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Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / John Eliot Gardiner

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Alcina; Terpsichore; Il pastor fido
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Davies, Maldwyn; Findlay, Jane; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Ragin, Derek Lee; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene; Sm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach Cantatas, Vol. 2

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2010-03-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 2, "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2; Cantata no 10, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren," BWV 10 (BC A175); Cantata no 76, "Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gotte...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Larsson, Lisa; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

SDG's Bach Cantata series Vol 2: Cantatas for the Second Sunday after Trinity & Cantatas for the Third Sunday after Trinity. Performing to an audience...continue...

Prima Donna: First Ladies Of Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2010-02-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberf...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Caballé, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Garanca, Elina; Gheor...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Noseda, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Fischer, Adam; Rose, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Roberto; Christie, William; Abel, Yve...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists; International Chamber Soloists; Les Arts Florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; The English Concert

Prima Donna: The First Ladies of Music is Decca's newest tribute to Opera's greatest stars. This 2 for 1 album features Renee Fleming, Anna Netrebko,...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol. 13 / John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2010-01-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 62 (BC A2); Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cant...
Performers: Geller, Brigitte
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

England My England - Music from Original Soundtrack

1 CD / United States Of Distribution / 2009-09-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Suite for trumpet & organ in D minor; Bid the virtues; Work(s); In guilty night, Z 134; Indian Queen, Z 630; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Close thine ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Blackadder, David; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Dawson, Lynne; Graham, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Thoma...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This release contains music from the original soundtrack of the prize-winning movie which Tony Palmer directed about the great English composer Henry Purcell. Very little...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas, Vol 4 / Ansbach, Haddington, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2009-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107); Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 186, "Ärgre dich, O Seele, n...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Loges, Stephan; Lunn, Joanne; Rensburg, Kobie van; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

John Eliot Gardiner's Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine award-winning Bach Cantata series on SDG continues with five Cantatas for the Sixth and Seventh Sunday after...continue...

Esprit - Melancolique

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-05-26

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei, Op. 11; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G mino...
Performers: Gastinel, Anne [cello]; Korcia, Laurent; Piau, Sandrine; Sokolov, Grigory
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe; ; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Antonini, Giovanni; Gardiner, John Eliot; Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Concerto Italiano; English Baroque Soloists; Il Giardino Armonico; Les talens lyriques

Bach: Cantatas Vol 20 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2009-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 144 "Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin" BWV 144; Cantata no 84, "Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke," BWV 84; Cantata no 92, "Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sin...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Keith, Gillian; Loges, Stephen; Oxley, James; Persson, Miah
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Soli Deo Gloria offers the next installment in its award-winning Bach Cantata series, a double album featuring cantatas for the second and third Sunday before...continue...

Gluck: Alcesta / John Eliot Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists, Anne Sophie von Otter, Paul Groves [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Christoph W. Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Caton, Frederic; Groves, Paul; Henschell, Deitrich; Massenot, Gladys; Tezier, Ludovic; Thebault, Hjordis; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

This release features a stark yet powerful production of Gluck's Baroque masterpiece Alceste....continue...

Händel: Israel in Egypt; Zadok the Priest; The King Shall Rejoice

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Coronation Anthem; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Deam, Donna; Holton, Ruth; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Priday, Elisabeth; Purves, Christopher; Robertson, Nicholas; Salmon, Philip; Tindall, Paul; Tusa, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Cantatas Vol 17 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2008-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 143 "'Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele" BWV 143; Cantata no 41, "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset" BWV 41; Cantata no 16, "Herr Gott, dich loben wir" BWV 16; Cantata no 171, "Gott...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Holton, Ruth
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

John Eliot Gardiner's Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine award-winning Bach Cantata series on SDG continues with six cantatas (BWV 16, 41, 58, 143 153 &...continue...

Angels - Christmas with the Great Sopranos / Bonney, Fleming, Te Kanawa, Price, Sutherland, Tebaldi, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2008-10-14

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Christmas Traditional: Good King ...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bonney, Barbara; Clark, Patricia; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; McNair, Sylvia; Price, Leontyne; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Ka...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Delfs, Andreas; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard; Marin, Ion; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Pinnock, Trevor; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Guadagno, Anton; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; R...

Celebrate Christmas with some of the most beautiful melodies written for the holidays, sung by the most gorgeous voices. With opera stars both past and...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 5 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2008-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 178, "Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält" BWV 178; Cantata no 136, "Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz" BWV 136; Cantata no 45, "Es ist dir gesagt, Me...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Lunn, Joanne; Rogers, Jane; Schwarz, Gotthold; Sherratt, Brindley
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

John Eliot Gardiner's Bach cantata series continues with this new release featuring cantatas for the eighth and tenth Sunday after Trinity. The set begins with...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 25 / Gardiner, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2008-05-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 86, "Wahrlich, wahrlich ich sage euch" BWV 86; Cantata no 87, "Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen" BWV 87; Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97;...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Davislim, Steve; Fuge, Katharine; Iconomou, Panajotis; Loges, Stephan; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"In the two disc volume twenty five of the series, Gardiner includes three cantatas for the fifth Sunday after Easter and three for the Sunday...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 27 / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2008-02-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 184, "Erwünschtes Freudenlicht" BWV 184; Cantata no 175, "Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen und führet sie ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Genz, Christoph; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Holton, Ruth; Larsson, Lisa; Loges, Stephen
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Volume 27 pairs the two surviving cantatas for Whit Tuesday with four works for Trinity Sunday, and the beloved "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" as the...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 6 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2007-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 69a, "Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele," BWV 69a; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 137, "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König ...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan; Fuge, Katharine; Genz, Christoph; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Keith, Gillian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"As I have noted in reviews of other recordings in this series, the level of performance is extraordinarily high. The grueling schedule of travel, rehearsal...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 16 / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2007-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Cantata no 152, "Tritt auf due Glaubensbahn" BWV 152; Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122; Ca...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Keith, Gillian; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

"As I have noted in reviews of other recordings in this series, the level of performance is extraordinarily high. The grueling schedule of travel, rehearsal...continue...

Originals - Handel: Saul / Gardiner, Miles, Dawson, Ragin, Ainsley

3 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Brown, Donna; Dawson, Lynne; Holton, Ruth; Mackie, Neil; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Oberst, Simon; Ragin, Derek Lee; Salmon, Philip; Savage, Richard; Slane, Philip
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Handel: Agrippina / Gardiner, Jones, Miles, Ragin, et al

3 CD / Philips / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina
Performers: Brown, Donna; Chance, Michael; Clarkson, Julian; Jones, Della; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Mosley, George; Ragin, Derek Lee; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Della Jones gives a masterful performance in the title role. John Eliot Gardiner has not recorded many Handel operas, nor directed many in the theatre....continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 23 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2007-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 150 "Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich" BWV 150; Cantata no 67, "Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ," BWV 67; Cantata no 34a, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe" (...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Keith, Gillian; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

With this release, the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage moves on to Arnstadt, where in 1703 an eighteen-year-old Bach was appointed organist of the Neue Kirche. It...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 22 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2007-01-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Cantata no 66, "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen," BWV 66; Cantata no 6, "Bleib bei uns,...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Keith, Gillian; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

This series goes from strength to strength with the first release for 2007 - Easter cantatas from Eisenach where Bach spent the first ten years...continue...

Handel: Solomon / Gardiner, Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is among the very finest of all Handel oratorio recordings. With panache, Gardiner shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian grandeur even with clean...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 7 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2006-06-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 25, "Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe," BWV 25; Cantata no 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78; Cantata no 17, "Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich" BWV 17; Can...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Hartelius, Malin; Harvey, Peter Harvey
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is Volume 7 of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage series. These cantatas are for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, recorded on September 24, 2000 at...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 15 / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2006-06-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe" BWV 64; Cantata no 151, "Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt" BWV 151; Cantata no 57, "Selig ist der Mann" BWV 57; Cantata no 133,...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Keith, Gillian; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Following on from the enormous success of SDG's 2005 release of 'Bach Christmas Cantatas,' here is another jewel from the crown of Sir John Eliot...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 19 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-11-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 155, "Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange" BWV 155; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (BC A33); Cantata no 13, "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" BWV...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fuge, Katharine; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lunn, Joanne; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Resistance is useless with these Epiphany cantatas, taken from Bach Cantata Pilgrimage concerts in Greenwich and Romsey Abbey in January 2000. Gerald Finley's bass arias...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 21 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-11-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22; Cantata no 23, "Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn," BWV 23; Cantata no 127, "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" ...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Hartelius, Malin; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Holton, Ruth; Oxley, James
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Gardiner's lively and articulate responses to Bach's dance rhythms which refresh and enliven the music, often in a quite distinctive way."...continue...

