Choral > Baroque Period

Charpentier: Messe de Minuit; Handel: Organ Concertos / Brad Hughtey, organ

1 CD / Edition Lilac / 2013-05-28

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 9; In Nativitatem Domini Canticum, histoire sacrée for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & continuo, H. 416;...
Conductors: Gosta, Predrag
Ensemble: Canterbury Choir; New Trinity Baroque

Buxtehude: Organ Works / Marie-Claire Alain, organ

2 CD / Apex / 2013-04-30

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BuxWV 149; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146; In dulci jubilo, Bu...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire

A Bach Notebook for Trumpet - works by 10 members of the Bach Family, transcribed for trumpet and piano / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, trumpet; Daniel-Ben Pienaar, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; BWV 68 (v); Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; BWV 85 (v); Orgelbüchle...
Performers: Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Pienaar, Daniel-Ben

This recording is a celebration of the famous Johann Sebastian and ten other lesser-known Bachs, re-imagined for trumpet and piano. Bach specialist Daniel-Ben Pienaar arranged...continue...
Recording information: St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, UK (03/26/2012-03/28/2010)....continue...

Heinrich Schutz: Funeral Music & Motets / Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Musica Fiata

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-04-23

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Das ist je gewiálich wahr, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 388 (Op. 11/20; Wie habe ich dein Gesetze so lieb (Psalm 119; Das Wort ward Fleisch ...
Performers: Allmendinger, Simeon [Boy Alto]; Altinisik, Levin [Boy Soprano]; Demel, Delix [Bass Vocal]; Haberland, Felix [Tenor Vocal]; Heller, Moritz [Boy Soprano]; Lauxmann, Balduin; Malik, Julian [Boy Soprano...
Conductors: Wilson, Roland
Ensemble: Musica Fiata

The court of the Venetian Doges was of legendary magnificence. Princes who desired some of this splendor for their own courts sent their artists and...continue...
Recording information: Christuskirche Stuttgart (04/20/2012-04/23/2012)....continue...

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol.3 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-04-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Iste confessor Domini sacratus (II), motet for 2 sopranos & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spiritual; Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vesper...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

The third and final volume in The Sixteen' s acclaimed Selva morale e spirituale series! Included on this final volume are the eight-part Magnificat (Primo),...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

Couperin: Trois Lecons de Tenebres / The King s Consort, Carolyn Sampson, Marianne Beate Kielland, Susanne Heinrich

1 CD / Vivat / 2013-04-09

Works: François Couperin: Leçon de Ténèbres 1, for treble voice & continuo; Leçon de Ténèbres 2, for treble voice & continuo; Leçons de tenébres; Victoria, C...
Performers: Kielland, Marianne Beate; King, Robert; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Recording information: St Andrew's Church, Toddington, UK (03/05/2011-03/07/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: B Minor Mass / Ute Selbig, Susanne Krumbiegel, Elisabeth Wilke, Martin Petzold, Gotthold Schwarz

2 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Conductors: Biller, Georg Christoph
Ensemble: Thomanerchor Leipzig

The Leipziger Volkszeitung heralded the performance of the B minor Mass given by Thomanerchor Leipzig at the closing concert of the Bachfest 2006 in St...continue...
Recording information: Groáer Saal der Hochschule für Musik und Theater 'Felix (09/25/2006/09/29/2006)....continue...

Bach

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, cantata, BWV 180; Ach liebe Christen, seid getrost, cantata, BWV 114; Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Ich habe genug, cantata, BWV 82a; Matth&#...
Performers: Behle, Carla Branca [Viola]; Behle, Daniel; Brunnert, Christian; Heine, Till; Heinzmann, Anne-Catherine; Rothaupt, Anne [Violin]; Weber, Ekkehard
Conductors: Rothaupt, Klaus

Enchanted Forest - Arias by Vivaldi, Handel, Purcell, Cavalli / Anna Prohaska, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Fida ninfa, RV 714; George Frederick Handel: Giove in Argo, HWV A 14; Apollo e Dafne (La Terra è Liberata), HWV 122; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Alcina, HWV 34; Henry Purcell: The Fairy ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Prohaska, Anna; Riches, Ashley [Bass Vocal]; Walker, Thomas
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Archangelo

The Times, 16th March 2013
Superlative backing from Jonathan Cohen's instrumental group Arcangelo. In a programme ranging from Monteverdi to Handel the plus points are delicate...continue...
Recording information: St John at Hackney Church, London; All Hallows' Church, (04/2012/09/2012)....continue...

Die Donati - the only working organ of baroque organ master Donati: Works by Haydn, Bassani, Stradella, Mayr et al. / Jana Reiner, soprano; Matthias Grünert: organ

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2013-03-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Fünf Stücke für die Flötenuhr (Five Pieces for Mechanical Organ), Hob. 19; Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for organ in C major (by J. L. Krebs, not JSB), BWV 5...

The history of this organ is rather peculiar, as it moved from one church to another and then back again. At 250 years old, it...continue...
Recording information: Ebersdorf (03/2009); Lichtenwalde (03/2009); Ebersdorf (07/2012-09/2012); Lichtenwalde (07/2012-09/2012)....continue...

Renaissance Radio - Two and a half hours of music from Peter Philips and the Tallis Scholars

2 CD / Gimell / 2013-03-12

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; Missa L'homme armé sexti toni; Cipriano de Rore: Descendi in Hortum Meum; Jacobus Clemens Non Papa: Ego...
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Roberts, Deborah [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Phillips, Peter
Ensemble: The Tallis Scholars

When Peter Phillips founded The Tallis Scholars in 1973, sacred vocal music from the Renaissance was seldom heard on the radio. Now it is firmly...continue...

Peter Philips: Cantiones Sacrae Octonis Vocibus / English Cornett & Sackbut Ens.; Royal Holloway Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Peter Philips: Benedictus Deus noster, motet (from Cantiones sacrae); O quam suavis est (i), a 8 (1613); Jubilate Deo, for 8 voices; Benedictus Dominus, motet (from Cantiones sacrae); Veni Sancte Sp...
Performers: Cobb, Samantha [Soprano Vocal]; Cronin, Hilary [Soprano Vocal]; Franklin, Gillian; Glenton, Gawain; Goddard, James; Gough, Rupert; Stockwell, Ewan; Twilley, Amon-Ra
Conductors: Gough, Rupert
Ensemble: English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

English composer Peter Philips spent most of his life abroad and was celebrated all over Europe in his day. Despite this, Philips's music has been...continue...
Recording information: St Alban's Church, Holborn, London, England (01/05/2012-01/07/2012)....continue...

Andrea Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali accomodati per concerti spirituali / Borciani, Modena, Fioravante, Mustaro, Vassilakis, Wyszkovski. Nicola Lamon, organ

1 CD / Tactus / 2013-03-12

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 4; O gloriose martyr, for 5 voices, SV 80/1.k (contrafacta of Che se tu se'il cor mio, SV 80/2); La piaga c'ho nel core, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 4), SV 82...
Conductors: Gemmani, Marco
Ensemble: I Cantori di San Marco

At the beginning of the 17th century, several collections of rather unusual madrigals appeared in northwestern Italy. The definition of this new musical genre was...continue...
Recording information: Velut Luna Preganziol (TV), Italy (05/2011)....continue...

Marie-Nicole Lemieux: Meilleurs Moments - arias by vivaldi, Scarlatti, Handel and Brahms. Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto

1 CD / Analekta / 2013-02-26

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina; George Frederick Handel: Mi palpita il Cor, HWV 132; Irene, idolo mio; Lungi da me, pensier tiranno!; Johannes Brahms: Neun Gesän...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Eugelmi, Nicolo; Keesmaat, Amanda; Labbe, Marie-Celine; McMahon, Michael
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne

Just a few notes of Marie-Nicole Lemieux's velvety contralto is all it takes to fall under her spell. With her unique timbre, innate sense of...continue...

50 Best Organ Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Prelude and Fugue for...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bayco, Frederic; Bunney, Herrick [Chorus Master]; Cook, Melville [Organ]; Duruflé, Maurice; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Eisenberg, Matthias; Germani, Fernando; Gil, Jea...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Bedford, Steuart; Plasson, Michel

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of some of the most popular compositions of organ music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics....continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion / Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen; Abdelazer; Gordian Knot Unty'd; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z 184; Ground in Gamut for Harpsichor...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Andrews, Haden; Berridge, Simon; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Earle, Richard...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and...continue...
Recording information: 06/1985-03/1994....continue...

Couperin: Mass for the Parishes; Mass for the Convents / Gruppo Vocale Armoniosoincanto

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: François Couperin: Mass for Organ no 1 "à l'usage ordinaire des paroisses"; Chromorne sur la taille-Gloria
Performers: Falcioni, Adriano
Conductors: Radicchia, Franco
Ensemble: ; Gruppo Vocale Armoniosoincanto

François Couperin, the most important member of the renowned Couperin dynasty, is the foremost composer of the French Baroque. A prodigiously talented keyboard player, he...continue...
Recording information: Church of Santa Maria della Neve, Senigallia, Italy (02/2012-03/2012)....continue...

Handel's Delight / Joerg Waschinski; Baroque and Blue

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op. 1 no 4; Sonata for Flute in D major, HWV 378; German Arias (9); Sonata for Flute and Basso continuo in B minor,...
Performers: Waschinski, Jorg
Conductors:
Ensemble: Baroque and Blue

In a time when the prevailing performance practice is keen on "authenticity" the Handel's Delight project stands out. Sopranisto Jörg Waschinski and Baroque and Blue...continue...
Recording information: Kleiner Sendesaal, WDR Funkhaus Köln (02/25/2012-02/27/2012)....continue...

Bach: Magnificat; Handel: Dixit Dominus / Concerto Koln, Bavarian Radio Chorus

1 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: ; Concerto Koln

With the release of Bach's Magnificat and Händel's Dixit Dominus, the Bavarian Radio Chorus joins forces with the Concerto Köln to produce another festive CD...continue...
Recording information: Prinzregententheater, München (11/17/2011-11/19/2011)....continue...

José Carreras: Live Comeback Concerts - arias, songs, zarzuela arias by Grieg, Tosti, Toldra, Catala, Mompou, Vives, Puccini et al. / José Carreras, tenor

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Edvard Grieg: Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3; Spoken Word: Jose Carreras welcomes his audience; Paolo Tosti: Romanze (3); Eduardo Toldrá: Canticel for voice & or...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Scalera, Vincenzo; Schneider, Ronald

Jose Carreras was known as part of the "big three" tenors of the twentieth century, among Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. This new disc presents...continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Bach: Messe [DVD & SACD Box Set]

4 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox Import / 2013-01-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Bertin, Pascal; Fernandez, Yetzabel Arias; Hernandez, David; MacLeod, Stephan; Podkoscielna, Magdalena; Sagastume, David; Sakurada, Makoto; Scavazza, Marco; Scheen, Celine
Conductors: Savall, Jordi

Recording information: Abbaye de Fontfroide, France (07/19/2011)....continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Valossa: From Darkness to Light

1 Super Audio CD / Alba / 2013-01-08

Works: Juhani Komulainen: Vinternatten, for chorus; Francis Poulenc: Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126; Gustav Mahler: Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or ...
Performers: Kuridda, Olga [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Juris, Dani

Formed in 2007, the Kaamos Chamber Choir has performed in numerous concerts and competitions both in Finland and abroad. In 2011 the choir was awarded...continue...
Recording information: Meilahti Church (2011-09-30_2011-10-02&2011-)....continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Ostinato / Vincent Dumestre, La Poeme Harmonique

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2013-01-08

Works: Luis de Briçeño: Danza de la Hacha, for ensemble; Dime que te quexas, seguidilla for consort; Que tenga yo a mi mujer, pasacalle for consort; Españoleta, for ensemble; Ay amor loco, to...
Conductors: Dumestre, Vincent
Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

The Ostinato literally went through ages ... it's a musical process founded on the repetition of a rhythmic, or melodic, or harmonic formula. It's the...continue...

Tomas Milans i Godayol: Religious Music / La Xantria; Loia Frigole, soprano

1 CD / Musiepoca (Coda) / 2013-01-08

Works: Tomàs Milans i Godayol: Litaniæ lauretanæ, lletanies de la Mare de Déu, for 4 voices & continuo; Salve regina, for 2 soloists, chorus & continuo; Charitas Dei, motet; Magnificat, ...
Performers: Arquimbau, Elisenda; Benito, Elias [Baritone (Vocal)]; Bolivar, Hugo; Cordomi, Marta; Fernandez, Gloria; Frigole, Laia; Garcia, Joan; Polo, Cesar [Tenor Vocal]; Reixach, Buia; Rodrigo, Marta [Mezzo-S...
Conductors: Biosca, Pere Lluís
Ensemble: La Xantria

The height of the Baroque period, at the beginning of 18th century, was a time for wars and upheavals in Catalonia, but also for the...continue...
Recording information: Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain (01/18/2012-01/21/2012)....continue...

Vivaldi: Gloria; Magnificat / Van Evera, Argenta. Andrew Parrott

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Kyrie; Ave Maris stella, hymn for the Assumption of Mary in mode 1 (Liber Cantualis no 73); Salve Regina, antiphon in mode 1; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for S...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Choir

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (09/1992)....continue...

Handel's finest arias for Base Voice / Christopher Purves, bass

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-12-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a; Acis and Galatea, HW V49a; Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a; Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72; L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55; La Resurrezione, HWV 4...
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Arcangelo

The magnificent voice of Christopher Purves is featured on this unique recital disc of Handel's bass arias. The works heard here demonstrate the range and...continue...
Personnel: Christopher Purves (bass voice).

Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (01/19/2012-01/24/2012)....continue...

Favourite Sacred Masterpieces - works by Tallis, Allegri, Pergolesi, Mozart, Bach-Gounod & Franck / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-12-11

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; César Franck: Panis angelicus
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Kertesi, Ingrid; Mukk, Jozsef [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László

Taken from the recent 25th anniversary boxed set, Great Sacred Masterpieces (8.501062), this single disc ranges roughly over three centuries....continue...

Ave Maria / Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal, Daniel Taylor

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; Hildegard von Bingen: Ave generosa; Claudio Montev...
Performers: Chantal-Fortin, Andre-Nicolas; de Villers, Victor Guilhe la Combe [Boy Soprano]; Keesmaat, Amanda; Lefèvre; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors: Taylor, Daniel;
Ensemble: Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal; Theatre of Early Music

Recording information: Multi-Media Room, Schulich School of Music, Mcgill Univ (05/15/2010-05/16/2010); St. Augustin de Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (05/15/2010-05/16/2010); St. Matthias' Church, Westmount...continue...

The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Stabat Mater; Dixit Dominus / Alessandra Gardini; Cristina Paolucci; Gloria Banditelli, Paolo Macedonia

1 CD / La Bottega Discantica / 2012-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Amen; Dixit Dominus, RV 807
Performers: Gatti, Enrico
Conductors: Ciofini, Fabio
Ensemble: Accademia Barocca Hermans

Recording information: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino (07/02/2007-07/04/2007)....continue...

Dario Castello & Co: Venetian Sonatas for Winds and Strings from the 17th Century / Caecilia-Concert

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali, no 29, Ricercar Cromaticho post il Credo, for keyboard; Dario Castello: Sonate concertate in stil moderno Book 2; Sonata for 2 instruments & continuo no 6 (Sonat...
Performers: Eike, Bjarte [Violin]; Lehtipuu, Aira Maria [Violin]; Savan, Jamie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Caecilia-Concert

Recording information: Oud-Katholieke Kerk, Delft, The Netherlands (11/30/2011-12/02/2011)....continue...

Peeter Cornet: Complete works for Organ / Amaud Van de Cauter, organ

2 CD / Paraty / 2012-11-13

Works: Pieter Cornet: Toccata noni toni, for organ (no 1 from Peeter Cornet Complete Keyboard Music); Fantasia primi toni, for organ (no 2 from Peeter Cornet Complete Keyboard Music); Fantasia octavi toni, ...
Performers: Van de Cauter, Arnaud

Thomascantors Before Bach / Sethus Calvisius, Johann Hermann Schein, Tobias Michael, Johann Schelle, Johann Kuhnau, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sebastian Knuepfer / Ludwig Böhme, Kammerchor Josquin des Préz

1 CD / Carus / 2012-11-13

Works: Sethus Calvisius: Praeter rerum seriem, for chorus ("Parode ad Josquini"); Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, for chorus; Johann Hermann Schein: Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich, hymn for 4...
Performers: Becker, Hartmut; Beilschmidt, Daniel [Organ]
Conductors: Böhme, Ludwig
Ensemble: ; Kammerchor Josquin des Préz

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Bach's music is interesting, and certainly well sung. His Kyrie sounds almost stereotypical, with its fugal form and chromaticism....continue...
Recording information: Lutherkirche Leipzig (2012-05-29_2012-05-30&2012-)....continue...

Bach: Motets, BWV 225-230 / Frieder Bernius, Chamber Choir Stuttgart

1 Super Audio CD / Carus / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus, BWV 225 (BC C1); Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Fürchte dich nicht, ich bi...
Performers: Groth, Hartwig; Roos, Christof
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Chamber Choir

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
There are many fine recordings of the Bach motets, and I think this one can stand with the best...continue...
Recording information: Evangelische Kirche St. Peter und Paul, Gönningen, Würt (2012-02-18_2012-02-20&2012-)....continue...

Francesco Durante: Neapolitan Christmas, Vol. 2 / Michael Alexander Willens, Die Koelner Akademie

1 CD / CPO / 2012-11-13

Works: Francesco Durante: Pastorale "Cito Pastores", motet; Laudate, pueri "Breve" "Detto il Grottesco", motet; Litanie for 2 voices & violin in E minor; Kyrie-Gloria Mass, "in Pastorale" in A major, for vo...
Performers: Dahlmann, Thilo; Doest, Alberto ter; Kuhne, Christina [Soprano Vocal]; Piccinini, Monica
Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander
Ensemble: Die Kölner Akademie

The Kölner Akademie under its proven conductor Willens now presents more atmospheric Christmas compositions by Francesco Durante, one of the greatest Neapolitan church composers of...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (11/14/2011-11/17/2011)....continue...

My Beloved Spake: Anthems by Purcell & Humfrey / Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge; St John's Sinfonia

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; Behold now...
Performers: Blackie, Tom; d'Oyly, Alec [Treble Vocal]; Davies, Iestyn; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; Leslie, Huw
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St. John's Sinfonia

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge and the St John's Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, perform choral works by Pelham Humfrey...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/13/2012-01/15/2012)....continue...

Choral Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Hawes, Tallis, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Bob Chilcott: The lily and the rose, for chorus; Leona...
Performers: Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Swait, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: ; Short, Nigel; Chilcott, Bob; Vivian, James; Cullen, Joseph; McCreesh, Paul; Dixon, Alistair; Nicholas, Benjamin; Skidmore, Jeffrey; Backhouse, Jeremy; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Al...
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra; Ex Cathedra Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's Singers; Tenebrae; The Sirens (A Capella)

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Sandrine Piau, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Philippe Jaroussky. Concerto et al. [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Double Orchestra in F major, RV 584; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Ascende laeta, RV 635; Dixit D...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Dantone, Ottavio; Ferreira, Mauro Lopes; Herrmann, Anke; Invernizzi, Roberta; Jaroussky, Philippe; Moi, Francesco; Montanari, Stefano; Piau, Sandrine; Piccinini, Monica; Polverell...
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Marchi, Alessandro de; Dantone, Ottavio; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe
Ensemble: Academia Montis Regalis; Accademia Bizantina; Concerto Italiano; Ensemble Matheus

For Christmas, a Naive boxed set that gathers the finest sacred works composed by Antonio Vivaldi and performed by some of the most recognized artists...continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Saint-Michel, Thiérache (03/2009); Chiesa di S. Bernardino, Auditorium B. Manenti, Crema, (03/2009); Istituto di Musica Antica Academia Montis Regalis, Mond (03/2...continue...

Domenico Sarri: Dixit Dominus; Missa / Anja Zugner, Maria Perlt, Annekathrin Laabs, Andreas Post

1 CD / CPO / 2012-10-30

Works: Domenico Sarri: Missa, for chorus & ensemble; Dixit Dominus, for chorus & ensemble
Performers: Post, Andreas
Conductors: Jung, Matthias
Ensemble: Batzdorfer Hofkapelle

Domenico Sarri numbered among the composers who enjoyed great success with their operas in Naples during the early eighteenth century but gained renown throughout the...continue...
Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden (01/01/2011-01/03/2011)....continue...

Sacred Baroque Masterpieces - works by Bach, Monteverdi, Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Allegri / Lucy Crowe, Julia Lezhneva, Nathalie Stutzmann [6 CDs]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, 2 violins & c...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Carnovich, Daniele; Dordolo, Luca; Ferrarini, Gianluca; Invernizzi, Roberta; Piccinini, Monica
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Fabre-Garrus, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Concerto Italiano; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

This Christmas boxed set gathers together some of the most renowned sacred works from the baroque era: Bach's B minor mass, Monteverdi's Vespers, Pergolesi and...continue...

Handel: Sacred Music - Includes Messiah; A Song for St Cecilia's Day; Streams of Pleasure; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno / Crowe, Croft, Gauvin, Lemieux, Fink, Varcoe [6 CD]

6 CD / Naïve / 2012-10-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Theodora, HWV 68; Alexander Balus, HWV 65; Susanna, HWV 66; Juda...
Performers: Corti, Francesco; Cousin, Florian; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Crowe, Lucy; Dawson, Lynne; Gauvin, Karina; Graf, Hans Peter; Moor, Chris de; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Wieboldt, Nils
Conductors: Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Alessandrini, Rinaldo; Minkowski, Marc; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano; Il Complesso Barocco; La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy ; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

This glittering Christmas boxed set gathers the finest Handel sacred music recordings from the Naïve catalogue including A Song for St Cecilia's Day, Messiah and...continue...

Jubilate Deo - Works by Johann Stadlmayr, Heinrich Schutz, Giovanni Gabrieli / Munich Orpheus Choir

1 CD / Oehms / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Stadlmayr: Domine Dominus noster; Exaltabo te Domine; Venite filii; Exultate Deo; Missa Jubilate Deo; Heinrich Schütz: Rorate coeli desuper, for 2 sopranos, bass & continuo, SWV 322 (Op. ...
Conductors: Guglhör, Gerd
Ensemble: Les Cornets Noirs

What a colorful, jubilant Exultate Deo effervescently resonating through the church nave in the highest and lowest tones! What rejoicing the alternation between chorus and...continue...
Recording information: St. Markus, Munich (11/25/2011-11/27/2011)....continue...

Nunc Dimittis - Russian Sacred Music for Chorus by Borodin, Arensky, Buketoff, Chesnokov, Labinski / Maida Vale Singers

1 CD / Claudio Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Robin White: Magnificat for chorus & orchestra (after Borodin's Polovtsian Dances); Nunc dimittis, for chorus & orchestra (after the Nocturne from Borodin's String Quartet no 2); Psalm 101, for choru...
Conductors: White, Robin
Ensemble: ; Maida Vale Singers

A collection of Russian sacred music, featuring new choral settings of well-known themes by Borodin. Robin White has set the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, plus...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall; St. Jude-on-the-Hill (2011-11-07&2012-01-29_2012-)....continue...

Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit; Johann Rosenmuller: Magnificat / Gil Scarlattisti; Jochen Arnold

1 CD / Carus / 2012-10-30

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); Meine Seele Gott erhebt, for chorus; Meine Seele erhebet den Herren (Lobgesang der Maria), for chorus, 2 zinks & ensemble; Fürc...
Conductors: Arnold, Jochen M.

There is uncertainty about precisely which year, but 2011/2012 sees the 400th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Hammerschmidt, one of the most important masters...continue...
Recording information: Kirche Reutlingen-Gönningen....continue...

Touched - works by Purcell, Sting, Michael Jackson, Elton John; Monteverdi et al. / Calmus Ensemble

1 CD / Carus / 2012-10-30

Works: Dominic Miller / Gordon Sumner: Shape of My Heart; Calmus Ensemble: Touched, vocal interludes; Henry Purcell: Hush, no more, be silent all (from "The Fairy Queen"), bass aria & chorus, Z. 629/14; Fai...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Calmus Ensemble

For their new album touched, Calmus has chosen songs and lieder from several centuries on themes that never fail to touch the heart and have...continue...
Recording information: Echolux Tonstudio Leipzig (2012-05-17_2012-05-19&2012-)....continue...

Pater Noster: A Choral Reflection on the Lord's Prayer / The King's Singers

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Plainchant: Pater noster; Heinrich Schütz: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, motet for 2 sopranos, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo, SWV 386; Vater unser, der du bist im Himmel, motet for...
Conductors:
Ensemble: The King's Singers

GRAMMY Award winners in 2009, The King's singers are one of the world's most celebrated ensembles. Their programming concept in this dic is unique: built...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville, TN, USA (03/23/2012/03/24/2012)....continue...