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Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

The Christmas Album / Libera boy choir

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; In...
Performers: Ashley, Charlotte; Coates, Sam; Collins, Luke; Crawley, Ben; De Menezes-Wood, Jakob; Fontannaz, Daniel; Geraghty, Steven; Ingles, Freddie; Leadbeater, Stefan; Madine, Joshua; May, Elizabeth; McCarthy...
Conductors: Prizeman, Robert

The Arts Desk
The singing is generally great - you can detect a very slight rough edge to the boys' sound which is exactly as it...continue...
Recording information: The Music Place, London, England (05/2011-07/2011).

For an act famed for their angelic vocals and heart-warming celestial sound, it's a surprise that The Christmas Album ...continue...

The Christmas Album / Libera boy choir [Deluxe Edition]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; In...
Performers: Ashley, Charlotte; Coates, Sam; Collins, Luke; Crawley, Ben; De Menezes-Wood, Jakob; Fontannaz, Daniel; Geraghty, Steven; Ingles, Freddie; Leadbeater, Stefan; Madine, Joshua; May, Elizabeth; McCarthy...
Conductors: Prizeman, Robert

The Arts Desk
The singing is generally great - you can detect a very slight rough edge to the boys' sound which is exactly as it...continue...
Recording information: The Music Place, London, England (05/2011-07/2011).

For an act famed for their angelic vocals and heart-warming celestial sound, it's a surprise that The Christmas Album ...continue...

Aled's Christmas Gift / boy soprano

1 CD / Demon Tv / 2010-12-07

Works: Buddy Greene: Mary, Did You Know?, song; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for cho...
Performers: Aitken, Rob; Ashley, Charlotte; Beston, Simon; Brown, Zoe; Coates, Sam; Crawley, Ben; Flanaghan, Katie; Hale, Simon; Hughes, Emilia; Jones, Aled; Kelly, John; Lole, Simon; May, Elizabeth; Palliser, U...

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London; FX YourSpace Studios, London; Greendale Studios, London, England.

Responsible for one of the most iconic and enchanting C...continue...

Playing The Piano / Sakamoto

2 CD / Decca / 2010-09-28

Works: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Amore, for piano; Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, theme from the film score for piano; A Flower is not a Flower, for piano; The Sheltering Sky, theme from the film score for piano; Ta...
Performers: Fennesz, Christian; Filskov, Karen H.; Leong, Dana; Moose, Rob; Oyamada, Keigo; Sakamoto, Ryuichi; Shimizu, Shimmy Hirotaka; Sverrisson, Skuli; Touno, Tamami

In 2009, Universal International released Ryuichi Sakamoto's Playing the Piano, a collection of solo piano pieces he calls "self-covers"; that is, a newly recorded collection of his own compositons an...continue...

Mi Navidad / Andrea Bocelli

1 CD / Universal Music / 2009-11-23

Works: Irving Berlin: Holiday Inn; Christmas Traditional: Gloria in Excelsis Deo; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); El abeto, carol (Spanish); Tu scendi dalle stelle (Italian); John Frederick Coots: Santa...
Performers: Blige, Mary J.; Blooding, Courtney; Bocelli, Andrea; Bonaviri, Daniele; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Cole, Natalie; Foster, David; Murphy, Maurice; Page, Richard; Parks, Dean

Spanish language version of his 2009 holiday album. 2009 holiday release, the first Christmas album from the superstar vocalist. Includes duets with Reba McEntire, Natalie...continue...

My Christmas

1 CD / Philips / 2009-11-03

Works: Irving Berlin: White Christmas; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; The Lord's Prayer; What child is this; O Tannenbaum; Cantique de Noel; John Frederic Coots: Santa Claus is coming to town; M...
Performers: Blige, Mary J.; Blooding, Courtney; Bocelli, Andrea; Bonaviri, Daniele; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Cole, Natalie; Foster, David [Composer]; Jenkins, Katherine; McEntire, Reba; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Muppets...
Conductors: Wilberg, Mack

Millions will rejoice this holiday season with the much-anticipated release of Andrea Bocelli's 'My Christmas'. The first-ever live Christmas recording from Andrea is a heart-warming...continue...

Christmas Time is Here / Alexander, Pacific Chorale

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: John Alexander: A Carol Fantasy, for choir; Christmas Traditional: Angels We Have Heard on High; The First Nowell (English); I Wonder As I Wander (American); Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet);...
Performers: Ball, Mindy; Bowers, Amy; Dicey, Russell; Ellis, Tony; Frear, Robert; Gamer, Jason; Greene, Fred; Loftus, Lori; McGrath, Kenneth; Perkins, Barry [Trumpet]; Popejoy, Keith; Slack, Robert; Squyres, Dan...
Conductors: Alexander, John

"Alexander and his singers triumphed with purity, focus, refinement, and artistry." -Los Angeles Times...continue...

A Classic Christmas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-12-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Jason Budd / Jack Ciarniello: A Christmas Medley; A Christmas Suite; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); What Child Is Thi...
Performers: Budd, Jason; Ciarniello, Jack; Krummel, Chris

Roberto Alagna - Christmas Album

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10

Works: Roberto Alagna: Gentil Pere Noël; John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English); Il est né, le divin enfant (Fr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ballard, Russ; Barclay, John; Barker, Guy; Bryans, Ron; Bryans, Ronald; Burns, Hugh; Cole, B.J.; Davies, Peter; Ellington, Lance; Ferguson, Ross; Gomm, Nigel; Greaves, Connie; Gromme...
Conductors: Smith, Robin
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's Church, Elora; London Oratory Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; New London Children's Choir; Smithills School Junior Choir

French born tenor Roberto Alagna made an immediate impact by the age of 25, when he had his debut as Alfredo in 'La Traviata' -...continue...

Simply Christmas - Home for the Holidays

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); As I out rode this enderes night (The Coventry Shepherds' Carol) (16th century); I Wonder As I Wa...
Performers: Cafe; Douglas, Bill; Galway, James [Flute]; Gomez, Eddie [Bassist]; Mitchell, Emily; Petri, Michala; Samuels, Dave; Shinozaki, Ayako; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Wall, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Pople, Ross; Neary, Martin; Georgiadis, John
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; London Festival Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Includes work(s) by Christmas Traditional....continue...

Simply Christmas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-11

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Angels We Have Heard on High; Il est né, le ...
Performers: Barber, Terrance; Chavez, Mike; Clark, Mark; Finch, Catrin; Gagan, Jon; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; LaGoya, Alexandre; Legrand, Michel; Liebert, Ottmar; Lyons, Gary [Engineer/Producer]...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut

Personnel: Terrance L. Barber Jr. (countertenor); Alexandre Lagoya, Ottmar Liebert (guitar); Gary Lyons (slide guitar); Catrin Finch, Ayako Shinozaki (harp); Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute); Mike Middleto...continue...

Shushan The Palace

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-05-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Jane Siberry: A Star Shall Rise Up Out of Jacob (after Mendelssohn)...
Performers: Benson, Sally; Dube, Martine; Friedman, Mark; Geggie, John; Hutchenreuther, David; Kiesewaiter, Peter; Kiesewalter, Tob; Kirwan, Jill; Lafrance, Manon; Lane, Christopher; Roe, Jim; Roseman, Leah; Sar...

Building on an international reputation as one of the great creators and innovators in contemporary popular music, legendary Canadian artist Jane Siberry goes a step...continue...
Personnel: Jane Siberry (vocals, keyboards); Mark Friedman , Martine Dubé (violin); Sally Benson (viola); Peter Kiesewalter (clarinet, keyboards); Jim "Eno" Roe (oboe); Chris Lane, Manon Lafrance...continue...

The Beasts of Bethlehem / Carol Wood

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-02-18

Works: Carol Lloyd Wood: The Beasts of Bethlehem, Christmas song cycle for voices & Celtic harp; Walker in Two Worlds, for recorder & Celtic harp; The Oxen, for voice, Irish whistle & Celtic harp; Carol (fr...
Performers: Wood, Carol; Wood, Carol Lloyd

Personnel: Carol Wood (vocals, celtic harp, keyboards); Kenny Turner (percussion)....continue...

Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church [with Bonus DVD]

1 CD / Columbia/Legacy / 2002-11-26

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem; Irish Traditional: My Lagan Love; She Moved through the Fair, folk song; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; César Franck: Panis angelicus; John Newton: Amazing Grace; Danny...
Performers: Atkins, Jane; Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; Cook, Jesse; Davies, Gareth; Davies, Rhodri; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Foster, David; Gaitsch, Bruce; Gilman, Billy [Country Vocals]; Graham, Janice; Groban, Josh...
Conductors: Edwards, Sian; Wright, Gavyn

Personnel includes: Charlotte Church (vocals); Billy Gilman, Josh Groban (vocals); Michael Thompson (guitar); Janice Graham (violin); Jane Atkins (viola); Tim Hugh (cello); Steve Mac (piano, keybo...continue...

Christmas Adagios - Holiday Classics to Touch your Heart

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-10-08

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: O come, O come Emmanuel; Amazing Grace; On ...
Performers: Café; Cunningham, Johnny; De Lancie, John; Douglas, Bill; Douglas, Dave [Piano]; Dunning, Brian; Erquiaga, Steve; Galway, James; Gomez, Eddie [Bass]; Irvine, Maya; Krips, Alfred; Mitchell, Emi...
Conductors: ; Gould, Morton; Ormandy, Eugene; Galway, James; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Salter, Robert; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Canadian Brass; Guildhall String Ensemble; Morton Gould Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Nightnoise; Philadelphia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orche...

Christmas Dreams / Liona Boyd

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2002-07-09

Works: Liona Boyd: Christmas Dreams; Song of Peace; A Canon for Christmas; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Traditional: God rest ye merry, gentlemen; Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesa...
Performers: Berman, Melvin; Boyd, Liona; Brandt, Kim; Dunstan, Darren; Fortin, Richard; Goodman, Erica; Leonard, Brian; Robertson, Eric; Sheard, Gord; Stewart, Douglas; Whittaker, Roger; Zamfir, Gheorghe
Conductors: Bartle, Jean Ashworth; Blyden-Taylor, Brainerd
Ensemble: Orpheus Boys' Choir; Toronto Children's Chorus

This is Liona Boyd's Gold CD of timeless Xmas favorites with special guests pan flutist Georges Zamfir and singer Roger Whittaker. Two choirs and delicate...continue...

Christmas with the Master Chorale of Washington / McCullough

1 CD / Albany Records / 1999-11-09

Works: Jonathan Willcocks: Magnificat; John Rutter: There is a flower; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; Donald McCullough: Let all mortal flesh keep silent; Hodie Christus natus est; Traditional: Angel...
Performers: Dawn Kasprow; Metropolitan Memorial Handbell Ensemble; Mitts, J. Thomas; Powell, Angela; Washington, Master Chorale of
Conductors: McCullough, Donald;
Ensemble: Master Chorale Brass & Percussion Ensemble; Master Chorale of Washington

This selection is a High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) recording....continue...

A Christmas Experiment / The Canadian Brass, Beaupré, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1997-10-14

Works: Johnny Marks: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Steve Nelson: Frosty the Snowman; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Christopher Dedrick: Sweet Songs of Christmas; Sleigh bells; The Angel Choir and th...
Performers: Crow, Maggie; Daellenbach, Christian; Grossman, Lorne; Irvine, Maya; McKay, Blair; Schalin, Douglas; Szczesniak, Tom
Conductors: Tremills, Mary Lou; ; Beaupré, Linda
Ensemble: Bach Children's Chorus; Canadian Brass; Canadian Brass Singers; Georgian Bay Children's Choir