alto, chorus & percussion (or 7 violins & percussion)
Performers: Baker, Simon; Benjafield, Richard; Brannick, Chris; Carter, Roger; Castle, Andrew; Loosley, Clare; Murray, Ann; Richardson, Lindsay
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Oratory School Schola

"Here, all on a single generous disc, we get the best of Leonard Bernstein's choral works, beautifully performed by English forces under a renowned American...continue...

Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal / Peter Dijkstra, The Gents

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-02-01

Works: Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Credo quod Redemptor; Thomas Weelkes: Lord, to thee I make my moan, anthem for 5 voices; Deliver us, O Lord, for 5(?) voices (doubtful); William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; My ...
Performers: Bakker, Benjamin; Henstra, Siebe; Kuizenga, Robert; Meulen, Niec van der
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: The Gents