Mendelssohn, Felix

Beethoven: Symphony no 3; Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 "Italian" / Tafelmusik, Bruno Weil

1 CD / Tafelmusic / 2012-10-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Bruno, Weil
Ensemble: ; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Tafelmusik presents Beethoven's landmark Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" - an heroic and monumental symphony originally dedicated to Napoleon - and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 "Italian."...continue...
Recording information: Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning (05/24/2012-05/27/2012)....continue...

Violin Concertos & Sonatas by Sibelius, Szymanowski, Wieniawski, Janacek et al. / Bronislav Gimpel, violin, Martin Krause, piano (complete RIAS recordings 1954-57)

3 CD / Audite / 2012-10-30

Works: Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47; Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 2, Op. 61; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Franz Schubert: Sonata for ...
Performers: Gimpel, Bronislav [Violin]; Krause, Martin
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz; Rother, Artur; Gohlke, Alfred
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The new Bronislav Gimpel Edition presents on three CDs all recordings made by the violinist between 1954 and 1957 for the RIAS Berlin, creating a...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (1954-1957)....continue...

On the Shoulders of Giants

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-10-23

Works: Pérotin: Sederunt principes; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Hans Leo Hassler: Cantate Dominio canticum novum; Claudio Monteverdi: Crucifixus (alternative parts for Credo section of Mass SV257), m...
Performers: Davenport, Rikki [Percussion]; Foss, Chris; Humble, Aaron; Reinwald, Adam; Rudoi, Paul; Ruschmann, Gary; Shah, Shahzore; Takach, Tim; Walton, David

Recording information: Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, University of St. Thomas, (01/23/2012-01/29/2012)....continue...

Christmas at King's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-10-16

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Robert Lucas Pearsall: In Dulci Jubilo for soloists & chorus; Christmas Traditional: Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); God Rest You Me...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir Cambridge

Recording information: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England....continue...

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 25 / Pressler, Swarowsky

1 CD / Doron / 2012-10-12

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Performers: Pressler, Menahem
Conductors: Auberson, Jean-Marie; Swarowsky, Hans

Recording information: Vienna (11/11/1965/06/06/1966)....continue...

Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor / Ricardo Odnoposoff, violin

1 CD / Doron / 2012-10-12

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 6; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor
Performers: Odnoposoff, Ricardo
Conductors: Rivoli, Gianfranco
Ensemble: ; Geneva Radio Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Ernest Ansermet Studio, Geneva, Switzerland (1962)....continue...

Cello Testament, Vol. 6 & 7 - 40 Cello Favorites by Bach, Popper, Ravel, Tchaikovsky et al. / Anders Gron, cello; Jorgen Hald Nielsen, piano

2 CD / Danica / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate no 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Maria Theresia von Paradis...
Performers: Gron, Anders; Nielsen, Jorgen Hald

This seven-volume series of cello favorites started 30 years ago when it became apparent that there was a need for recordings of the minor, but...continue...
Recording information: Kollemorten, Denmark (1982-1984); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1982-1984); Kollemorten, Denmark (1989-2007); The Academy of Music, Esbjerg, Denmark (1989-2007)....continue...

Leipzig Piano Quartet plays Salomon Jadassohn, Felix Mendelssohn & Robert Schumann

1 CD / Querstand / 2012-10-09

Works: Salomon Jadassohn: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 77; Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in F minor, Op. 2; Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and Strings in E flat ...

This release is an interesting look into Leipzig's chamber music world in the 19th century. The disc contains the Quartet in C minor, Op. 77...continue...
Recording information: 03/2012....continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Glory to the New-Born King - Choral works by Warlock, Joubert, Langlais, Mulet, Lauridsen, Warlock et al. / Chester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Priory / 2012-10-09

Works: Peter Warlock: Adam Lay Ybounden; Balulalow; Bethlehem Down; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; Richard Storrs Willis: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; Jean Langlais: Ave Maria, ave ma...
Performers: Capper, Alice; Chewter, Benjamin; Hardwick, David; Hunt, Olivia; Lyndon-Jones, Laurence; Rees, James; Rushforth, Philip; Sennett, Christopher
Conductors: Rushforth, Philip
Ensemble: Chester Cathedral Choir

Recording information: Chester Cathedral (01/05/2012-01/07/2012)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano / Gary Hoffman, cello; David Selig, piano

1 CD / La Dolce Volta / 2012-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Albumblatt for piano in E minor, Op. 117; Song without words for Cello and Pi...
Performers: Hoffman, Gary; Selig, David

Canadian Gary Hoffman is one of the outstanding cellists of our time, combining instrumental mastery, beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility. Hoffman gained international...continue...
Recording information: Église Notre-Dame du Bon Secours, Paris, France (11/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos in E minor and D minor / Alina Ibragimova, violin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"
Performers: Ibragimova, Alina
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

The young violinist Alina Ibragimova is already established as an admired recording artist, standing alongside great artists of the past and present with her versions...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (09/02/2011-09/04/2011)....continue...

The Complete Electric and Selected Acoustic Recordings / Irene Scharrer, piano

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Domenico Paradies: Sonata no 6; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in C ma...
Performers: Scharrer, Irene
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Ronald, Landon

Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21....continue...

Organs of Famous Cathedrals - works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wesley et al. / David Goode, Joseph Nolan, Simon Preston, Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C minor, BWV 564; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata no 3 in A; Robert Schumann: Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op. 60; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Choral Song & Fugue; ...
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hakim, Naji; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; Nolan, James [Organ]; Nolan, Joseph; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Quinney, Robert; Vivian, James
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable ; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company; Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble); The Clerk...

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al. [CD & DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

The Virtuoso - Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Brahms & Liszt / Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Don Giovanni KV 527; Richard Strauss: Ständchen ("Mach' auf, mach' auf, doch leise, mein Kind"), song for voice ...
Performers: Backhaus, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Backhaus realized the significance of the gramophone record early on, making his first solo recording in 1908 and going on to record many more,...continue...
Recording information: 1908-??-??_1928-??-??&1940-....continue...

Gustavo Dudamel Discoveries / highlights from works by Beethoven, Mahler, Bernstein, Bruckner, Revueltas et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-09-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Dmit...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Gothernburg Symphony Orchestra; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; Vienna Philharmonic

Discoveries, Grammy award winner Gustavo Dudamel's first 'Best of album, features favorites from Beethoven to Bernstein and several Dudamel tracks never before released on CD...continue...

Schumann: Symphony in C; Konzertstuck for four Horns; 2 Symphonic Etudes; Pfitzner: Symphony in C et al. / Gerard Schwarz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Konzertstück for 4 horns & orchestra in F major, Op. 86; Two Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde - Liederspiel, Op. 89; Johannes Brahms: ...
Performers: Bonnevie, Robert; Knapp, David C.; Robbins, Mark; Wilson, Scott
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: ; Seattle Symphony

The musical expression of German Romanticism is the theme of this disc. The trajectory of Schumann's Konzertstuck, Op. 86, written for four horns and orchestra,...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA....continue...

Legacy: Benjamin Britten conducts - Mozart: Sym. 40; Mendelssohn: Sym. 3 (extract); Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 / Peter Pears, tenor; English CO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Benjamin Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"
Conductors: Brittten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

These revelatory films feature Britten with his favored English Chamber Orchestra performing at two very different times of his life, with equal value. Filmed at...continue...
Run Time: 67 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Mono,
Country of Origin: Austria
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Songs with Harp - works by Cherubini, Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn, Spohr, Schumann / Maria Graf, harp; Britta Schwarz; Christine Wolff

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-09-25

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Duets (4), for sopranos & piano or harp; Fanny Mendelssohn: Mai, for 2 voices & piano; Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe, for 2 voices & piano; Mein liebchen, wir sassen beisammen; Zeigt ...
Performers: Graf, Maria [Harp]; Wolff, Christine

Kunstlied of the nineteenth century is dominated by the works of Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, and reflect the Romantic spirit of...continue...
Recording information: Siemensvilla Berlin (10/04/2011-10/06/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Music / Choirs of St Albans Abbey, Peter Holder, organ

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprüche; St. Paul, Op. 36; Hear my prayer; Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor, Op. 39/1; Allegro, Choral and Fugue for or...
Performers: Burgess, Kenneth; Herbert, Alan; Hicks, Lara; Holder, Peter [Organ]; Martin-Smith, David [Tenor Vocal]; Martin-Smith, Oliver [Tenor Vocal]; McMahon, Geoff; Salmon, Philip; Winpenny, Tom
Conductors: Winpenny, Tom
Ensemble: ; St Albans Abbey Girls Choir

Compared with large-scale oratorios such as St Paul, which includes the lyrical chorus How lovely are the messengers, Mendelssohn's smaller sacred choral works were influenced...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Monteverdi, Schutz, Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn, Rutter / Hannover Children's Choir

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-09-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D-Dur, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantate; Magnificat in D-Dur, BWV 243, 1; Michael Praetorius: Jubilate Domino, motet à 9 (from Musae Sioniae); Venite, cantate ...
Performers: Fugiss, Carmen; Ingwersen, Kerstin [Oboe]; Perl, Hille; Smidt, Ulfert
Conductors: Breiding, Jörg
Ensemble: ; Concerto Palatino; Ensemble L'Arco; Hannover Children's Choir; Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble ; Musica Alta Ripa; Sirius Viols

Critics have applauded the Knabenchor Hannover's purity of sound, controlled sensuality, and profound musicianship since the group's inception. When director Jorg Breiding took over ten...continue...

The Best Classical Piano Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathétique'; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major Op. 53; Sonata for Piano ...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lympany, Moura; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécile; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; ...
Conductors: Thompson, Bryden

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

Daniel Barenboim: Rare First Recordings - works by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Shostakovich / Daniel Barenboim, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Sonata for keyboard in B flat major Op. 17/6, CW A12 (T. 342/3); Giovanni Pergolesi: Work(s); Sonata (no 4) for keyboard in G major (very doubtful); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Va...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]

Daniel Barenboim celebrates his 70th birthday in 2012. His commercial recording career began 57 years ago with three 45rpm discs, which are now among the...continue...

Rejoice! Christmas at The Sage Gateshead / Northern Sinfonia - Simon Halsey

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-09-11

Works: Roderick Elms: Fanfare da Festa, for orchestra; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The First Nowell (English); O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo ...
Performers: Courtney, Scarlett [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: ; Northern Sinfonia

Recording information: Hall One, The Sage Gateshead (12/12/2009-12/13/2009)....continue...

Flute Trios by Weber, Hummel & Mendelssohn / Wolfgang Schulz, flute; Franz Bartolomey, cello; Ferenc Bognar, piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-09-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Trio for flute, cello & piano in G minor, J. 259 (Op. 63); Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Adagio, Variations and Rondo on "Schöne Minka" for piano, flute & cello in A major, Op. 78...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Bognar, Ferenc; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]

Wolfgang Schulz, principal flutist of the Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Bartolomey, the principal cellist of the same orchestra join with the distinguished Hungarian pianist Ferenc...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trio no 7; Schumann: Piano Trio Op. 63; Haydn: Piano Trio Op. 73/2; Schubert: Piano Trio no 1; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no 1 / Thibaud-Casals-Cortot Trio

2 CD / Opus Kura / 2012-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Robert Schumann: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63; Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in G m...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Alfred Cortot; Jacques Thibaud (Violin); Pablo Casals

This is the first volume in a series planned by Opus Kura to release all the published recordings of the Cortot-Thibaud-Casals Trio....continue...

A Cappella - works by Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Brahms & Rheinberger / Audi Young PersonsÆs Choral Academy, Martin Steidler

1 CD / Farao Classics / 2012-09-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psalm 100 ("Jauchzet dem Herrn, Alle Welt"), for chorus in C major; Johannes Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben den Mühseligen?, motet for chorus, Op. 74/1; Schaffe in mir, G...
Conductors: Lukina, Nataliya; Steidler, Martin
Ensemble: ; Audi Young PersonsÆs Choral Academy

All the compositions on this CD may justifiably be classified under the noble seal of "Romantic choral music". Even though they are all, without exception,...continue...
Recording information: The Church of Schweiklberg Abbey (06/08/2012-06/10/2012); The Pilgrimage Church of the Holy Cross in Bergen, Near (06/08/2012-06/10/2012); The Church of Schweiklberg Abbey (10/0...continue...

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Rosemary Joshua, Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Simon Keenlyside. Paul McCreesh

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Ballard, Lucy; Boden, Samuel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Davies, Robert [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gaunt, William; Gibbins, Ruth; Gilmour, Susan; Jones, Emily Rowley [Soprano Vocal]; Joshua...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Wrocaw Philharmonic Choir

At the time of its first performances in 1846, Elijah was hailed as one of the great oratorios alongside Handel's Messiah. It tells the story...continue...

Musique de Chambre

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-08-28

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Pietà, Signore (Agnus Dei), aria di chiesa (spurious, by Niedermeyer or Fétis); Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 19a; Jacques Castérède: Brèves rencont...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Chayer, Roger-Luc; Lucignano, Veronique
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quintette National

Recording information: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal, Canada; La Faculté de musique de l'Université de Montréal, Cana; L'Église Ste-Angèle-de-Mérici de St-...continue...

Christmas Choirs

2 CD / Lifestyles / 2012-08-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: On the 25th of December; Pat-a-Pan (Burgundian); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W zlobie lezy); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Whence comes this rush of wi...

In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Melodies by Faure, Mozart, Franck, Bruckner, Mahler et al. / various British choirs

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Vesperae solennes de confessore; Requiem; Mass in C minor, KV 427; César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Farcas, Valentina; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kirkby, Emma; Ramselaar, Bas; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Leusink, Pieter Jan; Robinson, Christopher; Brown, Timothy; Matt, Nicol; Cleobury, Stephen; Inbal, Eliahu; Brown, Mark; Camerata Academica Wurzbu; Marinov, Ivan; Savchuk, Yevhen; Dixon, Alistair
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Cambridge Ensemble; Camerata Academica Wurzbu

This sublime compilation will take listeners on a journey through some of the most profound classical music ever written, demonstrating the wealth of inspiration that...continue...

Romantic Music for Male Chorus - works by Rheinberger, Mendelssohn & Cornelius / Hans Jurgen Wulf, organ; Johannes Kalpers, tenor

1 CD / Carus / 2012-08-28

Works: Joseph Rheinberger: Mass for voices & organ/wind instruments in B flat major, Op. 172; Ave Maria; Mass for 4 voices & organ in F major, Op. 190; Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Choruses (2), Op. 115; Peter...
Performers: Kalpers, Johannes; Wulf, Hans Jurgen [Organ]
Conductors: Metternich, Eberhard
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale Linburg

On the occasion of its 40th anniversary Carus has initiated a new series Carus Classics, featuring ten outstanding CD productions from the past library of...continue...
Recording information: Liebfrauenkirche, Oberursel/Taunus (04/1991)....continue...

Musical Entertainment Morning - Chamber music of the romantic era on period instruments: Mendelssohn; Gade; Schumann / Leipziger Concert

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2012-08-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Fragmenten für Streichquartett, Op. 81; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Niels Gade: Fantasiestücke für Clarinette und Pianoforte, Op. 43;...
Performers: Hennig, Bettina; Jochen Seggelke; Kliegl, Bruno; Koche, Tobias [Piano]; Kuper, Eckhart; Landsberg, Julia von; Mate, Balazs; Mokry, Andrzej; Seitz, Johanna; von Promnitzau, Franns [Organ, Vocals]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Concert

Ladies in rustling gowns and gentlemen in evening dress to be "musical morning entertainment" and appeared to listen to a varied program of music by...continue...

Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC SO in works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Berlioz

1 CD / Opus Kura / 2012-08-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Hector Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17 Part 2; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

The music on this disc comes from recordings made in 1947....continue...

Soli Deo Gloria / Benjamin Isachsen, soprano; Magne H. Draagen, organ

1 CD / Lawo Classics / 2012-08-14

Works: Norwegian Traditional: Solrenning Saele, folk song; Eg veit i himmerik ei borg (I know a stronghold in heaven); Ingen er så Trygg i Fare, folk song; Jeg vet meg en sovn i Jesu navn, folk song; ...
Performers: Båtnes, Elise; Dahl, Ane Stine; Draagen, Magne H.; Isachsen, Benjamin; Landaas, Henninge

This sequel to the much-lauded Canto Ergo Sum features lovely songs performed by a brilliant boy soprano. The beautiful harmonies nurture peace of mind and...continue...
Recording information: Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (05/29/2009-05/30/2009); Bragernes Church, Drammen, Norway (06/22/2009)....continue...

A Year at Southwark / The Choir of Southwark Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; Philip Moore: All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; William Byrd: Teach me, O Lord; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; John Sta...
Performers: Ashby, Nicholas; Disley, Stephen; Hope, Jonathan; Little, Alastair; Tipple, Andrew; Wright, Peter [Conductor]
Conductors: Wright, Peter
Ensemble: Choir of Southwark Cathedral

This journey in music through a year at Southwark Cathedral charts some of the major festivals of the Church's year from Advent to Remembrance, and...continue...
Recording information: Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (03/29/2011-03/30/2011); Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (04/01/2011)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2; Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise); Pslam 42 / Mayer, Hagopian, Adler. Bosch

1 Super Audio CD / Coviello / 2012-08-03

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Psaume 42
Conductors: Bosch, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Aachen Symphony Orchestra

The symphonic cantata 'Lobgesang' (Hymn of praise) is Mendelssohn's most ambitious commissioned work, which was first performed on 26 June 1840 in Leipzig's Thomaskirche under...continue...

Weber, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bach, et al / Furtwängler

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-08-01

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Hebrides Overture, in...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Magnificat

1 CD / Move / 2012-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren; Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 733; Chorale - Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 373; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Trio Sonata for O...
Performers: Drent, Thomas; Lawrence, Douglas; Mackenzie-Spencer, Loclan

Personnel: Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer (tenor); Thomas Drent (bass voice)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah / Christine Wolff, Britta Schwarz, Markus Schafer, Klaus Mertens

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Schafer, Markus; Wolff, Christine
Conductors: Hagel, Doris
Ensemble: Kantorei der Schlosskirche Weilburg

Nineteenth century oratorio composition reached its zenith with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Elijah. Just as Handel's Messiah, written a century earlier, had been quickly and triumphantly...continue...
Recording information: Schlosskirche Weilburg an der Lahn (11/09/2011-11/14/2011)....continue...

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Anniversary - Blomstedt conducts Bach: Mass in B minor; Beethoven: Symphony 5 [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Felix Men...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Mullova, Viktoria; Wolf, Jurgen; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Chamber Chorus; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Thomanerchor Leipzig

This DVD was recorded in 2005 at the Leipzig Bach Festival, which is widely regarded as the world's leading festival celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Latin, EN,FR,...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" / Chalker, Rivera, Cole, Seattle SO & Chorale

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Seattle Symphony Chorale

Mendelssohn wrote his Second Symphony or Lobgesang ('Hymn of Praise') in 1840, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Gutenberg's invention of movable type. This symphony-cantata,...continue...
Recording information: Seattle Center Opera House, USA (04/22/1991-04/23/1991)....continue...

Now let's be merry / Choral works by Hassler, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rheinberger, Lully, Mozart et al. / Regensburger Domspatzen

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2012-07-31

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Nun fanget an ein guts Liedlein zu singen; Nun Laßt uns fröhlich sein; Im Kühlen Maien; Tanzen und springen, song for chorus; Herzlieb zu dir allein; Mein Lieb' will...
Conductors: Ratzinger, Georg
Ensemble: Regensburger Domspatzen

For thirty years Georg Ratzinger, the brother of the current Pope, gave the world famous boys' choir known as the Regensburger Domspatzen a special distinction....continue...

Not a pretty 'Country: German folk songs / Windsbacher Knabenchor

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-07-31

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Herzlieb zu dir allein; Nun fanget an ein guts Liedlein zu singen; Feinslieb, du hast mich g'fangen; Tantzen und springen; Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio: Mein Mädel ...
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Windsbacher Knabenchor

The Windsbacher Knabenchor (Windsbach Boys' Choir) performs much-loved German folk songs in heartwarming arrangements. Many of these songs were recorded by the choir in 1982,...continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Chamber Music for Strings, Vol. 1 / Mandelring Quartett

1 Super Audio CD / Audite / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings in E flat major
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mandelring Quartett

On the heels of their extremely successful Shostakovich string quartet project the Mandelring Quartett now embark on another ambitious project: the complete string chamber music...continue...
Recording information: Klingenmünster....continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Luca Fiorentini, cello; Stefania Redaelli, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Sonata for cello ...
Performers: Fiorentini, Luca; Redaelli, Stefania

Felix Mendelssohn's love for the cello was famed, and accordingly it was well-represented in his body of work. These works for cello and piano show...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Ponchielli, Cremona, Italy (01/02/2012-01/04/2012)....continue...

Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Goldberg Variations; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Camille Sain...

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