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A Bach Notebook for Trumpet - works by 10 members of the Bach Family, transcribed for trumpet and piano / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, trumpet; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; BWV 68 (v); Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; BWV 85 (v); Orgelbüchle...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

This recording is a celebration of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for trumpet and piano. Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar arranged...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Ascension Day - Lfenneke Ruiten, Meg Bragle, Andrew Tortise, Dietrich Henschel / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (incomplete), BWV 37; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt ...
Performers: Henschel, Dietrich; Ruiten, Lenneke; Tortise, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

The ambitious Bach Cantata Pilgrimage recording project is finally truly complete! The Ascension Cantatas were left unrecorded in 2000 due to noise issues, but were...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England (2012-05-10&2012-05-11_2012-)....continue...

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Padmore, Harvey, Danz,Gijisbertsen, Neven. Ivan Fischer [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Arends, Renate; Danz, Ingeborg; Espada, Maria; Gijsbertsen, Peter; Harvey, Peter; Kozelj, Barbara; Neven, Henk; Padmore, Mark
Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Choir; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 2012 recording of the most wide spread oratorio by J.S. Bach features Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Fischer's...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Padmore, Harvey, Danz,Gijisbertsen, Neven. Ivan Fischer [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Arends, Renate; Danz, Ingeborg; Espada, Maria; Gijsbertsen, Peter; Harvey, Peter; Kozelj, Barbara; Neven, Henk; Padmore, Mark
Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Choir; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

This 2012 recording of the most wide spread oratorio by J.S. Bach features Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Fischer's...continue...
Run Time: 174 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.0
Subtitles: English, German, Fren...continue...

Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, cantata, BWV 180; Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, cantata, BWV 114; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Ich habe genug, cantata, BWV 82a; Matth&#...
Performers: Behle, Carla Branca [Viola]; Behle, Daniel; Brunnert, Christian; Heine, Till; Heinzmann, Anne-Catherine; Rothaupt, Anne [Violin]; Weber, Ekkehard
Conductors: Rothaupt, Klaus

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion / Werner Gura, Stephen Morscheck, Lucy Crowe, Christine Rice, Nicolas Phan, Matthew Brook [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Brook, Matthew; Crowe, Lucy; Gura, Werner; Morscheck, Stephen; Phan, Nicolas; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Schola Cantorum of Oxford

The monumental St. Matthew Passion recounts the dramatic story of the capture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ profoundly, lyrically, and contemplatively. Conducted by John Nelson,...continue...
Run Time: 229 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 53 - BWV 9, 97 & 177 / Hana Blazikova, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Gerd Turk, tenor, Peter kooij, bass

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 97, "In allen meinen Taten" BWV 97; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 177; Cantata no 9, "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her," BWV 9 (BC A107)
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Blazikov, Hana; Kooij, Peter; Murakami, Yukiko; San'nomiya, Masamitsu; Turk, Gerd; Wakamatsu, Natsumi
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

The three cantatas on this recording come from the first half of the 1730's, by which time J.S. Bach was no longer writing a new...continue...
Recording information: Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan (02/2012)....continue...

Souvenirs

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2013-02-26

Works: Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in C minor for violin, oboe, strings & continuo (reconstructed from H...
Performers: Doherty, Diana; Evans, Alice; McDonald, Anna
Conductors: Summerbell, Mark;
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Australis

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall at the Australian Broadcasting Cor (2002-07-17_2002-07-20&2002-)....continue...

Bach Arias with piccolo cello / Sandrine Piau, soprano; Christophe Dumaux, alto; Emiliano Gonzalez, tenor. Ophélie Gaillard, cello

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 68, "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt" BWV 68; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Cantata, BWV 4...
Performers: Gaillard, Ophelie; Gonzales-Toro, Emiliano; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Gaillard, Ophelie
Ensemble: Pulcinella

Bach's cantatas make use of an amazing diversity of instruments, both old and new. Among the 'new' instruments was the violoncello piccolo, a rare type...continue...
Recording information: Hôtel de l'industrie, Paris (07/01/2012-07/04/2012)....continue...

Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen: Christmas and sacred music by J.S. Bach, Telemann & Handel / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1982)

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen (Psalm 111), TWV 714; George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Cant...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Hynninen, Jorma; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn; Schuster, Frits [Double Bass]; Sekreve, Henk; Waterman, Joël; Waterman, Robert
Conductors: Voorberg, Marinus

Acanta presents this 1982 re-issue of Christmas and sacred music featuring soprano Lucia Popp. During this time Lucia Popp had reached the height of her...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Bach: Cantatas BWV 161, 170 & 177 / Schlick, Jacobs, Rogers. Hans-Martin Linde

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 161, "Komm, du süsse Todesstunde" BWV 161; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"...
Performers: Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Vocal], Nigel Rogers [Tenor
Conductors: Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble: Linde Consort

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Protestant Church, Séon, Switzerland (04/1980)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 52 - Cantatas BWV140; BWV112; BWV29 / Hana Blažíková, soprano; Robin Blaze, counter-tenor; Gerd Türk, tenor; Peter Kooij, bass

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-12-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 112, "Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt" BWV 112; Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danke...
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

On the 52nd disc in his monumental undertaking of recording all the sacred cantatas by J.S. Bach, Masaaki Suzuki includes one of the best-loved cantatas...continue...

Bach in Context, Vol. 2: Bach & Luther - Cantatas BWV 4 & 80; Chorale BWV 178; Toccata & Fugue, BWV 538 / Musica Amphion; Gesualdo Consort

2 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian"; Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183); Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot (II), chorale prelude for org...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gesualdo Consort; Musica Amphion

Recording information: St. George's Church, Glauchau, Germany (06/20/2012-06/23/2012)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas for Advent Nos. 36, 61 & 62 / St Thomas Boys Choir, Georg Christoph Biller, Paul Bernewitz

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-10-30

Works: Erhard Bodenschatz: "Florilegium selectissimorum Hymnorum"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 62 (BC A2);...
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: ; St Thomas Boys Choior

The Liturgical Year with Johann Sebastian Bach series has already cut an impressive figure in choral recordings. The Thomanerchor Leipzig returns with a fourth disc,...continue...
Recording information: Thomaskirche Leipzig (2009-12-18_2009-12-19&2010-)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas for Epiphany Nos. 3, 65 & 72 / St Thomas Boys Choir, Georg Christoph Biller

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 65, "Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen" BWV 65; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (BC A33); Cantata no 72, "Alles nur nach Gottes willen," BWV 72;...
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: ; St Thomas Boys Choior

In celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Thomanerchor Leipzig, Rondeau Production is publishing a ten-part exploration of cantatas for the liturgical year. This disc...continue...
Recording information: Thomaskirche Leipzig (2009-01-09_2009-01-10&2009-)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for Christmas / Magdalena Kozena, Bernarda Fink, Michael Chance, James Gilchrist, Christoph Genz

6 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63; Cantata no 191, "Gloria in excelsis Deo" BWV 191; Cantata no 91, "Gelobet seist su, Jesu Christ," BWV 91; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund s...
Performers: Harvey, Peter Harvey; Holton, Ruth; Keith, Gillian; Lunn, Joanne
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Monteverdi Choir

This box set is a collection of Cantatas for the Christmas season from our award-winning series of recordings from the 2000 Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. It...continue...

Bach Bachianas: Music by the Bach Family / Magdalena Kozena, Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln et al.

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-16

Works: Johann Michael Bach: Ach, bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, vocal concerto, for 4 voices & instruments; Auf, lasst uns den Herren loben, for alto, strings & continuo; Es ist ein grosser Gewinn, aria, ...
Performers: Berben, Leon; Cordier, David; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Fiedler, Joachim; Goebel, Reinhard [Conductor]; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Meens, Hein; Schardt, Stephan; Schopper...
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln's recordings of J.S. Bach are classics of the Early music movement. Equally revelatory is their championing of the music...continue...
Recording information: DeutschlandRadio Köln, Sendesaal (01/1986); Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal, Germany (01/1986); Melanchthonkirche, Köln-Zollstock, Germany (01/1986); DeutschlandRadio K...continue...

Christmas in Brass / Gabriel V Brass Ensemble, David Chambers, organ; Extol Handbell Choir

1 CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 146, BWV 146; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Pavel Chesnokov: Salvation Is Created (Spaséñiye sodélal), for choir, Op. 2...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Extol Handbell Choir; Gabriel V Brass Ensemble

Nothing heralds the majesty of Christmastime quite like the brilliance and radiant beauty of music for brass instruments. On this remastered reissue of a classic...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Transfiguration (06/2011)....continue...

Bach: Ach Susser Trost! Leipzig Cantatas, BWV 25, 138, 105, 46 / Hana Blazikova, Damien Guillon, Thomas Hobbs, Peter Kooij. Herrewegghe

1 CD / PHi Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 25, "Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe," BWV 25; Cantata no 138, "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz?" BWV 138; Cantata no 105, "Herr, gehe nicht ins Gerich...
Performers: Hobbs, Thomas
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Orchestra (Ghent)

The four cantatas selected by Philippe Herreweghe for this recording date from the first year of Bach's activity in Leipzig. Written at a tight pace...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche Dahlem, Berlin (01/27/2012-01/29/2012)....continue...

Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies; Three Bach Arias / Melinda Maxwell, oboe; Helen Tunstall, harp; Andrew Watts, countertenor

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Harrison Birtwistle: Orpheus Elegies (26); Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata "Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben", BWV 102; Cantata "Erschal...
Performers: Fulbrook, Ben [Marimba]; Maxwell, Melinda; Seaton, Claire; Stafford, William; Tunstall, Helen; Verity, Tom [Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass)]; Watts, Andrew

Harrison Birtwistle's major chamber work is scored mainly for oboe and harp, and refers to some of Rilke's sonnets. His arrangements of three Bach arias...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, East Finchley, England (2008-08-28_2008-08-29&2008-)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Cantatas nos 52-60;116-140 / La Petite Band, Kuijken

1 Super Audio CD / Accent / 2012-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 52, "Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht," BWV 52; Cantata no 60, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" BWV 60; Cantata no 116, "Du Freidefürst, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV 116; C...
Performers: Crabben, Jan Van der; Genz, Christoph; Suh, Yeree
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

In the beginning there was great skepticism towards the thesis that Bach's sacred vocal works were originally written for solo voices. Now this interpretation is...continue...

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos BWV 1041-1043; Psalm 51, BWV 1083 after Pergolesi's Stabat Mater / Ars Antiqua Austria

2 CD / New Pan / 2012-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV ...
Conductors: Letzbor, Gunar
Ensemble: Ars Antiqua Austria

The ensemble Ars Antiqua Austria under the direction of the violinist Gunar Letzbor have devoted this double CD to instrumental and vocal works by Johann...continue...

Musical Advent Calendar: Jubiläums-Edition - 24 Songs for Advent and Christmas

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Messias; Jill Nordin: Whisperin' Your Name, spiritual for chorus & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico ...
Performers: Bockemuhl, Fionn; Bongard, Andreas; Comes, Barbara; Geiseler, Soren [Piano]; Hoffmann, Andreas; Knecht, Johannes; Liebfried, Caroline [Piano]; Saloniker, Stuttgarter; Settelmeyer, Matthias [Piano]; T...
Conductors: Schumacher, Jan; Schick, Berthold; Emling, Meinhard; Knecht, Johannes; Gilde, Hans de; Dücker, Martin; Kaltenbach, Anneliese; ; Crespo, Enrique; Haáler, Christoph; Kunz, Hanns-Friedrich; ...
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Zither Group of the Trachtenkapelle Glottertal

For the past nine years, the Hanssler Classic/SWR co-production of the Musikalischer Advenskalender has been one of the most eagerly anticipated releases for the holiday...continue...

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Christina Landshamer, Stefan Kahle, Wolfram Lattke, Martin Lattke, Klaus Mertens. St. Thomas Boys Choir [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Accentus / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Kahle, Stefan; Landshamer, Christina; Lattke, Martin; Lattke, Wolfram; Mertens, Klaus; Schwarz, Gotthold
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; St. Thomas Boys Choir

The renowned St. Thomas Boys' Choir of Leipzig, which boasts J.S. Bach as a former cantor, celebrates its 800th anniversary with an extraordinary interpretation of...continue...

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

Puer Natus in Bethlehem - works for organ and organ & soprano by Bach, Carissimi and Dandrieu / Babette Mondry, organ; Eve Kopli Scheiber, soprano

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 700; Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich; Orgelbüchlein; Orgelbüchlein; Cantata, BWV 61; Pastorale in F major, BWV 590; Giacomo Ca...
Performers: Mondry, Babette; Rosin, Daniel; Scheiber, Eve Kopli

Notes in German and French....continue...

In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Melodies by Faure, Mozart, Franck, Bruckner, Mahler et al. / various British choirs

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Vesperae solennes de confessore; Requiem; Mass in C minor, KV 427; César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Farcas, Valentina; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kirkby, Emma; Ramselaar, Bas; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Leusink, Pieter Jan; Robinson, Christopher; Brown, Timothy; Matt, Nicol; Cleobury, Stephen; Inbal, Eliahu; Brown, Mark; Camerata Academica Wurzbu; Marinov, Ivan; Savchuk, Yevhen; Dixon, Alistair
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Cambridge Ensemble; Camerata Academica Wurzbu

This sublime compilation will take listeners on a journey through some of the most profound classical music ever written, demonstrating the wealth of inspiration that...continue...

