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Fauré: Requiem; Bach: Partitas, Chorales & Ciaconna / Tenebrae; Nigel Short, London Symphony Orchestra; Gordan Nikolitch, Grace Davidson, William Gaunt

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John's Passion; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Cantata no 4; St. Matthew's Passion; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Nikolic, Gordan
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

LSO Live is delighted to renew its relationship with the magnificent choir Tenebrae, whose previous recordings on the label have included Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ...continue...
Recording information: St. Giles', Cripplegate, London, England (05/07/2012)....continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Gidon Kremer, violin; Abbado - London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & ...
Performers: Bartlett, Eric; Figueroa, Guillermo; Hover, Herbert; How, Liang Ping; Jenner, Joanna; Kremer, Gidon; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Prystawski, Walter; Sato, Eriko
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Hofmann, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Air: Best of Bach / van Asperen, Marriner, Menuhin, Savall

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Suite for Orchestra ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Asperen, Bob van; Egarr, Richard; Hurford, Peter; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Savall, Jordi; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Tortelier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Menuhin, Yehudi; Jochum, Eugen; Accardo, Salvatore
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra

Icon - Artur Schnabel plays Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert

8 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 10 in E minor (WTC I/10), BWV 855 (BC L89); Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Toccata i...
Performers: Hobday, Claude; Maas, Robert; Onnou, Alphonse; Prevost, Germain; Schnabel, Artur; Schnabel, Karl Ulrich
Conductors: Boult, Adrian;
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte String Quartet

One of the great firebrands of the piano, Artur Schnabel was a player who never allowed technical expertise to get in the way of poetry...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...

Gemini - Handel: Water and Fireworks Music, Coronation Anthems / Willcocks, Mackerras, Ledger, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

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; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Lane, Martin; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert; Zylis-Gara, Teresa
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Chamber Orchestra

Gioconda de Vito - The Last Recordings - Bach, Mozart: Violin Concertos

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2009-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216
Performers: Vito, Gioconda de
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gioconda De Vito's recording activity lasted until 1959. In that year she returned for the last time to the recording hall to perform once again,...continue...

Handel: Messiah / London Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-10-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Mytime - My Quiet Time

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-04-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Messiah, HWV 56; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Songs (6), Op. 6; Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Ellens Gesang III, D 839/O...
Conductors: Jackson, Don
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Mytime - My Coffee Time / Don Jackson, London PO & Londo SO

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-04-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Concerto for Piano i...
Conductors: Jackson, Don
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Mytime - My Walking Time

1 CD / Immergent / 2008-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, K 22; George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; Solomon, ...
Conductors: Jackson, Don
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Roberto Alagna - Christmas Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Roberto Alagna: Gentil Pere Noël; John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Il est né, le divin enfant (Fr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ballard, Russ; Barclay, John; Barker, Guy; Bryans, Ron; Bryans, Ronald; Burns, Hugh; Cole, B.J.; Davies, Peter; Ellington, Lance; Ferguson, Ross; Gomm, Nigel; Greaves, Connie; Gromme...
Conductors: Smith, Robin
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's Church, Elora; London Oratory Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; New London Children's Choir; Smithills School Junior Choir

French born tenor Roberto Alagna made an immediate impact by the age of 25, when he had his debut as Alfredo in 'La Traviata' -...continue...

Victoria de los Angeles - Baroque & Religious Arias

1 CD / Testament / 2006-10-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 505; Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum; George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments H...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Menuhin, Yehudi; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Rothwell, Evelyn; Thalben-Ball, George, Sir [Composer/Organ]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Goldsborough, Arnold; Menuhin, Yehudi
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Kathleen Ferrier and Friends - Handel, Bach, et al

1 CD / Pearl / 2006-02-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70; Georg Philipp Telemann: Kleine Kantate von Wald und Au; Johann Sebastian Bach: Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; Ach...
Performers: Ferrier, Kathleen; Francis, John; Gal, Hans; Gunter, Horst; Patzak, Julius; Pears, Peter, Sir; Roth, George; Seefried, Irmgard; Silver, Millicent; Stone, Frederick
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Walter, Bruno; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Ferrier's voice managed to bring to the studio performance the same commitment she showed on stage as one of the most endearing and versatile singers...continue...

Simple Gifts

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Traditional Spiritual: Deep River; John Rutter: Lord bless you and keep you; Alan Murray: I'll Walk Beside You; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Christmas ...
Performers: Jones, Aled; Keenlyside, Simon; Terfel, Bryn; Williams, John [Guitar]
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

This disc, entitled Simple Gifts presents Bryn Terfels favorite sacred, spiritual and inspirational songs, in new orchestral arrangements of Chris Hazell, including Deep River, John...continue...
This album received the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album."...continue...

Original Masters - George Szell

5 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Pyotr Il'y...
Performers: Lehmayer, Walter; Lorengar, Pilar
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The legendary conductor George Szell's recordings, made for Decca and Philips, have been highly praise and sought-after by collectors for years, this set contains all...continue...

Bach: Keyboard Concertos

1 CD / Decca Import / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1054; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; De Larrocha, Alicia; Mustonen, Olli; Schiff, Andras
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra

Decca. 2004....continue...

