Baritone > Post Romantic Period

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Songs of a Wayfarer / Doris Soffel, Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz, Roman Trekel. Fabio Luisi.

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Performers: Soffel, Doris; Trekel, Roman; Wolfgang Muller-Lorenz
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The seventh in Querstand's MDR Edition presents two Gustav Mahler masterpieces in miniature: 'Das Lied von der Erde' in the chamber music transcription by Arnold...continue...

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Romantic Ballads: Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Jensen, Mendelssohn, Wolf et al. / Wolfgang Anheisser, baritone; Julius Severin, piano

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Carl Loewe: Kleiner Haushalt, Op. 71; Die Uhr, for voice & piano, Op. 123/3; Heinrich der Vogler, for voice & piano, Op. 56/1; Odins Meeresritt, Op. 118; Prinz Eugen, ballad for voice & piano, Op. 92...
Performers: Anheisser, Wolfgang; Severin, Julius

German baritone Wolfgang Anheisser suffered an early death, following an accident on stage at a New Year's performance in Cologne. This double disc re-issue features...continue...

Dietrich Fischer Dieskau - The French Album: Fauré: La Bonne Chanson; Ravel: Chansons Madecasses; Poulenc: Le Bal Masque / Wolfgang Sawalisch, piano

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gabriel Fauré: La bonne chanson, Op. 61; Maurice Ravel: Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano; Francis Poulenc: Le bal masqué, for baritone (or mezzo-sopran...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
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Ensemble: Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was one of the most famous interpreters of lieder in the 20th century. This disc includes rarely recorded French repertoire such as...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studios, Berlin (11/14/1975)....continue...

In This Moonlit Night: Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Taneyev / Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone; Ivari Ilja, piano

1 CD / Ondine / 2013-01-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 73; Modest Mussorgsky: Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano, edited by Rimsky-; Sergei Taneyev...
Performers: Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Ilja, Ivari

This second release of star baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky for Ondine features Russian Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Taneyev. Dmitri Hvorostovsky is recognized as one of...continue...
Recording information: Moscow State Conservatory, Great Hall (07/13/2011-07/24/2011)....continue...

Venus' Wheel - Choral music by Bo Holten (b.1948) / Flemish Radio Choir

1 CD / Dacapo / 2013-01-29

Works: Bo Holten: Römische Elegien; Psalm 23; Cantigas d'Amigo, for women's chorus; Handel with Care (Variations on Darwin), for 2 voices & chorus; Rota Veneris (Wheel of Venus), songs (3) for chorus; ...
Performers: De Voght, Emilie; Derder, Joris; Mol, Sarah Van; Reuter, Johan; Tooten, Luc; Venken, Hilde [Vocals]
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: ; Flemish Radio Choir

The medieval concept of Venus' Wheel is the symbolic framework for this collection of choral works by renowned Danish composer and composer Bo Holten (b....continue...
Recording information: Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee, Belgium (2011-05-30_2011-05-31&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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Elgar: The Apostles / Sir Mark Elder, Halle Orchestra and Choir

2 CD / Halle Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Performers: Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Groves, Paul; Imbrailo, Jacques; Kempster, David; Sherratt, Brindley
Conductors: Elder, Mark

This new release presents the oratorio planned to open the trilogy, the lesser-known and under-served work The Apostles, in a performance The Guardian described as...continue...
Recording information: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (05/05/2012)....continue...

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...continue...

Forever Domingo: Placido Domingo sings Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Rossini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-19

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ern...
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gullino, Walter; Milnes, Sherrill; Plowright, Rosalind
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio

Ludwig Thuille: Selected Songs / Roman Trekel, Hartmut Höll

1 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig Thuille: Im Mai, for voice & piano, Op. 4/3; Allerseelen, for voice & piano, Op. 4/4; Ganymed, for voice & piano, Op. 4/5; Waldesgang, for voice & piano, Op. 7/1; Nachtlied, for voice & piano,...
Performers: Höll, Hartmut; Trekel, Roman

Ludwig Thuille was one of the leading operatic composers of the Munich School. Despite his lifelong friendship with Richard Strauss, Thuille remained a lesser-known Austrian...continue...
Recording information: Studio Steingraeber & Söhne, Bayreuth (11/09/2009-11/12/2009)....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...

Weihnachtslieder - Christmas Songs / Dietrich Fischer Dieskau, baritone; Jorg Demus, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-06

Works: Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart: Weihnachtslied der Hirten ("Schlaf wohl, du Himmelsknabe du"); Carl Reinecke: Weihnachtslied, for voice & piano, no 17; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for vo...
Performers: Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich

Recording information: Jesus Christ Church, Dahlem, Germany (11/24/1970-11/25/1970)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Songs of a Wayfarer / Hakan Hagegard. Kurt Masur, New York PO

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Performers: Hagegård, Håkan
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

Another wonderful recording of the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Kurt Masur is presented in Avery Fisher Hall. Engineered by Teldec, this recording...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York (04/23/1992-04/25/1992)....continue...

