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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...

Agostino Steffani: Duetti da Camera / Alan Curtis; Daniela Mazzucato, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Esswood, John Elwes

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Agostino Steffani: Tu m'aspettasti al mare, chamber duet; M'hai da piangere un dì, chamber duet; Io voglio provar, chamber duet; Placidissime catene; Gia tu parti, chamber duet; E perché...
Performers: Curtis, Alan; Elwes, John; Esswood, Paul; Mazzucato, Daniela; Moller, Wouter; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Curtis, Alan

The name of Baroque composer Agostine Steffani (1654-1728) has been much in the air recently, and we have taken this opportunity to revive an Archiv...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Studio Lankwitz (09/1981)....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...

Drama Queens / Joyce Didonato, soprano; Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Giuseppe Maria Orlandini: Berenice; Giovanni Porta: Ifigenia in Aulide; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Alessandro; Reinhard Keiser: Fredegunda; Octavia; Johann Adolf Hasse:...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Grammy® Award winner Joyce DiDonato joins conductor Alan Curtis and Il complesso barocco for Drama Queens, an electrifying program of royal arias the 1rom 7th...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Italy (07/16/2012-07/22/2012)....continue...

Handel: Sacred Music - Includes Messiah; A Song for St Cecilia's Day; Streams of Pleasure; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno / Crowe, Croft, Gauvin, Lemieux, Fink, Varcoe [6 CD]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Theodora, HWV 68; Alexander Balus, HWV 65; Susanna, HWV 66; Juda...
Performers: Corti, Francesco; Cousin, Florian; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Crowe, Lucy; Dawson, Lynne; Gauvin, Karina; Graf, Hans Peter; Moor, Chris de; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Wieboldt, Nils
Conductors: Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Minkowski, Marc; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano; Il Complesso Barocco; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy ; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

This glittering Christmas boxed set gathers the finest Handel sacred music recordings from the Naïve catalogue including A Song for St Cecilia's Day, Messiah and...continue...

Royal Handel - a collection of favorite orchestral and vocal works / Piau, Petibon, Crowe, Bayo, Fink, Minkowski et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-09-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Rodelinda; Sonata for Flute in F major; A Song for St. Cecilia's Day; Joseph and His Brethren; L' Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato; Belshazzar; Il Tri...
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Cousin, Florian; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Crowe, Lucy; Expert, Robert; Gaillard, Heloise; Gauvin, Karina; Guerra, Alberto; Lehtipuu, Topi; Marsch, Molly; Petibon, Patricia; Piau, Sa...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; ; Minkowski, Marc; Montanari, Stefano; Curtis, Alan; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Sempe, Skip; Rousset, Christophe; Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Amarillis; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy ; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Les Talens Lyriques; Royal Academy Consort

Naive Classique presents Royal Handel, a special project dedicated to one of the baroque music masters. It presents highlights of Handel's opera, choral, sacred or...continue...

G.F. Handel: Deidamia / Kermes, Bonitatibus, Labelle, Panzarrella, Alan Curtis

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

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

Personnel: Michel Roubinet (vocals).

Recording information: Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena (07/2002)....continue...

Opera 2012 / Gheorghiu, Villazon, Damrau, Alagna, Dessay, Grigolo, DiDonato, Daniels

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Fille du Régiment; ...
Performers: Ades, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Veroni...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Ono, Kazushi; Viotti, Marcello; Pidò, Evelino; Morandi, Pier G.; Coppola, Anton; Armstrong, Richard; Bellincampi, Giordano; Curtis, Alan; Norrington, Roger; Faso...

Following the enormous success of the album OPERA 2011, Virgin Classics releases OPERA 2012. With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Ladies Sing Baroque / Piau, Kozena, Lemieux, Antonacci, Petibon, Stutzmann, Crowe et al.

2 CD / Naïve / 2012-03-27

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat mater dolorosa a due; Antonio Vivaldi: Mottetto In furore iustissimae irae; Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710; Juditha triumphans; La verità in cimento; Orlando furioso;...
Performers: Antonacci, Anna Caterina [Soprano]; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Bertini, Rossana; Cangemi, Veronica; Cousin, Florian; Crowe, Lucy; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kazimierczuk, Angela; ...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Dantone, Ottavio; Minkowski, Marc; Sardelli, Federico Maria; Marchi, Alessandro de; Spering, Christoph; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Rousset, Christophe; ; Curtis, Alan; Antonini,...
Ensemble: ; Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Bizzarrie Armoniche; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Amarillis; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Gre...

Naïve Classique presents a special project dedicated to the gorgeous voices that enlighten masterpieces of the baroque masters, featuring Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Karina Gauvin,...continue...

Bellissimo Baroque: Handel & Vivaldi Arias

1 CD / Dynamic / 2011-10-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina; Ariodante; Aci, Galatea e Polifemo; Antonio Vivaldi: Catone in Utica; Motezuma
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Bertagnolli, Gemma; Cangemi, Veronica; Cherici, Laura; Edwards, Simon; Gens, Veronique; Gottwald, Franziska; Hallenberg, Ann; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lepore, Carlo; Mingardo, Sara; Prian...
Conductors: Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Curtis, Alan; Florio, Antonio

Recording information: 2001; 2004; 2008; 2009....continue...

Vivaldi: Montezuma / Alan Curtis, Priante, Nesi, Cherici [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-10-03

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Montezuma, opera in 3 acts, RV 723
Performers: Cherici, Laura; Gottwald, Franziska; Nesi, Mary-Ellen; Priante, Vito
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Run Time: 153 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0,
Subtitles: French, Englsih, German, Spanish, Italian
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Streams of Pleasure: Solos & Duets by G.F. Handel / Karina Gauvin, soprano; Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-09-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61; Theodora, HWV 68; Alexander balus, HWV 65; Susanna, HWV 66; Judas maccabaeus, HWV 63; Joseph and his brethren, HWV 59; Joshua, HWV 64; Solomon, HWV 67; Al...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

In this highly anticipated recording, Canadian singers Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Karina Gauvin perform some of the most beautiful and beloved solos and duets composed by...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Italy (01/2011)....continue...

Vivaldi Best Loved Adagios / Fabio Biondi, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Europa Galante and Ensemble Matheus

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Andromeda Liberata; Concerto for Lute in G minor "La Notte" RV 439; Stabat Mater, RV 621; Concerto for Violin & second violin in A major 'Per eco in Lontano', RV 552; Laudate Pueri D...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Jaroussky, Philippe; See, Janet
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Parrott, Andrew; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Warren-Green, Christopher; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; Taverner Players

Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...continue...

Handel: Ariodante / Curtis, DiDonato

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-06-07

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

In this complete recording of Ariodante, Alan Curtis, a supreme Handelian conductor and scholar, joins forces with glorious mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato, who, with her...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Ferma, Lonigo, Italy (01/03/2010-01/11/2010)....continue...

Best Handel 50 / EMI

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ariodante; Arianna in Creta; Radamisto; Orlando; Armino; Serse; Giulio Cesare; Teseo; Alcina; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Wa...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Auger, Arleen; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Genaux, Vivica; Gilchrist, Jane; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jaroussky, Ph...
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; ; Norrington, Roger; Rousset, Christophe; Hickox, Richard; Nelson, John; Briger, Alexander; Linde, Hans-Martin; McGegan, Nicholas; P...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...continue...

