Post Romantic Period > Bass-Baritone

From a City Window: Songs by Hubert Parry / Ailish Tynan, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; William Dazeley, baritone; Iain Burnside, piano

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14

Works: Hubert Parry: Good Night; To Lucasta on Going to the Wars, for voice & piano (English Lyrics, Vol. 3); Sleep, for voice & piano; Where shall the Lover Rest, for voice & piano; What Part of Dread Eter...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Dazeley, William; Tynan, Ailish

Recorded in the music room of Parry's boyhood home, Highnam Court in Gloucestershire, this disc sheds light on an area of the repertoire that has...continue...
Recording information: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, England (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...

Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5 / Sarah-Jane Brandon: soprano; Daniel Norman: tenor; William Dazeley: baritone; Sholto Kynoch: piano

1 CD / Stone Records / 2013-02-12

Works: Hugo Wolf: Sie haben heut' abend Gesellschaft; Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen; Das ist ein Brausen und Heulen; Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen; Mir träumte von einem Königskind; Mein Liebch...
Performers: Brandon, Sarah-Jane; Dazeley, William; Kynoch, Sholto [Piano]; Norman, Daniel

Stone Records is delighted to announce its newest Oxford Lieder Live release, the fifth disc in the first-ever complete edition of the songs of Hugo...continue...
Recording information: Holywell Music Room, Oxford, England (04/14/2012)....continue...

Essential Gilbert & Sullivan - Over 2 hours of witty and delightful operaetta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Trial by Jury; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Pirates of Penzance; Patience; Iolanthe; Ruddigore; The Gondoliers; The Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Baker, George [Baritone Vocal]; Bowden, Pamela; Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Cantelo, April; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Graham, Edna; Harper, Heather; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milligan, James...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir

R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten / Thielemann, Gould, Schwanewilms, Schuster, Koch [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2012-05-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65
Performers: Brück, Markus; Conrad, Andreas; Gould, Stephen; Herlitzius, Evelyn; Humes, Steven; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Already brimming with symbols and transformations, the epic fairytale recounted by Strauss and his librettist Hofmannsthal in Die Frau ohne Schatten acquires a further allegorical...continue...
Run Time: 246 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Massenet: Don Quichotte / Marc Minkowski, Jose Van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Naïve / 2012-05-29

Works: Jules Massenet: Don Quichotte, opera in 5 acts
Performers: Tro Santafe, Silvia; Van Dam, Jose; Van Mechelen, Werner
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra

This production of one of the Massenet's final masterpieces of Massenet, Don Quichotte, was presented in May 2010 at the Belgium National Opera La Monnaie....continue...
Run Time: 172 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 5.1,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or / Nagano, Schagidullin, Levinsky, Breus, Bannik [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-03-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok)
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bannik, Ilya; Breus, Andrei; Levinsky, Ilya; Manistina, Elena; Schagidullin, Albert
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Chorus, St. Petersburg; Orchestre de Paris

Now on Blu-ray, this Châtelet revival of Le Coq d'Or brings to the stage once again the great Kabuki actor Ennosuke III's striking staging of...continue...
Run Time: 108 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French...continue...

Stenhammar: Symphonies; Piano Concerto / Järvi

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphony no 1 in F; Lodolezzi sjunger, suite from the incidental music, Op. 39; The Song, cantata, Op. 44; Symphony no 2 in G minor, Op. 34; Midwinter for chorus & orchestra, Op. ...
Performers: Derwinger, Love; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Ortiz, Cristina; Wallin, Ulf
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Malmo Symphony Orchestra

Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys, Opera in 3 Acts / Davin/Royal Opera de Wallonie [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2011-01-01

Works: Edouard Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys
Performers: Girard, Guylaine; Graus, Leonard; Gueze, Sebastien; Martin-Bonnet, Eric; Piunti, Giuseppina; Tissons, Marc; Van Mechelen, Werner
Conductors: Davin, Patrick
Ensemble: Opéra Royal de Wallonie Chorus; Opéra Royal de Wallonie Orchestra

Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French, Italian, English, German...continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Paavo Jarvi

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Stene, Randi
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

Recording information: Konserthuset, Stockholm (03/14/1997-03/19/1997)....continue...

Best Of British / Addinsell, Arnold, Britten, Butterworth, et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Tunes; English Folk So...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Becu, Wim; Beniston, Paul; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Chambers, Colin; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Finch, Catrin; Johnston, Guy [Cello]; ...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Rattle, Simon, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Davison, Arthur; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Dilke...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi of England

Celebrate the United Kingdom's favorite classical music with this exclusive EMI Classics release - Best of British. Get your tea and crumpets ready as you...continue...

Cheryl Barker sings Great Operatic Arias

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-09-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Jake Heggie: The End of the Affair; Ric...
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Dazeley, William; Keith, Gillian
Conductors: Parry, David

Following her superb performances as Emilia in 'The Macropulos Case' and in the title role of 'Katya Kabanova' and 'Madam Butterfly' for the Opera in...continue...

German: Tom Jones / Hulme, Staykov, Morrison, Shipp, National Festival Orchestra & Chorus, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Edward German: Tom Jones
Performers: Bremner, Ashley; Butteriss, Simon; Chapman, Rachel; Davies, Giles; Harland, Rachel; Jones, Paul Carey; Keeble, Gaynor; Kirkman, Catrine; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Menezes, Elizabeth; Mor...
Conductors: Hulme, David Russell

'Tom Jones', based on Fielding's classic novel, first appeared in 1907. One of the finest British operettas to follow Gilbert and Sullivan, the music has...continue...

Webern: Vocal and Orchestral Works / Craft, Arnold, Booth, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-07-28

Works: Anton Webern: Fuga a 6 voci from Bach's Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Lieder (2), Op. 19; Movements (5), version for string orchestra, Op. 5; Songs (2) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 8; Pieces (5) for orc...
Performers: Arnold, Tony [Soprano Vocal]; Booth, Claire; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century Classics Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra; Simon Joly Chorus; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Robert Craft's abiding love and understanding of Anton Webern's music have made him an internationally renowned champion of this elusive composer's oeuvre. Its utter originality,...continue...

When I was a young man - More Classics for Men's Chorus / Albinder, Washington Men's Camerata

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-06-01

Works: H. Alexander Matthews: On Great Lone Hills, for men's chorus (after Sibelius); Stephen Foster: Gentle Annie; Hard times come again no more; Samuel Arnold: Amo, Amas, I Love a Lass; Eric Bogle: And th...
Performers: Hurlbut, Michael; Vogel, Mark; Weaver, James F.

With this second volume of classic songs for men's chorus, the Washington Men's Camerata continues its survey of music ancient and modern, sacred and secular,...continue...

S. Wagner: Der Kobold / Strobel, Broberg, Mauel, Mitschke [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Marco Polo / 2009-04-28

Works: Siegfried Wagner: Der Kobold, Op 3
Performers: Bappert, Marco; Borst, Martina; Broberg, Rebecca; Föttinger, Johannes; Hochbauer, Joachim; Hoffmann, Achim; Horn, Volker; Isherwood, Nicholas; Kohler, Heike; Lukic, Ksenija; Mauel, Regina; Meier...
Conductors: Strobel, Frank
Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra; PPP Music Theatre Ensemble

Run Time: 206 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German
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British Composers - Vaughan Williams, Holst: Choral Folksong Arrangements / Gibson, Royal PO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folksongs from the Eastern Counties (15); Loch Lomond, folk song for baritone & male chorus; John Dory, folk song for chorus; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Ward the Pirate, folk s...
Performers: Keyte, Christopher; Longfield, Susan; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Shaw, Geoffrey