Mélodie Francaise - Songs by Fauré, Debussy; Hahn; Chausson / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stephane Degout, Bernard Kruysen [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Nell, Op. 18 no 1; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 27; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 51; Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; La bonne c...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Degout, Stéphane; Immerseel, Jos van; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noël [Piano]; Lucas, Hélène; Manoff, Susan; Piau, Sandrine

This beautiful boxed set of French melodies gathers some of the most intriguing recordings from the Naïve Classique catalogue. This subtle and fascinating repertoire will...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...

Dreamticket to La Boheme - Arias excerpted from performances 1902-1960 / Bjorling, Caruso, Bori, Schone at al.

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-10-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Arizmendi, Elena; Björling, Jussi; Bori, Lucrezia; Caruso, Enrico; Cebotari, Maria; de Luca, Giuseppe; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Eisinger, Irene; Ferrani, Cesira [Soprano Vocal]; Fr...

This recording offers the opportunity to hear some of the world's famous singers performing the same arias and scenes so the listener can put together...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...

Frederick Delius: Appalachia; Sea Drift (arr. Beecham) / Stefan Sanderling

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

Works: Frederick Delius: Appalachia - American Rhapsody; Sea Drift, for baritone, chorus & orchestra, RT ii/3
Performers: Williams, Leon
Conductors: Sanderling, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Tampa Bay Master Chorale

Appalachia (a native American work for North America) is a set of variations based on a slave song about the tragedy of the cotton planters...continue...
Recording information: Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA (01/05/2012-01/07/2012)....continue...

Toivo Kuula: Legends 2 / Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis; Timo Lehtovaara, choirmaster; Esa Ruuttunen, baritone

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2012-09-11

Works: Toivo Kuula: Meren virsi (The Song of the Sea), for chorus, Op. 11/2; Juhlamarssi, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 5; Keinutan kaikua, for chorus, Op. 11/6; Hautalaulu, for chorus, Op. 11/5; Juhlakantaat...
Performers: Helin, Pasi [Piano]; Hietaharju, Markku; Ruuttunen, Esa
Conductors: Lehtovaara, Timo; Sakari, Petri; Ampuja, Raine
Ensemble: ; Kaartin Vaskiyhtye; Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc of historic Finnish choral works includes two of the six cantatas composed by Toivo Kuula, which have remained mostly unknown to the general...continue...

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

Saarella Palaa, Fire on the Island - Choral music by Jean Sibelius / Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano; Jorma Hynninen, baritone; Folke Gräsbeck, piano; Harri Viitanen, organ

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-09-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Rakastava (The Lover), for male chorus (with or without string orchestra), JS 160; The Broken Voice (Sortunut ääni), partsong for (or mixed) male chorus, Op. 18/7; The Boat J...
Performers: Grasbeck, Folke; Groop, Monica; Hynninen, Jorma; Viitanen, Harri
Conductors: Murto, Seppo
Ensemble: ; Dominante Choir

Throughout his career, Jean Sibelius wrote pieces for choir which evince a consistently high standard as well as their creator's characteristic mode of expression. In...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...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Animal Songs - Bestiaries in English, French and German / Stephen Swanson, baritone; David Gompper, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Max Reger: Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76; Donald Swann: The Warthog (The hog beneath the skin); The Armadillo; The Spider; The Sloth; The Wild Boar; David Gompper: The...
Performers: Gompper, David Karl; Swann, Donald; Swanson, Stephen

Baritone Stephen Swanson and pianist/composer David Gompper perform a program of songs about animals, including the world premiere recording of The Animals by David Gompper,...continue...
Recording information: Audio Recording Sutdios, Bentleyville, Ohio (08/02/2011-08/04/2011)....continue...

Goethe Lieder - Beethoven, Schumann, et al / de San, Lee

1 CD / Pavane / 2012-08-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (3) (Goethe) for voice & piano, Op. 83; Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Carl Loewe: Ballads (3), Op. 44; Ballads (3), Op. 1; Johannes Brahms: Songs (7) for voice & piano...
Performers: de San, Ludovic; Lee, Noel

Fibich: Bride of Messina / Jilek, Prague National Theatre

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Zdenék Fibich: The Bride of Messina, Op 18
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hanus, Karel; Horacek, Jaroslav; Marova, Libuse; Sormova, Nada; Svejda, Miroslav; Zidek, Ivo; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague Radio Chorus

"It would be hard to imagine a presentation more persuasive than this 1975 Prague Radio recording." -Opera News...continue...

Janacek: Msa Glagolskaja, Amarus / Jílek, Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Amarus
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hora, Jan; Kopcak, Sergej; Nemeckova, Kvetosjava; Pribyl, Vilem; Randova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová / Mackerras, Benacková, Straka, etc

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Kát'a Kabanov
Performers: Bauerova, Martina; Benackova, Gabriela; Buresova, Dana; Harvanek, Zdenek; Kopp, Miroslav; Kundlak, Jozef; Peckova, Dagmar; Randova, Eva; Straka, Peter; Vele, Ludek
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus

"...Gabriela Benackova...has been able to fill the National Theatre in Prague whenever she sings the role. She sings beautifully here..Janacek's admirers will certainly want to...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...

The Mahler Album / Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Gustav Mahler: Winterlied, song for tenor & piano (no 2 of 3 Songs); Im Lenz, song for tenor & piano (no 1 of 3 Songs); Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Lieder und Gesänge, vol 1; Phantasie aus D...
Performers: Holzmair, Wolfgang; Ryan, Russell

This is the new Mahler lieder album of Austrian baritone Holzmair. His voice teacher Hilde Rössel-Majdan was herself a fine interpreter of Mahler songs. She...continue...
Recording information: Tonal Audiophile Productions, Wien (01/06/2011-01/08/2011)....continue...

Voices of Italian Opera - Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini / Gigli, Caruso, Bjorling, Gobbi, Callas, Scotto et al.

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; La sonnambula, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Lucia di Lammermoor; La Favorita; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Basiola, Marco; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgonovo, Luigi; ...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Eichhorn, Kurt; Pidò, Evelino; Fistoulari, Anatole; Sabajno, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Gui, Vittorio; Levine, James; Albergoni, Angelo; Norrington,...

These two compilations present a sampling of the many outstanding voices captured on record by EMI Classics over the past century in the field of...continue...

Great Opera Duets

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; I Vespri Siciliani; Don Carlo; Otello; Georges Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de perles; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton

Recording information: Great Britain (06/08/1970-06/11/1970)....continue...

Domingo Conducts Milnes! Milnes Conducts Domingo!

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Hérodiade; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Charles Gounod: Faust; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Piet...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Price, Doreen; Temperley, Jean; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/14/1972-08/16/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/18/1972-08/19/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great ...continue...

Schoenberg: Complete Songs / Claudia Barainsky; Melanie Diener, Konrad Jarnot, Urs Liska, piano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Capriccio / 2012-07-31

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Waldesnacht; Eclogue; Warum bist Du aufgewacht, song for voice & piano; Zweiffler; Du kehrst mir den Rücken, song for voice & piano; Gott grüss dich Marie, song for voice...
Performers: Barainsky, Claudia; Diener, Melanie; Jarnot, Konrad; Liska, Urs; Schafer, Markus

Capriccio presents the first complete recording of songs for voice and piano by Arnold Schoenburg. This 4 CD set includes pieces such as Gurre-Lieder, Fifteen...continue...
Recording information: Siemens-Villa Berlin-Lankwitz....continue...

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...

Most Grand to Die - Songs by George Butterworth and Ralph Vaughan Williams / James Rutherford, baritone; Eugene Asti, piano

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14

Works: George Butterworth: Bredon Hill and Other Songs, songs (5) for voice & piano; Songs (6) from "A Shropshire Lad", for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ivor Gurney: In Flanders for voice & piano; Severn M...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Rutherford, James

The First World War marked an entire generation of composers, both in England and on the continent. Of the three composers represented here, George Butterworth...continue...

Wolf: Songs on texts by Heine and Lenau / Stephan Genz, baritone; Roger Vignoles, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-07-10

Works: Hugo Wolf: Sie haben heut' abend Gesellschaft; Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen, song for voice & piano; Das ist ein Brausen und Heulen; Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen; Mir träumte von einem K&ou...
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

On this reissue, following on their Gramophone Award-winning debut recital of songs by Beethoven and a double album of Hugo Wolf 's Mörike Lieder (with...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Sandhausen, Germany (02/18/2002-02/22/2002)....continue...

Wolf: The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 / Mary Bevan, soprano; Quirijn de Lang, baritone; Sholto Kynoch, piano

1 CD / Stone Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Hugo Wolf: Auf der Wanderschaft ("Wohl wandert' ich aus"), song for voice & piano; Der Schwalben Heimkehr ("Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts ziehn"), song for voice & piano; Der goldene Morgen ("Gol...
Performers: de Lang, Quirijn; Kynoch, Sholto [Piano]; Vocal], Mary Bevan [Soprano

Stone Records is delighted to announce its newest Oxford Lieder Live release, the fourth disc in the first-ever complete edition of the songs of Hugo...continue...
Recording information: Holywell Music Room, Oxford, England (10/11/2011)....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...

