Gay, John

Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752): Concertos and Overtures for London

1 CD / Ramee / 2012-06-12

Works: John Gay: The Beggar's Opera; Johann Christoph Pepusch: Concerto à 5 for oboe, strings & basso continuo in G minor; Concerto for Violin, strings & basso continuo in A major; Concerto grosso ...
Conductors: Rawson, Robert
Ensemble: The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen

Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667 - 1752) is best remembered today for his contribution to The Beggar's Opera (1728). Apart from that, none of his other...continue...
Recording information: Church of All Saints, Tooting, London, England (07/2010)....continue...

Love's Madness - Songs of Henry Purcell / Dorothee Mields, soprano

1 CD / Carus / 2012-04-24

Works: English Traditional: Tom of Bedlam, folk song; The cruel mother, folk song ("There was a lady lived in York"); Henry Purcell: 'Tis women makes us love, catch for 4 voices, Z. 281; The Richmond Heires...
Performers: Apel, Hans-Werner; Becker, Ulrike; Katschner, Wolfgang; Mields, Dorothee; Paetz, Ulrike; Schnurpfeil, Birgit; Thiele, Nora; von Hoff, Anne
Conductors: Katschner, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Lautten Compagney

After the successful release of the album 'Love Songs', soprano Dorothee Mields now presents a second album dedicated to the music of Henry Purcell. She...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem (07/16/2011-07/19/2011)....continue...

Gay/Britten: Beggar's Opera / Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar [DVD]

1 DVD Video / HBDirect Import / 2009-07-14

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Baker, Janet; McKellar, Kenneth

Originally broadcast in 1963 and now meticulously restored by the BBC, this film features a superb cast, including Janet Baker as Polly Peachum and the...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono, Enhanced Dolby Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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John Gay: The Beggar's Opera / Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists, Daltrey [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-06-30

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Ashe, Rosemary; Baryliss, Peter; Daltrey, Roger; Hall, Carol; Hoskins, Bob; Johns, Stratford; Routledge, Patricia
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Created specially for television, this 'Beggar's Opera' captures the quality and satiric edge of the Hogarth engravings which influenced Gay's original version. The characters of...continue...
Run Time: 135 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

Kiri: A Portrait

2 CD / Decca / 2004-02-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Joseph Canteloube: Baïlèro; Chants d'Auvergne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, ...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bär, Olaf; Bar, Olaf; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bonynge, Richard; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor ...
Conductors: Barlow, Stephen; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Fischer, György; Davis, Colin; Rudel, Julius; Dutoit, Charles; Rosem, Barry; Davis, Carl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Ricc...
Ensemble: ; Lynn Harrell and Instrumental Ensemble

Personnel: Olga Hegedus (cello); Mitsuko Uchida (piano); Chris Bowers Broadbent (organ)....continue...

Gay: The Beggar's Opera; German / Sargent, Vinter, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2003-08-05

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera; Edward German: Tom Jones
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Bryan, Eleanore; Cameron, John; Davett, Loretta; Fraser, Robert; Fraser, Ronald; Glover, Cynthia; Hardy, Laurence; Hardy, Robert; Harvey, Frederick; Heard, Daphne; Jacobs, Jane; Mori...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Vinter, Gilbert
Ensemble: Gilbert Vinter Orchestra; Nigel Brooks Chorale; Pro Arte Orchestra

Mystery Of The East Vol 2 / Rybin Choir

1 CD / Capriccio / 2000-01-01

Works: F. Doubensky: Vater unser (Otche nash); Sergey Rachmaninov: Work(s); Gavriil Yakimovich Lomakin: Tebe poem; Russian Traditional: Razboinika blagorazoumnago; G. Hristich: Heiliger Gott (Svyatii Bozhe)...
Performers: Makarov, Vladimir; Naidenova, Vassilka; Petrov, Ivan; Spassova, Miglena; Stanchev, Nikola
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sofia Orthodox Ensemble; Yoan Kukuzel Angeloglassniyat Ensemble

Pepusch: The Lonely Shepherd, etc / Bergen Barokk

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1998-11-27

Works: Johann Christoph Pepusch: Corydon, cantata for soprano & ensemble, no 5; Love frowns in Beauteous Myra's Eyes, cantata for soprano & ensemble; Cleora, cantata for soprano & ensemble, no 2; When Loves...
Performers: Julsrud, Mona; Sveen, Hans Knut; Thorsen, Frode
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bergen Barokk

Gay: The Beggar's Opera / Barlow, Hoskins, Walker

2 CD / Hyperion / 1991-12-01

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Baker, Alasdair; Bryson, Roger; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Anne; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Jackson, Richard; Lemmings, Christopher; Linnenbank, René; Mills, Bronwen; Morgan, Karl; Rashbrook,...

'I have never heard, and can't imagine, better performances ... A delightful performance of this timeless opera' (American Record Guide)

'A treasure that belongs in...continue...