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Rachmaninov: The Bells; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Shtoda, Prokina, Leiferkus - Evgeny Svetlanov

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Performers: Hodgson, Alfreda; Leiferkus, Sergei; Prokina, Yelena; Shtoda, Daniil
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

ICA marks the 10th anniversary of the great Evgeny Svetlanov's death with a coupling of Rachmaninov's The Bells and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, two composers that...continue...

Mahler: The Complete Works - 150th Anniversary Box

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Connell, Elizabeth; Coote, Alice; Dose, Helena; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Harrison, Philip; Hill, Da...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Paavo, Järvi; Horenstein, Jascha; Tennstedt, Klaus; Walter, Bruno; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Barbirol...
Ensemble: ; Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustav Mahler, born on 7th July 1860, was not only a great composer but a fine conductor who influenced his successors in both fields; indeed...continue...

Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 7 in E minor; Symphony no 8 in ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Doese, Helena; Hampson, Thomas; Hodgson, Alfreda; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Rea, Sean; Relyea, Jo...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

The recording of Sir Simon Rattle's cycle the Mahler Symphonies commenced in 1986 with the Second Symphony and was completed in 2002 with the Fifth....continue...

Handel: Messiah / Shaw, Stilwell, McNair, Erickson

2 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Erickson, Kaaren; Hodgson, Alfreda; Humphrey, Jon; James, Layton; McNair, Sylvia; Stilwell, Richard
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"...fine sonics, good soloists, and a full, rich choral sound..." "[Shaw], more than any other, achieves with modern instruments the airy textures and crisp articulations...continue...

Classics - The Power & The Majesty / Shaw, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-09-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Nabucco; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Alexander Borodin: Princ...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brown, William; Cheek, John; Curry, Diane; Dunn, Susan; Erickson, Kaaren; Glegen, Judith; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hod...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"...needle-sharp attacks, rhythmic articulation, diction, and emotional sensitivity..." - Fanfare...continue...

Handel Bars - Popular Works of George Frideric Handel

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-06-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Largo; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Der Messias; Concerti grossi (12...
Performers: Erickson, Kaaren; Hodgson, Alfreda; Humphrey, Jon; James, Layton; Jensen, Richard [Percussion]; McNair, Sylvia; Sartain, Nancy; Smedvig, Rolf [Trumpet]; Stilwell, Richard
Conductors: Clark, Keith; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Shaw, Robert; Pearlman, Martin; ; Fennell, Frederick
Ensemble: ; Boston Baroque; Cleveland Symphonic Winds; Empire Brass (Brass band); Les Concerts du Monde; Orchestra of St. Luke's

Featuring many of Telarc's outstanding artists, this release contains selections from both the instrumental and vocal repertoire of Handel....continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Leppard, Troyanos, Stilwell, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2002-09-17

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Gale, Elisabeth; Hodgson, Alfreda; Kern, Patricia; Langridge, Philip; Maxwell, Linn; Palmer, Felicity; Stilwell, Richard; Troyanos, Tatiana
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Bach: St John Passion / Britten, Pears, Howell, Harper et al

2 CD / Decca / 1995-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Aronowitz, Cecil; Ballardie, Quintin; Beers, Adrian; Brown, James; Burgess, Russell; Farrell, Timothy; Gatt, Martin; Graeme, Peter; Harper, Heather; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Hill, Jen...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Britten characteristically refuses to follow any set tradition, whether baroque, Victorian or whatever, and, with greater extremes of tempo than is common (often strikingly fast),...continue...

The Very Best of Gregorian Chants and Other Sacred Music

1 CD / Vox Classical /

Works: Gregorian Chant: Resurrexi et adhuc tecum sum, introit for Easter Sunday in mode 4; Haec dies, Confitemini, gradual for Mass for Easter Sunday; Pascha Nostrum, alleluia in mode 7 (Mass for Easter Sun...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Anlauf, Richard; Bence, Margarete; Buckel, Ursula; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hodgson, Alfreda; Laki, Krisztina; Marshall, Margaret; Mielsch, Hans Ulrich; Nussbaumer, Mari...
Conductors: Schabasser, Josef; Couraud, Marcel; Bader, Roland; Kehr, Günter; Grossmann, Ferdinand; Bernius, Frieder; Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Böblingen Bach Choir ; Mainz Chamber Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Stuttgart Pro Musica Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Hofburgkapelle Choralschola

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...