Classical Period > Mezzo-Soprano

Mozart: Requiem; Bruckner: Te Deum / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sheila Armstrong. Barenboim

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Garrard, Don; Gedda, Nicolai; Pashley, Anne; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra Chorus

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
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Haydn: 4 Masses; Stabat Mater / Harnoncourt

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9; Salve Regina, for 4 soloists, chorus, strings & organ obbligato in G minor ("O...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mei, Eva; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Orgonasova,...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

"Harnoncourt's sense of pace in Haydn is unerring and makes it a pick - highly recommended" (BBC Music Magazine). Nikolaus Harnoncourt's celebrated cycle of Haydn's...continue...

Wiegenlieder, Vol. 2

1 CD / Carus / 2011-05-31

Works: Friedrich Silcher: Gut Nacht; Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun ruhen alle Wälder, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 392 (BC F166); Peter Cornelius: Wiegenlied, Op 1/3; German Traditional: Der Wäc...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Beeftink, Eildert [Piano]; Begemann, Hans Christoph; Bozec, Anne Le; Danz, Ingeborg; Doufexis, Stella; Eberspacher, Sabine; Erdmann, Mojca; Foll, Elisabeth; Freimuth, Michael; Gees, M...

50 Best Beethoven / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no ...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Chung Trio; Collot, Serge; de los Angeles,...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; ; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble

Opera 2011 / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Stabat Mater; Antonio Caldara: L'Olimpiade; Thomas Arne: Rosamond; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La boh&egrav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Callas, Maria; Capitanucci, Fabio Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Dian...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Labadie, Bernard; Pappano, Antonio; Kohn, Eugene; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Rhorer, Jérémie; Inkinen, Pietari; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Gardner, ...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; L'Arpeggiata

Viva Domingo!

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Macbeth; Giavanna d'Arco; Otello; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; La clemenza di...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Domingo, Placido; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Gabriel, Ana; Graham, Susan; Hampson, Thomas; Milnes, Sherrill; Pandora; Sc...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Barker, John; Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Chung, Myung-Whun; Levine, James; Pappano, Antonio; Prêtre, Georges; Bartoletti, Bruno; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Viotti, Marcello; Rudel, J...

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 4-CD set replete with extension liner notes, artist testimonials, and a career...continue...

The Very Best Of Placido Domingo

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine; Charles Goun...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Graham, Susan; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Horton, Peter; Urmana, Violeta; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John; Prêtre, Georges; Behr, Randall; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Rudel, Julius; Pappano, Antonio; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Domingo, Placid...
Ensemble: ; Rondalla Lirica de Madrid

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 2-CD set of his greatest hits. A worldrenowned, multifaceted artist, Domingo, now...continue...

The Art of Susan Graham

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-10-26

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; Iphigénie en Tauride; Orphée et Eurydice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze de Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio S...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick;
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Oriol; Les Arts Florissants

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Cahill, Teresa; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Howells, Anne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Masur, Kurt

Leonard Bernstein conducts Haydn

12 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-07-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 82 in C major, H 1 no 82 "The Bear"; Symphony no 83 in G minor, H 1 no 83 "The Hen"; Symphony no 84 in E flat major, H 1 no 84; Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "L...
Performers: Altmann, Bernard; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Devlin, Michael; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Hudson, Paul; Killebrew, Gwendolyn; Popp, Lucia; Prince-Josep...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Franz Joseph Haydn, one of classical music's greatest luminaries, was instrumental to the development and evolution of the genre in his era. While making his...continue...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

Land of Hope and Glory

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Sea, for baritone, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 91; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Fawbert, Andrew; George, Michael; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christo...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger

Arias for Farinelli /Genaux, Jacobs, Akademie für Alte Musik

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Nicola Porpora: Orfeo, opera; Polifemo, opera; Riccardo Broschi: Idaspe; Geminiano Giacomelli: Adriano in Siria, opera; Merope, opera; Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto a 4, for voice & chamber ensemble i...
Performers: Genaux, Vivica
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

The Telegraph
The hair-raising roulades, trills and enormously wide leaps hold no terrors for her. The performances, directed by René Jacobs, are stylish and expressive, as...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Arias - Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas, Plácido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Rondine; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Borodina, Olga; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cuberli, Lella; Cura, Jose; Domingo, Placido; Gallardo-Dom?s, Cri...
Conductors: Santi, Nello; Maazel, Lorin; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; López-Cobos, Jesús; Christie, William; Barenboim, Daniel; Lombard, Alain; Davis, Colin; Nagano, Kent; Le...
Ensemble: ; I Solisti Veneti

Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for...continue...

Susan Graham - Portrait

1 CD / Erato / 2007-10-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Ned Rorem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, for voice & piano; Early in the ...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Graham, Susan; Martineau, Malcolm
Conductors: Bicket, Harry; Christie, William; Nagano, Kent; Nelson, John; Summers, Patrick; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Abel, Yves

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Welser-Möst, Pape, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-10-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Brueggergosman, Measha; Lopardo, Frank; O'Connor, Kelley; Pape, Rene
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

One of the world's elite symphonic ensembles is recording again after a hiatus of almost seven years, and DG is its proud partner. The Cleveland...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 7 & 9, Missa solemnis / Bernstein

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Die Geschöpfe des ...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arrau, Claudio; Bartelink, Bernard; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Konig, Klaus; Krebbers, Herman; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Sing, O Ye Heavens: Music of the Moravians

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-08-21

Works: Johann Friedrich Peter: Singet, ihr Himmel (Sing, O Ye Heavens), for 2 voices & choir; Let Everyone Have the Same Mind, for 2 voices & choir; It Is a Precious Thing, for choir; Karl Gottfried Lö...
Performers: Bolves, Keith Alexander; Carter, Christina; Hart, Mary Ann [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Higgins, Brenda; Knouse, Nola Reed; Kroumovitch-Gomez, Routa; Nafziger, Sharla; Ogle, Caroline; Terry, David
Conductors: Sinclair, John

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Graun: Te Deum, Motets / Fritz Näf

1 Super Audio CD / CPO / 2006-09-26

Works: Carl Heinrich Graun: Te Deum, for 4 voices, chorus & orchestra; Herr, ich habe lieb die Stätte deines Hauses, motet for choir; Lasset und freuen und fröhlich sein, motet for choir; Machet d...
Performers: Acolas, Francine; Gärtner, Bernhard; Gindraux, Christophe; Heizmann, Philipp; Knutti, Jean; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mauch, Monika; Mertens, Klaus; Orelly, Jürgen; Sidney, Catherine
Conductors: Naf, Fritz
Ensemble: L'Arpa Festante

True to the lyrical sensibility of his musical language, Graun counters the pompous character of other Te Deum settings and does without "loud" instruments, calling...continue...

Handel, Hasse: Opera Arias / Vivica Genaux

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando; Alcina; Splende l'alba in oriente, cantata, for alto & orchestra, HWV 166; Johann Adolf Hasse: Arminio, opera; No, perdonami, o Clori, cantata for alto & orchestra (...
Performers: Genaux, Vivica
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy

This new recording marks the pairing of the mezzo soprano, Vivica Genaux, with Quebecois maestro Bernard Labadie and his band, Les Violons du Roy. Here...continue...

Dame Janet Baker sings Mozart, Beethoven & Schubert

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2006-04-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Abendempfindung, K 523; Das Veilchen, K 476; Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; No, non turbarti! . . . Ma tu tremi, o mio tesoro, s...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Leppard, Raymond
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Choir; English Chamber Orchestra

Mozart Edition - Le nozze di Figaro / Jacobs, Gens, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Ciofi, Patrizia; Gens, Véronique; Keenlyside, Simon; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Randall, Elizabeth; Regazzo, Lorenzo; R...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Complete Mozart Edition 15 - Late Italian Operas

11 CD / Philips Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Caballe, Montserrat; Casula, Maria; Clarke, Christina; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Freni, Mirella; Ganza...
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In Volume 15 of the Complete Mozart Edition, the Late Italian Operas are featured, including Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni. Artists such as...continue...

Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Villancicos y cantadas - Sacred Songs and Dances / Savino

1 CD / Koch International / 2005-06-21

Works: Manuel José de Quiroz: Jesús, Jesús, Jesús, y lo que sube, villancico; Rafael Antonio Castellanos: Oygan una xacarilla; Gilquerillos acordes, villancico; Sebastián Durón...
Performers: Ellis, Jennifer; Lane, Jennifer
Conductors: Savino, Richard
Ensemble: El Mundo

Beethoven: Symphonies no 8 & 9 / Szell, Harper, Crass, et al

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2004-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Crass, Franz; Dowd, Ronald; Harper, Heather
Conductors: Szell, George
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Szell's recordings in 1968 of live performances of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 with the New Philharmonia were considered one of the sensations of...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Guest, Kenny, Walker, Kendall, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Kendall, William; Kenny, Yvonne; Kenyon, Philip; Walker, Sarah; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Guest, George
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"George Guest's new recording is distinguished by its deliberate tempos but also its very powerful rhythmic momentum and an expressive intensity of a kind one...continue...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Jacobs, Gens, Ciofi, et al

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Ciofi, Patrizia; Figueiredo, Nicolau de; Gens, Veronique; Keenlyside, Simon; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Randall, Elizabeth; Re...
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Rene Jacobs' historic performances of 'Le Nozze di Figaro' at the Threatre des Champs-Elysees led to rave reviews in the French press and a revival...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Runnicles, Atlanta SO, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2003-09-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Bishop, Elizabeth; Gould, Stephen; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Vocals], Mary Dunleavy [Soprano
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Gluck, Lully, Finzi, Britten, Warlock, et al / Janet Baker

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-05-20

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Amadis, LWV 63; Benedetto Marcello: Il mio bel foco; Lennox Berkeley: Poems (5) of W. H. Auden, for high voice & piano, Op. 53; ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Parsons, Geoffrey

"There can be no more golden a legend than Janet Baker singing English song; and this latest BBC Legend - a live recital from the...continue...

The Very Best of Placido Domingo

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Charles ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Graham, Susan; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Horton, Peter; Urmana, Violeta; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Barker, John; Prêtre, Georges; Behr, Randall; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Rudel, Julius; Pappano, Antonio; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Domingo, Placid...
Ensemble: ; Rondalla Lirica de Madrid

Haydn: Original Canzonettas, etc / Von Magnus, Bogaart

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2003-02-04

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Spirit's Song, H 26a no 41; Original Canzonettas Book 2, H 26a; Original Canzonettas Book 1, H 26a; Fidelity, Hob. 26a no 30; The Wanderer, song for voice & keyboard (from English...
Performers: Bogaart, Jacob; Magnus, Elisabeth von

Haydn's original canzonettas, very rarely recorded, were composed during his two trips to London in 1792 and 1794. Along with his cantata Arianna a Naxos,...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - Dame Janet Baker

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Arianna a Naxos ("Teseo mio ben"), cantata for soprano & keyboard, H. 26b/2; Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Gedichte (3), Op. 30; Gedichte (7), Op. 90; Franz Schu...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Hamburger, Paul; Parsons, Geoffrey

A fascinating live anthology of music from Haydn to Strauss by one of the world's greatest mezzo-sopranos. These performances were taken from the 21st and...continue...

Beyond Imagination

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-01-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsumme...
Performers: Babes, Opera; Bova, Jeff; Clarvis, Paul; Cohen, Jon; Cottle, Richard; Dalton, Mitchell; England, Karen; Goldberg, Ivor; Hartley, David; Knight, Rebecca; Kodo; Martin, Juan [Guitar]; Parricelli, John;...
Conductors: Masterson, Cliff; Griffiths, Paul Wynne; Ingman, Nick

Operababes: Rebecca Knight, Karen England.

Producers include: Jon Cohen, Noely, Anne Dudley, Frank Gallagher, Jim Steinman, Avi Geller.

Recorded in London, England and New York, New York...continue...

Haydn, Beethoven, et al / Janet Baker, Menuhin, Malcolm

1 CD / Testament / 2002-09-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, H 31a; Work(s); The Ploughman, folk song for voice, violin & keyboard, H. 31a/10; Ludwig van Beethoven: Polly Stewart, folk song for voice & piano trio, WoO 15...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pople, Ross; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas

"This reissue pairs two Dame Janet projects from different decades: 1975 recordings of Scottish songs, all arranged by Haydn and Beethoven, and a 1967 session...continue...

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 1-9, Overtures / Norrington, London

5 CD / Virgin Classics / 2001-11-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op...
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Power, Patrick; Salomaa, Petteri; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Heinrich Schütz Choir, London ; London Classical Players

Festspieldokumente - Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride / Bolton

2 CD / Orfeo / 2001-07-23

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
Performers: Graham, Susan; Groves, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Kohl, Christiane; Rouillon, Philippe; Zeh, Walter
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

NARM Classical Sampler 2001 - A Classical Odyssey

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major, Op. 18 no 2; Emmanuel Chabrier: Pièces pittoresques (10), for...
Performers: Carmignola, Giuliano; Chang, Han-Na; Cole, Naida; Dessay, Natalie; Downes, Lara [Piano]; Graham, Susan; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lang Lang; Mayer, Albrecht; Scholl, ...
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul; ; Schermerhorn, Kenneth
Ensemble: Accademia per Musica; English Chamber Orchestra; Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Il tenero momento - Mozart & Gluck Arias / Susan Graham

1 CD / Erato / 2001-02-06

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Iphigénie en Tauride; Orfeo ed Euridice; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tit...
Performers: Graham, Susan; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"From the seething intellectual ferment of Beethoven to the celestial pleasures of Mozart and Gluck, Susan Graham's beautifully programmed recital stands out in a sea...continue...

Haydn: Missa in Tempore Belli, etc / Harnoncourt

1 CD / Teldec / 1997-06-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9; Salve Regina, for 4 soloists, chorus, strings & organ obbligato in G minor ("O...
Performers: Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Roschmann, Dorothea; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir

Weber: Der Freischütz / Harnoncourt, Holzmair, Moll, et al

2 CD / Teldec / 1996-09-03

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277
Performers: Bellamy, Marcia; Cachemaille, Gilles; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Moll, Kurt; Orgonasova, Luba
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Chorus

"Hard on the heels of Janowski's recording with the Berlin Symphony comes yet another contender in the Freischutz stakes, again with Berlin forces and even...continue...

Haydn: Stabat Mater / Harnoncourt, Bonney, Von Magnus, et al

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1995-07-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Stabat Mater, H 20 bis
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Mozart: Exsultate - Sacred Arias / Harnoncourt, Concentus

1 CD / Teldec / 1994-10-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass no 10 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Credo"), K. 257; Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Regina coeli in C major, K ...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Heilmann, Uwe; Holl, Robert; Laki, Krisztina; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Margiono, Charlotte; Miles, Alastair [Bass...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Concentus Musicus

Mozart: Missa Solemnis, etc / Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1993-05-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 16 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major (missa solemnis), K. 337; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 125; Regina c...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Heilmann, Uwe; Magnus, Elisabeth von
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Concentus Musicus

Mozart: Credo Mass, Litanie de Venerabil / Harnoncourt

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1993-03-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 10 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Credo"), K. 257; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 243
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Concentus Musicus

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Leppard, Baker, Gale, Speiser

2 CD / Erato Import / 1993-03-09

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gale, Elisabeth; Mallandaine, Jean; Nolan, David; Speiser, Elisabeth
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Glover, Jane
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Complete Mozart Edition Vol 44 - La Clemenza di Tito / Davis

2 CD / Philips / 1992-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Herbert, Ian; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lowe, Frederick; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Popp, Lucia; Von St...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus