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To Touch, To Kiss, To Die - Songs by Henry Purcell, Anthony Poole & John Dowland / Valer Barna-Sabadus

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-02-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; She loves and she confesses too, song, Z. 413; Don Quixote, Z 578; Music for a while; A New Ground for Harpsichord in E minor, Z T682 "Welcome to all the pleasures"...
Performers: Barna-Sabadus, Valer; Watts, Olga; Wolf, Axel

The CD "Hasse reloaded" was enthusiastically received by the critics and was included on the German Record Critics' Best List. Oehms Classics is delighted that...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche, Munich-Sendling (09/12/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Saltarello / Garth Knox, Agnes Westerman, Sylvain Lemetre

1 CD / ECM / 2012-05-08

Works: Garth Knox: Black Brittany, for viola d'amore & violoncello; Fuga Libre, for viola; Dances (3) for fiddle & percussion (after anonymous 14th-century dance melodies); Pipe, Harp and Fiddle, for fiddle...
Performers: Knox, Garth; Lemetre, Sylvain [Percussion]; Saariaho, Kaija; Vesterman, Agnes

Garth Knox's previous D'Amore - in duo with Agnes Vesterman - was Gramophone album of the month. The reviewer stated "This is quite simply one...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano (12/2009).

Includes work(s): ave, generosa (hildegard von bingen) / te by various composers....continue...

Dedications: A Life in Music / Keith Harvey, cello

2 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-05-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Ferruccio Busoni: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, arrangement for cello & piano (after J. S. Bach, BWV 903; BBGA 7/7), Ki; Alexander Scriab...
Performers: Harvey, Keith; Hendry, Linn; Knight, Meralyn; Pettinger, Peter

Legendary cellist Keith Harvey in arrangements and transcriptions dedicated to a lifetime of influences! Cello Classics presents the Emmy Award-winning cellist playing several works receiving...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, London N2; Conway Hall, London....continue...

Music for a While: Songs by Henry Purcell / Maarten Koningsberger, baritone; Fred Jacobs, Theorbo

1 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Henry Purcell: O! Fair Cedaria, Z. 402; Music for a while; My heart, whenever you appear, song, Z. 399; I resolve against cringing, song, Z. 386; Ah! how pleasant 'tis to love, for soprano & continuo...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Koningsberger, Maarten

"Perfect Purcell on a superlative release chock-full of treasures... . add to the aforementioned Jacob's utterly sympathetic theorbo accompaniments and you have one of the...continue...
Recording information: 10/2008....continue...

The Erato Recitals / Soprano Sumi Jo (10 CDs)

10 CD / Erato / 2012-01-31

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Semiramide; Tancredi; Les soirées musicales; L'assedio di Corinto; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera; I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e Montecchi; ...
Performers: Arevalo, Octavio; Bach, Gottfried; Barritt, Paul; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Conlon, James; Davis, Mike [Violin]; Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Graham, Susan; Jo, Sumi; Kurosaki, Hiro; Maugue, Anne; R...
Conductors: Olmi, Paolo; Jordan, Armin; Montgomery, Kenneth; Carella, Giuliano; Bibl, Rudolf; Stratta, Ettore; Conlon, James; Schneider, Michael
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

Praised for the remarkable agility, precision and warmth of her voice, and for her outstanding musicianship, Sumi Jo has established herself as one of her...continue...

Down by the Salley Gardens: 19th & 20th Century English Songs / Bejun Mehta

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-09-13

Works: Herbert Howells: King David for voice & piano; Songs, Op. 22; The Little Boy Lost, song; Roger Quilter: Shakespeare Songs (5), Op. 23; Come away death, for voice & piano, Op. 6/1; O mistress mine, fo...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]

Down by the Salley Gardens offers a vivid and varied cross-section of English song, ranging from the Edwardian aesthetic of Quilter and early Vaughan Williams...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2010)....continue...

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

An Anthology Of English Song

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2010-03-03

Works: Henry David Leslie: Annabelle Lee; Amy Woodeforde-Finden: Indian Love Lyrics (4); W.S. Gwynn Williams: My little Welsh Home, song; Carrie Jacobs-Bond: A perfect day; Roger Quilter: Now Sleeps the Cri...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Burrows, Stuart; Herincx, Raimund; Jeffes, Peter; Masterson, Valerie; Rees, Jonathan; Walker, Sarah; White, Patricia

Recording information: The Henry Wood Hall (03/11/1989)....continue...

Songs & Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Thomas Morley: First Booke of Ayres; Gabriel Voigtlander: Dort saá am Wasserstrande, for voice & continuo; Johann Na...
Performers: Dittmann, Friedwart-Christian; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Freimuth, Michael; Genz, Christoph; Haubold, Bernd; Kircheis, Friedrich; Kittel, Sabine [Flute]; Reike, Erik; Schneiderath, Jobst; Schober, Andre...
Conductors: Güttler, Ludwig; Güttler, Ludwig
Ensemble: Hallenser Madrigalisten; Virtuosi Saxoniae

Christoph Genz is one of the most-sought-after tenors of our time. His radiantly clear lyric tenor boasts such a wide spectrum of timbres, even in...continue...

With Endless Teares - Johnson, Lawes, Humphrey, Purcell [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Robert Johnson: Have you seen but a white lily grow?; Woods, rocks and mountains; With endless tears, for voice, lute & continuo; Come hither you that love; Come heavy sleep, for treble voice and lut...
Performers: Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]

Johannette Zomer and Fred Jacobs started recording a series of programs devoted to 17th Century monody for which their research has unveiled many hidden treasures....continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, The Netherlands (12/2008)....continue...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Purcell: The Food of Love / Paul Agnew, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-09-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Corinna is divinely fair, Z. 365; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; What a sad fate is mine, a song on a Ground, Z. 428; I see she flies me, Z. 573/1b; O solit...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lasla, Anne-Marie; Rannou, Blandine

"The recital is nicely varied, from the anguished and sophisticated Not all my torments can your pity move, to the ribald, earthy Man is for...continue...

All Your Cares Beguile / David Yearsley, Martin Davids

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Acis and Galatea; Giulio Cesare; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in F major, HWV 392; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Fantasia upon One Note in F major, Z 745; Dance f...
Performers: Davids, Martin; Yearsley, David

Recording information: Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (05/15/2006-05/17/2006)....continue...

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...

"Mr Henry Purcell's most Admirable Composures" / Bowman, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Henry Purcell: We sing to Him whose wisdom form'd the ear, Z 199; Prophetess, Z 627; How long, great God, Z 189; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Music for a while; King Arthur, or The British Wort...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; King, Robert; Orsler, Helen
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"James Bowman must surely be the finest vocal interpreter of Purcell today. His grasp of sentiment, his sense of timing, and his enunciation, are unsurpassed."...continue...

Alfred Deller - The Complete Vanguard Recordings Vol 2 - Music of Henry Purcell

7 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-09-02

Works: Henry Purcell: Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Music for a while; I love and I must, Z 382 "Bell Barr"; Let the dreadful engines (from "Don Quixote"), song, Z. 578/3; Oedipus, Z 583; Fairy ...
Performers: Baines, Francis; Bergmann, Walter; Bevan, Maurice; Brown, Wilfred; Cantelo, April; Clift, Dennis; Dales, Ellen; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; English, Gerald; Eskdale, George; Friedma...
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav; Deller, Alfred; Tippett, Michael; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: ; Deller Consort; Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble

Purcell: Music for a While / Alfred Deller, Deller Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Don Quixote, Z 578; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Oedipus, Z 583; An Evening Hymn to the Ground, "Now that the sun h...
Performers: Elliott, Robert [Harpsichord]

Mercurial Love - Dowland, Purcell / Jama Jandrokovic, Charles Weaver, et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Preludium, P 98; Third and Last Booke of Songes; Firste Booke of Songes; A Fancy; Second Booke of Songes; Can she excuse, P 42; Henry Purcell: A New Ground for Harpsichord i...
Performers: Jandrokovic, JAma; Stober, Carlene; Vinikour, Jory; Weaver, Charles

England in the 17th century boasted not only a musically sophisticated aristocracy but also a middle-class who were well acquainted with both poetry and music....continue...

The Art of Alfred Deller - Classic Vanguard Recordings

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-03-04

Works: English Traditional: The Three Ravens, folk song; The Cuckoo; The Oak and the Ash (North Country Maid), folk song; King Henry, folk song; Greensleeves, folk song; Scottish Traditional: Barbara Allen,...
Performers: Bergmann, Walter; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; Leonhardt, Gustav
Conductors: ; Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: ; Deller Consort; Ensemble of Baroque Instruments; Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Wenzinger Consort of V

"Alfred Deller's singing is beguiling and timeless; (Purcell) "Music for a while" (is) from a number of songs which exhibit his essential mastery: everything from...continue...

Apparition - Henry Purcell, George Crumb / Christine Schäfer, Eric Schneider

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: William Shakespeare: Sonnets; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; Oedipus, Z 583; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Don Quixote, Z 57...
Performers: Schafer, Christine; Schneider, Eric [Piano]

Christine Schafer is an artist with a unique sense of style, which comes through unmistakably on 'Apparition'... she and pianist Eric Schneider mix songs by...continue...

Endless Pleasure - Handel, Purcell: Arias / Hendricks, et al

1 CD / Arte Verum / 2008-01-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Don Quixote, Z 578; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Ah! Belinda I am pressed with torment (from "Dido and A...
Performers: Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

"Barbara Hendricks' fascinating recital brings together some of the best-known songs and arias by the two great composers of vocal music in England in the...continue...

Baroque Journey - Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Purcell / Sumi Jo

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax sincera in E, RV 630; Griselda, RV 718; Bajazet, RV 703 "Tamerlano"; Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Bist du bei mir; George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penser...
Performers: Eberat, Axel; Jo, Sumi

Here let my life

1 CD / Analekta / 2007-05-15

Works: Henry Purcell: Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323; Arise, my muse (Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 320; Music for a while; If ever I more riches did desire, Z 54...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

Purcell, Blow: Songs / Russell Oberlin, et al

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2006-05-30

Works: John Blow: Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell, for 2 male altos, 2 recorders, viol & continuo; Henry Purcell: Whilst I with grief (from "Spanish Friar"), song, Z. 610/1; What a sad fate is mine, a...
Performers: Bressler, Charles; Chessid, Herman; Koutzen, George; Krainis, Bernard; Leonard, John; Maynard, Paul; Oberlin, Russell

Remember your lovers - Tippett, etc / Ainsley, Burnside

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Michael Tippett: The Heart's Assurance, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano; Music, for unison chorus, strings & piano ad lib; Boyhood's End, cantata for tenor & piano; Songs for Ariel, for voi...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

"John Mark Ainsley is a very fine tenor, especially adept and engaging in English song repertoire. His performances here exemplify technical mastery combined with a...continue...

Jennifer Larmore in Concert

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2004-08-24

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 1 "Album italiano"; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Claude Debus...
Performers: Larmore, Jennifer; Palloc, Antoine

Counter-Tenor Duets and Songs - Purcell and Contemporaries

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2003-07-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Music for a while; Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339 "Ode for St Cecilia's Day"; O dive custos; No, resistance is but vain (fro...
Performers: Alter, Emma; Angel, Ryland; Chambers, Mark; Davey, Becky; Duff, Claire; Hird, Laura; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Richter, Rodolfo; Takeuchi, Taro

What Magic Has Victorious Love - Purcell & Handel/ Armstrong

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2002-12-24

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Thus the ever grateful spring (from "The Fairy Queen"), soprano aria, Z. 629/33; Here's the summer, sprightly, gay (from "The Fairy Queen"), alto...
Performers: Armstrong, Nancy; Carrai, Phoebe; Earle, Kinloch; Gibbons, John [Classical]; Jeppesen, Laura; Martin, Anthony; Reinker, Daniel; Starkman, Jane; Stepner, Daniel; Sykes, Peter

Blow: An ode on the death of Mr Henry Purcell / Lesne, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2001-08-07

Works: Henry Purcell: Love's goddess sure was blind (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary), for soloists, chorus, 2 recorders & con; If ever I more riches did desire, Z 544; Music for a while; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Jo...

Purcell: Songs and Airs / Nancy Argenta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-06-05

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Stript of their green our groves appear, Z 444; Tell me, some pitying a...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Huggett, Fiona; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; McKenna, Sophia; Nicholson, Paul [H...

Angels Hide Their Faces - Bach, Purcell / Dawn Upshaw, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2001-03-27

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Indian Queen, Z 630; Tyrannic Love, or, the Royal Martyr, incidental music, Z. 613; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196...
Performers: Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Haas, Arthur; Lutzke, Myron; Martin, Lois; Pearson, Peggy; Quan, Linda; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]

"...From the very first track, Upshaw displays rare musicianship in the way the text and the music are presented. Everything is lovingly shaped and carefully...continue...

Purcell: Tis Nature's Voice, Songs, Elegies / Jacobs, et al

1 CD / Accent / 1999-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Not all my torments can your pity move, Z 400; Bonduca, Z 574; Pious Celinda goes to pray'rs, Z. 410; Incassum, Lesbia, rogas, Z 383 "Queen's Epicedium"; Ah! cruel n...
Performers: Jacobs, René; Junghanel, Konrad; Kuijken, Wieland [Cello, Viola da Gamba]

Includes work(s) by Henry Purcell....continue...

Purcell: From Rosy Bow'rs / Sanford, Wissick, Erickson

1 CD / Albany Records / 1994-09-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323; Ye gentle spirits of the air appear (from "The Fairy Queen"), aria for soprano, Z. 629/21; Don Quixote, Z 578; Hornpipe for harps...
Performers: Erickson, Raymond; Sanford, Sally

"The piano pieces in this world premiere recording, written between 1938 and 1969, are concise and deftly structured. Nothing ever seems out of place. The...continue...