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Roman Handel - Cantatas & instrumental works by Handel, Bonocini, Corelli, Lulier, Gasparini et al. / Kristen Watson, soprano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute in B minor (Halle Sonata no 3), HWV 376 (possibly spurious); Tu fedel? Tu constante?, cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 171; Giovanni Bononcini:...
Performers: Irons, Jesse [Violin]; Watson, Kristen
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Ensemble: Musicians of the Old Post Road

Recording information: Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (2011-05-23&2011-05-25_2011-)....continue...

Out of the Forest - Music for corno da caccia of Telemann, Tunnell / Michael Tunnell, corno da caccia; Jack Ashworth, organ and harpsichord

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-11-19

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Horn in D major; Johann Joachim Quantz: Concerto for horn & orchestra no 3 in E flat major; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Concerto for 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, str...
Performers: Ashworth, Jack; Bonczyk, Patrick; Farrar, Byron; Halliday, Jane; Heim, Bruce; Hill, Michael; Karr, Kathy; Karr, Matthew; Potochnic, Jennifer; Rafferty, J. Patrick; Tunnell, Michael
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Ensemble: Solo Corno Caccia

Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Louisville, Kent (2011)....continue...

Louis-Nicolas Clerambault: Music from Aston Magna - Orphee, cantata; Harpsichord Suite in C Minor et al. / Dominique Labelle, soprano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-09-06

Works: Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Orphée, cantata no 3 for voice & ensemble; Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo ("La Magnifique"); L'Amour Piqué par une Abeille, cantata; Suite for harpsich...
Performers: Gibbons, John [Classical]; Jeppesen, Laura; Labelle, Dominique
Conductors: Stepner, Daniel

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
It has the astounding talent of being able to get inside the drama, the text, and the sound of...continue...
Recording information: Sweeney Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA (2007)....continue...

Bach In Time on the Clarinet - Sonatas BWV 1023 & 1029; Toccata & Fugue BWV 565; Cantata excerpts / Joseph Eller, clarinet

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-06-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Ich hat...
Performers: Curry, Jerry; Eller, Joseph; Jesselson, Robert; Johnson, Jared; Stallard, Tina Milhorn

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Eller has a pleasant timbre and excellent technique, and his phrasing is both expressive and genuine. His free-blowing set-up, though, can...continue...
Recording information: University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Ha (08/2010-12/2010)....continue...

Thomas A. Arne: Overtures and Cantatas

1 CD / Centaur / 2011-05-06

Works: Thomas Arne: King Arthur; The Spring, cantata; Judith; Chaucer's Recantation, cantata; Love and Resentment, cantata; Eliza; Reffley Spring, cantata; The Fairy Prince
Performers: Megyesi, Zoltan; True, Stefanie
Conductors: Terey-Smith, Mary
Ensemble: Capella Savaria

Recording information: Don Bosco Concert Room, Salesian Institute, Szombathely (07/03/2009-07/05/2009)....continue...

Jean Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion, acte de ballet (1748)

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-09-06

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion; La Dauphine, for harpsichord in G minor; L' Impatience, cantata for countertenor, viol & continuo
Performers: Richman, James; Vidal, Mathias; Wissick, Brent
Conductors: Richman, James

The story is based on the myth of Pygmalion as told in Ovid's Metamorphoses. In Rameau and de Sovot's version, the sculptor Pigmalion creates a...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Episcopal Church, New York, NY (09/22/2007-09/25/2007)....continue...

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-04-02

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts; La Cupis, for harpsichord, violin & viol (Pièces de clavecin en concerts); La Marais, for harpsichord, violin & viol (Pièces de ...
Performers: Kelley, Frank
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Ensemble: Boston Museum Trio

Frank Kelley has sung major opera roles in the US and Europe, and has been filmed in the Peter Sellars’ productions of Mozart’s Cosi fan...continue...
Recording information: Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA....continue...

Gounod: Sacred Choral Works / Burton, Webber, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2007-11-04

Works: Charles Gounod: O salutaris, for mezzo-soprano, tenor & organ in A flat major (published in "60 chants sacrés, Vol.; Regina coeli, for 5 voices in A flat major; Le Vendredi-Saint, for chorus (al...
Performers: Chapman, Laurenne; Dechant, Pierre; Halliday, James; Harper, Joe; Herford, Johnny; Jones, Thomas Hewitt; Lloyd, Clare; Magub, Maya; Massey, Francesca; Queen, Sam
Conductors: Webber, Geoffrey

Arne: Solo Cantatas / Térey-Smith, Zádori, Bentch, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-11-01

Works: Thomas Arne: Six English Cantatas, collection for solo voice, instruments & continuo; Advice to Chloe, solo cantata for voice, violins & continuo
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Kallo, Zsolt; Zadori, Maria [Soprano vocals]
Conductors: Terey-Smith, Mary
Ensemble: Capella Savaria

"Surely this release will greatly interest collectors, since it seems to be the only available recording of Arne's Six English Cantatas... These are indeed pleasing...continue...

In dulci jubilo - Baroque Music for Christmas / Baird, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-10-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Vous qui d&...
Performers: Baird, Julianne
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Ensemble: Aulos Ensemble

"Julianne Baird and her frequent collaborator, the period-instrument group The Aulos Ensemble, offer some of the fruits of their many Christmas concerts together in a...continue...

Protégée of the Sun King - Jacquet de la Guerre / Fitch

2 CD / Centaur / 2006-03-01

Works: Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre: Suite in D minor (from Pièces de Clavecin, 1687); Suite in A minor (from Pièces de Clavecin, 1687); Cephale et Procris, opera; Passepied pour les viol...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Fitch, Frances Conover; Hershey, Jane; Knutson, Lydia; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Sykes, Peter

Bach: Solo Cantatas / Stepner, Aston Magna

1 CD / Centaur / 2004-10-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
Performers: Baker, Sharon; Cohen, Joshua; Gall, Jeffrey; Hammer, Stephen; Labelle, Dominique; Ripley, David
Conductors: Stepner, Daniel
Ensemble: Aston Magna

Thy Hand Hast Done All This - Jacquet de la Guerre

1 CD / Centaur / 2004-04-03

Works: E. Jacquet de La Guerre: Cantatas (6) francoises, Book 1; Sonatas (6) for Violin and Basso Continuo; Le Lis et La Rose; Pièces (14) de clavecin; Le Sommeil d'Ulisse
Performers: Andrijeski, Julie; Montgomery, Vivian S.; Morgan, Anne Marie; Youngdahl, Janet
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Ensemble: Cecilia's Circle

Scarlatti: Agar et Ismaele Esiliati / Seattle Baroque

1 CD / Centaur / 2004-01-03

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Agar et Ismaele esiliati
Performers: Eilander, Maxine; Fogarty, Melissa; Gauvin, Karina; Lane, Jennifer; Schenkman, Byron; Stubbs, Stephen; Tindemans, Margriet; Watson, Nathaniel
Conductors: Matthews, Ingrid
Ensemble: Seattle Baroque Orchestra

Alessandro Scarlatti composed the oratorio Agar et Ismaele Esiliati in 1683 under the patronage of the Swedish Queen Christina, for whom he served as 'maestro...continue...

A. & G. Bononcini: Sonatas & Cantatas / Wissick, Sanford

1 CD / Centaur / 2003-07-02

Works: Antonio Maria Bononcini: Sonatas (12) for Cello and Basso Continuo; Sinfonia per camera in C major; Sonata for Cello solo; Laudate pueri in B flat major; Giovanni Bononcini: Impara a non dar fede; Il...
Performers: Chancey, Tina; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Liddell, Catherine; Sanford, Sally; Wissick, Brent

Handel: Cantatas / Jeffrey Gall, D. Schrader, J.M. Rozendaal

1 CD / Centaur / 2002-07-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Figli del mesto cor, HWV 112; Dolce pur d'amor l'affanno, HWV 109a; Nel dolce tempo, HWV 135b; Clori, degli occhi miei, HWV 91a; Son gelsomino, HWV 164b "Il gelsomino"; Ho fu...
Performers: Gall, Jeffrey; Rozendaal, John Mark; Schrader, David

"Though an established singer in his category for some years, Gall has not made a great many recordings, so it is good to have this...continue...

The Wedding Album - Pachelbel, Wagner, et al / De Chiaro

1 CD / Centaur / 2002-01-03

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Francisco Tarrega: Gran Jota Aragonesa; R...
Performers: De Chiaro, Giovanni

Merry Christmas / Chicago Brass Quintet

1 CD / Centaur / 2001-11-27

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Traditional: Carol of the Bells; What child is this?; When Christ Was Born; Christmas Bells; Welcome Sweet Christmas; O come, O come Emmanuel; We wish you a merry Chri...
Performers: Bauchens, Robert; Beacraft, Ross; Boehm, Bradley; Boen, Johnathan; Mattern, James; Nelson, Leon; Robl, James
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Ensemble: Chicago Brass Quintet

Perillo: Magnificat; Messiaen, Faure, etc / Waldman, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2001-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op. 85; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Gregorian Chant: Gloria; Requiem Mass; Anton Bruckner: Mass no 2, for chorus & winds in E minor, WAB 27; Gioach...
Performers: Pianov, Dmitri; Rechtman, Ilaan; Safiulin, Anatoli; Waldman, Yuval
Conductors: Waldman, Yuval
Ensemble: Millennium Festival Chorus; Millennium Festival Orchestra

Handel: The Triumph of Time and Truth / Stepner, Aston Magna

2 CD / Centaur / 1999-06-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Triumph of Time and Truth, oratorio, HWV 71
Performers: Baker, Sharon; Gall, Jeffrey; Hite, William; Labelle, Dominique
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Ensemble: Music from Aston Magna

Handel's oratorio, "The Triumph of Truth and Time" has elements of several theatrical forms: the allegorical characters of the medieval morality play; the wooing of...continue...

The Vocal Oboe / Rene Prins, Sandra McKane

1 CD / Centaur / 1999-03-09

Works: Giovanni Daelli: Fantasia for Oboe and Piano on Verdi's "Rigoletto"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ah, spiegarti, oh Dio, K 178 (417e); Der Liebe himmlisches Gefühl, K 119 (382h); Henri Brod: Fantasy...
Performers: McKane, Sandra; Prins, Rene

Mendelssohn, Bach / Oregon Symphony Horns and Friends

1 CD / Centaur / 1998-05-07

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalms (3), Op. 78; Die deutsche Liturgie; Anthems (6), Op. 79; Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Toccata and...
Conductors: DePont, Niel; Leyden, Norman
Ensemble: Oregon Symphony Orchestra Horns

The Oregon Symphony Horn section performs in these arrangements of works by Mendelssohn and Bach....continue...

Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Elegy, etc / Killebrew, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 1996-10-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Oxford Elegy; Epithalamion
Performers: Hendricks, Edward Scott; Killebrew, Gerard
Conductors: Taylor, Robert
Ensemble: Chorus Civitas; Chorus Civitas Chamber Orchestra

Blumenfeld: La Face Cendrée, etc / Samuel, Schadeberg, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 1996-02-09

Works: Harold Blumenfeld: Ange de flamme et de glace; La face cendrée; Carnet de damné; Illuminations
Performers: Bianchi, Fred; Carlin, Seth; Gremillion, Randall; Schadeberg, Christine; Schuster, Savely
Conductors: Samuel, Gerhard; Blumenfeld, Harold
Ensemble: Cincinnati College-Conservatory Contemporary Ens.; Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble

"Both soloists give strong, dramatic performances, and the instrumental and orchestral forces are up to their tasks...percussion has been well recorded." -Fanfare...continue...

A Paul Hill Chorale Christmas

1 CD / Centaur / 1995-08-25

Works: Traditional: Still, still, still; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Z. Randall Stroppe: Hodie; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Performers: Proctor, Sondra
Conductors: Hill, Paul
Ensemble: National Capital Brass and Percussion Ensemble; Paul Hill Chorale

Christmas Favorites / Rachel van Voorhees

1 CD / Centaur / 1994-11-01

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Traditional: What child is this?; The first nowell; Carol of the Bells; God rest ye merry, gen...
Performers: Van Voorhees, Rachel

Christmas on Guitar

1 CD / Centaur / 1991-09-01

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang...
Performers: De Chiaro, Giovanni