Una Voce Poco Fa - Portrait of Teresa Berganza

2 CD / Decca Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ch'io mi scordi di te...No...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Domingo, Placido; Hagger, Roger; Lauret, Benito; Lavilla, Felix; Parsons, Geoffrey
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Pritchard, John; Bonynge, Richard; Abbado, Claudio; Lauret, Benito; Gombau, Gerardo
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza was one of the most sought-after artists for her interpretations of Rossini and Mozart for years from the late 1950s onwards. CD...continue...

Original Masters - Leopold Stokowski

5 CD / Decca / 2003-11-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh, BWV 487; Wir gläuben all'an einen Gott, BWV...
Performers: Civil, Alan; Gray, David; Snell, Howard
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-10-14

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Atalanta; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Der Messias; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; G...
Performers: Boyd Neel String Orchestra; Ferrier, Kathleen; Gilbert, Max; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; McCallum, David; National Symphony Orchestra;...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Stiedry, Fritz; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Boult, Adrian; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Southern Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the most celebrated English Singers, contralto Kathleen Ferrior brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her...continue...

Opera in English - Yvonne Kenny 2 - R. Strauss, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-08-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Richard Strauss: Arabella; Capriccio, Op 85; Franz L...
Performers: Edwards, Catherine; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Tim; Kenny, Yvonne; Quinteiro, Eligio; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Woodhouse, Nigel
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bear Essentials - Wedding Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Austin, Michael [Organ]; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bott, Paula; Elms, Roderick; Hicks, Malcolm; Isserlis, Steven; Jackson, Francis; Kee, Piet; Kennedy, Nig...
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Newsome, Roy; ; Shepherd, Adrian; Hickox, Richard; Standage, Simon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Spicer, Paul; Williams, Glyn; Williams, J. Glyn; Robinson, Chris...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ens.; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Besses o' th' Barn Band; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Mu...

Personnel: Nigel Kennedy (violin); Steven Isserlis (cello); Phillip McCann (cornet); Peter Pettinger (piano); Michael Austin , Roderick Elms, Malcolm Hicks, Francis Jackson, Simon Lindley (organ)....continue...

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, etc / Mackerras

1 CD / Testament / 2003-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38; Charles Mackerras: Concerto a due cori in F (after Handel); Concerto no...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Pro Arte Orchestra; Wind Ensemble

Eloquence - Handel: Messiah - Arias & Choruses /Boult, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2001-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Malcolm, George; McKellar, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Ward, David
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti Grossi, etc

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Largo; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Der Messias; Work(s); Solomon
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin; Kilbey, Reginald; Menuhin, Yehudi; Davis, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Bath Festival Orchestra; Linde Consort; London Symphony Orchestra; String Orchestra

Bach to Brubeck / Brubeck, Crofut, Brown, Revzen, London SO

1 CD / Koch International / 2000-02-22

Works: Chris Brubeck: Concerto for Bass Trombone; Variations on themes by Bach; Variations on a theme by Bach; Bill Crofut: Blues Suite for Banjo and Orchestra; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Lute in C ...
Performers: Brown, Joel; Brubeck, Chris; Crofut, Bill
Conductors: Revzen, Joel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bach - Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale n...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Fox, Virgil [Organ]; Galway, James [Flute]; Jaccottet, Christiane; Nicolet, Aurele; Suk, Josef; Touvron, Guy [Trumpet]
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Stokowski, Leopold; Galway, James [Flute]; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; I Solisti di Zagreb; London Symphony Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Strings; Philadelphia Orchestra

Legendary Treasures - Artur Schnabel plays Bach

1 CD / Doremi / 1999-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV...
Performers: Schnabel, Artur; Schnabel, Karl Ulrich
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

These are historic recordings from the late 1930s to 1950, made in London by the legendary pianist Artur Schnabel, best known for his complete Beethoven...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Friedrich Schorr Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, ...
Performers: Jager, Richard; Newton, Ivor; Schorr, Friedrich
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; Blech, Leo; Heger, Robert
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

les introuvables de Jacqueline Du Pré

6 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-05-28

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Frederick Delius: Concerto for Cello, RT vii/7; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bishop, Stephen; du Pre, Jacqueline; Lush, Ernest; Moore, Gerald [Piano]
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel: Messiah / Davis, Harper, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1993-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Harper, Heather; Lang, William; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Wakefield, John
Conductors: Alldis, John; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Kathleen Ferrier Edition Vol 3- Gluck, Handel, Bach, etc

1 CD / Decca Import / 1992-04-01

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"; Felix M...
Performers: McCallum, David; Taylor, Joan
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Jacques, Reginald; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Henderson, Roy
Ensemble: Boyd Neel String Orchestra; Jacques Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Kremer, Abbado, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-03-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Cummings, Douglas; Kremer, Gidon; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater /Abbado, Marshall, Valentini-Terrani

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1985-01-02

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Performers: Marshall, Margaret; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Since its release in 1990, this critically acclaimed modern instrument performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater has remained a staple in Deutsche Grammophon's prestigious catalogue for...continue...