Newton Classics > Baritone

Wagner: Arias / Kirsten Flagstad, soprano with Lauritz Melchoir and Gordon Dillworth

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Lohengrin; Parsifal; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Dilworth, Gordon; Flagstad, Kirsten; Melchior, Lauritz
Conductors: McArthur, Edwin; Ormandy, Eugene; Lange, Hans
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Victor Symphony Orchestra

These recordings were made when the great Norwegian soprano was in her vocal prime, between 1935 and 1940. Although her voice remained astonishingly well preserved...continue...

Bach: Magnificat; Masses BWV 233-236 / Schreier

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Mass for 3 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & continuo in A major, BWV 234 (BC E3); Mass for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo in F major, BWV 233 (BC E6); Ma...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bonney, Barbara; Remmert, Birgit; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: RIAS Chamber Chorus

Bach's spectacular choral masterpiece, the Magnificat, remains one of his most popular works. It is accompanied by the Missae breves - Bach's quartet of short...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin (11/1993)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Works

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; The Rock, Op. 7; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; The Bell...
Performers: Kaludov, Kaludi; Leiferkus, Sergei
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

Fanfare
The disc of choral-orchestral music is the most consistently fine of the four. The Bells is one of the best-sounding performances in the set, and...continue...

J.S. Bach: Great Choral Works

9 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 10, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren," BWV 10 (BC A175); Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Ackermann, Manfred; Ahrans, Allan; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Andre, Maurice; Barchet, Siegfried; Berry, Walter; Dohn, Robert; Ellenbeck, Dieter; Hartmann, Karl-Otto; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl

Karl Munchinger and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra were pioneers of the late 1960s and 1970s Baroque revival, offering more authentic performance practice from small-scale forces...continue...

Franz Schubert: Favourite Lieder / Gérard Souzay

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Der Wanderer, D 493/Op. 4 no 1; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Nacht und Träume, D 827; An Sylvia; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Der...
Performers: Baldwin, Dalton; Souzay, Gerard

The great Gerard Souzay was keen not to be pigeonholed as a singer of French repertoire and this set illustrates his mastery of Schubert lieder....continue...

Melodies Francaises / Gérard Souzay

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-07-27

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Chanson du pêcheur ("Ma belle amie est morte"), song for voice & piano or orchestra in F minor ("lam; Poème d'un jour, Op. 21; Les berceaux, Op. 23 no 1; Le secret, Op...
Performers: Baldwin, Dalton; Souzay, Gérard

A recital of French song by one of the great singers of the 20th century. Souzay possessed a warm, lyrical, supple, sensual and vibrant voice,...continue...