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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Rattle

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-11-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60
Performers: Baborak, Radek; Blau, Andreas; Bostridge, Ian; Fuchs, Wenzel; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Schweigert, Stefan; Welzel, Wieland
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The vocal music of Benjamin Britten is central to Ian Bostridges repertoire; he has already recorded a number of Britten works in his growing discography....continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor / Karajan, Janowitz, Ludwig, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Eliscu, Robert; Finke, Eberhard; Galway, James [Flute]; Janowitz, Gundula; Karcher, Heinrich; Piesk, Gunter; Prill, Gunter; Ridderbusch, Karl; Scholz, Rudolf; Schreier, Pete...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Karajan conveys intensity, even religious fervour, and the very opening brings an impressive first entry of the choir on Kyrie...There is a strong sense of...continue...