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Arias for Guadagni / Iestyn Davies, countertenor; Arcangelo

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul, HWV 53; Theodora, HWV 68; The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Johann Adolf Hasse: Didone abbandonata; John Christopher Smith: The Fairies; Thomas Arne: ...
Performers: Davies, Iestyn; Jonathan Cohen [Cello/Conductor]
Conductors: Cohen, Jonathan
Ensemble: Arcangelo

British countertenor Iestyn Davies is one of the fastest rising stars on the concert and opera circuit. Following his highly acclaimed recording of Porpora cantatas,...continue...
Recording information: St. Silas The Martyr, St. Silas Place, Kentish Town, Lo (08/10/2011-08/12/2011)....continue...

Il Tenore, The Tenor / Salvatore Licitra

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Otello; Aida, ope...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Chegwidden, Davey; Frittoli, Barbara; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Hamilton, Mike; Jones, Warren; Labèque, Katia; Licitra, Salvatore; May, Daniel; Plazas, Mary; Wood, Nath...
Conductors: Brignoli, Roberto Rizzi; Rizzi, Carlo; Muti, Riccardo; May, Daniel; Armiliato, Marco

Silence!, The Musical / Original Cast Recording

1 CD / Razor & Tie / 2012-01-10

Works: Al Kaplan: Silence! The Musical
Performers: Barrett, Brent; Bergmann, Callan; Bienskie, Stephen; Bouvy, Harry; Cohen, Randy; Goodwin, Deidre; Hiller, Jeff; Kay, Howard; Nash, Brian J.; Spina, Lucia
Conductors: Nash, Brian J.

Recording information: Yellow Sound Lab, NYC.

This original Broadway cast recording of Silence! The Musical includes all 16 tracks from the award-winning musical parody of the iconic 1991 thril...continue...

Tinderbox Musical

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-09-28

Works: Galt MacDermot: The Tinderbox Musical, musical play
Performers: Bascomb, Wilbur; Creek, Luther; Frosk, John; Griffin, Suzanne; Guth, John; Higgins, Patience [Saxophone]; Joseph, Catrice; MacDermot, Galt; Macdermot, Vincent [Trombone]; Monteleone, Chris; Po, Melan...

Vienna, City of My Dreams

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-10-07

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), operetta (arr. & edited by A. Müller); Casanova; Carl Zeller: Der Vogelhändler; Der Obersteiger; Rudolf Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Tr&#...
Performers: Bowman, Calvin; Cook, Jan; Kenny, Yvonne; Smith, Wilma; Vries, Doug de
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard

Despite being the city where Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Berg and Schoenberg lived and created many of their greater masterpieces, many people still consider...continue...

Glass Box - Philip Glass Nonesuch Retrospective

10 CD / Nonesuch / 2008-09-30

Works: Philip Glass: Contrary Motion; Music with Changing Parts; Music in Similar Motion; Music in 12 parts; Einstein on the Beach; Closing; North Star; Dressed like an Egg; Mad Rush; MEDLEY; Koyaanisqatsi;...
Performers: Allen, Sanford; Anderer, Joseph; Arner, Leonard; Baker, Timothy; Balm, Neil; Barab, Seymour; Bargen, Karl; Bauch, Ethan; Beckenstein, Marion; Benary, Barbara; Benincasa, Rex; Bielawa, Lisa; Bielecki,...
Conductors: Riesman, Michael; Keene, Christopher; ; Davies, Dennis R.; Goldray, Martin; Ingman, Nick
Ensemble: ; American Composers Orchestra; Bruckner Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Kronos Quartet; Lyric Quartet; New York City Opera Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble; Quena Ensemble; String Orchestra; S...

This elegantly packaged 10-disc retrospective surveys four decades of work by Philip Glass, from his earliest solo pieces to his world-renowned operas to his Oscar-nominated...continue...

Andrew Lloyd Weber - A Classical Tribute

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-25

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Evita; Cats; Phantom of the Opera; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Requiem; Sunset Boulevard; Jesus Christ Superstar; Aspects of Love; Beautiful Game; Variations fo...
Performers: Argent, Rod; Carreras, José; Clayderman, Richard; Copley, Michael; Cullen, David; Fleming, Renée; Garrett, Lesley; Hartley, Dave; Hiseman, Jon; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Paul; Keogh, P...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Farnon, Robert; Gemignani, Paul; Stratta, Ettore; Barlow, Stephen; Inglis, Anthony; Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Sinfonia; Robert Farnon Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

To celebrate the 60th birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber, this spectacular album brings together recordings made by the most sought-after classical artists, including Jose Carreras,...continue...

La Diva [Universal]

1 CD / Universal Classics Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Ennio Morricone: Il mercenario; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Joaquín Rodrig...
Performers: Banbury, James; Jenkins, Katherine; McCapra, Fiona; Meirion, Rhys; Parricelli, John
Conductors: Banbury, James; Hayward, William

At just 24 years of age Katherine Jenkins is a household star in the UK. The tracks on this record are a collection of her...continue...
Personnel: Katherine Jenkins (vocals); Rhys Meirion (vocals); John Parricelli (guitar); Fiona McCapra (violin); James Banbury (keyboards, percussion).

Recording information: Trinity College, Ca...continue...

Odyssey [UK]

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Enya: May It Be (for the film Lord of the Rings; American Traditional: The Water Is Wide (after O Waly, Waly); Andrea Sandri: Dell'amore non si sa; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Rolf Lovland: Pra...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Bould, Miles; Chamberlain, Simon; Christie, Rupert; Clarvis, Raul; Cole, Helen; Furey, Finbar; Hinnegan, Tony; Jiear, Alison; Kenyon, Carol; Mariotti, Davis; McIntosh, Robbie; McKenn...
Conductors: Brett, James; Ingman, Nick; Malavasi, Mauro; Hawes, Patrick; Hussey, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Ensemble of Bologna

The young singer's sophomore album "Odyssey" has been re-outfitted with different cover art and three previously unreleased recordings for this issue: "The Water Is Wide",...continue...
Personnel: Hayley Westenra (vocals, piano); Mae McKenna, Alison Jiear, Andrea Bocelli, Carol Kenyon (vocals); Robbie McIntosh (guitar); Angie Passarella (acoustic guitar); Francois Rive (cello); Davi...continue...

Un Mondo a Parte / Annette Bryn Parri

1 CD / Sain / 2005-06-10

Works: Ludovico Einaudi: Un mondo a parte, for piano & ensemble; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Work(s); Welsh Traditional: Bugeilio'...
Performers: Britton, Charli; Frieze, Bethan; Gibbard, Gwenan; Hames, Robin; Harries, Griff; Jenkins, Keith; Mainwaring, John; Parri, Annette Bryn; Pearce, Jeff; Pearson, Wyn; Peter Williams [Double Bass/Keyboard...

La Diva / Katherine Jenkins

1 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Ennio Morricone: Il mercenario; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Joaquín Rodrigo: E...
Performers: Banbury, James; Czech Film Orchestra And Choir; Jenkins, Katherine; O'Grady, Jenny; Parricelli, John; Rowland, Dave; Voices, Metro
Conductors: Banbury, James; Hayward, William; Rowland, David

Personnel: John Parricelli (guitar); James Banbury (keyboards, percussion).

Recording information: Trinity College, Carmarthen....continue...

The Opera Band

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-01-13

Works: James Shearman: Prayer in the Night, song (after Sarabande by George Frideric Handel); Alex North: Unchained Melody; Antonio Galbiati / Giuseppe Dettori: Canto alla vita; Peter Wolf / Michelle Wolf /...
Performers: Appleby, Jo; Bould, Miles; Cottle, Laurence; Cottle, Richard; Forever, Amici; Garrett, Nicholas; Habbin, David; Harvey, Richard [Gryphon]; Parricelli, John; Patrick, Nick; Sewell, Geoff; Valentine, T...
Conductors: Ingman, Nick
Ensemble: Budapest Film Orchestra

Selections recorded at Shine Studios, Metropolis London, and Budapest Radio Studios.

Personnel: Richard Harvey (pipe); Richard Cottle (keyboards); Nick Patrick (percussion, programming); Miles...continue...

Nordentoft: On This Planet / Sorensen, Sandberg, Klett, etc

1 CD / Dacapo / 2003-03-01

Works: Anders Nordentoft: On this Planet "As Ants Cross Over Your Eyelids"
Performers: Klett, Anna; Nordentoft, Anders; Sandberg, Thomas
Conductors: Sorensen, Morten Ryelund
Ensemble: Athelas Sinfonietta

'On This Planet' is a new artistic idiom, a journey through life from birth to death. But it is no ordinary journey. Anders Nordentoft's past...continue...

Beyond Imagination

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-01-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsumme...
Performers: Babes, Opera; Bova, Jeff; Clarvis, Paul; Cohen, Jon; Cottle, Richard; Dalton, Mitchell; England, Karen; Goldberg, Ivor; Hartley, David; Knight, Rebecca; Kodo; Martin, Juan [Guitar]; Parricelli, John;...
Conductors: Masterson, Cliff; Griffiths, Paul Wynne; Ingman, Nick

Operababes: Rebecca Knight, Karen England.

Producers include: Jon Cohen, Noely, Anne Dudley, Frank Gallagher, Jim Steinman, Avi Geller.

Recorded in London, England and New York, New York...continue...

The Voice - Verdi, etc / Russell Watson

1 CD / Decca / 2001-04-17

Works: Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Stephen Warbeck: Captain Corelli's Mandolin, film score; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Zucchero: Miserere, song; César Fr...
Performers: Brennan, Moya; Cottle, Richard; Dale, Caroline; Harvey, Richard [Gryphon]; McIntosh, Robbie; Pigott, Steve; Ryder, Shaun; Savannah, John; Smith, Mark; Themis, John; Watson, Russell
Conductors: Hayward, William

Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia

1 CD / Decca / 1998-10-20

Works: Jon Bon Jovi: Let it rain; Spice Girls: Stop; Viva forever; Diane Warren: How do I live without you; Manuel de Falla: I hate you then I love you; Stevie Wonder: Higher Ground; Peace wanted just to be...
Performers: Bon Jovi, Jon; Cole, Natalie; Corrs, The; Cortese, Emanuela; Cortesi, Emanuela; Daniele, Pino; De Maco, Stefano; Dell'Abate, Jill; Dion, Celine; Gadd, Steve [Drums]; Girls, Spice; Guidetti, Claudio; ...
Conductors: Boemi, Marco; ; Molina, José; Molina, Jose
Ensemble: Spice Girls; The Corrs; Turin Philharmonic Orchestra

A video of this program, directed by Spike Lee and including additional songs, is available as London 074 208.

A portion of the proceeds from this recording will be donated to War Child for the...continue...

The Musical Railism of Anne LeBaron

1 CD / Mode Records / 1995-07-18

Works: Anne LeBaron: Dog-Gone Cat Act for prepared harp; The E. & O. Line, opera; Waltz for Quintet (flute, violin, viola, cello & piano); The Sea and the Honeycomb, for soprano, piccolo/flute, clarinet/ba...
Performers: Barker, Thurman; Beck, John [Rock]; Cloutier, Louise; Fischer, Penelope; Hamilton, Lawrence; Kim, Kwant-wu; LeBaron, Anne [Composer/Harp]; London, Frank; Melford, Myra; Merz, Albert; Oldfather, Chris...
Conductors: LeBaron, Anne; Heldrich, Claire; Fleisher, Leon
Ensemble: ; Kennedy Center Theater Chamber Players; New Music Consort

The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach

1 CD / Vanguard / 1990-02-20

Works: P.D.Q. Bach: Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice, S 2n-1; Toot Suite, S 212; Erotica Variations for banned Instruments and Piano, S 36EE; Art of the Ground Round for 3 Baritones & Discontinuo, S 1.19...
Performers: Ferrante, John; Nelson, John [Conductor]; Oei, David; Rosenfeld, Peter; Schickele, Peter; Weisberg, Arthur