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Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 / Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra

10 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C...
Performers: Bulycheva, Zlata; Dudinova, Liudmila; Markov, Alexey; Nikitin, Evgeny; Paasikivi, Lilli; Semishkur, Sergey; Tynan, Ailish; Yastrebova, Viktoria
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Valery Gergiev's performances and recordings of Mahler's symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra have garnered international acclaim. They have performed the works in Europe, North...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance; Death of Tintagiles / Rosa Mannion, soprano; Thomas Randle, tenor; Matthew Brook, baritone

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance, cantata (arr. by Jacobson from synopsis of Hugh the Drover, opera); The Death of Tintagiles, incidental music
Performers: Mannion, Rosa; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Though quite popular and well-explored, the catalogue of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams still boasts a few rarely-heard gems. Richard Hickox interprets these near-forgotten beauties...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (10/03/1997-10/04/1997)....continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Langree, Dessay, Castronovo, Tezier [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Castronovo, Charles; De La Muela, Silvia; Dessay, Natalie; Scarabelli, Adelina; Tezier, Ludovic
Conductors: Langree, Louis
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violleta in Vedi's La Traviata in a new production by the French director Jean-Francois Sivadier at the...continue...
Run Time: 139 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Orff: Carmina Burana / Sheila Armstrong, Gerald English, Thomas Allen

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; English, Gerald
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Carmina burana is fun: Carmina burana has emotions that are real. Those are the two distinctive points that come out very clearly in this...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (11/25/1974-11/27/1974)....continue...

Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream / McNair, Asaw, Lloyd, Davis

2 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
Performers: Conway, Claudia; Ferguson, Carl; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Newman, David; Rey, Sara
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Everything is heard with great clarity, the sensuousness of Britten's ravishing score, with all its mysterious harmonies and sonorities, is fully realized, action and reaction...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (12/1995)....continue...

Very Best of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngli...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; McCracken, James [Tenor Vocal]; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Szell, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berliner Symphoniker; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Bravo Pavarotti [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K 366; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'...
Performers: Clark, Graham; Freni, Mirella; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Rescigno, Nicola; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Welsh N...

This DVD celebrates the 75th anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti (10/12/1935). Known worldwide as the superstar of stadium concerts and sporting spectaculars, Luciano...continue...
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Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese
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You Cannot Start Without Me / Valery Gergiev - Maestro [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2010-01-26

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim; Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Kavakos, Leonidas; Netrebko, Anna
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

'You Cannot Start Without Me', directed by Academy Award winner Allan Miller, offers viewers an intimate look into the demanding life of Valery Gergiev, widely...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Japa...continue...

Ultimate French Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; La mer; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Boléro; La valse; Ma mère l'oye; Pavane p...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Birch, John; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Khaner, Jeffrey; McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Monteux, Pierre; Marriner, Sir Neville; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Haydn: Creation / Davis, Bostridge, Henschel, Matthews, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-06-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Henschel, Dietrich; Matthews, Sally
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Many of Sir Colin Davis' recent releases on LSO Live have featured his favorite choral works, including Beethoven's Mass in C, Mozart's Requiem and Handel's...continue...

André Previn - The Great Recordings - The LSO Years 1971-1980

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Images for Orchestra; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; English, Gerald; Haendel, Ida; Lloyd, Peter [Flute]; Loriod, Jeanne; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Shirley-Quir...
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

On April 6, 2009 the musical world celebrated the 80th birthday of one of the most versatile musicians, Andre Previn. Born in Berlin but based...continue...

Celeste Aida - The Verdi Album / Luciano Pavarotti

2 CD / Decca / 2009-05-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Requiem Mass; Otello
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Chiara, Maria; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Coni, Paolo; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gibbs, John; Kavrakos, Dimitri; King, Malcolm; Lambriks, Marjon; Lloyd...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Maag, Peter; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Magiera, Leone; Muti, Riccardo; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharm...

This special collection of great Verdi tenor arias is taken from Luciano Pavarotti's classic recordings - all made in the prime of his career. The...continue...

MacMillan: St John Passion / Davis, Maltman, London SO, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-02-10

Works: James MacMillan: St John Passion, for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Maltman, Christopher
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"James MacMillan's compositions must be among the most frequently performed works of all living composers and with the release of this live recording of his...continue...

Best Puccini 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Sch...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Bergonzi, Carlo; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Ciofi...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Bartoletti, Bruno; Matacic, Lovro von; Pappano, Antonio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera Teatro Reale Orchestra

In 2008, the world honors the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), one of the most popular composers of all time, and...continue...

Britten: Billy Budd / Harding, Bostridge, Gunn, Saks, Davies, Rose, Lemalu, London SO, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Benson, Laurie; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Charles, Oba Kush; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Elliott, Alasdair; Green, Adam; Gunn, Nathan; Jeffrey, Darren; Kean, Kyle; Lemalu, ...
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

After the award-winning recording of Britten's 'Turn of the Screw' (Virgin Classics, 2002), Daniel Harding and Ian Bostridge meet again for another Britten opera, this...continue...

Bernstein - The Best of all Possible Worlds

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-09-16

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Arias and Barcarolles; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; A Quiet Place, opera in 3 act...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Carrington, Simon; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Jones, Della; Ludgin, Chester; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt; Percy, Neil; Rostropov...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie...continue...

Britten: Billy Budd / Mackerras, Pears, Glossop [DVD]

1 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Glossop, Peter; Langdon, Michael; Luxon, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This recording was the first film of any Britten opera and is the only version to star Peter Pears, who originated the role of Captain...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Britten: Peter Grimes / Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Drake, Bryan; Harper, Heather; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

This is the first audio-visual recording of this essential opera, conducted by the composer. It is also the only version to star Peter Pears, who...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

The Essential Vaughan Williams / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Linden Lea; Fantasia on Greensleeves; House of life; English Folk Song Suite; The Vagabond ("Give to me the life I love"), song for voice & piano (or orche...
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Asch, David van; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bostridge, Ian; Bowen, Kenneth; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John C...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Bishop, Christopher; Neary, Martin; Moore, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Music Group; London Symphony Orchestra; The Wallace Collection; Winchester Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

This essential collection presents 30 Vaughan Williams favorites on 2 CDs. It includes such classic recordings as 'The Lark Ascending' with Hugh Bean, the 'Tallis...continue...

Prima Voce - Tito Gobbi

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Ve...
Performers: Gobbi, Tito; Monti, Nicola
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Robertson, James; Erede, Alberto; Santini, Gabriele; Braithwaite, Warwick
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

For this compilation, Prima Voce has chosen early 78 rpm recordings that capture Tito Gobbi’s voice at its most lyrical, persuasive, and attractive. Very few...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio / Davis, Brewer, Mac Master, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Borowski, Daniel; Brewer, Christine; Jeffrey, Darren; MacMaster, John; Matthews, Sally; Sigmundsson, Kristinn; Tortise, Andrew; Uusitalo, Juha; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This new entry into the Fidelio sweepstakes is played and sung just about perfectly... we meet the lovely-voiced, innocent-but-not-soubrette Sally Matthews as Marzelline and the...continue...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Abbado, Berganza, Alva, Capecchi

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Capecchi, Renato; Guglielmi, Margherita; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Montarsolo, Paolo; Trama, Ugo; Zannini, Laura
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"A triumph...the kind of directness and authority which the young Abbado manifests here is most welcome...[His] mastery is such that in the big ensembles the...continue...

Bernstein: Candide / Bernstein / LSO, Hadley, Gedda [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Hadley, Jerry
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Presented for the first time on DVD, Leonard Bernstein's critically acclaimed masterpiece 'Candide.' Originally filmed at London's Barbican Centre in December 1989, Bernstein personally chose...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Bliss conducts Bliss: Mêlee Fantasque, Rout, Adam Zero, etc

1 CD / Lyrita / 2006-09-20

Works: Arthur Bliss: Melée Fantasque, for orchestra, Op. 22, F. 199; Rout, for soprano & orchestra, F. 162b; Adam Zero, ballet suite for orchestra (9), Op. 67c, F. 1c; Hymn to Apollo, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Shirley-Quirk, John; Woodland, Rae
Conductors: Bliss, Sir Arthur; Priestman, Brian; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Wind & Brass Ensemble

In the late 1920's Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) was probably the most talked about composer in England, a certainly the most widely performed abroad. This CD...continue...

Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Friedrich Schorr sings Richard Wagner

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-01-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre
Performers: Davis, Ben; Ljungberg, Gota; Melchior, Lauritz; Parr, Gladys; Schorr, Friedrich; Schumann, Elisabeth
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Collingwood, Lawrance; Blech, Leo; Heger, Robert
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Chorus; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Freidrich Schorr was the leading heroic baritone in Germany during the 1920s. His studio and live recordings reveal him to have been the perfect embodiment...continue...

Simple Gifts

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Christmas ...
Performers: Jones, Aled; Keenlyside, Simon; Terfel, Bryn; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

This disc, entitled Simple Gifts presents Bryn Terfels favorite sacred, spiritual and inspirational songs, in new orchestral arrangements of Chris Hazell, including Deep River, John...continue...
This album received the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."...continue...

Bloch: Sacred Service / Simon, Berkman, London SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Ernest Bloch: Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), for baritone, chorus & orchestra (or piano or organ)
Performers: Berkman, Louis; Bransom-Jones, Jacqueline; Godfrey, Graham; Stuart, Richard
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
The Sacred Service may lack the electrifying zeal of Rózsa's Ben-Hur or Castelnuovo-Tedesco's I propheti, but Geoffrey Simon's luxuriously recorded and devoted acco...continue...

Tippett: The Rose Lake, The Vision of St. Augustine

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Michael Tippett: The Rose Lake, for orchestra; The Vision of St. Augustine, for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra (1904-2004) - Centennial Set

4 CD / Andante / 2005-01-18

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Hector Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Franz Schubert: Symphony n...
Performers: Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Naouri, Laurent; Sabbatini, Giuseppe
Conductors: Nikisch, Arthur; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Walter, Bruno; Krips, Josef; Monteux, Pierre; Kertész, István; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Previn, Andre; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The year 1904 saw a historic and unprecedented event, the creation of the United Kingdom's first orchestra governed and managed by the players themselves -...continue...

Artist Portrait - Kiri Te Kanawa

1 CD / Erato / 2004-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Canto d'anime, song for voice & piano; La Rondine; Turandot; Sole e amore (Mattinata), for voice & p...
Performers: Leech, Richard; Quilico, Gino; Scandiuzzi, Roberto; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Titus, Alan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]
Conductors: Nagano, Kent; Lombard, Alain; Janowski, Marek; Legrand, Michel; Stapleton, Robin
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Coventry Cathedral Choir; London Studio Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

"Her singing is not simply a matter of voice, but while there are plenty of sopranos who will perform with admirable efficiency in a comparable...continue...

Gemini - Beethoven: Symphonies no 6, 8 & 9 / Giulini

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

British Composers - Delius: Koanga, Songs of High Hills

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-11-04

Works: Frederick Delius: Koanga, opera, RT i/4; A Song of the High Hills, for wordless chorus & orchestra, RT ii/6
Performers: Barry, Elaine; Bingham, Peter; Bowen, Miriam; Capp, Eleanor; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Hill, Valerie; Holmes, Eugene; Lindsey, Claudia; Warrick-Smith, Pamela
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Berlioz - Edition du Bicentenaire / Colin Davis, London SO

12 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-10-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Harold in Italy for viola and o...
Performers: Anastassov, Orlin; Barcellona, Daniela; Bezdüz, Bülent; Bezduz, Bulent; Cals, Isabelle; DeYoung, Michelle; Earle, Roderick; Ewing, Alan; Greenan, Andrew; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lang, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Hamlet, etc / Simon, Kelly, London SO, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-09-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Festival Overture on the Danish National Hymn, Op. 15; Hamlet, incidental music for soprano, baritone & orchestra, Op. 67a
Performers: Hammond-Stroud, Derek; Kelly, Janis [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Paolo Silveri Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 2003-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Nabucco; La forza del destino; Otello; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Georges Bizet: The Pe...
Performers: Infantino, Luigi; Silveri, Paolo
Conductors: Rankl, Karl; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Previtali, Fernando; Goehr, Walter; Patanè, Franco; Braithwaite, Warwick; Robinson, Stanford; Benintende-Neglia, Tomaso; Guarino, G.M.
Ensemble: ; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Candide
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Jones, Della; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

American Opera Classics - E. Thomas: Desire Under the Elms

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Edward Thomas: Desire Under The Elms, opera
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; Lentz, Jeffrey; Livengood, Victoria; Morris, James; Ulrich, Mel
Conductors: Manahan, George
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

When Eastern and Western musical cultures meet, an original blend is created. This CD features the Chinese flautist Chen Yue and the Danish guitarist Lars...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Wagner: Die Walküre/Leinsdorf

3 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre; Gorr, Rita; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Vickers, Jon; Ward, David
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The legendary Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson as Brunnhilde heads a magnificent cast. George London is equally acclaimed for his Wotan, while the heroic qualities needed...continue...

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust / Davis, Sabbatini, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2002-06-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Pertusi, Michele; Sabbatini, Giuseppe; Shkosa, Enkelejda; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Davis, Colin, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Hard on the heels of their exciting Symphonie Fantastique (LSO 0007 $10.90 $9.81), the LSO continues their Berlioz cycle with the blockbuster "La Damnation de...continue...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

Essential Verdi - 40 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Don Carlos; Ernani; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Requiem Mass; Otello; Mac...
Performers: Antoniak, Mieczyslaw; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borodina, Olga; Bruson, Renato; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara, Maria; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; ...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Pritchard, John; Santi, Nello; Davis, Colin; Haitink, Bernard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Downes, Edward; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, ...
Ensemble: Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Kirov Theater...

2001 is the Verdi Year - Verdi's 100th Anniversary. "Essential Verdi" is packed with 40 selections from the great Verdi operas sung by the greatest...continue...

Verdi - Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-02-06

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Don Carlos; La forza del destino
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Davies, Ryland; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kraus, Alfred...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Santi, Nello; Basile, Arturo; Prêtre, Georges; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Fiedler, Arthur; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Cellini, Renato; Perlea, Jonel; Previtali, Fernando; Cleva, ...
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; Boston Pops; London Symphony Orchestra; RCA Italian Opera Chorus; RCA Italian Opera Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chorale; Rome Opera House Orchestra

Opera - Rossini: Barber of Seville (Highlights) / Levine

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Basic Opera Highlights - Verdi: Aida/Leinsdorf, Price, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-09-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Price, Leontyne
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Siegfried / Heger, Coates, Alwin, Melchior, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2000-09-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried
Performers: Bockelmann, Rudolf; Easton, Florence; Gruhn, Nora; Habich, Eduard; Melchior, Lauritz; Olszewska, Maria; Reiss, Albert; Schipper, Dr. Emil; Schorr, Friedrich; Tessmer, Heinrich
Conductors: Heger, Robert; Coates, Albert; Alwin, Carl
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This historic first attempt at a "complete" recording of Siegfried was compiled in the 1930s from four different performances with some variations in the casting...continue...

Verdi: Rigoletto Highlights / Sutherland, Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2000-08-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Cassinelli, Ricardo; Gibbs, John; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plessis, Christian du; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Tourangeau, Huguette
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Verdi: La Forza del Destino / Solti, Bergonzi, Cavalli, LSO

3 CD / Myto Records / 2000-07-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Il trovatore
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Capecchi, Renato; Cavalli, Floriana; Ghiaurov, Nicolai
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra