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The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah, Trevo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

Handel: Theodora / Somary, Harper, Forrester, Young, et al

2 CD / Alto / 2008-12-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Fleet, Edgar; Harper, Heather; Lawrenson, John; Lester, Harold; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Somary, Johannes
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Handel: Theodora / Somary, Harper, Forrester, Young, et al

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-10-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora, HWV 68
Performers: Fleet, Edgar; Forrester, Maureen; Harper, Heather; Lawrenson, John; Lehane, Maureen; Lester, Harold; Young, Alexander
Conductors: Somary, Johannes;
Ensemble: AmorArtis Chamber Choir; English Chamber Orchestra

Theodora was a favorite with Handel himself. This Classic Vanguard account is traditional in style and is directed by an understanding and intelligent Handelian, Johannes...continue...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

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;...

Sing unto the Lord - Handel, Mozart: Choruses / Somary, Abravanel, et al

1 CD / Sheridan Square / 2008-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Judas Maccabaeus; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Lester, Harold; Tilney, Colin
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice; Somary, Johannes; Somary, Stephen; Koch, Helmut
Ensemble: Amor Artis Chorale; Berlin Chamber Chorus; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; University of Utah Civic Chorale; Utah Symphony Orchestra; Wandsworth School Boys Choir

Featuring outstanding choruses and orchestras such as the Utah Symphony under the direction of Maurice Abravanel, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Choirs, and the...continue...

Handel: Judas Maccabeus / Somary, Harper, et al

2 CD / Musical Concepts / 2007-08-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Clark, Patricia; Harper, Heather; Keyte, Christopher; Shirley-Quirk, John; Temperley, Jean; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Somary, Johannes
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The only budget version of this complete oratorio currently available. A much loved performance that has stood the test of time with its golden cast...continue...

Classical Cuisine - Sunday Brunch

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Jean-Joseph Mouret: Sinfonies de Fanfares; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano an...
Performers: Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Deutsch, Helmut; Immerseel, Jos van; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Nordmann, Marielle; O'Riley, Christopher; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rose, Leonard; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Skov...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Somary, Price, Minton, Young, Diaz

2 CD / Artemis / 2006-08-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Tilney, Colin; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone; Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Somary, Johannes
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

One of the world's great Handel interpreters, Johannes Somary conducts a spirited, lively and profoundly revealing performance of one of Handel's most enduring dramatic works....continue...

Baroque Oboe Concertos / B. Hoff, I. Watson, English CO

2 CD / Simax / 2005-08-05

Works: Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Gordon Bryan: Concerto no 1 in G major, arranged for oboe & orchestra (after Scarlatti); Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 7; Con...
Performers: Hoff, Brynjar
Conductors: Watson, Ian
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, etc / Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60; Phaedra, Op. 93
Performers: Fearon, Alan; Francomb, Peter; Haslam, David; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Murray, Ann; Plane, Robert; Reay, Stephen; Rhys, Christina
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia

This second volume of Britten orchestral songs features his two arguably best-known works in the genre, together with a major vocal work from the very...continue...

Handel: Admetus, King of Thessaly / Lewis, Lehane, Baker

3 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2005-02-07

Works: George Frederick Handel: Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 35, "Geist und Seele wird verwirret" BWV 35
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo Soprano]; Kitchiner, John; Lehane, Maureen; Lensky, Margaret; Temperley, Jean; Welsby, Norman
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; The Baroque Opera Orchestra

Bach: Cantatas no 10 and 47 / Steinitz, London Bach Society

2 CD / Lyrichord / 2004-09-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 10, "Meine Seel erhebt den Herren," BWV 10 (BC A175); Cantata no 47, "Wer sich selbst erhöhet," BWV 47 (BC A141); Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nic...
Performers: Comparone, Elaine; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Dooley, Jeffrey; Howlett, Neil; Minter, Drew [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Monoyios, Ann; Moore, Tom [Flute]; Noehren, Robert; Ostendorf, John [Bass-Bariton...
Conductors: Steinitz, Paul; ; Somary, Johannes; Toth, Gwendolyn
Ensemble: Amor Artis Orchestra; Artek; English Chamber Orchestra; La Follia Salzburg; London Bach Society; Melomanie; Pro Arte Ensemble; Queen's Chamber Band; Triomphe de l'Amour

"These recording are quite satisfying in their way. The playing is sprightly, if a little slower than customary today... If you enjoy Rilling, you'll probably...continue...

Love Lost and Found - Handel / Djerejian, Ledger, English CO

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2004-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando; Lungi da voi, che sieti poli, cantata, HWV 126; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Figli del mesto cor, cantata for alto & continuo, HWV 112; Fra...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Quinteiro, Eligio; Sherman, Paul
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Handel: Messiah (Highlights) / Leppard, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Davies, Ryland; Palmer, Felicity; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir

The Trumpet Shall Sound / Maurice André, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Oboe in E minor, TV 51 no e 1; Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in G major (spurious, by J. A. Hasse), TWV 51; Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in C mi...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Bilgram, Hedwig; Crass, Franz; Linde, Hans-Martin [Flute/Recorder]; Noe, Hilde; Sillem, Maurits
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Stadlmair, Hans; Sacher, Paul; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach Orchestra; Munich Chamber Orchestra

"The first true modern-day classical trumpet soloist, Maurice Andre is still an icon for many who reckon his unmistakable qualities remain unsurpassed. Andre's discography established...continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-04-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2)...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"And it really is the very best. [Janet Baker's] early Schubert with Gerald Moore, together with the single example of her Mahler, reveal a deep...continue...

Unforgettable Classics - Handel: Messiah Highlights

1 CD / Classics For Pleasure / 2000-04-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Handel: Instrumental Highlights / Mackerras, Marriner, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1997-11-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Scipione; Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Der Messias; Solomon; The Water Music; Recorder Sonata in D minor, Op.1/9a, HWV 367a; Organ Conc...
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Haselbock, Franz; Lutz, Volker
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rilling, Helmuth; Németh, Pál; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Capella Savaria; English Chamber Orchestra; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

The Wedding Album - The Ultimate Collection of Nuptial Music

1 CD / Erato / 1996-02-13

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Work(s); Louis Vierne: Carillon de Westminster; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BW...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Hansmann, Rotraud; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Pierlot, Pierre
Conductors: Corboz, Michel; Faerber, Jörg; Leppard, Raymond; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Paillard, Jean-François; Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Berne Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Chorus Lisbon; I Solisti Veneti; Maitrise Saint-Pierre Aux Liens de Bulle; Vienna Baroque Ensemble

Baroque - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; Solomon; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Chamber Concerto for...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Earle, Eugenia; Entremont, Philippe; Goichberg, Sol; Gould, Glenn; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Kirchhof, Lutz; Maehashi, Teiko; Marsalis, Wynton; Newman, Anthony;...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Leppard, Raymond; Kapp, Richard; Goberman, Max; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir
Ensemble: C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Archi Della Scala; La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy; New York Sinfonietta; Philadelphia Orchestra;...

Handel - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; The Water Music; Largo; Handel - Bourée; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Water Mu...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Klerk, Albert de; Marsalis, Wynton
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Boulez, Pierre; Ormandy, Eugene; Haenchen, Hartmut; Rieu, André; Groves, Charles, Sir; Condie, Richard P.
Ensemble: ; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Handel: Semele / Nelson, Battle, Horne, Ramey, Aler, McNair

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-08-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele
Conductors: McCarthy, John; Nelson, John
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

britten: the rape of lucretia

2 CD / Decca Import / 1990-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; The Rape of Lucretia
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Drake, Bryan; Harper, Heather; Hill, Jenny; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart; Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Pachelbel's Canon - Baroque Favorites / Leppard, English CO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-01-01

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, no 3 in D minor, HWV 436; Johann Sebastian...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Handel: Semele / Somary, Armstrong, Watts, Tear, et al

2 CD / Vanguard /

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Fleet, Edgar; Lester, Harold; Taylor, Neilson; Tear, Robert; Vocals], Justino Diaz [Bass Baritone
Conductors: Somary, Johannes
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Semele (1744) is a story of love, ambition and betrayal, illustrated by some of Handel's most memorable music. A stellar cast of oratorio specialists, acclaimed...continue...