Post Romantic Period > Boy Soprano

Cantus Angelicus / Gluck; Bach; Gounod; Schubert / Risto Joost, Tallinn Sinfonietta / Heldur Harry Polda, boy soprano

1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2012-11-13

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Polda, Heldur Harry
Conductors: Joost, Risto
Ensemble: ; Tallinn Sinfonietta

Recording information: St Jacob's Church (Viimisi, Estonia) (10/14/2011-10/16/2011)....continue...

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Cizek, Miroslav; Dobra, Jaroslava; Erbenova, Ludmila; Heriban, Josef; Hlavsa, Jan; Hlobilova, Eva; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kolarova, Katerina; Marova, Libuse; Musilova, Milada; Ourednikova, Vera; Prochazk...
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Alois, um Mitternacht: Lieder by Mahler & Strauss / Franz Farnberger, Alois Muhlbacher

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-03-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Es sungen drei Engel, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in F major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn no 11; Das himmlische Leben, song ...
Performers: Farnberger, Franz; Muhlbacher, Alois

"A talent that has really caught the attention of the professional music world" - "a spectacular voice prodigy" - these are some comments about Austrian...continue...
Recording information: Monastery of St. Florian (2011)....continue...

Terra Mariana

1 CD / Estonian Record Products / 2011-11-02

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Edvard ...
Performers: Polda, Heldur Harry
Conductors: Mäe, Aivar
Ensemble: Arsis Handbell Ensemble

The roots of handbells as musical instruments go back to the 17th century England where the first miniature copies of church bells were cast. First...continue...
Recording information: Tallinn, Estonia (03/26/2010-03/28/2010)....continue...

Alois Unerhört: The Boy and His Voice / Franz Farnberger, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-08-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicc...
Performers: Bayer, Benjamin; Farnberger, Franz; Kohne, Karsten; Muhlbacher, Alois; Schlogl, Christoph

Recording information: Stift St. Florian (2009-2010)....continue...

Aled's Christmas Gift / boy soprano

1 CD / Demon Tv / 2010-12-07

Works: Buddy Greene: Mary, Did You Know?, song; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for cho...
Performers: Aitken, Rob; Ashley, Charlotte; Beston, Simon; Brown, Zoe; Coates, Sam; Crawley, Ben; Flanaghan, Katie; Hale, Simon; Hughes, Emilia; Jones, Aled; Kelly, John; Lole, Simon; May, Elizabeth; Palliser, U...

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London; FX YourSpace Studios, London; Greendale Studios, London, England.

Responsible for one of the most iconic and enchanting C...continue...

A Family Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-08-07

Works: Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Sleigh Ride, popular song (with lyrics by Mitchell Parrish); Buddy Kaye: Christmas Alphabet, song; Traditional: Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman; Katherine K. Davis: The...
Performers: Aitken, Julie; Docherty, Niall; Mansfield, Roshni; McKechnie, Charlotte
Conductors: Bell, Christopher

Eton College Chapel Choir perform an enchanting selection of 20th Century French Choral and Organ music. As well as music by composers who were at...continue...
Recording information: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (09/14/2009-09/15/2009)....continue...

For You: The Collection

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Rolf Lovland: You Raise Me Up (Por ti seré), song; Larry W. Jones: New Horizons (I Found A Dream), song; César Franck: Panis angelicus; David J. Evans: Be Still, for the Presence of the Lor...
Performers: Horn], Dominic Kelly [English; Hudson, Eleanor; Jones, Aled; Reid, Dan

Giacomo Puccini: Tosca

2 CD / Preiser / 2010-01-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Gaetano Donizetti: La favorita; Linda di Chamounix; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlo; Aida, opera
Performers: Bianchini, Giovanni; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Gaudioso, Gerardo; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Padis, Leo [Vocals]; Poggi, Gianni; Sacchetti, Antonio; Stella, Antonietta [Soprano Vocals]; Taddei, Giuseppe
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Rapolo, Ugo; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Santini, Gabriele

This historic recording of Tosca was made in 1957 and originally released on Philips. There is a synopsis but no libretto or notes included....continue...
Recording information: Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (1957)....continue...

Ave Maria / Aarburg, Lang, Clément, Zürcher Sängerknaben

1 CD / Tudor / 2009-09-29

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria; Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Ave Maria, M 62; Giuseppe Verdi: Sacred Pieces (4), for...
Performers: Clément, Alain; Egger, Roy; Höhn, Adrian; Lütschg, Andrej; Lang, Frieder; Perret, Daniel; Rütti, Praxedis; Winiger, Daniel
Conductors: Von Aarburg, Alphons
Ensemble: Zurich Boys' Choir

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado / Thompson, Ohio Light Opera, et al

2 CD / Albany Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado
Performers: Hughes, Karla; Jesse, Dennis; Kelleher-Flight, David; Knapp, Kyle; Mackus, Boyd; Martin, Jessie Wright; Post, Erica; Reeder, Frederick; Wright, Julie
Conductors: Thompson, J. Lynn
Ensemble: Ohio Light Opera

For a century and a quarter Gilbert and Sullivan's hilarious 1885 comic opera, 'The Mikado', has elicited joyous shouts and cheers from audiences the world...continue...

Vladimir Jurowski/London Philharmonic / Wagner, Berg, Mahler [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal; Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for Orchestra, Op. 6; Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied
Performers: Fassbender, Hedwig; Hendrick, Michael; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; Montalvo, Marisol; Ragusa, David Christopher
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"It's chemistry - you cannot force it or fake it" says Vladimir Jurowski of his critically acclaimed relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra - "you...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Decca Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Hudecov, Zuzana; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Krejcik, Vladimir; Marova, Libuse; Novak, Richard; Ondraskov, Miriam; Popp, Lucia; Randova, Eva; Saray, Peter; Zigmundov, Eva; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

BBC Music Magazine
The first in the original astringent but atmospheric scoring. Mackerras is slightly less warmly idiomatic than his Czech rivals, but it's better sung.
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Personnel: Peter Saray, Eva Zigmundová, Ivana Mixova, Vaclav Zitek, Eva Randova, Eva Hríbiková, Miriam Ondrásková, Zuzana Hudecová, Libuse Marova, Vladimir Krejcik, Richa...continue...

Live Recordings 1967-1999

3 CD / Orfeo / 2007-05-15

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Don Carlos; Il Trovatore; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; La Fanciulla del West; Tosca; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Behrens, Hildegard; Benackova, Gabriela; Burke, Richard; Carroli, Silvano; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Diepold, Alexander; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Frittoli, Barbara; Gall, Axelle; Go...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Klobucar, Berislav; Luisi, Fabio; Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Oren, Daniel; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Slatkin, Leonard; Santi, Nello; Albrecht, Gerd; Viotti, Marcello; Badea...

Janacek: The Operas / Mackerras, Vienna Philharmonic

9 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Jenufa; Jealousy; Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen); The Cunning Little Vixen; From the House of the Dead- Suite; The Makropulos Case (Vec Makropulos), ope...
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Czakov, Anna; Drechsler, Hedwig; Dvorsky, Peter; Hribikov, Eva; Hudecov, Zuzana; Jahn, Gertrude; Janska, Jaroslava; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jonasova, Jana; Joran, Jiri; Kniplova, Nadezda; K...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
Charles Mackerras's partnership with soprano Söderström produced definitive and superbly recorded studio performances of Kát'a Kabanová, Jenufa and...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Karajan, Price, Vienna PO

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Cava, Carlo; Corena, Fernando; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Mariotti, Alfredo; Monreale, Leonardo; Price, Leontyne; Taddei, Giuseppe; Weiss, Herbert
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Price and Stefano are wonderfully rich-voiced and passionate, Taddei a hellishly charismatic Scarpia with Karajan balancing detail and drama superbly." -Gramophone Magazine...continue...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Mahler I: Symphonies 1-4, etc

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Dicterow, Glenn; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Ludwig, Christa; Popp, Lucia; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Smith, Philip [Trumpet]; Wittek, Hel...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is definitely the Mahler set to have if youre only having one - few conductors penetrated more deeply into the painful beauty and raw...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...

Paperback Opera - Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel

2 CD / Preiser / 2005-10-01

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Performers: Brückmann, Bruno; Gunter, Horst; Lindermeier, Elisabeth; Litz, Gisela; Schech, Marianne; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Free / Libera

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-10-05

Works: Robert Prizeman: I am the day; Stay with me; Voca me; A Song of enchantment; Ave Verum; Do not stand at my grave and weep; When a knight won his spurs; A New Heaven; Lament; Twilight; Be still my sou...
Performers: Chadney, Anthony; Crawley, Ben; Neumann, Raoul; Platt, Joseph; Robson, Christopher
Conductors:
Ensemble: Libera

Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Ancerl, Blachut, Kalas, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-07-02

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Blachut, Beno; Cervinkova, Ludmila; Heriban, Josef; Kalas, Karel; Krilova, Vera; Mraz, Ladislav; Palivcova, Jarmila; Pechova, Jarmila; Soumar, Jan; Vala, Jiri; Vich, Bohumir; Vild, Bohumil; Vonasek, ...
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Prague Radio Chorus

The late Karel Ancerl was one of the two or three finest conductors produced by the prolific Czech musical culture in the 20th century, and...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Morelli, Corelli, Gordoni, D'Orazi, et al

2 CD / Bel Canto Society / 2000-10-17

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Recorded Sound: Bis [encore]! Franco!!; Applause; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato
Performers: Artioli, Walter; Carbonari, Virgilio; Corelli, Franco; d'Orazi, Attilio; Giorgi, Walter; Gordoni, Virginia; Grella, Bruno; Maionica, Silvio [Bass vocals]
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Parma Teatro Regio Chorus; Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra

Opera in English - Janacek: Osud / Mackerras, Field, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-11-02

Works: Leos Janácek: Osud (Fate), opera, JW 1/5
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Field, Helen [Soprano Vocals]; German, Timothy; Harries, Kathryn; Jones, Yolande; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Langridge, Philip; Linay, Samuel; Mora, Barry; Preston-Roberts, Michael; ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra

"...Until David Pountney's brilliant production for English National Opera many commentators thought 'Osud' virtually unstageable. But then there is the music: a miracle of lyricism...continue...

Puccini: Tosca / Leinsdorf, Milanov, Bjoerling, Rome Opera

2 CD / RCA Records / 1999-08-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bianchini, Giovanni; Carlin, Mario; Catalani, Nestore; Corena, Fernando; Jussila, Mika; Milanov, Zinka [Soprano Vocal]; Monreale, Leonardo; Preziosa, Vincenzo; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Chorus

"...Here we have Bjoerling and Warren--enough even without Milanov--but Milanov is wonderful. This has been on CD before...but the remastering is better...One of the best...continue...

Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir - Works by Bach, Faure, Gruber and Handel

1 CD / Philips / 1999-01-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my pr...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Gindlhumer, Gottfried; Gormley, Michael G.; Halbartschlager, Alfred; Marschik, Peter [Conductor]; Ortner, Roman; Rainer, Ingomar; Schmidinger, Benjamin; Stangelberger, George; Vi...
Conductors: Harrer, Uwe Christian; Marschik, Peter
Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Benjamin Schmidinger, Max Emanuel Cencic (soprano); Gottfried Gindlhumer (trumpet); Peter Marschik , Roman Ortner (piano); Mike Gormley, Ingomar Rainer, Georg Stangelberger, Alfred Halbarts...continue...

Fauré: Requiem, Pelleas et Melisande, etc / Bostock, et al

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 1998-12-24

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Pavane, Op. 50
Performers: Dyk, Vojtech; Spang-Hanssen, Ulrik; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Bostock, Douglas
Ensemble: Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic; Pueri Gaudentes Choir

Mahler: Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Songs / Bernstein

16 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-11-10

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn; S...
Performers: Alessi, Joseph [Trombone]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Dicterow, Glenn; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hampson, Thomas; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; King, James [Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Pop...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Brooklyn Boys Chorus; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande

2 CD / Orfeo / 1994-07-05

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gampert, Walter; Gedda, Nicolai; Grumbach, Raimund; Meven, Peter; Schiml, Marga; Weinheber, Josef
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael

Mahler: Symphonie no 4 / Bernstein, Wittek, Concertgebouw

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1988-08-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major
Performers: Wittek, Helmut; Zweden, Jaap van
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra