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December Lights

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Go Tell It on the Mountain, Christmas song (American); Sleep Little Jesus (Slaap nu...
Performers: Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Rieu, André; Skota, Kimmy [Vocals]
Conductors: Rieu, André

Christmas with Los Romeros - Away in a Manger, Joy to the World, Ave Maria, Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joy to the World (theme by Handel); William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Christmas Traditio...
Performers: Romeros, Los
Conductors: Paris, Massimo

Recording information: Sala María Cristina, Málaga (04/2011-05/2011).

The Christmas album and the guitar ensemble are two of the most consistent sales drivers in classical music, and ...continue...

Aled's Christmas Gift / boy soprano

1 CD / Demon Tv / 2010-12-07

Works: Buddy Greene: Mary, Did You Know?, song; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for cho...
Performers: Aitken, Rob; Ashley, Charlotte; Beston, Simon; Brown, Zoe; Coates, Sam; Crawley, Ben; Flanaghan, Katie; Hale, Simon; Hughes, Emilia; Jones, Aled; Kelly, John; Lole, Simon; May, Elizabeth; Palliser, U...

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London; FX YourSpace Studios, London; Greendale Studios, London, England.

Responsible for one of the most iconic and enchanting C...continue...

Steffani: Cantatasm Duets & Sonatas / Yasunori Imamura, Fons Musicae

1 CD / New Pan / 2009-03-10

Works: Agostino Steffani: Porto l'alma incenerita; Sonate da camera (6) for 2 Violins, Viola and Basso continuo; Fileno idolo mio; Il più felice e sfortunato amante; Crudo Amor, morir mi sento
Performers: Imamura, Yasunori
Conductors: Imamura, Yasunori
Ensemble: Fons Musicae

Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) - composer as well as diplomat and bishop - was one of the most remarkable figures in late-17th and early-18th century Europe....continue...

Christmastide

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; Max Reger: M...
Performers: Appleman, Abraham; Capalbo, Michele; Drake, Victoria; Fader, Oren; Heiss, David; Lionti, Vincent; Mason, Eric; Miller, Dan; Mortimore, Stephanie; Yajima, Mineko
Conductors: Contino, Fiora

Schubert - Complete Secular Choral Works / Ortner, Lippert, Schiff, Moser, Staier, et al

7 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 714b/Op 167; An die Sonne, D 439; Wehmut, D 825/Op. 64 no 1; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Das Leben ist ein Traum, D 269; Das ...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Czerny, Carl; Endrödy, Sandor; Flechl, Elisabeth; Flieder, Raphael; Gasciarrino, Michel; Holl, Robert; Ijichi, Hiroyuki; Künne, Thomas; Keldorfer, Viktor; Kirchschlager, ...
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Ensemble: Wiener Concert-Verein

Scarlatti: Cantatas da Camera / Bertotti, Seicento Italiano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: O qual meco Nice cangiata; Se fedele tu m'adori; Dir vorrei; Che vidi, oh ciel; Pur nel sonno almen tal'ora; Piangete occhi dolenti; Tinte a note di sangue; Scritte con falso inga...
Performers: Bertotti, Lavinia; Boccaccio, Daniele; Croce, Rossella; Eccher, Giuliano; Ferri, Rebeca; Pinardi, Giangiacomo; Raffeiner, Hedwig
Conductors: Boccaccio, Daniele
Ensemble: Seicento Italiano Ensemble

Cantatas by D. Scarlatti? Yes, this set contains two CDs with eight charming secular cantatas. Their subjects are love or rather the pains and aches...continue...

Mis Suenos de Tango / Simcoe, Williams

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-05-09

Works: José Luis Merlin: Al Peregrino, tango; Atilio Bernardini: Cacique, for guitar; Abel Fleury: Milongueo del Ayer, tango for 2 guitars; Egberto Gismonti: Agua e vinho, for guitar; Ariel Ramíre...
Performers: Hargrave, Rosanne; Simcoe, William; Williams, Elisabeth

Ramirez: Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra, Missa Luba

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-01-17

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Navedad Nuestra, cantata, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Misa Criolla, for tenor, piano, chorus & orchestra; Guido Haazen: Missa Luba
Performers: Bard, Michael; Boltes, Carlos; Cortes, Gonzalo; Diaz, Ricardo; Garay, Luis; Hill, Scott; Khoja-Eynatyan, Leon; Knutson, Laura; Marlow, Richard; Melendez, Manuel; Sacin, Jose; Talamante, Pablo; Vicent...
Conductors: Holt, Joseph
Ensemble: Washington Choral Arts Society

Argentine composer and pianist Ariel Ramirez is widely acclaimed throughout South America for his unique synthesis of popular and liturgical styles. The Misa Criolla, based...continue...

The Most Relaxing Guitar Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-10-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Sonata for Violin solo no...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bitetti, Ernesto; Brandon, David; Browne, Geoffrey [eng horn]; Fisk, Eliot; Isbin, Sharon; Laniau, Pierre; Parkening, Christopher; Romero, Angel
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Lubbock, Jeremy; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Christmas Cedar and Spruce / Joel Brown, Andrew Brown, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-09-01

Works: Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; Greensleeves; Jolly old Saint Nicolas; Good King Wenceslas; We wish you a merry Christmas; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und...
Performers: Bacchiocchi-Stewart, Kristin; Brown, Andrew [Strings]; Brown, Frank [Clarinet]; Brown, Jason [Bass]; Brown, Joel; Brubeck, Chris; D'Aloia, Chuck; Ruth, Peter "Madcat"

Ramirez: Misa Criolla, etc / De Cormier, Counterpoint

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-04-01

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla, for tenor, piano, chorus & orchestra; Navedad Nuestra, cantata, for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Misa por la Paz y la Justicia; Gustavo Adolfo Rengifo: La Llamita (Col...
Performers: Anderson, Lynn; Bonamico, Piero; Castro, Hector "Tito"; Cavitt, Clara; Chesnut-Tangerman, Melissa; Chickering, Karen; Ehlers, Danielle Livellara; Fitch, Ann; French, Miriam; Grow, Roger; Huard, Cynth...
Conductors: DeCormier, Robert
Ensemble: Counterpoint (Vocal Ensemble, U.S.)

Scarlatti: Agar et Ismaele Esiliati / Seattle Baroque

1 CD / Centaur / 2004-01-03

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Agar et Ismaele esiliati
Performers: Eilander, Maxine; Fogarty, Melissa; Gauvin, Karina; Lane, Jennifer; Schenkman, Byron; Stubbs, Stephen; Tindemans, Margriet; Watson, Nathaniel
Conductors: Matthews, Ingrid
Ensemble: Seattle Baroque Orchestra

Alessandro Scarlatti composed the oratorio Agar et Ismaele Esiliati in 1683 under the patronage of the Swedish Queen Christina, for whom he served as 'maestro...continue...

The Wedding Album - Pachelbel, Wagner, et al / De Chiaro

1 CD / Centaur / 2002-01-03

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Francisco Tarrega: Gran Jota Aragonesa; R...
Performers: De Chiaro, Giovanni

I Do - Classical Wedding Music

3 CD / Golden Stars / 2002-01-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major,...
Performers: Bertoncely, Acy; Cassinelli, Riccardo; Dvorsky, Peter; Fuchs, Gabriele; Gorisek, Bojan; Haljakova, Sidonia; Jordao, Adriano; Maurery, Pavol; Pivka, Marian; Reiner, Andreas; Robev, Georgi; Tomsic, Dub...
Conductors: Conta, Josif; Pribil, Rudolf; Scholz, Alfred; Tabakov, Emil; Varese, Luigi; Pitamic, Alexander von; Warchal, Bohdan; Hudec, Jiri; Naidenov, Alipi; Lenárd, Ondrej; Duvier, Eugen; Horák, ...
Ensemble: Bratislava Chamber Orchestra; Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Budapest Opera Orchestra; Budapest State Opera Chorus; Camerata Romana; Consortium Musicum Ljubljana; London Festival Orchestra; Music...

Christmas at Last

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2001-09-11

Works: Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Malcolm Bruno: Noëls Québécois (3); Traditional: A Virgin most pure; O come, O come Emmanuel; The first nowell; Angels from the realms of glory; U...
Performers: Bier, Ken; Bier, Leslie

Ernesto Cordero: Zenobia, etc / Toro, Del Casale, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2000-09-01

Works: Ernesto Cordero: En el jardin de lagartos, for guitar; Madrugada; Renuciar, for voice & guitar (Renounce); Boceto sonoro, for guitar no 3; Viñetá criolla, for guitar; Estudio fugaz, for gui...
Performers: Casale, Lawrence Del; Toro, Puli

Schütz: Christmas Vespers / Paul McCreesh, et al

1 CD / Polydor Import / 1999-10-12

Works: Anonymous: La piva; Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon; Gregorian Chant: Deus in adiutorium meum intende, introduction to the Compline; Dominus vobiscum, oratorio (Prayer, recitation solo); Heinrich Sch...
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Carwood, Andrew [Conductor/Tenor vocals]; Daniels, Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Harre-Jones, Robert; Horn, Robert; Horn, Robert [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul;
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Gabrieli Players; Roskilde Cathedral Boys' Choir; Roskilde Cathedral Choir

The centerpiece of this recording is "Weihnachtshistorie," a retelling of the Christmas story from the Gospels. The spectacular recording features a huge range of instrumental...continue...
"As it might have been celebrated at the Court of Dresden c. 1664." The subtitle of this recording is the key: there's no Schütz work called 'Christmas Vespers,' but by combining research in chur...continue...

Blasons des fleurs / Elisabeth Mattmann, Claude Chappuis

1 CD / Gallo / 1994-06-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Cançiónes populares españolas (10); Villancicos (3); Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: The Divan of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Op. 207; Federico García Lorca: Canciónes...
Performers: Chappuis, Claude; Mattmann, Elisabeth

Bride's Guide to Wedding Music

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1993-09-18

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D major; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Allen, Nancy; André, Maurice [trumpet]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayco, Fredric; Parkening, Christopher; Parker-Smith, Jane; Parsons, Geoffrey [Piano]; Rawsthorne,...
Conductors: Auriacombe, Louis; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Willcocks, David, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Taverner Players; Toulouse Chamber Orchestra

Christmas on Guitar

1 CD / Centaur / 1991-09-01

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang...
Performers: De Chiaro, Giovanni

PDQ Bach: Black Forest Bluegrass

1 CD / Vanguard / 1990-02-22

Works: P.D.Q. Bach: Blaues Gras (Bluegrass Cantata), S6 String; No-No Nonette for Assorted Winds & Toys, S86; Hear me through, S 99 44/100
Performers: Ferrante, John; Keith, Bill; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Schickele, Peter; Traum, Happy; Weisberg, Eric
Conductors: Bernhardt, Robert; Schickele, Peter
Ensemble: ; New York Pick-Up Ensemble

Brecht-Weill: Songs / Gisela May

1 CD / Capriccio / 1989-01-01

Works: Kurt Weill: Happy End; Das Berliner Requiem; Die Dreigroschenoper; Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
Performers: Dersch, Wolfgang; Dittmann, Horst; Eberhardt, Werner; Lotz, Siegfried; May, Gisela; Samko, Milan; Schmieder, Manfred; Sonsalla, Gundula
Conductors: Krtschil, Henry
Ensemble: Orchestra

Ramirez: Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra / José Carreras

1 CD / Philips / 1988-11-14

Works: Ariel Ramírez: Misa Criolla, for tenor, piano, chorus & orchestra; Navedad en Verano, cantata, for tenor, piano & chorus; Navedad Nuestra, cantata, for tenor, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Barboza, Raul; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Domingo; Gutierrez, Lalo; Padin, Jorge; Ramirez, Ariel; Zambrano, Arsenio
Conductors: Sanchez, Damian; Ocejo, José Luis
Ensemble: Grupo Huancara

A Bach Celebration / Christopher Parkening

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1986-06-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata ...
Performers: David Shoctac; Davis, Douglas [Cello]; Greenberg, Susan; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Parkening, Christopher; Shostac, David; Vogel, Allan

Parkening Plays Bach / Christopher Parkening

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1986-02-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard...
Performers: Parkening, Christopher