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Carols from Kings / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Rejoice and Be Merry; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly ...
Performers: Goode, David; Knight, Alexander; Todd, Nicholas
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, is one of the world's most beloved choral groups. Each Christmas Eve millions across the globe tune in to...continue...
Recording information: La Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France (08/02/1994-08/03/1994)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Complete Secular Choral Works / Studio Vocale Karlsruhe

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Part songs (4/5) for mixed voices, Op. 59; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Part songs (5) for mixed voices, Op. 55; Beim Abschied zu singen, for chorus...
Performers: Chung, Locky; Hoppe, Gesa; Lampert, Christian; Lampert, Daniel; Schneider, Gundula; Witoschynskyj, Ira Maria
Conductors: Pfaff, Werner; Engelbrecht, Bernd
Ensemble: ; Renner Ensembles Regensburg

During Schumann's troubled life, the composer came relatively late to writing choral music. Inspired by nature and poetry, his secular choral works reveal a fascinating...continue...
Recording information: Baden-Baden & Regensburg....continue...

Haydn: The Seasons / Helen Donath, Adalbert Kraus, Kurt Widmer / Wolfgang Gonnenwein

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Kraus, Adalbert; Widmer, Kurt
Conductors: Gönnenwein, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Suddeutches Madrigalchor

Joseph Haydn was not only a prolific orchestral and chamber music writer, but also a fine vocal composer who produced many songs during his extensive...continue...

Patrie! Duets from French Romantic Opera by Halevy, Saint-Saens, Kosice , Gounod / Thébault, Pruvot

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Fromental Halévy: Charles VI; Camille Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII; Jules Massenet: Eve; Le Mage; Charles Gounod: Polyeucte; Emile Paladilhe: Patrie!; Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd
Performers: Pruvot, Pierre-Yves; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: ; Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (1714 - 1788) bear hallmarks of a composer who lived through a significant moment in musical history: he composed...continue...
Recording information: Slovak State Philharmonic Hall, Kosice, Slovakia (04/16/2010-04/18/2010)....continue...

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

Mozart; Requiem; Masses, Vespers, Sacred Choral works / Chamber Choir of Europe

11 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 243; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacra...
Performers: Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Farcas, Valentina; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Fischesser, Marietta; Haller, Benoit; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Matt, Nicol; Morv...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol

Mozart may have written masses of masses as a professional obligation, but that doesn't mean they are merely workaday music. These works tend towards a...continue...

A Handel Portrait

42 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; C...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Balzereit, Charlotte; Borgstede, Michael; Bosgraaf, Erik; Brett, Charles; Bury, Alison; Carolan, Lucy; Comberti, Micaela; Corti, Francesco; Gati, Istvan; Grafova, M...
Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haenchen, Hartmut; Lubbock, John; Szostak, Zdzislav; Rolla, János [Violin]; Vitale, Marco; Matt, Nicol; ; Willcocks, David; Wentz, Jed; Cleobury, St...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Consort of London; L'Ecole d'Orphée ; Musica ad Rhenum

A wider survey of Handel’s output could scarcely be imagined, making this the perfect introduction to one of 'our' musical geniuses, whether you are English,...continue...

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Morales: Mass / Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-12-07

Works: Francisco Guerrero: Cançión a 6; Cançión "Subiendo amor" a 5; Cançión "Todos aman" a 5; O Doctor optime, motet for 6 voices; Philippe Rogier: Ecce sacerdos magnus, for 5...
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Lyons, William; Pott, Charles; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

In 1545 a very sick Cristobal de Morales left Rome where he had contracted malaria, and travelled back to his hometown of Toledo in Spain....continue...
Recording information: 06/1995-10/1995....continue...

Schubert: Vocal Duets, Trios & Quartets

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Hermann und Thusnelda ("Ha, dort kömmt er"), song for voice & piano, D. 322; Antigone und Oedip, D 542/Op. 6 no 2; Cronnan ("Ich sitz' bei der moosigten Quelle"), song for voice ...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schreier, Peter

Schubert’s solo lieder made his reputation as a composer and overshadowed his subsequent work for two or more voices. Although meant for music making in...continue...

Jean Gilles: Messe des morts / Philippe Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Jean Gilles: Requiem (Messe des morts); Michel Corrette: Le Carillon des Morts
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Nirouet, Jean; Rodde, Anne-Marie; Studer, Ulrich
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard

Jean Gilles, born in Avignon in 1668, enrolled in the cathedral school in Aix-en-Provence. Under the tutelage of Guillaume Poitevin, who nurtured his unmistakable talents,...continue...
Recording information: Karmelieter Kerk, Ghent, Belgium (01/1981)....continue...

Brahms: Complete Songs & Duets / Volle, Elsner

14 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 72; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Über die Heide, song for voice & piano, Op. 86/4; Der Tod, das ist...
Performers: Adolfsen, Hans; Baianu, Adrian; Bognar, Ferenc; Bourve, Antonia; Danz, Ingeborg; Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Glassl, Roland; Hartlieb, Tobias; Huber, Gerold; Irányi, Stefanie;...

The songs of Brahms span his entire, 60-year creative life, and contain many of his most personal utterances, as well as many of his most...continue...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Furtwängler, Flagstad, et al

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Davies, Rhydderch; Evans, Edgar; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flagstad, Kirsten; Greindl, Josef; Schock, Rudolf; Suthaus, Ludwig; Thebom, Blanche
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This first recording made by EMI in 1952 for the new LP format and produced by the legendary Walter Legge was the first major recording...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Matt, Heuvelmans, Werner, Morvaj, Pfeiffer, et al

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Heuvelmans, Pamela; Morvaj, Robert; Pfeiffer, Thomas; Werner, Barbara
Conductors: Matt, Nicol;
Ensemble: Chamber Choir of Europe; Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra

Stradella: Cantata for Christmas Eve / Casazza, Miatello, Calvi, Abbondanza, La Magnifica Comunità

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Sinfonia no 2; Si apra al riso ogni labro; Sinfonia in A major; Sinfonia in F major
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Calvi, Caterina; Casazza, Enrico; Ferrarini, Francesco; Longo, Isabella; Loreggian, Roberto; Miatello, Cristina
Conductors: Casazza, Enrico
Ensemble: Accademia della Magnifica Comunità

A contemporary of Buxtehude and Lully, Antonio Stradella remained in Italy his entire life. In Rome, in the mid-seventeenth century, with the theatres being closed...continue...

Bach: Johannes Passion / Cleobury, Richardson, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Ainsley, John Mark; Bott, Catherine; Chance, Michael; Richardson, Stephen; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort; King's College Choir, Cambridge

The 'other' Passion by Bach, the Johannes, deserves as much attention as the St.Matthew's Passion is receiving. This recording proves once again its superb musical...continue...

Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus / Matt, Morvai, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-02-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus, K 38
Performers: Bourvé, Antonia; Haase, Anna; Harari, Alon; Lager, Daniel; Morvai, Robert; Prey, Florian
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: European Chamber Soloists

This is a very recent recording of one of Mozart's early operas. For this work 11 year-old Mozart used a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The...continue...

Bach: Secular Cantatas (complete) / Berliner Solisten, et al

8 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-09-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209; Cantata no 203, "Amore traditore" BWV 203; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit z...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Hamari, Julia; Lorenz, Siegfried; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Soloists

In his secular cantatas J.S. Bach tackled some of the lighter issues of life. Like coffee and marriage...Somehow these are not heard that often in...continue...

Donizetti: Operas / Campanella, Bernart, Soudant, et al

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Poliuto; Maria di Rohan
Performers: Alaimo, Vincenzo; Brighi, Walter; Briscik, Barbara; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Carroli, Silvano; Colafelice, Giacomo; Coni, Paolo; Connell, Elizabeth; d'Amico, Mildela; Dara, Enzo; Federici,...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; de Bernart, Massimo; Soudant, Hubert; Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bratislava Philharmonic Chorus; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Naples Teatro S...

Schubert: Lieder / Schreier, Auger, Fischer-Diskau, et al

7 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Schwanengesang, D 957; Der Winterabend, D 938; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; An die Musik, D 547...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grubert, Naum; Höll, Hartmut; Holl, Robert; Janowitz, Gundula; Olbertz, Walter; Schreier, Peter; Shirley-Quirk, John; Spencer, Charles [Piano]; Vigno...

250 Years - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Kuijken, La Petite Bande

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Hubert; De Vries, Nanco; Högman, Christina; Schäfer, Markus; Van der Kamp, Harry; Van Mechelen, Werner; Vink, Elena
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: Capella Compostelana; La petite bande

250 Years - Mozart: Così fan tutte / Kuijken, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Hubert; Groop, Monica; Isokoski, Soile; Schäfer, Markus; Vollestad, Per
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande; La Petite Bande Chorus

Fauré: Mélodies / Elly Ameling, Gerard Souzay

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 no 1; Mai, Op. 1 no 2; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, Op. 2 no 1; Les matelots, Op. 2 no 2; Seule!, Op. 3 no 1; Sérénade toscane, Op....
Performers: Ameling, Elly; Baldwin, Dalton; Souzay, Gérard

250 Years - Mozart: The Great Masses / Matt, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2001-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Kyrie in D minor, K 341 (368a); Missa solemnis in C major, K 337; Mass in C major, K 317 "Coronation"; Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Bittner, Manfred; Farcas, Valentina; Fischesser, Christof; Fischesser, Marietta; Haller, Benoit; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Kremer, Annemarie; Morvai, Robert; Pfeiffer, Thomas; Sans, Daniel; Werner, Barbara...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: Chamber Choir of Europe; Kurpfälzisches Chamber Orchestra; Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; South German Chamber Philharmonia; Würzburg Camerata