Romantic Period > Spoken Vocals

Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment / Gruberova, van der Walt, Laghezza, Fourcade

2 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment
Performers: Bunz, Hans Werner; Castel, François; Fourcade, Philippe; Gruberova, Edita; Hansen, Paul [Tenor]; Laghezza, Rosa; Raschèr, Andrea; Steinhaus, Heidi; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Panni, Marcello
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

"For coloratura fans: Edita Gruberova... offers bravura vocal artistry mixed with sentimental lyricism and a large helping of humor. She brings out everyone's best in...continue...

Robert Schumann: Choral Works / Flemish Radio Choir, Inge Spinette, piano

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Doppelchörige Gesänge (4), Op.141; Romanzen und Balladen I (5), for mixed chorus, Op. 67; From Sechs Lieder, Op. 33; From Vier Gesänge, Op. 59; From Romanzen, Op. 69; ...
Performers: Goossens, Ivan; Lemaire, Karen; Souvagie, Philippe; Spinette, Inge; Venken, Hilde [Vocals]
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir

The Flemish Radio Choir is a professional chamber choir whose program includes works from the entire repertoire, with particular attention to Flemish and contemporary music....continue...
Recording information: AMUZ, Antwerp (10/2009/06/2010)....continue...

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; "Hunt" Cantata BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Henry...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Mendelssohn: Incidental Music / Spering

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Antigone, incidental music, Op. 55; Oedipus in Kolonos, incidental music, Op. 93; Athalia; Incidental Music, Op. 74
Performers: Hamer, Therese; Korondi, Anna; Martin, Sabina; Pape, Rene; Sander, Otto
Conductors: Soltesz, Stefan; Spering, Christoph
Ensemble: Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin

Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream; Die erste Walpurgisnacht / Harnoncourt

1 CD / Apex / 2011-02-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60
Performers: Bantzer, Christoph; Coburn, Pamela; Hampson, Thomas; Heilmann, Uwe; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Pape, Rene; Remmert, Birgit
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

"Mendelssohn's highly potent brand of magic here in rhythmically robust live recordings of eight numbers from A Midsummer Night's Dream, and a formidable team of...continue...
Recording information: Stefaniensaal, Graz....continue...

Twin Spirits / Sting, Keenlyside, Styler, Evans, Krylov, Clein, Burnside [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-09-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Works; Clara Wieck Schumann: Works
Performers: Burnside, Iain; Clein, Natalie; Evans, Rebecca; Jacobi, Derek; Keenlyside, Simon; Krylov, Sergej; Paremski, Natasha; Sting; Styler, Trudie

'Twin Spirits' is a unique and intimate, live theatrical performance by a chamber ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, portraying the deep and ultimately tragic...continue...
Run Time: 206 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Herzogenberg: Die Passion / Heyerick, Ex Tempore

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Die Passion, for 2 voices, choir, organ & orchestra, Op. 93
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Goossens, Ivan; Verdin, Joris
Conductors: Heyerick, Florian
Ensemble: Ex Tempore

Herzogenberg's Die Passion breaks from the tradition of the sacred oratorio in its near complete absence of solo arias, its proto-theatrical musicality, and the daunting...continue...

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

The Wonder of Christmas / Mormon Tabernacle Choir, et al

1 CD / Mormon Tabernacle / 2008-09-30

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Christmas Traditional: Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); The First Nowell (English); Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella...
Performers: Bloom, Claire; Christiansen, Clay; Elliott, Richard [Organ]; Fleming, Renee; Lansbury, Angela; Longhurst, John; McDonald, Audra; Terfel, Bryn; Von Stade, Frederica; Waldron, Tom
Conductors: Jessop, Craig D.; Wilberg, Mack [Composer]; Cronkite, Walter
Ensemble: ; Bells on Temple Square; Orchestra at Temple Square

As part of their annual Christmas music tradition, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square perform a series of Christmas concerts in the...continue...

Offenbach Anthologie, Vol. 1

1 CD / Forlane (France) Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Le violoneux, operetta in 1 act; Le mariage aux lanternes, operetta in 1 act (revision of "Le trésor à Mathurin"); La chanson de Fortunio, ope...
Performers: Berthon, Mireille; Bertin, Pierre; Bjorling, Jussi; Boyer, Alexis; Chenal, Marthe; Czac, Madame; Dambrine, Alfred; Foix, Georges; Luart, Emma; Martell, Alix; Nicod, Mlle; Pujol, Victor; Ragneau, M.; ...
Conductors: Krueger, Karl; Dauber, Dol; Frigara, Maurice; Klemperer, Otto; Cloez, Gustave; Ruhlmann, Francois

Mendelssohn: Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc / Masur, et al

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-06-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; S...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Eberle, Friedhelm; Katsaris, Cyprien; Oertel, Christiane; Schonheit, Michael; Schreier, Peter; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

This newly reissued 5-CD budget boxed set offers critically acclaimed recordings of Mendelssohn's major orchestral music by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra featuring...continue...

Donizetti: Operas / Campanella, Bernart, Soudant, et al

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Poliuto; Maria di Rohan
Performers: Alaimo, Vincenzo; Brighi, Walter; Briscik, Barbara; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Carroli, Silvano; Colafelice, Giacomo; Coni, Paolo; Connell, Elizabeth; d'Amico, Mildela; Dara, Enzo; Federici,...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; de Bernart, Massimo; Soudant, Hubert; Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bratislava Philharmonic Chorus; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Naples Teatro S...

Grand Tier - Marschner: Der Vampyr / Rieger, Hermann, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-11-15

Works: Heinrich August Marschner: Der Vampyr, opera
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Grobe, Donald; Halem, Victor von; Hermann, Roland; Hillebrand, Nikolaus; Hopfner, Heiner; Kesteren, John van; Malta, Alexander; Marsh, ...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Heinrich Marschner was a popular Early Romantic opera composer in Germany whose works disappeared for a few decades but have been successfully revived in recent...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt Op. 23 / Ruud, Hagegård, et al

2 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-07-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23
Performers: Andersen, Bjorn Willberg; Bergset, Arve Moen; Bjornhaug, Stale; Gulbrandsoy, Torbjorn; Hagegard, Hakan; Hovig, Andrea Braein; Hungnes, Svein Sturla; Kosmo, Ingebjorg; Leppanen, Ilkka; Postma, Kari; S...
Conductors: Ruud, Ole Kristian
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Kor Vest

This production is unique in that it presents 'Peer Gynt' viewed both through the music and through Ibsen's own verbal imagination. Based on a concert...continue...

Donizetti: Pia de' Tolomei / Rigacci, Cuberli, Pecchiolo

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 2005-06-04

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Pia de' Tolomei
Performers: Casellato, Renzo; Cuberli, Lella; Fioravanti, Giulio; Manto, Ivan del; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Minetto, Maria; Pecchioli, Benedetta; Tuand, Carlo; Zanazzo, Alfredo
Conductors: Rigacci, Bruno
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Not so different from the concise librettos of 'Roberto Devereux' and 'Poliutio', the libretto of 'Pia de'Tolomei' results a little more articulated, eloquent and detailed,...continue...

Dokumente Einer Sängerkarriere - Karl Friedrich

1 CD / Preiser / 2005-06-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La forza del destino; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Strauss II: Eine Nacht in Venedig; Tausend und eine Nacht Op. 346; Franz Lehár...
Performers: Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Friedrich, Karl; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hellwig, Judith
Conductors: Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Loibner, Wilhelm
Ensemble: ; Northwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Janus - Goethe / Meláth, Fokanov, Virág, et al

1 CD / Hungaroton / 2005-03-22

Works: Corona E.W. Schröter: Die Fischerin; Karl Friedrich Zelter: Der Erlkönig; Václav J. K. Tomásek: Der Erlkönig; Ann Sheppard Mounsey: Der Erlkönig; Carl Loewe: Ballads...
Performers: Fokanov, Anatoly; Kokas, Katalin; Meláth, Andrea; Schubert, Éva; Virág, Emese

Pacius: The Princess of Cyprus / Söderblom, Storgård, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-02-01

Works: Fredrik Pacius: Princess of Cyprus
Performers: Aman, Tove; Eichenholtz, Agneta; Rantanen, Riikka; Storgard, Johan; Wentzel, Tom
Conductors: Söderblom, Ulf
Ensemble: Jubilate Choir; Tapiola Sinfonietta

Offenbach: La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein / Leibowitz

