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Handel: Solomon / Gardiner, Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is among the very finest of all Handel oratorio recordings. With panache, Gardiner shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian grandeur even with clean...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony 9 / Battle, Ozawa/Berlin PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2004-06-15

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Battle, Kathleen; Dever, Barbara; Groves, Paul; Hawlata, Franz; Lopardo, Frank; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Saito Kinen Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir; Tokyo Opera Singers

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Philips 50 - Wagner: Die Walküre / Böhm, Bayreuth Festival

4 CD / Philips / 2002-01-15

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Hopf, Gertraud; King, James [Vocals]; Mastilovic, Danica; Nienstedt, Gerd; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Rysanek, Leonie...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

"This presents a more involving experience than any rival complete recording." -Penguin Guide "Birgit Nilsson heads the cast as an unsurpassed Brunnhilde..." -Gramophone...continue...

Vivaldi: Gloria; Handel: Dixit Dominus / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Philips / 2001-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; George Frederick Handel: Gloria, for soprano & orchestra (discovered in 2001); Dixit Dominus
Performers: Ballard, Lucy; Burt, Robert; Cameron, Margaret; Clarkson, Julian; Deam, Donna; Fuge, Katharine; Humphries, Charles; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Keith, Gillian; Lindberg, Jakob; Moody, Howard; O'Connor, Ror...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This new Philips recording includes a major Handel discovery, the "Gloria" for Soprano and String Orchestra, which recently came to light and has been called...continue...

Julian Lloyd Webber plays Andrew Lloyd Webber

1 CD / Philips / 2001-05-08

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Phantom of the Opera; Whistle Down the Wind; Cats; Evita; Beautiful Game; Sunset Boulevard; Jesus Christ Superstar; Starlight Express; Aspects of Love; Song and Dance; Variations...
Performers: Argent, Rod; Copley, Michael; Cullen, David; Dalton, Mitch; Findon, Andy; Green, Colin; Hiseman, Jon; Jones, Paul; Karlsson, Fridrik; Keogh, Paul; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Mole, John; Morgan, Paul [Orga...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Best of Handel / Marriner, Schröder, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1996-04-09

Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Chorzempa, Daniel; Gallion, Peter; Gendron, Maurice; Hermanjat, Jean-Claude; Heynis, Aafje; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Lagoya, Alexandre; Pépin, And...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Gardiner, John Eliot; Leppard, Raymond; Gillesberger, Hans; Davis, Colin, Sir; Schröder, Jaap; Maazel, Lorin; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Concerto Amsterdam; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; Lo...

Wagner: The Best of the Ring / Böhm, Nilsson, Rysanek, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1996-04-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Greindl, Josef; Hesse, Ruth; Hopf, Gertraud; King, James [Vocals]; Mastilovic, Danica; Neidlinger, Gustav [B...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

Prokofiev: War and Peace / Valery Gergiev, Kirov Opera

3 CD / Philips / 1993-09-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphonic Suite from 'War and Peace'
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Bezzubenkov, Gennady; Bogachova, Irina; Boitsov, Evgeny; Borodina, Olga; Bulatov, Mikhail; Chazanova, Julia; Chepkov, Antatoli; Chernykhovsky, Mikhail; Fedotov, Evgeny; Filatova,...
Conductors: Strautman, Giorgy; Vasiliev, Alexandr; Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra