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Patricia Van Ness "In Paradisum" - Requiem; The Voice of the Tenth Muse / Sanford Sylvan, baritione; Ruth Cunning, soprano

1 CD / Navona / 2012-10-30

Works: Patricia Van Ness: Requiem for baritone soloist & chorus; The Voice of the Tenth Muse, for soprano soloist & chorus; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Cunningham, Ruth; Sylvan, Sanford
Conductors: Hodgkins, David
Ensemble: ; Allegro

Coro Allegro, led by Hodgkins, is dedicated to building social and musical bridges through high-quality performances of significant choral works and expanding the available repertoire...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Covenant, Boston, MA....continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Chamber Choir of Europe [8 CDs]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46; Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Allert, Lydia; Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Duskova, Alice; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Heilmann, Heike; Holzle, Gerhard; Karl, Nathalie; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Leja, Alena; ...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Chamber Choir of Europe

A Jew who converted to Protestantism, Mendelssohn was a prolific composer of sacred music and made important studies of J.S Bach that were instrumental in...continue...

Choral Classics: O Magnum Myseterium / Finck, Ockeghem, Gombert, Brumel

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Guillaume Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini, for 4 voices; Johannes Ockeghem: Missa pro defunctis; Missa prolationum, for 4 voices; Gloria from Cuiusvis toni a 4; Josquin Desprez: Missa da pacem, for ...
Conductors: Gottwald, Clytus
Ensemble: ; Schola Cantorum Stuttgart,

Music in 14th century Europe was dominated by composers working in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France. Dufay of Cambrai went to Italy in the...continue...
Recording information: Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany....continue...

Barnett: World Beloved; Rorem, etc / Brunelle, VocalEssence

1 CD / Clarion / 2009-03-01

Works: Carol Barnett: The World Beloved "Bluegrass Mass"
Performers: Kemper, Charles
Conductors: Brunelle, Philip
Ensemble: Monroe Crossing Bluegrass Quintet; VocalEssence Ensemble

Minnesota composer Carol Barnett offers this unusual Mass setting, orchestrated with bluegrass instruments. Part of VocalEssence's Heritage series, highlighting the remarkable diversity and excellence...continue...

Elgar - A Self-Portrait / Irwin, Elder, Hallé Orchestra

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Froissart Overture, Op. 19; Dream Children, Op. 43; The Music Makers, Op. 69; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasie and Fugue for Organ in C minor, BWV 537
Performers: Irwin, Jane
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra Chorus

Mark Elder and Halle continue their journey through Elgar's work with this delightful CD. Froissart was Elgar's first large-scale composition for full orchestra....continue...

English Rhapsody - Delius & Butterworth / Elder, Hallé Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad; English Idylls (2); Banks of Green Willow; Frederick Delius: Irmelin; A Village Romeo and Juliet; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Percy Grainger: Brigg Fair; E...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Taylor, Joseph
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra Chorus

The folk song "Brigg Fair" was collected by Percy Grainger in Lincolnshire in 1905. In 1906, Frederick Delius heard Grainger's choral setting of the tune....continue...

Opera 2008

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Bostridge, Ian; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brightma...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Viotti, Marcello; Langrée, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Bateman, Paul; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Chung, Myung-Whun; Kohn, Eugene; Serafin, Tullio; Ensemble, Matheus; Spinosi, Jean-Chri...

2008 two-CD compilation featuring the world's favorite opera tracks, sung by the world's greatest opera stars. Featuring Operatic Superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas...continue...

I Heard a Voice - The Music of the Golden Age

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-10-23

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; When David heard; Most mighty and all-knowing Lord; Hosanna to the Son of David; In nomine no 1 à 4; Orlando Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David; O ...
Performers: Brett, Oliver; McMunn, John; Stevens, Peter
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Fretwork; King's College Choir, Cambridge

This disc features a selection of gorgeous anthems from the Tudor times from some of the period's most prestigious composers. The Choir of King's College,...continue...

Liberty for All - A Musical Journey Vol 2 / US Army Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2007-06-12

Works: John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; Joseph Wilcox Jenkins: American Overture; Stephen Foster: Oh! S...
Performers: United States Army Band, The
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Ensemble: United States Army Band; United States Army Chorus

Mozart: Messe en ut mineur / Piau, Sollied, Krivine, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2006-02-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Caton, Frederic; Piau, Sandrine; Sollied, Anne-Lise
Conductors: Krivine, Emmanuel
Ensemble: La Chambre Philharmonique

The Guardian
Emmanuel Krivine is one of today's greatest conductors and is never, under any circumstances, to be missed
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Liberty for All - A Musical Journey Vol 1 / US Marine Band

1 CD / Altissimo / 2004-09-07

Works: Nova Scotia Traditional: The White Cockade; Francis Hopkinson: Washington's March; Edwin Franko Goldman: The Chimes of Liberty, for band; John Philip Sousa: Liberty Bell; Hands Across the Sea; Semper...
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Ensemble: United States Marine Band

Includes victory at sea (rodgers) / eternal father (dykes) by various composers....continue...

Naxos - The First Fifteen Years (1987-2002)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) Import / 2002-06-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Work(s); Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Monnard, Jean Francois; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Berger, Sven; ; Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: ; Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense; Ensemble Villanella; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Kodály Quartet ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Naxos celebrates 15 years of achievement in this special release, containing excerpts from critically acclaimed and prize-winning recordings. The list of composers represented range from...continue...