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Bach, Händel - Works in romantic organ arrangements / Wolfgang Baumgratz, organ

1 CD / MD&G / 2013-05-21

Works: Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale improvisation & fugue after Bach's "Singt dem Herrn ein neues Lied" (BWV 225); Arrangement of Bach's Adagio (Air célèbre), BWV 1068; Arrangement of Bach' s Vari...
Performers: Baumgratz, Wolfgang

Bach and Händel in arrangements by Max Reger, Alexandre Guilmant, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert: these are the top names that have been brought together for you...continue...

Schmidt: Book of the Seven Seals / Lippert, Rootering, Dasch, Nicoli, Chum. Luisi, MDR SO

2 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Franz Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (The Book of the Seven Seals), oratorio
Performers: Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schönheit, Michael
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Choir Leipzig; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The main choir-symphonic work by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, and one of the most important oratorios of the 20th century. A rarity both in concert...continue...

Buxtehude: Organ Works / Marie-Claire Alain, organ

2 CD / Apex / 2013-04-30

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BuxWV 149; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146; In dulci jubilo, Bu...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire

Michael Daugherty (b.1954): Mount Rushmore; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee / Paul Jacobs, organ

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Michael Daugherty: Mount Rushmore, for chorus & orchestra; Radio City; The Gospel According to Sister Aimee, for organ, brass & percussion
Performers: Jacobs, Paul [Organ]
Conductors: St. Clair, Carl
Ensemble: ; Pacific Symphony

GRAMMY Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty explores three icons of "The Greatest Generation", a turbulent period of adversity and achievement in the United States of America...continue...
Recording information: Orange County Performing Arts Center, Renée and Henry S....continue...

Vivit! Choral Works by Max Reger & Rudolf Tobias / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-04-30

Works: Rudolf Tobias: Otsekui hirv, for chorus; Kleine Karfreitagsmotette, for chorus; Oster Vorspiel, for chorus; Ostermorgen, for chorus; Chorale Arrangements (12) for Organ; Ascendit in coelum, for choru...
Performers: Salumae, Ene; Selis, Siim [Piano]
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

With this new release the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Daniel Reuss pay tribute to Max Reger (1873-1916) and Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918), a composer of...continue...
Recording information: St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn, Estonia (05/04/2012-05/08/2012)....continue...

James Macmillan: Missa Dunelmi

1 CD / Priory Import / 2013-04-09

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: For Lo, I Raise Up, anthem, Op. 145; Bryan Kelly: Summer in winter, for chorus & organ; Michael Fleming: Kindle a light to lighten the darkness, for chorus & organ; James M...
Performers: Dover, Sarah [Vocals]; Gerth, Louise [Vocals]; Halford-Macleod, Honor [Soprano Vocal]; Lee, Simon [Tenor vocals]; Massey, Francesca
Conductors: Lancelot, James

The Durham Cathedral Choir performs a world premiere recording of Missa Dunelmi (Durham Mass) commissioned by them along with other European choral works....continue...
Recording information: Durham Cathedral (02/06/2012-02/08/2012)....continue...

Couperin: Trois Lecons de Tenebres / The King s Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Susanne Heinrich

1 CD / Vivat / 2013-04-09

Works: François Couperin: Leçon de Ténèbres 1, for treble voice & continuo; Leçon de Ténèbres 2, for treble voice & continuo; Leçons de tenébres; Victoria, C...
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; King, Robert; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Recording information: St Andrew's Church, Toddington, UK (03/05/2011-03/07/2011)....continue...

Psalms and Motets for Reflection - Taverner, Stainer, Poulenc, Stanford, MacMillan

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: William Crotch: Psalm 47, for chorus; Johannes Eccard: Maria Wallt zum Heiligtum; James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Ivor Atkins: Psalm 2, for chorus; Psalm 96, for chorus; John Tavener...
Performers: Bloss, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's Elora

Choral elements from Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and medieval traditions are included in this anthology of anthems and motets, many drawing inspiration from the Psalms....continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/29/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

Helmut Walcha: Chorale Preludes, Vol. 3 / Delbert Disselhorst, organ

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Helmut Walcha: Chorale Preludes, Vol. 3
Performers: Disselhorst, Delbert

Helmut Walcha was one of the most influential organists of the 20th century. His Chorale Preludes stand as a testament to his enrichment of the...continue...
Recording information: First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, Illinois (10/23/2011-10/24/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Missa Brevis in D major; Missa Brevis in B flat major; Regina Coeli / Elizabeth Cragg, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Daniel Auchinloss, Lawrence White

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Regina coeli, antiphon for soprano, chorus & orchestra, K. 127; Mass no 8 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major (missa brevis), K. 194 (K. 186h); Fantasia for Mechanica...
Performers: Auchincloss, Daniel; Cragg, Elizabeth; White, Lawrence [Baritone Vocal]; Winpenny, Tom
Conductors: Lucas, Andrew
Ensemble: ; St Albans Cathedral Choir

During his years in Salzburg, Mozart wrote a series of shorter mass settings, for which he drew on the models of his senior colleague Michael...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, (07/18/2012-07/20/2012)....continue...

God Makes a Path

1 CD / FBCIA / 2013-03-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 1 in G modal minor ("Bryn Calfaria"); Prelude on Welsh Hymn Tunes for organ no 3 in C major ("Hyfrydol" ...
Performers: Delmoni, Arturo [Violin]; Frazier, Margaret; Harp, Daniel; Martorella, Stephen; Scheele, Katie; Shealy, Jason [Baritone Vocal]; Tannehill, Esperanza [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Unruh, Steve

David Owen Norris: Prayerbook Parts I, II & III: Faith, Hope & Charity / The Waynflete Singers et al., Edward Higginbottoom

1 CD / EM Records / 2013-03-12

Works: David Owen Norris: Prayerbook, oratorio for 3 voices, chorus, string quartet & organ
Performers: Cleverley, Adrian; Coram, David [Organ]; Domingue, Robert [Trumpet]; Eustace, Hari; Manghan, Joe [Bass]; Price, Keith [Timpani]; Sledge, Tim [Cymbals]; White, Andy
Conductors: Norris, David Owen; Higginbottoom, Edward
Ensemble: Over-The-Bridge Close-Harmony Group, Clare College; The Choristers Of New College, Oxford; Waynflete Singers

David Owen Norris, celebrated around the world as a pianist and broadcaster, is increasingly recognized as a composer with a distinctive tone of voice. Prayerbook...continue...
Recording information: Romsey Abbey (09/13/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

Legends in the Garden: Organ Music by Thomas Aberg / Carson Cooman, organ

1 CD / Soundspells / 2013-03-12

Works: Thomas Åberg: Marsch Babacou, for organ; I Folkton (Swedish Folktune), for organ; Swedenborg Piece for organ no 1 ("The Clock"); Swedenborg Piece for organ no 2 ("Time Goes..."); In the Garden; ...
Performers: Cooman, Carson P.

In Swedish composer Thomas Aberg's music, one hears an intersection of the classical organ tradition with more contemporary elements, especially influences from minimalist and ambient...continue...

Peter Philips: Cantiones Sacrae Octonis Vocibus / English Cornett & Sackbut Ens.; Royal Holloway Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Peter Philips: Benedictus Deus noster, motet (from Cantiones sacrae); O quam suavis est (i), a 8 (1613); Jubilate Deo, for 8 voices; Benedictus Dominus, motet (from Cantiones sacrae); Veni Sancte Sp...
Performers: Cobb, Samantha [Soprano Vocal]; Cronin, Hilary [Soprano Vocal]; Franklin, Gillian; Glenton, Gawain; Goddard, James; Gough, Rupert; Stockwell, Ewan; Twilley, Amon-Ra
Conductors: Gough, Rupert
Ensemble: English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

English composer Peter Philips spent most of his life abroad and was celebrated all over Europe in his day. Despite this, Philips's music has been...continue...
Recording information: St Alban's Church, Holborn, London, England (01/05/2012-01/07/2012)....continue...

Marco Enrico Bossi: Opera omnia per organo, Vol. 8 / Andrea Macinanti: organ

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-03-12

Works: Marco Enrico Bossi: Fantasie, for 2 organs, Op. 64a; Marche Héroïque, for organ, Op. 72; Osanna, study for organ; Morceaux caractéristiques (2), for organ; Ave Maria, for organ; Letizi...
Performers: Macinanti, Andrea

The eighth volume of this monumental work by Andrea Macinanti, dedicated to the greatest Italian organ composer and virtuoso: Marco Enrico Bossi!...continue...

The Cranmer Legacy 1662-2012 - Vaughan Williams; Sanders; Spicer / Choir of St. Michael at the North Gate; Benjamin Bloor, organ; Tom Hammond-Davies, director

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Morning, Communion & Evening Services for unison chorus, chorus & organ in D minor; John Sanders: The Firmament, for treble soloist, chorus & organ; Paul Spicer: Let not your ...
Performers: Bloor, Benjamin [Organ]; Brown, Zoë; Wayman, Louise
Conductors: Hammond-Davies, Tom
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. Michael at the North Gate

This recording is a celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, which was originally compiled by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in 1662....continue...

The Metzler Organ in St. Jakob Friedberg - works by Muffat, Daquin, Stanley, Bach, Krebs, Franck / Peter Schnur, organ

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Giovanni Morandi: Rondo con imitazione de' Campanella, for organ in F major ("Bell Rondo"); Georg Muffat: Toccata for organ no 8 in G major (from Apparatus musico-organisticus, Part 1); Louis-Claude ...
Performers: Schnur, Peter

For the first time ever, the Metzler Organ of St. Jakob's Friedberg, Bavaria is featured in a first-class recording. A fine selection of works by...continue...
Recording information: St. Jakob, Friedberg/Bavaria (08/2011)....continue...

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Sinfonietta / Felicity Palmer; Ameral Gunson; John Mitchinson; Malcolm King; Jane Parker-Smith. Simon Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Glagolitic Mass
Performers: Gunson, Ameral; King, Malcolm; Mitchinson, John; Palmer, Felicity; Parker-Smith, Jane
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; City of Birmingham 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...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

Britten: The Sacred Choral Music / Choir of New College Oxford, Higginbottom

2 CD / Novum / 2013-02-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, tenor, chorus & organ, Op. 46; The Company of Heaven; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ in E flat major...
Performers: Bloor, Benjamin [Organ]; Cutting, Guy; Geidt, James; Grahl, Steven; Grainger, Emma; Pritchard, Nick; Saunderson, Duncan; Thain, Lawrence [Organ]
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: ; Choir of New College Oxford

Benjamin Britten's sacred music is among the most engaging and original music of its kind composed in the middle years of the 20th century. New...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of New College Oxford (2011-07-18_2011-07-20&2012-)....continue...

Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works of Samuel Wesley / Choir of St. John's College

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Wash me throughly from my wickedness; Ascribe Unto the Lord, for chorus & organ; Work(s); Magnificat anima mea; Nunc dimittis; The Wilderness a...
Performers: Brunt, Kieran [Tenor Vocal]; Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Cobb, Jason [Treble]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; McDonald, Basil; Oladeinde, Sam; Simpson, Alexande...
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's College Cambridge

The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge has selected some of the best-known choral works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley for inclusion on this disc, interspersing...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/20/2012-04/22/2012)....continue...

The John Cage Edition Vol. 47: The Complete Organ Works - "The Harmony of Maine"; Souvenir; ASLSP, Organ2/ASLSP / Gary Verkade, organ

2 CD / Mode Records / 2013-02-26

Works: John Cage: Souvenir, for organ; Some of "The Harmony of Maine" (Supply Belcher), for organ & 6 assistants; ASLSP, for piano; Organ2/ASLSP
Performers: Vèrkade, Gary

The organ is ideally suited to Cage's aesthetic - its multiple of stops make it the ultimate prepared instrument. And the fact that sound emanates...continue...
Recording information: Nederluleå Church, Gammelstad, Sweden (2007-11-08&2007-11-09&2007-)....continue...

Schütz: St. Luke Passion; Die Sieben Worte / Hofbauer, Kunath, Kobow, Mathger, Rumpf

1 CD / Carus / 2013-02-26

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Die Sieben Worte unseres lieben Erlösers und Seeligmachers Jesu Christi; Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott, SWV 447; St. Luke Passion, for soprano, alto, 3 tenors, 2 basses & ...
Performers: Hofbauer, Ulrike; Remy, Ludger; Santana, Lee
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Dresden Kammerchor; Sirius Viols

Carus' sixth installment in the complete works of Heinrich Schütz is presented with the guiding principle "historically informed - interpreted today". The Dresdner Kammerchor performs...continue...
Recording information: Stadtkirche "Zum Heiligan Namen Gottes", Radeberg (04/17/2012-04/21/2012)....continue...