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Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Choral Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Hawes, Tallis, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Bob Chilcott: The lily and the rose, for chorus; Leona...
Performers: Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Swait, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: ; Short, Nigel; Chilcott, Bob; Vivian, James; Cullen, Joseph; McCreesh, Paul; Dixon, Alistair; Nicholas, Benjamin; Skidmore, Jeffrey; Backhouse, Jeremy; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Al...
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra; Ex Cathedra Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's Singers; Tenebrae; The Sirens (A Capella)

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...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...

With Pride / US Marine Drum & Bugle Corps

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-04-24

Works: Brian Dix: Corpsman Up; Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story; Kev Boyce: Rainforest, for drum corps (after First Circle); John Philip Sousa: Semper Fidelis; Washington Post; Ronald Norman Miller: For O...
Performers: Boyce, Kev; Coleman, Michael [Bugle]; Danley, Scott; Dinan, Corey; Drass, James P.; Duncan, Steve; Efthyvoulou, Nicholas; Egan, Timothy; Ervin, Michael II; Garrett, Brett; Jackson, Reginald G.; Jordo...
Conductors: Dix, Brian

The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps performs martial and popular music for hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. Comprised of 90 Marine...continue...

Heaven to Earth: Choral works by Barber, Ives, Bernstein, Stravinsky et al. / Westminster Choir

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2012-03-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Charles Ives: Psalm 90 "Lord, thou hast been"; Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Igor Stravinsky: Credo, for chorus; Pater noster; Ralph...
Performers: Banaszek, Maurycy; Bitow, Phyllis; Brennfleck, Steven; Fetrow, Heather; Haislip, Douglas; Hansen, Joanne; Hudson, Daniel; Justen, Gloria; Maupin, Marisa; Musto, James; Neglia, James; Ostrander, Adrie...
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: Westminster Choir

Praised by American Record Guide as the 'gold standard for American academic choirs,' the Westminster Choir has performed and recorded with virtually every major orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, NJ (2002-06-??&2003-06-??&2004-)....continue...

A Festival of Psalms by Allegri, Bernstein, Byrd, Parry, Purcell, Wesley / Choir of Temple Church

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-03-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; William Byrd: Teach me, O Lord; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Ascribe Unto the Lord, for chorus & organ; Henry Purcell: Thy word is a lant...
Performers: Clements, William; Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Temmink, Robert-Jan; Underwood, Giles; Wall, Simon; Watkin, Toby
Conductors: Vivian, James
Ensemble: Choir of Temple Church

The Psalms of David are arguably the portion of the Old Testament that has been enfolded most completely within the Christian tradition and its liturgies....continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London, England (03/2011)....continue...

Essential Bernstein / Over 2 hours of dramatic American classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Fancy Free; On the Town; West Side Story; Facsimile; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Wonderful Town; Chichester Psalms; Divertimento for Orchestra; Mass; Symphony no 2 'The Age ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley, Peter; Blair, Lionel; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Dessay, Natalie; Gaines, Davis; Gheorghiu, Angela; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hubbard, Bruce; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lie...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Litton, Andrew; Love, Geoff; Slatkin, Leonard; McGlinn, John; Armstrong, Richard; Paavo, Järvi; Davis, Andrew; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Davies, Dennis R.; Ericson, E...

The American composer, conductor, pianist and educator Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) was one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history....continue...

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Divertimento; Songs; Symphony No. 3 - Kaddish 2

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Divertimento for Orchestra; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; Elegy for Mippy no 2; Symphony no 3 "Kaddish"; Chichester Psalms; To What You Said, for voice & piano
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bousfield, Ian; Colson, Kevin; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Gaines, Davis; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kaye, Judy; Masters, Rachel; Miller, Tracey; Richardson,...
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; McGlinn, John; Ericson, Eric

BBC Music Magazine
An hors d'oeuvre rather than an entree, but a fine introduction to Bernstein's music - original and utterly American
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Compass / Light Songs

1 CD / Sony Australia Import / 2010-04-20

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music of the Night, song (for the musical The Phantom of the Opera); Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; Éric Levi: I Bel...
Performers: Ahern, Susie; Bradman, Greta; Burchall, Angus; Davies, Rod; Fraser, Stuart; Lim, Chong; Maunder, Janine; Tyack, Michael; Vincent, Mark
Conductors: Lim, Chong

2010 sophomore album from the winner of Australia's Got Talent (2009). Since his win, Mark has gone on to achieve platinum sales and a #2...continue...
Personnel: Jane Rosenson, Owen Torr (harp); Michele O'Young, Jemima Littlemore, Dimitri Calligeros, Nick Parry, Romano Crivici, Anna Albert, Anne Marie Braid, Martyn Hentschel, Victoria Jacono, Caron ...continue...

Passion / Linda Mack, Santa Fe Desert Chorale

1 CD / Clarion / 2009-01-01

Works: William Mathias: Rex gloriae, Op. 83; Benjamin Britten: Work(s); Bror Samuelson: Latin Hymns (3); Jean Berger: Ye shall go out with joy; Daniel E. Gawthrop: Mary speaks; Alfred Desenclos: Salve Regin...
Performers: Cardwell, Douglas; Farwig, David; Gabriel, Angela; Manns, Jeffrey; Olson, Jennie; Pennington, John
Conductors: Mack, Linda
Ensemble: Santa Fe Desert Chorale

This release contains a stunning vocal arrangement of Bernstein's Overture to Candide! Focused on music of the 20th and 21st centuries, this disc encompasses a...continue...

Counterpoint Premieres - Bernstein, Moyse, Levi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco / DeCormier, Counterpoint

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-12-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Spring Song (from The Lark); Louis Moyse: Solfège à la française, for vocal ensemble; Paul Alan Levi: Bye, Bye Toots; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero gitano, fo...
Performers: Grow, Roger; Hungerford, Claire; Muratore, John; Murphy, Brett; Toner, D. Thomas

A disc of first recordings, the Bernstein is presented in the original narrative context, while the Moyse is a 2002 Counterpoint commission. These two works...continue...

Bernstein - The Best of all Possible Worlds

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-09-16

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Arias and Barcarolles; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; A Quiet Place, opera in 3 act...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Carrington, Simon; Gedda, Nicolai; Green, Adolph; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Jones, Della; Ludgin, Chester; Ludwig, Christa; Ollmann, Kurt; Percy, Neil; Rostropov...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie...continue...

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Bernstein: Kaddish, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis /Slatkin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 3 ("Kaddish"), for soprano, speakers, choruses & orchestra; Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis, for alto, chorus & percussion (or 7 violins & percussion)
Performers: Baker, Simon; Benjafield, Richard; Brannick, Chris; Murray, Ann
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Oratory School Schola

This disc contains the premiere recordings of the extended Missa Brevis and Symphony No. 3 'Kaddish' with a new text, written and narrated by Bernstein's...continue...

Bernstein: Kaddish, Chichester Psalms, Missa Brevis /Slatkin

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2004-03-23

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 3 ("Kaddish"), for soprano, speakers, choruses & orchestra; Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis, for alto, chorus & percussion (or 7 violins & percussion)
Performers: Baker, Simon; Benjafield, Richard; Brannick, Chris; Carter, Roger; Castle, Andrew; Loosley, Clare; Murray, Ann; Richardson, Lindsay
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Oratory School Schola

"Here, all on a single generous disc, we get the best of Leonard Bernstein's choral works, beautifully performed by English forces under a renowned American...continue...

That's a Plenty! - Sousa, Bernstein, et al / Carolina Brass

1 CD / Summit Records / 2003-01-07

Works: Lew Pollack: That's a plenty; Morley Calvert: Suite from the Monteregian Hills; Anthony Holborne: Pavans, Galliards, Almaines (65); Alexander Arutiunian: Armenian Scenes; James P. Johnson: Charleston...
Performers: Beck, John [Percussion]; Campbell, Bob; Dube, Steven [Trumpet]; Hudson, Timothy; Ransom, Matt
Conductors: Hudson, Timothy
Ensemble: Carolina Brass

Class Brass - Firedance / Empire Brass

1 CD / Telarc / 1999-05-25

Works: Maurice Ravel: Boléro; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto for Trum...
Performers: Amis, Ken; Flanagan, Richard; Hetzler, Mark; Ide, Steve; Miller, Gregory; Reese, Marc; Sauer, John; Smedvig, Rolf; Tiven, Rick; Wilkes, Steve
Conductors:
Ensemble: Empire Brass

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Barber, Copland / Matthew Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1987-09-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Aaron Copland: In the Beginning; Motets (4), for chorus
Performers: Denley, Catherine; Kettel, Gary; Martelli, Dominic; Masters, Rachel; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

'An imaginative and enterprising programme, extremely well sung and recorded' (Gramophone)

'An exquisite disc. Indispensable' (Acoustic Sounds Catalog, USA)

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