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Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Schubert: Late Masses / Sawallisch

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 5 in A flat major, D 678; Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Adam, Theo; Albrecht, Christoph; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Schreier, Peter; Springer, Ingeborg
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden

Schubert's last great masses - No.5 in A flat and No.6 in E flat - are considered his greatest achievements in the genre, featuring beautiful...continue...
Recording information: Dresden (06/1971)....continue...

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle; Moses in Egypt

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle; Mosè in Egitto
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Berkowitz, Paul; Browne, Sandra; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Fisichella, Salvatore; Nunn, Richard; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Ricciarell...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus and Philharmonia Orchestra

Part mass, part cantata, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle was the most substantial work of his final years. It is a beautiful and elegant piece which...continue...
Recording information: Watford Town Hall....continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Negri/John Alldis Choir

7 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Ostro picta in D major, RV 642; "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice,...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Beers, Adrian; Bethge, Dietrich; Burgess, Sally; chke, Thomas; Collins, Anne; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Daniel, Susan; Garcia, Jose Luis; Graeme, Edward; Hegedus, Olga; Holl, R...
Conductors: Negri, Vittorio

For many years after his death, Vivaldi's vast output of sacred music lay silent and forgotten until Alberto Gentili tracked down an incredible 27 volumes...continue...

Berio: Sequenzas III & VII / Juilliard Ensemble, Holliger

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Luciano Berio: Différences, for flute, clarinet, harp, viola, cello & tape; Sequenza III, for voice; Sequenza VII, for oboe; Pieces (2), for violin & piano; Chamber Music, for female voice, clar...
Performers: Berberian, Cathy; Holliger, Heinz
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Ensemble: Juilliard Ensemble

These recordings were made in 1969 when Luciano Berio was in the fourth year of a six-year appointment at the Juilliard School of Music in...continue...
Recording information: 04/1969....continue...