Essential Vivaldi

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardel...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Brown, Rachel; Butterfield, Adrian; Chang, Han-Na; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; D'Arcangelo, Ildebran...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Brown, Iona; Tognetti, Richard; Warren-Green, Christopher; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Auriacombe, Louis; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Halstead, Anthony; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [V...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Il Complesso Barocco; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble); Virtuosi of England

Vivaldi: Ecole Su'l Termodonte / Curtis, Il Complesso Barocco / Stains, Nesi, et al [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710
Performers: Cherici, Laura; Dordolo, Luca; Nesi, Mary-Ellen; Stains, Zachary
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Run Time: 136 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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The World of the Castrati: The Voice of Angels

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione; Giulio Cesare; Ariodante; Alcina; Serse; Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Fernando, re di Castiglia; Faramondo; Antonio Caldara: La Pass...
Performers: Baldi, Antonio; Bedini, Domenico; Blythe, Stephanie; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Cafarelli; Carestini, Giovanni; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cicognani, Giuseppe; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Des...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Hickox, Richard; Rousset, Christophe; Christie, William; Bolton, Ivor; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; Bicket, Har...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of...continue...

Opera 2010

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago; Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda; Orlando finto pazz...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Ciofi, Patrizia; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Diana; Daniels,...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Müller, Eduardo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Muti, Riccardo; Langrée, Louis; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Bicket, Harry; Bateman, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Harding...

Following the enormous success of the album 'Opera 2009', EMI Classics releases Opera 2010. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Salve Regina: Sacred Music From Naples

1 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Leonardo Leo: Salve Regina for voice, strings & continuo in C minor; Salve Regina in F major; Concerto for Cello in D minor (from 6 Concerti per violoncello), L. 60; Alessandro Scarlatti: Salve Regin...
Performers: Jones, Catherine [Cello]; Nesi, Mary-Ellen; Perugi, Andrea
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo (12/18/2008-12/20/2008)....continue...

Best Tenor Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Roccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today...continue...

Porpora: Arias / Alan Curtis, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-08-25

Works: Nicola Porpora: Adelaide, opera; Ezio, opera; Polifemo, opera; Festa d'Imeneo, opera; Orlando, opera; Arianna in Nasso, opera
Performers: Gauvin, Karina
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

With her enchanting voice, profound musicality and extraordinary vocal range, the Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin has been seducing audiences and critics around the world. Following...continue...

Handel: Ezio / Curtis, Prina, Hallenberg, Giustiniani, Gauvin, Andersen, Priante, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ezio, HWV 29
Performers: Andersen, Marianne; Gauvin, Karina; Giustiniani, Anicio Zorzi; Hallenberg, Ann; Priante, Vito; Prina, Sonia
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

The next installment in Alan Curtis' award-winning recordings of Handel's operas is a real rarity. Given only five performances in Handel's lifetime, this opera has...continue...

Handel Anniversary Edition 1759-2009 - Arias & Duets / Dessay, Daniels, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Admeto, Rè di Tessag...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Banditelli, Gloria; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daneman, Sophie; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Dessay, Natalie; DiD...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; ; Curtis, Alan; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Hickox, Richard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Basses Réunies ; Raglan Baroque Players

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Virgin Classics is releasing a 2-CD collection of his finest arias and duets. This generous selection includes...continue...

Handel: Admeto, Arminio, Deidamia, Radamisto, Rodrigo, Fernando / Alan Curtis, Furio Zanasi, et al

16 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5; Radamisto, HWV 12; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Sosarme, HWV 30; Arminio, HWV 36; Deidamia
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banditelli, Gloria; Banerjee, Neal; Beaumont, Maite; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Buwalda, Sytse; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Che...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This 16-CD boxed set contains six complete Handel operas composed over a period of more than 30 years, and arrives just in time to celebrate...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Curtis, DiDonato, Beaumont, Gauvin, Cherici, Priante, Il Complesso Barocco, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Beaumont, Maite; Cherici, Laura; DiDonato, Joyce; Gauvin, Karina; Priante, Vito; Prina, Sonia; Rensburg, Kobie van
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

"This new recording is interesting partly for the casting of a mezzo-soprano in the title role. Anyone wondering about this aspect should worry no further:...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...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...

Caro Amor/Various

2 CD / Sony Classical Import Import / 2009-03-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Alcina; Arminio; Poro; Rinaldo; Admeto; Serse; Rodelinda; Il Pastor Fido; Salomon; Semele; Radamisto; Giulio Cesare; Armida Abbandonata; Riccardo Primo; Messiah; C...
Performers: Bayo, Maria; Boldoczki, Gabor; Bostridge, Ian; Ciomei, Sergio; Dasch, Annette; Gadzala, Artur; Kasarova, Vesselina; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsi...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan; Bicket, Harry; Goodwin, Paul; Stephenson, Mark; Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: ; Hanover Band; Il Complesso Barocco; London Musici Chamber Choir

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

Best Tenor Arias 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te...continue...

Sento Brillar

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2008-08-19

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ottone; Arianna in Creta; Il Pastor Fido, opera, HWV 8c; Ariodante; Alcina
Performers: Kasarova, Vesselina
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Handel: Tolomeo / Curtis, Hallenberg, Gauvin, Basso, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-03-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, opera, HWV 25
Performers: Basso, Romina; Bonitatibus, Anna; Gauvin, Karina; Hallenberg, Ann; Spagnoli, Pietro
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Following highly acclaimed, award-winning recordings of Handel’s 'Rodelinda' and 'Floridante' and Vivaldi's 'Motezuma', Alan Curtis and his Il Complesso Barocco bring another neglected Baroque j...continue...

Best 100 Vivaldi

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, Claron; Place, Aliso...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Following the success of the previous 'Best Mozart 100' and 'Best Beethoven 100', EMI classics is proud to offer the latest composer to get the...continue...

Vivaldi Adagios

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-12-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Andromeda Liberata, serenata (opera; attributed); Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Amen; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & continuo i...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Jaroussky, Philippe; See, Janet
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Parrott, Andrew; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Warren-Green, Christopher; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Matheus Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

Compiled from Virgin Classics’ rich Vivaldi discography, and drawn from the composer’s instrumental and vocal works (both operatic and religious), each track is performed by...continue...

Vivaldi: 100 Chefs d'Ouvre

6 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-09-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Labelle, Dominique; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Lisi, Leonardo de; McFadden, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Parrott, Andrew; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Medlam, Charles; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; London Baroque; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Teatro Lírico (Ensemble)

Handel: Floridante / Alan Curtis, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Floridante, HWV 14
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mijanovic, Marijana; Novaro, Riccardo; Priante, Vito; Rostorf-Zamir, Sharon
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Pre-eminent Baroque specialist Alan Curtis sheds light on another neglected opera masterpiece. Following the critical acclaim of his milestone recording Rodelinda, Curtis turns his attention...continue...

Handel: Fernando Re Di Castiglia / Curtis

2 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-02-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sosarme, HWV 30
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banerjee, Neal; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Pizzolato, Marianna; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Fernando, re di Castiglia is not a title most opera-goers will be familiar with. Alan Curtis has prepared his own edition of Fernando, which is...continue...

Vivaldi: Montezuma / Curtis, Priante, Mijanovic, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-05-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Montezuma, opera in 3 acts, RV 723
Performers: Basso, Romina; Beaumont, Maite; Invernizzi, Roberta; Kalna, Inga; Mijanovic, Marijana; Priante, Vito
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

"The performance is stunning. Vivaldi augments the usual strings and winds with horns and trumpets, and Curtis leads a rich reading, filled with more drama...continue...

Amor e Gelosia - Handel / Patrizia Ciofi, Joyce Di Donato

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Poro, Rè dell'Indie, HWV 28; Rinaldo; Rodelinda; Silla, HWV 10; Sosarme, HWV 30; Faramondo; Atalanta; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Orlando; MEDLEY; Admeto, Rè di Tess...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Curtis, Alan; DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Alan Curtis' new recording brings together two singers already familiar to the Virgin label - Joyce Di Donato in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and Patrizia Ciofi...continue...

Scarlatti: Lettere Amorose / Ciofi, Bonitatibus, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2003-08-05

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Piangete, occhi dolenti, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo; Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 208/L 238; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 532/L 223; Tinte a...
Performers: Bonitatibus, Anna; Ciofi, Patrizia; Curtis, Alan
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco