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George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthems / Willcocks

1 CD / United Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Coronation Anthems (4); Alleluia; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.7/1, HWV 306
Performers: Voskuilen, Rien
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Stadsknappenkoor Elburg

Such was Handel's reputation at the time of George II's coronation, that the King-to-be himself requested that he write the anthems for the occasion. This...continue...
Recording information: Grote Kerk, Vollenhove, The Netherlands (09/1996)....continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Christmas at King's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Robert Lucas Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo for soloists & chorus; Christmas Traditional: Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); God Rest You Me...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir Cambridge

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England....continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Essential Britten / Over 2 hours of Britten's greatest masterworks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; A Ceremony of Carols, O...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Ellis, Osian; Godlee, Julian; Haendel, Ida; Harper, Heather; Lenehan, John [Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Bedford, Steuart; Berglund, Paavo; Willcocks, David; Pesek, Libor; Whitfield, John; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Hickox, Richard; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

The Best Relaxing Classical Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Jules Massenet: Médit...
Performers: Chang, Han-Na; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Kalafusz, Hans; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Mesple, Mady; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Millet, Danielle; Ogdon, John; Rigutto, Bruno
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Slatkin, Leonard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Lombard, Alain; Boult, Adrian; Willcocks, David; Muti, Riccardo;
Ensemble: ; Vienna String Sextet

Fauré: Requiem; Pavane; Duruflé: Requiem / Robert Chilcott, Janet Baker, John Carol Case - Ledger, Willcocks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pavane, Op. 50; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Performers: Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Morris, Gareth; Wells, John
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge