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Highlights from Handel's Messiah

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-10-16

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah
Performers: Boyer, Tammy; Cochran, Lisa; Cottrell, Travis; Curry, Sheldon; Dockery, Ellen; Durham, Dave; George, Bill [Keyboards/Vocals]; Hall, Stephanie; Huffman, Sarah; Jordan, Marabeth; Mauldin, Russell; McCo...
Conductors: Wyrtzen, Don

Recording information: Angel Recording Studios Ltd., London, England; Quad Recording Studios, Nashville, TN....continue...

Serene Classics / Includes works by Palestrina, Bach, Tallis, Purcell and Schubert

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gregorian Chant: Salve regina; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Salve Regina, motet for 5 voices (from Motets Book V); Missa pro defunctis a 5; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O sacrum convivium, motet...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Henschel, Dietrich; Isokoski, Soile; McDaniel, Barry; Meier, Waltraud; Munderloh, David; Viitasalo, Marita; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Jennings, Joseph; Higginbottom, Edward; Werner, Fritz; Nagano, Kent; Barenboim, Daniel; Bour, Ernest; Svetlanov, Evgeny; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Satomaa, Tauno

Unwind with Warner Classic's new release, 'Serene Classics: Music for a Calmer You". Take a micro-vacation as you relax to titles such as Salve Regina,...continue...

Haydn: 4 Masses; Stabat Mater / Harnoncourt

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9; Salve Regina, for 4 soloists, chorus, strings & organ obbligato in G minor ("O...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mei, Eva; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Orgonasova,...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

"Harnoncourt's sense of pace in Haydn is unerring and makes it a pick - highly recommended" (BBC Music Magazine). Nikolaus Harnoncourt's celebrated cycle of Haydn's...continue...

Il Giardino Armonico play Bach, Biber, Corelli, Locke, Monteverdi, Rossi, Vivaldi

11 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria; Dario Castello: Ciaccona; Sonata quarta, for 2 instruments & continuo no 4 in A minor (Sonata Concertate I/4); Sonate concertate in stil moderno Boo...
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio; Onofri, Enrico; Pianca, Luca
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico; Innsbruck Trumpet Consort

"Il Giardino Armonico's performances burst with freshness and prove how exciting original instruments can be" (USA Today). The career of Il Giardino Armonico, the award...continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Music for a Royal Wedding, 2011

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Samson; Solomon; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Andre, Maurice; Domingo, Placido; Hansen, Jorgen Ernst; Maurane, Camille
Conductors: Paillard, Jean-François; Leppard, Raymond; Higginbottom, Edward; Frémaux, Louis; Santi, Nello; Davis, Andrew; Faerber, Jörg;
Ensemble: ; Capricorn (Ensemble); Il Giardino Armonico

A compilation of the most famous and recognizable pieces of music from the wedding service of every British monarch, from Queen Victoria to our present...continue...

The Bach Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir"; Cantata BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Jagdkantate); Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Cant...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Baumann, Jorg; Blasi, Angela Maria; Curtis, Alan; Hennig, Sebastian; Koopman, Ton; Leonhardt, Gustav; Meer, Ruud van der; Tachezi, Herbert; Wiedl, Wilhelm; Zehetmair, Thomas [Con...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leonhardt, Gustav; Koopman, Ton; Gillesberger, Hans

A Bach Christmas / Koopman, Harnoncourt, Leonhardt, Higginbottom et al.

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 733; Cantata BWV 10 "Meine Seel' erhebt den Herren!"; Orgelbüchlein; Cantata BWV 1 "Wie schön leuch...
Performers: Bratschke, Detlef; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frangoulis, Stefan; Gardow, Helrun; Hampton, Thomas; Heichele, Hildegard; Hennig, Sebastian; Huber, Markus; Hughes, Christopher; Jelosits, Peter; Koopm...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leonhardt, Gustav; Koopman, Ton; Wolff, Hugh; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Leonhardt Consort

Handel Edition, Vol. 6: Belshazzar; Jephtha

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-08-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Belshazzar, HWV 61; Jephtha

Joyful Noise: Sacred Music for Cathedral Bells

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-08-01

Works: Roy Hamlin Johnson: Salzburg, for carillon (from A Carillon Book for the Liturgical Year, Part 3); Te Deum Laudamus, for carillon; Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D major, arranged for keyboard; Johann Se...
Performers: Nassor, Edward M.

Recording information: Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC (07/08/2005-07/10/2005)....continue...

George Frideric Handel: Il Trionfo / Marc Minkowski, et al

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Teseo; Amadigi
Performers: Bazola, Francois; Bertin, Pascal; Delattre, Jean-Jacques; Elwes, John; Gooding, Julia; Harrhy, Eiddwen; James, Eirian; Jones, Della; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Monteilhet, Pascal; Napoli, Catherine; Poitevin...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

George Frideric Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn; Zadok the Priest; La Resurrezione; Dixit

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn (Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline), for chorus & orchestra, HWV 264; Coronation Anthem; La Resurrezione ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Clarkson, Julian; Davies, Maldwyn; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Gordon, Brian; Greene, Daryl; Hicks, Malcolm; Jones, Della; Kendall, William; Knibbs, J...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Handel: Messiah / McCarthy, Washington National Cathedral

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Conductors: McCarthy, Michael

Live performance at the Washington National Cathedral, with boy and girl trebles and a period instrument orchestra....continue...
Recording information: Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. (12/06/2007-12/09/2007)....continue...

Purcell Edition, Vol. 3: Anthems & Sacred Songs; Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-05-18

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Bid the virtues; Welcome, Viceregent of the mighty King (Welcome song for Charles II), for soloists, chorus & instrum; O dive custos; Raise, raise the voice (An Ode...

Elliott Carter - A Nonesuch Restrospective

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Sonata for Piano; Three Poems of Robert Frost; The Minotaur; Elegy for String Quartet; Sonata for Cello and Piano; Quartet for Strings no 1; Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsich...
Performers: DeGaetani, Jan; Jacobs, Paul; Krosnick, Joel; Sollberger, Harvey
Conductors: ; Schwarz, Gerard
Ensemble: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; New York Chamber Symphony

Handel: Acis and Galatea, Theodora, etc / Christie, Antonini, et al

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Theodora; Agrippina condotta a morire (Dunque sarà pur vero), cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 1; Dietro l'orme...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Cornwell, Joseph; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Daneman, Sophie; Ewing, Alan; Galstian, Juliette; Mei, Eva; Petibon, Patricia; Slaars, Layrent
Conductors: Christie, William; Antonini, Giovanni
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico; Les Arts Florissants

40 Most Beautiful Winter Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Fair...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonney, Barbara; Cole, Natalie; George, Michael; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hampson, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer; Linden, Joost van der; Lutz, David; Martineau,...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Redel, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Legrand, Michel; Pohjola, Erkki; Jennings, Joseph; Lazarev, Alexander; Serebrier, José; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Davis,...
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Les Arts Florissants; Munich Pro Arte Orchestra; New York Philharmonic...

The Mendelssohn Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Symphony no 5 in D maj...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; D'Arco, Annie; Katsaris, Cyprien; Parsons, Geoffrey; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Jordan, Armin; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Leipzig Radio Chorus; New College Choir, Oxford; Suisse Romande Orchestra

John Adams: Hallelujah Junction - A Nonesuch Retrospective

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-10-07

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; Shaker Loops; Harmonium; Nixon in China; Chamber Symphony; Gnarly Buttons; Hoodoo Zephyr; Death of Klinghoffer; I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky; Concert...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hammons, Thomas; Kantonen, Seppo; Karvonen, Jari-Pekka; Kremer, Gidon; Kusama, Astri; Maddalena, James; McDonald, Audra; McElroy, Michael; Murto, Janne; Mutru, ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Adams, John [Composer]; Nagano, Kent; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Theatre of Voices

"It doesn't hurt that Adams has an exclusive contract with Nonesuch to release the first recording of each work, and most of the performances here...continue...

Schubert - Complete Secular Choral Works / Ortner, Lippert, Schiff, Moser, Staier, et al

7 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern, D 714b/Op 167; An die Sonne, D 439; Wehmut, D 825/Op. 64 no 1; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Das Leben ist ein Traum, D 269; Das ...
Performers: Bartolomey, Franz; Czerny, Carl; Endrödy, Sandor; Flechl, Elisabeth; Flieder, Raphael; Gasciarrino, Michel; Holl, Robert; Ijichi, Hiroyuki; Künne, Thomas; Keldorfer, Viktor; Kirchschlager, ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Wiener Concert-Verein

The Haydn Experience / Buchbinder, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Eder Quartet, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor"; Symphony no 8 in G maj...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Entremont, Philippe; Gruberova, Edita; Holl, Robert; Lodeon, Frederic; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Protschka, Josef
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; López-Cobos, Jesús; Entremont, Philippe; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Arnold Schoenberg; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Concentus Musicus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

The Handel Experience / Scimone, Koopman, Leppard, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit D...
Performers: Baumont, Olivier; Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Davies, Ryland; Dessay, Natalie; Esswood, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Jo, Sumi; Jo, Sunni; Koopman, Ton; Laskine, Lily; Leonhardt, Gustav; Lott...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Paillard, Jean-François; Leppard, Raymond; Wolff, Hugh; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Antonini, Giovanni; Koopman, Ton; Christie, William; Minkowski, Marc; Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Monteverdi Orchestra;...

40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics - Vivaldi, Glazunov, Copland, etc / Masur, Koopman, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fanta...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blankestijn, Marieke; Bonney, Barbara; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Isokoski, Soile; Koopman, Ton; Mederos, Rodolfo; Parsons, Geoffrey; Postnikova, Viktoria; Pregardie...
Conductors: Serebrier, José; Davis, Andrew; Scimone, Claudio; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Koopman, Ton; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kangas, Juha; Inbal, Eliahu; Mehta, Zubin; Wolff, Hugh; Bibl, Rudolph; Rasilaine...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Soloists; Ensemble Instrumental; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Norwegian ...

Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas

60 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 1, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" BWV 1; Cantata no 2, "Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein" BWV 2; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (B...
Performers: Altena, Marius van; Bergius, Allan; Bonney, Barbara; Bratschke, Detlef; Cericius, Roger; chke, Thomas; Echternach, Matthias; Eiwanger, Tobias; Elwes, John; Emmermann, Michael; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vo...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leonhardt, Gustav

40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Gabriel's Message (Basque); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); I Wonder As I Wander (American); This is the truth sen...
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; George, Michael; Hampson, Thomas; Harjanne, Jouko; Jo, Sumi; Lipovsek, Marjana; Ochs, Barbara; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Upshaw, Dawn [So...
Conductors: Stapleton, Robin; Higginbottom, Edward; Wolff, Hugh; ; Gardiner, John Eliot; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Schneider, Michael; Scimone, Claudio; Werner, Fritz; Glahe, Will; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]; Lazarev, Al...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; London Brass; Will Glahe Soloists

Personnel: Marjana Lipovsek , Plácido Domingo, José Carreras , Michael George, Thomas Hampson, Sumi Jo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Dawn Upshaw (vocals); Jouko Harjanne (trumpet); Gottfried Bach (forte...continue...

Baroque Journey - Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Purcell / Sumi Jo

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax sincera in E, RV 630; Griselda, RV 718; Bajazet, RV 703 "Tamerlano"; Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel: Bist du bei mir; George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penser...
Performers: Eberat, Axel; Jo, Sumi

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-08-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Domingo, Placido; Terfel, Bryn; Toso, Piero; Wilson, Stuart
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barenboim, Daniel; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Keilberth, Joseph; Gardiner, John Eliot; Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Scimone, Claudio; Leppard, Raymond; Conlon, ...

Artist Portrait - Monica Groop

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-06-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" BW...
Performers: Groop, Monica; Hynninen, Jorma; Wikman, Haakan
Conductors: Kangas, Juha; Tang, Muhai; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

"As a single disc collection of recordings by Finnish mezzo soprano Monica Groop, this 2007 release entitled Artist Portrait could hardly be bettered. As showcased...continue...

Angels Hide Their Faces - Bach, Purcell / Dawn Upshaw, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2001-03-27

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Indian Queen, Z 630; Tyrannic Love, or, the Royal Martyr, incidental music, Z. 613; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196...
Performers: Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Haas, Arthur; Lutzke, Myron; Martin, Lois; Pearson, Peggy; Quan, Linda; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]

"...From the very first track, Upshaw displays rare musicianship in the way the text and the music are presented. Everything is lovingly shaped and carefully...continue...