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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...

A Romantic Songbook - Songs by Loewe, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann / Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Justus Zeyen, piano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Im Abe...
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (11/2003)....continue...

Best of Mendelssohn / Peter Schreier, Louis Lortie, Igor Oistrakh, Gunther Herbig et al.

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Ein Sommernachtstraum, Op. 61; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir (Psalm 91), motet for double chorus; Violinkon...
Performers: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Dresden Kreuzchor [Boy's Chorus]; Engel, Karl; Herbig, Gunther; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Lortie, Louis; Masur, ...
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Masur, Kurt; Stier, Gothart; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Horst; Mauersberger, Rudolf

Thoughts of Love: Songs by Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Hensel et al. / Jana Buchner, soprano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dans un bois solitaire, K 308 (295b); Das Traumbild, K 530; Als Luise die Briefe, K 520; Das Veilchen, K 476; Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K 307 (284d); Abendempfindung, K 523; ...
Performers: Buchner, Jana; Fieber, Hans-Peter; Sellheim, Eckart; Wiederanders, Brita

This disc focuses on lieder & songs with the key subject of love - both joy and suffering. The accompanying fortepiano fits perfectly to the...continue...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Alfredo...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Much of her charm and ease of communication derived from her Spanish background. The dark-hued good looks married to the warm, Mediterranean tints in her...continue...

Petits-Fours: Favourite Encores / Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-02-28

Works: Pablo de Sarasate: Playera; Spanish Dances (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 23; Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Pupulares Españolas; Edward Elgar: Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; La capricieuse, Op...
Performers: Fisher, Philip Edward [Piano]; Smissen, Robert

Chandos Records has signed an exclusive contract with the Brodsky Quartet in time for the celebrations of its fortieth anniversary in 2012. Formed in 1972,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (09/07/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

True North Harp Duo - works by Mendelssohn, Rameau and Franck / Lynne Aspnes & John Wickey, harps

1 CD / Soundset / 2011-12-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without words, vol 1, Op. 19b; On Wings of Song; Song without words, Op. 67/4 (Presto); Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus; César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Or...
Conductors:
Ensemble: True North Harp Duo (Harp duo)

With a rich and orchestral sound, impeccable ensemble and innovative programming the harp duo of Lynne Aspnes and John Wickey performs throughout the U.S. and...continue...
Recording information: Tempest Studios, Tempe, AZ (2010)....continue...

The Liszt Legacy / Claudio Arrau, Alicia Larrocha, Raymond Lewenthal, Benno Moiseiwitsch and Egon Petri

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonli...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; De Larrocha, Alicia; Lewenthal, Raymond; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Petri, Egon

The pièce de résistance of Deutsche Grammophon's Liszt 200th anniversary celebration is a 10-CD box that brings together five great piano virtuosos of the past...continue...

Me on Wings of Song / Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

1 CD / TwoPianists / 2011-08-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for keyboard in E minor (WFN 18; variant of BWV 855), BWV 855a; Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 1124; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the B...
Performers: Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]

This personal selection by award-winning pianist Konstantin Scherbakov, featuring such beautiful melodies as the Bach/Siloti Prelude in E minor, Lyadov Prelude Op.11, no.1, and the...continue...
Recording information: Endler Hall, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (02/15/2001-02/17/2001)....continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Peter Schreier: Songs and Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Peter Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder (Christmas Carols), Op. 8; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248; Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244; Cantata no ...
Performers: Adam, Karl-Dietfried; Dermoy, Claude; Merker, Karl-Ernst; Olbertz, Walter; Ragossnig, Konrad; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Vogel, Siegfried; Wustmann, Erika
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried; Klee, Bernhard; Mauersberger, Erhard; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Sanderling, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kegel, Herbert; Schreier, Peter

Whether as tenor or as lieder singer, Peter Schreier sets standards across the genres. This compilation takes a good hour to review the many facets...continue...

Ringing Clear, the art of Handbell Ringing

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Leon Jessel: Parade der Zinnsoldaten, Op. 123; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea; Stephen Foster: Stephen Foster Treasury for brass; Henry Clay Work: Grandfather's Clock; Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings...

Tribute To Lionel Tertis & William Primrose

1 CD / Crystal Records / 2010-10-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimento in D; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Solfeggio, for piano in C minor, H. 220, Wq. 117/2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, s&u...
Performers: Collier, Katherine; Schotten, Yizhak

Recording information: Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan School of (12/2009-01/2010)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Songs without Words / Allen, countertenor

1 CD / ARS Productions / 2010-08-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Frühlingslied ("Es brechen im schallenden Reigen"), Op. 34/3; Songs (6), Op. 19a; Song Without Words for piano no 4 in A major, Op. 19b/4; Seemans Scheidelied ("Es freut sich ...
Performers: Allen, Thomas Michael [Tenor Vocal]; Mees, Reinild

As a composer of Lieder, Felix Mendelssohn has generally been judged not to rank with leading exponents of the genre such as Franz Schubert, Robert...continue...
Recording information: Singelkerk, Amsterdam (11/26/2008-11/28/2008)....continue...

Twice Were Angels: The Tradition of Boy Trebles

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune; Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Henry Purcell: Shepherd, leave decoying (from "King Arthur"), symphony & duet for 2 soprano...
Performers: Betts, Christopher; Birch, John; Blaze, Robin; Bowyer, Jeremy; Brough, Andrew; Carroll, Dara; Christer, Justyn; Criswell, Michael; Dutton, Paul; Higginbottom, Edward; King, Peter [Organ]; Lomas, Step...

Here, at last, the Boy Trebles collection long awaited to follow the worldwide bestseller "Once were Angels" GCCD 4040, from the 25-years of the Abbey...continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Works For Cello and Piano

1 CD / Orfeo / 2010-05-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 45; On Wings of Song; Schilflied, Op. 71/4; Assai Tranquillo for cello & pia...
Performers: Gilad, Jonathan; Muller-Schott, Daniel

Recording information: München, Bavaria Musikstudios (07/23/2009-07/26/2009)....continue...

Cellobration

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-03-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Karl Davidov: Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 20; Henry Eccles: Sonata for cello & continuo in G minor; Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Pian...
Performers: Ching, Eliza [Piano]; Peled, Amit

Recording information: Seventh-day Adventist Church, Spencerville, Maryland (06/21/2009-06/23/2009)....continue...

Mendelssohn Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Miloslav Kabelác: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scotch"; A Midsummer Nigh...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Edelmann, Sergei; Francescatti, Zino; Istomin, Eugene; Jansen, Rudolph [Piano]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Rose, Leonard; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Flor, Claus P.; Ormandy, Eugene; Szell, George; Munch, Charles

Best Violin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, Op. 2 no 2/RV 31; Fritz Kreisler: Sonata for Violin in G minor 'The De...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Barbizet, Pierre; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Renaud; Chang, Sarah; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Domingo,...
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; ; Halstead, Anthony; Accardo, Salvatore; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbert von; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Kondrashin, Kirill; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Dervaux, Pierre; Previn...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Europa Galante; Hanover Band

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite violin classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...continue...

State of the Art: The Story of Deutsche Grammophon

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-12-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian dances for orchestra; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Johann Sebastian Bach: The Ar...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Bielecki, Andre; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Brueggergosman, Mea...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Anda, Géza; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert vo...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Gabrieli Consort

This new, limited edition, large format book, State of the Art, (in English / German) presents the first full-length history of the legendary yellow label....continue...

Guitarre - Greatest Works / Barbara Richter, Monika Rost, Dieter Rumstig

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Vincenzo Galilei: Couterpoint for two guitars; Luys de Narváez: Diferencias (7) for guitar on "Guárdame las vacas"; Diferencias (3) de un otra parte; Cancion del emperador, for vihuela; Bax...
Performers: Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Funke, Christian; Haupt, Eckart; Ragossnig, Konrad; Richter, Barbara; Rost, Jurgen; Rost, Monika; Schreier, Peter; Zumstieg, Dieter

111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-10-20

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Joha...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bay, Emanuel; Benson, Clifford; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bielecki, Andre; Ble...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Böhm, Karl; Boulez, Pierre; Maazel, Lorin; Marcon, Andrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Chung, Myung-W...
Ensemble: ; Andalucian Dogs; Concerto Köln ; English Baroque Soloists; English Consort; Gabrieli Consort; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ...

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to celebrate its 111th birthday this year (December 6th, to be exact) and as part of the celebration will release a...continue...

The Quiristers of Winchester College sing Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart & Schubert

1 CD / Meridian / 2009-09-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Herbstlied, Op. 53/4; Gruss, Op. 63/3; Duets (6), Op. 63; On Wings of Song; Das Ahrenfeld, Op. 77/2; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johannes Brahms: Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84; Son...
Performers: Bottone, Robert; Brett, Francis; Evershed, Edward; Gibb, William; Nouban, Arron; Seligman, Tom; Smith, Julian

Meridian Records is proud to announce a new issue of the Winchester Quiristers singing part-songs, duets, and solos by four great composers of the classical...continue...

The Mendelssohn Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Symphony no 5 in D maj...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; D'Arco, Annie; Katsaris, Cyprien; Parsons, Geoffrey; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Jordan, Armin; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus; New College Choir, Oxford; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Aria

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-12-23

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Morceau de concours for Flute and Piano in F major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F maj...
Performers: Felber, Jill; Rosenson, Jane

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...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

Mendelssohn - Piano Music / Bertrand Chamayou

1 CD / Naïve / 2008-06-24

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude for piano in B minor, Op. 104a/2; Andante and Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14; On Wings of Song; Etudes (3) for piano, Op. 104b; Song Without Words for piano no 14 in ...
Performers: Chamayou, Bertrand

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
There was a time in the 19th century when Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words were regularly regarded as the third great collection of...continue...

On the Wings of Song - Schumann, Liszt, etc / Tanski

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2008-04-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54; Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 1, S 531; Gustav M...
Performers: Tanski, Claudius

Claudius Tanski was born in Essen/Germany in 1959. He studied in Essen, Salzburg, Vienna and London, where Alfred Brendel was his most important teacher for...continue...

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, etc / Hengelbrock, Hope, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-01-22

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlied"), Op. 8/8; Suleika ("Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen"), song for voice & p...
Performers: Besancon, Sophie; Conway, William; Eaton, Steuart; Eisenberger, Christian; Gould, Kate; Gould, Lucy; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Siffert, Pascal
Conductors: Hengelbrock, Thomas
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Mendelssohn's beautiful 'Violin Concerto' - a work that fascinated the 6-year-old Daniel Hope in his early days of learning the violin. Though the teachers at...continue...

Song of the Cello

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-12-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Liebestreu, Op. 3 no 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 105; Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concert...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gililov, Pavel; Hovora, Daria; How, Liang Ping; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Lily; Maisky, Mischa; Meell, Melissa; Phillips, Todd; Poy, Nardo; Tiempo, Sergio
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson

The Ultimate Wedding Album

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, B...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Domingo, Placido; Hurford, Peter; Pavarotti, Luciano; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Rudel, Julius; Chailly, Riccardo; Bonynge, Richard; Riddle, Nelson

Schwanengesang - Schubert, Mendelssohn / Kobow, Bezuidenhout

1 CD / ATMA / 2007-09-25

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (6), Op. 34; Songs (6), Op. 47; Songs (6), Op. 86; On Wings of Song; Gruss; Songs (6), Op. 19a
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Kobow, Jan; McNulty, Paul

"This recording is a marvel. Singer and accompanist really sound like equal partners, and their performance is elegant and thoughtful. The articulation of the moving...continue...

Ultimate Piano Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212; Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25; Polonaise for piano no 3 in A maj...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Davis, Ivan; De Larrocha, Alicia; Eden, Bracha; Gillespie, Rhondda; Katchen, Julius; Lupu, Radu; Nishry, Varda; Roge, Pascal; Sch...

Verboten und verbannt

1 CD / Orfeo / 2006-08-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Altdeutsches Frühlingslied ("Der trübe Winter ist vorbei"), song for voice & piano, Op. 86/6; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Komm du schönes Fischermädche...
Performers: Hampson, Thomas; Rieger, Wolfram

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...

On Wings of Song / The glorious voice of Patrice Munsel

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2006-04-18

Works: Mexican Traditional: Cielito lindo, folk song; Ernesto Lecuona: Andalucía, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Luigi Arditi: Il Bacio; Russian Traditional: Dark eyes ("Ochi chornye," "Black E...
Performers: Cameron, John; Munsel, Patrice
Conductors: Goodman, Al; Braithwaite, Warwick; Mathieson, Muir; Rene, Henri

Personnel: Patrice Munsel (soprano).

Recording information: London, England; New York, NY....continue...

Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5

1 CD / Brana Records / 2006-01-03

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Pirro e Demetrio; Giovanni Pergolesi: La La Serva Padrona; Giovanni Battista Ferrandini: Catone in Utica; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Das Traumbild, K 530; Die kleine Spinnerin, K ...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja; Celine, Annette
Conductors: Zedda, Alberto

Tristan und Isolde - Piano Transcriptions by Franz Liszt

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-01-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Auf dem Wasser zu singen (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 2; Ständchen "Horch, horch!" (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 9; Früh...
Performers: Otten, Thomas

"... the 'Rigoletto Paraphrase' shows the pianist at his best. All is smooth and clean... "-American Record Guide...continue...

Lotte Lehman Sings Lieder & Orchestral Songs 1941-1950

2 CD / Video Artists International / 2005-12-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Das Veilchen, K 476; Warnung, K 433 (416c); Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling, K 596; An die Einsamkeit, K 391 (340b); Dans un bois solitaire, K 308 (2...
Performers: Lehmann, Lotte; Ulanowsky, Paul; Walter, Bruno
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Ms. Lehmann was one of the most communicative artists to grace the opera stage or the concert platform. For this reason, recordings of her live...continue...

Passione / Shan Cothi

1 CD / Sain / 2005-08-12

Works: Jean Sibelius: Be Still, My Soul, hymn (based on Finlandia); Finlandia Hymn (Finlandia Hymni), for chorus & organ (or harmonium), Op. 113/12; Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or or...
Performers: Cothi, Shan; Davies, Laurence; Finch, Catrin; Isaac, Myfyr; Roberts, Richard
Conductors: Quirk, John

Complete Collections - Mendelssohn: Complete Symphonies, etc

6 CD / RCA Records / 2005-05-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Die Hochzeit des Camacho, opera, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in A minor, O...
Performers: Edelmann, Sergei; Holle, Matthias; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Scharinger, Anton; Takezawa, Kyoko; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.

Short Stories - Music for Harp Duo by Carlos Salzedo

1 CD / Azica / 2004-08-10

Works: Carlos Salzédo: Suite of Eight Dances; Pavane, arrangement for 2 harps (after anonymous 16th century); Pentacle, pieces (5) for 2 harps; Triptic Dance, for 2 or 3 harps; Song in the Night; Short...
Performers: Guin, Jody; Lendrim, Nancy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Salzedo Harp Duo

Festspieldokumente - Mendelssohn, Schubert, etc / Gruberova

1 CD / Orfeo / 2004-07-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Suleika no 1, D 720; An Mignon, D 161; Die Liebe, D 210; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Erlafsee, D 586/Op. 8 no 3; Am Strome ("Ist mir's doch, als sei mein Leben"), song for voice & pi...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Schmidl, Peter; Werba, Erik [Piano]

Expanded Edition - Humoresque / Isaac Stern

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Caprice Viennois; Joh...
Performers: Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Katims, Milton; Brieff, Frank
Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

"Stern seems to enjoy playing a number of violinistic tricks here - portamento, vibrato, and sentimental phrasing... I suspect that he had fun making this...continue...

Twilight & Innocence / Heidi Grant Murphy, Kevin Murphy

1 CD / Arabesque / 2004-05-25

Works: Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le timbre d'argent; G...
Performers: Murphy, Heidi Grant; Murphy, Kevin

Heidi Grant Murphy is one of the outstanding vocal talents of her generation. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, she has appeared...continue...

Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song, etc / Price, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-04-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Frühlingsglaube, Op. 9/8; Songs (12), Op. 9; Geständnis ("Kennst du nicht das Gluthwer"), song for voice & piano, Op. 9/2; Maienlied, Op. 8/7; Andres Maienlied ("Hexenlie...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]

'Mesmerising... as is usual, the Hyperion recording is perfectly balanced' (Classic CD)

'A sure candidate for my vocal recital of the year' (Gramophone)...continue...

Hugo Wolf Centenary / Naval, Steiner, Culp, Janssen, et al

1 CD / Symposium / 2004-03-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Wanderer, D 489 (493a)/Op. 4 no 1; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Ave Maria; An...
Performers: Bake, Otto; Baker, Charles Albert; Bos, Coenraad van; Culp, Julia; Dessoir, Susanne; Durigo, Ilona; Ekeblad, Maria; Eweyk, Arthur van; Gerhardt, Elena [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Gruning, Wilhelm; Moore,...

The Very Best of Victoria de Los Angeles

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; ...
Performers: Björling, Jussi; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Morelli, Giuseppe; Cellini, Renato; Gui, Vittorio; Susskind, Walter; Fistoulari, Anatole; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, André; Frühbec...

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas, Variations, etc / Maisky, Tiempo

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-08-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; On Wings of Song;...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Tiempo, Sergio

DG's permier cellist Mischa Maisky champions Mendelssohn's unjustifiably neglected works for Cello and Piano, which he presents complete with several additional 'Songs Without Words', partnered...continue...