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Essential Britten / Over 2 hours of Britten's greatest masterworks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; A Ceremony of Carols, O...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Ellis, Osian; Godlee, Julian; Haendel, Ida; Harper, Heather; Lenehan, John [Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Bedford, Steuart; Berglund, Paavo; Willcocks, David; Pesek, Libor; Whitfield, John; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Hickox, Richard; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Bach: Easter & Ascension Oratorios / Halls

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2011-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"
Performers: Davies, Iestyn; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Halls, Matthew
Ensemble: Retrospect Ensemble

Retrospect Ensemble employs large-scale forces for this recording including four-part choir and orchestra and is joined by Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist...continue...
Recording information: St Jude's Church, Hampstead, London, England (02/22/2010-02/25/2010)....continue...

Once Were Angels: The Tradition of Boy Trebles

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea; I got me flowers, song for baritone, chorus (ad lib.) orchestra (Mystical Songs no 2); British Isles Traditional: I Will Give My Love an Apple, folk song; Wolfgang...
Performers: Birch, John; Blaze, Robin; Bowyer, Jeremy; Brough, Andrew; Carroll, Dara; Criswell, Michael; Davey, Peter; Davis, James; Dutton, Paul; Ginn, Michael; Higginbottom, Edward; Hunt, Donald [Choral Conduc...

Twice Were Angels: The Tradition of Boy Trebles

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune; Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Henry Purcell: Shepherd, leave decoying (from "King Arthur"), symphony & duet for 2 soprano...
Performers: Betts, Christopher; Birch, John; Blaze, Robin; Bowyer, Jeremy; Brough, Andrew; Carroll, Dara; Christer, Justyn; Criswell, Michael; Dutton, Paul; Higginbottom, Edward; King, Peter [Organ]; Lomas, Step...

Here, at last, the Boy Trebles collection long awaited to follow the worldwide bestseller "Once were Angels" GCCD 4040, from the 25-years of the Abbey...continue...

Britten: Ceremony of Carols / Kelly, Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Herbert Howells: Long, long ago; Richard Rodney Bennett: Out of your sleep; What sweeter music can we bring, for chorus; Gustav Holst: Old English Caro...
Performers: Bowes, Tim; Cave, Philip; Finnis, Jerome; Hallchurch, Philip; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lochmann, Daniel; McLusky, Fergus; Saunderson, Duncan; Witcomb, Nicholas

Copland and His American Contemporaries / Higginbottom

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Adolphus Hailstork: The Song of Deborah, for soprano, alto, chorus & organ; Aaron Copland: In the Beginning; Libby Larsen: I Will Sing and Raise a Psalm, for choir; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysteri...
Performers: Beston, Simon; Bond, Katherine; Edwards, Tom; Jenkinson, Henry; Ockenden, Sasha; Putt, Alastair

"This is, I believe, the final release in a series of three CDs. I've already reviewed and greatly enjoyed the two previous disc, one devoted...continue...

Choral Favourites from King's / Ledger, Willcocks, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; John Tavener...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Harper, Heather; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Layton...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cambridge Classical Players; City of London Sinfonia

Handel: Messiah / Higginbottom, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Brooks, Robert; Davies, Iestyn; Dougan, Eamonn; Jenkinson, Henry; Jones, Otta; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

"In April and May of 1751, Handel is said to have led performances in London of "Messiah" using treble voices from the Chapel Royal for...continue...

Gemini - Mendelssohn: Elias / Conlon, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Champagne, Salvatore; Collis, Andrew; Dietzel, Johannes; Kallisch, Cornelia; Obata, Machiko; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Schwanewilms, Anne; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Conlon, James

Handel: Israel in Egypt / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Evans, Robert; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; MacKenzie, Neil; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

It's not surprising that 'Isreal in Egypt' is much-performed. Hailstones and lightning, buzzing flies and leaping frogs, are all brilliantly evoked for choir and orchestra...continue...

Dankworth: Light of the World; Mozart, etc / Nicholas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; How beautiful are the feet of them (His Anthem on the Peace) (Peace Anthem), anthem, HWV 266; Walter Alcock: Sanctus; Geoffrey Bur...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton; Fox, Ian; Hewlett, Tom; Martin, Allison; Nicholas, Benjamin; Ooi, Thomas; Swait, Andrew; Wells, Gavin
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Corelli Ensemble; Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir

The English choral tradition isnt just unique, its vital. It allows the rest of us to understand and express faith and feelings in a way...continue...

Handel: Messiah Highlights / Burgomaster, et al

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-08-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Breuminger, Andrew; Freeze, Christopher; Irwin, Stanley; Richards, Steven; Segner, Daniel; Webb, Tyler
Conductors: Burgomaster, Frederick
Ensemble: Indianapolis Festival Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

In August 22, 1741, at a low point in his life and career, and suffering from partial paralysis due to a stroke, George Frideric Handel...continue...

Gemini - Mendelssohn: Elijah / Baker, Gedda, Fischer-Dieskau

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-02-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; Woolf, Simon
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-09-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Jules Massenet: Manon; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Of...
Performers: Abbey Road Ensemble; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Holloway, Laurie; Hughes, Jim; London Symphony Orchestra; Lusher, Don; New World Philharmonic, The; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Or...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Tate, Jeffrey; Rudel, Julius; Haitink, Bernard; Pritchard, John; McGlinn, John; Tunick, Jonathan; Matz, Peter; Gamley, Douglas; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: ; Abbey Road Ensemble; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Maori Vocal Group; National Philharmonic Orchestra London members; New ...

Personnel: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Jeremy Budd (treble); Richard Anaru (guitar); Jim Hughes (harmonica); Don Lusher (trombone); Laurie Holloway (piano); Mickey Ututaonga (drums, percussion); Charli...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Philips / 2003-01-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Brett, Charles; Hale, Robert; Marshall, Margaret; Mason, Timothy; Quirke, Saul; Robbin, Catherine; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Purcell: Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort, et al

11 CD / Hyperion / 2002-12-01

Works: Henry Purcell: O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; O praise God in His holiness, anthem for alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bowes, Tim; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Burrowes, Connor; Campbell, Colin; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Evans, Robert; Finnis, Jerome; Geo...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"In preparing these performances, King has taken full account of the historical circumstances at the Chapel Royal in the reign of King Charles II. I...continue...

Mendelssohn: Elias / Conlon, Schmidt, Rost, Kallisch, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-10-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Champagne, Salvatore; Collis, Andrew; Dietzel, Johannes; Fleischmann, Thomas; Lugert, David; Obata, Machiko; Rost, Andrea [Soprano Vocals]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals]; Van der Walt, Deon
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus

Orff: Carmina Burana (Singer's Edition) / Kibblewhite, et al

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-07-10

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Doyle, Grant; Heal, Bibi; Norman, Daniel; Smith, Susan Graham; Wilkins, Julian
Conductors: Kibblewhite, Michael
Ensemble: Cantate Youth Chorus; Hertfordshire Chorus; Thepercussionworks

While most listeners are familiar with the version of "Carmina Burana" with orchestral accompaniment, few collectors are aware that the composer also made his own...continue...

Sing High, Sing Low: Twentieth Century Choral Music

1 CD / Priory / 1999-06-07

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Jean Langlais: Missa in simplicitate for chorus & organ; Barry Ferguson: Rochester Mass; Throw away thy rod; Simon Mold: Lord, with what courage and de...
Performers: Clements, James; Daffarn, Oliver; Lister, Jane; McMillan, Nicholas; Mills, Jonathan; Osborne, Matthew; Sandon, David; Shotter, James; Whitehead, William; Williams, Jon

Grace / Kathleen Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Hugo Wolf: Schlafendes Jesuskind ("Sohn der Jungfrau"), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Johann Seb...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Arak, Alan; Baker, Timothy; Battle, Kathleen; Baumer, Bruce R.; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Bushman, Robin; Caplin, Martha; Carroll, David; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Curtis, Charles; D...
Conductors: Sadin, Robert

Handel: Joseph and his Brethren / King's Consort

3 CD / Hyperion / 1996-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joseph and his brethren, HWV 59
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Burrowes, Connor; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Kenny, Yvonne; Missin, William
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'I have no reservations about encouraging anyone interested in Handel to buy this set and to acquaint themselves with the many delights of this grossly...continue...

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, etc / Westminister Cathedral

1 CD / Hyperion / 1987-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, Op. 63; Hymn to the Virgin; A Hymn of Saint Columba; Deus in adjutorium meum, motet for chorus (from...
Performers: Davies, Simon [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; Holmes, Robert, Jr.; Jones, Gordon [Baritone]; Jones, Robert; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Ogden, Robert; Shepherd, Francis; Unwin, Jeremy; Williams, Sioned