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Mendelssohn: Symphonie No. 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Recording information: London, Walthamstow Town Hall (02/1985)....continue...

Ave Maria

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Magnificat; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Stader, Maria; Streich, Rita
Conductors: Arndt, Günther; Richter, Karl; Gracis, Ettore; Kubelik, Rafael; Gaebel, Kurt; Wenzinger, August; Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: ; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Choir

Die Himmel Rühmen

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-10-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur ("Himmel ruhmen des ewigen Ehre"), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/4; Joseph Ignaz Schnabel: Transeamus Usque Bethlehem for chorus & orchestra; Fran...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Grobe, Donald; Janacek, Bedrich; Janowitz, Gundula; Lehrndorfer, Franz [Organ]; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Wunderlich, Fritz
Conductors: Arnde, Günther; Schrems, Theobald; Richter, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Kubelik, Rafael

Schumann: The Masterworks [Limited Eidtion] [Deluxe]

35 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-05-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphony in G minor "Zwickau"; Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52; Genoveva, Op. 81; Symphony no ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Brendel, Alfred; Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Canino, Bruno; Crespin, Regine; Dazeley, William; Dent, Susan; Donderer, Georg; Donderer, M...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Kubelik, Rafael; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Dorati, Antal; Marriner, Sir Neville; Masur, Kurt; Britten, Benjamin; Albrecht, Gerd;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

June 8, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann, one of the most important Romantic composers of the 19th century. To...continue...

Krystof Harant: Missa quinis vocibus; Jacob Mandl-Gallus: Missa super Elisabethae impletum est tempus

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Krystof Harant: Missa Quinis Vocibus super Dolorosi Martyr; Maria Kron, motet; Qui Confidunt in Domino, motet; Jacobus Handl: Currit parvus lepulus, for 4 voices (Harmoniæ Morales, Book 1, no 3...

Spotless Rose

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-02-17

Works: John Tavener: Hymns to the Mother of God; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; Igor Stravinsky: Blessed Virgin; Giles Swayne: Magnificat for chorus; Jean Mouton: Nesciens Ma...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul

Recording information: Classic Sound Ltd....continue...

Hector Berlioz: Requiem

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-02-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Munch, Charles

Myung-Whun Chung conducts Messiaen / Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Petites liturgies (3) de la Présence Divine; Couleurs de la cité céleste; Hymne au Saint-Sacrement
Performers: Collerette, Hélène; Cournot, Catherine; Hartmann-Claverie, Valerie; Muraro, Roger
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Maîtrise de Radio France; Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

Mendelssohn: The Symphonies

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-09-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; S...
Performers: Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Mathis, Edith; Rebmann, Liselotte
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Hasse: Salve regina / Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Cleofide; Salve Regina, antiphon for alto & instruments, in A major; Sinfonia, for orchestra in F major, Op. 3/5 (Overture to "Asteria"); Motette "Chori angelici laetantes"; Fuga ...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

"During this visit, these young ladies were so obliging as to sing me a salve regina, lately set by their father, in duo. It is...continue...

The Anthems Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Unspecified: European Anthem; Anonymous, Austrian: Land der Berge, Land am Strome (National Anthem, Austria); Francois Van Campenhout: La Brabançonne (National Anthem, Belgium); Nicolaos Mantzar...
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Berry, Walter; Domingo, Placido; Hornik, Gottfried; Janowitz, Gundula; Kmentt, Waldemar; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Personnel: Heinz Zednik, Francisco Araiza (vocals); Gundula Janowitz (soprano); Waldemar Kmentt, Plácido Domingo (tenor); Walter Berry (bass voice).

Recording information: Festspielhaus S...continue...

Greatest Classical Hits - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-09-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto per eco in lontana, for 4 violins, strings & continuo in A major, RV 552; "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, fo...
Performers: Hover, Herbert; Prystawski, Walter; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Ricci, Ruggiero; Baumgartner, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Lucerne Festival Strings

Bruckner: Grosse Messe Nr. 3; Drei Motetten

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-08-21

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28; Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52
Performers: Stader, Maria
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen

The Road to Paradise

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-06-05

Works: Thomas Tallis: Miserere nostri, motet for 7 voices, P. 207; Gregorian Chant: Work(s); In paradisum, antiphon; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; William Byrd: Christe qu...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul

Recording information: Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn, England (07/2006)....continue...

Grand Prix - Bach: Magnificat, Easter Oratorio / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort and Players

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gooding, Julia; McCord, Kimberly
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players

BBC Music Magazine
Bach purists might baulk at the use of solo voices for choruses. Here, however, the matchless talents of vocalists and instrumentalists validate this...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Thielemann, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Braun, Lioba; Davislim, Steve; Rubens, Sibylla; Winklhofer, Friedemann; Zeppenfeld, Georg
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

"Maestro Thielemann presides over one of the most exciting, emotionally committed Mozart recordings to have appeared in quite some time. It is a grand performance,...continue...

Weihnachts Konzert / Georg Ratzinger, Regensburger Domspatzen

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-10-10

Works: Christmas Traditional: Oh, du fröhliche, oh, du selige (German); O schlafe, schlafe, göttlicher Knabe, carol (German); The Wind Blows On The Hill; Johannes Eccard: Übers Gebirg Maria g...
Conductors: Ratzinger, Georg
Ensemble: Regensburg Cathedral Boys Choir

Regensburg's famous boy choir in an album of beautiful German Christmas songs. Nicknamed "Regensburg's singing sparrow's," the choir has sung to critical acclaim and boasts...continue...

Mozart: Mass In C Major 'coronation' K.317, Mass In C Major K.220, Exsultate Ju

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Mass no 9 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major (missa brevis, "Spatzenmesse"), K. ...
Performers: Engen, Keith; Grabe, Donald; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Mathis, Edith; Otto, Hans; Shirley-Quirk, John; Stader, Maria
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Fricsay, Ferenc

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Most Beautiful Gregorian Chants

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Gregorian Chant: Missa in Cena Domini; Puer natus in Bethlehem; O Virgo pulcherrima; O spes mea cara, hymn; Concordi laetitia; Cristo risusciti in tutti i cuori; Anonymous, Cortona Codex: Laudar voll...

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Tresors De La Musique Sacre

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Magnificat; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Ave verum corpus; Ave Ma...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Stader, Maria; Streich, Rita; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Gracis, Ettore; Richter, Karl; Arndt, Günther; Karajan, Herbert von; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Jochum, Eugen; Gaebel, Kurt

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Roberto Alagna - Berlioz: Arias

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Huit Scénes de Faust, for solo voices, chorus, orchestr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Cohen, Jeffrey [Piano/Choir Director]; Dyball, Jeffrey; Gheorghiu, Angela; Zvellenreuther, Jean-Marc
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand

Gramophone wrote of this album of Berlioz arias: "Algana, always at his best singing in French, is here at his most appealing in solos commonly...continue...

Sacred Songs

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Repentir "O Divine Redeemer"; Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile; La salutation angélique (Angelic Greeting), song for voice, piano, violin or cello & organ ad l...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto
Conductors: Plasson, Michel;
Ensemble: Capitole Orchestre Toulouse; Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix Potencée ; Toulouse Capitole Chorus

This is one of Roberto Alagna's most beautiful recordings featuring inspired interpretations of sacred songs and spirituals by French composers....continue...

Classical Bytes - Mozart

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Don Giovanni; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), ...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Jolley, David; Peters, Roberta [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Pletnev, Mikhail; Anda, Géza
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian National Orchestra

Classical Bytes - Bach

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166)...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Mathis, Edith; Mintz, Shlomo; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Studer, Cheryl; Zoeller, Karlheinz
Conductors: Marin, Ion; Richter, Karl; Fiedler, Arthur; Karajan, Herbert von; Goossens, Eugene, Sir

The Mozart Collection - Great Mass in C minor, Adagio, etc

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Perry, Janet; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"Under Karajan, the talented Barbara Hendricks gives a near-perfect performances of the lovely "Laudamus te" [...] and brings a more than usually accomplished control of...continue...

Mozart: Mass In C Minor / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Berenice, che fai, H 24a no 10; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65
Performers: Bircher, Katy; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Robinson, Timothy; Spreckelsen, Katharina; Tilling, Camilla
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players

"McCreesh propels his period-instrument band and incisive choir with feverish energy. There's never a dull moment. Yet he also has the imagination and control to...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Janowitz, Bohm/Vienna Symphony [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-10-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626
Performers: Berry, Walter; Janowitz, Gundula; Ludwig, Christa; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody [European Import]

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Schicksalslied, Op. 54; Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89; Nänie, for chorus, orchestra & harp ad lib, Op. 82

Heavenly Voices: Gregorian Chant

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2005-01-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Domine, exaudi, tractus; Ecce lignum crucis, acclamation (for Mass for Good Friday); Popule meus, impromeria; Crucem tuam adoramus, antiphon; Introit; Haec dies, gradual; Pascha Nost...
Conductors: Joppich, Godehard, Pater

Music for a while - Baroque Melodies / von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-11-09

Works: Benedetto Ferrari: Amanti, io vi so dire, for voice & continuo; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Arie musicali Bk.1 no 15, Se l'aura spira, in 3 sections for solo voice; Giulio Caccini: Dovrò dunque morire...
Performers: Ericson, Anders; Lindberg, Jakob; Vinikour, Jory; von Otter, Anne Sofie

'Music for a While' is a beautiful album with delightful repertoire from the Baroque era, including songs and instrumental interludes. Von Otter is accompanied by...continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-11-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Mathis, Edith
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

Gregorian Chants

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-05-27

Works: Gregorian Chant: Proprium Primae Missae in Nativitate; Proprium Missae in Dominica Tertia Post Pentecosten; Mass of the Epiphany (In Epiphania Domini. Ad MIssam); Feria sexta in passione et morte Dom...
Conductors: Joppich, Godehard, Pater

Credo / Grimaud, Salonen, Swedish Radio SO

1 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-04-27

Works: John Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato, for piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Arvo Pärt: Cre...
Performers: Grimaud, Helene
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Credo / Hélène Grimaud, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Swedish Radio

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-01-13

Works: John Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato, for piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Arvo Pärt: Cre...
Performers: Grimaud, Hélène
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

"I don't think I've ever heard a disc like this before: breathtakingly original as a programme, and stunning musically. It has to be five stars...continue...

Janacek: Missa Glagolitica, etc / Kubelik, Haefliger, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-07-16

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zápisník zmizelého), song cycle for mezzo-soprano, tenor, female c
Performers: Crass, Franz; Janacek, Bedrich; Kubelik, Rafael; Lear, Evelyn; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

"[This] disc is one of the finest recordings you can hope to find of this musical milestone, realized by a master conductor who had the...continue...

Debussy: Melodies

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-02-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Mandoline; Romance ("L'âme evaporéee est souffrante"), song for voice & piano, L. 79/1; Les cloches ("Les feuilles s'ouvraient"), song for voice & piano, L. 79/2;...
Performers: Souzay, Gerard

Britten: War Requiem, Spring Symphony, Five Flower Songs, Etc.

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-01-02

Works: Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Flower Songs (5), for chorus, Op. 47; War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers: Lamke, Jurgen; Mitchell, Peter; Preston-Dunlop, Emma; Ross, Gill; Savage, Richard; Seal, Richard
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Ben Heppner - Airs Français / Myung-Whun Chung, London SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-11-13

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Fromental Halévy: La juive;...
Performers: Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

This first solo release from Ben Heppner on the DG label features grand, dramatic, and lyrically sweeping arias by the great French Romantics - Berlioz,...continue...

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc / Yepes, Navarro, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2001-02-27

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Entre Olivares, for guitar (Por los campos de España no 2); Concierto andaluz for 4 Guitars and Orchestra; Concierto pastoral, for flute &...
Performers: Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Monden, Godelieve; Romero, Angel [Guitar]; Romero, Celedonio; Romero, Celin; Romero, Pepe; Yepes, Narciso [Guitar]; Zabaleta, Nicanor
Conductors: Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Alessandro, Victor; Marin, Ion; Marzendorfer, Ernst
Ensemble: ; Los Romeros; San Antonio Symphony Orchestra

Roughly half of the material on these two CDs was recorded from 1980 through 1992. The Concierto serenata (1960), the Fantasia para un gentilhombre (1978),...continue...

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Op.123

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2000-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Mozart: Great Mass K427; Haydn: Te Deum / Fricsay, et al

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

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Te Deum in C major, H 23c no 1
Performers: Sardi, Ivan; Stader, Maria; Topper, Hertha; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; North German Radio Chorus

"Fricsay's powerful 1960 recording of the C minor Mass brings often bitingly dramatic choral singing...The conductor's volatile approach adds to the feeling of freshness." -The...continue...

Lamenti - Monteverdi, Vivaldi, et al / Von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-09-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 7; Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Antonio Bertali: Lamento della Regina d'Inghilterra; Giovanni Legrenzi: Balletti e correnti a 5, Op. 16; Antonio Viva...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob; Mollenbeck, Markus; Selig, Franz-Josef; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

"The vocal selections on this remarkable disc are all examples of the 17th Century fascination with lamentation--for lost life or love--asan art form. They are...continue...

Bruckner: Te Deum, Motets, Psalm 150 / Jochum, Berlin PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-06-15

Works: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Ave Maria (II), motet for chorus in F major, WAB 6; Tota pulchra es, WAB 46; Virga Jesse, gradual for ch...
Performers: Holm, Richard; Lagger, Peter; Stader, Maria; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen
Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus

"From Jochum an eloquent performance, with admirable breadth and humanity and some fine singing from Maria Stader and Ernst Haefliger as well as superbly loving...continue...

Cherubini: Requiem; Mozart: Coronation Mass / Markevitch

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-05-11

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Requiem no 2, for male chorus & orchestra in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317
Performers: Roux, Michel [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Stader, Maria; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor;
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra

"Markevitch's performance is incisively brilliant, and its sheer vigour is irresistible...He has a splendid team of soloists, and they are well matched in ensemble as...continue...

in paradisum - Fauré, Duruflé / Chung, Bartoli, Terfel

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-05-11

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Performers: Balboni, Enrico; Bartoli, Cecilia; Piovano, Luigi; Rossi, Daniele; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

This disc quite effectively recommends itself. Cecilia Bartoli with Bryn Terfel and Myung-Whun Chung join together to perform two of the loveliest spiritual pieces in...continue...

Hymn for the World 2 / Chung, Bartoli, Bocelli, Terfel

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-11-03

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Franz J...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bocelli, Andrea; Luca Signorini; Maurizio, Cinzia; Terfel, Bryn

"Hymn For The World 2" is a special anthology of liturgical and religiously inspried music that originated in August 1997, at the time of His...continue...
A HYMN FOR THE WORLD 2 follows in the footsteps of its successful predecessor with a similar formula. Once again you have Cecilia Bartoli with Myung-Whun Chung and Rome's Santa Cecilia Orchestra and ...continue...

The All-Star Christmas Album / Battle, Brightman, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Jester Hairston: Mary's boy child; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald an...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Brightman, Sarah; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Davis, Carlene; Domingo, Placido; Forsberg, Bengt; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gardiner, John Eliot; Herrick, Christopher [Organ]; ...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Davis, Carl; Karajan, Herbert von; Ocejo, José Luis; Gardiner, John Eliot; Daniel, Paul; Maazel, Lorin; ; Minkowski, Marc; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Singers; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; English Northern Philharmonia; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; London Sym...

Personnel: Ambrosian Singers (vocals); Paul Miles-Kingston (soprano, treble); Sarah Brightman, Kathleen Battle, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano); Bryn Terfel (baritone, b...continue...

Mozart: Requiem K.626, Great Mass In C Minor, Missa Brevis

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-10-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Mass no 9 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major (missa brevis, "Spatzenmesse...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Cuberli, Lella; Engen, Keith; Krenn, Werner; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Mathis, Edith; Moll, Kurt; Scholz, Rudolf; Seiffert, Peter; Tomowa-Sintow, Anna; Van Dam, José
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Levine, James; Kubelik, Rafael

Morales: Requiem / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-06-09

Works: Cristóbal de Morales: Officium Defunctorum; Missa pro Defunctis; Alonso Lobo: Versa est in Luctum

Gramophone magazine has named McCreesh's recordings "Editor's Choice" a staggering six times in a row. ed. "...McCreesh is doing the best work of liturgical reconstruction...continue...

Mozart: Arias; Strauss: Orchestral Songs / Schäfer, Abbado

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-04-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner, aria for soprano & orchestra. K. 383; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mia speranza adorata...Ah, non sai qual pena, K 416; Ch'io ...
Performers: Johannsen, Kay; Pires, Maria-Joao; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"...[Schafer's] unadorned, clear and imaginitive singing of all the Mozart arias demands and hold attention on this [disc]...Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic support Schafer in...continue...