Countertenor > Classical Period

Mozart: Missa Brevis in D major; Missa Brevis in B flat major; Regina Coeli / Elizabeth Cragg, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Daniel Auchinloss, Lawrence White

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Regina coeli, antiphon for soprano, chorus & orchestra, K. 127; Mass no 8 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major (missa brevis), K. 194 (K. 186h); Fantasia for Mechanica...
Performers: Auchincloss, Daniel; Cragg, Elizabeth; White, Lawrence [Baritone Vocal]; Winpenny, Tom
Conductors: Lucas, Andrew
Ensemble: ; St Albans Cathedral Choir

During his years in Salzburg, Mozart wrote a series of shorter mass settings, for which he drew on the models of his senior colleague Michael...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, (07/18/2012-07/20/2012)....continue...

Mozart In-Between - Symphony no 23; Piano Concert no 9; Denis Schuller: In-between

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 23 in D major, K 181; Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 'Jeunehomme'; Thamos, König in Ägypten, K 345; Mitridate, re di Ponto, Opera seria,...
Performers: Greilsammer, David; Jeandet, Francois [Viola]; Liardon, Marc; Michel, Pascal; Ronzatti, Constance; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Greilsammer, David
Ensemble: ; L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve

On David Greilsammer's second recording for Sony Classical, the artist explores his "infinite love" for Mozart by directing the Geneva Chamber Orchestra through a varied...continue...
Recording information: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Wanderer - German songs / Andreas Scholl, counter tenor, Tamar Halperin, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: German folk songs (49) for voice & piano, WoO 33; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Wanderer, song for voice & keyboard (from English canzonettas, set 2), H.26a/...
Performers: Halperin, Tamar; Scholl, Andreas

A new and exquisite collection of German songs from counter-tenor Andreas Scholl, providing a perfect balance between text and music.

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Recording information: Markus Sittikus Hall, Hohenems, Austria (07/23/2012-07/27/2012)....continue...

Bach Bachianas: Music by the Bach Family / Magdalena Kozena, Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln et al.

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-16

Works: Johann Michael Bach: Ach, bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, vocal concerto, for 4 voices & instruments; Auf, lasst uns den Herren loben, for alto, strings & continuo; Es ist ein grosser Gewinn, aria, ...
Performers: Berben, Leon; Cordier, David; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Fiedler, Joachim; Goebel, Reinhard [Conductor]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Meens, Hein; Schardt, Stephan; Schopper...
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln's recordings of J.S. Bach are classics of the Early music movement. Equally revelatory is their championing of the music...continue...
Recording information: DeutschlandRadio Köln, Sendesaal (01/1986); Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal, Germany (01/1986); Melanchthonkirche, Köln-Zollstock, Germany (01/1986); DeutschlandRadio K...continue...

A Portrait

3 CD / Accent Import / 2012-07-03

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giovanni Pergolesi: Livietta e Tracollo; La Serva Padrona; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Requiem...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Huub; Demeyere, Ewald; Groop, Monica; Hermans, Elisabeth; Isokoski, Soile; Jacobs, Rene; Kuijken, Sara; Laki, Krisztina; Mackie, Neil; Mechelen, Werner van; Oelze, Christia...
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

Arias for Guadagni / Iestyn Davies, countertenor; Arcangelo

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul, HWV 53; Theodora, HWV 68; The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Johann Adolf Hasse: Didone abbandonata; John Christopher Smith: The Fairies; Thomas Arne: ...
Performers: Davies, Iestyn; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Arcangelo

British countertenor Iestyn Davies is one of the fastest rising stars on the concert and opera circuit. Following his highly acclaimed recording of Porpora cantatas,...continue...
Recording information: St. Silas The Martyr, St. Silas Place, Kentish Town, Lo (08/10/2011-08/12/2011)....continue...

For Ever Fortune: Scottish Music in The 18th Century / Robert Getchell, tenor

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2012-05-08

Works: Anonymous, Scottish: Saw na ye my Peggie, song; Johnnie Cope / Laughlan's lilt; MacCrimmon's Lament; The Fyket / Miss Bisset Logieraits's reel / Was ye at the Bridal / The Cadgers of the Cannongate; ...
Performers: Getchell, Robert
Conductors: Lazarevitch, François
Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien

One of the most fascinating aspects of Scottish music in the 18th century is the extent to which traditional and classical music interacted. By the...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle de l'Hôpital Notre-Dame du Bon-Secours, Paris (05/2011).

Includes princess royal (o'carolan) / for ever fortune by various composers.

Includes the fl...continue...

Best 20: Faure, Barber, Buxtehude / Accentus, Equilbey

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-04-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 (Original 1896 version); Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Dietrich Buxtehude: Cantata, BuxWV 15; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G major; Figure Humaine; Robert Schumann: Heiden...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Engerer, Brigitte; Garcin, Edouard; Getchell, Robert; Henry, Christophe; Piau, Sandrine; Sandhoff, Ruth; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Marco, Patrick; Ericson, Eric
Ensemble: ; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen); Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Maîtrise de Paris ; Members of the Orchestre National de France (Membe; Monts du Reuil

Named "one of the world's leading choirs" by Gramophone Magazine, Accentus celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The choir, founded and directed by Laurence Equilbey,...continue...

Giuseppe Giordani: Lamentazioni, Miserere

2 CD / New Pan / 2012-03-07

Works: Giuseppe Giordani: Quomodo sedet, lamentation; Et egressus, lamentation; Manum suam, lamentation; Cogitavit Dominus, lamentation; Matribus suis, lamentation; Ego vir videns, lamentation; Misericordia...
Performers: Fagotto, Gian Paolo; Gall, Jeffrey; Pennicchi, Marinella; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Il Terzo Suono

Giuseppe Giordani (1751-1798) received his musical training at the prestigious conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in his native city Naples, alongside Domenico Cimarosa and...continue...
Recording information: Church of S. Pietro in Rosis, Ginestreto/Pesaro, Italy (08/08/1994-08/11/1994)....continue...

Lunacy: Songs of Madness and the Moon: Dowland, Purcell, Howells, Burgon / Lawrence Zazzo, countertenor; Shizuko Noiri, lute

1 CD / Evil Penguin Records / 2011-07-12

Works: Herbert Howells: Full Moon; Henry Purcell: Don Quixote, Z 578; I'll sail upon the Dog Star; Thomas Campion: The sypres curten of the night is spread; Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Toccata for lute ...
Performers: Noiri, Shizuko; Zazzo, Lawrence

On his first Evil Penguin recording, Lawrence Zazzo explores the intimacy of the lute song in a remarkable program focusing on madness and midnight....continue...
Recording information: St. Martin's Church, Tourinnes-la Grosse, Belgium (07/2011)....continue...

Rolando Villazon's Guide to Opera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-06-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La Bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, oper...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbié, Jane; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Pl...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von

Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...continue...

Wiegenlieder, Vol. 2

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Gut Nacht; Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 392 (BC F166); Peter Cornelius: Wiegenlied, Op 1/3; German Traditional: Der Wäc...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Beeftink, Eildert [Piano]; Begemann, Hans Christoph; Bozec, Anne Le; Danz, Ingeborg; Doufexis, Stella; Eberspacher, Sabine; Erdmann, Mojca; Foll, Elisabeth; Freimuth, Michael; Gees, M...

Opera 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Stabat Mater; Antonio Caldara: L'Olimpiade; Thomas Arne: Rosamond; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Dian...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Labadie, Bernard; Pappano, Antonio; Kohn, Eugene; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Rhorer, Jérémie; Inkinen, Pietari; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Gardner, ...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; L'Arpeggiata

Scarlatti, Hasse: Salve Regina; Cantatas & Motets

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-01-11

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina, motet for soprano, strings & continuo in A major; Alessandro Scarlatti: Su le sponde del Tebro, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins, trumpet & continuo; Infirmata...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; York, Deborah
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

In the eighteenth century, the cantata was considered to be the supreme test of a composer’s artistry. On this disc, three fine examples by Alessandro...continue...
Recording information: 02/07/1996-02/09/1996....continue...

Soler: L'arbore di Diana / Bicket, Aikin, Maniaci [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Vicente Martin y Soler: L' arbore di Diana, opera
Performers: Aikin, Laura; Davislim, Steve; Garmendia, Ainhoa; Maniaci, Michael; Martins, Marisa; Perez, Jossie; Vinco, Marco; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra

Run Time: 148 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
Subtitles: English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Catala...continue...

Christmas Meditation / Concertos, Airs and Sacred Works from Baroque & Classical times [5 CDs]

5 CD / Capriccio / 2010-11-16

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Christmas Traditional: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Heil'ge Nacht auf...
Performers: Achim, Erzsébet; Bálint, János; Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Buchner, Roland; Cordier, David; Dicke, Peter; Eisenberg, Matthias; Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Glaetzner, Burkhard; H...
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Erxleben, Michael; Bohme, Frank; Marschik, Peter; Tarr, Edward H. [Trumpet]; ; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Rolla, János [Violin]; Winschermann, Helmut; Eschenburg, Hartwig; B...
Ensemble: ; Budapest Strings; Capella Savaria; Cappella Coloniensis; Concerto Köln ; Das kleine Konzert; Dresden Baroque Soloists; German Bach Soloists; Hr-Brass; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig; Phil...

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The selections are well chosen... and nicely sequenced; most of the performances are quite competent and appealing. Sound, while variable, is generally good...
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The World of the Castrati: The Voice of Angels

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione; Giulio Cesare; Ariodante; Alcina; Serse; Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Fernando, re di Castiglia; Faramondo; Antonio Caldara: La Pass...
Performers: Baldi, Antonio; Bedini, Domenico; Blythe, Stephanie; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Cafarelli; Carestini, Giovanni; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cicognani, Giuseppe; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Des...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Hickox, Richard; Rousset, Christophe; Christie, William; Bolton, Ivor; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; Bicket, Har...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of...continue...

Essential Opera

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Il trovatore; La traviata; Rigoletto; Nabucco; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Carmen, opera; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siv...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Berry, Walter; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, Da...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Dervaux, Pierre; Plasson, Michel; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Prêtre, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Soltesz, Stefan; Bicke...

Opera today is more popular than ever before. Opera companies play to packed houses, while a new generation of exciting young opera singers appeal to...continue...

Jean Gilles: Messe des morts / Philippe Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Jean Gilles: Requiem (Messe des morts); Michel Corrette: Le Carillon des Morts
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Nirouet, Jean; Rodde, Anne-Marie; Studer, Ulrich
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard

Jean Gilles, born in Avignon in 1668, enrolled in the cathedral school in Aix-en-Provence. Under the tutelage of Guillaume Poitevin, who nurtured his unmistakable talents,...continue...
Recording information: Karmelieter Kerk, Ghent, Belgium (01/1981)....continue...

Opera 2010

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago; Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda; Orlando finto pazz...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Ciofi, Patrizia; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Diana; Daniels,...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Müller, Eduardo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Muti, Riccardo; Langrée, Louis; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Bicket, Harry; Bateman, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Harding...

Following the enormous success of the album 'Opera 2009', EMI Classics releases Opera 2010. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Ariette e Cavatine

1 CD / Accent / 2010-04-04

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Il barcajuolo; Il pescatore ("Era l'ora..."), ballata for voice & piano; Ah, rammenta, o bella Irene; Vincenzo Bellini: Dolente immagine di figlia mia, for voice & piano; Il fervid...
Performers: Immerseel, Jos van; Jacobs, Rene

Recording information: De Singel, Antwerpen (01/1981)....continue...

Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano

1 CD / Telarc / 2010-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, K. 366; Lucis Silla, K. 135; La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a)
Performers: Maniaci, Michael
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin
Ensemble: Boston Baroque

Although Maniaci's voice is natural, his stunning performances give Boston Baroque the opportunity to add yet another "original" instrument – the male soprano voice –...continue...
Recording information: Mechanics Hall, Worchester, MA, USA (02/05/2009-02/07/2009)....continue...

J.C. Bach: La dolce fiamma

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Johann Christian Bach: La Clemenza di Scipione; Artaserse; Sentimi, non partir and Al mio bene, a lei che adoro, recitative & aria for 2 voices, piano & orches; Orfeo ed Eurdice; Adriano in Siria; Ca...
Performers: Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie

Philippe Jaroussky's last operatic recital for Virgin Classics collected arias written for a castrato singer, Carestini, whose star had been somewhat eclipsed by his contemporaries...continue...
Recording information: Paroisse Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France (05/17/2009-05/23/2009)....continue...

Haydn: Seven Last Words; Dvorak: Stabat Mater

2 CD / Naïve / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), o; Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71
Performers: Breslik, Pavol [Vocals]; Butter, Markus; Coku, Alexandra; Engerer, Brigitte; Getchell, Robert; Piau, Sandrine; Sandhoff, Ruth; van der Kamp, Harry
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence

Acclaimed orchestral and operatic conductor, Laurence Equilbey conducts the Accentus in this classic release from the naive catalogue. The Seven Last words is one of...continue...

Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes / Catherine Bott, Philippa Hyde, Christopher Robson, Roy Goodman, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Campbell, Colin; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Gibbs, Charles; Hyde, Philippa; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Christopher [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Spence, Patricia
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

Thomas Arne's 'Artaxerxes' was the first opera seria libretto in English. Arne's work was a huge success in large part because it was an excellent...continue...

Serenade - Songs by Beethoven / David Daniels, Martin Katz

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Adelaide, song Op. 46; Franz Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531/Op. 7 no 3; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Adelaide, D 95; Antonio Cal...
Performers: Daniels, David; Katz, Martin

Le salon de musique de Marie-Antoinette / Sandrine Chatron, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Francesco Petrini: Variations (12) on "Les Folies d'Espagne"; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz: Petits airs variés, Op. 10; Sonata for Harp in F major, Op...
Performers: Chatron, Sandrine; Lombard, Jean-François; Michel, Amélie; Paulet, Stéphanie; Poulenard, Isabelle

Esprit - Zen

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Antonio Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728; L'Olimpiade, RV 725; Franz Schubert:...
Performers: de la Salle, Lise; Gastinel, Anne [cello]; Guy, François-Frederic; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Lislevand, Rolf; Mingardo, Sara; Say, Fazil; Smith, Hopkinson; Sokolov, Grigory
Conductors: ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Equilbey, Laurence; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Kapsberger; Ensemble Matheus; Mosaïques String Quartet

Haydn: Oratorios / Schuldt-Jensen, Spering, Rubens, et al

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2; The Seasons; Il Ritorno di Tobia, oratorio for 4 soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 21/1
Performers: Borchev, Nikolay; Dahlin, Anders J.; Im, Sunhae; Invernizzi, Roberta; Karasiak, Andreas; Karthauser, Sophie; Kobow, Jan; MacLeod, Stephan; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Rubens, Sibylla
Conductors: Spering, Andreas; Schuldt-Jensen, Morten
Ensemble: Cologne Vocal Ensemble; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra

Haydn's two great vocal masterpieces 'The Creation' (1796-8) and 'The Seasons' (1799-1801) have secured his place in the history of the oratorio. Here they are...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...

200 Ans de musique à Versailles

20 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Antoine Boësset: Air qui produit tant de choses si belles; Ne délibérons plus; Jamais n'aurray-je le pouvoir; Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort; Suis-je pas misérable?; Ennuis...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Antonini, Claire; Auvity, Cyril; Bazola, François; Bolton, Florence; Brossard, Cecile; Buet, Alain; Champion, Romain; Chauvin, Julien; Crocquenoy, Karine; Crossley-Mercer, Edwin; ...
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier; Stryncl, Marek; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick; Christie, William; Suhubiette, Joel; Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]; ; Coin, Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Rousset, C...
Ensemble: Accentus; Ausonia; Cambini Quartet; Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Jacques Moderne Ensemble; La Parnasse Français; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie; Le Concert spirit...

In October 2007, the Centre Musical de Baroque de Versailles celebrated its 20th anniversary, together with the best French musicians around. To complete this anniversary,...continue...

Alfred Deller - The Complete Vanguard Recordings Vol 3 - Christmas Carols & Motets

4 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-10-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Coventry Carol (2); Good King Wenceslas (Piae Cantiones, 1582); Hajej, nynej, Jezishku (Rocking Carol) (Czech); The First Nowe...
Performers: Deller, Alfred
Conductors:
Ensemble: Deller Consort

Alfred Deller set the standard for countertenors for many years. His voice was very light with a wonderful lyric quality. He was most effective in...continue...

Farinelli, Il Castrato - Broschi, Handel, Porpora, etc / Rousset, Malas-Godlewska, Ragin, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-10-28

Works: Riccardo Broschi: Son qual nave; Se al labbro mio non credi; Idaspe; Nicolo Porpora: Polifemo; Johann Adolf Hasse: Artaserse; Cleofide; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7; Amadigi di Gaula, HWV ...
Performers: Bayo, María; Kuijken, Wieland; Lepore, Carlo; Malas-Godlewska, Ewa; Mellon, Agnès; Piau, Sandrine; Ragin, Derek Lee; Rousset, Christophe
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les talens lyriques

Handel, Mozart: Opera Arias / Fagioli, Zabala, Kuhn, Marchigiana PO

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2008-08-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a); Ascanio in Alba, opera, K. 111; Lucio Silla, K 135; Apollo et Hyacinthus, opera, K. 38; La Clemen...
Performers: Fagioli, Franco; Zabala, Alexandra
Conductors: Kuhn, Gustav

Franco Fagioli's past roles include Hansel in 'Hansel and Gretel' at the Teatro Colon. At the Handel Festival in Halle/Saale, he sang the Lichas in...continue...

Alfred Deller Complete Vanguard Recordings Vol 1 - Folk Songs and Ballads / Deller Consort

7 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-07-22

Works: Henry Purcell: Man is for the woman made, Z. 605/3; Sir Walter enjoying his damsel, catch for 3 voices, Z. 273; To thee and to a maid, catch for 3 voices, Z. 283; Fie, nay prithee, John, catch, ZD 10...
Performers: Deller, Alfred; Dupre, Desmond; Sheppard, Honor
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Chamber Players

For the first time ever, the complete Vanguard recordings of the groundbreaking early music artist Alfred Deller will be made available in six deluxe boxed...continue...
Personnel: Alfred Deller & the Deller Consort (countertenor); Desmond Dupre (guitar, lute)....continue...

Dresden Classics - Heinichen, Vivaldi, Hasse, Fasch, Zelenka, Schütz

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann David Heinichen: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, violin, 2 cellos, strings & continuo in F Major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto per l'orchestra di Dresda, for violin, 2 oboes, 2 record...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bischoff, Joachim; Damm, Peter; Friedrich, Daniel; Guttler, Ludwig; Haupt, Eckart; Jahn, Gudrun; Klier, Gunter; Klier, Wolfgang; Kowalski, Jochen; Lorenz, Andreas; Milatz, Friedrich; Mulle...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Pommer, Max; Melkus, Eduard; Koch, Helmut; Gruss, Hans; Knothe, Dietrich
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Capella Fidicinia Leipzig; Cappella Sagittariana; Ludwig Güttler Wind Ensemble ; Virtuosi Saxoniae

With its combination of chamber, vocal and orchestral works, this disc serves as an excellent sampling not only of the music of the Dresden Court...continue...

Songs of Innocence - Britten, Barber, Ives, Handel, Warlock, etc / Swait, Bowman, Plant

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-07-06

Works: John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I Wander; Traditional Spiritual: In the Mornin', spiritual; Benjamin Britten: Diaphenia, song for voice & piano; The Owl, song for voice & piano; Witches' Song, for voic...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Plant, Andrew; Swait, Andrew

The initial impetus for 'Songs of Innocence' came from Andrew Swait who was extremely keen to investigate repertoire rarely sung by a treble; indeed, several...continue...

German 17th-Century Church Music / Robin Blaze, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott, SWV 447; Christoph Bernhard: Was betrübst du dich, meine Seele; Johann Rosenmüller: Christum ducem, qui per crucem; Sonate (12) à...
Performers: Blaze, Robin
Conductors: Holman, Peter
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

'For its combination of excitingly new repertoire and luminous instrumental textures this CD is a must-have for anyone who wants to understand the early baroque'...continue...

Jochen Kowalski - Lieder

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); An Chloë, K 524; Abendempfindung, K 523; Das Lied der Trennung, K 519; Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K...
Performers: Katz, Shelly; Kowalski, Jochen

Die Welt der Kastraten / Kowalski, Köhler, Ragin, et al

1 CD / Capriccio / 2008-04-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7; The choice of Hercules, HWV 69; Serse, HWV 40; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Johann Adolf Hasse: La conversione di Sant'Agostino; Cleofide; Cl...
Performers: Cordier, David; Jacobs, René; Köhler, Axel; Kowalski, Jochen; Nirouët, Jean; Popken, Ralf; Ragin, Derek Lee; Van der Sluis, Mieke; Visse, Dominique; Wessel, Kai; Zaepffel, Alain
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Creed, Marcus; ; Christie, William; Max, Hermann; Pommer, Max; Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Das Kleine Konzert; Lautten Compagney; Leipzig New Bach Collegium Musicum

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...

Carestini - The Story of a Castrato / Haïm, Jaroussky, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-20

Works: Nicola Porpora: Siface, opera in 3 acts; Giovanni Maria Capelli: I fratelli riconosciuti, opera; George Frederick Handel: Arianna in Creta; Ariodante; Alcina; Leonardo Leo: Farnace, opera in 3 acts; ...
Performers: Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle

In this album, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky pays tribute to the famous 18th-century Italian castrato Carestini, for whom Handel composed Arianna in Creta. Jaroussky is rapidly...continue...

Haydn: Il ritorno di Tobia, etc / Spering, et al

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Il Ritorno di Tobia, oratorio for 4 soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 21/1
Performers: Borchev, Nikolay; Dahlin, Anders J.; Invernizzi, Roberta; Karthäuser, Sophie
Conductors: Spering, Andreas
Ensemble: Capella Augustina

Although Haydn’s place in the history of the oratorio has been secured by his great vocal masterpieces 'The Creation' and 'The Seasons', his first oratorio,...continue...

Gluck: Ezio / Stoehr, Cencic, Martinez, Post, et al

3 CD / Coviello / 2007-10-06

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ezio
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel

A very little known opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck – written prior to his revolutionary works which led to stirring discussions with the traditionalists in...continue...

Gottfried August Homilius: St. John Passion / Kreile, et al

2 CD / Carus / 2007-10-01

Works: Gottfried August Homilius: St. John Passion
Performers: Fischer, Katja; Heidrich, Clemens; Keucher, Stephan; Kobow, Jan; Lutz, Christian; Reiner, Jana; Vitzthum, Franz
Conductors: Kreile, Roderich
Ensemble: Dresden Baroque Orchestra; Dresden Kreuz Choir

The son of a clergyman and one of J.S. Bach's pupils, Homilus primarily performed his musical duties at the Frauenkirche in Dresden. The connections between...continue...

Brunetti: Stabat Mater / Mosuc, da Silva, Ensemble Turicum

1 CD / New Pan / 2007-05-06

Works: Giovan G. Brunetti: Stabat mater
Performers: Da Silva, Luiz Alves; Mosuc, Elena
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Turicum

Giovanni Gualberto Brunetti (1706 - 1787) lived a large part of his life in Pisa, Italy, where he was director of music of the cathedral....continue...

Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto / Marc Minkowski/Musiciens du Louvre, Croft, Or, Persson, Mehta, Bohlin [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Bohlin, Ingela; Croft, Richard; Lee, Colin; Mehta, Bejun; Or, Netta; Persson, Miah
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

"A maximum of furious orchestral power . . . An opera of shattering emotions and volatile hyperexcitement with exuberant passion." -Suddeutsche Zeitung, Munchen...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Kuijken, Kweksilber, Jacobs

2 CD / Accent / 2007-01-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Performers: Falewicz, Magdalena; Jacobs, Rene; Kweksilber, Marianne
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale; La petite bande

In spite of the fact that it dates back almost 25 years, this 1762 version of Gluck's most important opera remains an outstanding recording. With...continue...

The Best of Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-10-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Rinaldo; Giulio Cesare; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Antonio Vivaldi: Salve Regina, antiphon for voice, double chorus, 2 recorders, flute, double stri...
Performers: Armstrong, Siobhán; Bonney, Barbara; Brough, Harvey; Dantone, Ottavio; Karamazov, Edin; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Na, Hyun-Sun; Scholl, Andreas; Shames, Stacey
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Dyer, Paul; Dantone, Ottavio; Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Les Talens Lyriques

The essential collection featuring one-of-a-kind countertenor Andreas Scholl, who burst on the music scene in 1999 to critical acclaim. "Scholl's voice rushes through the bloodstream."...continue...