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British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Haydn: Complete Scottish Songs / Anderson, MacDougall, Haydn Trio Eisenstadt

18 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, H 31a; Up in the Morning Early, Hob. 31a no 28; Her absence will not alter me ("Tho' distant far from Jessy's charms"), folk song for voice, violin; The Ploughm...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Eisenstadt, Haydn Trio; MacDougall, Jamie

This box set brings together for the first time all Haydn's Scottish and Welsh folksong settings - a grand total of 429 songs. Why, at...continue...
Recording information: Haydn Hall, Esterházy Palace, Eisenstadt, Austria (05/2003-??/2008)....continue...

Carl Michael Ziehrer, Vol, 12

1 CD / Preiser / 2010-02-09

Works: Carl Michael Ziehrer: Es gibt kein zweites Wien!, marsch, Op. 475; Singen, Lachen, Tanzen, waltz for orchestra, Op. 486; Leben heiát genieáen!, polka schnell, Op. 325; Die verliebte Esk...
Performers: Frank, Gunther; Holm, Renate; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Mogg, Herbert

This disc continues the series on Preiser of C.M. Ziehrer's music. Ziehrer was the last significant representative of Viennese dance music of the classical age...continue...

Harbison: Full moon in March, Mirabai Songs, Exequien for Calvin Simmons / Rose, DiSimone, Baty, et al

1 CD / BMOP/Sound / 2009-04-14

Works: John Harbison: Full Moon in March, opera; Mirabai Songs; Exequien for Calvin Simmons
Performers: Baty, Janna; Harley, Anne; Kelley, Frank; Maddalena, James; Simone, Lorraine di
Conductors: Rose, Gil
Ensemble: Boston Modern Orchestra Project

BMOP/Sound's latest release features John Harbison's 'Full Moon in March', an emblematic ritual-opera, the libretto of which is adapted from the poem, 'A Full Moon...continue...

Chabrier: España, Gwendoline, Suite pastorale, etc / Plasson, Hendricks, Mentzer, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Gwendoline; Joyeuse marche "Marche française"; Suite pastorale; Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comiq...
Performers: Del Vescovo, Pierre; Hendricks, Barbara; Mentzer, Susanne
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

'Espana' is one of the great orchestral showpieces, and has almost deemed Chabrier a one work composer. He was one of a group of French...continue...

Bach: Little Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Selections) / Gauvin, Beauséjour, Istomin

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-09-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (Aria di Giovannini), aria for voice & continuo, BWV 51; Solo for Harpsichord, BWV Anhung 129; Schaffs mit mir, Gott, nach deinem Willen, chora...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc; Gauvin, Karina

Anna Magdalena Notebook - Bach / Stolte, Lieb, Collum, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Polonaise for keyboard in G minor (AMN II/10, doubtful; perhaps by C.P.E. Bach), BWV Anh. 119; Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (Aria di Giovannini), aria for voice & continuo,...
Performers: Collum, Herbert; Leib, Gunther; Stolte, Adele

This disc is especially noteworthy for the German soprano Adele Stolte (b. 1932), considered one of the great Bach interpreters of her generation, especially with...continue...

Highlights Of The Vienna Symphonic Orchestra 4 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-08-28

Works: Johann Strauss Jr.: Waldmeister; Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214; Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410; Das Spitzentuch der Königen; Der Zigeunerbaron; Kaiser-Walzer, Op. 437
Performers: Donath, Helen; Hollweg, Werner
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Volume 4 features: Johann Strauss' Overture from the operetta 'Waldmeister,' Waltz from the Operetta, 'The Queen's lace handkerchief,' 'Tritsch-Tratsch Polka' op. 214 'Voices of spring,'...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, DD 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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The Very Best of J. Strauss Jr.

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Das Spitzentuch der Königin; Eine Nacht in Venedig; Champagner-Polka, Op. 211; Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Wiener Bonbons, Op. 307; ...
Performers: Berkes, Janos; Csonka, Zsuzsa; Fontana, Gabriele
Conductors: Kovács, László; Wildner, Johannes; Walter, Alfred

Frames for a Fairy Tale - Music composed by Alain Amouyal

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-07-01

Works: Alain Amouyal: Temptation; Dance; Hope; March; Liberation; Certainty
Performers: Alley, John; Montgomery, Susan
Conductors: Mann, Paul
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices

Hyperion French Song Edition - Musique adorable! - Chabrier: Songs

2 CD / Hyperion / 2002-08-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Early Songs (9), for voice & piano; Le Pas d'armes du Roi Jean, song for voice & piano; Ivresses!, grande valse for voice & piano; L'invitation au voyage, for voice & piano; Sé...
Performers: Burden, William; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Leveaux, Ursula; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Spence, Toby; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"Here is something so joyous and heart-warming that it's difficult to know where to start anyone with a love of French music and poetry will...continue...

Alleluia - An American Hymnal / Bruffy, Kansas City Chorale

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-10-20

Works: American Traditional: Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal (Invitation); William Walker: Come Away to the Skies; George Allen: Precious Lord, Take My Hand; Sister Betsy Spalding: I Want to Shake with Indig...
Performers: Higdon, James; Taylor, Anne; Williamson, Pamela
Conductors: Bruffy, Charles
Ensemble: Kansas City Chorale

This is the fifth collection of choral music that the Kansas City Chorale, consisting of twenty four professional singers, has made for Nimbus. The music...continue...

The George Gershwin Songbook / Julie Hill, Craig Bohmler

1 CD / Centaur / 1998-04-01

Works: George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Capitol Revue; La La Lucille; George White's Scandals of 1922; French Doll; George White's Scandals of 1924; Tip-toes; Oh, Kay!; Funny Face; Strike up the Band; Girl C...
Performers: Bohmler, Craig; Hill, Julie

Sousa: El Capitan / Hobson, Beer, Dolter, Edwards, et al

2 CD / Zephyr / 1998-02-01

Works: John Philip Sousa: El Capitan
Performers: Bade, Andy; Beer, Lucille; Dolter, Gerald; Edwards, Darryl; Elyashar, Donna; Goulet, Robert Daniel; Hartmann, Donald; Karam, Sherri; McCormick, Mary Ann; Meers, Harold Gray; Schacht, Richard; Webster...
Conductors: Hobson, Ian
Ensemble: Sinfonia da Camera; University of Illinois Chorale; University of Illinois Concert Band

Music for Queen Mary - Henry Purcell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-04-04

Works: Henry Purcell: I was glad when they said unto me, O Lord, Z 19; Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Z 46; Stript of their green our groves appear, Z 444; Now does the glorious day appear (Ode for Queen Mar...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Chance, Michael; Chateauneuf, Paula; Kirkby, Emma; Prevost, Stephen le; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Tubb, Evelyn [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Neary, Martin
Ensemble: Choir of Westminster Abbey; New London Consort

This disc received a 1996 Grammy nomination for "Best Classical Album."...continue...

Christmas Music / Sund, Orphei Drängar

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1991-11-01

Works: Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosanna zu Davids Sohn; Ruben Liljefors: När det lider mot jul; Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul stralande jul; Traditional: Bereden väg för herran; Hodie Christus natus...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Hogman, Christina; Mattei, Peter
Conductors: Sund, Robert
Ensemble: Orphei Drängar

On the Banks of Helicon - Early Music of Scotland

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1986-11-08

Works: Anonymous: Over the hills; Kathren Oggie; In a garden so green; My heartly service; Scotch Cap; Flowers of the forest; Kilte thy coat, Magge; Canaries; I will not go to bed till I suld die; Jockey Lo...
Performers: Ballard, Mary Anne; Bass, Howard; Cudek, Mark; George, Edwin; Kosloski, Alice; LaRue, Custer; Lipkis, Larry; McFarlane, Ronn; Norman, Chris
Conductors:
Ensemble: Baltimore Consort

The Baltimore Consort made its Dorian debut with this varied mix of early music from Scotland, ranging from hauntingly beautiful songs to rollicking fiddle tunes...continue...