Bach J.S.: Christmas Oratorio Bwv 248 / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot G

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2005-11-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Fink, Bernarda; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; McFadden, Claron
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

In the year 2000, Sir John Eliot Gardiner set out to perform all of Bachs sacred cantatas in churches around Europe and in New York....continue...
Run Time: 198 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: German, Frenc...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 14 / Gardiner, Fuge, Lunn, Tyson, et al

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 91, "Gelobet seist su, Jesu Christ," BWV 91; Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121; Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34; Cantata no 110,...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

"Another fine addition in to this refreshingly varied and unpredictable series." -Gramophone...continue...

Bach: Alles mit Gott, etc / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-07-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Alles mit Gott, BWV 1127; Cantata no 182, "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen," BWV 182; Cantata no 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54; Cantata no 71, "Gott ist mein K...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bury, Alison; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Debretzeni, Kati; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Hartelius, Malin; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Homburger, Maya; Keith, Gillian; Löff...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This single CD features the world premiere recording of J.S. Bachs 'Alles mit Gott' (BWV 1127) - an aria for soprano and strings composed in...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 10 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-06-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 39, "Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot," BWV 39; Cantata no 5, "Wo soll ich fliehen hin" BWV 5; Cantata no 90, "Es reisset euch ein schrecklich Ende," BWV 90; Cantata no...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

The first steps on this Bach pilgrimage lift the heart for the journey to come... [Gardiners] interpretations offer the finest attributes of period practice -...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 24 / Gardiner, Geller, Towers, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-03-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68); Cantata no 103, "Ihr werdet weinen und heulen" BWV 103; Cantata no 146, "Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal...
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Geller, Brigitte; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Standage, Silas; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This new set, Volume 24, bring live recordings from the Schlosskirchein Altenburg and St. Mary's in Warwick. The first three cantatas are concerned with the...continue...

Collectors Edition - Bach: Christmas Oratorio, etc

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Archer, Neill; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Campbell, Richard; Chance, Michael; Collin...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

Bach: Cantatas Vol 8 / Gardiner, Hartelius, Fuge, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2004-10-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 138, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz?" BWV 138; Cantata no 99, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan" BWV 99; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV ...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Guthrie, Thomas; Hartelius, Malin; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Gardiners forces give us spirituality, plus human drama. Listening, you almost feel like one of Bachs congregation. - The Times...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 1 / Gardiner, Lunn, Keith, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2004-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe" BWV 167; Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV 7; Cantata no 30, "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" BWV 30; Cantata no ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Henschel, Dietrich; Keith, Gillian; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

This is a magnificent achievement that illustrates how Gardiners independence gives him an increased capacity to reinvigorate our recording collections for years to come. -...continue...

The #1 Mozart Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffn...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, B...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Hogwood, Christopher; Anda, Géza; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; ; Böhm, Karl; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Baroque Soloists; Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

This set contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marge Marshall, Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks , Eva Lind , Lucia Popp, Cheryl Studer, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Agnes Baltsa, Anne ...continue...

Haydn: Heiligmesse, etc / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

1 CD / Philips Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 13 "Schöpfungmesse"; Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9; Insanae et Vanae Curae...
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Lehtipuu, Topi; Lunn, Joanne; Sherratt, Brindley
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Blue - Handel: Acis & Galatea / Gardiner, Burrowes, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"A joy... glorious singing." -International Music Guide This title was a Gramophone Award Winner for 1978 in the Early Music category. It has been digitally...continue...

Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine / Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Chance, Michael; Miles, Alastair; Monoyios, Ann; Naglia, Sandro; Pennicchi, Marinella; Robson, Nigel; Terfel, Bryn; Tucker, Mark
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; London Oratory Junior Choir; Monteverdi Choir

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Origin: USA
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Handel: Messiah / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Philips / 2003-01-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Brett, Charles; Hale, Robert; Marshall, Margaret; Mason, Timothy; Quirke, Saul; Robbin, Catherine; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Haydn: Nelsonmesse, Theresienmesse, etc / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Philips Import / 2003-01-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Te Deum in C major, H 23c no 1; Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Theresienmesse"), H. 22/12
Performers: Brown, Donna; Bruce-Payne, Sally; Butterfield, Peter; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Gardiner's soloists are as minutely responsive as his choir and orchestra, with the pure-toned Donna Brown ethereal in the two 'Et incarnatus est' settings and...continue...

Mozart: Così Fan Tutte / Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Gilfry, Rodney; James, Eirian; Mannion, Rosa; Roocroft, Amanda; Trost, Rainer
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

"The first advantage of this film of the opera is Carlo Tommasi's ravishing decor that accords with what the libretto predicates, conjuring 18th-century Naples overlooked...continue...
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Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Gluck: Alceste / Gardiner, Von Otter, Groves, Beuron, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2002-09-10

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Fuge, Katharine; Groves, Paul; Henschel, Dietrich; Lunn, Joanne; Testé, Nicolas; Tezier, Ludovic; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"There has been no recording of the 1776 French version - musically richer, dramatically tauter and more human than the monumental, monolithic Italian original -...continue...

Vivaldi: Gloria; Handel: Dixit Dominus / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Philips / 2001-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; George Frederick Handel: Gloria, for soprano & orchestra (discovered in 2001); Dixit Dominus
Performers: Ballard, Lucy; Burt, Robert; Cameron, Margaret; Clarkson, Julian; Deam, Donna; Fuge, Katharine; Humphries, Charles; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Keith, Gillian; Lindberg, Jakob; Moody, Howard; O'Connor, Ror...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This new Philips recording includes a major Handel discovery, the "Gloria" for Soprano and String Orchestra, which recently came to light and has been called...continue...

Bach: Advent Cantatas / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 62 (BC A2)
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Lang, Petra; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Christmas Cantatas / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 64, "Sehet, welch eine Liebe" BWV 64; Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121; Cantata no 133, "Ich freue mich in dir" BWV ...
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Loges, Stephan; Monoyios, Ann; Muller, Rufus [Tenor Vocals]; Podger, Julian; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: 27th Sunday after Trinity, etc / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-10-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174)
Performers: Chance, Michael; Holton, Ruth; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"...The Monteverdi Choir is on excellent form and the solo line-up by and large a strong one. 'Wachet auf' needs a director with a good...continue...

Ave Maria - The Ultimate Sacred Christmas Album

1 CD / Decca / 2000-10-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; J...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Gormley, Michael G.; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Maria, Ave; McNair, Sylvia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scholl, Andreas; Scott, Joh...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chung, Myung-Whun; Norrington, Roger; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rose, Barry; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Dearnley, Christopher; Munchinger, Karl; Lewis, Henry; Solti...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Billed as "the ultimate sacred Christmas album," AVE MARIA has reason to claim the title: performances of some of the world's most beloved seasonal music by top international performers make this CD a...continue...

Bach: Whitsun Cantatas / Gardiner, English Baroque, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-07-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 59 "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" BWV 59; Cantata no 74, "Wer mich liebet, der...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Davislim, Steve; Fink, Bernarda; Foster, Christopher; Genz, Christoph; Hagen, Reinhard; Harvey, Peter; Jankova, Martina; Kozená, Magdalena
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Ascension Cantatas / Gardiner, English Baroque, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein" BWV 128; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (inco...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Chance, Michael; Genz, Christoph; Hagen, Reinhard; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111 & 156 / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-05-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 72, "Alles nur nach Gottes willen," BWV 72; Cantata no 73, "Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir" BWV 73; Cantata no 111, "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit"...
Performers: Lunn, Joanne; Podger, Julian; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir