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The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Schlick, Chance, Crook, Kooy, Herreweghe

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Cable, Jonathan; Chamorro, Adrian; Hantai, Marc; Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Keavy, Stephen; Kitasato, Taka; Ponseele, Marcel; Terakado, Ryo [Violin]; Zweistra, Ageet
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Ghent

Recording information: Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium (01/1989)....continue...

De Courson: Lambarena - Bach to Africa

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), B...
Performers: Aladjian, Florent; Ateba, Sami; Aubin, Alain; Audin, Jean-Philipp; Audin-Toussain, Agnes; Aurelien; Boterf, Bruno [Tenor Vocals]; Calo, Oswaldo; Cavelier, Herve; Chamot, Marc; Chenadec, Raoul le; Dup...
Conductors: Gubitsch, Tomas
Ensemble: Elugu Ayong ensemble; Groupe Awana Africa; Groupe Eluguayong; Groupe Inongo; Groupe Kokayi; Groupe Lissimbu; Groupe M'Boudi; Groupe Mendzang M'Assove de Libreville; Groupe Nzi Ninbu; Groupe Nzimba; G...

This reissue of the very first concept album released by Hughes de Courson, entitled 'Lambarena: Bach to Africa', perfectly exemplifies the composer's unique fusion of...continue...
Includes mayingo / fugue on mayingo by various composers....continue...

Bach: Cantatas / Natalie Dessay, Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199
Performers: Brough, Neil; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle

The outstanding soprano Natalie Dessay and conductor Emmanuelle Haim have displayed a unique and powerful musical understanding of each other on their numerous Handel recordings...continue...

Furore - Handel: Opera arias / Joyce Didonato, Christopher Rousset, Les talens lyriques

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Teseo; Giulio Cesare; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, opera, HWV 22; Hercules; Semele; Imeneo, HWV 41; Ariodante; Amadigi
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Hendry, Dave; Lafont, Josep Domenech [Oboe]
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

"Every aria here is a worthy experience and each grips the listener. Christophe Rousset and his Les Talens Lyrique have a remarkable sense of drama,...continue...

The Best of Baroque

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Henry Purcell: Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge"; George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Co...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Gens, Veronique; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Huggett, Monica; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Briger, Alex; Cleobury, Stephen; Norrington, Roger; Christie, William; Reyne, Hugo; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Biondi, Fabio; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; King's College Choir, Cambridge; La Simphonie du Marais; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical ...

Christmas Carols / Andrew Parrott, The Taverner Consort

4 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: William Billings: Methinks I See a Heavenly Host; A Virgin Unspotted; John Foster: While shepherds watched their flocks by night (A 2nd Collection of Sacred Music. York, ca. 1820); Joan Cererols: Mar...
Performers: Ardagh-Walter, Patrick; Blackadder, David; Bonner, Tessa; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Carolan, Lucy; Carroll, Paul; Charlesworth, Stephen; Consort, Taverner; Cooper, Peter [violin]; Daniels, C...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Pachelbel's Canon and Other Baroque Favorites

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-01-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Laetatus sum, RV 607; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Flute in G mino...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Bury, Alison; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Holloway, John; Krueger, Christopher; Lawrence-King, Andrew; See, Janet; Staff, David; Verbruggen, Marion
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

This collection is indeed a rich cross-section of Baroque music, and many of the works are indeed familiar. But equally noteworthy, this compilation showcases the...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, Septuor-Fantasie

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Romance for Horn and Orchestra in F major, Op. 36; Prière for Violin/Cello and Organ, Op. 158; Samson et...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Dalberto, Michel; Guerrier, David; Hoppe, Esther; Jodelet, Florent; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Meyer, Paul; Muthebet, Beatrice; Pahud, Emmanuel; Saint-...

Personnel: Emmanuel Pahud (flute); Frank Braley (piano).

Recording information: Espace de Projection, IRCAM, Paris, France (07/14/2002-03/20/2003); La Chaux-De-Fonds, Fondation Musica-Theatre, ...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Huggett, Age of Enlightenment

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Timothy; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Dent, Susan; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Con...