Trumpet & Organ - works by Charpentier, Albinoni, Handel, Bach, Schubert, Clarke, Stanley, Purcell, Krebs et al. / Maurice André, trumpet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Sonata for Violin in A minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Ca...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bilgram, Hedwig; Mitterhofer, Alfred; Parker-Smith, Jane

For a half-century he had the reputation of the trumpet soloist: Maurice André, who died in 2012. The best examples of his radiant tone are...continue...

J.S. Bach: Motets / Musicalische Compagney, Klaus Eichhorn, organ

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantate BWV 21, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis; Kantate BWV 23, Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn; Kantate BWV 38, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir; Orgelbüchlein; Aus tiefe...
Performers: Eichhorn, Klaus
Conductors: Eichhorn, Holger
Ensemble: Musicalische Compagney

Even though the institution of the "BWV" ("Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis") - as well as the "KV" ("Köchel-Verzeichnis") - seems untouchable and sacrosanct, an expansion seems possible. This...continue...
Recording information: Kirche Grasberg / St. Wilhadi-Kirche Stade im Rahmen de (09/25/2003-09/27/2003); Kirche Grasberg / St. Wilhadi-Kirche Stade im Rahmen de (10/15/2003-10/16/2003)....continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Bach-Böhm: Music for Weddings and Other Festivities - J.S. Bach: Quodlibet, BWV 524; J.C. Bach: Meine Freundin, du bist schön; Bohm: Mein Freund ist Mein / Clematis

1 CD / Ricercar / 2012-08-14

Works: Georg Böhm: Mein Freund ist mein; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 196, "Der Herr denket an uns" BWV 196; Quodlibet, for chorus & continuo (incomplete), BWV 524 (BC H1); Johann Christoph Bach: ...
Performers: Bungden, Paulin; Dugardin, Steve; Favette, Philippe; Flores, Mariana [Soprano Vocal]; Guimaraes, Fernando; Immler, Christian
Conductors: Garcia Alarcon, Leonardo
Ensemble: Ensemble Clematis

Let us once more immerse ourselves in the musical life of Eisenach as it was at the end of the 1670s. One Sunday afternoon, after...continue...
Recording information: Beaufays, église Saint-Jean l'évangéliste (03/2011/11/2011)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas BWV 215 & 195 / Barbara Schlick, Klaus Haffke, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 215, "Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen," BWV 215; Cantata no 195, "Dem Gerechten muss das Licht" BWV 195
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum des WDR; Windsbacher Knabenchor

The Windsbacher Knabenchor and the Collegium Musicium of the WDR are joined by stellar soloists Barbara Schlick, Klaus Haffke, Paul Elliot, and Stephen Varcoe in...continue...

J.S. Bach - Secular Cantatas Vol. 2: Cantata, BWV 208 "Hunt"; Cantata, BWV 134a / Junker, Lunn, Sakurada, Williams, Guillon

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sinfonia for 2 trumpets, 3 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in F major (early version of BWV 1046); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Die...
Performers: Junker, Sophie [Soprano (Vocal)]; Sakurada, Makoto
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

Compared with J.S. Bach's production of church music his secular vocal works occupy a modest place in his output: today we know of the existence...continue...

Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

A Tribute to Gustav Leonhardt: The Last Recordings / with Philippe Herreweghe, Elisabeth Joye, Gilles Cantagrel

5 CD / Alpha Productions / 2012-07-10

Works: François Couperin: Messe propre pour les convents de religieux & religieuses; Suite 1, for viola da gamba & continuo (Pièces de viole); Suite 2, for viola da gamba & continuo (Piè...
Performers: Leonhardt, Gustav; Valetti, Pablo
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: Café Zimmerman; Café Zimmermann

Alpha pays homage to Gustav Leonhardt in a lavish box set comprising the last five recordings made by this great pioneer. The set also includes...continue...

Simply Baroque II

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 75; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Wer nur den lieben Gott...
Performers: Koopman, Ton
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Recording information: De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (08/16/1998-08/21/1998)....continue...

A Portrait

3 CD / Accent Import / 2012-07-03

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Giovanni Pergolesi: Livietta e Tracollo; La Serva Padrona; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Requiem...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Huub; Demeyere, Ewald; Groop, Monica; Hermans, Elisabeth; Isokoski, Soile; Jacobs, Rene; Kuijken, Sara; Laki, Krisztina; Mackie, Neil; Mechelen, Werner van; Oelze, Christia...
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La Petite Bande

Bach for Dummies

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Symbolum Nicenum; Magnificat in D major, BWV 24...

Bach in Jazz / Martin Petzold, tenor; Stephan-Konig-Trio

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Italienisches Konzert, BWV 971; Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244; Johannes-Passion, BWV 245b; Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 19; Siehe zu...
Performers: Petzold, Martin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stephan König Trio

Following the motto "Bach in Jazz," Stephan König and his trio translate Baroque music into elegant jazz miniatures. Together with tenor Martin Petzold, the combo...continue...
Recording information: Traumton Studios, Berlin (06/06/2011-06/08/2011)....continue...

Bach: Cantatas for Pentecost BWV 34, 74 & 172 / Zuber, Keckelmann, Pohlers, Genz, Petzold, Decker

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-06-26

Works: Gregorian Chant: Veni creator spiritus, hymn in mode 8; Spiritus sancti gratia, antiphon; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 74...
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: ; St. Thomas's Boys Choir Leipzig

In celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Thomanerchor Leipzig (St. Thomas' Boys Choir) Rondeau publishing a ten-part series which exalts the marvelous tradition of...continue...
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Great European Choral Works / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Assumpta est Maria; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Gaude, Maria virgo, motet for 5 voices; Diet...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dobell, Mark; Dunkley, Sally; Evans, Robert; Jones, Tim [Vocals]; Macdonald, Rob...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Since they were founded in 1979, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new...continue...

Best of Bach / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Italian Concerto, BWV 971; St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Goldberg Varia...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Biggs, E. Power; Collum, Herbert; Eger, Arthur; Hassbecker, Eva; Kobler, Robert; Leib, Gunther; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pischner, Hans; Stolte, Adele
Conductors: Koch, Helmut; Rotzsch, Hans-Joachim; Flämig, Martin; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Jacobs, René; Schreier, Peter; Mauersberger, Erhard; Konwitschny, Franz
Ensemble: ; New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

J.S. Bach: Sonate en Trio BWV 527; Fantaisie et Fugue; Cantatas BWV 35 & 170 / Damien Guillon, counter tenor

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Trio Sonata for Organ no 3 in D minor, BWV 527; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Fanta...
Performers: Gratton, Maude; Guillon, Damien
Conductors: Guillon, Damien
Ensemble: Le Banquet Céleste (Chamber ensemble)

Following an extremely promising first album devoted to Dowland, here is another chance to hear Damien Guillon, accompanied by his ensemble Le Banquet Céleste, in...continue...
Recording information: L'Église Réformée du Bouclier, Strasbourg (11/23/2011-11/27/2011)....continue...

Bach In Time on the Clarinet - Sonatas BWV 1023 & 1029; Toccata & Fugue BWV 565; Cantata excerpts / Joseph Eller, clarinet

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-06-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Ich hat...
Performers: Curry, Jerry; Eller, Joseph; Jesselson, Robert; Johnson, Jared; Stallard, Tina Milhorn

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Eller has a pleasant timbre and excellent technique, and his phrasing is both expressive and genuine. His free-blowing set-up, though, can...continue...
Recording information: University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Ha (08/2010-12/2010)....continue...

Great Singers: Hermann Prey sings Mozart, Rossini, Lortzing, Verdi et al.

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Albert Lortzing: Der Wildsc...
Performers: Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Quadri, Argeo; Wallberg, Heinz; Fricke, Heinz; Eichhorn, Kurt; Abbado, Roberto
Ensemble: ; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hermann Prey's performance of Papageno was historic, and turned him into the most popular opera singer in Germany. This CD includes a collection of previously...continue...

Gustav Leonhardt Jubilee Edition [15 CDs]

15 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 718; Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 73...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Brüggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Hucke, Helmut; Kuijken, Barthold [Flute/Recorder]; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Kuijken, Wieland [Cello, Viola da Gamba]; Leonhardt, Gustav; M...
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: ; Leonhardt Consort

Great Baroque Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Serse; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Handel - Bourée; Concerto Grosso in B flat maj...
Performers: Aratore, Johann; Banfalvi, Bela; Benkocs, Tamas; Csanky, Emilia; Edlinger, Richard; Eklund, Niklas; Hill, Robert [Harpsichord, Piano]; Hobling, Guido [Violin]; Holbling, Anna; Jablokov, Alexander; Ka...
Conductors: Müller-Brühl, Helmut; ; Krcek, Jaroslav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Mallon, Kevin; Creswick, Bradley; Kopelman, Jozef; Tinge, John; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Morandi, Pier G.; Kraemer, Nicho...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; Wasa Baroque Ensemble

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...