Harmonia Mundi > Baritone

The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry - Medieval Gardens / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Rose, liz, rondeau for 4 voices; Anonymous, Codex Bamberg: El mois de mai - De se debent - Kyrie; Anonymous, French: Hé marotele / En praerie / Aptat, motet; Soubz les bran...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Smith, Angus

Available again by popular demand, the Orlando Consort's The Rose, the Lily and the Whortleberry explores the inventiveness of European composers from the 13th -...continue...

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Leonard Bernstein: Mass / Jerry Hadley, tenor; Kent Nagano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Albert, Adreinne [Vocals]; Allen, Betty; Altman, Karen; Brauns, Sigurd; Cossa, Dominic; DeVoll, Raymond; Elliott, William; Lehmann, Tobias; Magruder, Charles; Magruder, June; Manno, John; Modersohn, ...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Woodstock, Nixon and the Vietnam War were undoubtedly underlying influences on the increasingly oppressive dramaturgy of this incredible 'Theatre Piece' composed in memory of J....continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (11/2003).

Leonard Bernstein's Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers was given a mixed reception upon its premiere as the inaugural ...continue...

Schubert: Schwanengesang; Sonata D960 / Matthias Goerne, baritone; Christoph Eschenbach, piano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-04-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Herbst, D 945; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Goerne, Matthias

Matthias Goerne's ongoing survey of Schubert lieder for harmonia mundi has further confirmed his reputation as one of the most gifted exponents of the song...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (02/2010/01/2011)....continue...

Slavic Heroes / Mariusz Kwiecien, Lukasz Bordwicz

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24; Iolanta, Op. 69; Mazeppa; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko, TN 2/70; Bedrich Smetana: Certova stena, JB 1; Stanislaw Moniuszko: Halka; The Haunted Manor; Th...
Performers: Kwiecien, Mariusz
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz
Ensemble: ; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien has won over audiences in many of the world's greatest opera houses with his powerful interpretations (not to mention his rugged...continue...
Recording information: Polish Radio Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall (09/2009/01/2011)....continue...

Music of the Ancient World / / A History of Music Century Vol 1

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Conrad Steinmann: Akoésate / Argos; Mélomai; Eros; Nomos M; Dáktylos améra; Makrótatos; Ekleipsis; Jewish Traditional: Psalm 23 "L'Éternel est mon berger"; Psalm 24 "A l...
Performers: Attia, Adolphe; Cialfi, Massimo; Couste, Raymond; Geliot, Martine; Kacmann, Emile; Perotin, Gerard; Pollin, Pierre; Reznikoff, Iegor; Savall, Arianna; Scherb, Michel; Steinmann, Conrad
Conductors: Steinmann, Conrad; Benhamou, Maurice
Ensemble: ; Chorus

Ars subtilior / A History of Music Century Vol 7

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Philippus de Caserta: De ma doulour; Johannes Ciconia: La fiamma del tuo amore; Le ray au soleyl; Jaquemin de Senleches: La harpe de melodie; Guido: Dieux gart qui bien le chantera, rondeau for 3 voi...
Performers: Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Cabre, Josep; Dyck, Stephan Van; Grant, Stephen; Peres, Marcel [Choral Conductor]; Sicot, Antoine
Conductors: Young, Crawford; Pérès, Marcel; ; Van Nevel, Paul
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum; Ferrara Ensemble; Huelgas Ensemble; Orlando Consort; The Hilliard Ensemble

Charpentier: Pastorale de Noel / Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, for 4 voices, chorus, instruments & conti; In nativitatem Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, histoire sacr&...
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Laplenie, Michel; Lestringant, Etienne; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Sicot, Antoine; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Medieval Christmas / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Anonymous, Winchester Troper: Christe redemptor, 2-part kyrie; Quem lohannes, troped agnus from a Christmas Mass; Alleluia V. Dies sanctificatus, organum for 2 voices; Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Smith, Angus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort

Recording information: St. Mary's Parish Church, Haddington, East Lothian, Sco (11/2005)....continue...

Jose Van Dam: Singer & Teacher / Film by Jean-Francois Jung [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-07-12

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Van Dam, Jose

Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English
...continue...

Schubert: Heliopolis [CD + DVD]

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-12-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Götter Griechenlands, D 677; Philoktet ("Da sitz' ich ohne Bogen"), song for voice & piano, D. 540; Fragment aus dem Aeschylus ("So wird der Mann"), song for voice & piano, D...
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Metzmacher, Ingo

During his career, Franz Schubert wrote over six hundred songs to texts by over one hundred and fifty different poets. However, more remarkable than his...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (2008-10-??_2008-11-??&2009-)....continue...

Monteverdi: Il Ballo delle Ingrate; Sestina

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo; Giulio Cesare Monteverdi: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, sestina
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Laplenie, Michel; Laurens, Guillemette; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Christie, William

Recording information: 09/1982....continue...

Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin / Goerne, Eschenbach

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-05-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Goerne, Matthias

"Goerne's tone is lovely, warmly resonant, yet with a vibrant, focused center that leaves no doubt about intonation or interpretive emphasis. He's truly at home...continue...

Telemann: Brockes Passion / Jacobs, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Brockes Passion, TV 5 no 1
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Chappuis, Marie-Claude; Christensen, Birgitte; Havar, Donat; Teuscher, Lydia; Weisser, Johannes
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"This Brockes-Passion certainly stands as a masterpiece, both as a compelling musical work and as a profoundly affecting dramatic rendering of the Passion story... the...continue...

Plain-Chant - Cathédrale d'Auxerre/ Pérès, Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Anonymous: In Festo Johannis Apostoli et Evangelisti, for 8 voices; In Gratiarum Actione Post Collectos Terrae Fructus, for 8 voices; Plainchant: Missa Gratiarum Actione post Collectos Terrae Fructus
Performers: Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Brisset, Laurence; Cabre, Josep; Limon, Florence; Mourey, Pasquale; Peres, Marcel [Choral Conductor]; Poulard, Pascale
Conductors: Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Freiburg/Jacobs [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Borchev, Nikolay; Bystrom, Malin; Fink, Marcos; Guerzoni, Alessandro; Gura, Werner; Im, Sunghae; Pendatchanska, Alexandrina; Weisser, Johann
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Innsbruck Festival Chorus

After the success of 'Cosi fan tutte' and 'Le nozze di Figaro', Rene Jacobs' rendition of this centerpiece of the Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy offers us...continue...
Run Time: 226 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS-HD 5.1,
...continue...

Ludus Danielis - The Play of Daniel / The Dufay Collective, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Anonymous, Egerton Manuscript 2615: Ludus Danielis (The Play of Daniel), medieval mystery play
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Brough, Harvey; Ellis, Vivien; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Lyons, William; Pell, Susanna; Phillips, Tom [Tenor Vocal]; Pott, Charles; Potter, John [Te...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dufay Collective

"The singing and instrumental playing are first rate, as we expect from these forces, and I have to say that the way instruments are used...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Jacobs/Freiburger BO / Weisser, Pendatchanska [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Borchev, Nikolay; Bystrom, Malin; Fink, Marcos; Guerzoni, Alessandro; Gura, Werner; Im, Sunghae; Pendatchanska, Alexandrina; Weisser, Johann
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Innsbruck Festival Chorus

Continuing the trail-blazing approach he pioneered with 'Cosi fan tutte' and 'Le nozze di Figaro', maestro Rene Jacobs offers new keys to a reinterpretation of...continue...
Run Time: 226 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo
Country of Origin: Italy
...continue...

Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition Vol 1 - Sehnsucht

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Fahrt zum Hades, D 526; Freiwilliges Versinken, D 700; Das Weinen, D 926/Op. 106 no 2; Des Fischers Liebesglück, D 933; Der Winterabend, D 938; Memnon, D 541/Op. 6 no 1; Lied ein...
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Leonskaja, Elisabeth

Hailed as, "a first-class and unforgettable lieder singer" (The NewYork Times), German baritone Matthias Goerne embarks on an ambitious traversal of Schubert's song output. In...continue...

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Jacobs, Concerto Köln, Gens, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-12-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Boone, Marcel; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Güra, Werner; Gens, Véronique; Oddone, Graciela; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Universally acknowledged as an absolute triumph at the time of its original release, Rene Jacobs’ groundbreaking recording returns to the catalog in its standard packaging....continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Mortensen/Concerto Copenhagen, Scholl, Dam-Jensen, Stene [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-10-09

Works: George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Dam-Jensen, Inger; Knudsen, Palle; Lundgren, John; Maniaci, Michael; Robson, Christopher; Scholl, Andreas; Semmingsen, Tuva; Stene, Randi
Conductors: Mortensen, Lars Ulrik
Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen

In what is probably his most accomplished opera, freely based on historical characters, Handel probes with many facets of the human soul. 'Giulio Cesare' boasts...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Denmark
...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Jacobs, Weisser, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-10-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Borchev, Nikolay; Guerzoni, Alessandro; Im, Sunhae; Pasiecznik, Olga; Pendatchanska, Alexandrina; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Tarver, Kenneth; Weisser, Johannes
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Penguin Guide
René Jacobs conducts a bitingly sharp account of Don Giovanni...the cast list does not sound distinguished, yet they make a superb team with no...continue...

Brahms: Liebeslieder, etc / Petersen, Doufexis, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-09-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Quartets (3) for mixed voices & piano, Op. 64; Neue Liebeslieder waltzes, (15) for voices & piano 4 hands, Op. 65
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner; Jarnot, Konrad; Petersen, Marlis; Radicke, Camillo

"I don't know most of the singers on the Harmonia Mundi, but they all sound very good and well matched; they blend beautifully, and all...continue...

Ockeghem: Requiem / Marcel Pérès, Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-08-14

Works: Johannes Ockeghem: Missa pro defunctis
Performers: Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Cabre, Josep; Dyck, Stephan Van; Peres, Marcel [Choral Conductor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum; Les Pages de la Chapelle

"Originally released in 1993, this exceptional recording of Johannes Ockeghem's Requiem has been reissued in Harmonia Mundi's Musique d'abord line with a change of packaging...continue...

Psaumes et Chansons de la Réforme / Visse, Janequin Ensemble

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-07-10

Works: Paschal de L'Estocart: Réveillez vous cacun fidèle; Ps. 137, Estans assis aux rives aquatiques; Octonaires de la vanité et inconstance du Monde; Benedictus Appenzeller: Psalm 130...
Performers: Aymes, Jean-Marc; Bellocq, Eric; Boterf, Bruno [Tenor Vocals]; Bouchot, Vincent; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Visse, Dominique
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Clément Janequin

Lully: Grands Motets; Dumont: Memorare / Chappele Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Dies irae, motet for double chorus & orchestra, LWV 64/1; Miserere, motet for double chorus & orchestra, LWV 25; Henry du Mont: Memorare, grand motet for double choir, strings & ...
Performers: Brown, Donna; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamy, Hervé [Tenor Vocals]; Laurens, Guillemette; Ledroit, Henri; Studer, Ulrich
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Paris

BBC Music Magazine
A dramatic account of music that combines grandeur, passion and tedium. Superb blend in the upper voices and clarity of diction entrance. For...continue...

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Connolly, Henschel, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Henschel, Dietrich
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra

Between 1892 and 1901, Gustav Mahler composed the orchestral songs of 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn', set to texts from a collection of German folk poetry of...continue...

École Notre-Dame - Messe de Noël / Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: Anonymous, 11th century French Polyphony: Puer natus est nobis (with trope Gaudeamus hodie), introit (Messe de la Nativité); Kyrie, for choir (Paris B.N. Lat. 1112, Fol. 257 r.); Viderunt omne...
Performers: Balloy, Philippe; Benet, Josep; Cabré, Josep; Lesne, Gérard
Conductors: Pérès, Marcel

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Cavalli: La Calisto. Jacobs/Concerto Vocale [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: Pier Francesco Cavalli: Calisto
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayo, Maria; Lippi, Marcello; Oliver, Alexander; Pushee, Graham; Theodoridou, Sonia; Tyson, Robin; Visse, Dominique; Winter, Louise
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

"When this was first released in 1995, I thought it was the finest recording of a Baroque opera I'd ever heard. Since then there have...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
...continue...

Codex Chantilly- airs de cour / Pérès, Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: Johannes Cuvelier: Se Galaas et le puissant Artus; Guido: Dieux gart qui bien le chantera, rondeau for 3 voices; Or voit tout en aventure, ballade for 3 voices; Anonymous, Codex Chantilly: Sans joie ...
Performers: Benet, Josep; Cabre, Josep; Fauche, Francois; Schaap, Naneke
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum

Messe de Tournai / Marcel Pérès, Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Salve sancta parens, introit for St. Mary; Alleluia; Ave mundi spes Maria; Felix namque, offertory; Beata viscera , communion in mode 1; Anonymous, Flemish: Messe de Tournai; Plainch...
Performers: Aubailly, Patrick; Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Cabre, Josep; Peres, Marcel [Choral Conductor]; Richard, Frederic

Lully: Petits Motets / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Omnes gentes plaudite, motet for 3 voices & continuo, LWV 77/10; Regina coeli, LWV 77 no 12; O sapientia in misterio, motet for 3 voices & continuo, LWV 77/11; Laudate pueri Domi...
Performers: Bellocq, Eric; Boyer, Marie; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Fauché, François; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Martin, Frédéric [Violin]; Steyer, Arlette; Zanetti, Moni...

Weill: Die sieben Todsünden, etc / Garben, Fassbaender

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-04-11

Works: Kurt Weill: Die sieben Todsünden (The Seven Deadly Sins), ballet; Complainte de la Seine, song for voice & piano; Youkali, tango habañera for voice & piano; Nanna's Lied ("Meine Herren,mit ...
Performers: Brandt, Karl-Heinz; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Garben, Cord; Komatsu, Hidenori; Sojer, Hans; Urbas, Ivan

Gramophone Magazine
Of all the opera singers who have recorded The Seven Deadly Sins, Fassbaender's has always been my favourite version. She sings it in the...continue...

Mozart Edition - Le nozze di Figaro / Jacobs, Gens, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Ciofi, Patrizia; Gens, Véronique; Keenlyside, Simon; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Randall, Elizabeth; Regazzo, Lorenzo; R...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Mendelssohn: Motets & Psaumes / Philipe Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalms (3), Op. 78; Mein Gott, Warum Hastdu Mich Verlassen?; Nunc Dimittis, motet for soloists & chorus in E flat major (English Church Pieces), Op. 69/1; Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe...
Performers: Berkvens, Andre; Chesneau, Marie-Helene; Conan, Laurence; de Reyghere, Greta; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Huys, Johan; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamy, Herve [Tenor Vocals]; Paya, Jean-Louis
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Nagano, Deutsches SO Berlin, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-09-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Brauns, Sigurd; Dawson, Lynne; Gambill, Robert; Greenberg, Sylvia; Matthews, Sally; Roth, Detlef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Jacobs, Gens, Ciofi, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Ciofi, Patrizia; Figueiredo, Nicolau de; Gens, Veronique; Keenlyside, Simon; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Randall, Elizabeth; Re...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Rene Jacobs' historic performances of 'Le Nozze di Figaro' at the Threatre des Champs-Elysees led to rave reviews in the French press and a revival...continue...

Mozart: Zaïde / Goodwin, Dawson, Blochwitz, Bär, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, K 344 (334b)
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Dawson, Lynne; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Chants de l'Église de Rome - Périod byzantine / Marcel Pérès, Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-10-01

Works: Old Roman Chant: O Pimenon Ton Ishrahil, alleluia; Resurrexi, introït; Haec Dies, gradual; Pascha nostrum, alleluia; Terra Tremuit, offertory; Epi Si Kyrie, alleluia; Pascha Nostrum, communion; ...
Performers: Angelopoulos, Lycourgos; Benet, Josep; Cabré, Josep; Cantor, Philippe; Fauché, François; Sicot, Antoine
Conductors: Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum

"Paolo Pandolfo draws a beautiful sound from his instrument...he proves himself to be a player with a secure technique and fine sensibility..." -Gramophone...continue...

Lully: Atys (extraits) / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-09-01

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys, LWV 53
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Deletré, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Gardeil, Jean-Francois; Gens, Véronique; Laplénie, Michel; Laurens, Guillemette; Mellon, Agnè...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

"What ensures the success of this performance as much as anything is Christie's lively rhythmic sense, and his informed handling of French music of this...continue...

Chants de l'Eglise Milanaise /Marcel Pérès, Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-07-01

Works: Ambrosian Chant: Paravi lucernam Christo meo, lucernarium; Tui sunt caeli; Lux fulgebit hodie super nos, ingressa; Gloria in excelsis, hymnus; Tecum principium in die virtutis tue, psalmellus; Allelu...
Performers: Angelopoulos, Lycourgos; Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Cabre, Josep; Keyrouz, Marie, Sister
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum

Extempore II / Orlando Consort, Perfect Houseplants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-05-01

Works: Huw Warren: The Man, the Man, motet; Crier, credo; Dona nobis pacem, recessional; Donald Greig: Approach, introit; Extempore II; Umballa, secret / offertory; Mark Lockheart: Tumult, processional fanf...
Performers: Daniels, Charles [Jazz]; France, Martin; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Houseplants, Perfect; Lockheart, Mark; Orlando Consort; Phillips, Dudley; Smith, Angus; Warren, Huw
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort; Perfect Houseplants

All selections on this CD are part of a larger work titled "Extempore II" composed by members of the Orlando Consort and Perfect Houseplants and conceived as a "modern Mass for the Feast of St. Michae...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Jacobs, Larmore, Schlick, et al

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jacobs, Rene; Lallouette, Olivier; Ragin, Derek Lee; Rorholm, Marianne; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"This set recommends itself as the most magnificently sung recording of a Handel opera ever made." -International Opera Collector...continue...

Fauré: Requiem; Franck: Symphony / Herreweghe, Zomer, Genz

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-06-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Champs-Élysées Orchestra; Collegium Vocale

"This beloved piece deserves to be called 'the people requiem' - it has been performed everywhere by ensembles of all sizes and ability levels, from...continue...

Bach: St John Passion / Herreweghe, Scholl, Rubens, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-01-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Kempenaers, Cecile; Noack, Sebastian; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rubens, Sibylla; Volle, Michael; Worner, Dominik
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale

"...In his new release of the St. John Passion Herreweghe, by contrast with his earlier recording, has opted for Bach's 1725 Leipzig version in which...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare (Excerpts) / Jacobs, Larmore, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jacobs, Rene; Ragin, Derek Lee; Rorholm, Marianne; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"If this isn't the greatest of all baroque operas, indeed the greatest opera before Mozart, then I really don't know what is. There have been...continue...

Rameau: Les Grands Motets / Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-08-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 horns, violin, viola & continuo; Quam dilecta, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola & conti...
Performers: de Mey, Guy; Gari, Suzanne; Jansen, Jan-Willem [Hpsch]; Kooy, Peter; Ledroit, Henri; Monbaliu, Lieve; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine / René Jacobs, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1996-12-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Borden, Barbara; Bowen, John; Draijer, Jelle; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Murgatroyd, Andrew; Torres, Victor
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Gramophone Magazine
Jacobs draws a vibrant and flamboyant sound from [the Netherlands Chamber Choir], in which lyrical expression is never forgotten...There is also a lovely and...continue...

Les Tres Riches Heures du Moyen Age - A Medieval Journey

6 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1995-11-01

Works: Byzantine Chant: Alleluia. Tropaire de la venue de l'époux (Holy Monday); Innani'Uchachidu khidraka - Exapostilarion de l'Office de Mardi Sant; The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom; Anonymou...
Performers: Angelopoulos, Lycourgos; Balloy, Philippe; Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Breitschopf, Hans; Brisset, Laurence; Cabre, Josep; Casabianca, Gilberte; Casalonga, Nicole; Clemencic, Rene; Deller, Alfre...
Conductors: ; Pérès, Marcel; Deller, Alfred; Dobszay, László; Clemencic, René; Springfels, Mary; Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Anonymous 4; Clemencic Consort; Deller Consort; Ensemble Organum; L'Ensemble de la Paix; Les Pages de la Chapelle; Newberry Consort; Schola Hungarica; The Hilliard Ensemble