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Mendelssohn: Elijah / Rosemary Joshua, Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Simon Keenlyside. Paul McCreesh

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Ballard, Lucy; Boden, Samuel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Davies, Robert [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gaunt, William; Gibbins, Ruth; Gilmour, Susan; Jones, Emily Rowley [Soprano Vocal]; Joshua...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Wrocaw Philharmonic Choir

At the time of its first performances in 1846, Elijah was hailed as one of the great oratorios alongside Handel's Messiah. It tells the story...continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah / Christine Wolff, Britta Schwarz, Markus Schafer, Klaus Mertens

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Hagel, Doris
Ensemble: Kantorei der Schlosskirche Weilburg

Nineteenth century oratorio composition reached its zenith with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Elijah. Just as Handel's Messiah, written a century earlier, had been quickly and triumphantly...continue...
Recording information: Schlosskirche Weilburg an der Lahn (11/09/2011-11/14/2011)....continue...

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Great Sacred Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baylon, Jay; Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Colombara, Carlo; Faulkner, Julie; Filipova, Elena; Gedge, Nicholas; Genz, Christoph; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hernandez, Cesar; Im, Sunhae; Ke...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Spering, Andreas; Kosler, Zdenek; Jun, Märkl,; Sch...

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Mendelssohn: Psalmen un Motetten; Oratorium Christus / Christine Wolff, Martin Petzold

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, Op. 91; Psaume 42; Jesu, meine Freude; Sechs Sprüche; Christus, Op. 97; Verleih uns Frieden
Performers: Knauft, Daniel; Krause, Holger; Petzold, Martin; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: ; Gewandhausorchester

Rarities from the sacred oeuvre of the renowned Leipzig composer Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Cantor Biller combines the fragment of the composer's Christus oratorio with his Sechs...continue...
Recording information: Thomaskirche Leipzig (09/06/2008/09/13/2008); Thomaskirche Leipzig (11/04/2007)....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...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Chamber Choir of Europe [8 CDs]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46; Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Allert, Lydia; Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Duskova, Alice; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Heilmann, Heike; Holzle, Gerhard; Karl, Nathalie; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Leja, Alena; ...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Chamber Choir of Europe

A Jew who converted to Protestantism, Mendelssohn was a prolific composer of sacred music and made important studies of J.S Bach that were instrumental in...continue...

Mendelssohn: Incidental Music / Spering

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Antigone, incidental music, Op. 55; Oedipus in Kolonos, incidental music, Op. 93; Athalia; Incidental Music, Op. 74
Performers: Hamer, Therese; Korondi, Anna; Martin, Sabina; Pape, Rene; Sander, Otto
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan; Spering, Christoph
Ensemble: Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Vergessene Lieder

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2011-03-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sicheln schallen, song for voice & piano; Ich denke dein, song for voice & piano; Der Verlassene; Erinnerung; Wiegenlied ("Schlummre sanft"), song for voice & piano; Der Wasserfall...
Performers: Fritz, Burkhard; Mertens, Klaus; Pirner, Gitti; Roth, Detlef; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

Recording information: Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (01/2010); Kupferhaus of the Culture Forum in Planegg (Germany) (01/2010); Jesuit church of St Michael in Munich (05/30/2010); Kupferhaus o...continue...

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream; Die erste Walpurgisnacht / Harnoncourt

1 CD / Apex / 2011-02-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Bantzer, Christoph; Coburn, Pamela; Hampson, Thomas; Heilmann, Uwe; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

"Mendelssohn's highly potent brand of magic here in rhythmically robust live recordings of eight numbers from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a formidable team of...continue...
Recording information: Stefaniensaal, Graz....continue...

Mendelssohn: Elijah

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-10-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Lukas, Ralf
Conductors: Jun, Märkl,

Mendelssohn's magnificent oratorio 'Elijah' brings to life the tumultuous times and personal drama of the Biblical prophet in a sweeping series of recitatives, arias and...continue...
Recording information: MDR-Studio am Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Germany (12/2008-01/2009)....continue...

Joy In The Morning

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Alec Roth: Unborn; The Traveller; Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Trois Noëls; Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Fletcher, Andrew; Gaunt, William; Jones, Sara; Skidmore, Greg; Vango, Susannah; Vocal], Amy Wood [Sorprano; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey

For their second release on Orchid Classics, Ex Cathedra present a brand new recording of Christmas repertoire based upon their highly successful "Christmas by Candlelight"...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Birmingham, England (07/10/2009-07/11/2009)....continue...

Lullabies, Vol. 1

1 CD / Carus / 2010-05-11

Works: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz: Der Mond ist aufgegangen; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5), Op. 49; Sandmännchen ("Die Blümelein sie schlafen"), folk song for voice & piano, WoO 31/4; Karl Friedrich...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Foll, Elisabeth; Gees, Michael; Haller, Benoit; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Huber, Gerold; Irmer, Stefan; Iven, ...

Many German lullabies are known all over the world. For this recording more than 50 of the most well-known singers with German as their mother...continue...

Mendelssohn, Bach: Magnificats in D major

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Magnificat for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major; Sinfonia (String Symphony) for string orchestra no 12 in G minor; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnific...
Performers: Carter, Jane; Kim, David Dong-Geun; Leitner, Cecilia; Radde, Birger; Russell, Melanie Scafide; Sansoni, M.; Steigerwalt, Jason P.
Conductors: Mealy, Robert
Ensemble: Yale Collegium P;ayers

J.S. Bach's famous 'Magnificat' and that of his son Carl Philipp Emanuel were the templates for the teenage Mendelssohn's first major work for soloists, chorus...continue...

The Quiristers of Winchester College sing Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart & Schubert

1 CD / Meridian / 2009-09-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Herbstlied, Op. 53/4; Gruss, Op. 63/3; Duets (6), Op. 63; On Wings of Song; Das Ahrenfeld, Op. 77/2; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johannes Brahms: Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84; Son...
Performers: Bottone, Robert; Brett, Francis; Evershed, Edward; Gibb, William; Nouban, Arron; Seligman, Tom; Smith, Julian

Meridian Records is proud to announce a new issue of the Winchester Quiristers singing part-songs, duets, and solos by four great composers of the classical...continue...

Mendelssohn: Psalms no 42, 98, 114, 115 / Rilling, Et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-08-18

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, Op. 91; Psalm 115, Op. 31 "Nicht unserm Namen, Herr"; Psalm 114, Op. 51; Psaume 42
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael [Tenor Vocal]; Genz, Christoph; Goerne, Matthias; Lassen, Morten Ernst; Mehnert, Thomas; Petersen, Marlis; Rubens, Sibylla; Weir, Scot
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium

As part of the Mendelssohn celebrations in 2009, Helmuth Rilling has once again come to champion forgotten masterworks. And there is no more capable advocate...continue...

Bruce Martin: A Life in Song

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Franz Schubert: Il traditor deluso ("Ahimè, i...
Performers: Brimer, Michael; Charles, Ron; Martin, Bruce; Remedios, Alberto
Conductors: Measham, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Verbicky, Vladimir; Cree, Edgar

In a career lasting almost 40 years, the operatic bass bruce martin has taken his place among the great singers of the age. He has...continue...

Mendelssohn: Paulus Op. 36 / Hegel, Goetz, Zimmermann, Brutscher, Mertens, et al

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2009-03-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers
Performers: Brutscher, Markus; Goetz, Sabine; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Hagel, Doris

A Mother's Love - Music for Mary / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; William Cornysh: Ave Maria mater Dei; Josquin Desprez: Gaude virgo, mater Christi, motet for 4 parts; Anton Bruckner: Tota pulchra es, WAB 46; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Berridge, Simon; Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Dunkley, Sally; Jones, Timothy; Outram, Rebecca; Roy, David; Unwin, William
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Britain’s best-selling choir of the 21st Century, The Sixteen, releases a new album of music inspired by the Virgin Mary. Harry Christophers, the most prolific...continue...

The Christmas Collection

3 CD / Coro / 2007-09-04

Works: William Walton: Make we joy now in this Fest, carol arrangement for chorus (Christmas Carols no 1); Kenneth Leighton: Carols (3), Op. 25; Peter Racine Fricker: A Babe Is Born; Edmund Rubbra: The Virg...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Burrows, Peter; Carwood, Andrew; Clarke, Fiona; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hodges, Christopher; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

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Performed with every virtue and every grace including fresh, firm tone, uncanny precision and the finest possible control of grades and shades of volume.
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Mendelssohn: Paulus / Daus, Kwon, Ardam, Lika, et al

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-11-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: How lovely are the messengers
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Kwon, Hellen; Lika, Peter
Conductors: Daus, Joshard
Ensemble: Europa ChorAkademie Bach-Ensemble

Mendelssohn's oratorio 'Paulus' - besides the great oratorios of Handel and Haydn, and Bach's Passions - counts among the most important works in the history...continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Marlow, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-05-23

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprüche; Hear my prayer; Beati Mortui, sacred chorus for male chorus, Op. 115/1; Die deutsche Liturgie; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Psalm 100 ("Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle W...
Performers: Adams, Christopher; Bennett, Rachel; Brookshaw, Alastair; Casey, Paul; Cheng, Eugenie; Csey, Paul; Downes, Paula; McCarey, Angus; Tortise, Andrew; Williams, Mark
Conductors: Marlow, Richard
Ensemble: Cambridge Trinity College Choir

Mendelssohn devoted much of his energy and talent to music for liturgical use, and it forms a substantial proportion of his output. A collection of...continue...

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Elias

2 CD / K&K / 2006-05-07

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Christine Gonser; Edda Ullrich; Ernst-Dietrich Egerer; Jürgen Krug; Lika, Peter; Meier, Heidi
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen

Mendelssohn's 'Elijah', one of the most important oratorios of the 19th century, premiered in Birmingham in 1846 and was emphatically celebrated both by the public...continue...

Gemini - Mendelssohn: Elias / Conlon, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Champagne, Salvatore; Collis, Andrew; Dietzel, Johannes; Kallisch, Cornelia; Obata, Machiko; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Schwanewilms, Anne; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Conlon, James

Mendelssohn: Church Music Vol 4 - Wie der Hirsch schreit

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 114, Op. 51; Psaume 42; Lauda Sion, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 73
Performers: Prégardien, Christoph; Schwarz, Gotthold; Seidel, Adolph; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Mendelssohn - Christus - Church Music Vol 3 / Bernius

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Kyrie for Chorus and Orchestra in D minor; Christus, oratorio, Op. 97 (unfinished); Jube Domine, for soloists & double chorus in C major; Psalms (3) for soloists & double chorus, O...
Performers: Dorr, Stefan; Happel, Johannes; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Meier-Schmid, Monika; Prégardien, Christoph; Scheffel, Bernard; Seidel, Adolph
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

Mendelssohn - Hor mein bitten - Church Music Vol 1 / Bernius

1 CD / Carus / 2005-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Motets (3) for Chorus and Organ, Op. 39; Kyrie for Chorus in C minor; Hymn, Op. 96; Hora est; English Church Pieces (3), Op. 69; Salve Regina in E flat major
Performers: Hamari, Julia; Laukvik, Jon; Roos, Christof; Seidel, Adolph
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: Ensemble 76; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

Mendelssohn: Der Onkel aus Boston / Helmuth Rilling, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-06-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die beiden Neffen oder Der Onkel aus Boston, opera; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Bauer, Julia; Daum, Andreas; Odinius, Lothar; Royal, Kate; Süss, Carsten; Valentin, Bernd
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Stuttgart Bach Collegium

Mendelssohns immortal Midsummer Nights Dream Overture was written at the age of 17, but this long-lost operatic masterpiece was created three years earlier! Written when...continue...

Complete Collections - Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies, etc

6 CD / RCA Records / 2005-05-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Die Hochzeit des Camacho, opera, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in A minor, O...
Performers: Edelmann, Sergei; Holle, Matthias; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Scharinger, Anton; Takezawa, Kyoko; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; et al / Markevitch

1 CD / Archipel / 2003-11-07

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60; Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz(es); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: German Dances (6), K 509; Emmanuel Chabrier: Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comi...
Performers: Dermota, Anton; Edelmann, Otto; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn Highlights / Marriner, Hager, Rilling, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2002-08-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Elijah, Op. 70; How lovely are the messengers; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 2 in B flat major,...
Performers: Kallisch, Cornelia; Schäfer, Christine; Schöne, Wolfgang; Schade, Michael; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Hager, Leopold; Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart; Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra; Prague Chamber Chorus; Prague Philharmonia; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

This budget priced 2-CD set of Mendelssohn's best is an ideal introduction for the beginning collector and a perfect gift! Many complete works featured, not...continue...

Christmas Dreams / Liona Boyd

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-07-09

Works: Liona Boyd: Christmas Dreams; Song of Peace; A Canon for Christmas; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Traditional: God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesa...
Performers: Berman, Melvin; Boyd, Liona; Brandt, Kim; Dunstan, Darren; Fortin, Richard; Goodman, Erica; Leonard, Brian; Robertson, Eric; Sheard, Gord; Stewart, Douglas; Whittaker, Roger; Zamfir, Gheorghe
Conductors: Bartle, Jean Ashworth; Blyden-Taylor, Brainerd
Ensemble: Orpheus Boys' Choir; Toronto Children's Chorus

This is Liona Boyd's Gold CD of timeless Xmas favorites with special guests pan flutist Georges Zamfir and singer Roger Whittaker. Two choirs and delicate...continue...

Mendelssohn: Elias / Conlon, Schmidt, Rost, Kallisch, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-10-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Champagne, Salvatore; Collis, Andrew; Dietzel, Johannes; Fleischmann, Thomas; Lugert, David; Obata, Machiko; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus

Ivar Andrésen - The Early Recordings 1921-1926

2 CD / Preiser / 2001-09-01

Works: Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Ernani; Requiem Mass; Rikard Nordraak: Jeg har sogt; T. Lammers: Solvet; Oskar Merikanto: Gypsy Song; Friedrich von Flotow...
Performers: Andrésen, Ivar

HERITAGE Songs of Free Men / Paul Robeson, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-12-09

Works: Traditional: There is a balm in Gilead; The peat-bog soldiers; The Four Insurgent Generals; Song of the Plains; By and by; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child; John Henry; Lehman Engel: Chassidi...
Performers: Brown, Lawrence [Classical]; Robeson, Paul
Conductors: Balaban, Emanuel
Ensemble: Columbia Concert Orchestra

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Daniel, Terfel, Fleming, Bardon, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bardon, Patricia; Bowen, John; Crabtree, Libby; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Doughty, Stephen; Fleming, Renee; Fulgoni, Sarah; Moses, Geoffrey; Munro, Matthew; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus

"Paul Daniel and Bryn Terfel ensure that this is one of the most dramatic performances of the oratorio on disc, operatic in the best sense...continue...

Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho / Jos van Immerseel

2 CD / Channel Classics / 1997-07-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die Hochzeit des Camacho, opera, Op. 10
Performers: Cold, Ulrik; Hofmann, Rosemarie; Malmberg, Urban; Meel, Nico van der; Rhys-Evans, Huw; Ulbrich, Andrea; Weir, Scot
Conductors: Immerseel, Jos van
Ensemble: Modus Novus Choir

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Shaw, Bonney, Quivar, Hadley, Hampson

2 CD / Telarc / 1995-09-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Clement, Richard; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Paul, Thomas; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Schellenberg, Henriette; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"...Shaw's 'Elijah' is as good a performance as I've ever heard, and far and away the best-sounding." -Fanfare...continue...

Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Die erste Walpurgisnacht

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1993-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Coburn, Pamela; Hampson, Thomas; Heilmann, Uwe; Pape, Rene
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Mendelssohn: Psaumes 115, 95, 42 / Liang-Sheng, Geneva SO

1 CD / Gallo / 1992-03-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 115, Op. 31 "Nicht unserm Namen, Herr"; Psalm 95, Op. 46 "Kommt, lasst uns anbeten"; Psalm 42, Op. 42 "Wie der Hirsch schreit"
Performers: Dufour, Olivier; Hutin, Marc; Huttenlocher, Philippe; Ossola, Charles; Perrin, Yvonne; Schwartz, Magali; Traube, Claude
Conductors: Chen, Liang-Sheng
Ensemble: Geneva Symphony Orchestra; University of Geneva Choir

Mendelssohn: Veni Domine, etc / Flämig, Dresdner Kreuzchor

1 CD / Capriccio / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Hear my prayer; Psalm 43 ("Richte mich, Gott"), for double chorus in D minor, Op. 78/2; Mein Gott, Warum Hastdu Mich Verlassen?; Denn er hat seinen Engel...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Eschrig, Ralph; Haubold, Bernd; Junghanns, Egbert; Lepetit, Albrecht; Madry, Vincent; Mainka, Stefan; Schwarz, Gotthold; Selbig, Ute; Winkler, Michael-Christfried
Conductors: Flämig, Martin
Ensemble: Dresden Kreuz Choir

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Hickox, White, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Plowright, Rosalind; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus