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Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Chamber Choir of Europe [8 CDs]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46; Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Allert, Lydia; Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Duskova, Alice; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Heilmann, Heike; Holzle, Gerhard; Karl, Nathalie; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Leja, Alena; ...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Chamber Choir of Europe

A Jew who converted to Protestantism, Mendelssohn was a prolific composer of sacred music and made important studies of J.S Bach that were instrumental in...continue...

Telemann, Buxtehude, Bach: German Baroque Cantatas

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-03-18

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Du aber Daniel, gehe hin, funeral cantata for chorus, recorder, oboe, 2 violas da gamba, strings & c; Johann Christoph Bach: Ach, dass ich Wassers genug hätte; Dietrich B...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; MacLeod, Stephan; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: MacLeod, Stephan
Ensemble: Gli Angeli Genève

Enchantment / Magdalena Kozená

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-05-09

Works: Charles Gounod: Cinq Mars; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesa...
Performers: Delgado-Boge, Claire; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kozena, Magdalena; Marcinger, Ludovit; Martineau, Malcolm; Massis, Annick; Parat, Edwige; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Swierczewski, Michel; Goebel, Reinhard; Stryncl, Marek; McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln ; Musica Florea

A richly-colored voice, a perfect technique and a vivid musical imagination: the recipe for a portrait of an exceptional artist. 'Enchantment' is a personal selection...continue...

For Your Life - For April Showers

1 CD / Decca / 2005-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; John Baston: Concerto for flute/recorder, strings & continuo, no 2 in...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gililov, Pavel; Jones, Philip; Kuchl, Rainer; Maisky, Mischa; Petri, Michala; Pinnock, Trevor; Schiff, Andras; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Sillito, Kenneth; Boskovsky, Willi; Rousset, Christophe; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pinnock, Trevor; Melkus, Eduard; Schiff, Andras; Schreier, Peter; Chung, Myung-Whun; Böhm, K...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boskovsky Ensemble; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Eduard Melkus; English Baroque Soloists; Les Talens Ly...

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...