This new release from EMI's British Composers Series commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the death of Ralph Vaughan Williams features the composer's choral folksongs performed...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: Mikado / Sargent, Brannigan, Lewis, Cameron, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Cameron, John; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Morison, Elsie; Sinclair, Jeannette; Wallace, Ian
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
The first and most orchestrally spirited of the Sargent G&S series, with crisp delivery from the Japanese courtiers and a top-notch pair of...continue...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Elegy for Strings, Op. ...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Borg, Kim; Bramma, Harry; Cahill, Teresa; Case, John Carol; Chapman, Michael; Cook, Brian R...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Collingwood, Lawrance; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Robinson, Christopher; del Mar, Norman; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

Following the releases of the Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert Collector's Edition Boxed sets, EMI Classics is now proud to present the Elgar Collector's Edition. To...continue...

Dyson: Nebuchadnezzar, etc / Hickox, Padmore, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-11-06

Works: George Dyson: Nebuchadnezzar, for chorus & ensemble; Woodland Suite, for strings & winds; O Praise God in His Holiness; Praise; Be Strong & of Good Courage (Confortare)
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

This is the world premiere recording of 'Woodland Suite' and the first recording of the 'Three Songs of Praise' in the version with orchestral accompaniment....continue...

Puccini's Greatest Hit - The Ultimate "Nessun dorma"

1 CD / RCA Records / 2007-10-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Appleby, Jo; Banbury, James; Bjorling, Jussi; Bolton, Michael; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vo...
Conductors: Masini, Gianfranco; Cobos, Luis; Maazel, Lorin; Heindorf, Ray; Mercurio, Steven; Abbado, Roberto; Rizzi, Carlo; Ingman, Nick; Mehta, Zubin; Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: ; Grudgionz Festival Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Vienna State Opera Chorus

Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-02

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 7 in E minor; Symphony no 8 in ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Doese, Helena; Hampson, Thomas; Hodgson, Alfreda; Isokoski, Soile; Keenlyside, Simon; Rea, Sean; Relyea, Jo...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir

The recording of Sir Simon Rattle's cycle the Mahler Symphonies commenced in 1986 with the Second Symphony and was completed in 2002 with the Fifth....continue...

Opera In English - Puccini Passions

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-04-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Edgar, opera; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angel...
Performers: Barker, Cheryl; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Haymon, Cynthia; Hayward, Robert; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Le Brocq, Mark; Lee, Colin; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Orchestr, Philharmonia Pit; Abel, Yves; Parry, David; Hancock, Gareth

This set includes brand new recordings - with premiere recordings of Manon Lescaut and La Rondine in English. Here is an excellent compilation as an...continue...

Choral Favourites from King's / Ledger, Willcocks, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; John Tavener...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Harper, Heather; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Layton...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cambridge Classical Players; City of London Sinfonia

At Twilight - Choral Music of Grainger and Grieg / Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry "Danny Boy"; Dollar and a Half a Day, chanty for male chorus (or 10 male voices) (SCS 2); Shenandoah, chanty for male chorus (Two Sea Chanties, no 1); Sto...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Carwood, Andrew; Crabtree, Libby; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"Polyphony-in recordings from 1994- offers shimmering and sensitive work The thorough notes shed much light on Grainger's wide-ranging interests, colorful personality, and rather dysfunctional life....continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"This winning disc features earthy, folk-drenched music composed by a youthful Sibelius which the LSO and Chorus under Colin Davis perform with passion and energy....continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Davis, Mattei, Groop, London SO, et al

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-02-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Groop, Monica; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Opera in English - Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Mackerras

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-11-22

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Bonner, Yvette; Clarke, Paul Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hesketh-Harvey, Kit; Hill, Louis; Howard, Yvonne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Montague, Diana; Moses, Geoff...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"By almost any reckoning, this is the most popular of Czech operas, in the repertory of almost every opera house, so it is astonishing how...continue...

Reopening of the Vienna State Opera - 1955 / Goltz, et al

3 CD / Preiser / 2005-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Die Zauberfl&ou...
Performers: Böhme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Baylé, Theo; Beirer, Hans; Berry, Walter; Braun, Hans; Braun, Helena; Casa, Lisa della; Czerwenka, Oskar; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Donch, Karl; Equiluz, Ku...
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Karajan, Herbert von; Ackermann, Otto; Swarowsky, Hans; Böhm, Karl; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Erede, Alberto; Prohaska, Felix; Zallinger, Meinhard von; Kegel, Herbert; Knappertsbusch, Ha...

Puccini: La Boheme / Caballé, Domingo, Solti

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-10-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Caballé, Montserrat; Castel, Nico; Domingo, Plácido III; Domingo, Placido; Mangin, Noel; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Humperdinck: Königskinder

3 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-08-16

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Königskinder, opera
Performers: Hansen ne, Paul; Haußler, Gerald; Henschel, Dietrich; Hillebrand, Rudolf; Kohn, Andreas; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Schulist, Andreas; Siegele, Dankwart; Vocals], Thomas Moser [Tenor; Weber, Hanne...
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Munich Children's Chorus

"...[Konigskinder] is a long opera. It does not come out to greet you with memorable tunes like 'Hansel und Gretel.' It requires some attention and...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan: Cox and Box, Trial by Jury / Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Cox and Box; Trial by Jury
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Evans, Rebecca; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Thaxton, David; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Chamber Choir

"Chandos and conductor Richard Hickox present, conveniently and joyously, Sullivan's two wonderful one-act operettas on one disc, and in doing so make one wonder if...continue...

Classics - Rachmaninov: The Bells, etc / Järvi, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Songs (14), Op. 34; Aleko; Caprice bohémien (Capriccio on Gypsy Themes), for orchestra in...
Performers: Lewis, Keith; Murphy, Suzanne; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Rachmaninov, one of the 20th-century's most enduringly popular composers, is represented on this disc with acclaimed performances of some of his greatest compositions. His characteristic...continue...

Mahler: The Symphonies / Chailly, et al

12 CD / Decca / 2005-07-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Symphony no 6 in A minor ...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Chailly, Riccardo; Damrow, Fritz; Diener, Melanie; Eaglin, Jane; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Heppner, Brian; Kerr, Alexander; Lang, Petra; Masseurs, Peter; Mattei...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Radio Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 12-CD set celebrates Chailly's acclaimed tenure in Amsterdam with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as well as his recent appointment as chief conductor of the...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Rattle, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Brewer, Christine; Henschel, Jane; Isokoski, Soile; Relyea, John; Remmert, Birgit; Villars, Jon; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Court, Shirley
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Written in a staggering burst of creative inspiration over eight weeks in 1906, the Eighth Symphony is considered to be Mahler's greatest triumph. In June...continue...

English Song / Langridge, Lott, Keenleyside, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: A Soft Day, for voice & piano; A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, for voice & piano, no 6, "Irish Skies" Op. 140/6; Liza Lehmann: Cherry Ripe (arr. of aria by Chas. Ed. Horn);...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bedford, Steuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hancock-Child, Nik; H...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duke Quartet

England boasts a long and distinctive tradition of song, equaled to that of any region in the world. This anthology offers a recent survey ranging...continue...

Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder / O'Mara, Diener, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Hill, Martyn; Lane, Jennifer; O'Mara, Stephen; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

The most popular and the most important of all Schoenberg's choral works, 'Gurre-Lieder', part oratorio, part dramatic cantata, is a setting of poems by the...continue...
Recording information: The Colosseum, Watford, England (10/16/2001-10/20/2001)....continue...

Sullivan: The Contrabandista, The Foresters / Corp, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-12-14

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Contrabandista (The Law of the Ladrones), operetta (revised as "The Chieftains"); The Foresters, incidental music
Performers: Bindley, Justin; Catling, Ashley; Cohn, Joanna; Hopper, Catherine; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Moses, Geoffrey; Rutter, Claire; Suart, Richard
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Choir

Spirited performances are the order of the day in this recording of two little-known operettas by Sullivan. 'The Contrabandista' tells the story of the hapless...continue...

Janacek: Jenufa / Mackerras, Watson, Barstow, Ellet, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Drumm, Imelda; Ellet, Charlotte; Fairs, Alan; Hampton, Claire; Hay, Rosemary; McCullough, Marian; Pope, Sarah; Robson, Nigel; Vaughan, Elizabet...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

"Watson's voice is beautiful, lyrical and warm, and she delineates a moving interpretation. Most of the singers, who are all closely miked, have good diction,...continue...

The English Song Series 8 - Liza Lehmann / Watson, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Charles Edward Horn: Cherry Ripe, aria; Liza Lehmann: The Daisy Chain, 12 songs of childhood, for voice & piano; Bird Songs (5), for voice & piano; Magdalen at Michael's Gate, for voice & piano; Even...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Spence, Toby; Watson, Janice; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine

Although the British composer Liza Lehmann had begun her career as a singer, damage to her vocal cords forced her to concentrate on composition. This...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss / Hickox, BBC National

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-11-25

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss, opera
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Graham-Hall, John; McGilloway, Emer; Pearson, Gail; Richardson, Mark [Engineer]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Suart, Richard; Watson, Jan...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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Written in the late 1920s when he was at the height of his powers, The Poisoned Kiss is Vaughan Williams's forgotten opera:...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love / Hickox, Varcoe, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love
Performers: Bannatyne-Scott, Brian; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Bowen, John; Claycomb, Laura; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gritton, Susan; Lloyd-Morgan, Richard; Loges, Stephan; Maxwell, Donald [Bas...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

Aside from the EMI recording made by Davies and the New Philharmonia Orchestra (breifly offered as an import, and nearly impossible to obtain), Vaughan Williams'...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Chailly, Eaglen, Ziesak, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-03-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-10-17

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
Performers: Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bishop, Christopher [Producer]; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Burrowes, Norma; Case, John Carol; Dickerson, Bernard; Eathorne, Wendy; Elwes, John;...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Opera in English - Cav & Pag / Parry, O'Neill, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Dazeley, William; Hall, Peter; Joll, Phillip; Mannion, Rosa; Miricioiu, Nelly; Montague, Diana; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Parfitt, Paul
Conductors: Parry, David

Kodály: Missa Brevis, Mátra Pictures, etc / Parkman, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-10-19

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis for soloists, chorus & orchestra (arranged from version with organ); Jézus és a kufárok (Jesus and the Traders), for chorus; Este (Evening), for s...
Performers: Hansen, Michael W [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Nielsen, Niels Henrik; Nielsen, Torston; Pedersen, Helle Charlotte; Pedersen, Lars

"Several versions of Kodaly's wonderful Mass have come my way lately, and...now...we get a large-scale, full-bodied account that treats the piece like the true choral...continue...

Nielsen: Symphonies no 4-6 / Blomstedt, San Francisco PO

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Symphony no 6, FS 116 "Sinfonia semplice"; Little Suite for Strings in A minor, FS 6/Op. 1; Hymnus amoris, for soloists,...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bonney, Barbara; Hansen, Bo Anker; Hansen, Michael W [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Pedersen, Lars
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Copenhagen Boys Choir; Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Denmark's greatest composer Carl Nielsen is gloriously showcased in two "Double Decca" releases of his complete symphonies. These recordings by Herbert Blomstedt and the San...continue...

Puccini: La Boheme - Highlights / Solti, Caballé, Domingo

1 CD / RCA Records / 1999-09-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Caballé, Montserrat; Castel, Nico; Domingo, Placido; Mangin, Noel; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi,...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Holst: The Wandering Scholar, etc / Hickox, Attrot, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: Gustav Holst: Suite de ballet, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 10, H. 43; A Song of the Night, Op. 19 no 1/H 74; The Wandering Scholar, opera, Op. 50, H. 176
Performers: Archer, Neill; Hatfield, Lesley; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

The neglected chamber opera "The Wandering Scholar" is a brief comedy with no overture or "big tunes." Holst used charming folk-rhythms and simple melodies to...continue...