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Una Follia di Napoli 1725 - Concertos and Sinfonias for recorder from 1725 / Maurice Steger, recorder

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Domenico Natale Sarro: Chamber Concerto for recorder, 2 violins, viola & continuo in A minor; Maurice Steger: Improvisation for recorder & ensemble on Alessandro Scarlatti's partita "Follia di Spagna...
Performers: Übellacker, Margit; Caminti, Daniele; Chen, Anais; Donatis, Fiorenza de; Gasser, Brigitte; Kitaya, Naoki; Marocchi, Stefano; Moretto, Vanni; Rognoni, Andrea; Steger, Maurice; Valli, Mauro
Conductors: Steger, Maurice

Among the many pilgrims who journeyed to Naples in the 'holy year' of 1725 was a certain Johann Joachim Quantz, who would later become the...continue...
Recording information: Reformed Church, Arlesheim, Switzerland (11/2011)....continue...

Christopher Gibbons: Motets, Anthems, Fantasias & Voluntaries / Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of the AAM, Richard Egarr

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-08-14

Works: Christopher Gibbons: Not unto us, O Lord, anthem for double chorus & organ; Voluntary for organ in C major; Above the Stars My Saviour Dwells, anthem for chorus; Fantasy-Suite, for 2 violins, viol & ...
Performers: Bedford, Charmian; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Egarr, Richard; Hyde, Philippa; Latham, Richard; Richter, Rodolfo; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music Choir

Born into an English musical family, organist & composer Christopher Gibbons (1615-1676) probably received early training from his famous father Orlando Gibbons. The young Gibbons...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London (11/2010)....continue...

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Leonard Bernstein: Mass / Jerry Hadley, tenor; Kent Nagano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Albert, Adreinne [Vocals]; Allen, Betty; Altman, Karen; Brauns, Sigurd; Cossa, Dominic; DeVoll, Raymond; Elliott, William; Lehmann, Tobias; Magruder, Charles; Magruder, June; Manno, John; Modersohn, ...
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Woodstock, Nixon and the Vietnam War were undoubtedly underlying influences on the increasingly oppressive dramaturgy of this incredible 'Theatre Piece' composed in memory of J....continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (11/2003).

Leonard Bernstein's Mass: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers was given a mixed reception upon its premiere as the inaugural ...continue...

Arvo Pärt: Creator Spiritus / Chrisopher Bowers-Broadbent, organ

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-04-10

Works: Arvo Pärt: Veni creator, for chorus & organ; The Deer's Cry, for chorus; Psalom, for string quartet; Most Holy Mother of God, for male voices; Solfeggio; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus ...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Copenhagen, Ars Nova; Hillier, Paul; Purefoy, William; Theatre of Voices; Torp, Else; Watson, Chris [Tenor vocals]
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: ; Theatre of Voices

Creator Spiritus is the latest collaboration between GRAMMY® Award winning conductor Paul Hillier and celebrated Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The disc features a carefully selected...continue...
Recording information: Garnisonskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark (06/2010)....continue...

Troubadours, Trouvères & Minnesänger / A History of Music Century Vol 4

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Anonymous, Trouvères: A l'entrada del temps clar; Volez vous que je vous chant; Bernart de Ventadorn: Vida; Folquet de Marseille: Sitot me soi; Gauthier de Coincy: Efforcier m'estuet ma voiz; Hu...
Performers: Clemencic, Rene; Douglass, David; Figueras, Pilar; Harrison, Ian; Harrold, Steven; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mason, Kevin; Minter, Drew [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Clemencic, René; Lawrence-King, Andrew; ; Springfels, Mary
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort; Dufay Collective; Harp Consort; Newberry Consort

Renaissance Sacred Music / A History of Music Century Vol 8

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Josquin Desprez: Missa "Pange Lingua", for 4 parts; Salve Regina, motet for 5 parts; Pierre de la Rue: Missa L'Homme Armé for 4 voices; Clément Janequin: Missa super "La bataille"; Giov...
Performers: Reperant, Yvon
Conductors: Pérès, Marcel;
Ensemble: Ensemble Clément Janequin ; Ensemble Organum; Les Sacqueboutiers

Noël - Christmas Edition Sampler

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Heinrich Schütz: Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren, SWV 439; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483; Arcangelo Corelli: C...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Roure, Yves; Saorgin, Rene
Conductors: Gronostay, Uwe; Jacobs, René; Christie, William; ; Herreweghe, Philippe; Hillier, Paul; Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: ; Concerto Vocale; Ensemble 415; Ensemble Organum; La Chapelle Royale; Les Arts Florissants

Recording information: 1976-2002....continue...

Mass for Christmas Day, Plain-Chant Parisien / Ensemble Organum

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Cathedrale de Paris Plainchant: Parvulus natus est nobis, introit; Kyrie eleïson; Gloria in excelsis Deo; Recordatus est Domine, graduel; Verbum caro factus est, alleluia; Votis Pater annuit, pr...
Performers: Peres, Marcel [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: Ensemble Organum

Noëls à l'orgue / René Sorgin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Recorded Sound: Introduction to the Carillon du Château des Ducs de Savoie; Louis-Claude Daquin: Nouveau livre de noëls (12), Op. 2; Domenico Zipoli: Sonate d'intavolatura; Johann Sebastian...
Performers: Roure, Yves; Saorgin, Rene

Recording information: 1976-1980....continue...

Carols by Candlelight / Bill Ives, Magdalen College Choir

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Conditor alme siderum, hymn, mode 4; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Traditional English Carols (8); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); William By...
Performers: Ford, Martin
Conductors: Ives, Bill
Ensemble: ; Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford

Recording information: Magdalen College, Oxford (07/2008)....continue...

The Voice, Vol. 2 / Andreas Scholl: The Art of Folksong & Baroque Cantatas

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Oswald von Wolkenstein: Ach senliches leiden; Nu rue mit Sorgen; Kum, liebster Man; John Dowland: Third and Last Booke of Songes; First Book of Songs or Ayres; Second Book of Songs or Ayres; Can she...
Performers: Guilmette, Helene; Markl, Markus; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Young, Crawford; ; Dantone, Ottavio; Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto di Viole; Shield of Harmony

German Baroque Songs / Annette Dasch, soprano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-07-12

Works: Heinrich Albert: O der rauhen Grausamkeit!, for voice & continuo (no 18 from Book 2); Letzte Rede einer vormals stoltzen und sterbenden Jungfer, for voice & continuo; Seelchen, habt ihr nicht gesehen...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Corell, Bjorn [Lute]; Dasch, Annette; Erben, Kerstin [Viola]; Forck, Bernhard; Sieben, Stephan; von der Goltz, Kristin; Wetzel, Dorte
Conductors:
Ensemble: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (07/2004)....continue...

Mahler: Symphony No. 8

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-06-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Brauns, Sigurd
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

When it was first performed in 1910, Mahler's eighth symphony received a highly enthusiastic reception. In many ways, this composition, which he considered his magnum...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (04/2004-05/2004)....continue...

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Aus tiefer Not schrei'ich zu dir, BWV 1099; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Fehlandt, Sabine; Forck, Bernhard; Geusen, Antje; Wetzel, Dorte

Since Bach was more than cryptic in indicating the instrumentation of what is often regarded as his musical testament, The Art of Fugue has been...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (10/2009)....continue...

Kittel: Arias and Cantatas / René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-07-13

Works: Caspar Kittel: Aria 14, Ein ieglich Ding hat seine Zeit; Aria 8, Ihr schwarzen Augen, ihr; Aria 17, Als ich nechst war ausspazieret; Aria 3, Coridon, der gieng betrübet; Aria 23, Oime Amor, wie ...
Performers: Balestracci, Guido; Bereuter, Armin; Beyer, Amandine; Cremonesi, Attilio; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lima, Juan-Sebastian; Nishiyama, Marie; Ovenden, Jeremy; Snell, Martin; Stojkovic, Joha...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Recording information: Alte Kirche, Kanton Aargau, Suisse (07/1999); Künstlerhaus Boswil (07/1999)....continue...

Carols by Candlelight / Ives, Magdalen College

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Gregorian Chant: Creator alme siderum, hymn (Advent 1); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Traditional English Carols (8); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); William ...
Performers: Ford, Martin

Bill Ives leads the famed Choir of Magdalen College in this selection of choral favorites for Advent and Christmas. The music on this recording ranges...continue...

Sweelinck: Psaumes francais & Canciones Sacrae

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Resveillez vous, chascun fidele (Psalm 33), for 8 voices; Qui en la garde du haut Dieu (Psalm 91), for 6 voices; Du fonds de ma pensée (Psalm 130), for 5 voices; De pr...
Performers: Jansen, David; Zakaï, Ophira [Lute]

Composer, organist, organ builder and teacher of international renown, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was known in his own time as the "Orpheus of Amsterdam." Among his...continue...
Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (10/2008)....continue...

Monteverdi: Il Ballo delle Ingrate; Sestina

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-10-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo; Giulio Cesare Monteverdi: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, sestina
Performers: Cantor, Philippe; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Laplenie, Michel; Laurens, Guillemette; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Christie, William

Recording information: 09/1982....continue...

Delalande: Petits Motets / William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Michel-Richard Delalande: Miserere mei, Deus, S 27; Vanum est nobis, petit motet, S. 101 (arrangement of Nisi Dominus aedificaverit, S. 42 & Notus in Ju; Miserator et misericors; Cantique quatri&egra...
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Handel: Organ Concertos, Op. 7

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.7/1, HWV 306; Organ Concerto in A major, Op.7/2, HWV 307; Organ Concerto in B flat, Op.7/3, HWV 308; Organ Concerto Movement in D minor (Adagio);...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

"This is one of the most delightful Baroque orchestral recordings to appear in quite a while. In terms of the competition, it goes straight to...continue...

Schütz: Musikalische Exequien / Herreweghe, Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Musikalische Exequien (Funeral Music), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7); Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, motet for soprano, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV...
Performers: Cable, Jonathan; de Reyghere, Greta; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Jansen, Jan Willem; Junghanel, Konrad; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamy, Herve [Tenor Vocals]; Lika, Peter; Machart, Renaud; Mello...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Chorus Paris; La Chapelle Royale Paris

BBC Music Magazine
From early-Baroque Germany no more heart-felt funeral meditation exists than Schütz's Exequien, supplemented here by six exquisite motets. This superb chamber-scale p...continue...

Venezia 1625 / Maurice Steger, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Giovanni Battista Fontana: Sonata for solo violin no 2 (Sonata seconda); Sonata for solo violin no 3; Sonata for solo violin no 4; Sonata for solo violin no 6; Marco Uccellini: Sinfonie boscareccie, ...
Performers: Barczi, Péter; Beuse, Christian; Borhi, Éva; Boysen, Thomas C.; Ciomei, Sergio; Frey, Sabrina; Kitaya, Naoki; Perl, Hille; Santana, Lee; Steger, Maurice; Temmingh, Stefan; Valli, Mauro

Venice, 1625: the city of the doges is one of the principal artistic centers of Europe. At the Cappella San Marco, a profoundly original style...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Duruflé: Requiem Op. 9, Mass "Cum jubilo" Op. 11, Motets, etc / Ives, Harvey, Ford, English Sinfonia, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-11-11

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Prelude on the Introit of the Epiphany, Op. 13; Fugue in C minor "on a theme by Rabaud"; Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Hommage à Jean Gallon ("Chant ...
Performers: Busfield, Ronan; Chaundy, Mark; Collins, Daniel; Edwards, William; El-Bushra, Magid; Fayle, Peter; Ford, Martin; Grey, Jonathan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hayes, Oliver; Holiday, Michael; Ingleby, Matthe...
Conductors: Ives, Bill

"The orchestra and choir produce a rich sound, and in the 'Pie Jesu', the alto soloist Magid El-Bushra sings most beautifully, expressing the words very...continue...

Purcell: Music for a While / Alfred Deller, Deller Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Don Quixote, Z 578; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Oedipus, Z 583; An Evening Hymn to the Ground, "Now that the sun h...
Performers: Elliott, Robert [Harpsichord]

Handel: Organ Concertos / Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-02-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Organ...
Performers: Egarr, Richard

Richard Egarr’s very first CD as Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music - a recording of Handel’s 'Concerti Grossi Op. 3' – has...continue...

Byrd: Second Service & Consort Anthems / Ives, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-09-11

Works: William Byrd: Arise O Lord, why sleepest thou, anthem for 5 voices (SAATB); O God that guides the cheerful sun, anthem for 6 voices (SS solo, AT (or A) B (or T) B) & 5 viols; Alack, when I look back,...
Performers: Covey-Crump, Rogers; Leonard, Ryan; Roberts, Stefan
Conductors: Ives, Bill Grayston
Ensemble: Fretwork; Magdalen College Choir Oxford

In Magdalen College Choir's second collaboration with Fretwork, music director Bill Ives explores the rich Anglican repertoire of William Byrd. A Catholic able to deftly...continue...

Psaumes et Chansons de la Réforme / Visse, Janequin Ensemble

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-07-10

Works: Paschal de L'Estocart: Réveillez vous cacun fidèle; Ps. 137, Estans assis aux rives aquatiques; Octonaires de la vanité et inconstance du Monde; Benedictus Appenzeller: Psalm 130...
Performers: Aymes, Jean-Marc; Bellocq, Eric; Boterf, Bruno [Tenor Vocals]; Bouchot, Vincent; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Visse, Dominique
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Clément Janequin

Organs of Provence, Roquemaure, Avignon

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-04-10

Works: Anonymous, French: Work(s); Anonymous, Codex Calixtinus: Kyrie cunctipotens; Louis Couperin: Branle de Basque, for harpsichord in F major (Pièces de clavecin, no 73); François Couperin:...
Performers: Antonini, Lucienne; Chapelet, Francis; Chapuis, Michel; Saorgin, René; Saorgin, Rene

Gabrieli: Sonate e Canzoni / Toet, Dickey, Concerto Palatino

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-04-10

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Canzoni et sonate (21); Canzon no 8, for 8 parts, C. 202; Canzon no 10, for 8 parts, C. 203; Work(s); Canzon no 2, for 6 parts, C. 196; Canzon no 6, for ...
Performers: Jansen, Jan Willem; Tamminga, Liuwe
Conductors: Dickey, Bruce
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino

Gramophone Magazine
As might be expected, Concerto Palatino are well up to the challenges. Highly recommended for specialists and newcomers alike.
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English Church Music - Byrd, Humphrey, Gibbons

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: William Byrd: Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB); Regina coeli, motet for 3 voices (SAT); Propers for the Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for 5 voices (Gradualia, Book 1); Ave regina caelor...
Performers: Bhattacharya, Robi; Connolly, Stephen [Bass Vocals]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Deam, Donna; Hardy, Jonathan; Harpin, William; Harrold, Steven; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hickman, Michael; Minter, Drew [Counter...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas; Ives, Bill Grayston
Ensemble: Fretwork; Romanesca

"Considerable care has been taken in this recording to illuminate every detail." -Gramophone...continue...

Pärt: Da Pacem / Hillier, Bowers-Broadbent, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-09-12

Works: Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine; Salve Regina, for chorus & organ (or orchestra); Slavic Psalms (2), for chorus or soloists; Magnificat; An den Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weinten, for SATB ...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Kogermann, Tiit; Talvik, Aarne; Urb, Kaia
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

"Given the strict limits on the materials and techniques that Part permits himself, it is remarkable that his work continues to sound fresh and original....continue...

Schütz: Kleine Geistliche Konzerte /Hennig, Jacobs, Christie

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Habe deine Lust an dem Herren, for 2 sopranos & continuo, SWV 311 (Op. 9/6); Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Op. 9; Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt, for soprano, alto & continuo, SWV 29...
Performers: Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Coin, Christophe; Hennig, Sebastian; Jacobs, René; Junghanel, Konrad; Kimura, Mihoko; Swierstra, Staas

Lully: Petits Motets / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-07-11

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Omnes gentes plaudite, motet for 3 voices & continuo, LWV 77/10; Regina coeli, LWV 77 no 12; O sapientia in misterio, motet for 3 voices & continuo, LWV 77/11; Laudate pueri Domi...
Performers: Bellocq, Eric; Boyer, Marie; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Fauché, François; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Martin, Frédéric [Violin]; Steyer, Arlette; Zanetti, Moni...

G. Ives: Listen, sweet dove / Bill Ives, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-04-11

Works: Grayston Ives: There is a land of pure delight, for chorus & organ; Ego sum panis vivus, for choir; In pace, for choir; Lord, is it I?, for choir; A Song of Divine Love, for choir; Lullaby, for organ...
Performers: Busfield, Ronan; Hardy, Jonathan; Ives, Bill; Pinel, Richard; Roome, William

"The choir is a delight-expressive, clear, well-balanced, and caught in a warm, attractively hazy chapel sound by the HM engineers. The music is attractive to;...continue...

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri / Junghänel, Cantus Cölln

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-04-11

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri, cantata in 7 sections for SSATB voices, 2 violins, 5 violas da gamba, violone &; Nimm von uns, Herr, for SATB voices, 2 violins, 2 violettas, basson & continuo...
Performers: Bundies, Ulla; Cheatham, Joshua; Lohff, Carsten; Miranda, Ricardo Rodriguez; Muller-Mohr, Mathias; Plubeau, Christine; Rovatkay, Adrian; Sichelschmidt, Annette; van der Velden, Mieneke

The seven Passion cantatas that comprise Buxtehude's 'Membra Jesu Nostri' were written in 1680. This classic of German Baroque sacred music is based on the...continue...

Missa Mexicana / Andrew Lawrence-King, The Harp Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-04-11

Works: Francisco Escalada: Canten dos jilguerillos; Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Missa Ego flos campi; A la xácara, xacarilla; A siolo flasiquiyo, negrilla for vocal ensemble; Santiago de Murcia: J&...
Performers: Lawrence-King, Andrew
Conductors: Lawrence-King, Andrew
Ensemble: Harp Consort

"The members of the Consort throw themselves into this with deceptively uninhibited freedom, the fruits of technical mastery and inspired imagination." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Bach: Violin Concerto, etc / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1052R; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1062; Concerto for harpsichord, 2 recorders, strings...
Performers: Alpermann, Raphael; Bötticher, Jörg-Andreas; Huntgeburth, Christoph; Löffler, Xenia; Seiler, Midori
Conductors:
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin

Only a fraction of Bachs orchestral output has reached posterity. There has been much conjecture as to the reasons for the above-average rate of loss...continue...

Mendelssohn: Motets & Psaumes / Philipe Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-01-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalms (3), Op. 78; Mein Gott, Warum Hastdu Mich Verlassen?; Nunc Dimittis, motet for soloists & chorus in E flat major (English Church Pieces), Op. 69/1; Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe...
Performers: Berkvens, Andre; Chesneau, Marie-Helene; Conan, Laurence; de Reyghere, Greta; Gijsegem, Ludwig van; Huys, Johan; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lamy, Herve [Tenor Vocals]; Paya, Jean-Louis
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Nagano, Deutsches SO Berlin, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-09-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Brauns, Sigurd; Dawson, Lynne; Gambill, Robert; Greenberg, Sylvia; Matthews, Sally; Roth, Detlef
Conductors: Nagano, Kent

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...

Arvo Pärt - A Tribute / Hillier, Theatre of Voices, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-08-09

Works: Arvo Pärt: Dopo la vittoria, little cantata for chorus; The Woman with the Alabaster Box; Berliner Messe, for SATB chorus or soloists & organ; Solfeggio; Magnificat; Bogoroditse Devo; I am the T...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Engan, Elizabeth
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Theatre of Voices

In celebration of composer Arvo Part's 70th birthday on September 11th, Harmonia Mundi offers this special selection of recordings, conducte by his long-time collaborator and...continue...

Biber: The Rosary Sonatas / Manze, Egarr, McGillivray

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-10-12

Works: Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery Sonatas (16), for violin & basso continuo (or solo violin), C. 90-105; Andrew Manze: Scordatura briefly explained (for Biber's Rosary Sonatas)
Performers: Egarr, Richard; Manze, Andrew; McGillivray, Alison

'The Rosary Sonatas' are one of the most unusual collections of violin music ever assembled. It is primarily this work on which the fame of...continue...

Hic Est Chorus / Olbés Durán, Coro Ultreia

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-02-10

Works: Anonymous, Codex Calixtinus: Venite Omnes (Codex Calixtinus, Cat Auriense); O Lux et decus (Codex Calixtinus, Cat. Auriense); Anonymous: Ad Significationem Sepulchri, trope (Cat. Santiago); Francesco...
Performers: Mariano Vazquez Tur

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...

1+1 Monastic Chant / Paul Hillier, Theatre of Voices

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-11-01

Works: Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory: Resonemus hoc natali; Gregorian Chant: Natus est rex; Anonymous, Medieval Hungarian Polyphony: In hoc anni circulo; Albertus Parisiensis: Cogaudeant Catholici (from C...
Performers: Bennett, Alan; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hargis, Ellen; Hillier, Paul; Richards, Steven

Bach: Cantatas pour Alto / Jacobs, Banchini, Ensemble 415

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Melchior Hoffmann: Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde, funeral cantata for voi...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Dombrecht, Paul; Murray, Gordon
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara
Ensemble: Ensemble 415

Couperin: Leçons de Tenebres /Deller, Todd, Perulli, Chapuis

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres, for treble voice (or 2 treble voices) & continuo
Performers: Chapuis, Michel; Deller, Alfred; Perulli, Raphael; Todd, Philip

The three Lecons de Tenebres are the only works in this style by Francois Couperin to have survived. These are recitations destined to accompany the...continue...

Chansons sur des poèmes de Ronsard / Clément Janequin

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: François Regnard: Ni nuit ne jour; Dedans ce bois; Hereux ennui; Contre mon gré; Mon triste coeur; Las, toi qui es de moi; Bois Janin à moi; Guillaume Boni: Rossignol mon mignon; Las! ...
Performers: Boterf, Bruno [Tenor Vocals]; Busnel, Marc; Fauche, Francois; Lusson, Matthieu; Perugi, Andrea
Conductors: Visse, Dominique;
Ensemble: Ensemble Clément Janequin

The poetry of Pierre de Ronsard enjoyed unprecedented popularity with musicians in the mid-16th Century. By the 1570's, almost every major French or Flemish composer...continue...

The Voice / Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-01-01

Works: English Traditional: The Three Ravens, folk song; Scottish Traditional: Barbara Allen, folk song; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Antonio Vivaldi: Cessate omai cessate, RV 684; Amen; Jo...
Performers: Gasser, Brigitte; Heumann, Friederike; Markl, Markus; Martin, Andreas [Lute]; Scholl, Andreas; Schröder, Karl-Ernst; Verzier, Alix
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara; Herreweghe, Philippe;
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Ensemble 415

"It's a voice that has no artificial edge or unsteadiness (an unfortunate feature typical of many "made" countertenors) because, according to Scholl himself, this is...continue...

Cavalli: Xerse / Jacobs, Nelson, Gall, Concerto Vocale

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-11-14

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Xerse, opera
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Dieltiens, Roel; Elwes, John; Fauche, Francois; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Gall, Jeffrey; Jacobs, Rene; Junghanel, Konrad; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; Nelson, Ju...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

"Xerse" was written using the libretto that Handel also used, 84 years later. The text adopted here is that of its premiere in Venice in...continue...