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50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Essential British Classics - Over 2 hours of rousing classical anthems

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Coronation Anthem; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Jere...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Brightman, Sarah; du Pre, Jacqueline; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Graham, Susan; Haim, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Briger, Alexander; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Boult, Adrian; Cleobury, Stephen; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Handley, Vernon; Trevor, Kirk; Jenkin...
Ensemble: ; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Fauré: Requiem; Pavane; Duruflé: Requiem / Robert Chilcott, Janet Baker, John Carol Case - Ledger, Willcocks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pavane, Op. 50; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Performers: Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Morris, Gareth; Wells, John
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge

50 Best British Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; In manus tuas; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and F...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bell, David [Organ]; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; du Pre, Jacqueline; Stevens, Peter [Organ]; Willcocks, Davi...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Kilbey, Reginald; Dunn, Vivi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

Glorious Majesty: Music For English Kings & Queens

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Alleluia; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 7...
Performers: Addison, Susan; Bainbridge, Philip; Bayl, Benjamin; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Brookes, Oliver; Grier, Francis; Hogwood, Christopher [Conductor]; Hyde, Daniel; Lancelot, James; Lott, Felicity [...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Munrow, David; Norrington, Roger; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Groves, Charles, Sir; Frémaux, Louis; Birch, John; Segal, Uri
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Early Music Consort of London

Composer kings and musical monarchs from Henry VIII to Victoria and beyond have played a considerable part in shaping Britan's cultural legacy. Glorious Majesty is...continue...

Renaissance Masterpieces: Allegri, Byrd Monteverdi & Tallis / Choir of King's College Cambridge

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Nigra sum sed formosa, antiphon for tenor (from Vespers), SV 206/3; Laudate, pueri, Dominum, motet for 8 voices & organ (...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hill, Martyn; Knapp, Peter [Bass/Baritone]; Noble, John; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; T...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge; Early Music Consort of London

This disc features some of the best-loved works of the 16th and 17th centuries, sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The choir has...continue...
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Meditation: Music of Silence / Massenet, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio All...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Daniels, David; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gens, Veronique; Kalafusz, Hans; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Lesne, Gerard; Murdoch, Jane; Rees, Jonathan; Scaramuzzino, Giovanni; See, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Schutz Consort; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Players

Ave Maria: Bach/Gounod, Schubert, Mozart, Pergolesi, Rossini, Verdi

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Franz Liszt: Ave Maria 1; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Claudi...
Performers: Connell, John; Frimmer, Monika; Greindl, Josef; Grummer, Elisabeth; Hochreither, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar; Rothenberger, Anneliese; Seiffert, Peter; Szmytka, Elzbieta; Traxel, Josef
Conductors: Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Parrott, Andrew; Rovatkay, Lajos; Max, Hermann; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Savall, Jordi; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Neumann, Peter; Forster, Karl; Kraus, Richard; Kout, Jirí
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Collegium Cartusianum; Das kleine Konzert; Hespèrion XX; Taverner Players

The Essential Delius: 150th Anniversary

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; A Village Romeo and Juliet; A Song Before Sunrise; Koanga; Sleigh Ride; Fennimore and Gerda; Irmelin; Paris; In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchest...
Performers: Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Groves, Charles, Sir

With the support and endorsement by the Delius Society, EMI Classics proudly presents a new collection of Frederick Delius's finest recordings with new remasters and...continue...

The British Composers Guide to Britain

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Eric Coates: Knightsbridge March; London Suite; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town), concert overture, Op. 40; Severn Suite, Op. 87; Caractacus, Op. 35; Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand; Bri...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayl, Benjamin; Bell, David [Organ]; Benson, Garth; Bostridge, Ian; Brannigan, Owen; Bullard, Thomas; Harvey, Frederi...
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman; Ord, Boris; Previn, Andre; Layton, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bishop, Christopher; Irving, Rober...
Ensemble: ; London Music Group; Polyphony (Vocal Ensemble)

This bright and breezy guide takes us in 50 stops from London, round Essex and East Anglia, up to Scotland, then - via Wales and...continue...

Air: Best of Bach / van Asperen, Marriner, Menuhin, Savall

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Suite for Orchestra ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Asperen, Bob van; Egarr, Richard; Hurford, Peter; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Savall, Jordi; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Tortelier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Menuhin, Yehudi; Jochum, Eugen; Accardo, Salvatore
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra

Wedding Classics / Bridal March, Bridal Chorus, Caro mio ben; Exsultate Jubilate

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Charles Gounod: Messe à Ste. ...
Performers: Frimmer, Monika; Hoppe, Heinz; Kalafusz, Hans; Lorengar, Pilar; Seiffert, Peter; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Wallberg, Heinz; Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Hartemann, Jean-Claude; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Neumann, Peter; Hickox, Richard; Heger, Robert; Kout, Jirí; Mackerras, Ch...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Summer in the Park

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-06-21

Works: Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Frédéric Chopin: Wa...
Performers: Brewer, Aline; Chang, Han-Na; Fliter, Ingrid; Little, Tasmin; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Roscoe, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Slatkin, Felix; Marriner, Sir Neville; Linde, Hans-Martin; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Linde Consort

Summer is the season of music - from the chirping birds to the buzzing flies, the rushing river to the rustling of flowers in the...continue...

