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Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings; Nocturne; Finzi: Dies Natalis / Mark Padmore, tenor; Stephen Bell, horn

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-05-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60; Gerald Finzi: Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8
Performers: Bell, Stephen; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Shave, Jacqueline
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia

Celebrated tenor Mark Padmore and the Britten Sinfonia present a program featuring some of the most beautiful English music for voice and orchestra ever written....continue...
Recording information: 02/2011....continue...

Bruhns: Deutsche Kantaten / Konrad Junghanel, Cantus Colln

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Nicolaus Bruhns: Die Zeit Meines Abschieds Ist Vorhanden for 4 voices, 5 instruments & continuo; Muá Nicht der Mensch, sacred madrigal cantata for 4 voices, instruments & continuo; Wohl dem, d...
Conductors: Junghanel, Konrad
Ensemble: Cantus Cölln

Nikolaus Bruhns, to whom we owe the finest cantatas written before Bach, sadly had little opportunity to practice his art. He died prematurely at the...continue...
Recording information: Église St. Osdag, Mandelsloh, Germany (02/2001)....continue...

Janacek & Dvorak: Moravian Choruses & Duets

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-01-10

Works: Leos Janácek: Six Moravian Choruses (Sechs Klänge aus Mähren); Kacena divoká (The Wild Duck), folk song for chorus, JW 4/18; Vlcí stopa (The Wolf's Trail), for soprano, femal...
Performers: Mayers, Philip; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Cappella Amsterdam; Radio Blazers Ensemble

Janácek's choral works draw on an extremely rich repertory of folksongs and folk tales. The composer employed idioms from Bohemian and Moravian traditions, with their...continue...
Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (11/2010)....continue...

Schutz: Weihnachts-Historie (Christmas History) / René Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Die Geburt unsers Herren Jesu Christi, for chorus, instruments & continuo, SWV 435; Sei gegrüsset, Maria, for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, 5 instruments & continuo, SWV 3...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Recording information: Seewen, Suisse (09/1989)....continue...

Il Caro Sassone: Handel in Italy / Lucy Crowe, soprano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Delirio Amoroso, HWV 99; Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a; Salve Regina, antiphon for soprano, strings, org...
Performers: Crowe, Lucy
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: The English Concert

Young British soprano Lucy Crowe is poised to take the opera world by storm. Her powerful, expressive performances have been hailed on both sides of...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London, UK (08/2010)....continue...

Noël - Christmas Edition Sampler

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Heinrich Schütz: Heute ist Christus der Herr geboren, SWV 439; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Pastorale sur la naissance de N.S. Jesus-Christ, H. 483; Arcangelo Corelli: C...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Roure, Yves; Saorgin, Rene
Conductors: Gronostay, Uwe; Jacobs, René; Christie, William; ; Herreweghe, Philippe; Hillier, Paul; Pérès, Marcel
Ensemble: ; Concerto Vocale; Ensemble 415; Ensemble Organum; La Chapelle Royale; Les Arts Florissants

Recording information: 1976-2002....continue...

Handel: Messiah / René Jacobs, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Recording information: Paulussaal, Freiburg (01/2006)....continue...

The Voice, Vol. 2 / Andreas Scholl: The Art of Folksong & Baroque Cantatas

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Oswald von Wolkenstein: Ach senliches leiden; Nu rue mit Sorgen; Kum, liebster Man; John Dowland: Third and Last Booke of Songes; First Book of Songs or Ayres; Second Book of Songs or Ayres; Can she...
Performers: Guilmette, Helene; Markl, Markus; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Young, Crawford; ; Dantone, Ottavio; Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto di Viole; Shield of Harmony

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson: A Tribute / McGegan

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Theodora; Messiah; Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, HWV 96; Susanna; Radamisto; Ottone; Giulio Cesare; Arianna; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Gottfried Heinrich Stölz...
Performers: Blumenstock, Elizabeth; Bowles, David; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Collel, Bjorn; David Tayler [Lute/Guitar]; Freiberg, Sarah; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; LeGuin, Elisabeth; Linsenberg, Judith; McGe...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Freiburger Barockorchester; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

This set is a tribute to the supreme artistry of mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (1954-2006). It gathers together some of the finest recordings of arias...continue...

Handel: Belshazzar / Jacobs, Tarver, Joshua, Mehta [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Davies, Andrew; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Joshua, Rosemary; Kirk, Vernon; Mehta, Bejun; Radley, Andrew; Sampson, Christina; Tarver, Kenneth; Taylor, Lucy; Wilberforce, Rich...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; RIAS Chamber Chorus

René Jacobs is masterful leading a stellar cast of soloists, the RIASKammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in a spectacular production of Handel's oratorio...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS 5.1 Surround,
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Handel: Belshazzar / Jacobs, Tarver, Joshua, Mehta [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61
Performers: Davies, Andrew; Davies, Neal [Bass Baritone]; Hammarstrom, Kristina; Joshua, Rosemary; Kirk, Vernon; Mehta, Bejun; Radley, Andrew; Sampson, Christina; Tarver, Kenneth; Taylor, Lucy; Wilberforce, Rich...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin; Rias Chamber Chorus

René Jacobs is masterful leading a stellar cast of soloists, the RIASKammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in a spectacular production of Handel's oratorio...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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Joseph Haydn: Die Schöpfung

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-05-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Conductors: Jacobs, René

If one believes an anecdote from the early 1790s, it was with his oratorio Die Schöpfung (The Creation) that Haydn, in the autumn of his...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin (01/2009)....continue...

Frank Martin: Golgotha

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-04-13

Works: Frank Martin: Golgotha, oratorio for 5 soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra
Performers: Gauthier, Judith; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]; Woerd, Mattijs van de; Wolff, Konstantin
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel

"A long standing wish of mine has come true: I now have the chance to cover a truly outstanding recording of Frank Martin's towering oratorio,Golgotha,...continue...
Recording information: Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn (04/2009)....continue...

Weckman: Sacred Motets

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2010-03-09

Works: Matthias Weckmann: Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste, cantata; Der Tod ist verschlungen; Canzon for keyboard no 9; Weine nicht, es hat überwunden; Gegrüsset seist du, Holdselige; Kommet her...
Performers: Dickey, Bruce; Mechelen, Simen Van
Conductors: Junghanel, Konrad
Ensemble: Cantus Cölln

To his contemporaries, the death of Matthias Weckmann in 1674 seemed to herald the end of a glorious period. In his post as organist of...continue...
Recording information: Mandelsloh, St. Osdag (10/2008)....continue...

Campra: Cantates / Christie, Feldman, Visse, Gardeil, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-09-08

Works: André Campra: Arion, cantata No 5 with flute, viola da gamba & harpsichord; La Dispute de l'Amour et de l'Hymen, cantata; Les Femmes, cantata; Énée et Didon, cantata
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

A. Scarlatti: Bella madre dei fiori, etc / Kiehr, Aymes

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Bella madre dei fiori, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo (doubtful); Poi che riseppe Orfeo, chamber cantata for soprano & continuo; Correa nel seno amato, chambe...
Performers: Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Aymes, Jean-Marc
Ensemble: Soave Concerto

Sunday Times
The three cantatas recorded here are all first-class representatives of the genre to which Scarlatti contributed hundreds of examples... .Kiehr, her soprano seductively coloured...continue...

Jesu, deine Passion - Bach: Cantatas BWV 22, 23, 127 & 159 / Herreweghe, Mields, White, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-03-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22; Cantata no 23, "Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn," BWV 23; Cantata no 127, "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" ...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mields, Dorothee
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent)

"Four sublime cantatas intended for the Sunday before Lent begins in February, an important part of the Easter calendar. Herreweghe's definitive recordings of Bach cantatas...continue...

Bach: Solo Cantatas BWV 35, 169, 170 / Fink, Müllejans, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BWV 169; Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" B...
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Müllejans, Petra

"Beginning with an ebullient and colorfully scored Sinfonia (giving a prominent role to the organ), Bach's cantata BWV 169 sets the tone for this superb...continue...

Recital at Ravinia - Brahms, Handel, Debussy, Mozart, etc / Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Peter Serkin, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 57; Die schöne Magelone, Op. 33; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Giulio Cesare; Claude Debussy: Chansons (...
Performers: Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Minter, Drew [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Serkin, Peter [Piano]

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson displays her own special sense of drama in a program on the theme of love, ranging over several centuries and covering every...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Egarr, Richard; Frisch, Celine; Gilbert, Kenneth; Henschel, Dietrich; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Manze, Andrew; O...
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe; Müllejans, Petra; Junghanel, Konrad; Jacobs, René
Ensemble: ; Cantus Cölln ; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra; La Chapelle Royale Paris

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise...continue...

Haydn: Cantates pour les Esterházy / Spering, Kraemer, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-11-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Destatevi o miei fidi, cantata for 2 sopranos, tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 24a/2; Al Tuo arrivo felìce, cantata for soprano & orchestra in C major, H. 24a/3; Qual dubbio or...
Performers: Maxsein, Konstanze; Scheffel, Bernard; Wehler, Christine
Conductors: Spering, Andreas; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Cappella Coloniensis

"...Beautifully played This whole CD makes you wish you were an Esterhazy." -10/10 Rating, ClassicsToday...continue...

Bach: Trauerode BWV 198, Cantate BWV 78 / Herreweghe et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Trauer-Ode; Cantata no 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schmithusen, Ingrid
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Paris

Buxtehude: Geistliche Kantaten / Junghänel, Cantus Cölln

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-09-09

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Herzlich lieb, hab ich dich o Herr, BuxWV 41; Gott hilf mir, BuxWV 34; Nun danket alle Gott, BuxWV 79; Ich suchte des Nachts, BuxWV 50; Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit, Buv...
Performers: Bruns, Kerstin; Jochens, Wilfried; Junghanel, Konrad; Schreckenberger, Stephan; Turk, Gerd; Westhoff-Duppmann, Hedwig
Conductors: Junghanel, Konrad
Ensemble: Cantus Cölln

Kantate / Andreas Scholl, Concerto di Viole, Basel Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Kleine geistliche Konzerte, Op. 9; Symphoniae sacrae, Op. 10; Giovanni Rovetta: Ach, Herr, laá deine lieben Engelein, cantata; Johann Christoph Bach: Ach, dass ich Wasser...
Performers: Scholl, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Basel Consort; Concerto di Viole

Gramophone Magazine
The union of youthful timbre, sublime instrumental playing and explorative repertoire achieves a rare kind of perfection here. ... essential for lovers of Baroque...continue...

Weill: Berliner Requiem, Vom Tod im Wald, Violinkonzert

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-07-10

Works: Kurt Weill: Vom tod im Wald (Death in the Forest), ballad for bass & 10 wind instruments, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin & wind orchestra, Op. 12; Das Berliner Requiem, cantata for tenor, baritone, male...
Performers: Glab, Elisabeth; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Laiter, Alexandre
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Ensemble Musique Oblique

Handel: As steals the morn, etc / Padmore, Manze, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alceste, incidental music, HWV 45; Semele; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Tamerlano; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rodelinda; Esther; Jephtha; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il M...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Crowe, Lucy; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Spreckelsen, Katharina

"This represents a quantum leap forward for Mark Padmore, who now seems to be firmly in the line of Anthony Rolfe-Johnson and John Mark Ainsley...continue...

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri / Jacobs, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-05-08

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

"As the only DVD of 'Membra,' to my knowledge, and with such distinguished singers (Scholl is outstanding throughout), this is certainly very collectable."...continue...
Run Time: 53 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Il Duello Amoroso - Handel / Dantone, Scholl, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Amarilli Vezzosa (Daliso ed Amarelli) (Il Duello Amoroso), cantata for soprano, alto, 2 violins & co; Nel dolce tempo, cantata, HWV 135; Vedendo Amor, cantata, for alto & con...
Performers: Guilmette, Hélène; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

"Galvanised by the zesty playing of the Accademia Bizantina, Andreas Scholl brings to these works all his familiar liquid beauty of tone and eloquence of...continue...

Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna, etc / Concerto Vocale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-03-20

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 6; Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben?, madrigal in 4 parts for 2 sopranos (from Book 7), SV 140; Non è di gentil core chi non arde, madrigal for 2 sopra...
Performers: Jacobs, Rene
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

Handel: Messiah / Jacobs, Avemo, Bardon, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-10-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Avemo, Kerstin; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rensburg, Kobie van; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Penguin Guide
Jacobs has the advantage of the excellent choir Rutter trained at Clare College, one of the best in the country. They sing superbly, and...continue...

1+1 Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / McGegan, de Mey, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Kromm, Leroy; Mey, Guy de; Saffer, Lisa; Spence, Patricia; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Century Vol 20 - Music of Today

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-02-14

Works: Edgard Varèse: Density 21.5; Olivier Messiaen: Cinq Rechants; Pierre Boulez: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; György Ligeti: Sonata for viola; Maurice Ohana: Etudes d'interprétation f...
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Bertrand, Emmanuelle; Boyd, Doug [Vocals]; Coryell, Lark; Faust, Isabelle; Jude, Marie-Josephe; Kupiec, Ewa; Lipsitt, Eric; Longinotti, Kathie; Mainetti, Pablo; Power, Lawrence; Ro...
Conductors: Berio, Luciano; Masson, Diego; ; Nagano, Kent; Pons, Josep
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Musique Vivante; Les Percussions de Strasbourg; Pacific Mozart Ensemble

Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi, etc / Christie

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-09-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 8; Madrigals, Book 7; Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Madrigals, Book 10; Presso un fiume tranquillo, dialogue for 7 voices & instruments (from Book 6), SV 116; Madrig...
Performers: Brand, Adrian; Brua, Claire; Cavallier, Nicolas; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Loonen, Bernhard; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Piau, Sandrine; Rivenq, Nicolas; Semellaz, Francoise
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, etc / Banchini, Scholl, Ensemble 415

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-06-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for strings & continuo in C major, RV 114; Cessate omai cessate, RV 684; Concerto for Strings in E flat major, RV 130 "Sonata al Santo Sepolcro"; Filiae Mestae Jerusalem, so...
Performers: Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara
Ensemble: Ensemble 415

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Here's a very attractively prepared menu whose main course is the Stabatmater for countertenor and strings. Hors-d'oeuvres and side-dishes consist of a...continue...

Bach: Magnificat, Cantata BWV 80 / Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-04-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183)
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale; La Chapelle Royale Paris

The 'Magnificat' was the very first work Bach composed after his appointed as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig in 1723. It was revised some...continue...

Bach: Cantatas pour Alto / Jacobs, Banchini, Ensemble 415

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Melchior Hoffmann: Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde, funeral cantata for voi...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Dombrecht, Paul; Murray, Gordon
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara
Ensemble: Ensemble 415

Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, etc /Herreweghe, Collegium

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-06-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata no 34a, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe" (incomplete), BWV 34a
Performers: Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent); La Chapelle Royale

Superbly constructed, the cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekummernis" is incontestably one of Bach's finest works. The masterly arrangement of the material endows it with an...continue...

A. Scarlatti: Bella madre dei fiori, etc / Kiehr, Aymes

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2002-03-01

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Bella madre dei fiori, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo (doubtful); Poi che riseppe Orfeo, chamber cantata for soprano & continuo; Correa nel seno amato, chambe...
Performers: Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Soave Concerto

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...

Bach: Cantatas for Solo Bass / Kooy, Herreweghe, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 56, "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" BWV 56; Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158
Performers: Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Chorus Paris; La Chapelle Royale Paris

These three cantatas for bass solo are based on episodes from the life of Christ (the healing of the lame man, the presentation in the...continue...

Jewish Baroque Music / Joel Cohen, Boston Camerata

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-07-01

Works: Louis Saladin: Canticum Hebraicum; Carlo Grossi: Cantata Ebraica in Dialogo, for voice & chorus; Salomone Rossi: Sinfonia grave a 5; Bar'chu (from The Songs of Solomon); Work(s); Eftach na sefatai; S...
Conductors: Cohen, Joel [Early Music]
Ensemble: Boston Camerata

The words you will be hearing on this recording are sung in Hebrew, a language evolved and first spoken in the Holy Land. Yet, the...continue...

Classical Express - Bach: Anna Magdalena Notebook Highlights

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 1 in D minor, BWV 812; Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508; Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (Aria di Gi...
Performers: Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; McGegan, Nicholas

The Voice / Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2001-01-01

Works: English Traditional: The Three Ravens, folk song; Scottish Traditional: Barbara Allen, folk song; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Antonio Vivaldi: Cessate omai cessate, RV 684; Amen; Jo...
Performers: Gasser, Brigitte; Heumann, Friederike; Markl, Markus; Martin, Andreas [Lute]; Scholl, Andreas; Schröder, Karl-Ernst; Verzier, Alix
Conductors: Banchini, Chiara; Herreweghe, Philippe;
Ensemble: Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Ensemble 415

"It's a voice that has no artificial edge or unsteadiness (an unfortunate feature typical of many "made" countertenors) because, according to Scholl himself, this is...continue...

Bach: Actus Tragicus / Konrad Jünghanel, Cantus Colln, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-03-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Actus Tragicus"), BWV 106 (BC B18); Cantata no 196, "Der Herr denket an uns" BWV 196;...
Performers: Jochens, Wilfried; Koslowsky, Johanna; Popien, Elisabeth; Schreckenberger, Stephan; Türk, Gerd
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cantus Cölln

Even in the earliest works we find signs of the full genius of the future cantor of St. Thomas's, as in the famous Actus Tragicus...continue...

Pärt: De Profundis / Paul Hillier, Theatre of Voices

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1997-03-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: De profundis; Missa sillabica, for chorus; Solfeggio; And One of the Pharisees, for 3 voices or chorus; Cantate Domino; Summa, for SATB chorus or soloists; Magnificat Antiphons (7), f...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Kennedy, Dan
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Theatre of Voices

"Theatre of Voices produce the kind of soft-grained and angelic choral sound I could listen to until the Book with Seven Seals is opened." -...continue...

Bach: Cantates de Noël (Christmas Cantatas)

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1996-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110; Cantata no 57, "Selig ist der Mann" BWV 57
Performers: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Jezovsek, Vasiljka; Kooy, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale (Ghent)

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Philippe Herreweghe is possibly the very best Bach choral director.
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Documenta - Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo / Jacobs

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1996-08-01

Works: Antonio Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo, oratorio
Performers: Dominguez, Rosa; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Messthaler, Ulrich; Scholl, Andreas; Türk, Gerd
Conductors: Jacobs, René