Recordings, Last Year > Bass-Baritone

An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-05-14

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Absterge Domine; In manus tuas; I call and cry to thee; Loquebantur variis linguis; Thomas Morley: Aprill is in my mistris face, madrigal for 4 voice...
Performers: Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time, and it is testament to their incredible skill and...continue...

From a City Window: Songs by Hubert Parry / Ailish Tynan, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; William Dazeley, baritone; Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Hubert Parry: Good Night; To Lucasta on Going to the Wars, for voice & piano (English Lyrics, Vol. 3); Sleep, for voice & piano; Where shall the Lover Rest, for voice & piano; What Part of Dread Eter...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Dazeley, William; Tynan, Ailish

Recorded in the music room of Parry's boyhood home, Highnam Court in Gloucestershire, this disc sheds light on an area of the repertoire that has...continue...
Recording information: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, England (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion / Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies, Ian Bostridge, Nicholas Mulroy, Neal Davies, Roderick Williams. Polyphony

2 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Davies, Iestyn; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Mulroy, Nicholas; Sampson, Carolyn; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Stephen Layton leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and his own superb choral ensemble Polyphony in a powerful performance of Bach's most dramatic...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (04/10/2012-04/13/2012)....continue...

Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5 / Sarah-Jane Brandon: soprano; Daniel Norman: tenor; William Dazeley: baritone; Sholto Kynoch: piano

1 CD / Stone Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Hugo Wolf: Sie haben heut' abend Gesellschaft; Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen; Das ist ein Brausen und Heulen; Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen; Mir träumte von einem Königskind; Mein Liebch...
Performers: Brandon, Sarah-Jane; Dazeley, William; Kynoch, Sholto [Piano]; Norman, Daniel

Stone Records is delighted to announce its newest Oxford Lieder Live release, the fifth disc in the first-ever complete edition of the songs of Hugo...continue...
Recording information: Holywell Music Room, Oxford, England (04/14/2012)....continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Op. 123 / Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent; Orchestre des Champs-Elysees / Petersen, Romberger, Hulett, Wilson-Johnson

1 CD / PHi Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Hulett, Benjamin; Petersen, Marlis; Romberger, Gerhild; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent

This major work of the sacred repertoire, high on the list alongside Bach's Mass in B minor and the Mozart Requiem, is Beethoven's longest work...continue...
Recording information: Contertgebouw Brugge (11/16/2011-11/19/2011)....continue...

Music For Paradise: The Best Of Hildegard Von Bingen / Sequentia

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-19

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: O Jerusalem aure civitas; O rubor sanguinis; O tu suavissima, response; O quam mirabilis, antiphon; Caritas abundat in omnia; O vis eternitatis; O beata infantia, antiphon for S...
Performers: Dellal, Pamela; Grant, Stephen; Guttry, Paul; Hargis, Ellen; Heumannskamper, Franz-Josef [Vocals]; Knutson, Lydia; Mayer, Nancy; McSweeney, Mark; Mentzel, Eric; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sequentia (Early music ensemble)

Canonized by Pope Benedict in May 2012, St. Hildegard von Bingen, abbess, visionary, healer, singer, poet and composer, left two precious manuscripts filled with spiritual...continue...

My Beloved Spake: Anthems by Purcell & Humfrey / Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge; St John's Sinfonia

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; Behold now...
Performers: Blackie, Tom; d'Oyly, Alec [Treble Vocal]; Davies, Iestyn; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; Leslie, Huw
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St. John's Sinfonia

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge and the St John's Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, perform choral works by Pelham Humfrey...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/13/2012-01/15/2012)....continue...

Derek Bermel: Canzonas Americanas

1 CD / Canteloupe / 2012-11-13

Works: Derek Bermel: Canzonas Americanas, for voice & orchestra; Three Rivers, for orchestra; At the End of the World, for voice & orchestra; Hot Zone, for orchestra; Continental Divide, for orchestra; Natu...
Performers: Duffy, Kiera; Jones, Timothy; Souza, Luciana
Conductors: Pierson, Alan
Ensemble: Alarm Will Sound

Canzonas Americanas marries two postmodern forces - composer/clarinetist Derek Bermel and contemporary chamber band Alarm Will Sound. This marks Bermel's follow-up to his Grammy-nominated Voices...continue...

La Fiesta de Pascua en Piazza Navona - works by Victoria, Palestrina, Giovanelli, Bendinelli, Razzi, Asola et al.

2 CD / Lauda Musica / 2012-08-14

Works: Ruggiero Giovannelli: Jubilate Deo for chorus; Jacobus de Kerle: Domine, quid multiplicati sunt, psalm for 5 voices; Te Deum laudamus, hymn for 6 voices; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Haec dies, ...
Performers: Allsopp, David; Arejula, Jesus Garcia; Cuesta, Gabriel Diaz; Cuevas, Javier Jimenez; Dalheim, Ingeborg; Gamez, Gerardo Lopez; Mulroy, Nicholas; Neeves, Helen; Savage, Richard; Skidmore, Greg; van Els...
Conductors: Recasens, Albert
Ensemble: La Grande Chapelle

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The performances, too, are superb. La Grande Chapelle is a group of fifteen singers and thirteen instrumentalists...continue...
Recording information: Augustinus Miziekcentrum, Amberes (2011-09-20_2011-09-23&2012-)....continue...

Great European Choral Works / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Assumpta est Maria; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Gaude, Maria virgo, motet for 5 voices; Diet...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dobell, Mark; Dunkley, Sally; Evans, Robert; Jones, Tim [Vocals]; Macdonald, Rob...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Since they were founded in 1979, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new...continue...

Essential Gilbert & Sullivan - Over 2 hours of witty and delightful operaetta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Trial by Jury; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance; Patience; Iolanthe; Ruddigore; The Gondoliers; The Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Baker, George [Baritone Vocal]; Bowden, Pamela; Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Cantelo, April; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Graham, Edna; Harper, Heather; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milligan, James...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
...continue...

R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Massenet: Don Quichotte / Marc Minkowski, Jose Van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2012-05-29

Works: Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts
Performers: Tro Santafe, Silvia; Van Dam, Jose; Van Mechelen, Werner
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra

This production of one of the Massenet's final masterpieces of Massenet, Don Quichotte, was presented in May 2010 at the Belgium National Opera La Monnaie....continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1,
Subtitles: English, German, French
...continue...