Choral > Romantic Period

Dvorak: Requiem

2 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2013-06-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Requiem for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, B. 165 (Op. 89)
Performers: Kragh, Thomas Paulsen; Milling, Stephen; Pavlovski, Nina
Conductors: Topp, Morten

The Piano Guys 2

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-07

Works: Al van der Beek: Begin Again; Mission Impossible (after Shifrin); Berlin; Just the Way You Are; Charlie Brown Medley (after Guaraldi); Me and My Cello (Happy Together); Twinkle Lullaby; Steven Sharp ...
Performers: Nelson, Steven Sharp; Schmidt, Jon; Stirling, Lindsey; Van Der Beek, Al
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Piano Guys

The second studio outing from YouTube celebrities the Piano Guys (pianist Jon Schmidt. cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, and multimedia specialists Al Van Der Beek and Tel Stewart), the appropriately title...continue...

Brahms: A German Requiem / Christiane Karg; Thomas Bauer. Rolf Beck

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-04-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Karg, Christiane
Conductors: Beck, Rolf
Ensemble: Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor Lubeck

Brahms' first mentioned the Requiem in a letter to Clara Schumann in which he wrote that he intended the piece to be a sort of...continue...
Recording information: Musik- & Kongreáhalle, Lübeck, Germany (07/28/2012-07/29/2012)....continue...

Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F minor / Lenneke Ruiten, Iris Vermillion, Shawn Mathey, Franz Josef Selig. Janowski

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Mathey, Shawn [Tenor Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Selig, Franz-Josef; Vermillion, Iris
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

In 2008 PentaTone started the recording of a complete Bruckner Symphonies cycle with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Marek Janowski. This title,...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/2012)....continue...

Icon - André Rieu

1 CD / UMe Records / 2013-03-19

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li; Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), waltz for orchestra (with voice...
Performers: Dickerson, Brian; Erens, Suzan; Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Monarcha, Carmen; Rieu, Andre

The 2013 compilation Icon rounds up 12 classical crossover highlights André Rieu recorded for various labels now owned by Universal. There are several classical pieces (a Strauss medley, "Radetzk...continue...

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts / Barry Banks, tenor; Sir Colin Davis, London SO

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2013-03-12

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis is a revered Berlioz expert and his LSO Live Berlioz recordings have been among the most widely acclaimed classical recordings of recent...continue...
Personnel: Barry Banks (tenor).

Recording information: St Paul's Cathedral, London (06/25/2012-06/26/2012)....continue...

Giovanni Bottesini: Messa da Requiem / Matheu; Coma-Alabert; Prunell-Friend; Martinez-Castignani

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-02-26

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Requiem Mass
Performers: Coma-Alabert, Gemma; Martinez-Castignani, Enric; Matheu, Marta; Prunell-Friend, Agustin
Conductors: Martin, Thomas
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Remembered principally today as a composer for the double bass, Bottesini excelled in other forms, including opera and sacred music. His impressive Requiem is a...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, UK (02/15/2012-02/16/2012)....continue...

Franz von Suppé: Requiem / Fajtova, Gottwald, Muzek, Pesendorfer. Gerd Schaller

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz von Suppé: Requiem
Performers: Fajtova, Marie; Muzek, Tomislav [Tenor Vocal]; Pesendorfer, Albert [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Schaller, Gerd
Ensemble: Philharmonie Festiva

In terms of quality and the appropriateness of its setting, this Requiem is altogether in keeping with its elevated purpose. In his obituary for Franz...continue...
Recording information: Abteikirche Ebrach, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio Franke (07/2012)....continue...

Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works of Samuel Wesley / Choir of St. John's College

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Wash me throughly from my wickedness; Ascribe Unto the Lord, for chorus & organ; Work(s); Magnificat anima mea; Nunc dimittis; The Wilderness a...
Performers: Brunt, Kieran [Tenor Vocal]; Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Cobb, Jason [Treble]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; McDonald, Basil; Oladeinde, Sam; Simpson, Alexande...
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's College Cambridge

The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge has selected some of the best-known choral works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley for inclusion on this disc, interspersing...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/20/2012-04/22/2012)....continue...

Music of the Viennese Court Chapel - Music of Eybler, Mozart, Salieri, M. Haydn, Herbeck, Fux, Randhartinger et al. / Ruiten, Ritlewski, Georg, Rabl, Behle, Wortig, Kränzle, Stiefermann

2 CD / Delta Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Joseph Leopold Eybler: Omnes de Saba Venient for tenor, chorus & orchestra; Jubilate Deo omnis terra, offertory; Terra tremuit, for chorus & orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Sub ...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Georg, Uta-Christina; Kranzle, Johannes Martin; Ritlewski, Annika Sophie [Soprano Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Stiefermann, Kay; Wortig, Dominik [Vocals]
Conductors: Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln

The Hofburg Palace is a monument to Habsburg rule in Vienna. Since 1918, the Federal Ministry for Education and Arts has taken care of church...continue...
Recording information: Köln, Funkhaus des WDR, Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal (2006-12-07_2006-12-14&2010-)....continue...

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" / Machteld Baumans, Judith van Wanrooij, Patrick Henckens. De Vriend

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem
Ensemble: Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and renowned conductor Jan Willem de Vriend give us their own unique version of Mendelssohn....continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Enschede (2011-12-19&2011-12-20&2012-)....continue...

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; Bruckner: Motets; Gallus: Missa / Vienna Boys Choir

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Anton Bruckner: Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52; Os justi meditabitur sapientiam,...
Performers: Bayer, Elisabeth
Conductors: Neyder, Anton; Gillesberger, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys Choir

The Vienna Boys choir is the most famous and best known boys' choir in the world. In their 500 year history, they have worked with...continue...
Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (1971-09-??&1971-11-??_1971-)....continue...

The Australian Voices sing new music for chorus by Australian Composers

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: William Barton: Kalkadunga Yurdu, for chorus; Lisa Young: Other Plans, song; Gordon Hamilton: To an Early-Flowering Almond, song for chorus (or chorus & piano or strings); Moon; Toy Story 3 = Awesome...
Conductors: Hamilton, Gordon
Ensemble: ; The Australian Voices

THE AUSTRALIAN VOICES "This ensemble is captivating: breathtaking homogeny, perfect intonation, spectacular virtuosity... " Martin Steidler, Professor of Choral Conducting, Munich University "Luscious...continue...

The Love Songs of Paolo Tosti / Gillian Zammit, soprano; Lucia Micallef, piano

1 CD / Claudio Records / 2013-01-29

Works: Paolo Tosti: Sogno for voice & piano/orchestra; 'A vucchella; Ideale, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Romanze (3); Non t'amo più; Addio; Malgré moi, for voice & piano; Consolozione, poe...
Performers: Micallef, Lucia; Zammit, Gillian

Maltese soprano Gillian Zammit studied in Italy with Carlo Bergonzi and Victoria de los Angeles. Zammit is versatile performer with an operatic repertoire that ranges...continue...
Recording information: Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, S (07/24/2011-07/26/2011)....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...

Brahms: Symphonies; Overtures; German Requiem / Otto Klemperer

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56b "St Anthony"; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Academic Fest...
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ludwig, Christa; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...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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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...

Robert Schumann: Missa Sacra, Op. 147; Four Chants for Double Chorus, Op. 141 / Les Cris de Paris

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Doppelchörige Gesänge (4), Op.141
Performers: Crebassa, Marianne; Lopez, Baptiste
Conductors: Jourdain, Geoffroy
Ensemble: Les Cris de Paris

Schumann's Missa Sacra was written in the composer's late period, during a period when he was particularly focused on writing religious music. Never performed before...continue...
Recording information: Monks' Refectory, Royaumont Abbey (2011-09-27_2011-09-28&2011-)....continue...

Introduction To Pavarotti / Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, De Curtis, Mozart, Massenet, Tosti

1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Luisa Miller; Requiem; Il Trovatore; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; I Purtani; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di La...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano

Although famous for his starring roles in the most familiar operas of Verdi and Puccini, Luciano Pavarotti had a wide range of repertoire outside opera....continue...

Schubert: German Mass, D 872; Mass D 167 / Popp, Dallapozza, Fischer-Dieskau. Sawallisch

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Deutsches Salve Regina ("Sei, Mutter"), for chorus & organ, D. 379; Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Psalm 92, D 953; Hymne ("Komm, heil'ger Geist"), quartet for male v...
Performers: Dallapozza, Adolf; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hautermann, Karin; Popp, Lucia; Ruggeberg, Erika; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Schloter, Elmar
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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: Herkulessaal, München (1981-1983)....continue...

December Lights

1 CD / Decca Import / 2012-12-11

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Go Tell It on the Mountain, Christmas song (American); Sleep Little Jesus (Slaap nu...
Performers: Louwerse, Mirusia; Maffioletti, Carla; Rieu, André; Skota, Kimmy [Vocals]
Conductors: Rieu, André

Classical Album 2013

4 CD / Decca Import / 2012-11-27

Works: André Rieu: Strauss and Co., medley for violin & pops orchestra; Paul Mealor: Wherever You Are, song; Ubi caritas, for chorus; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song;...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Bo, Alfie; Brustenghi, Alessandro, Friar; Calleja, Joseph; Domingo, Placido; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Aled; Karadaglic, Milos [Guitar]; Klass, Myleene; Lang Lang; Lulu; McElderry...
Conductors: Malone, Gareth; ; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Escala

Christmas Fantasies / Valerie Milot, harp; Antione Bareil, violin

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-11-27

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; Scarborough Fair; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Antoine Bareil: Trois jours avant Noël, for violin & harp; E...
Performers: Bareil, Antoine; Milot, Valerie [Harp]

Recording information: Église St-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, (10/2010/04/2011)....continue...

Christmas Time: Traditional Polish Christmas Carols

1 CD / Dramatico Import / 2012-11-20

Works: Christmas Traditional: Jezus malusienki, song (Poland); Oj Maluski, Maluski (Oh, My Little Jesus) (Polish); Gdy sliczna Panna syna kolysala (Our Lady rocked her son to sleep) (Polish); Lulajze Jezuni...
Performers: Walewska, Malgorzata

Schubert: Mass in E flat major; German Mass

2 CD / Red/membran / 2012-11-19

Works: Franz Schubert: Deutsche Messe, D 872; Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Goetting, Chandler; Greindl, Josef; Grimm, Wilhelm; Held, Friedrich; Ingwersen, Eric; Kallmus, Kurt; Kalmand, Olaf; Kippas, Claude; Kogel, Gottfried; Kolbinger, Karl; Lorengar, Pilar...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Leinsdorf, Erich

Celebrate Christmas - Britten, Willcocks, Pinel, Byram-Wigfield / The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Zither Carol (Czech); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Hajej, nynej, Jez...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Pinel, Richard; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: ; The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

Recording information: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (07/21/2011); ...continue...

Guy Bovet at the Organs of Castel San Pietro - works by Petrali, Bovet, Fumagalli

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-11-13

Works: Vincenzo Petrali: Sei versetti per il Gloria; Guy Bovet: Messa di Pasqua, for organ; Carlo Fumagalli: Messa solenne (after themes by Verdi), for organ
Performers: Bovet, Guy

Built in 1771 by Andrea Luigi Serassi and his son Giuseppe, the organ of Castel San Pietro is located near the border town of Chiasso...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa Parrocchiale di S. Eusebio a Castel San Pietro,....continue...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys Choir

1 CD / Acanta / 2012-11-13

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Jacobus Handl: Pueri, Concinite; Natus est nobis, motet; Michael Praetorius: In Natali Domini; Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Pi&a...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut
Conductors: Gillesberger, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys Choir

This new release from Acanta features the most beloved boys choir sings the most beautiful Christmas-carols, with unique recordings from a star-studded cast and thoroughly...continue...

Kinder singen zu Weihnacht / Haydn, Pierluigi, Gallus

3 CD / Acanta / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Fröhliche Weihnacht überall; Weihnacht, wie bist du schön; Süsser die Glocken nie klingen, carol (Austrian); Ein grosse Freud' verkünd' ich euch, carol...
Performers: Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hoppe, Heinz; Martin, Lorenz [Organ]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tölzer Knabenchor; Wiener Sängerknaben

O come all ye faithful: This elegant 3-CD-Set presents the most famous children's choirs singing the most beloved Christmas-carols. The Wiener Sängerknaben or the boys...continue...

Folk Treasures of America / Bands and Choruses of the US Military

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-11-13

Works: John Newton: Amazing Grace; American Traditional: Shenandoah, folk song; Sourwood Mountain; Long Time Ago; Old Joe Clark, folk song; When the Saints Go Marching In; Samuel F. Smith: America, for chor...
Performers: Morris, Ben; Trimmins, Ken; Young, Timothy [Piano]
Conductors: Galena, Joseph; Urrutia, Cristina M. M.; Hamilton, Finley R.; Bonner, Alan; Sierichs, Alan C.; Clanton, John C.; Milburn, Dwayne; Hinton, Keith; Leyendecker, Dennis M.; Steffey, Chad, Lt.; Waite, A. ...

Altissimo presents this great collection of traditional folk songs we all grew up singing. This album contains songs spanning two centuries, from early 1800's to...continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem / Norma Fantini, Anna Smirnova, Francesco Meli, Rafal Siwek. Symphonica Toscanini, Lorin Maazel [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2012-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Fantini, Norma; Meli, Francesco; Siwek, Rafal; Smirnova, Anna
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Symphonica Toscanini

The performance of Verdi's famous Messa da Requiem celebrating Toscanini's fiftieth anniversary of death in 2007 took place at the beautiful basilica of St Mark's...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Christmas with the Vienna Boys' Choir / Schubert, Handel, Herbeck / Max Emanuel Cencic, Charles Humphries, conductor

2 CD / Capriccio / 2012-11-13

Works: Christmas Traditional: Vom Himmel hoch, o Englein kommt, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cordier, David; Humphries, Charles; Köhler, Axel [Countertenor Vocal]; Sharpe, Ivan; Torday, Robert
Conductors: Marschick, Peter; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Studio Symphony

For over 500 years the Vienna Boys' Choir has been a living tradition. Since their beginning, the choir has worked with composers such as Mozart,...continue...

Christmas Through the Centuries / di Lasso, Praetorius, Eccard

2 CD / Ars Musici / 2012-11-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Gregorian Chant: Puer natus est nobis, introit; Viderunt omnes, gradual in mode 5 (Liber Usualis, no 409; GR. 33); Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cant...
Performers: Lehrndorfer, Franz [Organ]; Sack, Albrecht; Schmidt, Dirk; Stiefermann, Kay; Strock, Katrin [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: ; Gos, P. Johannes Berchmans; Zobeley, Martin; Hennig, Heinz; Toll, Winfried; Kammler, Reinhard; Mehl, Arnold; Breiding, Jörg; Schönheit, Michael; Sump, Georg
Ensemble: ; Augsburger Domsingknaben; Camerata Vocale Freiburg; Chursächsische Capelle Leipzig ; Fiori Musicali (Germany); Flautando Köln ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Gruppe für Alte Musik Mün...

"Christmas throughout the ages" - the present CD is a kind of brief cultural history through music....continue...

Christmas Songs Around the World / Arsys Bourgogne Choir

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-11-13

Works: Arthur Warrell: A Merry Christmas, carol setting for chorus; Christmas Traditional: Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On...
Conductors: Cao, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Arsys Bourgogne Choir

A thrilling collection of Christmas Songs from several countries and languages, performed a cappella by France's leading professional choir - Arsys Bourgogne. Christmas Songs from...continue...
Recording information: Chalon-sur-Saône (12/22/2010-12/23/2010)....continue...

I Wonder as I Wander / Rutter, Vaughn Williams, Chilcott, Nixon, Howells, Jones, Mendelssohn, Preston, Cooman / Brian Jones, The Copley Singers / Christian Lane, organ and piano

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2012-11-13

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the film ...
Performers: Jones, Brian; Lane, Christian [Organ]; Malkus, Sean [Tenor Vocal]; McCullough, Graeme; Moyer, Sarah [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Jones, Brian
Ensemble: ; The Copley Singers

"I wander as I wander" was recorded at Harvard Memorial Church with the Copley Singers, a professional choir under the direction of Brian Jones (who...continue...
Recording information: Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2012-06-11_2012-06-12&2012-)....continue...

Weihnachtssingen - An Evening of Christmas Carols - works by Buxtehude; Walter Kraft; Johann Eccard; Heinrich Schutz; Peter Cornelius et al. / Lubecker Knabenkantorei

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-11-13

Works: Gregorian Chant: Hodie Christus natus est, antiphon, mode 1; Johannes Unger: Organ Improvisation no 1; Organ Improvisation no 2; Organ Improvisation no 3; Organ Improvisation no 4; Organ Improvisatio...
Performers: Jensch, Jan-Handrik; Maier, Johanna; Unger, Johannes
Conductors: Muller, Michael D.
Ensemble: ; Lubecker Knabenkantorei

Since 1948 the Lübecker Knabenkantorei has invited audiences to join them for their Christmas concerts at St Mary's Church in Lübeck. These invitations have brought...continue...
Recording information: St. Gertrud Church (05/12/2012-05/20/2012); St. Marien Kirche, Lübeck, Germany (05/12/2012-05/20/2012); St. Gertrud Church (07/08/2012); St. Marien Kirche, Lübeck, Ger...continue...

Libera - Song of Life: A Collection

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Prizeman: Salva me, for chorus; Sanctus (based on Pachelbel's Canon); Ave verum; Voca Me; Ave Virgo, for boys' chorus, keyboards & ensemble (after Mozart's Clarinet Concerto); I am the day, fo...
Performers: Chadney, Anthony; Crawley, Ben; Cully, Tom; Day, Edward; Fontannaz, Daniel; Horncastle, Michael; Leadbeater, Stefan; Madine, Joshua; Moriarty, Samuel; Platt, Joseph; Robson, Christopher [Counter Teno...

Celebrate this holiday season with Song of Life, a collection of sacred and spiritual music from chart-topping choral group Libera. Featuring the group's distinctive sound...continue...

Christmas in the Cloister

1 CD / Jade Records / 2012-11-06

Works: Gregorian Chant: Midnight Mass (Missa in nocte); A solis ortus cardine, hymn in mode 3 (Liber Usualis no 400); Third Mass for Christmas; Christmas Traditional: Susani (German); In dulci jubilo (Pi&ae...

Waltzing at Christmas & New Year

3 CD / Delta (UK) / 2012-11-06

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; André Rieu: The First Nowell / Il est né, le divin enfant / Ding Dong! Merrily on High, medley for violin & salo; Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen / Gloria in exc...
Performers: Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Francek, Joseph; Neukamp, Norbert

Brahms: German Requeim, Op. 45 / Teresa Wakim, Paul Max. Serahic Fire. Justin Blackwell & Scott Allen Jarrett, pianists

1 CD / Seraphic Fire & Firebird / 2012-10-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Blackwell, Justin; Jarrett, Scott; Tipton, Paul Max; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Quigley, Patrick Dupré
Ensemble: Serahic Fire

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
This is a lively performance with nimble changes of tempo and careful attention to dynamics. An advantage of this...continue...
Recording information: University of South Florida Concert Hall, Tampa, Fla. (06/01/2011-06/02/2011)....continue...

Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45 / Sylvia McNair; Hakan Hagegard. Kurt Masur

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Not 'just any old Brahms Requiem', Kurt Masur of the New York Philharmonic offers a lightly-sprung, rhythmically buoyant interpretation of the Brahms Requiem that does...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York (02/1995-04/1995)....continue...

Christmas Carols Vol. 2 - beautiful German carols sung by leading concert and opera singers, choirs and children

1 CD / Carus / 2012-10-30

Works: Christmas Traditional: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine), carol (German); Zu Bethlehem geboren, carol (German); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through...
Performers: Busch, Christine; Elsner, Leonhard; Elsner, Paulina; Friedrich, Lukas; Frisch, Vincent [Vocals]; Fritzsch, Thomas [Cello]; Gees, Michael; Grimm, Johannes; Henschel, Dietrich; Johannsen, Kay; Lielbard...
Conductors: Bernius, Frieder; Johannsen, Kay; Creed, Marcus; Biller, Georg Christoph; Alber, Michael; Schuck, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble 94; Kammerchor Stuttgart

Exclusive Collection of Christmas Carols Many renowned German-speaking singers - amongst others, Jonas Kaufmann, Angelika Kirchschlager and Christoph Prégardien - and ensembles have recorded th...continue...

Christmas with Los Romeros - Away in a Manger, Joy to the World, Ave Maria, Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy et al.

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joy to the World (theme by Handel); William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Mykola Leontovych: Carol of the Bells; Christmas Traditio...
Performers: Romeros, Los
Conductors: Paris, Massimo

Recording information: Sala María Cristina, Málaga (04/2011-05/2011).

The Christmas album and the guitar ensemble are two of the most consistent sales drivers in classical music, and ...continue...

Essential Carols - Over 2 hours of timeless Christmas favorites

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; The Holly and the Ivy (English); While...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Bell, David [Organ]; Bickenbach, Christfried; Blandford, Jeremy; Clarvis, Paul; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Kampen, Christopher van;...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Hickox, Richard; Ericson, Eric; Rutter, John; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Alexander, Geoffrey; Handford, Maurice

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...

Liszt at the Scottish Abbey / Zuzana Ferjencikova, organ

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Prélude, Op. 28; Prometheus, symphonic poem for piano, 4 hands, S. 593 (LW B18); Missa pro organo, for organ, S. 264 (LW E33); Fantasie und Fuge über den choral 'Ad nos, ad sal...
Performers: Ferjencikov, Zuzana

This CD was recorded to commemorate Liszt's 200th birthday on October 22, 2011. Slovak organist Zuzana Ferjencikova is the cathedral organist of the Benedictine Abbey...continue...
Recording information: Schottenabtei, Vienna (08/31/2011-09/01/2011)....continue...

Auckland Town Hall - works by Stanford, Vierne, Batiste, Buxtehude, Ratcliffe, Sowerby et al. / John Wells, organ

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-10-09

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Marcia Eroica, for organ, Op. 189; Louis Vierne: Naïades, for organ (from Pièces de Fantaisie), Op. 55/4; Antoine Edouard Batiste: Grand Offertoire for organ in D...
Performers: Wells, John [classical organ]

This CD features Auckland City organist Dr. John Wells on the first solo recording on the 2010 Klais organ in Auckland Town Hall. Sparkling performances...continue...
Recording information: Auckland Town Hall (2010)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Music / Choirs of St Albans Abbey, Peter Holder, organ

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-09-25

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprüche; St. Paul, Op. 36; Hear my prayer; Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor, Op. 39/1; Allegro, Choral and Fugue for or...
Performers: Burgess, Kenneth; Herbert, Alan; Hicks, Lara; Holder, Peter [Organ]; Martin-Smith, David [Tenor Vocal]; Martin-Smith, Oliver [Tenor Vocal]; McMahon, Geoff; Salmon, Philip; Winpenny, Tom
Conductors: Winpenny, Tom
Ensemble: ; St Albans Abbey Girls Choir

Compared with large-scale oratorios such as St Paul, which includes the lyrical chorus How lovely are the messengers, Mendelssohn's smaller sacred choral works were influenced...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/16/2011); Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban, Hertfordshire, (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Musical Advent Calendar: Jubiläums-Edition - 24 Songs for Advent and Christmas

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-09-25

Works: Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit (Open Wide the Gates); George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Messias; Jill Nordin: Whisperin' Your Name, spiritual for chorus & piano; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico ...
Performers: Bockemuhl, Fionn; Bongard, Andreas; Comes, Barbara; Geiseler, Soren [Piano]; Hoffmann, Andreas; Knecht, Johannes; Liebfried, Caroline [Piano]; Saloniker, Stuttgarter; Settelmeyer, Matthias [Piano]; T...
Conductors: Schumacher, Jan; Schick, Berthold; Emling, Meinhard; Knecht, Johannes; Gilde, Hans de; Dücker, Martin; Kaltenbach, Anneliese; ; Crespo, Enrique; Haáler, Christoph; Kunz, Hanns-Friedrich; ...
Ensemble: ; Freiburger Spielleyt; Zither Group of the Trachtenkapelle Glottertal

For the past nine years, the Hanssler Classic/SWR co-production of the Musikalischer Advenskalender has been one of the most eagerly anticipated releases for the holiday...continue...

Nun singet und seid froh - Carols for Advent and Christmas / Windsbach Boys Choir

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-09-25

Works: Christmas Traditional: Herbei, o ihr Gläubigen, carol (tune "Adeste fidelis"); Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, carol (Blest Mary Wanders through the Thorn); Freu' dich' Erd' und Sternenzelt, caro...
Performers: Bauer, Mathias [Boy Alto]; Herden, Vilmar; Zitzmann, Jorg [Boy Soprano]
Conductors: Beringer, Karl-Friedrich
Ensemble: ; Windsbach Boys Choir

A peaceful Christmas Eve with the Windsbacher Knabenchor: this disc captures the best-known and most loved Christmas songs in a cappella settings that can be...continue...
Recording information: Evangelischen Kirche Merkendorf (03/02/1984-03/04/1984)....continue...