Tenor > Modern Period

100 Greatest TV Themes, Vol. 3

4 CD / Silva America / 2013-06-04

Works: Christopher Gunning: Agatha Christie's Poirot; Ronnie Hazlehurst: 'Allo 'Allo!, television series theme; John M. Keane: The Amazing Race, television series theme; Earle H. Hagen: The Andy Griffith Sh...
Performers: Blackman, Helena; Clark, Tara; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Frewen, Anthony [Vocals]; Greenup, Adam; Griggs, Johnny; Harvey, Anna; Russ, Herbie; Stiles, Mark; Sygit, Jen
Conductors: Fitzpatrick, James; Jolly, Evan
Ensemble: ; London Music Works; Michigan Music Works

Heart that Flutters - Songs by Duparc, Donizetti, Moore, Rossini, Ginastera / Lawrence Brownlee, tenor; Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-05-28

Works: Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Henri Duparc: Chanson triste; Le manoir de Rosemonde; Extase; Phidylé; Franz Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets I (3), for piano, S.158 (LW A102); Gaetano Donizetti: La Fil...
Performers: Brownlee, Lawrence; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

With an African-American spiritual, spectacular bel canto, romantic song and comic opera, Lawrence Brownlee unveils the breadth of his repertoire and the lyric tenor voice...continue...

Heart's Delight: The Songs of Richard Tauber / Piotr Beczala, tenor

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-28

Works: Franz Lehár: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (You Are My Heart's Delight) (from "Das Land des Lächelns"); Lippen schweigen (Lips Stay Silent) (from "Die lustige Witwe"); Gern hab' ich die Frau'n ...
Performers: Avital, Avi; Beczala, Piotr; Netrebko, Anna; Riddell, Duncan; Tauber, Richard
Conductors: Borowicz, Lukasz

Acclaimed Polish-born tenor Piotr Beczala pays tribute to the Austrian singer Richard Tauber (1891-1948), one of the most widely celebrated musical celebrities of his time....continue...
Recording information: Angel Recording Studios Ltd., London, England (10/2012)....continue...

Britten: Songs / Ian Bostridge, tenor; Antonio Pappano, piano; Xuefei Yang, guitar

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-05-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Hölderlin Fragments (6), song cycle, for tenor & piano, Op. 61; Songs from the Chinese, song cycle...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Yang, Xue Fei
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio

Ian Bostridge is one of the only few tenors who specialist in lieder. Known for his distinctive voice and performance style who finds the essence...continue...

Red Army Chorus: The Best of the Original Ensemble

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-05-21

Works: Zerjinski: Riders' March; Russian Traditional: Troika, folk song; Dark eyes ("Ochi chornye," "Black Eyes"), folk song; Eh, Ukhnyem (Song of the Volga Boatmen), folk song; Kalinka (Little Snowfall), f...
Performers: Gavva, Valeriy; Gluboky, Pyotr; Korshunov, Vadim; Maistruck, Vladimir; Martinov, Aleksey; Martinov, Alexey; Solovyanenko, Anatoly; Tumanyan, Barseg; Volkov, Igor; Zhaivoronok, Boris
Conductors: Maltsev, Anatoly; Agafonnikov, Igor
Ensemble: Red Star Red Army Chorus

An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-05-14

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Absterge Domine; In manus tuas; I call and cry to thee; Loquebantur variis linguis; Thomas Morley: Aprill is in my mistris face, madrigal for 4 voice...
Performers: Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time, and it is testament to their incredible skill and...continue...

The Choirs of the Red Army, Vol. 4 - Boris Alexandrov; Vadim Ruslanov, Evgeny Belyaev

1 CD / Frémeaux / 2013-05-14

Works: Alexander Alexandrov: Russian Hymn; O Vast Steppe, for men's chorus; Mark Fradkin: The Russian Plains, for male chorus; Serafim Tulikov: A Son of the Motherland, for men's chorus; Alexei Akimov: Song...
Performers: Belyaev, Evgeny; Frolov, S.; Gres, Nikolai; Pshenichny, Leonid; Ruslanov, Vadim [Vocals]; Shtefouts, V.

Schmidt: Book of the Seven Seals / Lippert, Rootering, Dasch, Nicoli, Chum. Luisi, MDR SO

2 CD / Querstand / 2013-05-14

Works: Franz Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (The Book of the Seven Seals), oratorio
Performers: Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schönheit, Michael
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Choir Leipzig; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The main choir-symphonic work by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, and one of the most important oratorios of the 20th century. A rarity both in concert...continue...

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3

6 CD / Silva America / 2013-05-07

Works: Marvin Hatley: Dance of the Cuckoos; Charlie Chaplin: Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons); Frank Churchill: Heigh-Ho (for Disney's Snow White); Paul Dukas: The...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Barlow, Craig Rhys [Vocals]; Blackman, Helena; Colby, Chuck; Ferreira, Keith; Hobson, Helen; Kershaw, Emma; Marshall, Chris; Paris, Richard; Russ, Herbie; Shannon, David; Stiles, Mark; W...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Music Works; N.Y. Jazz Orchestra; The Wire-Haired Terriers Athletic Social Club

The third installment in the series, 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 3 gathers together a sprawling collection of film music into a six-disc set. Spanning from 1930 to 2012, the set features themes fro...continue...

Bernstein: On the Town / Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine, David Garrison. Michael Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-02

Works: Leonard Bernstein: On the Town
Performers: Barrett, Michael; Benson, Lindsay; Collins, Stewart; Garrison, David; Harrison, Thomas; Ollmann, Kurt; Ramey, Samuel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

First choice, Deutsche Grammophon's new original album series, continues and offers 10 appealing new titles. This is the third batch of 10. Earlier releases have...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (06/1992)....continue...

Laugh with Classical Music - Vieuxtemps; Rimsky-Korsakov / Orbelian, Moscow CO; Italian Saxophone Quartet, John Aler, Donald George

1 CD / Delos / 2013-03-26

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon, for voice & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Ballet Suite no 1; The...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; George, Donald; Gershon, Grant; Khakhamov, Dmitry; Mauro, Lucy; Sergeev, Oleg
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine;
Ensemble: ; Italian Saxophone Quartet; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

"Laugh with classical music? Well, I never!" No doubt that's what far too many soberly dignified classical music fans might say upon learning of this...continue...

Schubert: Symphony No. 4; Britten: Serenade; Sibelius: Symphony no 2 / Gerald English, tenor; Hermann Baumann, horn. Barbirolli

2 CD / ICA Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 4 in C minor, D 417 "Tragic"; Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; English, Gerald
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli was one of the most versatile conductors of his generation, associated with composers and works of every era. These historic recordings, never...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne (02/07/1969)....continue...

Goffredo Petrassi: Partita; Divertimento; Quattro Inni Sacri; Coro di Morti / Carlo Putelli, Davide Malvestio. Francesco La Vecchia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Goffredo Petrassi: Divertimento in C major, for orchestra; Partita for orchestra; Quattro Inni Sacri for tenor, baritone & orchestra; Coro di Morti for male chorus, brass, 3 pianos, percussion & doub...
Performers: Malvestio, Davide; Putelli, Carlo
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Rome Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Goffredo Petrassi was one of the most important Italian composers of the twentieth century. Beginning with the previously unrecorded Divertimento in C, this release focuses...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium di via Conciliazione, Rome (2007-03-18_2007-03-19&2011-)....continue...

Walter Braunfels: Te Deum / Leonie Rysanek, Helmut Melchert

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-03-26

Works: Walter Braunfels: Te Deum, for 2 voices, mixed chorus & orchestra Op. 32
Performers: Melchert, Helmut; Rysanek, Leonie; Werner, Hermann
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: Gurzenich-Chor

Produced for a series of special concerts by Northwest German Radio, this 1952 recording was made on the occasion of the composer's 70th birthday. Günter...continue...
Recording information: 1952....continue...

Les plaisirs démodés - songs by Berge, Brel, Gagnon, Juster, Bécaud, Monnot / Marc Hervieux, tenor

1 CD / ATMA / 2013-03-19

Works: Daniel Lavoie: Il s'aiment, for voice & piano; Gilbert Bécaud: Et maintenant; La maison sous les arbres, for voice & piano; Michel Berger: Le blues du businessman, for voice & piano; Charles Dum...
Performers: Hervieux, Marc
Conductors: Laforest, Stéphane
Ensemble: ; Orchestre symphonique de Québec

Recorded in February 2013 before a live audience at the Salle Louis-Fréchette in the Grand Théâtre de Québec, tenor Marc Hervieux charms listeners with a...continue...
Recording information: Salle Louis-Fréchette Grand Théâtre de Québec, Québec, (02/2013)....continue...

The Britten Collection / Sioned Williams: harp; Ian Partridge: tenor; The Sixteen

3 CD / Coro / 2013-03-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; A Hymn of Saint Columba; Hymn to St Peter, Op. 56a; Antiphon, Op. 56b; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Festival Te Deum in E major,...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Daggett, Philip; Dean, Ruth; Hopkins, Jamie; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Outram, Rebecca; ...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral; The Sixteen

This superb collection, released in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Britten's birth, features all three of the The Sixteen's celebrated Britten recordings. Arguably the...continue...

Happy New Year: Opera Gala from Dresden / Diana Damrau; Piotr Beczala. Thielemann

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-12

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Gräfin Mariza; Die Csárdásfürstin; Die Zirkusprinzessin; Kaiserin Josephine; Der Teufelsreiter; Die Herzogin von Chicago; Das Veilchen vom Montmartre; D...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Denoke, Angela; Labin, Ana-Maria; Schopf, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

A content, marketing and promotional transformation for one of Europe's premiere classical music events.

A unique occasion, and a unique product offering - welcome 2013

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Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (2011-12-31&2012-12-29_2012-)....continue...

Lehar & Co. - 22 Arias from operettas by Strauss, Lehar and Kalman / Richard Tauber, tenor (rec. 1924 - 1946)

1 CD / Preiser / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Die Fledermaus; Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow; Frasquita; Friederike; Das Land des Lächelns; Paganini; Der Zarewitsch; Giuditta; ...
Performers: Novotna, Jarmila; Schwarz, Vera; Tauber, Richard; Vanconti, Carlotta
Conductors: Lehár, Franz

Recorded between 1924 and 1946, the legendary Richard Tauber shows his affinity for light music with a collection of arias from operettas by Strauss, Lehár...continue...

Benjamin Britten: Choral & Organ Music / Truro Cathedral Choir, Luke Bond, organ, Christopher Gray, conductor

1 CD / Regent Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ in E flat major; Corpus Christi Carol, for voice or unison chorus & organ; The Sycamore Tree, carol for chorus; Hymn to the Virg...
Performers: Badve, Glen [Treble]; Bond, Luke [Organ]; Gregory, Marc [Photography]; Hawker, Nicholas; Hunkin, Jonathan [Treble]; Mitchell, Sam; Venton, Piran [Treble Vocal]
Conductors: Gray, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Truro Cathedral Choir

Though Britten's choral music is firmly rooted in the English tradition, it has its own fresh, distinctive voice whose influence has been remarkably far-reaching. The...continue...
Recording information: Truro Cathedral (07/14/2010-07/16/2010)....continue...

Amore: The Opera Album

1 CD / Universal Import / 2013-02-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Les Pecheurs de Perles; Jules Massenet: Werther; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Um...
Performers: Cottle, Lawrence; Jason, Neil; Johnson, Bashiri [Percussion]; Watson, Russell
Conductors: Ingman, Nick; Hayward, William; Dodd, Nicholas; Lubbock, John

Personnel: Russell Watson (tenor)....continue...

The End of the Day: The Music of Arni Björnsson / James Lisney: piano; Jaime Martin: flute; Elizabeth Layton: violin

2 CD / Smekkleysa / 2013-02-12

Works: Arni Björnsson: Little Suite for string orchestra; Sonata for piano in D minor, Op 3; Icelandic Folk Songs (4) for flute & piano; Rómanza for violin & piano no 1, Op. 6; Rómanza for vi...
Performers: Gudbjornsson, Gunnar; Layton, Elizabeth; Lisney, James; Martin, Jaime [Flute]; Thorhallsdottir, Bjorg
Conductors: ; Baldvinsson, Tryggvi M.; Bragason, Helgi
Ensemble: Árni Björnsson Quartet; Hafnarfjordur Chamber Choir; Icelandic Festival Marching Band

The release of this double album of Árni Björnsson's music was issued to mark the centenary of his birth in December 1905. The recording brings...continue...

Max D'Ollone: Cantatas, Choirs & Symphonic Music [Includes Book] / Flemish Radio Choir

2 CD / 1-2-3-4-GO / 2013-02-12

Works: Max D'Ollone: Frédégonde, for 2 sopranos, tenor & orchestra; Sous-bois, for chorus & orchestra; L'Été, for chorus & orchestra; Mélusine, for soprano, tenor, bass & orchestra;...
Performers: Alexeiev, Evgueniy; Derder, Joris; Kalinine, Marie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Schepens, Noelle; Vidal, Mathias
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: ; Flemish Radio Choir

Max d'Ollone studied with Massenet, was a contemporary of Richard Strauss, and cultivated a deeply Romantic approach to vocal music. The Prix de Rome competition...continue...
Recording information: KVS de Bruxelles (03/13/2012-03/17/2012); La Salle Flagey de Bruxelles (03/13/2012-03/17/2012); KVS de Bruxelles (06/18/2012-06/22/2012); La Salle Flagey de Bruxelles (06/18/201...continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Seine gröáten Erfolge

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Adolphe Adam: Der Postillon von Lonjumeau; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Allessandro Stradella; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangelimann; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote...
Performers: Schmidt, Joseph

Boris Blacher: Preussisches Marchen / Lisa Otto, Ivan Sardi, Manfred Rohrl, Gerti Zeumer. Caspar Richter [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-01-29

Works: Boris Blacher: Preussisches Marchen, opera
Performers: Grobe, Donald; Otto, Lisa; Sardi, Ivan; Zeumer, Gerti
Conductors: Richter, Caspar
Ensemble: Deutsche Opera Berlin

On the surface we see a comic version of the Hauptmann von Köpenick story -- a devastatingly satirical ballet-opera critique of Germany's past that was...continue...
Run Time: 103 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Salzburg Festival 1981 - Songs by Massenet, Fauré, Tosti, Mompou, Turina, de Falla / José Carreras, tenor; Edoardo Muller, piano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Jules Massenet: Pensée d'automne; Elégie; Poème d'amour; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Toujours, song for voice & piano (Poème d'un jour), Op. 21/2;...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Muller, Eduardo [Conductor]

Accompanied by Edoardo Müller, José Carreras' recital of 1981 takes us from the French song with piano by Massenet and Fauré to the canciones of...continue...
Recording information: Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (08/16/1981)....continue...

José Carreras: Live Comeback Concerts - arias, songs, zarzuela arias by Grieg, Tosti, Toldra, Catala, Mompou, Vives, Puccini et al. / José Carreras, tenor

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Edvard Grieg: Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3; Spoken Word: Jose Carreras welcomes his audience; Paolo Tosti: Romanze (3); Eduardo Toldrá: Canticel for voice & or...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Scalera, Vincenzo; Schneider, Ronald

Jose Carreras was known as part of the "big three" tenors of the twentieth century, among Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. This new disc presents...continue...

Dolci Napoli - Neapolitan Songs by Cannio, Vian, Russo, D'Esposito, Roven, Bovio, Nardella et al. / Charles Castronovo, tenor

1 CD / GPR Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Rodolfo Falvo: Guapparia; Dicitencello vuie; Enrico Cannio: O surdato 'nnammurato; Antonio Vian: Luna rossa, for voice & orchestra; Eduardo di Capua: Ah! Maria, Marì, song for voice & piano (or ...
Performers: Castronovo, Charles
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sweet Nectar

Of Dolci Napoli, one of Charlie's biggest fans says; 'Charlie's talent and dedication has earned him much success and I believe his debut album of...continue...

José Carreras: Verona Live, with Caballé, Kollo, Cotrubas, Nucci, Dimtrova, Raimondi, Ramey, Marton et al. / José Carreras, tenor

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: ...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Caballé, Montserrat; Canonici, Luca; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Carroli, Silvano; Cotrubas, Ileana; Dimitrova, Ghena; Domingo, Placido; Dvorsky, Peter; Furlanetto, ...
Conductors: Franci, Carlo; Collado, Jose

This live recording took place in August of 1988 in the Arena di Verona in honor of legendary tenor Jose Carreras, celebrating his recovery from...continue...
Recording information: Verona (08/08/1988)....continue...

Celebrating Classical Music of Wales

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Robat Arwyn: Benedictus; Karl Jenkins: Adiemus, for female voices & orchestra; Kayama, for chorus; Hymn, for chorus; The Armed Man; Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto; César Franck: Panis a...
Performers: Dewi Ellis Jones; Edwards, Gwawr [Vocals]; Finch, Catrin; Jones, Aled; Jones, Gwynn Hughes; Jones, Iona; Jones, Paul Carey; Kempster, David; Llewelyn-Jones, Iwan; Meirion, Rhys; O'Neill, Dennis [Teno...

José Carreras: Live in Vienna - Songs & Arias by Fauré, Massenet, Truina, Liszt, Puccini, Tosti, Falvo et al. / José Carreras, tenor; Vincenzo Scalera, piano

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Jules Massenet: Poème d'amour; Joaquín Turina: Los dos miedos, poema en forma de canciones, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. ...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Scalera, Vincenzo

This disc marks Jose Carreras' "comeback" performance following his battle with Leukemia. This live recording includes work by Faure, Liszt, Puccini and many others. Carrera...continue...
Recording information: 09/16/1988....continue...

Leon Kirchner: Revelations

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2013-01-24

Works: Leon Kirchner: Little Suite, for piano; Dawn, for chorus & piano; Songs (3), for voice & piano; Words from Wordsworth, for chorus & piano; A Moment for Roger, for piano; The Twilight Stood, for voice...
Performers: Bassi, James [Tenor Vocal]; Chan, Kelvin; Clark, Eileen; Cluver, Martha; Dudley, Eric; Fan, Joel; Fuchs, Andrew; Gavett, Jeffrey [Bass Baritone]; Griffin, Avery; Hensrud, Matthew; Hoagland, Diana; Ho...
Conductors: Dunn, Scott

Essential 20th Century Classics - Over 2 hours of captivating modern classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus; Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; C...
Performers: Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Currie, Colin; Devos, Louis; Donohoe, Peter; du Pre, Jacqueline; Fischer-Dieskau, Manuel; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Hendricks, Bar...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Prêtre, Georges; Penderecki, Krzysztof; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kaljuste, Tönu; Metzmacher, Ingo; B...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Essential 20th Century Classics is a 2-CD set featuring a collection of important works written between 1901 and 2000. This period is sometimes thought of...continue...

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...

Britten: The Rape of Lucretia / Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Britton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright. Knussen

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Performers: Bostridge, Ian
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

Ian Bostridge has continued to be a success in performing ever since his operatic debut in 1994. Collaborating with orchestras such as Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna...continue...
Personnel: Sussie Ahlberg (vocals).

Recording information: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk (06/11/2011/06/13/2011)....continue...

Groáe Tenöre der Musikgeschichte, Vol. 2

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; I lombardi; Attila; La traviata; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Geo...
Performers: Bada, Angelo; de Luca, Giuseppe; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gigli, Beniamino; Homer, Louise; Pinza, Ezio; Rethberg, Elisabeth
Conductors: Bourdon, Rosario; Setti, Giulio; Reibold, Bruno; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Shilkret, Nathaniel; Olivieri, Dino; Ricci, Ruggiero; Sabajno, Carlo; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Ghione, Franco; Colling...

Black Manhattan, Vol. 2 / The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, Rick Benjamin. Anita Johnson, Robert Mack and Edward Pleasant

1 CD / New World / 2012-12-11

Works: Eubie Blake: Shuffle Along; Fizz Water; Bert Williams: Nobody, song; Wilbur Sweatman: That's Got 'Em!, rag for piano (or orchestra); Al. Johns: Honey Lamb, ballad for voice & piano; Will H. Dixon: Br...
Performers: Benjamin, Rick [Conductor]; Johnson, Anita; Mack, Robert; Pleasant, Edward; Sato, Arthur; Williams, Linda Thompson
Conductors: Benjamin, Rick
Ensemble: ; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

Recording information: Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (06/01/2012-06/02/2012)....continue...

Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 3; Concerto for Orchestra / Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Paroles tissées (Woven words), for tenor & 20 solo instruments; Symphony no 3
Performers: Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Rowicki, Witold; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

The 20th century inspired music that was provocative and challenging - music that in many ways we are still corning to terms with. The ideas...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice, Poland (09/28/1972); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (09/28/1972); The Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk (Aldeburgh Fe (09/28/19...continue...

Willy Burkhard: The face of Isaiah, The Year / Locher, Hunziker, Brechbuhler, Boog, Friedli

2 CD / Musiques Suisses / 2012-12-05

Works: Willy Burkhard: Das Gesicht Jesajas, oratorio for soloist, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op 41; Das Jahr, oratorio, Op. 62
Performers: Boog, Maya; Hunziker, Bernhard; Rosen, Rudolf; Sauer, Thomas
Conductors: Koch, Alois

The big oratorios by Hermann Suter (1870-1926), Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), Frank Martin (1890-1974), and Willy Burkhard (1900-1955) are among the most remarkable Swiss works written...continue...
Recording information: Jesuitenkirche Luzern (04/12/2000); Stadtkirche Winterthur (04/12/2000); Jesuitenkirche Luzern (09/02/2012); Stadtkirche Winterthur (09/02/2012)....continue...

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

Forever Domingo: Placido Domingo sings Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Rossini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-11-19

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Guy d'Hardelot: Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra); Ern...
Performers: Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gullino, Walter; Milnes, Sherrill; Plowright, Rosalind
Conductors: Peeters, Marcel; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Abbado, Claudio

Vergiss mein Nicht

2 CD / Red/membran / 2012-11-19

Works: Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Maurus Katt: Wenn mein Herz Heimweh hat; Hans Moltkau: Geh' nicht fort; Niemals lass ich dich allein; Nico Dostal: Monika; Gunter Georgy-Engelhardt: Gondel, gleite du h...
Performers: Fahberg, Antonia; Sailer, Friederike; Stankovski, Ernst; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Mareczek, Fritz; Stech, Willi; Becker, Gerhard

Legacy: Rostropovich and Britten - Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Pezzo capriccioso; Britten: Gloriana (exc.) / English CO, Aldeburgh Festival Singers, Peter Pears [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 62; Romeo & Juliet Fantasy...
Performers: Pears, Peter, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

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Rostropovich's way with the Variations on a Rococo Theme, to which he gives rich tone and a high level of expressiveness, is altogether winning, and...continue...
Run Time: 68 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Country of Origin: Germany
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Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dante Quartet

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...

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Hush a Bye: Music for Children - gentle lullabies and quiet music

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2012-10-30

Works: English Traditional: Hush a Bye Baby; Traditional: Sleep My Baby; Mervyn Burtch: Sleep, my gentle child; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Anonymou...
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Giles, Ian; Souter, Martin; Spring, Matthew; Stowe, Sara

Gentle lullabies and quiet music combine to form this special program of music to invite sleep. Unlike most calming programs, this release relies on real...continue...
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Orff: Carmina Burana; Catulli Carmina; Trionf di Afrodite / Putz, Grobe, Cousins, McDaniel et al. Ferdinand Leitner

3 CD / Acanta / 2012-10-30

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Catulli Carmina, scenic cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Trionfo di Afrodite, scenic concert in 7 scenes
Performers: Becker, Werner; Bode, Hannelore; Cousins, Michael; Durrler, Brigitte; Grobe, Donald; Hermann, Roland; Kaufhold, Karl; Malone, Carol; Maxen, Toni; McDaniel, Barry; Nocker, Hans Gunther; Peysang, Andre...
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: ; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

In these complete recordings Ferdinand Leitner conducts the Kölner Rundfunkchor, the Tölzer Knabenchor and the Kölner-Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester. The soloists featured are Ruth-Margret ...continue...

Benjamin Britten: Canticles III & IV; Heart of the Matter; A Birthday Hansel; Folksong arrangements / Nicholas Phan, tenor

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn & piano; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; A Birthday Hansel, song cycle for tenor & harp, Op. 92; Canticle V; Folksong...
Performers: Huang, Myra; Magen, Sivan; Montone, Jennifer; Phan, Nicholas

Nicholas Phan follows up last year's successful solo debut with Still Falls the Rain, focusing on works inspired by Britten's key collaborators including Dennis Brain,...continue...

My Spirit Sang / Hailstork, Finzi, Ticheli, Furman, Adderley, Morrow / Atlanta Singers

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2012-10-09

Works: Gerald Finzi: My Spirit Sang All Day, song; Frank Ticheli: Earth Song, for chorus; There will be rest, for chorus; James Furman: Hehlehlooyuh, for choir; Craig Courtney: Ukrainian Alleluia, for choru...
Performers: Arens, Michael; Bartholic, Christina; Blalock, David; Clinton, Tyrone; Gunter, Timothy; Lower, Cheryl; Paige, Aaron; Timmerman, Frank; Webb, Tyrone
Conductors: Morrow, David
Ensemble: Atlanta Singers

The Atlanta Singers are a professional vocal ensemble known for innovative programming and engaging performance style. Now in their 33rd season, the group has developed...continue...
Recording information: Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA (10/06/2009/10/09/2009)....continue...