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Originals - Handel: Saul / Gardiner, Miles, Dawson, Ragin, Ainsley

3 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Brown, Donna; Dawson, Lynne; Holton, Ruth; Mackie, Neil; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Oberst, Simon; Ragin, Derek Lee; Salmon, Philip; Savage, Richard; Slane, Philip
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Originals - Handel: Alexander's Feast / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2007-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318 "Alexander's Feast"
Performers: Robson, Nigel
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Gardiner's Alexander's Feast was recorded live at performances given at the Gottingen Festival. What matters is the characteristic vigour and concentration of Gardiner's performance. The...continue...

Handel: Solomon / Gardiner, Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is among the very finest of all Handel oratorio recordings. With panache, Gardiner shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian grandeur even with clean...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony 9 / Battle, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-06-15

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Dever, Barbara; Groves, Paul; Hawlata, Franz; Lopardo, Frank; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir; Tokyo Opera Singers

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Christmastime / Swingle Singers

1 CD / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Traditional: Il est né, le divin enfant; God rest ye merry, gentlemen; The first nowell; Go tell it on the mountain; Deck the hall; What child is this?; O Yule, F...
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Ensemble: The Swingle Singers

Enjoy traditional season fair performed by the original Swingle Singers, this recording made in 1967 captures the magic of the newly formed group in their...continue...

Handel: Messiah / McNair, Otter, Marriner/Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Marriner, Neville, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took...continue...
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Country of Origin: USA
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Handel: Messiah / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Philips / 2003-01-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Brett, Charles; Hale, Robert; Marshall, Margaret; Mason, Timothy; Quirke, Saul; Robbin, Catherine; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Eloquence - Movie Classics - Music From Famous Films

1 CD / Philips / 2001-03-27

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Requiem in D minor, K 6...
Performers: Brymer, Jack; Civil, Alan; Domingo, Placido; Grumiaux, Arthur; Hajdu, István; Magaloff, Nikita; Marshall, Margaret; McNair, Sylvia; Shicoff, Neil
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Haitink, Bernard; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Davis, Colin, Sir; Mauceri, John; Monteux, Pierre; Prêtre, Georges; Gergiev, Valery; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Negri, Vittorio
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchest...

Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir - Works by Bach, Faure, Gruber and Handel

1 CD / Philips / 1999-01-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my pr...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Gindlhumer, Gottfried; Gormley, Michael G.; Halbartschlager, Alfred; Marschik, Peter [Conductor]; Ortner, Roman; Rainer, Ingomar; Schmidinger, Benjamin; Stangelberger, George; Vi...
Conductors: Harrer, Uwe Christian; Marschik, Peter
Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Benjamin Schmidinger, Max Emanuel Cencic (soprano); Gottfried Gindlhumer (trumpet); Peter Marschik , Roman Ortner (piano); Mike Gormley, Ingomar Rainer, Georg Stangelberger, Alfred Halbarts...continue...

Bach at Bedtime

1 CD / Philips / 1995-10-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for ...
Performers: Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Greger, Andreas; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Romero, Pepe; Sebok, Gyorgy; Selin, Eli...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Brown, Iona; Schreier, Peter; Jochum, Eugen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gérecz, Arpad; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Les Solistes Romandes; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Christmas with the Academy / Sir Neville Marriner

1 CD / Philips / 1994-11-15

Works: Traditional: Past three o'clock; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; Quelle est cette odeur agréable?; Il est né, le divin enfant; Still, still, still; The Ho...
Performers: Birch, John; Bostridge, Ian; Boulter, Eleanor; Finley, Gerald; Fowler-Watt, Andrew; Joshua, Rosemary; Postle, Leslie; Roper, David
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

Handel: Messiah / Davis, Harper, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1993-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Harper, Heather; Lang, William; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Wakefield, John
Conductors: Alldis, John; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Handel: Messiah / Marriner, McNair, von Otter, Chance, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1992-11-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Hadley, Jerry; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Marriner, Sir Neville; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

Personnel: Jerry Hadley (tenor); Sylvia McNair (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano); Mark Bennet (trumpet); John Constable (harpsichord); Ian On Awi Watson (organ).

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Ramirez: Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra / José Carreras

1 CD / Philips / 1988-11-14

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla, for tenor, piano, chorus & orchestra; Navedad en Verano, cantata, for tenor, piano & chorus; Navedad Nuestra, cantata, for tenor, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Barboza, Raul; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Domingo; Gutierrez, Lalo; Padin, Jorge; Ramirez, Ariel; Zambrano, Arsenio
Conductors: Sanchez, Damian; Ocejo, José Luis
Ensemble: Grupo Huancara

Ave Maria / Kiri Te Kanawa, Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

1 CD / Philips / 1985-04-22

Works: Charles Gounod: Repentir "O Divine Redeemer"; Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in G major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Ave verum corpus; ...
Performers: Black, Neil; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Hegedus, Olga; Owen, Thelma; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Rose, Barry