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Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Luisi, Oelze, Fujimura, et al2 Super Audio CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14 Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"Performers: Fujimura, Mihoko; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal] Conductors: Luisi, Fabio Ensemble: Middle German Radio Choir Leipzig This new CD in highly anticipated MDR Edition series presents the next part of a "series within a series" dedicated to the works by Gustav...continue... ![]() Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30 Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...Performers: Hallenberg, Ann Conductors: Curtis, Alan Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg and Il Complesso Barocco present a disc of Handel arias and orchestral pieces that span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively...continue... Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....continue... ![]() Schubert: Winterreise / Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake, piano1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-04-09 Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89Performers: Coote, Alice; Drake, Julius [Piano] British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote is acclaimed around the world for her commanding performances in opera, concert and recital, in repertoire spanning from the Baroque to...continue... Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (01/26/2012/01/28/2012)....continue... ![]() Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Barenboim1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Garrard, Don; Gedda, Nicolai; Pashley, Anne; Tear, Robert Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue... Recording information: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London....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... ![]() Elgar: The Apostles / Sir Mark Elder, Halle Orchestra and Choir2 CD / Halle Records / 2013-01-08 Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49Performers: Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Groves, Paul; Imbrailo, Jacques; Kempster, David; Sherratt, Brindley Conductors: Elder, Mark This new release presents the oratorio planned to open the trilogy, the lesser-known and under-served work The Apostles, in a performance The Guardian described as...continue... Recording information: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (05/05/2012)....continue... ![]() Liederreise - Songs by Brahms & Schubert / Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo soprano; Robert Lehbaumer, piano1 CD / Preiser / 2013-01-08 Works: Franz Schubert: Das Wandern, song for voice and piano (Die schöne Müllerin), D. 795/1 (Op. 25/1); Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D...Performers: Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lehrbaumer, Robert Angelika Kirchslager and Robert Lehrbaumer embark on a lieder journey across Austria and their navigation system is based on the most important coordinates of Austro-German...continue... Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Wien (10/2011)....continue... ![]() Virgins, Vixens & Viragos / Purcell, Berlioz, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, et al. / Susan Graham, soprano; Malcom Martineau1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Henry Purcell: Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Hector Berlioz: La Mort d'Ophélie, song for soprano (or tenor) & piano, H. 92a (Op. 18/2); Franz Schubert: Ges...Performers: Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm Virgins, Vixens & Viragos, Susan Graham's eagerly awaited second album for Onyx, focuses on iconic female characters of history, literature and song. Accompanied by Graham's...continue... Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (07/06/2012-07/08/2012)....continue... ![]() Essential British Classics - Over 2 hours of rousing classical anthems2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09 Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Coronation Anthem; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Jere...Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Brightman, Sarah; du Pre, Jacqueline; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Graham, Susan; Haim, ... Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Briger, Alexander; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Boult, Adrian; Cleobury, Stephen; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Handley, Vernon; Trevor, Kirk; Jenkin... Ensemble: ; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Philip Jones Brass 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... ![]() Essential Encores - Over 2 hours of great classical showpieces2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09 Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Fritz Kreisler: La Gitana; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Aram Khachaturian...Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bostridge, Ian; Brightman,... Conductors: ; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Kempe, Rudolf; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Litton, Andrew; Karajan, Herbert von; Paavo, Järvi; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi 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... ![]() Arias for Marietta Marcolini, Rossini's first muse / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Fabio Biondi1 CD / Naïve / 2012-09-25 Works: Simon Mayr: Il sacrifizio d'Ifigenia; Gioachino Rossini: L'equivoco stravagante; L'Italiana in Algeri; Ciro in Babilonia; Joseph Weigl: L'imboscata; Ferdinando Paër: L'eroismo in amore; Giuseppe...Performers: Akselberg, Fredrik; Almroth, Sofie; Christensen, Birgitte; Christensen, Marius Roth; Hallenberg, Ann; Melien, Halvor F.; Thornhill, Siri Karoline; Weisser, Johannes Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin] Ensemble: ; Stavanger Symphony Orchestra Chorus Born around 1780, Marietta Marcolini was a celebrated Italian contralto. She was so renowned for both her voice and her acting ability that Rossini wrote...continue... Recording information: Stavanger Concert Hall, Norway (08/2011)....continue... ![]() Mahler: Das Klagende Lied; Janacek: The Fiddler's Child / Cahill, Baker, Tear, Howekk / Rozhdestvensky1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Leos Janácek: The Fiddler's Child (Sumarovo Díte), ballad for orchestra, JW 6/14Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa; Dekany, Bela; Howell, Gwynne; Tear, Robert Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra Rozhdestvensky was the first Russian conductor to perform and record all Mahler's symphonies in his country. Das klagende Lied is performed here live. The ICA...continue... ![]() The Best Wedding Music Ever!1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18 Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-... Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz ![]() Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; Cockaigne Overture / Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11 Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline Conductors: Barbirolli, John Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra ![]() Domingo Conducts Milnes! Milnes Conducts Domingo!
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