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Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Garrard, Don; Gedda, Nicolai; Pashley, Anne; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London....continue...

Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,...
Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

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...

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; Cockaigne Overture / Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Elgar & Delius: Cello Concertos; Songs of Farewell; Sea Pictures. / Jacquelin du Pre, cello; Janet Baker [Limited Ed.]

2 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Frederick Delius: Songs of Farewell, for double chorus & orchestra, RT ii/9; A Song Before Sunrise; Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pre, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Penguin Guide
Jacqueline du PrT's unsurpassed recording of the [Elgar] Concerto hardly needs any further recommendation from us, spontaneous in its freely rhapsodic style but with...continue...

Essential Brahms / Over 2 hours of Brahms' greatest masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Clein, Natalie; de los Angeles, Victoria; Frankl, Peter; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Barbirolli, John; Tennstedt, Klaus; Karajan, Herbert von; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; ; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Alban Berg Quartet; Artemis Quartett (String Quartet)

Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833 and died in Vienna in 1897. He was one of the leading figures in classical music's Romantic...continue...

Essential Schubert / Over 2 hours of Schubert's most beautiful melodies

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor 'Unfinished', D759; Symphony no 5 in B flat, D485; Piano Quintet in A 'Trout', D667; Ave Maria; Die schöne Müllerin, D795; String Quintet in C, D956...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Bostridge, Ian; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frantz, Justus...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Heger, Robert; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Chilingirian Quartet; Melos Ensemble of London

Franz Schubert was born in Vienna in 1797 and although he died at the early age of 31 he was a tremendously prolific composer. He...continue...

Verdi: Requiem; Four Sacred Songs / Schwarzkopf; Gedda; Baker; Ludwig; Ghiaurov

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London....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...

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

Ultimate Wedding Collection [EMI Classics]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 4, BWV 1068; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147...
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 Beethoven / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no ...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Chung Trio; Collot, Serge; de los Angeles,...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; ; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble

50 Best Wedding

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Padre Giovanni Battista Martini: Toccata for trumpet & organ (or ensemble); Norwegian Traditional: Wedding March from Nordmose; ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Bayco, Frederic; Bo, Alfie; Coburn, Pamela; Craig, Charles; Dess...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Parrott, Andrew; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, Denis; Lysy, Alberto; Faerber, Jörg; Hughes, Owain Arwel...

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; Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Cantata BWV 156; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Dmitry Shostakovich:...
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...

Essential Handel

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Organ Concerto no 13 in F "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"; Sarabande; Water Piece, suite for trumpet, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Aveling, Valda; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Coburn, Pamela; Dickinson, John [trumpet]; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Jones, Dell...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bicket, Harry; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Armand, Georges; Briger, Alexander; Faerber, Jörg; Hughes, Owain Arwel; McGegan, Nicholas; Menuhin, Yehudi; Auriacombe, Louis; Barb...

Included are many familiar pieces from the enormous output of George Frideric Handel, one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era. They range from...continue...

20th Century Classics: Holst - Brook Green Suite

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Gustav Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody, Op. 21 no 2/H 87; Brook Green Suite, for strings, H. 190; The Perfect Fool, Op. 39; The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Suite no 2 in F; St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Banks, Eric; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Groves, Charles, Sir; Holst, Imogen

Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter, Bruno; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...continue...

Schumann 200th Anniversary: Lieder

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Liederkreis, 9 songs for voice & piano, Op. 24; Gedichte (12), Op. 35; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Die Kartenlegerin ("Schlief die Mutte...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Deutsch, Helmut; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Forsberg, Bengt; Hampson, Tho...
Conductors: Klee, Bernhard

Schumann:

Liederkreis, Op. 39. Olaf Bar

Dichterliebe, Op. 48. Olaf Bar

Liederkreis, Op. 24. Olaf Bar

12 Gedichte, Op. 35. Olaf Bar

Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. ...continue...

EMI Masters - Elgar: Cello Concertos: Sea Pictures / Barbirolli, du Pré

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-30

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

British Music / Sir Simon Rattle

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38; Pomp a...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Elms, Roderick; Hampson, Thomas; Harrell, Lynn; Heinen, Ulrich; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mitchinson, John; Shirley-Qui...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Halsey, Simon;
Ensemble: Berliner Philharmoniker; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchest

This new 11CD box set in the Simon Rattle Edition contains many favorites from the English repertory including Elgar's Engma Variations and Violin Concerto, Walton's...continue...

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...

Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock / Ian Partridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viola and Strings; Merciless beauty; The Water Mill; The New Ghost; Blake Songs (10) for Voice and Oboe; On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & st...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Brannigan, Owen; Butt, David; Craxton, Janet; Croxford, Eileen; Davis, Anthony [Piano/Composer]; Hammersley, Robert; Harvey, Frederick; Ledger, P...
Conductors: ; Dilkes, Neville; Wilcocks, Sir David
Ensemble: ; English Sinfonia; London Music Group

Among his many distinctions over a long career, Ian Partridge contributed to the catalog two recordings of music for tenor and small ensemble to which...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!" BWV 208; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Wachet auf, ruft uns ...
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

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, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
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...

20th Century Classics - Ravel: Boléro, Piano Concerto in G, etc / Michelangeli, Baker, Gavrilov, etc

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Concerto for Piano in G major; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Daphnis et Chloé Suite no 2; Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra; Ma mère l'oye; In...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Gracis, Ettore; Martinon, Jean; Munch, Charles; Plasson, Michel; ; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

20th Century Classics - Respighi: Roman Trilogy, Gli Uccelli, etc / Mariner, Muti, Pappano, Rice, Baker, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Il tramonto; Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Feste romane; Gli uccelli "The Birds"; Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151; La Sensitiva, for me...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hickox, Richard

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Alpher, David; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Argerich, Martha [P...
Conductors: ; Paavo, Järvi; Litton, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Kempe, Rudolf; Friisholm, Lavard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Klaus; ...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Gemini - Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Les nuits d'été / Barbirolli, Norman, Aler, Estes, Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Norman, Jessye
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A fine if not ideally cast account of Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette, with plenty of orchestral colour, if occasionally lacking clarity. Janet Baker's...continue...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...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...

Bach, Handel: Solo Cantatas & Arias

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 190, "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lie...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beckett, Edward; Black, Neil; Dolmetsch, Jeanne; Dolmetsch, Marguerite; Gatt, Martin; Gray, John; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Kraemer, Nicholas; Lloyd, Peter [Fl...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond

"We seldom hear Bach sung like this any more. The modern fashion is to skim nimbly and objectively across the notes, but Baker will have...continue...

Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 7 in E minor; Symphony no 8 in ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Doese, Helena; Hampson, Thomas; Hodgson, Alfreda; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Rea, Sean; Relyea, Jo...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

The recording of Sir Simon Rattle's cycle the Mahler Symphonies commenced in 1986 with the Second Symphony and was completed in 2002 with the Fifth....continue...

Elgar: Dream of Gerontius, Music Makers / Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Edward Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69; The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Borg, Kim; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

Gemini - Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, etc / Prêtre, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Peronne, Maria; Thau, Pierre
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
With Nicolai Gedda and Janet Baker in their prime, a French orchestra lending Gallic bite to the colouring and Prêtre securing commitment and...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]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
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...

Brahms: Orchestral Works / Boult, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-11-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Serenade for orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 11; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

The Best Baroque Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-04-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Handel - Bourée; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Armand, Georges; Asperen, Bob van; Bailes, Anthony; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brosse, Jean-Patrice;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Wallez, Jean-Pierre; Menuhin, Yehudi; Linde, Hans-Martin; Malcolm, George; Barbirolli, John; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lepp...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; Early Music Consort of London; English Chamber Orchestra; Linde Consort; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; ...

This splendid compilation contains many fine performances by artists well known for Baroque repertoire, including Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in...continue...

Gemini - Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi / Patanè, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-02-15

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Herincx, Raimund; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Patanè, Giuseppe

Gramophone Magazine
Dame Janet Baker is Romeo to the Juliet of Beverly Sills, with Giuseppe Patanè conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra; although there are now at...continue...

Gemini - Schubert: Lieder / Baker, Moore, Parsons

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-02-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Suleika no 1, D 720; Suleika no 2, D 717/Op. 31; Schwestergruss, D 762; Schlummerlied, D 527; An die untergehende Sonne, D 457/Op. 44; Gesänge (4) a...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey

Sacred Classics - Bach, Fauré, Franck, Handel, Mozart, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-08-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Coronation Anthem; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Johann Sebastian Ba...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gambill, Robert; Hamari, Julia [...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cluytens, André; Muti, Riccardo; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Barbirolli, John; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Karajan, Herbert von; Gön...

Best-Loved Wedding Music

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-12-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale Improvisations (66) for Organ, Op. 65; Léon Boëllmann: Suite Go...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Corelli, Franco; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ohlsson, Garrick; Parker-Smith, Jane; Ra...
Conductors: Mingardo, Raffaele