Carlo Bergonzi: A Discographic Career - Selections from Macbeth, Luisa Miller, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Un Ballo, Tosca, Andrea Chenier et al.

3 CD / Widescreen / 2012-07-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Luisa Miller; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Aida, opera; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L' Africana; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corena, Fernando; D'Angelo, Gianna; MacNeil, Cornell; Mercuriali, Angelo; Mill, Arnold van; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Simionato, Giulietta; Sordello, Enzo;...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Serafin, Tullio; Pritchard, John; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von

Ferne Geliebte: Beethoven, Berg, Haydn, Schönberg

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Adelaide, song Op. 46; Arnold Schoenberg: Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Franz Joseph Haydn: Lieder für Clavier Bk 1, in F minor H 26a;...
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Personnel: Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano).

Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk Studio 2, Munich, Germany (2012-01-21_2012-01-24&2012-)....continue...

Puccini Operas, Vol. 1 - Manon Lescaut; La boheme; Tosca

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca
Performers: Benacka, Stanislav; Carroll, Silvano; Deyck, Lucienne Van; Durco, Jan; Dvorsky, Miroslav; Gauci, Miriam; George, Donald; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Gonzales, Carmen; Hallon, Ladislav; Kaludov, Kaludi; Lam...
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Humburg, Will
Ensemble: ; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchesra

Giacomo Puccini is one of the most celebrated and beloved operatic composers that has ever lived. Included in this first installment of Puccini Operas are...continue...

Arena di Verona Festival - Verdi: Aida; Bizet: Carmen; Puccini: Tosca [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-06-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Aceto, Raymond; Alvarez, Marcelo; Berti, Marco; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; Dashuk, Maya; Domashenko, Marina; Ghiuselev, Nicola; Johannsson, Kristijan; Pons, Juan; Raimondi, Ruggero; Zajick, D...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Oren, Daniel
Ensemble: Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona

Arthaus Musik presents three legendary outstanding operas from the Arena di Verona Festival featuring world renowned conductors as Nello Santi and Daniel Oren. Star singers...continue...
Run Time: 415 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: IT, EN, DE, FR, ES, CN
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Roser og Kjerlighed: Inspired by Norway - Lange-Muller / Helene Wold, soprano

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Henrik Rung: Sang af Peer Gynt (The Song of Peer Gynt), song; Sang af Kongsemnerne (The Song of the Pretenders), song; Undrer mig paa (I Wonder), song; I skogen (In the Forest), song; Aftenstemning (...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Lund, Vegard; Tonder, Per Andreas; Wold, Helene

Roses & Love introduces recently discovered Norwegian/Danish repertoire from the 19th century, recorded here for the first time. The Danish composers presented on this disc...continue...
Recording information: Sofienberg Church, Oslo (2010-06-19_2010-06-21&2010-)....continue...

Essential Gilbert & Sullivan - Over 2 hours of witty and delightful operaetta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Trial by Jury; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance; Patience; Iolanthe; Ruddigore; The Gondoliers; The Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Baker, George [Baritone Vocal]; Bowden, Pamela; Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Cantelo, April; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Graham, Edna; Harper, Heather; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milligan, James...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Der Burger als Edelmann / Margaret Price; Sumi Jo, Gosta Winbergh - Nagano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann (Le bourgeois gentilhomme), incidental score, Op. 60-III (TrV 228b); Ariadne Auf Naxos; Unspecified: Ariadne auf Naxos Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM]
Performers: Cole, Steven; Jo, Sumi; Kuhn, Alfred; Mohr, Thomas; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Schafer, Markus; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: ; Lyon National Opera Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
It is high time we had the chance to hear the artistic collaboration that Strauss and Hofmannsthal originally intended. For Strauss enthusiasts this excellent...continue...
Recording information: Opéra National de Lyon (04/1994/05/1994)....continue...

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [DVD]

1 DVD Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Chine...continue...

Janacek: The Makropulos Affair / Salonen, Denoke, Very, Hoare [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / C Major Video / 2012-05-29

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10
Performers: Adamonyte, Jurgita; Briscein, Ales; Denoke, Angela; Hoare, Peter; Reuter, Johan; Very, Raymond
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

C Major Entertainment presents Janacek's The Makropoulos Affair - the opera sensation from the 2011 Salzburg Festival. Esa-Pekka Salonen & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, featuring...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...