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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Anniversary - Blomstedt conducts Bach: Mass in B minor; Beethoven: Symphony 5 [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Felix Men...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Genz, Christoph; Henschel, Dietrich; Larsson, Anna; Mullova, Viktoria; Wolf, Jurgen; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Gewandhaus Chamber Chorus; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Thomanerchor Leipzig

This DVD was recorded in 2005 at the Leipzig Bach Festival, which is widely regarded as the world's leading festival celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed...continue...
Run Time: 216 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 1080i Full HD, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio
Subtitles: Latin, EN,FR,...continue...

The Power of Handel: Oratorio Highlights for Choir & Orchestra

1 CD / K&K / 2011-08-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Solomon; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Saul; Jephtha; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Allan, Miriam; Argenta, Nancy; Balbach, Steffen; Berner, Michael; King, Catherine; Kirkby, Emma; LeBrocq, Marc; Morsch, Andre; Nolte, Raimund; Oitzinger, Margot; Paulsen, Melinda; Petersen, Marlis; P...
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen
Ensemble: Maulbronner Chamber Choir

These live recordings are part of a cycle of oratorios and masses, performed in the basilica of Maulbronn Abbey under the direction of Jürgen Budday....continue...

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

Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 49, 58 / Kuijken, La Petite Band

1 CD / Accent / 2009-05-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Ich geh' und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49; Cantata no 58, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" BWV 58
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hantaï, Pierre; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Mertens, Klaus; Ponseele, Marcel; Suzuki, Hidemi
Conductors:
Ensemble: La petite bande

Bach: Cantatas, BWV 205 & 110 / Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 205, "Zerreisset, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft" BWV 205; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Daniels, Charles; Dominguez, Rosa; Galfetti, Duilio; Invernizzi, Roberta; Iten, Claudia; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti; Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Chorus

The tribute to cantata Aeolus Pacified was probably first performed in 1725 in the open air for Dr. August Friedbirch Mueller, a professor at Leipzig...continue...

Handel: Solomon / Gardiner, Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is among the very finest of all Handel oratorio recordings. With panache, Gardiner shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian grandeur even with clean...continue...

Handel: Saul / Budday, Chance, Argenta, et al

2 CD / K&K / 2006-04-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul, HWV 53
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Balbach, Steffen; Berner, Michael; Chance, Michael; LeBrocq, Marc; Reviol, Laurie; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen
Ensemble: Hannover Hofkapelle; Maulbronn Chamber Choir

This recording is part of a cycle of old testament oratorios by G.F. Handel and is one of the many concerts performed at Maulbronn monastery...continue...

Edition Monastery Maulbronn - Handel: Solomon / Chance

2 CD / K&K / 2006-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Balbach, Steffen; Chance, Michael; Podger, Julian; Reviol, Laurie
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen
Ensemble: Hannover Hofkapelle; Maulbronn Chamber Choir

This recording is part of a cycle of old testament oratorios by G.F. Handel and is one of the many concerts performed at Maulbronn monastery...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Alexander's Feast

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

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Alexander's Feast, an ode to St Cecilia by the longdead John Dryden, was set by Handel in 1736 and revised many times....continue...

Handel: Saul / McCreesh, Scholl, Padmore, Davies, Gritton

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-04-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Clarkson, Julian; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Susan Hemington; Lemalu, Jonathan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Phillips, Tom...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

Handel: La Resurrezione / de Vriend, Argenta, et al

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2003-09-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Mertens, Klaus; Mijanovic, Marijana; Reijans, Marcel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

"[The performances] are played with a good sense of period-practice... and conducted with infectious vigor and excellent style... The five vocal soloists, moreover, acquit themselves...continue...

Veritas - Bach: Cantatas BWV 82a, 199, 51 / Huggett, Argenta

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2001-02-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51
Performers: Argenta, Nancy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sonnerie

Bach: Advent Cantatas / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-11-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61; Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 62, "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," BWV 62 (BC A2)
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Lang, Petra; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Ascension Cantatas / Gardiner, English Baroque, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 128, "Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein" BWV 128; Cantata no 37, "Wer da gläubet und getauft wird" (inco...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Chance, Michael; Genz, Christoph; Hagen, Reinhard; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-04-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Actus Tragicus"), BWV 106 (BC B18); O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht; Trauer-Ode
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"...I approve of the ruffles and flourishes Gardiner throws my way, and I suspect many of you will too. I love the way he digs...continue...

Bach: Cantatas / Huggett, Argenta, Ensemble Sonnerie

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2000-04-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199; Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Cantata no 84, "Ich bin ve...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sonnerie

Bach: Matthäus-Passion / Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan

3 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-12-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Blaze, Robin; Hagiwara, Jan; Hida, Yoshie; Kooij, Peter; Odagawa, Tetsuya; Sakurada, Makoto; Sollek-Avella, Kirsten; Suzuki, Midori; Turk, Gerd; Urano, Chiyuki
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

"Masaaki Suzuki brings to the 'St. Matthew Passion' the same devotional intensity that has characterised his Bach cantata recordings. This focus is immediately evident in...continue...

Handel: Apollo e Dafne, etc / Argenta, George, Standage

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-09-19

Works: George Frederick Handel: Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), dramatic cantata for soprano, bass & orchestra, HWV 122; Crudel Tiranno Amor, cantata, HWV 97
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; George, Michael
Conductors: Standage, Simon
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"Nancy Argenta sings coolly as Dafne as she wards off the sun-god's advances, but the drama really belongs to Apollo. Michael George, a genuine bass,...continue...