Shield, William

Great Britain Triumphant! / Schiller, True, Zadori, Megyesi & Spencer

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-02-11

Works: Thomas Shaw: Overture to the Island of St. Marguerite, for orchestra; Thomas Attwood: Reflections of Marie Antoinette, for voice & orchestra; Stephen Storace: Lamentation of Marie Antoinette, for voi...
Performers: Megyesi, Zoltán; Schiller, Caroline; Spencer, Reid; True, Stefanie; Zádori, Mária [Soprano vocals]
Conductors: Terey-Smith, Mary
Ensemble: Capella Savaria

American Record Guide, November/December 2012
The music itself, though enjoyable and very well performed, is chiefly of historical interest. The sound is good, and the notes...continue...
Recording information: Don Bosco Concert Room of the Salesian Institute, Szomb....continue...

A Garland of the Elizabethan / Clerks of Christ Church

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: John Bennet: All Creatures Now Are Merry Minded; Weep, O mine eyes (from Madrigals to four voyces); John Farmer: The First Set of English Madrigals; Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone; John Wilbye:...

This disc presents some of the finest poetry written during the golden age of the Renaissance in England, the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. These...continue...

Stellar Sopranos

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-26

Works: Victor Massé: La Reine topaze (The Topaz Queen); Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann); Un mari à la porte (A Husband at the Door); George Frederick Handel: Giuli...
Performers: Connell, Elizabeth; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Kenny, Yvonne; Macliver, Sara; Matthews, Emma; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Price, Leontyne; Serra, Luciana; Streich, Rita; Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Cohen, Brad; Dyer, Paul; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Leinsdorf, Erich; Tang, Muhai; Rudner, Ola; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Hager, Leopold; Gaebel, Kurt

The Art of Joan Sutherland

6 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Giulio Cesare; Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda; Giovanni Paisiello: La Molinara, opera; Niccolò Piccinni: La Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Begg, Heather; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Clement, Joseph; Dilley, Harry; Dobson, John; Krenn, Werner; Pepin, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Boult, Adrian; Hogwood, Christopher; Jones, Granville; Gamley, Douglas; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John

This new major retrospective showcases Joan Sutherland in many of her famous roles and recordings across her career from 1959 to a recording of a...continue...

Jane Austen's Songbook / Baird, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-12-01

Works: Anonymous, English: Alcanzor and Zaida, opera; William; The Irishman; Her Hair is Like; Sweet Transports; Joan said to John, catch; Thy Fatal Shafts; The Wedding Day ("What Virgin or Shepherd"); Some...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Boutte, Anthony; Flint, Karen; Heimes, Laura; Mauger, Edward; Ostendorf, John [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Sanctus - Music for Quiet Contemplation

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Facta est cum angelo; Puer natus est nobis, introit; Angelus ad pastores, antiphon (Mode 7); Alleluia. Dies sanctificatus; Sanctus; Agnus Dei; Quem vidistis pastores, responsory in m...
Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]

Music for quiet contemplation Haunting and evocative words and music that bring us echoes from the world of the monks of Lindisfarne, the Saxon monastery...continue...

The English Orpheus - A Series of English Discoveries

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-11-01

Works: Matthew Locke: Curtain Tune, for string orchestra, in C major; Jesu auctor clementie, motet for 3 voices, 4 strings & continuo; Turlough O'Carolan: O'Carolan's Favorite Jig (a.k.a. "Mary O'Neill"); R...
Performers: Burden, Andrew; Byrd, Red; Cave, Philip; Gooding, Julia; Holman, Peter; Holton, Ruth; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Johnston, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Music], John Scott [Choral; Scott, John [Organ]; Goodman, Roy; Nicholson, Paul; Hill, David; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Locatelli Trio; Opera Restor'd; Parley of Instruments