2 CD / Preiser / 2004-10-01

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
Performers: Bonton, Gabriel; Croisier, Marcelle; Dran, Andre; Lacour, George; Mollien, Jean; Prevet, Gisele; Riley, John; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Leibowitz, René
Ensemble: Paris Lyric Chorus

Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, etc / Ruud, Hagegård, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2004-05-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 22; Landkjending, Op. 31; Bergliot, Op. 42; Funeral March in Memory of Richard Nordraak, EG 107; Mountain thrall, Op. 32
Performers: Hagegard, Hakan; Mauseth, Gorild
Conductors: Ruud, Ole Kristian
Ensemble: Bergen Philharmonic Choir Male Voices; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Kor Vest; Seim Songkor

Grieg: Peer Gynt / Heesters, Helling, Engelskamp, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 2004-01-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23
Performers: Engelskamp, Josephine; Frohlich, Peter; Heesters, Nicole; Helling, Hilke; Pfeffer, Anneli; Pietschmann, Andreas
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Opera in English - Rossini: The Thieving Magpie / Parry

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bickley, Susan; Cullagh, Majella; Garrett, Nicholas; Graham-Hall, John; Jeffrey, Darren; Jones, Nerys; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Purves, Christopher; Scales, Prunella; Smythe, Russell...
Conductors: Parry, David

"This splendid set is something of a home-coming for English Rossini lovers, many of whom will recall with affection the production of 'The Thieving Magpie'...continue...

Marschner: Hans Heiling / Keilberth, Prey, Kirschstein

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2002-04-02

Works: Heinrich August Marschner: Hans Heiling, opera, Op. 80
Performers: Franzen, Hans; Kirschstein, Leonore; Meister, Harald; Plumacher, Hetty; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Synek, Liane
Conductors: Keilberth, Joseph
Ensemble: Cologne State Opera Chorus

Heinrich Marschner was the most important German Romantic opera composer between Weber and Wagner, and in fact Wagner derived many of his ideas, including the...continue...

Schubert: Rosamunde / Froschauer, Georg, Westphal, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 2002-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Die Zauberharfe, D 644; Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Alfonso und Estrella, D 732; Helmina von Chezy: Rosamunde (play)
Performers: Georg, Mechthild; Neubauer, Martin; Westphal, Gert; Zoch, Gisela
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Brahms: Die schöne Magelone / Wolfgang Holzmair, Gerard Wyss

2 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Die schöne Magelone, Op. 33
Performers: Holzmair, Wolfgang; Quadflieg, Will; Wyss, Gérard

Offenbach: Coscoletto / Froschauer, Erdmann, Nah, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 2001-01-01

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Coscoletto
Performers: Dewald, Thomas; Durand, Angele; Erdmann, Mojca; Georg, Mechthild; Hoffmann, Anke; Lewyhe, Henner; Nah, Yoo-Chang
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Collegium Cantandi Bonn; Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

Love Fugùe - Schumann / Uri Caine Ensemble, et al

1 CD / Winter & Winter / 2000-05-16

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 47
Performers: Barneschi, Stefano; Beschi, Paolo; Bianchi, Marco; Caine, Shulamith Wechter; Caine, Uri; Gilmore, David; Ledford, Mark; Moss, David; Patton, Julie; Takahashi, Mariko; Valli, Federica
Conductors:
Ensemble: La Gaia Scienza; Uri Caine Ensemble

The Classical Kids Collection Vol 2

4 CD / Children's Group / 1999-09-21

Works: Anonymous: Danse Royale; Sumer is icumen in; English Dance; Trotto; Ghaetta; Amen; Orlando Gibbons: First Set of Madrigals and Mottets; Thomas Tallis: Audivi vocem; Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Mon Die...
Performers: Adilman, Victoria; Arpin, John; Boyes, Derek; Budd, Barbara; Campbell, Kelly; Crawley, Amos; Donnelly, Mark; Druce, Mary; Forster, Elizabeth; Fox, Colin; Gay, Errol; Goldbloom, Daniel; Hammond, Katie...
Conductors: Babiak, Walter; Fallis, David
Ensemble: High Park Girls Choir; Studio Arts Orchestra

Selection includes the Foundling Concert.

Selection includes Arrival in Rome.

Selection includes Songs of the Unicorn - A Merlin Tale....continue...

Marschner: Der Vampyr / Hillebrand, Augér, Fiedler

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-11-17

Works: Heinrich August Marschner: Der Vampyr, opera
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Grobe, Donald; Halem, Victor von; Hermann, Roland; Hillebrand, Nikolaus; Hopfner, Heiner; Kesteren, John van; Malta, Alexander; Marsh, ...
Conductors: Rieger, Fritz
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Lohengrin / Leinsdorf, Kónya, et al

3 CD / RCA Records / 1998-08-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Amara, Lucine; Conrad, Barbara Smith; Dooley, William; DuPree, William; Farras, Helene; Gorr, Rita; Hines, Jerome [Bass Vocal]; Kónya, Sándor; Keller, Judith; Ledbetter, William; Marsh,...
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"This 1965 recording, long deleted, makes now a welcome re-appearance. It's not the best 'Lohengrin' you can buy - that's still the EMI set conducted...continue...

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus / Seidler-Winkler, Herzog, etc

1 CD / Preiser / 1997-09-01

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Performers: Dietrich, Marie; Lieban, Julius; Philips, Robert; Vallentin, Hermann
Conductors: Seidler-Winkler, Bruno
Ensemble: Berlin Court Opera Chorus

Almquist: Dreams and Fantasies / Solveig Faringer

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-12-05

Works: Carl Jonas Love Almquist: Det doftar i Sätras skog; Uppwaknandet; Ängelns kallelse; Än var det...; Songe no 1 "Den lyssnande Maria"; Songe no 16 "Marias häpnad"; Songe no 40 "Barn...
Performers: Aberg, Kerstin; Ersson, Alm Nils; Faringer, Solveig; Hellden, Bodil Asmussen; Hellden, Daniel; Jonsson, Anders-Per; Kjellson, Ingvar; Von Bahr, Gunilla; Von Bahr, Robert
Conductors: Helldén, Daniel; Jonsson, Anders-Per
Ensemble: Lidingö Kammarkör ; Salträngens Skola Klass 5a

Pavarotti & Friends

1 CD / Decca / 1993-03-09

Works: César Franck: Mass for 3 Voices, Organ, Harp, Cello and Double Bass in A, M 61/Op. 12; Zucchero: Miserere; L'Urlo; Sting: Muoio per te; It's Probably Me; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Aaron Neville: On...
Performers: Dalla, Lucio; Geldof, Bob; Kaas, Patricia; May, Brian; Neville, Aaron; Oldfield, Mike; Pavarotti, Luciano; Sting; Vega, Suzanne; Zucchero
Conductors: Sisilli, Also
Ensemble: Arcangelo Corelli Chamber Orchestra Italy; The Neville Brothers

Donizetti: Rita, Il Pigmalione, L'Olimpiade, etc / Maestri

2 CD / Bongiovanni / 1993-03-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Rita; Il Pigmalione; L'Olimpiade; La bella prigioniera
Performers: Benelli, Ugo; Broganelli, Daniela; Franceschetto, Romano; Manini, Giuseppe; Pellegrini, Paolo; Rigacci, Susanna
Conductors: Maestri, Fabio
Ensemble: In Canto Association Chamber Orchestra

Lachner: König Oedipus / Weigle, Fricke, Jacob, Plate, et al

1 CD / Audite / 1991-01-01

Works: Franz Lachner: Oedipus the King
Performers: Fricke, Peter; Jacob, Katerina; Plate, Heinz; Schmidt, Jurgen; Von Cramm, Berno
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg Peter
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

"The recording is excellent in range and spatial positioning. I would strongly recommend its purchase to those who have wide ranging collections and who either...continue...

The Snow Queen / Makarova, Rosenberger

1 CD / Delos / 1990-01-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Album pour enfants, Op. 39
Performers: Makarova, Natalia; Rosenberger, Carol

Offenbach: Contes d'Hoffmann / Bonynge, Sutherland, Domingo

2 CD / Decca Import / 1987-07-07

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Charon, Jacques; Cuenod, Hugues; Domingo, Placido; Guigue, Paul; Jacques, R.; Lilowa, Margarita; Neury, Andre; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Proenza, Pedro di; Sutherland, Joan, Dam...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra