Tenor > Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Janacek: Msa Glagolskaja, Amarus / Jílek, Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Amarus
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hora, Jan; Kopcak, Sergej; Nemeckova, Kvetosjava; Pribyl, Vilem; Randova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová / Mackerras, Benacková, Straka, etc

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Kát'a Kabanov
Performers: Bauerova, Martina; Benackova, Gabriela; Buresova, Dana; Harvanek, Zdenek; Kopp, Miroslav; Kundlak, Jozef; Peckova, Dagmar; Randova, Eva; Straka, Peter; Vele, Ludek
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus

"...Gabriela Benackova...has been able to fill the National Theatre in Prague whenever she sings the role. She sings beautifully here..Janacek's admirers will certainly want to...continue...

The Decca Delius Edition / Charles Mackerras [8 CDs]

8 CD / Decca / 2012-01-24

Works: Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchestra, RT vi/17; A Village Romeo and Juliet; North Country Sketches, for orchestra, RT vi/20; Appalachia - Ame...
Performers: Evans, Rebecca; Forsberg, Bengt; Hampson, Thomas; Hoare, Peter [; Kars, Jean-Rodolphe; Little, Tasmin; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Mora, Barry; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Washington, Daniel
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Collins, Anthony

Marking the 150th Anniversary of Delius' birth date in 1862, Decca Classics releases the 'Delius Edition' - the most comprehensive Collection of Delius' music ever...continue...

Essential Handel

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Organ Concerto no 13 in F "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"; Sarabande; Water Piece, suite for trumpet, strings & continuo in D ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Aveling, Valda; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bostridge, Ian; Coburn, Pamela; Dickinson, John [trumpet]; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Jones, Dell...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bicket, Harry; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Armand, Georges; Briger, Alexander; Faerber, Jörg; Hughes, Owain Arwel; McGegan, Nicholas; Menuhin, Yehudi; Auriacombe, Louis; Barb...

Included are many familiar pieces from the enormous output of George Frideric Handel, one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era. They range from...continue...

Songs from Mozart, Bellini, Haydn, Handel, Donizetti

1 CD / Bella Voce Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Franz Joseph Haydn: Pie...
Performers: Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Cantelo, April; Nilsson, Raymond; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

Richard Strauss: Die Liebe Der Danae

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Liebe der Danae
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Belcourt, Emile; Dickerson, Bernard; Dobson, John; Finnie, Linda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gale, Elisabeth; Hargan, Alison; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Moses, Geoffrey; Plowright, Rosal...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

100 Chefs-D'oeuvre

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Concerto pour clarinette en la majeur, K. 622; Symphony no 25 en sol mineur, K. 183; Concerto pour piano no 21 en ut majeur, K. 467; Sym...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Car...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Nash Ensemble; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Schubert: Mass in E flat major; Mozart / Mackerras, Kühmeier, Mayer, et al

1 CD / Carus / 2009-07-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 6 in E flat major, D 950; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339
Performers: Kühmeier, Genia; Mayer, Christa; Ringelhahn, Oliver; Robinson, Timothy; Rose, Matthew [Bass Voice]
Conductors: ; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Dresden State Opera Chorus

"While listening to Charles Mackerras' splendid recording of Schubert's E flat major Mass, one might well come to wonder why the work is not performed...continue...

Janacek: Vec Makropulos; Lachian Dances

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-07-14

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10; Lachian (Lasské) Dances (6) for orchestra, JW 6/17
Performers: Czakov, Anna; Dvorsky, Peter; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Krejcik, Vladimir; Mixova, Ivana; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Huybrechts, François

BBC Music Magazine
For those wanting a Czech-language performance of Janácek's opera of mortality, Mackerras's 1978 account, led by the intelligently conceived Emilia Marty of Elisabe...continue...

Bruce Martin: A Life in Song

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Franz Schubert: Il traditor deluso ("Ahimè, i...
Performers: Brimer, Michael; Charles, Ron; Martin, Bruce; Remedios, Alberto
Conductors: Measham, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Verbicky, Vladimir; Cree, Edgar

In a career lasting almost 40 years, the operatic bass bruce martin has taken his place among the great singers of the age. He has...continue...

Janácek: Msa Glagolskaja; Amarus

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Amarus, cantata for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, JW 3/6
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hora, Jan; Kopcak, Sergej; Nemeckova, Kvetoslava; Pribyl, Vilem; Vodicka, Leo Marian; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jilek, Frantisek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Martinu: Julietta Orchestra Suite and Fragments / Sir Charles Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-06-06

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Julietta, suite from the opera, H. 253b (arranged by Vostrák); Julietta, fragments (3) from the opera for soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 253a
Performers: Davislim, Steve; Demuthov, Daniela; Goncalves, Frederic; Kosarek, Karel; Kosinov, Milada; Kozena, Magdalena; Lagrange, Michele; Mrackova-Fucikov, Veronika; Pychov, Stepanka; Teste, Nicolas
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

World Premiere Recording decades after Martinu's death. Live Recording from the work's world premiere on December 12, 2008. Features Australians Steve Davislim and Czech specialist...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Mackerras/Royal Opera, Keenlyside, DiDonato, Vargas [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Gleadow, Robert; Halfvarson, Eric; Keenlyside, Simon; Ketelsen, Kyle; Persson, Miah; Poplavskaya, Marina; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

'Don Giovanni' is one of the timeless classics of all opera. Mozart's music, and the words of his great collaborator Da Ponte, are brought to...continue...
Run Time: 202 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Mackerras/Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Keenlyside, Vargas, Ketelsen [2 Blu-Ray]

2 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Gleadow, Robert; Halfvarson, Eric; Keenlyside, Simon; Ketelsen, Kyle; Persson, Miah; Poplavskaya, Marina; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as BOA 1009. 'Don Giovanni' is...continue...
Run Time: 202 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish and I...continue...

Icon - Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Boito, Mascagni, Giordano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; Macbeth; Un ba...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baratti, Giuseppe; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; K...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe was one of the world's leading operatic divas during the latter part of the 20th century. This 4-CD set brings together...continue...

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah, Trevo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Classical 2009 [Barnes & Noble exclusive] / Brightman, Pavarotti, Callas, Villazón, Domingo, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-11-25

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Ennio Morricone: Il ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Ball, Michael; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bo, Alfie; Brightman, Sarah; Bronder, Peter; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chang, Sarah; Cle...
Conductors: Reed, Michael; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Jojic, Boris; Nemcová, Miriam; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardner, Edward; Prizeman, Robert; Handley, Vernon; D...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); EMO Ensemble; G-String; German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen; Le Concert d'Astrée ; London Musici; The English Concert

Classical 2009 gathers the biggest names in classical music on two specially priced CDs. Legends from Maria Callas and Luciano Pavarotti to Andrés Segovia and...continue...

Opera in English - R. Strauss: Salome / Mackerras, Bullock, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-11-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene; Salome, Op. 54
Performers: Begley, Roger; Broadbent, Graeme; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Rebecca de Pont; Druiett, Michael; Elliott, Alasdair; Evans, Wynford; Ewing, Alan; Graham-Hall, John; Judson, Colin; Parry, R...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"For any who are reluctant to go near 'Salome' in English I would recommend reconsidering. Quite apart from the fact that this recording captures one...continue...

Vintage Collection - Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe, etc / Mackerras, et al

2 CD / Regis Records / 2008-11-03

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Iolanthe; Pineapple Poll
Performers: Dean, Yvonne; Drummond-Grant, Ann; Green, Martyn; Halman, Ella; Mitchell, Margaret; Morgan, Fisher; Osborn, Leonard; Styler, Alan; Thornton, Eric
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

Cult Operas of the 1970s: Mozart; Beethoven; Weber; etc. / Hamburg State Opera [10 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der F...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Ahlin, Cvetka; Blankenburg, Heinz; Blankenburg, Heinz Horst; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Cassilly, Richard; Deutekom, Christina; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fliether, Herbert; Flores...
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Stein, Horst; Ludwig, Leopold; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Janowski, Marek; Maderna, Bruno; Kuntzsch, Matthias
Ensemble: Hamburg State Opera Chorus; Hamburg State Opera Orchestra; NDR Children's Chorus

This DVD box set contains ten historical studio productions from the Hamburg State Opera....continue...
Run Time: 1320 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Mackerras, Miles, Focile, et al

3 CD / Telarc / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Corbelli, Alessandro; Davies, Ryland; Evans, Rebecca; Focile, Nuccia; Mentzer, Susanne; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Murphy, Suzanne; Vaness, Carol
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Mackerras, Skovhus, Brewer, Lott, Corbelli, et al

3 CD / Telarc / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Chiummo, Umberto; Corbelli, Alessandro; Focile, Nuccia; Hadley, Jerry; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Skovhus, Bo [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte / Mackerras, Hendricks, Anderson

2 CD / Telarc / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bernheimer, Julia; Bishop, Michael [Engineer]; Dawson, John; Hadley, Jerry; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hornik, Gottfried; Ison, Daniel; Lloyd, ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Mackerras, Lott, Hadley, et al

3 CD / Telarc / 2008-09-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Corbelli, Alessandro; Focile, Nuccia; Hadley, Jerry; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mozart: Highlights from The Magic Flute, Così fan tutte

2 CD / Telarc / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Cachemaille, Gilles; Corbelli, Alessandro; Focile, Nuccia; Hadley, Jerry; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Mozart: Highlights from Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro

2 CD / Telarc / 2008-08-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Brewer, Christine; Chiummo, Umberto; Corbelli, Alessandro; Davies, Ryland; Evans, Rebecca; Focile, Nuccia; Hadley, Jerry; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Mentzer, Susanne; Miles,...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Britten: Billy Budd / Mackerras, Pears, Glossop [DVD]

1 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers: Glossop, Peter; Langdon, Michael; Luxon, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

This recording was the first film of any Britten opera and is the only version to star Peter Pears, who originated the role of Captain...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Mozart: Così Fan Tutte, K 588 / Mackerras, Watson, Montague, Maltman, Spence, Garrett, Et Al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Cohen, John; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Montague, Diana; Schneider, Ronald; Spence, Toby; Watkin, David; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

'Cosi fan tutte' is Mozart's third opera to a Da Ponte libretto. It is in 'opera buffa' style and has only six characters, two couples...continue...

Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Decca Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Hudecov, Zuzana; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Krejcik, Vladimir; Marova, Libuse; Novak, Richard; Ondraskov, Miriam; Popp, Lucia; Randova, Eva; Saray, Peter; Zigmundov, Eva; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

BBC Music Magazine
The first in the original astringent but atmospheric scoring. Mackerras is slightly less warmly idiomatic than his Czech rivals, but it's better sung.
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Personnel: Peter Saray, Eva Zigmundová, Ivana Mixova, Vaclav Zitek, Eva Randova, Eva Hríbiková, Miriam Ondrásková, Zuzana Hudecová, Libuse Marova, Vladimir Krejcik, Richa...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies / Mackerras, et al

5 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Roth, Detlef; Skelton, Stuart; Watson, Janice; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Sir Charles Mackerras leads an electrifying live reading of Beethoven's complete symphonies, vividly recorded at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival. The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is in...continue...

Puccini Opera Favourites

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-05-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Campora, Giuseppe; Cavalli, Floriana; Corelli, Franco; Craig, Charles; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Alfredo...
Conductors: Collins, Michael; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Ferraris, Franco; Santini, Gabriele; Magiera, Leone; Gardelli, Lamberto; Fistoulari...

The Originals - Janacek: Jenufa, etc / Mackerras, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa; Jealousy
Performers: Dvorsky, Peter; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jonasova, Jana; Mixova, Ivana; Mrazova, Marie; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pokorna, Jindra; Popp, Lucia; Randova, Eva; Söderström, Elisabeth; Soukupova, Vera; Zitek,...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Despite some fine, recent competition (including the English-language Chandos release) this 1982 recording is still the Jenufa to own. Charles Mackerras, long a Janacek champion,...continue...

Janacek: The Makropulos Case / Mackerras, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Leos Janácek: The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), opera, JW 1/10; Spoken Word: Interview with Sir Charles Mackerras
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Brubaker, Robert; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Danby, Graeme; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Graham-Hall, John; Tudor-Thomas, Susanna; Walker, Thomas; Wegner, John; Wilkinson, Kathleen...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

"Sir Charles Mackerras conducts with the energy of a man possessed, confirming his status as the world's pre-eminent Janácek interpreter and producing a blistering performance...continue...

Janacek: The Operas / Mackerras, Vienna Philharmonic

9 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa; Jealousy; Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); The Cunning Little Vixen; From the House of the Dead- Suite; The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), ope...
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Czakov, Anna; Drechsler, Hedwig; Dvorsky, Peter; Hribikov, Eva; Hudecov, Zuzana; Jahn, Gertrude; Janska, Jaroslava; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jonasova, Jana; Joran, Jiri; Kniplova, Nadezda; K...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
Charles Mackerras's partnership with soprano Söderström produced definitive and superbly recorded studio performances of Kát'a Kabanová, Jenufa and...continue...

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...continue...

Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová, etc / Mackerras, Söderström, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová, opera, JW 1/8; Capriccio for Piano left hand and Winds "Defiance"; Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon
Performers: Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Drechsler, Hedwig; Dvorsky, Peter; Jahn, Gertrude; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kniplova, Nadezda; Krejcik, Vladimir; Marova, Libuse; Pavlova, Jitka; Soderstrom, Elisabeth; Soucek, Jaro...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Atherton, David
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta members; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...Charles Mackerras's long knowledge of the score has flowered into the richest account of it he has yet given... he draws wonderful playing from the...continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Kozenà, Mackerras, Scottish CO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Kozená, Magdalena; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Milne, Lisa; Relyea, John; Rice, Christine; Schneider, Ronald; Trost, Rainer; Watkin, David
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

With all of its dramatic characters driven by pure emotion- vengeance, obsession, hate, and grace- 'La Clemenza' contains some of the most gripping music in...continue...

Handel - Mozart: Messiah / Mackerras, Lott, Palmer, Langridge

2 CD / Signum UK / 2006-04-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Birch, John; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Simmons, Raymond; Troon, Vivian
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Huddersfield Choral Society

A stellar line up of soloists, conductor, choir and orchestra combine forces in this re-mastered 2 CD set of Mozart's arrangement of Handel's much loved...continue...

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte highlights / Sir Charles Mackerras

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Bernheimer, Julia; Dawson, John; Hadley, Jerry; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hornik, Gottfried; Ison, Daniel; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Miles, ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Chorus; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

...the sound is outstanding both clean and rich. American Record Guide...continue...

Mozart: Così fan tutte Highlights / Mackerras, Lott, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Corbelli, Alessandro; Focile, Nuccia; Hadley, Jerry; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Edinburgh Festival Chorus; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mackerras is a magician in Mozart... This was a theatrical performance pulsating with wit and emotion... The Sunday Times...continue...

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro Highlights / Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-01-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Corbelli, Alessandro; Davies, Ryland; Evans, Rebecca; Fisher, John; Focile, Nuccia; Mentzer, Susanne; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Murphy, Suzanne; Renner, Barbara Pease; Smith...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

...tingling with life. The London Financial Times...continue...

Opera in English - Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Mackerras

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-11-22

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Bonner, Yvette; Clarke, Paul Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hesketh-Harvey, Kit; Hill, Louis; Howard, Yvonne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Montague, Diana; Moses, Geoff...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"By almost any reckoning, this is the most popular of Czech operas, in the repertory of almost every opera house, so it is astonishing how...continue...

Janácek, Dvorák, Smetana, Verdi, Puccini: Arias / Benackov

1 CD / Supraphon / 2005-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Bedrich Smetana: Libuse; Prodaná neve...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Depoltova, Eva; Pribyl, Vilem; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil; Neumann, Václav; Kosler, Zdenek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jilek, Frantisek
Ensemble: ; Brno Janácek Opera Orchestra ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus

Favorite Mozart Arias / Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-08-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Corbelli, Alessandro; Focile, Nuccia; Hadley, Jerry; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

"A richly-varied selection of favorite aria..."...continue...

Gluck: Alceste / Mackerras, Baker, Tear, et al

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2005-06-04

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Best, Matthew; Curtis, Mark; Davies, Maldwyn; Gelling, Philip; Hall, Elaine Mary; Roe, Janice Hooper; Shirley-Quirk, John; Summers, Jonathan; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"...In this [performance], Dame Janet gave one of the great performances of her life: she is extraordinary as Gluck's Alceste, a part that in the...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: The Magic Flute / Mackerras

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bronder, Peter; Chambers, Celia; Cullagh, Majella; Evans, Rebecca; Fikret, Nazan; Fox, Sarah; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Graham-Hall, John; Hancock, Gareth; Jones, Victoria; Keenl...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Sir Charles Mackerras has spent many years researching performance practice of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is a noted authority on Mozart's operas, having...continue...

Britten Conducts Britten Operas Vol 2

10 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64; Phaedra, Op. 93; The Rape of Lucretia; Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54; Death in Venice, opera, Op. 88; Gloriana, opera, Op. 53
Performers: Adams, Stephen James; Ainsley, John Mark; Alder, Eric; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barstow, Josephine; Bates, Angela Vernon; Bauer, Michael; Bowen, Kenneth; Bowma...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Welsh National Opera Chorus

These recordings of the remaining five Britten operas in the Decca catalog are conducted by mixture of the composer and two colleagues, Steuart Bedford and...continue...

Donizetti: Maria Stuarda / Mackerras, Baker, Tinsley, et al

2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2005-03-02

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Du Plessis, Christian; Erwen, Keith; Garrard, Don; Gunn, Audrey; Tinsley, Pauline
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra

In 1982, Dame Janet Baker made a highly regarded studio recording of Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, sung in English. Featuring Rosalind Plowright and David Rendall, and...continue...

Janacek: Jenufa / Mackerras, Watson, Barstow, Ellet, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Drumm, Imelda; Ellet, Charlotte; Fairs, Alan; Hampton, Claire; Hay, Rosemary; McCullough, Marian; Pope, Sarah; Robson, Nigel; Vaughan, Elizabet...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

"Watson's voice is beautiful, lyrical and warm, and she delineates a moving interpretation. Most of the singers, who are all closely miked, have good diction,...continue...