Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-01-29

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve regina, for countertenor & strings in F minor (doubtful)
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Rousset, Christophe

Handel: English Arias from Saul, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus, Solomon / James Bowman, countertenor

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Choice of Hercules; Esther; Saul; Belshazzar; Theodora; Judas Maccabaeus; Solomon
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

This mid-priced Hyperion reissue offers a comprehensive program of Handel's arias from such famous English oratorios as Saul, Theodora, Judas Maccabaeus and Solomon. The world-famous...continue...
Recording information: 1992-03-??&1995-03-09_1995-....continue...

Vivaldi: Gloria; Stabat Mater / Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Caroly Watkinson, James Bowman

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Nulla in mundo pax sincera in E, RV 630; Amor, hai vinto (I), cantata for voice, strings & continuo, RV 651; Amen
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Kirkby, Emma; Nelson, Judith [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Preston, Simon; Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral

Iconic recordings from the most legendary classical artists in history. The Virtuoso Series brings back many of these cherished titles back into the forefront at...continue...

The Olympic Experience

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Henry ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Martini, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Santi, Nello; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Mehta, Zubin; Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Leppard, Raymond; Harnoncourt,...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Handel: Heroic Arias from Amadigi, Rinaldo, Alcina, Ottone et al. / James Bowman, countertenor

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-05-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Amadigi di Gaula; Giulio Cesare in egitto; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Serse; Giustino; Ottone, Re di Germania; Alcina
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Mackintosh, Catherine; Ward, Jeremy
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Recording information: 12/13/1990-12/01/1990E....continue...

Bach: Earthly and Divine / Music for Heaven and Earth

8 CD / Alpha Productions / 2011-11-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 1 en sol majeur, BWV 1007; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Partita no 2, BWV 1004; Sonate pour violin & basse continue en mi mineu...
Performers: Aerts, Wibert; Alard, Benjamin; Arnould, Benoît; Badiarov, Dmitry; Beekman, Marcel; Berben, Léon; Bereau, Marie; Boulanger, Lucile; Boulanger, Vinciane; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal...
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav; Pichon, Raphaël; Lasserre, Françoise; Haller, Benoit; Imbert, Raphaël
Ensemble: ; Akademia Ensemble; Café Zimmermann ; La Chapelle Royale; Ricercar Consort

A beautiful color book plus six CDs in a magnificent set! This is a truly hedonistic experience centered on Johann Sebastian Bach, including a rich...continue...

Handel: Esther / Bowman, Watson, Bickley

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Joshua, Rosemary; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Purves, Christopher; Smith, Angus; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence
Ensemble: London Handel Orchestra

Vivaldi Masterworks: Complete Concertos & Sonatas Op. 1-12

28 CD / Decca / 2011-09-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1; Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2; L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings &...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bond, Danny; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bruine, Frank de; Bylsma, Anner; Canino, Bruno; Caudle, Mar...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Pickett, Philip; Preston, Simon; Dyer, Paul
Ensemble: ; New London Consort

This 28-CD set offers all the greatest Concertos, Sonatas and Vocal Works by the most popular Baroque composer of all time! These celebrated recordings -...continue...

Scarlatti, Hasse: Salve Regina; Cantatas & Motets

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-01-11

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina, motet for soprano, strings & continuo in A major; Alessandro Scarlatti: Su le sponde del Tebro, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins, trumpet & continuo; Infirmata...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; York, Deborah
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

In the eighteenth century, the cantata was considered to be the supreme test of a composer’s artistry. On this disc, three fine examples by Alessandro...continue...
Recording information: 02/07/1996-02/09/1996....continue...

The World of the Castrati: The Voice of Angels

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione; Giulio Cesare; Ariodante; Alcina; Serse; Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Fernando, re di Castiglia; Faramondo; Antonio Caldara: La Pass...
Performers: Baldi, Antonio; Bedini, Domenico; Blythe, Stephanie; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Cafarelli; Carestini, Giovanni; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cicognani, Giuseppe; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Des...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Hickox, Richard; Rousset, Christophe; Christie, William; Bolton, Ivor; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; Bicket, Har...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of...continue...

Choral Collection / Rodolfus Choir

3 CD / Signum UK / 2010-11-05

Works: Thomas Tallis: Sancte Deus, sancte fortis; Suscipe quaeso, motet for 7 voices, P. 222; Absterge Domine; Miserere nostri, motet for 7 voices, P. 207; In jejunio et fletu; If ye love me; Loquebantur va...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Hughes, Christopher

Renaissance Polyphony / James Bowman, Catherine Bott, Paul Esswood

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-07-13

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Thomas Morley: Let my complaint, anthem; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; I call and cry to thee; William Byrd: Delight is dead, song for voices & viols; How vain the toils, ...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Esswood, Paul; Flowers, Suzanne; George, Michael; Griffett, James; Tracey, Bradford
Conductors:
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols

With the perennial Allegri Miserere as its headline piece, this Renaissance album brings together a great collection of Polyphony and Part Songs by 9 great...continue...

Handel, Bach, Vivaldi Purcell: Favourite

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-07-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: St. Cecilia; Serse; Semele; Acis & Galatea; Joshua; Jeptha; Alexander's Feast; Samson; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; Goodman, Roy; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

A Strong line up of 13 of the greatest Baroque arias performed by the top artists! Its first released was greeted enthusiastically by Gramophone: "enjoyable...continue...
Recording information: St. Pauls', Southgate, London (1987)....continue...

50 Best Baroque

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Solomon; Messiah; Water Music; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Abdelazar, or The Moor'...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bussi, Marcello; Cole, Maggie; d'Auvergne, Orchestre; Danby...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Auriacombe, Louis; Christophers, Harry; Sav...
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Circa 1500; Europa Galante; Fretwork; Il Seminario Musicale; Melante Amsterdam; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Handel: Alexander's Feast / Philip, Ledger

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Harper, Heather; Tear, Robert; Watts, Helen [Contralto Vocals]
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir

Nicolaus Bruhns: Das Kantatenwerk

2 CD / Ricercar / 2010-03-09

Works: Nicolaus Bruhns: Hemmt eure Tränenflut; Jauchzet dem Herren Alle Welt for voice, 2 violins ( or 2 bassoons) & continuo; Wohl dem, der Den Herren Fürchtet for 3 voices, instruments & continu...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; de Reyghere, Greta; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Purcell: Anthems

1 CD / Teldec / 2009-10-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord Alway, Z 49 "Bell Anthem"; Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z 10; O God, thou art my god, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, double chorus & organ, Z. 35; Chacon...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; van Egmond, Max; Vocal], Nigel Rogers [Tenor
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav

Recording information: Brennebroek, Holland (06/1969-07/1969)....continue...

Got Rot Tunbridge Wells [Soundtrack] / Sir Charles Mackerras, Emma Kirkby, et al

1 CD / United States Of Distribution / 2009-09-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Coronation Anthem; The Water Music; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; MEDLEY; Der Messias; Jephtha; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Organ Concerto Op. 7, n...
Performers: Anderson, Lynn; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Dalton, Andrew; Gavrilov, Andrei; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Howarth, Judith; Masterson, Valerie; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Ro...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Taken from the soundtrack of the film 'God Rot Tunbridge Wells', this unforgettable collection of Handel's "hits" was rightly praised at the time for making...continue...

England My England - Music from Original Soundtrack

1 CD / United States Of Distribution / 2009-09-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Suite for trumpet & organ in D minor; Bid the virtues; Work(s); In guilty night, Z 134; Indian Queen, Z 630; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Close thine ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Blackadder, David; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Dawson, Lynne; Graham, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Thoma...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This release contains music from the original soundtrack of the prize-winning movie which Tony Palmer directed about the great English composer Henry Purcell. Very little...continue...

Songs for Ariel / James Bowman, Kenneth Weiss

1 CD / Satirino / 2009-09-01

Works: Anonymous, English: Salve Regina; John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339 "Ode for St Cecilia's Day"; Don Q...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Ducornet, Marc; Weiss, Kenneth

"Far from a retrospective recording, however, Songs for Ariel is a vibrant performance that amply demonstrates the continuing vitality and beauty of Bowman's voice." -...continue...

Tavener: Canciones Espanolas, Requiem for Father Malachy / King's Singers, et al

1 CD / Lyrita / 2009-08-11

Works: John Tavener: Canciones españolas, for 2 counter-tenors, 3 flutes, percussion, organ & harpsichord; Requiem for Father Malachy, for voices, chorus & organ
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Carrington, Simon; Holt, Anthony; Hume, Alastair; Kay, Brian; Perrin, Nigel; Smith, Kevin [Countertenor Vocal]; Thompson, Alastair
Conductors: Tavener, John [Composer]
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

These legendary performances are on CD for the first time. Described by Gramophone as possessing an "impeccably manicured vocal blend, enchanting the ear from first...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Augér, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Dowland: Lute Songs; Campion, Danyel, Rosseter / James Bowman, Robert Spencer

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-06-30

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Firste Booke of Songes; Can she excuse, P 42; Awake sweet love, P 92; Second Booke of Songes; Second Booke of Songes or Ayres; Lachrimae, pavan for lute (music by Dowland po...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Spencer, Robert [Lute]

"This admirable record contains songs from all three "Bookes" (& more)... The lute solos are played in exemplary fashion by Robert Spencer. A fine single-disc...continue...

Handel: Admeto, Arminio, Deidamia, Radamisto, Rodrigo, Fernando / Alan Curtis, Furio Zanasi, et al

16 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5; Radamisto, HWV 12; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Sosarme, HWV 30; Arminio, HWV 36; Deidamia
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banditelli, Gloria; Banerjee, Neal; Beaumont, Maite; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Buwalda, Sytse; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Che...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This 16-CD boxed set contains six complete Handel operas composed over a period of more than 30 years, and arrives just in time to celebrate...continue...

NMC Songbook [Box Set]

4 CD / NM Classics Import / 2009-04-07

Works: David Sawyer: The Source, for 2 voices & tubular bells; Luke Bedford: Upon St. George's Hill, for voice & guitar; Anthony Powers: Shining Plain, for voice & piano; Gary Carpenter: Interlude, for voic...
Performers: Atherton, Elizabeth; Ball, Andrew; Barry, Gerald; Bickley, Susan; Booth, Claire; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Chance, Michael; Chapman, Jane [Harpsichord]; Ebrahim, Oma...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Ar...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; An...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Altus - From Castrato to Countertenor

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Giustino, RV 717; Amen; Nisi Dominus in G minor, RV 608; Longe mala umbrae terrores in G minor, RV 629; Pianti, sospiri, RV 676; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Der Messias; Work(s)...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Blake, Rockwell; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Deller, Alfred; Dupré, Desmond; Esswood, Paul; Gens, V&...
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Lesne, Gérard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Corboz, Michel; Linde, Hans-Martin; Parrott, Andrew; Curtis, Alan; Christie, William; Herreweghe, Philippe; Ledger, Philip, Sir...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Vocale; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Europa Galan...

The male voice hits an all-time high with this new collection from Virgin Classics. Starting as far back as 1902 with the last of the...continue...

"Mr Henry Purcell's most Admirable Composures" / Bowman, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Henry Purcell: We sing to Him whose wisdom form'd the ear, Z 199; Prophetess, Z 627; How long, great God, Z 189; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Music for a while; King Arthur, or The British Wort...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; King, Robert; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Orsler, Helen
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"James Bowman must surely be the finest vocal interpreter of Purcell today. His grasp of sentiment, his sense of timing, and his enunciation, are unsurpassed."...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Bach: Cantatas BWV 54, 169, 170 / King, Bowman

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-11-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 54, "Widerstehe doch der Sünde," BWV 54; Cantata no 169 "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben" B...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Fisher, Gillian; King, Robert; Pott, Charles
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"James Bowman is on impressive form and his admirers need not hesitate here." -The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs...continue...

Songs of Innocence - Britten, Barber, Ives, Handel, Warlock, etc / Swait, Bowman, Plant

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-07-06

Works: John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I Wander; Traditional Spiritual: In the Mornin', spiritual; Benjamin Britten: Diaphenia, song for voice & piano; The Owl, song for voice & piano; Witches' Song, for voic...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Plant, Andrew; Swait, Andrew

The initial impetus for 'Songs of Innocence' came from Andrew Swait who was extremely keen to investigate repertoire rarely sung by a treble; indeed, several...continue...

Orff: Carmina burana / Riccardo Chailly

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-03-18

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Greenberg, Sylvia
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Zelenka: Requiem in C minor, etc / Bowman, Rapson

1 CD / Metronome / 2008-01-08

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Requiem for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 45; Miserere (Psalm 50) for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C minor, ZWV 57; Lamentationes (6) pro ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Davidson, Grace; Hulett, Benjamin; Whiteley, Simon
Conductors:
Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Features superstar countertenor James Bowman in a solo performance of the Lamentation of Jeremiah, as well as the first UK recording of the Requiem in...continue...

The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

Hope: Songs and Chamber Music / Bowman, Ogden, et al

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-11-13

Works: Peter Hope: Sernade, for string trio; Bramall Hall Dances, for recorder & guitar; Sketches (4), for oboe, bassoon & piano; A Herrick Garland, for countertenor, recorder & harpsichord; Divertimento, f...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Camerata, Manchester; Francis, David; Jonathan Price [Composer/Cello]; Lawson, Peter; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Rancourt, Stephane; Salvage, Graham; Turner, John

Trauerkantaten

1 CD / Ricercar / 2007-09-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Du aber Daniel, gehe hin, funeral cantata for chorus, recorder, oboe, 2 violas da gamba, strings & c; Christian Ludwig Boxberg: Bestelle Dein Haus, cantata; Georg Riedel: Harm...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; de Reyghère, Greta; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Awake, Sweet Love... / James Bowman, Miller, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-08-14

Works: John Dowland: Can she excuse, P 42; Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Farewell; Second Booke of Songes; Queene Elizabeth, her Galliard, P 41; A Pilgrimes Solace; Firste Booke of Songes; Preludium, P 98; Fa...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]
Conductors:
Ensemble: King's Consort

'Restores a dimension of beauty that is often sacrificed in present day performances ... Happy the family that spent its leisure hours with this music,...continue...

Here let my life

1 CD / Analekta / 2007-05-15

Works: Henry Purcell: Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323; Arise, my muse (Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 320; Music for a while; If ever I more riches did desire, Z 54...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Britten: Purcell Realizations / Lott, Gritton, Walker, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Purcell Realizations; Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus; The Queen's Epicedium, for soprano or tenor & piano (Purcell Realization); Purcell Realizations from Harmonia Sa...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Rolfe Johnson, An...

'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD)

'Two irresistible discs - typically painstakingly produced and documented - and would deserve four stars if...continue...

The Da Vinci Collection

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-05-16

Works: Guillaume Dufay: Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices; Ce moys de may, rondeau for 3 voices; Johannes Ockeghem: Ma bouche rit, chanson for 3 voices; Missa prolationum, for 4 voices; Josquin Desprez:...
Performers: Balloy, Philippe; Beavan, David; Becu, Wim; Bona, Jacques; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Brookes, Oliver; Chance, Michael; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dani...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London; Ensemble Gilles Binchois; Ricercare-Ensemble für Alte Musik, Zürich ; The Hilliard Ensemble

Britten: Song Cycles

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Winter Words, Op. 52; On this Island, Op. 11; Who are these Children?, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 84; Tit for Tat; Hen...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John

The names of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears are forever linked by their personal and creative partnership. Composer and interpreter have rarely enjoyed so long-standing...continue...

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Essential Handel / Robert King, The King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62; Solomon; A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Cecilia, Volgi un Sguardo, cantata for soprano, tenor, strings & continuo, HWV 89; Coronation Anthe...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Bellamy, Alexandra; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; Fullbrook, Charles; George, Michael; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

This new budget-price compilation disc brings together twenty favorite tracks from The Kings Consorts acclaimed Handel recordings. There are movements from recent releases such as...continue...

Collectors Edition - Handel: Oratorios / Hogwood, et al

8 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Esther; La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Aled; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Kirkby, Emma; Kwella, Patrizia; Nelson, Judith [Soprano Vocal]; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Rolfe...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Christ Church Cathedral Choir

Christopher Hogwood and The Academy of Ancient Music have made a number of distinguished recordings of the music of Handel. Handels most popular oratorio, Messiah,...continue...

The Art of the Recorder / David Munrow

2 CD / Testament / 2005-06-14

Works: Anonymous, English: English Dance (13th century); English Te Deum; Estampie from the Robertsbridge fragment; Anonymous, Italian: Saltarellos 1-4 (GB-LBl Add.29987); