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Alleluia - Arias by Mozart, Porpora, Handel, Vivaldi / Julia Lezhneva, soprano; Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

1 CD / Decca / 2013-06-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Alleluia; George Frederick Handel: Saeviat tellus inter rigores, motet for soprano, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D major, HWV 240; Nicola Porpora: In coelo stelle clare, motet for ...
Performers: Lezhneva, Julia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico

Still in her early twenties, Lezhneva astounds audiences wherever she sings. Praised for her "Pure Tone" (Opernwelt) and "flawless technique" (Guardian), her brief appearance at...continue...
Recording information: Sala 1 Pau Casals, l'Auditori de Barcelona (10/12/2012-10/17/2012)....continue...

Luis Tinoco (b.1969): Round Time; From the Depth of Distance; Search Songs; Songs from the Solitary Dreamer / Ana Quintans; Yeree Suh; Raquel Camarinha, sopranos

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28

Works: Luis Tinoco: Round Time, for orchestra; From the Depth of Distance, for soprano & orchestra; Search Songs, for soprano & orchestra; Cançoes do Sonhador Solitário, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Camarinha, Raquel; Quintans, Ana; Suh, Yeree
Conductors: Miller, David A.
Ensemble: ; Orquestra Gulbenkian

Portuguese composer Luís Tinoco's works are "as engrossing as they are entertaining" (Musical Opinion), and these première recordings represent some of the most exciting new...continue...
Recording information: Gulbenkian Auditorium, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (06/13/2012-06/16/2012)....continue...

Mad Scenes / Gruberova, Luisi, Münchner Rundfunksorchester

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2013-05-28

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Rosner, Anton; Schmidt, Monika; Siegele, Dankwart; Uhlmann, Gisela; Weber, Heinrich
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

The philosophy and artistic work of the Romantic period exhibits a curious interest in the phenomenon of insanity. Featuring scenes from I Puritani, Il Pirata,...continue...

Voyage Home: Songs of Finland, Sweden and Norway by Melartin, Pacius, Hannikainen, Hagg / Mimmi Fulmer, soprano, Rhonda Kline, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-05-28

Works: Erkki Melartin: Minä metsän polkuja kuljen (In the Woods I Happily Wander), song; Finnish Traditional: Kalevala Melody (Land of Heroes); Minun kultani kaunis on; Fredrik Pacius: Kaarle-kuni...
Performers: Bengtson, Bruce; Fulmer, Mimmi; Kline, Rhonda

Recording information: Cross Plains, Wisconsin (07/13/2011/12/09/2011); Free Methodist Church, Seattle, Washington (07/13/2011/12/09/2011); Cross Plains, Wisconsin (09/18/2011); Free Methodist Church,...continue...

Baroque Christmas - works by Corelli, Torelli, Manfredini, Scarlatti, Buxtehude, Bernhard / New Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Dietrich Buxtehude: Das neugeborne, Kindelein, for SATB voices, 3 violins, violone, bassoon & continuo, BuxWV 13; Passacaglia for organ in D minor, Bux...
Performers: Mueller, Kathryn; Temko, Wanda Yang
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Baroque Christmas music performed on period instruments by one America's leading early music ensembles, New Trinity Baroque directed by Predrag Gosta....continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, U (2007-2011)....continue...

Seraphic Fire in signature works by Billings, Bermudez, Durufle, Ramirez, Hernandez et al.

1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2013-05-28

Works: William Billings: Invocation; Alvaro A. Bermudez: Padre Nuestro, for chorus; Shawn Crouch: The Road from Hiroshima; Jake Runestad: I Will Lift Mine Eyes, for chorus; Maurice Duruflé: Notre P...
Performers: Bermudez, Alvaro A. [Guitar, Charango]; Chester, Derek; Davies, Vincent; Fernandez, Pedro; Mueller, Kathryn; Tipton, Paul Max; Tresler, Matthew; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré
Ensemble: ; Seraphic Fire

Seraphic Fire has assembled a collection of music with which the ensemble has a visceral, tenacious connection. This self-titled recording contains Seraphic Fire signature works...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (01/17/2012)....continue...

Heart's Delight: The Songs of Richard Tauber / Piotr Beczala, tenor

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-28

Works: Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart's Delight) (from "Das Land des Lächelns"); Lippen schweigen (Lips Stay Silent) (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Gern hab' ich die Frau'n ...
Performers: Avital, Avi; Beczala, Piotr; Netrebko, Anna; Riddell, Duncan; Tauber, Richard
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz

Acclaimed Polish-born tenor Piotr Beczala pays tribute to the Austrian singer Richard Tauber (1891-1948), one of the most widely celebrated musical celebrities of his time....continue...
Recording information: Angel Recording Studios Ltd., London, England (10/2012)....continue...

Mahler: Das klagende Lied; Blumine; Symphony No. 10 / Manuela Uhl, soprano; Lioba Braun, alto; Werner Gura, tenor. Blunier

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

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, Cantata for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra (Version 1898/99); Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major
Performers: Güra, Werner; Uhl, Manuela
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno

Mahler initially had a hard time of it. A few compositional attempts from his youth did not turn out to his liking and were destroyed....continue...
Recording information: Bonn (05/14/2012-05/26/2012)....continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

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...

Mahler: Symphony no 2 / Luisi, Oelze, Fujimura, et al

2 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...

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...

Varese Sarabande: A 35th Anniversary Celebration [4 CD]

4 CD / Varese Sarabande / 2013-05-07

Works: John Powell: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax; Kung Fu Panta 2; How to Train Your Dragon; Rio; Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!; Knight and Day; Christopher Lennertz: Hop; Mark Isham: Dolphin Tale; Cliff Eidelman:...
Performers: Farrais, Cristina; Grusin, Dave; Mirkovic, Natasa; Mirkovic-De Ro, Natasa; Sanabras, Clara; Scott, Lisbeth; Snow, Mark [Composer]; Tenerife Film Orchestra
Conductors: Snow, Mark [Composer]

Carmen: The Arias

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-05-07

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Ballestra, Jean-Luc; Bocelli, Andrea; Domashenko, Marina; Felix, Thierry; Gabriel, Alain; Haidan, Delphine; Lallouette, Olivier; Leger, Magali; Mei, Eva; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun

The 2005 studio recording of Bizet's Carmen, performed by the Radio France Orchestre Philharmonique with soloists Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Marina Domashenko, and Myung-Whun Chung is here abridged ...continue...

The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth

Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue...

Richard Strauss: Leider / Christiane Oelze, soprano; Eric Schneider, piano

1 CD / Solo Musica / 2013-04-30

Works: Richard Strauss: Xenion ("Nichts vom Vergänglichen wie's auch geschal"), song for voice & piano, o.Op. 131 (TrV 282,; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Die Nacht, Op. 10 no 3; Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8; Lieder...
Performers: Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Schneider, Eric [Piano]

This recording invites listeners to stroll through Strauss' lieder production. Groups of works from various creative periods are loosely combined. The selection based purely on...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, Germany (03/20/2009-03/25/2009)....continue...

The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]

30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; Recorded Sound: Applause; C...
Performers: Bilson, Malcolm; Bonney, Barbara; Montague, Diana; Robson, Nigel; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...

Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja with music by Rossini, Weber, Bellini et a.

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

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Gazzetta; Otello; Mosè in Egitto (Naples version); La Donna del lago; Maometto II; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: R...
Performers: Adami, Filippo; Amou, Akie; Bandelow, Karen; Colonna, Monica; Ganassi, Sonia; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni; Mahieux, Ugo; Mironov, Maxim; Podles, Ewa; Pratt, Jessica; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Th...
Conductors: Franklin, Christopher; Fogliani, Antonino; Koch, Martin; Amberger, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; Morandi, Pier G.; Walter, Alfred; Mercurio, Steven; Rota, Marcello; Benini, Maurizio

Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years. The ruthless mogul was at the very heart of the...continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Ascension Day - Lfenneke Ruiten, Meg Bragle, Andrew Tortise, Dietrich Henschel / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (incomplete), BWV 37; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt ...
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Ruiten, Lenneke; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

The ambitious Bach Cantata Pilgrimage recording project is finally truly complete! The Ascension Cantatas were left unrecorded in 2000 due to noise issues, but were...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England (2012-05-10&2012-05-11_2012-)....continue...

Brahms: A German Requiem / Christiane Karg; Thomas Bauer. Rolf Beck

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Karg, Christiane
Conductors: Beck, Rolf
Ensemble: Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor Lubeck

Brahms' first mentioned the Requiem in a letter to Clara Schumann in which he wrote that he intended the piece to be a sort of...continue...
Recording information: Musik- & Kongreáhalle, Lübeck, Germany (07/28/2012-07/29/2012)....continue...

I Was Glad: Sacred Music of Stanford and Parry

1 CD / Vivat / 2013-04-09

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Services in A major, Op. 12; Magnificat in G; Evening Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) for chorus & organ (or orchestra) in B flat major, Op; Evening Service (Magnifi...
Performers: Finch, Catrin; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert

Recording information: St Jude's Church, London NW 11 (09/20/2012-09/22/2012)....continue...

Mozart: Mass in C minor / Kiri Te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, Werner Krenn and Hans Sotin. Leppard

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Krenn, Werner; Sotin, Hans; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Together with Requiem, Mozart's C minor mass is one of the brilliant composer's great unfinished sacred works. The work combines monumental power, solemn spirituality and...continue...
Recording information: All Saint's Church, Tooting (02/13/1973-02/15/1973)....continue...

Poulenc: Stabat Mater; Gloria / Catherine Dubosc. Richard Hickox and City of London Sinfonia

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Francis Poulenc: Gloria in G major; Stabat Mater, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 148; Litanies à la vierge noire de Rocamadour
Performers: Dubosc, Catherine
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; City of London Sinfonia

He was a dandy - but also highly religious. He lived in the era of atonality, but his unmistakably personal music is firmly rooted in...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (09/1990)....continue...

Magic Verdi - highlights of Aida, Otello, Don Carlo, La Forza & Un ballo / Caballé, Freni, Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Falstaff; La forza del destino; Don Carlo; Otello
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caballé, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Pla...
Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Guadagno, Anton; Gardelli, Lamberto; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Semkov, Jerzy; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferraris, Franco

The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special...continue...

Mozart: Requiem Realisations / Elin Manahan Thomas; Christine Rice; James Gilchrist; Christopher Purves. Choir of King's College

2 Super Audio CD / King's College / 2013-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Cliff Eisen: Mozart's Requiem
Performers: Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

The second release from the Choir of King's College, Cambridge's own record label features conductor Stephen Cleobury leading the choir and the Academy of Ancient...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (2011-06-26_2011-06-27&2011-)....continue...

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol.3 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-04-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Iste confessor Domini sacratus (II), motet for 2 sopranos & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spiritual; Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vesper...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

The third and final volume in The Sixteen' s acclaimed Selva morale e spirituale series! Included on this final volume are the eight-part Magnificat (Primo),...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

Una Stravaganza" dei Medici: Intermedi (1589) per La Pellegrina / Taverner Consort, Parrott

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-04-09

Works: Antonio Archilei: Dalle piú alte sfere (Aria d'Armonia), for voice & strings; Cristofano Malvezzi: Noi che cantando, à 8; Sinfonia à 6 no 1 from La Pellegrina (Primo Intermedio; La Pel...
Performers: Bonner, Tessa; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Eckersley, Kate; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Kirkby, Emma; Tubb, Evelyn [Soprano Vocals]; van Evera, Emily; Vocal], Nigel Rogers [Tenor; Wistr...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Players

The sixth release in the Rediscoveries series from Virgin Classics Andre Parrott's landmark recording of La Pellegrina - Music for the Wedding of Ferdinando De...continue...
Recording information: Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (07/1986)....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...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...

Enchanted Forest - Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli / Anna Prohaska, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Fida ninfa, RV 714; George Frederick Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A 14; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), HWV 122; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alcina, HWV 34; Henry Purcell: The Fairy ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Prohaska, Anna; Riches, Ashley [Bass Vocal]; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Archangelo

The Times, 16th March 2013
Superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen's instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate...continue...
Recording information: St John at Hackney Church, London; All Hallows' Church, (04/2012/09/2012)....continue...

Leo Fall: The Rose of Stambul / Kimberly McCord, Alison Kelly, Erich Buchholz, Geral Frantzen, Robert Morrissey

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

Works: Leo Fall: Die Rose von Stambul, operetta in 3 acts
Performers: Benham, Aaron; Bockel, Sarah; Buchholz, Erich; Buck, Michelle; Casady, Eric; Frantzen, Gerald; Guerra, Chris; Hill, Nicole; Kelly, Alison [Violin]; McCord, Kimberly; Morrissey, Robert; Pixely, Khaki;...
Conductors: Frantzen, John
Ensemble: Chicago Folks Opertta

Leo Fall's early career mirrored that of his famous contemporary Franz Lehár. Both were born in provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and soon moved to...continue...
Recording information: Percy Julian Auditorium, Oak Park, Illinois, USA (08/08/2011)....continue...

Walter Braunfels: Te Deum / Leonie Rysanek, Helmut Melchert

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-03-26

Works: Walter Braunfels: Te Deum, for 2 voices, mixed chorus & orchestra Op. 32
Performers: Melchert, Helmut; Rysanek, Leonie; Werner, Hermann
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: Gurzenich-Chor

Produced for a series of special concerts by Northwest German Radio, this 1952 recording was made on the occasion of the composer's 70th birthday. Günter...continue...
Recording information: 1952....continue...

Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F minor / Lenneke Ruiten, Iris Vermillion, Shawn Mathey, Franz Josef Selig. Janowski

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Mathey, Shawn [Tenor Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Selig, Franz-Josef; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

In 2008 PentaTone started the recording of a complete Bruckner Symphonies cycle with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Marek Janowski. This title,...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/2012)....continue...

Wagner: Tannhäuser / Albert Dohmen, Robert Dean Smith, Christian Gerhaher, Nina Stemme. Janowski

3 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Gerhaher, Christian; McCown, Michael; Prudenskaja, Marina; Puhlmann, Sabine; Reim, Bianca; Schwinghammer, Wilhelm; Smith, Robert Dean; Snell, Martin; Sonn, Peter; Stemme, Nina [Sopran...
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The sixth installment of PentaTone's successful Wagner Edition features the epic Tannhäuser. With world-class voices like Robert Dean Smith, Nina Stemme, and Albert Dohmen, this...continue...
Personnel: Sabine Puhlmann, Nina Stemme , Bianca Reim, Isabelle Voákühler (soprano); Marina Prudenskaja (mezzo soprano); Robert Dean Smith, Michael McCown, Peter Sonn (tenor); Christian Ge...continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: Cantatas - Aleksey, the man of God; Oleg the Wise; From Homer; The Mermaid of Lake Switez

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Song of Alexis, Man of God (Stikh ob Alexeye, Bozh'yem cheloveke), for chorus & orchestra, Op. 2; The Song of Oleg the Wise (Pesn' o veshchem Olege), for 2 male soloists,...
Performers: Didenko, Nikolaj; Fedotova, Tatiana; Kortchak, Dimitri; Mitrakova, Elena; Sizova, Svetlana
Conductors: Ziva, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra

The cantatas feature the Chorus of the Moscow Academy of Choral Art and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, as well as a host of accomplished soloists....continue...
Recording information: 2001....continue...

Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He...
Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum

A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue...
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Roman Handel - Cantatas & instrumental works by Handel, Bonocini, Corelli, Lulier, Gasparini et al. / Kristen Watson, soprano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-03-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute in B minor (Halle Sonata no 3), HWV 376 (possibly spurious); Tu fedel? Tu constante?, cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 171; Giovanni Bononcini:...
Performers: Irons, Jesse [Violin]; Watson, Kristen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musicians of the Old Post Road

Recording information: Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (2011-05-23&2011-05-25_2011-)....continue...

Michael Reudenbach: Szenen, Standbilder, Werke 1991-2009

2 CD / Forcex / 2013-03-19

Works: Michael Reudenbach: Trio, study for piano, violin & cello; Choral, for voices & 5 instruments; Und aber, for string quartet; Kommen - überschreibungen, for 5 voices; Trio no 3 for basset horn, b...
Performers: Avery, James; Kiebler, Sven Thomas; Meier-Schmid, Monika
Conductors: ; Blunier, Stefan; Nuábaum, Walter; Schroder, Michael; Wulff, Bernhard
Ensemble: ; Bärmann Trio ; Ensemble Avance; Ensemble Aventure (Germany); Ensemble l'art pour l'art; Sinfonietta Tubingen

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

Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Simone Schneider, soprano; Gerhild Romberger, alto; Richard Croft, tenor; Jochen Kupfer, bass

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Kupfer, Jochen; Romberger, Gerhild; Vocal], Simone Schneider [Soprano
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor

A new recording of Beethoven's Missa solemnis by the renowned Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Herbert Blomstedt....continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (2012-09-20_2012-09-21&2012-)....continue...

Mediterraneo (Deluxe Edition) / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Greek Traditional: Are mou rindineddha; Hasapiko; Amygdalaki tsakisa; Thalassa lypisou; Oriamu Pisulina; Agapimu fidela protini; Carlos Paredes: Sem saber; Anonymous: Tres sirenas; Abdülaziz, Su...
Performers: Andueza, Raquel; Capezzuto, Vincenzo [Vocals]; Costa, Sandro Daniel [Guitar]; Dogan, Aytac; Mayoral, David; Misia [Portugal]; Papadopoulou, Katerina; Pinto, Daniel; Rial, Núria; Rial, NLria; S...
Conductors: Pluhar, Christina
Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata

Christina Pluhar and I'Arpeggiata invite you on a musical cruise that will take you from Portugal to Turkey, following the coasts of Spain, Catalonia, Greece,...continue...
Recording information: Institut Culturel Roumain de Paris, Salle Byzantine, Pa (10/2012)....continue...

Verdi Heroines / Gheorgiu, Chailly, Giuseppe Verdi SO Milan

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra; La forza del destino; Otello
Performers: Downes, Shana; Gheorghiu, Angela; Polverelli, Laura; Tramonti, Tizana
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"...this stunning new disc captures Angela Gheorghiu in some big roles we would not expect her to take into her repertoire at present...it is refreshing...continue...

Norbert Burgmuller: Songs and Chamber Music / Ulrike Fulde, soprano; Manja Raschka, mz; Andreas Fischer, tenor

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12

Works: Norbert Burgmüller: Songs (6), for voice & piano, Op. 3; Rhapsody for piano in B minor, Op. 13; Deutsche Lieder (5), for voice & piano, Op. 6; Ständchen, for clarinet, viola & guitar in E f...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Fulde, Ulrike; Hartmann, Andreas; Henneberg, Kristin; Plock, Felix; Raschka, Manja; Roske, Alexander; Sannemuller, Matthias; Wieschebrink, Anna

One of the most gifted composers in the first half of the 19th century, Norbert Burgmüller had a close connection with Felix Mendelssohn (who premiered...continue...
Recording information: MDR Studio Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Germany (11/2009)....continue...

Charles-Marie Widor: Papillons Bleues - Violin Sonata no 1; Romanze, Op. 46; Méelodies Italiennes, Op. 32 / Ulrike Fulde: soprano; Andreas Hartmann: violin; Irmtraut Friedrich: piano; Felix Friedrich: organ

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12

Works: Charles-Marie Widor: Sonata for violin & piano no 1, Op. 50; Papillons bleus, for piano, Op. 31/2; Myosotis, for piano, Op. 31/12; Valse réverie, for piano, Op. 26/3; Valse Impromptu, for piano,...
Performers: Friedrich, Felix; Friedrich, Irmtraut; Fulde, Ulrike; Hartmann, Andreas

Recorded in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Charles-Marie Widor's death in 2012, this disc contains world premiere recordings of several pieces including the highly...continue...
Recording information: Dom zu Magdeburg (2012-07-09_2012-07-12&2012-)....continue...

Rossini: Stabat Mater / Serena Farnocchia, Ronat Shaham, Cosmin Ifrim, Simon Orfila. Bertini

1 CD / Helicon Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Farnocchia, Serena; Ifrim, Cosmin; Orfila, Simon; Shaham, Rinat
Conductors: Fisch, Asher
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Asher Fisch directs the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in an exciting rendition of Rossini's Stabat Mater. Combining both sacred and profane music, this choral masterpiece is...continue...
Recording information: Smolarz Auditorium, Tel Aviv University (06/2012)....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...

Mahler: Symphony No. 4 / Galina Vishnevskaya: soprano; Moscow PO, Oistrakh

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-03-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Oistrakh, David
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Another rare recording of David Oistrakh as a conductor! The outstanding violinist realized his dream of conducting for the first time in 1962. He conducted...continue...
Recording information: 1967....continue...

Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini & Verdi Arias

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Don Carlo; La Forza del destino; Macbeth; Otello
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra, Matteo; Rafanelli, Flora
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Guadagno, Anton

Mediterraneo / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12

Works: Greek Traditional: Are mou rindineddha; Hasapiko; Amygdalaki tsakisa; Thalassa lypisou; Oriamu Pisulina; Agapimu fidela protini; Carlos Paredes: Sem saber; Anonymous: Tres sirenas; Abdülaziz, Su...
Performers: Andueza, Raquel; Capezzuto, Vincenzo [Vocals]; Costa, Sandro Daniel [Guitar]; Dogan, Aytac; Mayoral, David; Misia [Portugal]; Papadopoulou, Katerina; Pinto, Daniel; Rial, NLria; Rial, Nuria; Schmidt,...
Conductors: Pluhar, Christina
Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata

Christina Pluhar and I'Arpeggiata invite you on a musical cruise that will take you from Portugal to Turkey, following the coasts of Spain, Catalonia, Greece,...continue...
Recording information: Institut Culturel Roumain de Paris, Salle Byzantine, Pa (10/2012)....continue...

Happy New Year: Opera Gala from Dresden / Diana Damrau; Piotr Beczala. Thielemann

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza; Die Csárdásfürstin; Die Zirkusprinzessin; Kaiserin Josephine; Der Teufelsreiter; Die Herzogin von Chicago; Das Veilchen vom Montmartre; D...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Denoke, Angela; Labin, Ana-Maria; Schopf, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

A content, marketing and promotional transformation for one of Europe's premiere classical music events.

A unique occasion, and a unique product offering - welcome 2013

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Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (2011-12-31&2012-12-29_2012-)....continue...