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Mission / Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Agostino Steffani [Deluxe hardcover limited edition]

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-02

Works: Agostino Steffani: Alarico il Baltha, cioè L'audace re de' Gothi; Servio Tullio; Niobe, regina di Tebe; Tassilone; Work(s); La superbia d'Alessandro; Alarco il Baltha; La libertà contenta; ...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Conte, Rosario; Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti

Autumn 2012 marks the release of Mission, a sensational release from the world's best-selling classical artist Cecilia Bartoli and a project with international politics, religious...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Stelio Molo, Radio Svizzerea Italia, Lugano, (11/2011-03/2012)....continue...

The Business of Angels: English Recorder Music from the Stuart Era

1 CD / Pipistrell / 2011-02-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Daniel Purcell: Solo no 2 for flute (or recorder/violin) & basso continuo in B minor (from "3 Sonatas for 2 Flutes; Solomon Eccles: A Division to a Ground, for archl...
Performers: Harris, Lucas [Lute]; Jackson, Nadina Mackie; Medicky, Borys; Melville, Alison; Morton, Joëlle

With pieces all composed or arranged for the recorder between 1683 and 1720, The Business of Angels offers a sonic snapshot of folk-influenced and art...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Royal St George's College, Toronto, ON, Canad (02/18/2010-02/20/2010)....continue...

Orpheus In England: Dolwand & Purcell

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-01-02

Works: John Dowland: A Pilgrimes Solace; The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires; The First Booke of Songs or Ayres; Fantasia, for lute (from "A Varietie of Lute-lessons"); The Second Booke of Songs or A...
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Lindberg, Jakob

Sometime around 1600, John Dowland received a pavane composed by his patron Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, in honor of 'the English Orpheus'. A hundred years...continue...
Recording information: Länna Church, Sweden (11/2008)....continue...

The Gentleman's Flute

1 CD / Oehms / 2010-10-26

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo for a Flute; Alcina for a Flute; Giulio Cesare in Egitto for a Flute; Saul; Amadigi di Gaula; Sonata for Recorder and Basso continuo in G minor, HWV 360/Op. 1 no 2; A...
Performers: Marincic, Domen; Temmingh, Stefan; Watts, Lyndon; Watts, Olga; Wolf, Axel

This CD features Handel arias in 18th century arrangements for recorder and basso continuo. The arias of the 'newest' Handel operas were analogous to pop...continue...
Recording information: Malteserstift St. Joseph, Starnberg, Germany (04/12/2010-04/15/2010)....continue...

Vivaldi's Cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-07-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531; Concerto for violin, strings and basso continuo, Op. 8/4, RV 297 "Winter"; Concerto for Cello, strings & continuo in B flat major, RV 423; L...
Performers: Fentross, Mike; Koopman, Ton; McGillivray, Katherine; Verschuren, Wouter
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Recording information: De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (11/17/2003-11/20/2003)....continue...

50 Best Romantic Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux; Samson et Dalila; Romance for violin & orchestra in C major, Op. 48; Georges Bizet: Carment; Carmen, opera;...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Byzantine, Julian; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Car...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Slatkin, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Plasson, Michel; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Dervaux, Pierre; Ozawa, Seiji; Frémaux, Louis; Kara...

Handel's Harp / Maxine Eilander, Cyndia Sieden, Stephen Stubbs, Seattle Baroque Orchestra

1 CD / ATMA / 2009-08-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther; Saul; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Giulio Cesare; Rinaldo; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Alexander Balus
Performers: Eilander, Maxine; Sieden, Cyndia; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Conductors: Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Ensemble: Seattle Baroque Orchestra

Handel's complete music for harp on a single CD for the first time. Handel used the harp in everything from operas and oratorios to adaptations...continue...

Opera for Lute - Hasse: Arias, etc [transcribed] / Axel Wolf

1 CD / Oehms / 2008-03-25

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Ezio, opera; Leucippo, opera; Solimano, opera; Ciro riconosciuto; Artemisia, opera; L' eroe cinese, opera; Lute Sonata no 3 in F major
Performers: Wolf, Axel

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Best Romantic Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

The second of this month's 'Best 100' releases is the 'Best Romantic Classics 100'. A fantastic present for Valentine's Day, this 6-CD album sets the...continue...

The Essential Julian Bream

2 CD / RCA Records / 2008-01-15

Works: Francisco Tárrega: Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Etudes (12) for Guitar, W 235; Study no 8; Estudio, for guitar no 12 in A minor, A. 235/12; Joaquin Malats: Serenata andaluza; Jo...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Malcolm, George
Conductors:
Ensemble: Julian Bream Consort

The great English guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream celebrates his 75th birthday in 2008, looking back on a unique and innovative career that forged a...continue...

New Seasons

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Trio sonata for 2 violins & continuo in G minor, Op. 2/8, HWV 393 (doubtful); Rinaldo; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; MEDLEY; Suite for Harpsichord in E...
Performers: Gauci-Ancelin, Matthieu; Haufa, Jakub; Krupa, Arkadiusz; Mayer, Albrecht; Pianca, Luca; Razynska, Monika; Santana, Guilhaume

When the subject turns to oboists, his name is now de rigeur: Albrecht Mayer. His playing has both listeners and critics raving, with expressions like...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Hickox, Augér, Jones, Kwella

3 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Davies, Maldwyn; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Heley, John; Jones, Della; Kuhlmann, Kathleen; Kwella, Patrizia; Linell, Dorothy; Tomlinson, John; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Opera Chorus

German Lute Music of the Baroque

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-05-18

Works: Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata for lute in A major (Vienna MS 18829), Smith 421, 61, 62, 64, 66; Adam Falckenhagen: Sonata for lute in C minor, Op. 1/1; Johann Adolf Hasse: Cleofide; Joachim Bernhard ...
Performers: Held, Joachim

Orfeo Fantasia - Monteverdi, Hume, et al / Daniels, et al

1 Super Audio CD / ATMA / 2005-02-01

Works: Anonymous: Work(s); Le rossignol; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Tobias Hume: Captaine Humes Poeticall Musicke; Pierre Guédron: Quel espoir de guarir; Giulio Caccini: Le nuove musiche; Giovanni Pi...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Daniels, Charles; Fortin, Olivier; North, Nigel [Lute]; Sempe, Skip

Joshua Bell - Romance of the Violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Camille Sai...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Orton, Stephen
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Bell's performances and his magnetic presence have earned him popularity and acclaim that reach far beyond core classical audiences. All the arrangements for this recording...continue...
Throughout his career, violinist Joshua Bell has always sought to expand the range of works available for his instrument, and with the aptly titled ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN, he ventures a bit further fro...continue...

Handel: Love Duets / LeBlanc, Taylor, Stubbs, Arion Ensemble

1 CD / ATMA / 2002-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Giulio Cesare; Overture for orchestra in D major, HWV 337; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Rodelinda; MEDLEY
Performers: Guimond, Claire; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arion (Canada)

Southwest Sweden - its Musical Heritage, Vol. 3

1 CD / Proprius / 1996-02-01

Works: André Campra: L'Europe galante; Hésione, opera; Robert de Visée: Preludes for guitar; Pierre Verdier: Gavotte; Anonymous: Siö Combatt; Gavotte de luth; Nicolas Renier: Amans, sur ...
Performers: Ek, Helena; Kihlstrand, Sofi; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindgren, Sten; Sunesson, Tore