Baroque Period > Gardiner, John Eliot

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Ascension Day - Lfenneke Ruiten, Meg Bragle, Andrew Tortise, Dietrich Henschel / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (incomplete), BWV 37; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt ...
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Ruiten, Lenneke; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

The ambitious Bach Cantata Pilgrimage recording project is finally truly complete! The Ascension Cantatas were left unrecorded in 2000 due to noise issues, but were...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England (2012-05-10&2012-05-11_2012-)....continue...

The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]

30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; Recorded Sound: Applause; C...
Performers: Bilson, Malcolm; Bonney, Barbara; Montague, Diana; Robson, Nigel; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Christmas / Magdalena Kozena, Bernarda Fink, Michael Chance, James Gilchrist, Christoph Genz

6 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 191, "Gloria in excelsis Deo" BWV 191; Cantata no 91, "Gelobet seist su, Jesu Christ," BWV 91; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund s...
Performers: Harvey, Peter Harvey; Holton, Ruth; Keith, Gillian; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

This box set is a collection of Cantatas for the Christmas season from our award-winning series of recordings from the 2000 Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. It...continue...

Handel: Water Music; Fireworks Music / Gardiner - English Baroque Soloists

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Hande's Water Music was composed in 1717 for the English King George I, who had requested new music for a concert on the River Thames....continue...

Bach: Motets, BWV 225 - 230 / John Eliot Gardiner - Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229; Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin...
Performers: Botwright, Valerie; Farkas, Gyorgyi; Johnstone, James; Reimers, Olaf
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Thirty years on from their acclaimed recording for Erato, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir return to the Bach Motets in a new...continue...
Recording information: St John's, Smith Square, London (10/03/2011-10/05/2011); St. John's, Smith Square, London (10/03/2011-10/05/2011)....continue...

The Olympic Experience

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Henry ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Martini, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Santi, Nello; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Mehta, Zubin; Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Leppard, Raymond; Harnoncourt,...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Brahms: A German Requiem / Katharine Fuge, soprano; Matthew Brook, baritone - Gardiner

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2012-03-27

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnunge (Psalm 84), for double chorus & continuo, SWV 29 (Op. 2/8); Selig sind die Toten; Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Fuge, Katharine; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

SDG is happy to present the final recording issued from the 2008 Brahms: Roots and Memories tour, in which John Eliot Gardiner and his ensembles...continue...
Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh; Royal Festival Hall, London; Sal....continue...

J.C. Bach: Welt, Gute Nacht / The English Baroque Soloists - Gardiner

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2011-09-27

Works: Johann Christoph Bach: Herr, wende Dich und sei mir gnädig, vocal concerto; Mit Weinen hebt sich an, aria, for 4 voices & continuo; Wie bist du denn, O Gott, vocal concerto; Der Gerechte, ob er ...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Homburger, Maya; Mulroy, Nicholas; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone; Wilkinson, Clare
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Recorded live at Cadogan Hall in 2009, this CD features internationally acclaimed singers (Matthew Brook, Peter Harvey and Katherine Fuge) in this knock-out performance of...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall, London (2009-04-16&2009-04-17&2009-)....continue...

Bravura Basses

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Fig...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Coad, Conal; East, Angela; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Herford, Henry; Martin, Bruce; Myers, Raymond; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Pape, Rene; Parkin, David; Parsons, Geoffrey; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Rob...
Conductors: de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Rudner, Ola; Measham, David; Divall, Richard; Franks, Dobbs; Solti, Sir Georg; Weigle, Sebastian; Cleobury, Stephen; Boult, Adrian; Gardiner, John Eliot; Greene, Andrew; Davis...

John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

Sir Eliot Gardiner works with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists on Bach’s Cantata No. 63, ‘Christen, atzet diesen Tag’. The soloists are...continue...
Run Time: 58 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
Subtitles: English
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Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Bach: St. John Passion / Gardiner, EBS

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2011-03-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Considered to be an expressive and intimate oratorio, the St. John Passion was conceived by Bach both as a work of art and an act...continue...
Recording information: Kaiserdom, Königslutter (03/22/2003)....continue...

Messiah: The Dream Cast [Australia]

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-11-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Kenny, Yvonne; Kirkby, Emma; Macliver, Sara; Price, Leontyne; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; McCreesh, Paul; Hogwood, Christopher; Pinnock, Trevor; Minkowski, Marc; Walker, Antony; Kaminski, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Mackerras, Charles...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 18

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 191, "Gloria in excelsis Deo" BWV 191; Cantata no 65, "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" BWV 65; Cantata no 123, "Liebster Im...
Performers: Genz, Christoph; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kozená, Magdalena; McFadden, Claron
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

This release is the much awaited last volume of the Bach Cantatas Pilgrimage, one of the most talked about musical events of the last decade....continue...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 12

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2010-10-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 89, "Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim" BWV 89; Cantata no 115, "Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit"...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kendall, William
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

SDG is delighted to release Volume 12 - Cantatas for the twenty-second and twenty-third Sundays after trinity. John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir and The...continue...

Brahms: Symphony No. 4

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2010-09-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Giovanni Gabrieli: Symphoniae sacrae, Book 2; Heinrich Schütz: Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, 2...
Performers: Appleton, Tom; Bragle, Margaret [Mezzo-soprano]; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Hall, Alison; Mobbs, Charlotte; Mulroy, Nicholas; Robertson, Nicholas; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

"During a 2008 BBC interview to mark the centenary of his birth, the composer Elliott Carter uttered the startling statement that live performances of his...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (10/2008)....continue...

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

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

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

George Frideric Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn; Zadok the Priest; La Resurrezione; Dixit

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn (Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline), for chorus & orchestra, HWV 264; Coronation Anthem; La Resurrezione ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Clarkson, Julian; Davies, Maldwyn; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Gordon, Brian; Greene, Daryl; Hicks, Malcolm; Jones, Della; Kendall, William; Knibbs, J...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Concerti Grossi/Water Music/Music for Royal

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.3/4a, HWV 315; Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.3/6, HWV 317; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.3/5, HWV 316; Concerti grossi (6), Op. 3; Concerto G...
Performers: Aichinger, Wolfgang; Coin, Christophe; Giardelli, Claire; Harnoncourt, Alice; Hobarth, Erich; Leopold, Rudolf; Marq, Sebastien; Mazzoleni, Nicolas; Middenway, Marion; Mitterer, Anita; Moreaux, Christ...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Paillard, Jean-François
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; English Baroque Soloists; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

Bach Cantatas, Vol. 11

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 162, "Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe" BWV 162; Cantata no 49, "Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen," BWV 49; Cantata no 180, "Schmücke dich, O liebe ...
Performers: Harvey, Peter Harvey
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Bach Cantatas, Vol. 2

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

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

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

Bach: Eternal Fire - Great Choruses

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BWV 34; Cantata no 103, "Ihr werdet weinen und heulen" BWV 103; Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (B...
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Fuge, Katharine; Geller, Brigitte; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

‘Eternal fire’ is the perfect introduction to the glory and grandeur of Bach’s wonderful choral universe. The album features a superb collection of the greatest...continue...

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2009-10-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

On this new release from SDG, John Eliot Gardiner and his superb period-instrument chamber orchestra, the English Baroque Soloists, offer their unique interpretation of Bach’s...continue...

England My England - Music from Original Soundtrack

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

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

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

Bach: Cantatas Vol 9 / John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2009-09-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 148, "Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens" BWV 148; Cantata no 114, "Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost" BWV 114; Cantata no 47, "Wer sich selbst erhöhet," BWV...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

John Eliot Gardiner’s award-winning Bach Cantata series on Soli Deo Gloria continues with volume nine in the series featuring cantatas for the seventeenth and eighteenth...continue...

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

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

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

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

John Gay: The Beggar's Opera / Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists, Daltrey [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-06-30

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Ashe, Rosemary; Baryliss, Peter; Daltrey, Roger; Hall, Carol; Hoskins, Bob; Johns, Stratford; Routledge, Patricia
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Created specially for television, this 'Beggar's Opera' captures the quality and satiric edge of the Hogarth engravings which influenced Gay's original version. The characters of...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Bach: Cantatas, BWV 179, 199 & 113 / Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-05-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei, BWV 179; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Gramophone-award winning Czech mezzo soprano Magdalena Kozena leads a top line-up of soloists for three of Bach's most admired Cantatas (BWV 113, 179 & 199),...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 4.0, LPCM Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, German
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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...

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

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

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

Vivaldi Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

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 Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 2 Tru...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Brusilow, Anshel; Earle, Eugenia; Goichberg, Sol; Hand, Frederic; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Romm, Ronald; Statman, Andy; Weissberg, Eric; Zelnicki, Mary
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Gardiner, John Eliot; Goberman, Max; Ottley, Jerold D.
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

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

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

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

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

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

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-02-10

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

Bach: Cantatas Vol 17 / Gardiner, et al

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

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

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

Bach: Cantatas Vol 5 / Gardiner, et al

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

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

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

The Handel Experience / Scimone, Koopman, Leppard, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit D...
Performers: Baumont, Olivier; Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Davies, Ryland; Dessay, Natalie; Esswood, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Jo, Sumi; Jo, Sunni; Koopman, Ton; Laskine, Lily; Leonhardt, Gustav; Lott...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Paillard, Jean-François; Leppard, Raymond; Wolff, Hugh; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Antonini, Giovanni; Koopman, Ton; Christie, William; Minkowski, Marc; Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Monteverdi Orchestra;...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 25 / Gardiner, et al

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

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

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

In My Element / Anne Sofie van Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito...
Performers: Augustsson, Mikael; Bjorkman, David; Blair, Michael; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Dohmen, Albert; Forsberg, Bengt; Henryson, Svante; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Roland; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindberg, Magnus; Linds...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Gardiner, John Eliot; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Boulez, Pierre; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; North German ...

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

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

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

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

Bach: Cantatas Vol 3 / Gardiner, et al

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

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 24, "Ein ungefärbt Gemüte," BWV 24; Cantata no 185, "Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe," BWV 185; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kozená, Magdalena; Lunn, Johann; Rensburg, Kobie van; Testé, Nicolas
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This star-studded CD of Cantatas for the Fourth and Fifth Sundays after Trinity opens with "Ein ungefärbt Gemüte," recorded in Tewkesbury Abbey as part of...continue...

Al fresco - Purcell: The Fairy Queen / John Eliot Gardiner

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: Evans, Wynford; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Hill, Martyn; Nelson, Judith [Soprano Vocal]; Penrose, Timothy; Priday, Elisabeth; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Stafford, Ashley; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]; Varcoe, Ste...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Purcell's 'Fairy Queen' was his grandest achievement, his most colourful score, with an emotional range from wit to mystery and much in between. The recording:...continue...

The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / Gardiner

6 CD / Erato / 2007-10-22

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

Bach: Cantatas Vol 6 / Gardiner, et al

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

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

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

Bach: Cantatas Vol 16 / Gardiner, et al

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

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

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

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-08-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Domingo, Placido; Terfel, Bryn; Toso, Piero; Wilson, Stuart
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barenboim, Daniel; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Keilberth, Joseph; Gardiner, John Eliot; Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Scimone, Claudio; Leppard, Raymond; Conlon, ...

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

3 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

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

England My England / Purcell, Callow, Gardiner [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-07-31

Works: Henry Purcell:
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Run Time: 152 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Handel - The Ultimate Collection

1 CD / Erato / 2007-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Coronation Anthem; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit Dominus; Giu...
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Ross, Scott [Harpsichord]
Conductors: Lubbock, John; Paillard, Jean-François; Gardiner, John Eliot; Leppard, Raymond; Scimone, Claudio; Koopman, Ton