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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo / Sophie Karthäuser, Christophe Dumaux, Julian Behr, Konstantin Wolff. René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Septem Verba a Christo, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (spurious)
Performers: Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

The history of the oratorio Septem verba a Christo in cruce moriente prolata is as shrouded in mystery as its probable creator. The title of...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (08/2012)....continue...

Ars Nova / A History of Music Century Vol 6

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Anonymous, French: In mari miserie, motet (Le Roman de Fauvel); Verses 149-168, ballade (Le Roman de Fauvel); Ad solitum vomitum, motet (Le Roman de Fauvel); J'ai fait nouveletement, motet (Le Roman ...
Performers: Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Liendo, Pedro; Pérès, Marcel [Choral Conductor]; Richard, Frederic; Vandersteene, Zeger
Conductors: Clemencic, René; Pérès, Marcel; ; Memelsdorff, Pedro; Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Anonymous 4; Clemencic Consort; Ensemble Organum; Mala Punica; The Hilliard Ensemble

Slovenija!

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-03-08

Works: Anton Lajovic: Mesec v izbi (My Fatherland), song for voice & piano; Kaj bi le gledal (Jamie, Come Try Me), song for voice & piano; Serenada (Serenade), song for voice & piano; Alojzij Gerzinic: Zalo...
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Fink, Marcos; Spiri, Anthony

Closely associated with the folklore of the Balkans, the musical tradition of Slovenia also has a Romantic branch born at the confluence of the Alps...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (10/2009)....continue...

Frank Martin: Golgotha

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-04-13

Works: Frank Martin: Golgotha, oratorio for 5 soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra
Performers: Gauthier, Judith; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Woerd, Mattijs van de; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel

"A long standing wish of mine has come true: I now have the chance to cover a truly outstanding recording of Frank Martin's towering oratorio,Golgotha,...continue...
Recording information: Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn (04/2009)....continue...

Duruflé: Requiem Op. 9, Mass "Cum jubilo" Op. 11, Motets, etc / Ives, Harvey, Ford, English Sinfonia, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-11-11

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Prelude on the Introit of the Epiphany, Op. 13; Fugue in C minor "on a theme by Rabaud"; Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Hommage à Jean Gallon ("Chant ...
Performers: Busfield, Ronan; Chaundy, Mark; Collins, Daniel; Edwards, William; El-Bushra, Magid; Fayle, Peter; Ford, Martin; Grey, Jonathan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hayes, Oliver; Holiday, Michael; Ingleby, Matthe...
Conductors: Ives, Bill

"The orchestra and choir produce a rich sound, and in the 'Pie Jesu', the alto soloist Magid El-Bushra sings most beautifully, expressing the words very...continue...

Rameau: Pygmalion, Nélée et Myrthis / William Christie, Les Arts florissants, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion; Nélée et Myrthis ou Les Beaux jours de l'amour, ballet
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Michel-Dansac, Donatienne; Pelon, Caroline; Piau, Sandrine; Semellaz, Francoise
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

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...

English Church Music - Byrd, Humphrey, Gibbons

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: William Byrd: Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB); Regina coeli, motet for 3 voices (SAT); Propers for the Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for 5 voices (Gradualia, Book 1); Ave regina caelor...
Performers: Bhattacharya, Robi; Connolly, Stephen [Bass Vocals]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Deam, Donna; Hardy, Jonathan; Harpin, William; Harrold, Steven; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hickman, Michael; Minter, Drew [Counter...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas; Ives, Bill Grayston
Ensemble: Fretwork; Romanesca

"Considerable care has been taken in this recording to illuminate every detail." -Gramophone...continue...

1+1 Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / McGegan, de Mey, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Kromm, Leroy; Mey, Guy de; Saffer, Lisa; Spence, Patricia; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Bouzignac: Te Deum, Motets / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

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

Works: Guillaume Bouzignac: Ecce Festivitas Amoris for 5 voices; Ecce Homo, motet; Heu! Unus ex vobis me tradet hodie, motet; In pace in idipsum, motet; Ha! Plange, motet; Vulnerasti Cor Meum, motet; Allelu...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bazola, François; Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Davezac, Christoph; Dorange, Aymeric; Dubois, Paul-Alexandre; Dugardin, Steve; Dyck, Stephan Van; Gavrilidès, Arm...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Gramophone - Lindsay Kemp
Don't begin to think this is just another French baroque disc
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Canciones Argentinas / Fink, Piazzini, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-05-09

Works: Carlos Guastavino: Encantamiento; Campanilla, adónde vas?, song for voice & piano; Pampamapa; Préstame tu pañuelito, for voice & piano (Canciones coloniales no 2); Las puertas de...
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Fink, Marcos; Piazzini, Carmen [Piano]

On this new CD, celebrated mezzo Bernarda Fink is joined by her brother, baritone Marcos Fink, and accompanied by Carmen Piazzini, a noted specialist in...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...

Rameau: Castor & Pollux Highlights / William Christie, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-10-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux
Performers: Brua, Claire; Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Gens, Véronique; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, etc /Herreweghe, Collegium

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-06-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata no 34a, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe" (incomplete), BWV 34a
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent); La Chapelle Royale

Superbly constructed, the cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekummernis" is incontestably one of Bach's finest works. The masterly arrangement of the material endows it with an...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...

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

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1991-10-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Deletre, Bernard; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; McFadden, Claron; Piau, Sandrine; Poulenard, Isabelle; Rime, Noemi; Rivenq, Nicolas; Ruggeri, Miriam
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants