Countertenor > Asawa, Brian

Best Handel 50 / EMI

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ariodante; Arianna in Creta; Radamisto; Orlando; Armino; Serse; Giulio Cesare; Teseo; Alcina; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Wa...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Auger, Arleen; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Genaux, Vivica; Gilchrist, Jane; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jaroussky, Ph...
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; ; Norrington, Roger; Rousset, Christophe; Hickox, Richard; Nelson, John; Briger, Alexander; Linde, Hans-Martin; McGegan, Nicholas; P...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...continue...

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

1+1 Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / McGegan, de Mey, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Kromm, Leroy; Mey, Guy de; Saffer, Lisa; Spence, Patricia; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Handel: Arcadian Duets / Dessay, Gens, Asawa, Haim, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-11-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ahi nelle sorti umane, cantata for 2 sopranos & continuo, HWV 179; No, di voi non vo' fidarmi, duet for 2 sopranos & continuo, HWV 189; Italian Duets; Tanti strali al sen mi ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Asawa, Brian; Claycomb, Laura; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Véronique; Haïm, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Lascarro, Juanita; Panzarella, Anna-Maria; Petibon, ...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

"While the Cantus and Hyperion programs are clearly the ones to have, this new Virgin release moves to the head of the list on several...continue...

Rachmaninoff: Vocalise / Rachmaninoff, Moffo, Kissin, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-04-04

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Vocalise
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Babin, Victor; Bezrodny, Sergei; Galway, James [Flute]; Jones, Warren; Kissin, Evgeni; Moffo, Anna; Spivakov, Vladimir; Swenson, Ruth Ann; Vronsky, Vitya
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Gould, Morton; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gerhardt, Charles; Tomita; Temirkanov, Yuri
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Morton Gould Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Norman Luboff Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Mitridate / Rousset, Bartoli, Sabbatini, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 1999-04-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Bartoli, Cecilia; Corre, Helene Le; Dessay, Natalie; Florez, Juan Diego; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les talens lyriques

Beloved mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and the astonishing French coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay together with Gramophone Award-winning conductor Christophe Rousset perform Mozart's early opera "Mit...continue...