Baroque Period > Handel, George Frideric

Shazam!

1 CD / Mark Custom Recording / 2013-06-25

Works: Greg Danner: Shazam!, for brass quintet; Sky Scenes, for brass ensemble; Scherzo, for band; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Charles Ives: Variations for Organ on "America"; Erik Satie: Sports et di...
Performers: Brass Arts Quintet

Personnel: Chris McCormick (trumpet); R. Winston Morris (tuba).

Recording information: Nashville Public Radio Studio, WPLN, Nashville, TN (01/02/2002-01/27/2002)....continue...

Alleluia - Arias by Mozart, Porpora, Handel, Vivaldi / Julia Lezhneva, soprano; Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini

1 CD / Decca / 2013-06-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Alleluia; George Frederick Handel: Saeviat tellus inter rigores, motet for soprano, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in D major, HWV 240; Nicola Porpora: In coelo stelle clare, motet for ...
Performers: Lezhneva, Julia
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico

Still in her early twenties, Lezhneva astounds audiences wherever she sings. Praised for her "Pure Tone" (Opernwelt) and "flawless technique" (Guardian), her brief appearance at...continue...

Charpentier: Messe de Minuit; Handel: Organ Concertos / Brad Hughtey, organ

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 9; In Nativitatem Domini Canticum, histoire sacrée for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, H. 416;...
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: Canterbury Choir; New Trinity Baroque

Handel Arias / Leif Aruhn-Solén, tenor; New Trinity Baroque

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano, HWV 18; Acis & Galatea, HWV 49; Samson, HWV 57; Semele, HWV 58; Athalia, HWV 52; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Jephtha, HWV 70; Partenope, HWV 27; Messiah, HW...
Performers: Aruhn-Solen, Leif
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: New Trinity Baroque

Victory and defeat, hope and despair, love and hate. In the operas and oratorios by George Frideric Handel, all aspects of life are explored. Spotlighting...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Atlanta (2009-04-30&2009-05-01&2009-)....continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus; Concerto No. 4 / Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Dixit Dominus (no 4), motet for soloists, chorus, 3 violins & continuo; Concerto grosso no 4 in G minor; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Cutting, Guy; Harris, Rachel; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Rees, Owen; Harris, Rachel
Ensemble: ; Choir of The QueenÆs College, Oxford

Following five critically acclaimed and immensely popular recordings for AVIE, the Brook Street Band embarks on their most ambitious project to date: a recording with...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (01/07/2013-01/09/2013)....continue...

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...
Performers: Hallenberg, Ann
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco

Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg and Il Complesso Barocco present a disc of Handel arias and orchestral pieces that span a narrow spectrum from the comparatively...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....continue...

Handel: Bad Guys - Countertenro arias from Tamerlano, Ariodante, Teseo, Amadigi di Gaula, Giulio Cesare / Xavier Sabata

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-04-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano; Ariodante; Teseo; Amadigi di Gaula; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Ottone, re di Germania
Performers: Sabata, Xavier
Conductors: Minasi, Riccardo
Ensemble: Il Pomo d'Oro

The exceptional Spanish counter-tenor Xavier Sabata expresses tears, joy and rage in his portrayal of the 'bad boys' from Handel's operas on this riveting new...continue...
Personnel: Xavier Sabata (countertenor).

Recording information: Lonigo, Villa San Fermo (Convento deo Pavoniani), Venez (08/25/2012-09/03/2012)....continue...

Marcello, Handel, Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto, Organ Concerto, 2 Sinfonias / Adrian Petrescu, oboe; Nicolae Licaret, organ

1 DVD Audio / AIX Records / 2013-03-26

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto; Sinfonia no 1 in G Major; Sinfonia no 2 in C Major
Conductors: Mandeal, Cristian
Ensemble: George Enescu State Philharmonic

Baroque Masterworks in full HD-Audio 5.1 performed by the Georges Enescu Philharmonic led by Cristian Mandeal. Users can select from 3 different audio mixes. Bonus...continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti Grossi (12), Op. 6, HWV 319-330
Conductors: Mallon, Kevin
Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble

Handel's Concerti Grossi contain some of the finest orchestral music of the eighteenth century. The Op. 6 collection brims with a wealth of variety, colour,...continue...
Recording information: Grace Church on the Hill, Toronto, Canada (08/15/2011-08/18/2011)....continue...

Enchanted Forest - Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli / Anna Prohaska, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Fida ninfa, RV 714; George Frederick Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A 14; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), HWV 122; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alcina, HWV 34; Henry Purcell: The Fairy ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Prohaska, Anna; Riches, Ashley [Bass Vocal]; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Archangelo

The Times, 16th March 2013
Superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen's instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate...continue...
Recording information: St John at Hackney Church, London; All Hallows' Church, (04/2012/09/2012)....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

The London Flute

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Francesco Mancini: Sonata for recorder & continuo no 4 in A minor; Francis Forcer: Chaconne for harpsichord in E major (from the Babell MS); Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor...
Performers: Coen, Bart [Recorder]; Milne, Nicholas; Stinders, Herman
Conductors:
Ensemble: Per Flauto

Recording information: Augustinus Kerk, Antwerp, Belgium (AMUZ) (01/05/2012-01/07/2012)....continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Meilleurs Moments - arias by vivaldi, Scarlatti, Handel and Brahms. Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina; George Frederick Handel: Mi palpita il Cor, HWV 132; Irene, idolo mio; Lungi da me, pensier tiranno!; Johannes Brahms: Neun Gesän...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Keesmaat, Amanda; Labbe, Marie-Celine; McMahon, Michael
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne

Just a few notes of Marie-Nicole Lemieux's velvety contralto is all it takes to fall under her spell. With her unique timbre, innate sense of...continue...

Bach: Orchestral Suites

2 CD / Red/membran / 2013-02-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 106...
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto

Recording information: 1954/1956....continue...

Sequialtera - organ works by Handel and Stanley / James Tibbles at New Zealand's historic Johannes Avery organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-02-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Pastor Fido; Esther; John Stanley: Voluntary for organ in D minor, Op. 5/8; Voluntary for organ in D major, Op. 6/5; John Blow: Voluntary for organ in C major; Arcangelo C...
Performers: Tibbles, James

Recording information: Ponsonby Baptist Church, Auckland (05/2006)....continue...

Roman Handel - Cantatas & instrumental works by Handel, Bonocini, Corelli, Lulier, Gasparini et al. / Kristen Watson, soprano

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute in B minor (Halle Sonata no 3), HWV 376 (possibly spurious); Tu fedel? Tu constante?, cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 171; Giovanni Bononcini:...
Performers: Irons, Jesse [Violin]; Watson, Kristen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musicians of the Old Post Road

Recording information: Church of the Redeemer, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (2011-05-23&2011-05-25_2011-)....continue...

Groáe Tenöre der Musikgeschichte, Vol. 3

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-02-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Otello; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Amilcare Ponchiell...
Performers: Alda, Frances; Amato, Pasquale; Ancona, Mario; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Farrar, Geraldine [Soprano Vocals]; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gogorza, Emilio de; Hempel, Frieda; Homer, Louise; Perini, ...

Handel: Alcina / Catherine Naglestad, Alice Coote, Helene Schneiderman, Catriona Smith. Alan Hacker [DVD]

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

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Coote, Alice; Naglestad, Catherine; Schneiderman, Helene; Smith, Catriona
Conductors: Hacker, Alan
Ensemble: Stuttgart State Orchestra

With this Alcina directing team Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito show just how modern Handel can be. The production is fascinating, conclusive, and full of...continue...
Run Time: 159 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen: Christmas and sacred music by J.S. Bach, Telemann & Handel / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1982)

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen (Psalm 111), TWV 714; George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Cant...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Hynninen, Jorma; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn; Schuster, Frits [Double Bass]; Sekreve, Henk; Waterman, Joël; Waterman, Robert
Conductors: Voorberg, Marinus

Acanta presents this 1982 re-issue of Christmas and sacred music featuring soprano Lucia Popp. During this time Lucia Popp had reached the height of her...continue...

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Handel: Deidamia / Sally Matthews, Veronica Cangemi, Olga Pasichnyk, Silvia Tro Santaté. Ivor Bolton [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Deidamia, opera
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Chiummo, Umberto; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Matthews, Sally; Pasichnyk, Olga; Santate, Silvia Tro; Schaafsma, Jan-Willem
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Concerto Koln

In Händel's last Italian opera, Deidamia, set at the time of the Trojan War, Achilles disguises himself as a woman and takes refuge at the...continue...
Run Time: 208 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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G.F. Handel: Italian Cantatas / Valentina Varriale, Mvsica Perdvta

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Mira, Lilla gentile, cantata for soprano, violin or cello & continuo (attributed); Tra le fiamme, HWV 170; Anonymous: La caduta di Icaro, cantata for soprano, 2 violins & con...
Performers: Varriale, Valentina
Conductors: Criscuolo, Renato
Ensemble: Musica Perduta

One of the greatest composers of the Baroque era, George Frideric Handel was born in Germany but spent most of his career living in London....continue...
Recording information: Millennium Audio Recording, Roma (11/28/2010); Oratorio P.P. Barnabiti, Rome (11/28/2010); Millennium Audio Recording, Roma (2011-12-14_2011-12-16&2012-); Oratorio P.P. Barnabit...continue...

Handel's Delight / Joerg Waschinski; Baroque and Blue

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op. 1 no 4; Sonata for Flute in D major, HWV 378; German Arias (9); Sonata for Flute and Basso continuo in B minor,...
Performers: Waschinski, Jorg
Conductors:
Ensemble: Baroque and Blue

In a time when the prevailing performance practice is keen on "authenticity" the Handel's Delight project stands out. Sopranisto Jörg Waschinski and Baroque and Blue...continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Sendesaal, WDR Funkhaus Köln (02/25/2012-02/27/2012)....continue...

Bach: Magnificat; Handel: Dixit Dominus / Concerto Koln, Bavarian Radio Chorus

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Concerto Koln

With the release of Bach's Magnificat and Händel's Dixit Dominus, the Bavarian Radio Chorus joins forces with the Concerto Köln to produce another festive CD...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (11/17/2011-11/19/2011)....continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Natalie Dessay, Lawrence Zazzo, isabel Leonard, Varduhi Abrahamyan et al. [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Abrahamyan, Varduhi; Berg, Nathan; Dessay, Natalie; Dumaux, Christophe; Lefevre, Aimery; Leonard, Isabel; Visse, Dominique; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Haim, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Handels popular opera, Giulio Cesare, is named after the great Roman emperor, but it's most memorable character is Cleopatra. In this production by Laurent Pelly...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...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


Works:

Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Greatest Hits in Classical Music

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Doppelkonzert d-moll, BWV 1043; D0moll, BWV 565; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1; George Frederick Handel: Feuerwerksmusik; Franz Joseph Haydn: Londoner Symphonie Nr. 104 D-Dur...
Performers: Becker-Foss, Hans-Christoph; Bergreich, Magda; Goldmann, Dieter; Hockanson, Leonard; Schmalfuss, Peter; Spitkova, Helena; Stanceva, Svetlana; Streter, Kamil; Szabo, Imre
Conductors: Macci, Francesco; Lark, Sidney; Redel, Kurt; Scholz, Alfred; Delande, Alberto; Petroschoff, Vladimir; Delgado, Ernst; Bengston, Sven; Armstrong, J.; Bertrand, L.; Falk, Peter; Münchner, Herbert;...
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Includes work(s): die verkaufte braut: ouvertüre, stretta / by various composers.

Includes work(s): scheherazade: das meer (thema) / bilder e by various composers....continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

3 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op.6/3, HWV 321; Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6/5, HWV 323; Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op.6/7, HWV 325; Conce...
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Over the past 30 years, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam has established a strong national and international reputation. The ensemble is famous for the high quality and...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede, NL (2010-11-29_2010-12-01&2011-)....continue...

Handel: English Arias from Saul, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus, Solomon / James Bowman, countertenor

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Choice of Hercules; Esther; Saul; Belshazzar; Theodora; Judas Maccabaeus; Solomon
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

This mid-priced Hyperion reissue offers a comprehensive program of Handel's arias from such famous English oratorios as Saul, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus and Solomon. The world-famous...continue...
Recording information: 1992-03-??&1995-03-09_1995-....continue...

Handel's finest arias for Base Voice / Christopher Purves, bass

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-12-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a; Acis and Galatea, HW V49a; Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a; Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72; L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55; La Resurrezione, HWV 4...
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Arcangelo

The magnificent voice of Christopher Purves is featured on this unique recital disc of Handel's bass arias. The works heard here demonstrate the range and...continue...
Personnel: Christopher Purves (bass voice).

Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (01/19/2012-01/24/2012)....continue...

December Lights

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Go Tell It on the Mountain, Christmas song (American); Sleep Little Jesus (Slaap nu...
Performers: Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Rieu, André; Skota, Kimmy [Vocals]
Conductors: Rieu, André

The Mood of Fifty Shades of Grey, arranged by Sheldon Cohen

1 CD / Quicksilver Records / 2012-12-04

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Beau soir; La fille ...
Conductors: Cohen, Sheldon
Ensemble: Pacific Pops Orchestra

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

50 Shades of Classical [Box Set]

3 CD / Big Eye / 2012-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for piano no 8 in ...
Performers: Ahlert, Bernd; Capova, Sylvia; Cernecka, Ida; Dechenne, Danielle; Goldmann, Dieter; Kraus, Eberhard; Ksendzov, Nora [Piano]; Lagendaal, Henrik; McKenzie, Silas [Piano]; Penn, Virginia [Violin]; Pivka...
Conductors: Langer, Walter; Raucheisen, Michael; Lang, Ferdinand; ; Chabala, Zdenek; Kovats, Zoltan
Ensemble: ; Caspar da Salo Quartett

Handel: Agrippina / Geb, Matsui, Wiles, Braun, Cordier, Simper, Wachter, Baehr. Saarlandisches Staatsorchester. Konrad Junghanel [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Intergroove Media / 2012-11-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6
Performers: Cordier, David; Geb, Susanne; Matsui, Hiroshi
Conductors: Junghanel, Konrad
Ensemble: Saarlandisches Staatsorchester

Recorded live at the Saarbrucken State Theatre in 2008 this spectacular new production of the baroque masterpiece has received critical recognition, with reviewer Frank Herkommer...continue...

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...

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Baroque Legacy: Bach and his Contemporaries performed on Double Bass / Bach, Couperin, Eccles, Handel / Jeremy McCoy, double bass

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsich...
Performers: Donahue, Shirien Taylor; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; McCoy, Jeremy; Milisavljevic, Milan; Muroki, Kurt; Murphy, Kevin; Szepes, Caterina

Jeremy McCoy is assistant principal double bass with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Now in his 28th season at the Met, he also maintains an active...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York (02/13/2011); Dominion Chalmers United Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canad (02/13/2011); American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York...continue...

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Marie-Nicole Lemieux; Karina Gauvin; Emöke Baráth; Romina Basso; Filippo; Mineccia; Johannes Weisser; Milena Storti; Gianluca Buratto

3 CD / Naïve / 2012-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This exciting studio recording is the second project resulting from the collaboration between Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin and conductor and harpsichordist Alan Curtis' award winning...continue...
Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (11/2011)....continue...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Schubert, Handel, Herbeck / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, conductor

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cordier, David; Humphries, Charles; Köhler, Axel [Countertenor Vocal]; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschick, Peter; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Symphony

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart,...continue...

Christmas Through the Centuries / di Lasso, Praetorius, Eccard

2 CD / Ars Musici / 2012-11-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Gregorian Chant: Puer natus est nobis, introit; Viderunt omnes, gradual in mode 5 (Liber Usualis, no 409; GR. 33); Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cant...
Performers: Lehrndorfer, Franz [Organ]; Sack, Albrecht; Schmidt, Dirk; Stiefermann, Kay; Strock, Katrin [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: ; Gos, P. Johannes Berchmans; Zobeley, Martin; Hennig, Heinz; Toll, Winfried; Kammler, Reinhard; Mehl, Arnold; Breiding, Jörg; Schönheit, Michael; Sump, Georg
Ensemble: ; Augsburger Domsingknaben; Camerata Vocale Freiburg; Chursächsische Capelle Leipzig ; Fiori Musicali (Germany); Flautando Köln ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Gruppe für Alte Musik Mün...

"Christmas throughout the ages" - the present CD is a kind of brief cultural history through music....continue...

Handel: Rinaldo / David Walker, Deborah York, David Daniels. Bavarian State Opera, Harry Bicket [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo
Performers: Daniels, David; Walker, David; York, Deborah
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Opera-goers were quick to latch onto such a glittering and star-studded production. David Alden's production of Rinaldo was a riot from beginning to end, brilliantly...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian...continue...

The Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harpsichord / Music of Bach, Bohm, Greene, Purcell, Couperin, Handel / Andrew Arthur, harpsichord

1 CD / Priory / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Georg Böhm: W...
Performers: Arthur, Andrew

The harpsichord at Trinity Hall, Cambridge was built by Andrew Garlick in 2009 and is modeled on one made by Goujon in 1748 and offers...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge (01/10/2012/01/11/2012)....continue...

Handel: Italian Duets / Susanna Rydén, Gemma Bertagnolli, Harmonices Mundi, Claudio Astronio

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Work(s); Italian Duets; Va, speme infida, duet for 2 sopranos & continuo, HWV 199; Amor gioje mi porge, for 2 soprano voices & continuo, HWV180; Toccata; Ahi nelle sorti uman...
Performers: Bertagnoli, Gemma [Soprano Vocal]; Ryden, Susanne
Conductors: Astronio, Claudio
Ensemble: Harmonices Mundi

The marvelously affecting Italian Duets have long remained favorites among Handel's oeuvre, distinct markers of the influences of the young Saxon's early trips to Rome...continue...
Recording information: Vereinshaus, Lengmoos, Süd-Tirol (07/26/2009-07/29/2009)....continue...