Ultimate Wedding Collection [EMI Classics]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 4, BWV 1068; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Cantata...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Bo, Alfie; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bullard, Thomas; Dale, Laurence; Dawson, Lynne; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kilbey, Reginald; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Menuhin, Yehudi; Lysy, Alberto; Faerber, Jörg; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, Georg...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Players

All the music you need for your special day is available in this exclusive 2-CD set. The joy, grandeur and intimacy of this ceremony of...continue...

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

50 Best Hymns

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: John Goss: Hymn; Gaelic Traditional: Morning has broken (Bunessan), song; Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Hymnal; For All the Saints Who from Their Labours Rest, hymn ("Sine nomine"); Martin Luther: ...
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Hare, Ian; Lancelot, James; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Partington, Adrian; Stevens, Peter [Organ]; Tracey, Ian; Wells, I...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Moore, Philip; Tracey, Ian
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

Christmas In The Park / King's Singer; King's College Choir; Kathleen Battle, et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Felix Bernard: Winter Wonderland; Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Gloucester Wassail Song ("Wassail! wassail all over the town!"), carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (F...
Performers: Baker, Chet [Trumpet/Vocals/Composer]; Battle, Kathleen; Case, John Carol; Jackson, Javon; Kenton, Stan; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Jaffee, Michael; Litton, James; Temirkanov, Yuri; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge; Waverly Consort

During the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season we often lose track of the meaning of Christmas. Whether it is the excitement of the...continue...

Best Of British / Addinsell, Arnold, Britten, Butterworth, et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Tunes; English Folk So...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Becu, Wim; Beniston, Paul; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Chambers, Colin; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Finch, Catrin; Johnston, Guy [Cello]; ...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Rattle, Simon, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Davison, Arthur; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Dilke...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi of England

Celebrate the United Kingdom's favorite classical music with this exclusive EMI Classics release - Best of British. Get your tea and crumpets ready as you...continue...

Essential Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Cantata no 147, "H...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Bo, Alfie; Bramma, Harry; Bullard, Thomas; Dale, Laurence; Dawson, Lynne; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Goossens, Leon [Ob...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kilbey, Reginald; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Menuhin, Yehudi; Lysy, Alberto; Faerber, Jörg; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, Georg...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Liverpool Cathedral & Brass Ensemble; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Players

This program covers favorite pieces of liturgical music suitable for all types of religious wedding services, as well as secular works for non-religious occasions, including...continue...

50 Best Bach

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata, BWV 147; Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, Cantata, BWV 51; Ich habe genug, Cantata, BWV 82a; Magnificat in D, ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, Alison; Busi, Marcell...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Melante Amsterdam; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

"Best Bach 50 is an intelligently laid out collection of examples of J.S. Bach's most famous works, and its three CDs are filled with historic...continue...

50 Best Baroque

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Solomon; Messiah; Water Music; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Abdelazar, or The Moor'...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bussi, Marcello; Cole, Maggie; d'Auvergne, Orchestre; Danby...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Auriacombe, Louis; Christophers, Harry; Sav...
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Circa 1500; Europa Galante; Fretwork; Il Seminario Musicale; Melante Amsterdam; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

50 Best Adagios

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute Op. 10 'La notte'; Concerto no ...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Fischer, Annie; Gens, Veronique; Isserlis, Steven; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Litton, Andrew; Meyer, Paul; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; ; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
Includes work(s) by François Couperin....continue...

Essential Baroque

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Gloria, RV 589; Concerto for Flute in D major 'Il gardellino', Op. 10/3; Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93; Guitar Concerto in C major, RV 425; Concerto for lute an...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Armand, Georges; Asperen, Bob van; Bailes, Anthony; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Curtis, Alan; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ferras, Christian [Violin]...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Malcolm, George; Armand, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Brown, Iona; Linde, Ha...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Consortium Musicum; Early Music Consort of London; Linde Consort

Essential Renaissance

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem in alium; John Sheppard: Verbum caro factum est; Giovanni G...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Becu, Wim; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Jones, Della; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; O'Dette, Paul; Rose, Barry; Smith, Hopkinson; Wilson, Alan
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hillier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Munrow, David; Hilliard, Paul; ; Savall, Jordi; Blanchard, Rog...
Ensemble: ; Consort of Musicke; Early Music Consort of London; Ensemble Gilles Binchois; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Ricercare-Ensemble für Alte Musik, Zür...

Essential Bach

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Asperen, Bob van; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brown, Iona; Debost, Michel; Egarr, Richard; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Hurford, Peter; Koopman, Ton; L...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Tortelier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Menuhin, Yehudi; Accardo, Salvatore; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Consortium Musicum

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

England, My England / Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; In manus tuas; If ye love me; John Rutter: Requiem; Ralph ...
Performers: Asch, David van; Bullard, Thomas; Doveton, Robin; Eaton, John; Hanson, David; Hussain, Alastair; Pearce, Michael; Perrin, Nigel; Robinson, Paul [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Saklatvala, Edward; Willcocks, D...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This 2-CD compilation captures the quintessentially English sound of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge set in the singular acoustics of their magnificent chapel. Over...continue...

Best 100 - Wedding

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D, B.W.V. 1068.; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Wachet auf, ru...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Balsom, Alison; Bayco, Frederic; Bilgram, Hedwig; Bo, Alfie; Bra...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Kilbey, Reginald; ; Barbirolli, John; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, ...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players; Consortium Musicum; Ensemble Berlin; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble

The latest in EMI Classics' wildly successful 'Best 100 series', this 6-CDs-for-the-price-of-1 set offers the finest wedding music compilation ever assembled. From the grandest ceremony...continue...

Gemini - Handel: Water and Fireworks Music, Coronation Anthems / Willcocks, Mackerras, Ledger, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Lane, Martin; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert; Zylis-Gara, Teresa
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Chamber Orchestra

Gemini - Delius: Brigg Fair, Choral & Orchestral Miniatures / Barbirolli, Handley, Groves, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; A Village Romeo and Juliet; Koanga; Sleigh Ride; Irmelin; Fennimore and Gerda; A Song Before Sunrise; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; In a Summer G...
Performers: Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Handley, Vernon; Weldon, George; Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia of England; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Ar...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; An...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Gemini - Palestrina: Masses and Motets / Ledger, Willcocks, King's College Choir Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Ave Maria, for 4 voices; Missa "Hodie Christus natus est"; Hodie Christus natus est; Canite tuba; Ave Maria; Tui sunt coeli; Jubilate Deo; O magnum mysterium; ...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

Gemini - Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Ledger, Ameling, Baker, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

The Gemini Series features an impressive roster of singers, conductors, soloists, and ensembles of international renown, all from the incomparable EMI Classics stable. EMI's rich...continue...

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

The Essential Vaughan Williams / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Linden Lea; Fantasia on Greensleeves; House of life; English Folk Song Suite; The Vagabond ("Give to me the life I love"), song for voice & piano (or orche...
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Asch, David van; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bostridge, Ian; Bowen, Kenneth; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John C...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Bishop, Christopher; Neary, Martin; Moore, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Music Group; London Symphony Orchestra; The Wallace Collection; Winchester Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

This essential collection presents 30 Vaughan Williams favorites on 2 CDs. It includes such classic recordings as 'The Lark Ascending' with Hugh Bean, the 'Tallis...continue...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Elegy for Strings, Op. ...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Borg, Kim; Bramma, Harry; Cahill, Teresa; Case, John Carol; Chapman, Michael; Cook, Brian R...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Collingwood, Lawrance; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Robinson, Christopher; del Mar, Norman; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

Following the releases of the Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert Collector's Edition Boxed sets, EMI Classics is now proud to present the Elgar Collector's Edition. To...continue...

Best 100 Carols

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O Little Town of Bethlehem; Personent hodie (On this day Earth shall ring) (Piae Cantiones); O...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Charlesworth, Stephen; Chilcott, Bob; Clarvis, Paul;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Rutter, John; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Tunick, Jonathan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Hughes, O...
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

2007 release in the Best Classics 100 series, 100 Best Carols is the perfect Christmas release-- six CDs of the most famous carols, all time...continue...

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Fauré, Duruflé: Requiems, etc / Willcocks, Ledger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-06

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pavane, Op. 50; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Case, John Carol; Chilcott, Bob; Hugh, Timothy; Morris, Gareth; Roberts, Stephen; Wells, John [classical organ]
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

"If, as a fan of the Faure, you've never heard the Durufle Requiem, now is your big chance to have your life enhanced for the...continue...

Best Bach 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-02-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV...
Performers: Amsterdam, Melante; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bernardini, Alfredo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bostridge, Ian; Bury, A...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, John; Schreier, Peter; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Europa Galante; La Petite Bande; Scottish Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Taverner Consort

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Bach 100, features 6 CDs of one of the greatest composers of all time, including...continue...

Choral Favourites from King's / Ledger, Willcocks, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; John Tavener...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Harper, Heather; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Layton...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cambridge Classical Players; City of London Sinfonia

Fauré: Requiem, Messe Basse; Poulenc, Duruflé / Philip Ledger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus & organ; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Harris, Mark; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Smy, Paul
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Neary, Martin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Winchester Cathedral Choir