Academy of Ancient Music

Mozart: Requiem Realisations / Elin Manahan Thomas; Christine Rice; James Gilchrist; Christopher Purves. Choir of King's College

2 Super Audio CD / King's College / 2013-04-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Cliff Eisen: Mozart's Requiem
Performers: Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

The second release from the Choir of King's College, Cambridge's own record label features conductor Stephen Cleobury leading the choir and the Academy of Ancient...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (2011-06-26_2011-06-27&2011-)....continue...

Handel: Messiah / King's College Choir [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Rose, Matthew; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; King's College Choir

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, the first ever...continue...
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J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge / Akademie fur Allte Musik Berlin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-11-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"It is rare to find oneself as at ease between the active life and the life of contemplation as in Bach's universe-filling music, the timeless...continue...
Run Time: 82 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Four Elements, Four Seasons / Midori Seiler, Academy of Ancient Music [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concertos (4) for Violin, Op. 8 no 1-4 "Four seasons"; Jean-Féry Rebel: Les élémens
Performers: Seiler, Midori
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

'4 Elements / 4 Seasons' combines the dance suite Les Elements by Jean-Fery Rebel and Antonio Vivaldi's concerto cycle 'The Four Seasons' - two nearly...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: French, English, German
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Handel: Messiah / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Amherst, Timothy; Clayton, Allan; Coote, Alice; Crouch, Joseph; Rose, Matthew; Ross, Alastair; Stevens, Peter; Tynan, Ailish
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Handel died on April 14, 1759, exactly 250 years ago in April 2009. On Palm Sunday of this year (April 5 and 11, 2009) the...continue...

Bach: Motets and Sinfonias / Rademann, Petitlaurent, Heinrich, Langner [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-05-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146; Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anhung 159; Cantata no ...
Performers: Arndt, Volker; Heinrich, Waltraud; Horenburg, Ingolf; Langner, Susanne; Mucke, Christian; Petitlaurent, Stephanie
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Rias Chamber Chorus

This festive celebration concert from Berlin's Gethsemanekirche on the Day of German Unity also marks the 60th anniversary of the RIAS Kammerchor. Founded in 1948,...continue...
Run Time: 93 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fren...continue...

Handel: Chandos Anthems / Kirkby, Gilchrist, Layton, Academy of Ancient Music

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-05-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chandos Anthem no 9 in E flat, "O Praise the Lord With One Consent", HWV 254; Chandos Anthem no 11 in B flat major, "Let God Arise", HWV 256; Chandos Anthem no 7 in G, "My So...
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

The legendary Emma Kirkby, tenor James Gilchrist and Trinity College Choir Cambridge demonstrate the very best Handelian singing England has to offer....continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos / Egarr, Academy of Ancient Music

2 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Egarr, Richard
Conductors: Egarr, Richard
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

The most popular and best-known works in the Baroque repertoire beautifully captured in SACD sound. The only complete Brandenburg Concertos available on Harmonia Mundi a...continue...

The Baroque Experience / Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music

5 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-03

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 153; Conce...
Performers: Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Hirons, Christopher; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Six Concerti Grossi Op 3 / Hogwood - The Academy of Ancient Music

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-09-16

Works: Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo in D major, Op. 3/1; Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 3/2; Concer...
Performers: Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Handel: Dettingen Te Deum, Zadok the Priest, Organ Concerto no 14 / Layton, Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; Organ Concerto in A major (no 14), HWV 296a; Coronation Anthem
Performers: Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Firth, Robin; Lowrey, Christopher; Marlow, Richard
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Cambridge Trinity College Choir

The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, is one of Britain's great mixed choirs. Under its new director, the mercurial Stephen Layton, it has reached new...continue...

Haydn: The Creation / Hogwood/AAM / Kirkby, Rolfe Johnson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: George, Michael; Johnson, Anthony Rolfe; Kirkby, Emma
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Oxford New College Choir

A unique concert performance of Haydn’s popular choral work set to beautiful images of the natural world and great works of art by Haydn’s contemporaries...continue...
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The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Christopher Hogwood, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Bury, Alison; Hirons, Christopher; Hogwood, Christopher; Holloway, John; Mackintosh, Catherine
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

This acclaimed recording of Vivaldi's popular Four Seasons concertos makes a welcome return on CD. Each of the four concertos has a different soloist, a...continue...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Vivaldi: Concertos / Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music

6 CD / Decca Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 violins, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 1), Op. 3/1, RV 549; Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in G minor ("L'estro armonico" no ...
Performers: Bury, Alison; Hirons, Christopher; Holloway, John; Huggett, Monica; Mackintosh, Catherine; Piguet, Michel; Sheppard, Susan; Standage, Simon; Wilcock, Elizabeth
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Includes La cetra, Op. 9/1-12; Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, Op. 8/1-12 "Four Seasons"; L'estro armonico, Op. 3/1-12; La stavaganza, Op. 4/1-12. "There is no...continue...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-06-26

Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Blythe, Stephanie; Boothby, Richard; Bowman, James; Brosse, ...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Paul; Kraemer, Nicholas; S...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of London; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Agostino Steffani; Choir of the Age of Enlightenment; City of London Bar...

EMI's collection 100 Best Baroque includes a generous 460 minutes of some of the most familiar works or movements from works written during the Baroque era. There is a good mix of genres, including wo...continue...

Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Handel, Bach, Vivaldi: Concerti / Academy of Ancient Music

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live Import / 2006-06-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.6/10, HWV 328; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV 524; Double Concerto, for violin & oboe...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bruine, Frank de; Podger, Rachel [Violin]
Conductors: Beznosiuk, Pavlo
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

This is a live recording of a concert by the Academy of Ancient Music at Wigmore hall on January 25, 2004. The Academy of Ancient...continue...

Collectors Edition - Beethoven: Piano Concertos, etc / Lubin

3 CD / Decca / 2006-04-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no...
Performers: Lubin, Steven
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

This is a ground breaking cycle- recorded using four different period instruments. It includes all five Beethoven Piano Concertos in one set. Featured are the...continue...

Collectors Edition - Handel: Oratorios / Hogwood, et al

8 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Esther; La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Aled; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Kirkby, Emma; Kwella, Patrizia; Nelson, Judith [Soprano Vocal]; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Rolfe...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Christ Church Cathedral Choir

Christopher Hogwood and The Academy of Ancient Music have made a number of distinguished recordings of the music of Handel. Handels most popular oratorio, Messiah,...continue...

Handel: Orlando / Hogwood, Bowman, Auger, et al

3 CD / Decca Import / 2004-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma; Robbin, Catherine; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

For Coffee Lovers

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Cantata no 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Altobelli, Enzo; Ayo, Felix; Bennett, William; Bylsma, Anner; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Kirkby, Emma; Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrie...
Conductors: Judd, James; Hogwood, Christopher; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Felix Ayo, Kenneth Sillito (violin); Enzo Altobelli, Denis Vigay, Richard Lester , Julian Lloyd Webber, Anthony Pleeth (cello); William Bennett (flute); George Malcolm (harpsichord); Mari...continue...

Mozart: Zaïde / Goodwin, Dawson, Blochwitz, Bär, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, K 344 (334b)
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Dawson, Lynne; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The #1 Wedding Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; John Stanley: Voluntaries (10) for Organ, book 2, Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Trumpet Tune; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum in D major, H 146; Johann Sebas...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Augér, Arleen; Bilgram, Hedwig; Carreras, José; Cleobury, Stephen; Cochereau, Pierre; Delmotte, Roger; Domingo, Placido; Francescatti, Zino; Hurford, Pe...
Conductors: Howarth, Elgar; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Münchinger, Karl; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Arndt, Günther; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Bernstein, Leonard; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Hogwood, Christopher; Mackerr...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Mus...

Romantic Adagios II

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Horn ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Harrell, Lynn; Hirons, Christopher; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Khaner, Jeffrey; La...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész, István; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Mehta, Zubin; Tuckwell, Barry; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Si...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Or...

For Your Life - For When You're Alone

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Sonata f...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bern, Camerata; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Bychkov, Semyon; Bylsma, Anner; Chedeville, Nicolas; Chung, Myung-Whun [Conductor/Piano]; Clement, Manfred; Czech ...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Hogwood, Christopher; Fennell, Frederick; Stokowski, Leopold; Bychkov, Semyon; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Debuche de Paris; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach O...

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Pepe Romero (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); Thomas Füri, Arthur Grumiaux , Monica Huggett, Catherine Mackintosh, Kenneth Sillito (vio...continue...

Vivaldi: Gloria, etc / Cleobury, King's College Choir, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-05-07

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109), for 4 voices, double chorus, 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, solo strings, strings &; Magnificat ...
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Chance, Michael; Fox, Sarah; Gier, Nico de; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gough, Helen; Lemalu, Jonathan; Norman, Deborah; Ross, Alastair; Wadsworth, Matthew
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"Listeners will have to decide for themselves whether the sound of an English choral foundation is appropriate for this music. If that is no obstacle,...continue...

Bach: 7 Harpsichord Concertos, etc / Egarr, Manze, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto";...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Brown, Rachel; Egarr, Richard; Nobes, Pauline
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"What makes these versions especially pleasurable is the way the harpsichordist blends with the ensemble rather than aggressively stepping into the spotlight. Excellent sound from...continue...

Fairest Isle - Purcell, Dowland, Byrd, etc / Barbara Bonney

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-03-13

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Firste Booke of Songes; Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Thomas Campion: Never weather-beaten saile more willing bent to shore; Sypres Curten of the Night Is Spread, for voice, l...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Manze, Andrew
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"This recording is as near perfect, as close to flawless, as one could possibly imagine. Those who need more convincing will not find it here,...continue...

Bach: Magnificat, etc / Choir of King's College, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-06-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Kommst du nun, Jesu, BWV 650; Work(s); Magnificat; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Lobet den H...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Blackadder, David; Bostridge, Ian; Brown, Rachel; Chance, Michael; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Comberti, Micaela; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan; Lissauer, Peter; Milne, Li...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); King's College Choir, Cambridge

From a first glance at the performing forces of this Bach Magnificat performance, you can expect some glorious sounds. Stephen Cleobury directs the Academy of...continue...

Albinoni: 12 Concertos Op 9 / Hogwood, Manze, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for 2 solo violins, violin, viola, cello & continuo no 1 in B flat major, Op. 9/; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Concerto à cinque, for 2 oboes, 2 ...
Performers: Bernardini, Alfredo; Bruine, Frank de; Manze, Andrew
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"Albinoni was at the height of his imaginative powers when, in 1722, he published his penultimate set of concertos...The Academy strings, finely focused, articulate lightly....continue...

Vivaldi: Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 1999-06-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'est...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Blum, Norbert; Brown, Iona; Brown, Timothy; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Davis, Robin; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Finucane, Tom; Gatt, Martin; Hirons...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Malcolm, George; Pickett, Philip; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hogwood, Christopher; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; New London Consort

Bach: Solo & Double Violin Concertos / Manze, Podger, AAM

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1999-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, B...
Performers: Manze, Andrew; Podger, Rachel [Violin]
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"Manze is a violinist with extraordinary flair and improvisatory freedom - the Grappelli of the Baroque...[the ensemble has] unparalleled energy, an irresistibly bounding pulse and...continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi / Manze, Academy of Ancient Music

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1998-09-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.6/5, HWV 323; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op.6/3, HWV 321; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.6/10, HWV 328; Concerto ...
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Handel's Op. 6 is often compared with Bach's Brandenburgs as "one of the twin peaks of the Baroque concerto" (The New Grove Dictionary). In this...continue...

Handel: 4 Coronation Anthems, etc / King's College, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 1997-09-16

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Dixit Dominus; Blessed Are They That Considereth the Poor (Foundling Hospital Anthem), HWV 268; Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278; Jubilate (Utrecht), canticle...
Performers: Black, Neil; Brett, Charles; Buchanan, Isobel; Chance, Michael; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Crabtree, Libby; Dart, Thurston; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elwes, John; Farnes, Richard; Fisher, Gillian; Herfor...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Hill, David; Preston, Simon
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; English Chamber Orchestra; Winchester Cathedral Choir

Beethoven: The Symphonies /Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music

5 CD / Decca / 1997-06-24

Performers: Augér, Arleen; Reinhart, Gregory; Robbin, Catherine; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; London Symphony Chorus

Cecilia Bartoli - A Portrait

1 CD / Decca / 1995-09-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 50...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Caccini, Giulio; Fischer, György; Giordani, Giuseppe; Rossini, Gioachino; Schatzberger, Lesley; Schiff, Andras; Schubert, Franz [Vienna]; Spencer, Charles [Piano]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Fischer, György; Marin, Ion; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra

Pachelbel: Canon; Bach, Handel, Vivaldi / Hogwood, Ancient

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1994-05-30

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Mozart: Coronation Mass, etc / Hogwood, Kirkby, Robin et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 1993-03-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 14 in C major, K 278 (271e); Laudate Dominum
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; George, Michael; Kirkby, Emma; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Winchester Cathedral Choir

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
It's difficult to think of many recordings of Mozart's church music that so happily captures its character - the particular mixture of...continue...

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina / Hogwood, AAM

1 CD / Decca Import / 1989-10-06

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music here offer a spirited, colorful, and certainly one of the most unique performances of Pergolesi's most beloved...continue...

Vivaldi: 6 Cello Concertos / Christophe Coin, Hogwood, AAM

1 CD / Decca Import / 1989-04-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in B minor, RV 424; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 416; Concerto for Cello in F major, RV 410; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in F m...
Performers: Coin, Christophe
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Oboe Concerto / Hogwood

1 CD / Decca / 1986-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d)
Performers: Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Piguet, Michel
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"...The soloists are unquestionably among the best around on their instruments, and the Academy of Ancient Music performs with robust tone, immaculate ensemble, and pointed...continue...

Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, etc / Hogwood, Bowman, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 1985-02-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Amen; Concerto for strings & continuo in G minor, RV 153; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Mozart: Requiem / Hogwood, Kirkby, Watkinson, Rolfe-Johnson

1 CD / Decca / 1984-09-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music