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Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae; Mozart: Requiem / Carys Lane, Frances Bourne, Paul Badley, Matthew Brook

1 CD / Apex / 2012-06-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Insanae et Vanae Curae, motet for chorus & orchestra, Becker-Glauch B/8 (adapted from "Il Ritornio d; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626;...
Performers: Badley, Paul; Lane, Carys; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

This is a thoughtful and attractive version of the Requiem, Süssmayr version. Nigel Short paces it well. I particularly liked the steady opening and the...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Smith Square, London (04/03/2003)....continue...

Liszt: Missa Choralis; Via Crucis / Donna Brown; Eliane Tantcheff; Regis Oudot

1 CD / Apex / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Missa choralis quatour vocum concinente organo, for chorus & organ, S. 10 (LW J18); Via Crucis, les 14 Stations de la croix, for solo voices, chorus & organ (or piano), S. 53 (LW J33)
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Brown, Donna [Soprano]; Oudot, Regis; Piquemal, Michel; Tantcheff, Eliane
Conductors: Sourisse, Jean
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal Audite Nova de Paris

Recording information: Église Saint-Antoine, Paris (12/1986)....continue...

Schubert: Masses D950 & D678 / Orgonasova, Remmert, Holzmair, Scharinger

2 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 5 in A flat major, D 678; Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Holzmair, Wolfgang; Orgonasova, Luba; Scharinger, Anton; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Franz Schubert was a prolific composer; however, during his lifetime he only wrote 6 Masses. Of these, his Mass in A flat is most exceptional...continue...
Recording information: Stefaniensaal, Graz (06/24/1995-06/25/1995)....continue...

Puccini: Arias & Songs / Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Roger Vignoles, piano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Le villi; Manon Lescaut; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & piano; La bohème; Canto d'anime, song for voice & piano; Madama Butterfly; La rondine; Morire?, song for ...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Artists Kiri Te Kanawa, Kent Nagano and Roger Vignoles join forces with the Orchestre de l'Opera National de Lyon to bring together this incredible recording...continue...
Recording information: Opéra National de Lyon (05/14/1996-05/22/1996)....continue...

Alfonso X el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa Maria

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Traditional Arabic-Andalusian: Nawba Ramal al-Maya / Bughya (overture); Nawba Gharibat al-Husayn / Tushiyas (prelude); Nawba Irak al-Ajam / Mizan Darj - Sana "Kouli Lmalihti"; Nawba Gharibat al-Husay...
Performers: Atlan, Francoise; Ayad, Hayet; Azema, Anne; Bares, Equidad; Chraibi, Said
Conductors: Briouel, Mohammed; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]
Ensemble: Camerata Mediterranea; Mediterranea Camerata

In this latest Apex release comes Alfonso X el Sabio's Cantigas de Santa Maria (Songs of Saint Mary) These Marian devotions, recorded by Camerata Mediterranea...continue...
Recording information: Mnehbi Palace, Medina, Fes, Morocco (10/11/1988-10/18/1988)....continue...

Unicorn: Medieval French Songs / Ann Azema, soprano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Philippe De Thaon: Serena en mer hante; Monosceros est beste; Anonymous, Trouvères: En mai au douz tens nouvel; Ensement com la panthere; Au renouvel; Belle doette; Marie de France: Issi avint...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Fleagle, John; Fulton, Cheryl Ann; Kammen, Shira; Lepkoff, Jesse; Reginato, Fabrizio; Stanley, Barbara; Thurau, Rainer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cithara Angelica

Anne Azéma takes the listener on a journey to the Middle Ages in another stand-out vocal performance. Backed by the Camerata Mediterranea, few performances are...continue...
Recording information: Campion Center, Weston, MA (05/1993)....continue...

Gilles: Requiem / Joel Cohen

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Gregorian Chant: Requiem aeternam, introit in mode 6 (Liber Usualis 1807a); Absolve, Domine, animas omnium, tractus in mode 8 (Liber Usualis No 1809); Dies irae, dies illa, sequence in mode 1; Vere d...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Hite, William; Mason, Jean; Nirouet, Jean
Conductors: Laplénie, Michel; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]
Ensemble: Boston Camerata; Ensemble de Tambours Provencaux

Jean Gilles' Messe des Morts (Requiem Mass) was one of the most famous and frequently-heard works of eighteenth-century France. Thanks to the Esemble Sagittarius and...continue...
Recording information: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur, Aix en Provence (07/16/1989-07/17/1989); Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur, Aix en Provence (08/08/1992)....continue...

Game of Love in Medieval France / Anne Azema, soprano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Moniot d'Arras: Ce fu en mai; Thibaud de Champagne: Amors me fait conmencier, song; Anonymous, French: L'on dit q'amors est dolce choser; Lai del Kievrefuel; Margot, Margot, grief sunt li mau d'amer,...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Bisson, Noel; Fleagle, John; Jousselin, Catherine; Kammen, Shira; Lepkoff, Jesse; Mealy, Robert; Santaniello, Ellen; Tindemans, Margriet
Conductors: Cohen, Joel
Ensemble: Boston Camerata

Works by Thibault de Champagne, Moniot d'Arras, Jehannot de l'Escurel, Adam de la Halle, Guillaume d'Amiens, Jean de Flagy, Guillaume le Vinier, Anonymous....continue...
Recording information: Campion Center, Weston, MA (01/20/1996-01/25/1996)....continue...

Lamentations: Holy Week in Provence / Joel Cohen - Boston Camerata

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Guillaume Bouzignac: Heu! Unus ex vobis me tradet hodie, motet; Ha! Plange, motet; Jean de La Ceppede: Mais qui vous meut, Seigneur; Carpentras: Vexilla regis; Jean Gilles: Première Lamentation ...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Guttry, Paul; Hite, William; Jodry, Frederick [Choral Conductor]; Kale, Christopher; McCabe, Daniel
Conductors: Cohen, Joel
Ensemble: Boston Camerata

This 1994 re-release is a beautiful presentation, conducted by Joel Cohen, and featuring vocalists such as Ann Azéma, Frederick Jodry, William Hite, Christopher Kale, Daniel...continue...
Recording information: Campion Centre, Boston, USA (04/1994)....continue...

Nueva Espana: Close Encounters in the New World, 1590-1690 / Boston Camerata

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Alonso Lobo: Cum audisset Joannes; Juan Pérez Bocanegra: Hanacpachap cussicuinin (For the joy of the highest realms), for chorus; Pedro Bermudez: Deus in adjutorium / Domine ad adjuvandum; Tom&#...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Dietrich, Sherri; Duguay, Richard; Fitch, Frances Conover; Fulton, Cheryl Ann; Hanchard, Dana; McCabe, Daniel; Ragin, Derek Lee; Thompson, Alison [Vocals]
Conductors: ; Jodry, Frederick; Cohen, Joel
Ensemble: Boston Camerata; Boston Shawm and Sackbut Ensemble

This excellent recording by the Boston Camerata showcases music from the new world as played on period instruments. Inspired and influence by various cultures of...continue...
Recording information: Lasalette Shrine, Ipswich, MA (07/1992).

Europe meets the New World in this first major recording of a bit of rediscovered music from the 16th and 17th centuries. Nueva E...continue...

Provence Mystique: Sacred Songs Of The Middle Ages / Anne Azema, soprano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Bohemian Plainchant: Audi tellus; Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory: Clara sonent organa; Gaucelm Faidit: Ar levatz sus, francha corteza gens!; Anonymous, French: Tantost com fon al loc vengutz (from t...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Brisset, Laurence; Coene, Annelies; Higginson, Kit; Jousselin, Catherine; Mourey, Pasquale; Tindemans, Margriet
Conductors:
Ensemble: Boston Camerata

12th and 13th Century meldoies and texts from Southern France and Spain, by Peire Cardenal, Guilhem Figueira, Peire Espanhol, Alfonso el Sabio and others....continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Gellone, Saint-Guilhem-le-Déser, France (07/11/1998-07/18/1998)....continue...

Mozart: Sacred Arias / Barbara Bonney

2 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K. 626; Missa solemnis, K. 337; Mass in C minor, K. 427; Missa solemnis, K. 139 "Waisenhaus"; Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339; Missa K. 317 "Coronation"; Mis...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Hagegard, Hakan; Heilmann, Uwe; Holl, Robert; Laki, Krisztina; Margiono, Charlotte; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocal...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Corboz

4 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus, double strings & continuo, strings & continuo in G; Credo, for c...
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Coroboz, Philippe; Grosgurin, Daniel; Jaccottet, Christiane; Laird, Michael; Maurer, Jean-Pierre; Medlam, Charles; Schweizer, Verena; Shanks, Claire; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Spreck...
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne

Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Barenboim, Domingo

2 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Marc, Alessandra; Meier, Waltraud
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago (09/1993)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream; Die erste Walpurgisnacht / Harnoncourt

1 CD / Apex / 2011-02-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Bantzer, Christoph; Coburn, Pamela; Hampson, Thomas; Heilmann, Uwe; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

"Mendelssohn's highly potent brand of magic here in rhythmically robust live recordings of eight numbers from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a formidable team of...continue...
Recording information: Stefaniensaal, Graz....continue...

Gorecki: Symphony No.3 Op.36

1 CD / Apex / 2011-01-25

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs")
Performers: Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Bour, Ernest

Recording information: 1985....continue...

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

1 CD / Apex / 2009-02-17

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Performers: Oertel, Christiane; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé, etc / Sweet, Janowski, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2006-08-15

Works: Florent Schmitt: Le Tragédie de Salomé, ballet, Op. 50; Psaume 47, Op. 38
Performers: Comentale, Guy; Gil, Jean-Louis; Prat, Jacques; Sweet, Sharon
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: ; French National Radio Chorus; French National Radio Orchestra

"Janowski turns the first movement of Salome into an atmospheric, impressionist marvel that has pointed direction and a rousing climax Psalm 47 is a big,...continue...

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc / Runnicles, NDR SO Hamburg

1 CD / Apex / 2006-06-02

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Final Scene
Performers: Marc, Alessandra
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra Hamburg

Gossec: Requiem / Devos, Musica Polyphonica, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2006-06-01

Works: François-Joseph Gossec: Grande Messe des Morts, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; de Reyghere, Greta; Degelin, Bernadette; Widmer, Kurt
Conductors: Devos, Louis
Ensemble: Maastricht Chamber Chorus Conservatorium

Mahler: Symphony no 4 / Jordan, Suisse Romande Orchestra

1 CD / Apex / 2006-05-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Wiens, Edith; Zimansky, Robert
Conductors: Jordan, Armin
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 'choral'

1 CD / Apex / 2006-05-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Glennon, Jean; Janutas, Algirdas; Schollum, Benno
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi

Handel: Messiah (Highlights) / Leppard, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Palmer, Felicity; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir

Chausson: Poème de l'amour, Chanson perpetuelle, etc

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: Ernest Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, for voice & orchestra, Op. 19; Chanson perpétuelle, for soprano & orchestra (or piano quintet), Op. 37; Le Colibri, for voice & piano, Op...
Performers: Anderson, Lane; Dalberto, Michel; Norman, Jessye; Patterson, Ronald; Pigerre, Jean-Pierre; Sansalone, Salvatore
Conductors: Jordan, Armin
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Bach: Magnificat; Vivaldi: Gloria, Kyrie / Corboz, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus, double strings & continuo, st...
Performers: Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Staempfli, Wally; Van Dam, Jose; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Lausanne Vocal Ensemble

Bizet: Carmen - Highlights / Sinopoli, Larmore, Moser, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-02-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Boissy, Nathalie; Gheorghiu, Angela; Larmore, Jennifer; Miserre, Dieter; Muraro, Maurizio; Petrinsky, Natascha; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Ress, Ulrich; Vocals], Thomas Moser [Tenor; Vysnia...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras no 2 & 5 / Krivine, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-02-18

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra; Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Guitar Concerto, A. 501; Amazonas, W 118
Performers: Aussel, Roberto; Bayo, Maria; Frouin, Frederic; Vaisse, Joel
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel
Ensemble: Lyon National Orchestra

Beethoven: Fidelio (Highlights) / Harnoncourt, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Leiferkus, Sergei; Margiono, Charlotte; Polgar, Laszlo; Seiffert, Peter; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Leppard, Troyanos, Stilwell, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Gale, Elisabeth; Hodgson, Alfreda; Kern, Patricia; Langridge, Philip; Maxwell, Linn; Palmer, Felicity; Stilwell, Richard; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Famous Opera Arias / Bartoli, Gruberova, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-07-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Entführung aus ...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Gruberova, Edita; Hampson, Thomas; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Kenny, Yvonne; Lang, Petra; Langridge, Philip; Margiono, Charlotte; Murray...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Concentus Musicus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Orff: Carmina Burana / Mehta, Jo, Skovhus, Kowalski, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-07-16

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Jo, Sumi; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin

Wagner: Die Walküre (Highlights) / Barenboim, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-05-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Close, Shirley; Dijkstra, Hebe; Elming, Poul; Evans, Anne; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Floeren, Ruth; Hölle, Matthias; Johansson, Eva; Katagiri, Hitomi; Secunde, ...

Beethoven: Symphony no 5, etc / Masur, McNair, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-02-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84
Performers: McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic