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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...

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...

Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Barenboim

1 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 45
Performers: 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...

Brahms: Symphonies; Overtures; German Requiem / Otto Klemperer

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Academic Fest...
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Bach: Messe [DVD & SACD Box Set]

4 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox Import / 2013-01-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Hernandez, David; MacLeod, Stephan; Podkoscielna, Magdalena; Sagastume, David; Sakurada, Makoto; Scavazza, Marco; Scheen, Celine
Conductors: Savall, Jordi

Recording information: Abbaye de Fontfroide, France (07/19/2011)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Schubert: German Mass, D 872; Mass D 167 / Popp, Dallapozza, Fischer-Dieskau. Sawallisch

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Deutsches Salve Regina ("Sei, Mutter"), for chorus & organ, D. 379; Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Psalm 92, D 953; Hymne ("Komm, heil'ger Geist"), quartet for male v...
Performers: Dallapozza, Adolf; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hautermann, Karin; Popp, Lucia; Ruggeberg, Erika; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Schloter, Elmar
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal, München (1981-1983)....continue...

Francis Poulenc: Mélodies

1 CD / Anima Records (Classical) Import / 2012-12-04

Works: Francis Poulenc: Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 94; La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7); Rosemonde ("Longtemps au pied du perron"), song for voice & piano,...
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Rives, Sophie

Recording information: "l'Atelier du 25" à Paris (07/05/2011-07/07/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky. Concerto et al. [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Dantone, Ottavio; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Herrmann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Moi, Francesco; Montanari, Stefano; Piau, Sandrine; Piccinini, Monica; Polverell...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; Dantone, Ottavio; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus

For Christmas, a Naive boxed set that gathers the finest sacred works composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by some of the most recognized artists...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache (03/2009); Chiesa di S. Bernardino, Auditorium B. Manenti, Crema, (03/2009); Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (03/2...continue...

Patricia Van Ness "In Paradisum" - Requiem; The Voice of the Tenth Muse / Sanford Sylvan, baritione; Ruth Cunning, soprano

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: Patricia Van Ness: Requiem for baritone soloist & chorus; The Voice of the Tenth Muse, for soprano soloist & chorus; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Cunningham, Ruth; Sylvan, Sanford
Conductors: Hodgkins, David
Ensemble: ; Allegro

Coro Allegro, led by Hodgkins, is dedicated to building social and musical bridges through high-quality performances of significant choral works and expanding the available repertoire...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Covenant, Boston, MA....continue...

Claude Debussy: Mélodies / Philippe Cantor, baritone; Sophie Rives, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Claude Debussy: Mandoline; Mélodies (3), song collection for voice & piano, L. 81; Ariettes oubliées; Chansons de France; Le promenoir des deux amants, song cycle for voice & piano, L.118...
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Rives, Sophie

French baritone Philippe Cantor first appeared interpreting ancient music but soon embarked on a career as a recitalist and opera singer. He won the City...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Vincent du Mesnil-le-Roi (05/03/2009-05/05/2009)....continue...

The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry - Medieval Gardens / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Rose, liz, rondeau for 4 voices; Anonymous, Codex Bamberg: El mois de mai - De se debent - Kyrie; Anonymous, French: Hé marotele / En praerie / Aptat, motet; Soubz les bran...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Smith, Angus

Available again by popular demand, the Orlando Consort's The Rose, the Lily and the Whortleberry explores the inventiveness of European composers from the 13th -...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Music / Choirs of St Albans Abbey, Peter Holder, organ

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprüche; St. Paul, Op. 36; Hear my prayer; Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor, Op. 39/1; Allegro, Choral and Fugue for or...
Performers: Burgess, Kenneth; Herbert, Alan; Hicks, Lara; Holder, Peter [Organ]; Martin-Smith, David [Tenor Vocal]; Martin-Smith, Oliver [Tenor Vocal]; McMahon, Geoff; Salmon, Philip; Winpenny, Tom
Conductors: Winpenny, Tom
Ensemble: ; St Albans Abbey Girls Choir

Compared with large-scale oratorios such as St Paul, which includes the lyrical chorus How lovely are the messengers, Mendelssohn's smaller sacred choral works were influenced...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Bent Lorentzen: Erotic Hymns, sacred song cycle; organ works; Motet / Marten Frank Larsen, baritone; Jens E. Christensen, organ

1 CD / Dacapo / 2012-08-28

Works: Bent Lorentzen: Erotiske salmer (Erotic Hymns), for voice & organ, Op. 133; Triplex, for organ, Op. 40; Flamma, for percussion & organ, Op. 142; Saturnus, for organ, Op. 123; Fire Koralmotetter (Four...
Performers: Christensen, Jens E.; Larsen, Morten Frank; Stroz, Joanna

The tall, vocally hardy baritone Morten Frank Larsen, in his Met debut, was wonderful. The New York Times - March 2011 Erotic Hymns (1998) is...continue...
Recording information: Vor Frelsers Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark (08/26/2011-08/28/2011)....continue...

Tranquillity: Voices of Deep Calm

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-08-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31; Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op. 37; Viktor Kalinnikov: Hymn to the Mother of God; Paul Mealor: De Profundis, for chorus; Anatol Lyadov: Arra...
Performers: Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Kornieva, Natalia; Ranne, Alexander; Storms, Tim
Conductors: Korniev, Nikolai

24 Italian Songs and Arias

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-08-28

Works: Giovanni Bononcini: Per la gloria d'adorarvi; Non posso disperar, for voice & continuo; Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Antonio Caldara: La costanza ...
Performers: Liu, Qi [Piano]; Yueh, Chai-lun

Recording information: Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown,....continue...

Baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Baroque Arias by Stolzel, Tunder, Buxtehude, Bruhns

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-08-28

Works: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, cantata; Franz Tunder: Da mihi, Domine, for bass, 5 strings & continuo; Dietrich Buxtehude: Ich suchte des Nachts, BuxWV 50; Nicolaus Bruhns: ...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gerok, Karl; Gohrum-Jennewein, Elise; Hirschfelder, Hermann; Klaiss, Hermann; Krebs, Helmut; Krimm, Bertha; Ott, Marianne; Pratorius, Michael; Rahmig, Werner [Violin]; Schu...

The great bass-baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has been involved with the music of Bach throughout his career. Even as a student, he studied the cantatas and...continue...

Martinu: Field Mass, Double Concerto, etc / Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Field Mass; Double Concerto for 2 String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani; Frescoes of Piero della Francesca for Orchestra
Performers: Bouse, Jan; Ruzicka, Josef; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Faure: Requiem; Pavane / Sylvia McNair, Thomas Allen, Neville Marrinier - ASMF

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music and suite for orchestra, Op. 80; Fantaisie for Flute and Piano, Op. 79; Pa...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bennett, William; Birch, John; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: ; Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields

In recognizing Faure's standing among French composers, his compatriot Jean Roger-Ducasse declared "more profound than Saint-Saens... more classic than Debussy, Grabriel Faure is the master...continue...

Romantic English Choral Works by Parry, Stanford & Vaughan Williams / Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Edward Elgar: The Light of Life; Queen Alexandra Memorial Ode; O Salutaris Hostia I, for chorus in F major; O Salutaris Hostia II, for chorus & organ in E flat major; O Salutaris Hostia III, for voic...
Performers: Castle, George; Cooper, Ben [Baritone]
Conductors: Shellard, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir

Romantic English choral works by Elgar, Parry, Stanford and Vaughan Williams are sung by the Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir, which was founded in 1998 and...continue...
Recording information: Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England (2011-01-26_2011-01-27&2011-)....continue...

Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae; Mozart: Requiem / Carys Lane, Frances Bourne, Paul Badley, Matthew Brook

1 CD / Apex / 2012-06-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Insanae et Vanae Curae, motet for chorus & orchestra, Becker-Glauch B/8 (adapted from "Il Ritornio d; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626;...
Performers: Badley, Paul; Lane, Carys; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

This is a thoughtful and attractive version of the Requiem, Süssmayr version. Nigel Short paces it well. I particularly liked the steady opening and the...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Smith Square, London (04/03/2003)....continue...

Best of Handel / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, oratorium, HWV 56; The Water Music; Judas Maccabäus, oratorium, HWV 63; Jephta, oratorium, HWV 70; Handel - Bourée; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & t...
Performers: Bosse, Gerhard; Buchner, Eberhard; Buschnakowsky, Werner [Harpsichord]; Erben, Friedemann; Frimmer, Monika; Keymer, Christof; Kohler, Johannes-Ernst; Lorenz, Siegfried; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Voc...
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Creed, Marcus; ; Seyfarth, Lothar; Kluttig, Christian; Margraf, Horst-Tanu; Kurz, Siegfried; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: ; Schweriner Blechbläser-Collegium

Mozart: Missa Solemnis; Vesperae de Dominica; Regina Caeli / Lynda Russell, Lina Markeby, James Oxley, David Wilson-Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 16 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major (missa solemnis), K. 337; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 17 in C major, K 336 (336d); Regina coeli, antiphon fo...
Performers: Johnson, Simon; Markeby, Lina; Oxley, James; Russell, Lynda; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Carwood, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

After almost a decade, Hyperion is delighted to welcome back the world-famous St. Paul's Cathedral Choir under its new director of music Andrew Carwood. Joined...continue...
Recording information: St. Giles' Church, Cripplegate, London, England (07/04/2011-07/12/2011)....continue...

J.G. Goldberg: Kantaten; J.L. Bach: Missa Brevis; J.L. Krebs: Magnificat / Ex Tempore

1 CD / Ricercar / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Durch die herzliche Barmherzigkeit, cantata; Herr, die Heiligen haben abgenommen (Psalm 12), cantata; Johann Ludwig Krebs: Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn, magnificat for soloi...
Performers: Dyck, Stephan Van; Karthauser, Sophie; Termont, Lieven
Conductors: Heyerick, Florian
Ensemble: Ex Tempore (Chorus)

Johann Sebastian Bach performed works by other composers alongside his own in the regular Sunday services that he directed in the Thomaskirche; these included the...continue...

A New Venetian Coronation, 1595 / Paul McCreesh, Gabrielli Consort & Players

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-06-02

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Toccata del secondo tono; Intonationi d'organo; Canzon, for 12 parts, C. 193; Deus qui beatum Marcum, motet for 10 voices; Canzon no 16, for 12 parts, C. 209; Intonazione del quint...
Performers: Butler, Richard; Dougan, Eamonn; Gaunt, William; Skidmore, Greg; Waterfield, Jan; Whitehead, William
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players; Gabrieli Players

The Gabrieli Consort and Players return to the program that put them on the musical map when it was originally recorded and released in 1990:...continue...
Recording information: Douai Abbey, Berkshire, England (02/28/2012-03/01/2012).

Includes work(s): bells / intrada tertia / sexta / septima by various composers....continue...

Album Debussy: The composer and his interpreters / Historic recordings from 1904 - 1955

3 CD / Aeon / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Ariettes oubliées; Mandoline; Fêtes galantes; Trois Ballades de Villon; Cinq Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire; Chansons (3) de Bilitis; Estampes; Images; Children's Corner;...
Performers: Bathori, Jane; Bonneau, Jacqueline; Brothier, Yvonne; Cloez, Gustave; Croiza, Claire; Debussy, Claude; Dufranne, Hector; Garden, Mary; Joachim, Irene; Meedintiano, Ivana; Meyer, Marcelle; Moiseiwitsc...
Conductors: Chevillard, Camille; Toscanini, Arturo; Straram, Walther; Desomiere, Roger; Monteux, Pierre; Truc, Georges; Coppola, Piero; Cloez, Gustave; Beydts, Louis; Lindenberg, Edouard

The "Debussy, Music and the Arts" exhibition, organized by Paris's Musée d'Orsay, proposes to evoke the musician's major encounters with contemporary artists and poets. Paintings,...continue...

The Debussy Edition [18 CDs]

18 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-05-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Jeux; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Printemps,...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Badings, Vera; Borkh, Inge; Cassard, Philippe; Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Cohen, Franklin; Danco, Suzanne; Dietschy, Veronique; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Ericourt, Daniel; Ewi...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Chailly, Riccardo; Tetu, Bernard; Abbado, Claudio; Ansermet, Ernest; Gardiner, John Eliot; Lindenberg, Edouard; Fistoular...

Following our successful Mahler and Chopin editions, this is a joint Deutsche Grammophon/Decca Classics unlimited edition with benchmark Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics recordings....continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Schwanewilms, Jahns, Schukoff, Henschel, Eschenbach

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2012-04-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Jahns, Annette; Schukoff, Nikolai; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Choir

Christoph Eschenbach has a longstanding association with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and this release adds to critically acclaimed recording of Bruckner Symphony No. 6 released...continue...
Recording information: Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London (10/18/2008)....continue...

Masterpieces

2 CD / ZYX Records Import / 2012-04-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Don Giovanni; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4; Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natu...
Performers: Billing, Klaus; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Seefried, Irmgard; Weissenborn, Gunther
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von

Time Traveller: The Italian Renaissance - Palestrina, Gabrieli, Monteverdi et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Magnificat, Tone 7 (unspecified of 4 settings); Andrea Gabrieli: Gloria a 16; Giovanni Gabrieli: Omnes gentes plaudite manibus; Dulcis Jesu pat...
Performers: Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bonner, Tessa; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kirkby, Emma; Pott, Charles; Robertson, Nicholas; Thomas, D...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Brown, Timothy; McCreesh, Paul; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Taverner Players

An exuberant period of rebirth, emerging from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance brought an artistic flowering exemplified in the glories of Italy: painting, sculpture, architecture,...continue...

Herbert Howells: Requiem; Te Deum Laudamus et al. / Gloriae Dei Cantores

1 Super Audio CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2012-04-10

Works: Herbert Howells: Behold, O God Our Defender for chorus; Sequence for St Michael; Chichester Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis; Take him, earth, for cherishing; Requiem; Te Deum Laudamus (Searle Wright at ...
Performers: Cragg, Br. Richard; Jordan, James E., Jr. [Organ]; Norman, Luke; Ortolani, Amanda Dawn; Reese, Br. Nathanael; Schuman, Kathy
Conductors: Patterson, Elizabeth C.
Ensemble: Gloriae Dei Cantores

In the vast choral repertoire of the twentieth century, the music of Herbert Howells stands apart: unmatched in its color and expressivity and unfailing in...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA (06/2011)....continue...

Brahms: A German Requiem / Katharine Fuge, soprano; Matthew Brook, baritone - Gardiner

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2012-03-27

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnunge (Psalm 84), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 29 (Op. 2/8); Selig sind die Toten; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

SDG is happy to present the final recording issued from the 2008 Brahms: Roots and Memories tour, in which John Eliot Gardiner and his ensembles...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh; Royal Festival Hall, London; Sal....continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass; Missa brevis K192; Exsultate, jubilate / Susan Gritton, soprano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 1 in E flat major, K 67 (41h); Church Sonata for O...
Performers: Aldridge, Kate; Bourne, Frances; Challenger, John [Organ]; Faultless, Margaret; Furness, Sam; Gritton, Susan; Humphreys, George; Jones, Simon; Skidmore, Andrew
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St John's College Cambridge

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs Mozart's 'Coronation Mass' alongside four distinguished soloists and the period instrument ensemble St John's...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Renaissance Masterpieces: Allegri, Byrd Monteverdi & Tallis / Choir of King's College Cambridge

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Nigra sum sed formosa, antiphon for tenor (from Vespers), SV 206/3; Laudate, pueri, Dominum, motet for 8 voices & organ (...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hill, Martyn; Knapp, Peter [Bass/Baritone]; Noble, John; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge; Early Music Consort of London

This disc features some of the best-loved works of the 16th and 17th centuries, sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The choir has...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge....continue...

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Schwarzkopf, Fischer-Dieskau

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (01/02/1961-04/26/1961)....continue...

Fauré: Requiem / Jarvi, Picard, Reiss, Goerne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-02-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Super flumina Babylonis, for chorus & orchestra (Psalm 126); Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Goerne, Matthias; Picard, Eric; Reiss, Chen
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris; Orchestre de Paris Chorus

Grammy Award winning conductor Paavo JSrvi, new musical director of the Orchestre de Paris, leads the prestigious ensemble in this stunning live performance of Faure's...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: Latin, English, Germa...continue...

Pierre de la Rue: Portrait Musical / Capilla Flamenca

3 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2012-02-14

Works: Plainchant: Veni in altitudinem, introit; Plorans ploravit, gradual; Astat virgo, prosa; Eplurare et gaudere, communio; Ave Maria, gratia plena, tractus; Pierre de la Rue: Missa de Septem Doloribus b...
Performers: Bull, Stratton; Buys, Erik; Caals, Jan; Cat, Marnix de; de Man, Tom; de Winter, Stefaan; Degen, Ian; Demuyt, Bart; Denys, Tore Tom; Kale, Christopher; Mertens, Paul; Termont, Lieven; van den Bempt, P...
Conductors: Snellings, Dirk; Abeele, Hendrik Vanden
Ensemble: Capilla Flamenca; Psallentes

Pierre de la Rue was one of the most prolific composers of his generation and is thought to have been born in Tournai, a city...continue...

Mendelssohn: Christus; Cantates Chorales / Piau, Butter, Getchell

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-01-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden; Christus, oratorio, Op. 97 (unfinished); O Haupt Voll Blut und Wunden, chorale cantata for voice, chorus & orchestra in C minor; Vom Himmel Hoch, chorale canta...
Performers: Butter, Markus; Getchell, Robert; Piau, Sandrine; Slaars, Laurent
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Under its conductor, Laurence Equilbey, who founded Accentus in 1991, the choir is committed to promoting the vocal arts as widely as possible, with more...continue...
Recording information: Notre-Dame Du Liban Church, Paris, France (06/2011)....continue...

Music of the Ancient World / / A History of Music Century Vol 1

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Conrad Steinmann: Akoésate / Argos; Mélomai; Eros; Nomos M; Dáktylos améra; Makrótatos; Ekleipsis; Jewish Traditional: Psalm 23 "L'Éternel est mon berger"; Psalm 24 "A l...
Performers: Attia, Adolphe; Cialfi, Massimo; Couste, Raymond; Geliot, Martine; Kacmann, Emile; Perotin, Gerard; Pollin, Pierre; Reznikoff, Iegor; Savall, Arianna; Scherb, Michel; Steinmann, Conrad
Conductors: Steinmann, Conrad; Benhamou, Maurice
Ensemble: ; Chorus

Ars subtilior / A History of Music Century Vol 7

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Philippus de Caserta: De ma doulour; Johannes Ciconia: La fiamma del tuo amore; Le ray au soleyl; Jaquemin de Senleches: La harpe de melodie; Guido: Dieux gart qui bien le chantera, rondeau for 3 voi...
Performers: Benet, Josep; Bothwell, Malcolm; Cabre, Josep; Dyck, Stephan Van; Grant, Stephen; Peres, Marcel [Choral Conductor]; Sicot, Antoine
Conductors: Young, Crawford; Pérès, Marcel; ; Van Nevel, Paul
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum; Ferrara Ensemble; Huelgas Ensemble; Orlando Consort; The Hilliard Ensemble

The Renaissance of Italian Music (The National Gallery Collection)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; Beata es a 8; Hodie gloriosa; Magnificat, Tone 7 (unspecified of 4 settings); Andrea Gabrieli: Misaa, for 5 to 16 voices; Giovanni Gabrieli: Omnes gentes pla...
Performers: Bonner, Tessa; Cornwell, Joseph; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Harre-Jones, Robert; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hurley, David; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Brown, Timothy; McCreesh, Paul; ; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

The Renaissance Period was a vibrant time when knowledge and fine arts flourished. In this beautiful 2-CD set, EMI Classics presents a collection of works...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor / Enescu, Ferrier

2 CD / BBC Legends Import / 2011-11-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Boyce, Bruce; Danco, Suzanne; Malcolm, George; Moore, Douglas; Pears, Peter, Sir; Spinks, Charles; Walker, Norman
Conductors: Enescu, George
Ensemble: BBC Chorus

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Mozart; Requiem; Masses, Vespers, Sacred Choral works / Chamber Choir of Europe

11 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 243; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacra...
Performers: Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Farcas, Valentina; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Fischesser, Marietta; Haller, Benoit; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Matt, Nicol; Morv...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol

Mozart may have written masses of masses as a professional obligation, but that doesn't mean they are merely workaday music. These works tend towards a...continue...

Mozart: Mass In C Major, Exultate, Jubilate

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-10-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ, in C major (K. Anh. C 1.20); Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Ergo interest...Quaere superna, recitative and aria for soprano &...
Performers: Asmussen, Signe; Brslik, Pavol; Galante, Inessa; Piricone, Antonio; Thiemann, Mads
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas

This release highlights a mass from Mozart which has never been recorded before. It is a mass for soloists, choir, orchestra and organ in C...continue...

Haydn: Harmoniemesse / Martig-Tuller, Bollen, Kraus, Widmer

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Harmoniemesse"), H. 22/14
Performers: Kraus, Adalbert; Martig-Tuller, Barbara; Widmer, Kurt
Conductors: Hellmann, Diethard

To distinguish it from Haydns other masses, this work came to be known as the "Harmoniemesse", on account of what was for those days an...continue...
Recording information: SWF (SWR) Studio Baden-Baden (01/29/1981-01/31/1981)....continue...

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale / Corboz - Ensemble De Lausanne

6 CD / Erato / 2011-10-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Laetatus sum; Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum (I), for soprano, tenor, bass & 2 violins (from Mass for 4 voices &; Laudate, pueri, Dominum, motet for 5 voices (from Messa a quatr...
Performers: Blaser, Pierre; Dufour, Olivier; Girod, Vincent; Lagger, Oscar; Loup, Francois; Perrin, Yvonne; Staempfli, Wally; Tappy, Eric; Vocals], Philippe Huttenlocher [Baritone
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne

Selva morale e spirituale is regarded as Monteverdi's "most significant anthology of liturgical works since the Vespers of 1610", and is considered the composers testament...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre-Dame de Valentin, Lausanne (1967)....continue...

Spratling: Choral Music / Rennert, Bullock, Chadwell, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Huw Spratling: Mass of the Holy Spirit; Sinfonietta; Sonatina for Harp; O salutaris hostia; Tantum ergo; O magnum mysterium; In paradisum
Performers: Alder, Stephen; Atkinson, Lynton; Bullock, Susan; Carter, Deborah; Chadwell, Tracey; Day Lewis, Richard; Dyball, Jeffrey; Furstenheim, Richard; Hatton, John; Newnham, Caryll; Pott, Charles; Roy, Davi...
Conductors: Rennert, Jonathan
Ensemble: Parnassus Ensemble