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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...

Kittel: Arias and Cantatas / René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-07-13

Works: Caspar Kittel: Aria 14, Ein ieglich Ding hat seine Zeit; Aria 8, Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr; Aria 17, Als ich nechst war ausspazieret; Aria 3, Coridon, der gieng betrübet; Aria 23, Oime Amor, wie ...
Performers: Balestracci, Guido; Bereuter, Armin; Beyer, Amandine; Cremonesi, Attilio; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lima, Juan-Sebastian; Nishiyama, Marie; Ovenden, Jeremy; Snell, Martin; Stojkovic, Joha...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Recording information: Alte Kirche, Kanton Aargau, Suisse (07/1999); Künstlerhaus Boswil (07/1999)....continue...

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...

Petrucci - Harmonice Musices Odhecaton / Fretwork

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Anonymous, Spanish: La Spagna; Johannes Ghiselin: Fors seulement l'attente; Favus distillans; Alexander Agricola: Work(s); Tandernaken; Si dedero; De tous biens plaine; Jacob Obrecht: Fors seulement ...
Performers: Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Campbell, Richard; Gillespie, Wendy; Hodgson, Julia; Hunt, William; Pell, Susanna
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Ensemble: Fretwork

The second half of the British Viol ensemble Fretwork's debut for Harmonia Mundi is an effort of great discipline and loving critical attention to source material -- not to mention a specially commiss...continue...

The Elfin Knight / Joel Frederiksen, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-09-11

Works: English Traditional: Whittingham Fair, folk song ("The Elfin Knight"); Greensleeves, folk song; Go from My Window, folk song; Fortune My Foe; Scarborough Fair; Anonymous, English: Walsingham; Lord Da...
Performers: Evans, Timothy Leigh; Frederiksen, Joel; Marincic, Domen; Schwannberger, Sven; Weigl, Helmut
Conductors: Frederiksen, Joel
Ensemble: Ensemble Phoenix Munich

A basso with exceptional timbre, Frederiksen has done his homework and is now able to revive a whole host of folk ballads that are at...continue...

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri / Junghänel, Cantus Cölln

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-04-11

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, cantata in 7 sections for SSATB voices, 2 violins, 5 violas da gamba, violone &; Nimm von uns, Herr, for SATB voices, 2 violins, 2 violettas, basson & continuo...
Performers: Bundies, Ulla; Cheatham, Joshua; Lohff, Carsten; Miranda, Ricardo Rodriguez; Muller-Mohr, Mathias; Plubeau, Christine; Rovatkay, Adrian; Sichelschmidt, Annette; van der Velden, Mieneke

The seven Passion cantatas that comprise Buxtehude's 'Membra Jesu Nostri' were written in 1680. This classic of German Baroque sacred music is based on the...continue...

Bach: Sonates pour Viole de Gambe / Quintana, Frisch

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-04-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsich...
Performers: Quintana, Juan Manuel

Baltic Voices 3 / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-10-11

Works: Vaclovas Augustinas: Treputé Martela, for voices, 2 recorders & percussion; Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Konstateringer (Statements) for chorus; Kaija Saariaho: Nuits, adieux, for vocal quartet &...
Performers: Joesaar, Tonu; Kogermann, Tiit; Metsamart, Madis; Nael, Ene; Oja, Iris; Palu, Leonora; Punder, Neeme; Urb, Kaia
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Acclaimed conductor Paul Hillier and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conclude their exploration of the choral riches of the Baltic region with a third and...continue...

Marais: Suites pour Viole de Gambe / Quintana, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-01-11

Works: Marin Marais: Suite for viola da gamba & continuo in D major (Pièces de viole, Book III, Nos. 40-58); Suite for viola da gamba & continuo in A minor (Pièces de viole, Book V, Nos. 1-16); Le...
Performers: Costoyas, Dolores; Quintana, Juan Manuel

Marin Marais was one of the most famous musicians at the court of the Sun King, Louis XIV at a time when French music flowered....continue...