Martini, Jean-Paul-Gilles

A Diletta - Songs by Bellini, Franck, Gluck, Gounod, Ibert, Tosti et al. / Roberto Scandiuzzi, bass; Friedrich Haider, piano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Anton Rubinstein: Habräische Melodie ("Mein Geist ist trüb und schwer"), song for voice & piano, Op. 78/1; Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky: Nochnoi defir stroont efir (The Night Zephyr S...
Performers: Haider, Friedrich; Scandiuzzi, Roberto

Celebrated operatic bass Roberto Scandiuzzi has been an unequivocal success on the international opera scene since his La Scala debut in 1982 and has only...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: Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Concerto for Piano in F minor; Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may b...
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...

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

Time Traveller: La Belle Epoque

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaité Parisienne; La Périchole; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Prinz Methusalem; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"),...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, György; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gigli, Beniamino; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pennario, Leonard; Royal, Kate
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Boskovsky, Willi; Rosenthal, Manuel; Gardner, Edward; Goehr, Walter; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

As the 19th century faded and the 20th century began; something special was in the air: the scent of decadence mingled with the thrill of...continue...

Maurice André Edition / Suites, Dances and Arrangements [6 CDs]

6 CD / Erato / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata, Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Cantata, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Barboteu, Georges; Bernard, Joelle; Bylsma, Anner; De Antoni, Charles; Giebel, Agnes; Holtmann, Jacques; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Karius, Wolfgang; LaGorce, Marcel; Maliponte...
Conductors: Pichaureau, Claude; Soustrot, Marc; Ristenpart, Karl; Rauber, François; Lagrange, Claude; Corboz, Michel; Leonhardt, Gustav; Faerber, Jörg; Gotti, Tito; Paillard, Jean-François; Pail...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble De Cuivres De Paris; Ensemble of Bologna; Harmonie Municipale D'alès ; Trombone Quartet of the RTF Orchestra

Fourth in the series of 6CD box sets of the extensive Erato recordings of Maurice André, famous French trumpet player with the silvery touch....continue...
Includes j'ai du bon tabac (anon.) / menuet d'isis (j.-b. l by various composers.

Includes work(s) by Giuseppe Torelli....continue...

Richard Baker's Favourite Songs And Encores

1 CD / Upbeat Classics Import / 2011-05-10

Works: Gertrude Sans-Souci: When Song is Sweet, for voice & piano; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Seligkeit, D 433; Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice &...

Jeann Gerville-Reache

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-12-14

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Charles Gounod: Sapho; La reine de Saba; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Ju...
Performers: Cahier, Charles
Conductors: Grevillius, Nils

The French contralto Jeanne Gerville-Réache had a short career that encompassed opera houses in France, Brussels, London and the Manhattan Opera House owned by Oscar...continue...

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

Hommage à Bidú Sayao, Vol. 2

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2009-11-08

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Tommaso Traetta: Tantin, tantino ("Ma che vi costa, signor tutore"), for voice & piano; Luigi Ar...
Performers: Sayao, Bidu [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Voorhees, Donald; Barlow, Howard; Leger, Frank St.; Whitman, Paul; Reiner, Fritz

Considered by many music and opera lovers as one of the greatest lyric sopranos of all times, Bidu Sayao had a legendary career which was...continue...

Live in Dresden: Wedding at the Opera

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2009-11-03

Works: André Rieu: Wiener Melange, medley for violin & orchestra; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; German Traditional: Hoch soll sie leben! (Long May He Live!), traditional song; Johann St...
Performers: Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Rieu, André

Personnel: André Rieu (violin).

Recording information: André Rieu Studios B.V., Maastricht, The Netherlands; Semper Opera of Dresden....continue...

Cantare / Isabelle Moretti, Felicity Lott

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-10-27

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Mikhail Glinka: L'alouette; Albert Heinrich Zabel: Faust Fantasie, for harp, Op. 12 (after Gounod); Paul Bernard: Ça fait peur aux oiseaux, song; Jean...
Performers: Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Moretti, Isabelle

Like a true star, Isabelle Moretti long dreamed of cutting an album that would express her joy in making her harp sing. She's joined by...continue...

Bagatelles for Cello and Guitar / Bengtsson, Olsen

1 CD / Danacord / 2009-09-08

Works: Charles Gounod: Work(s); Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos; Sergey Prokofiev: Love for three oranges; Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano ...
Performers: Bengtsson, Erling Blondal; Olsen, Ingolf

Originally recorded in 1986, this recording of short works for cello and guitar has been remastered for reissue....continue...

50 Classics for Relaxation / Ingman, Gerhardt, Gamley, et al

2 CD / Time Life Music / 2009-06-30

Works: Jules Massenet: Élégie; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Pyotr Il'yich Tch...
Performers: Dalton, Larry; Davis, William; Fontanarosa, Patrice; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Harvey, Keith; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Steiner, Christian [Photography]; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Firman, David; ; Pourcel, Frank; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Gamley, Douglas; Gerhardt, Charles; Hammerstein, Eric; Slatkin, Leonard; Guth, Peter; Kosik, Mario; Ingman, Nick; Leibowitz, René; Randa...
Ensemble: ; National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble; Prague Virtuosi

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

Best of Best

2 CD / Philips Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il Trovatore; La battaglia di ...
Performers: Barboza, Raul; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Domingo; Gutierrez, Lalo; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Padin, Jorge; Ramirez, Ariel; Ricciarelli, Katia; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal];...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Scimone, Claudio; Benzi, Roberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Ocejo, José Luis; Müller, Eduardo; Garcia-Ase...
Ensemble: ; Grupo Huancara

Japanese-only 2 disc SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound....continue...

Plaisir d'amour

1 CD / Dynamic / 2008-10-28

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Alessandro Scarlatti: Work(s); Il Tigrane; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Vincenzo Bellini: La r...
Performers: Muus, Niels; Nakajima, Akiko

Gramophone Magazine
Akiko Nakajima has a light voice... with an able technique and imaginative expressiveness.
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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...

Cesare Valletti sings Mozart, Scarlatti, Schubert, Berlioz, etc

2 CD / Testament / 2008-06-10

Works: Giuseppe Sarti: Giulio Sabino; Alessandro Stradella: Le gare dell'amor eroico; Alessandro Scarlatti: Work(s); Il Pirro e Demetrio; Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme; Il Flavio; George Frederick Handel: M...
Performers: Taubman, Leo; Valletti, Cesare [Tenor Vocals]

The leading operatic 'tenore di grazia' of the 1950s and '60s, Cesare Valletti (1922-2000) was also an incomparable interpreter of songs. A few years after...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

Anthology of Song Vol 2

1 CD / Symposium / 2007-11-01

Works: Henning von Koss: Winterlied, for voice & piano, Op. 2/1; Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Wanderers Nachtlied, D 768/Op. 96 no 3; Am Meer ("Das Meer erglänzte"), song for voice & piano (S...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Bedford, Agnes; Brodersen, Friedrich; Brodersen, Linde; Charles-Cahier, Sarah Jane; Demmelen, Diane van; Flagstad, Kirsten; Grey, Madeleine; Gunther, Felix; Hallasch, Dr. Franz; Hempe...

These two volumes are a veritable treasure-trove for the lieder aficionado. Many of these recordings have been extremely rare for decades, featuring artists whose only...continue...

Plaisir d'amour: Chansons & romances de la France d'autrefois

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2007-09-01

Works: French Traditional: Quand je menais mes chevaux boire (As I Took the Horses to Water), folksong (Normandy, Brittany); Jan Petit que danse; La Louison, bourrée (Auvergne); La religieuse rebelle; ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

Angela Gheorghiu - Live from La Scala

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; Alessandro Parisotti: Se tu m'ami; Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Vinc...
Performers: Cohen, Jeffrey [Piano/Choir Director]; Gheorghiu, Angela

For the last 12 years, Angela Gheorghiu has been in constant demand in opera houses and concert halls around the world. So it is a...continue...

Souvenir de Printemps - Poulenc, etc / Amy Burton, Yves Abel

1 CD / Harbinger / 2007-07-12

Works: Louis Beydts: La S.A.D.M.P. (Société Anonyme des Messieurs Prudnets), operetta; Reynaldo Hahn: Mozart, operetta in 3 acts; André Messager: L' Amour masqué, operetta; Oscar Straus:...
Performers: Abel, Yves; Burton, Amy; Musto, John [Piano]

Chansons de toujours

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

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Frédéric Doria: La Chanson des blés d'or; La Chanson des peupliers; Paul Delmet: Envoi de fleurs; La Petite...
Performers: Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Diederich, Cyril

The Essential Collection - Great Tenors / McCormack, et al

2 CD / West End Records Import / 2007-02-20

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Salvatore Fucito: Sultanto a Te for voice & orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; Aida, op...
Performers: Ancona, Mario; Bjorling, Jussi; Bourdon, Rosario; Burke, Tom; Caruso, Enrico; Cortis, Antonio; Crooks, Richard; Gigli, Beniamino; Martinelli, Giovanni; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Melba, Nellie; M...
Conductors: Pasternack, Josef A.; Rogers, Walter B.; Goehr, Walter; Sabajno, Carlo; Ormandy, Eugene; Hye-Knudsen, Johan; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Hauke, Ernst; Weissmann, Frieder; Bourdon, Rosario; Grevillius, Nils...

The Essential Collection takes its first foray into classical music in this set, which features some of the greatest tenor voices of the first half...continue...

Elisabeth Schwazkopf - 1915-2006

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Hugo Wolf: Elfenlied; Goethe Lieder; Ganymed ("Wie im Morgenglanze"), song for voice & piano (Goethe Lieder); Lieder (6) für eine Frauenstimme; Alte Weisen (6); Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst, song...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Schmitt-Walter, Karl; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Sutcliffe, Sidney
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; De Sabata, Victor; Ackermann, Otto; Serafin, Tullio; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Krips, Josef; Dart, Thurston; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: ; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. Blessed with a voice of exquisite beauty, as well as...continue...

Prima Voce - Nina Koshetz

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2007-01-09

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko; The Tsar's Bride; Snow Maiden; Jewish Traditional: Kaddish; Eili-Eili (Folk song); Manuel Ponce: Serenata Mexicana, for voice & piano; ...
Performers: Dougherty, Celius; Grechaninov, Alexander; Koshetz, Nina; Lapitino, Francis J.; Leboshutz; Lennartz; Linton; Pavelvsky; Schmidt; Sprishevskaya, Odarka Trifonieva
Conductors: Reibold, Bruno

To devotees of recorded vocal art, the voice of Nina Koshetz epitomizes that special quality associated with the finest Russian lyric sopranos. Her recordings, particularly...continue...

Aix en Provence, 1954

1 CD / Ina Import / 2006-08-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Pilgrim of Mecca; Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (3) (Goeth...
Performers: Rosbaud, Hans; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

On Wings of Songs & Zarzuela Arias / Victoria de los Angeles

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Edvard Grieg: Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy So...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

"Victoria de los Angeles's recital of zarzuela arias is a most rewarding disc. A carefully selected programme, finely sung and played, offers the most persuasive...continue...

Adagio

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-11-15

Works: Joachim Raff: Cavatina; Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Camill...
Performers: Fontanarosa, Patrice; Gilels, Emil; Koeckert, Rudolf Joachim; Perlman, Itzhak; Ricci, Ruggiero; Wuttke, Friedemann; Yaron, Yuval
Conductors: Gamley, Douglas; Wallenstein, Alfred; Wand, Günter; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Leitner, Ferdinand; Gebhardt, Charles; Fey, Thomas; Hartung, Volker; Tennstedt, Klaus

Profil presents Adagio, an introduction to the many wonderful recordings available on the Profil label. This new release features performances by Gunter Wand, Klaus Tennstedt,...continue...

Sarasate: Virtuoso Violin Pieces / Fontanarosa, et al

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-10-18

Works: Manuel Ponce: Estrellita for voice & piano (or orchestra); Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Schön Rosmarin; Pablo de Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Franz ...
Performers: Fontanarosa, Patrice
Conductors: Gamley, Douglas
Ensemble: The Sinfonia of London

Virtuoso violinist Patrice Fontanarosa performs worldwide with international orchestras and such renowned conductors as Abbado, Muti and Solti. This recording features Fontanarosa performing some of...continue...

Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Romanza

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-09-13

Works: Liona Boyd: Canción para mi Madre (Song for my Mother), for guitar; Danza de las Mariposas de Mexico (Dance of the Mexican Butterflies), for guitar; Aria Di Portonova, for guitar; Ensueño (...
Performers: Boyd, Liona [Guitar/Composer]

Liona Boyd's 2005 classical CD, Romanza, includes Liona's original composition 'Cancion Para Mi Madre' (Song For My Mother), a beautiful dreamy piece and 'Danza De...continue...

The Stars Were Shining Vol 2 / Ponselle, Gigli, et al

1 CD / Symposium / 2005-07-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Luigi Luzzi: Ave Maria; Georges Bizet: Agnus Dei, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Tos...
Performers: Carnevali, Vito; Fettes, Peter; Gigli, Beniamino; Grandi, Margherita; Newton, Ivor; Ponselle, Rosa
Conductors: Rapée, Erno; Boult, Adrian; Robinson, Stanford

The Very Best of Barbara Hendricks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-04-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Apr...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Béroff, Michel; Dalberto, Michel; Fox, Eldon; Gothóni, Ralf; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Lapu, Radu; Lundkvist, Erik; Pöntinen, Roland; Pires, Maria-Joao
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ericson, Eric; Gardiner, John Eliot; Bátiz, Enrique; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: ; Cellos of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cellos

Details TBA. EMI. 2005....continue...

25 Classical One Hit Wonders

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2005-02-22

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Julius Fucik: Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Leon Jessel: Parade der Zinnsoldaten, Op. 12...

Songs of Love / Hughes

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2004-11-09

Works: Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Henry Purcell: Don Quixote, Z 578; Anonymous, French: Lison Dormant (Lisa slept) (Chansons du 18th Siecle); Bergère Lé...
Performers: Hughes, David [English Opera/Pop Tenor]
Conductors: Docker, Robert

Artist Portrait - Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Joaquín Rodrigo: Aranjuez ma pensée; Regino Sainz de la Maza: Zapateado for guitar; Antonio Lauro: Natalia, for g...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de; Mentzer, Susanne
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

"The pre-eminent guitarist of our time." - Boston Magazine "The Monet of the classical guitar... a master colorist." - Atlanta Journal "Emotional expressiveness and stunning...continue...

Original Masters - Janet Baker

5 CD / Philips Import / 2003-11-25

Works: Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Alessandro Stradella: Ragion sempre addita; Domeni...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Dart, Thurston; Douglas, Nigel; Kraemer, Nicholas; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Nicklin, Celia; Sheen, Graham; Shirl...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Lewis, Anthony; Davis, Colin; Keefe, Bernard; ; Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; St. Anth...

In My Heart -17th & 18th Century Italian Songs /Ramón Vargas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Giacomo Carissimi: Vittoria, vittoria, mio core; Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; L'honestà negli amori; Anton...
Performers: Anderson, John; Black, Nigel; Bucknall, Nicholas; Chu, Katherine; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Garland, Roger; Lale, Peter; Laurence, Christopher; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Pyatt, David [Horn]; Vargas, Ramon ...

Personnel: Ramón Vargas (tenor); Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson, Roger Garland (violin); Peter Lale, Bruce White (viola); Tony Pleeth (cello); Paul Edmund-Davies (flute); Nicholas Bucknail (clarinet);...continue...

Eloquence - Jose Carreras - Memories

1 CD / Philips Import / 2001-03-27

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Memory, song (for the musical Cats); Herman Hupfeld: As Time Goes By; Johnny Mandel: The Sandpiper, film score; Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or o...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Farnon, Robert; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Davis, Colin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Müller, Eduardo; Benzi, Roberto; Scimone, Claudio; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; Robert Farnon Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The EMI Record of Singing Vol 3 - 1926-1939

10 CD / Testament / 1999-12-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; The Flying Dutchman; Siegfried; Wesendonck Lieder; Rudolf Wille: Königsballade, ...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Allin, Norman; Andresen, Ivar; Angelis, Nazzareno de; Arangi-Lombardi, Giannina; Austral, Florence; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Badia, Conchita; Badini, Ernesto; Baillie, Isobel; Balbon, A...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Viebig, Ernst; Heidenreich, Johannes; Seidler-Winkler, Bruno; Weissmann, Frieder; Kun, Cornelius; Dobrindt, Otto; Blech, Leo; Muller, Hans Udo; Orthmann, Erich; Alwin, Carl; Schmals...

Charlotte Church

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-11-16

Works: Danny Beckerman: Just Wave Hello (Ford Global Anthem); Gioachino Rossini: La pastorella; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; George Frederick Ha...
Performers: Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; London Promenade Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Welsh Male Choir
Conductors: Edwards, Sian

This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Sony Super Audio CD players.

Personnel: Charlotte Church (vocals); Janice Graham (violin); Jane Atkins (viola); Tim Hugh (cello); Rhodri Davies (harp);...continue...

André Rieu - Romantic Moments

1 CD / Philips / 1999-02-02

Works: Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet, film score; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Frédéric Chopin: Etude ...
Performers: Cordewener, Arthur; Huijts, Jo; Konings, Manoe; Ramaekers, Teun; Rieu, Andre

ROMANTIC MOMENTS is the ideal CD for a romantic dinner or glass of wine with a friend. Familiar melodies come back like old friends, and a slightly over-resonant production makes André Rieu's sou...continue...

Beverly Sills - Plaisir d'amour / Columbia SO, NYPO, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-11-24

Works: Jean Lenoir: Parlez-moi d'amour, song; Georges Bizet: Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), opera in 5 acts (unfinished); Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Charles Koechlin: Si...
Performers: Brook, Paige; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Kostelanetz, André
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

"Many of our readers only need to be told that this exists: they'll run out and snatch it up. Others may not know her voice,...continue...

25 Candlelight Favorites

1 CD / Vox Classical / 1996-10-03

Works: Scott Joplin: The Entertainer; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Work(s); Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, H...
Performers: Alvarosi, A.; Caroldi, A.; Eden, Bracha; Frankl, Peter; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Klien, Walter [Piano]; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Lucarelli, Humbert; Morelli, Fra...
Conductors: Jackson, Don; Kober, Dieter; Santi, Piero; Rodan, Mendi; Kehr, Günter; Faerber, Jörg; Mata, Eduardo; Falk, Peter; Kapp, Richard; Belohlávek, Jirí; Landau, Siegfried; Gibson, Phili...
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Milano Virtuosi; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

All of the World's Most Beautiful Melodies! / McCann, et al

5 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-10-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Rusalka; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Faust; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Edward Cockram Purcell: Passing By; Giacomo Puccini: Madama ...
Performers: Hicks, Malcolm; Lindley, Simon; McCann, Phillip; Newsome, Roy; Robertson, Ian
Conductors: Parkes, Major Peter; Langford, Gordon; Blackledge, Douglas; Newsome, Roy
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Black Dyke Band; Sellers Engineering Band

Marian Anderson Vol 1

1 CD / Pearl / 1993-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Siroe, rè di Persia, opera, HWV 24; Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; Der Messias; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süss...
Performers: Anderson, Marian; Vehanen, Kosti
Conductors: O'Connell, Charles; Collingwood, Lawrance

Favorite Songs / Renato Bruson

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-01-01

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Niccolò Piccinni: O Notte, O Dea del Mistero, for voice & piano; Ga...
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Sheppard, Craig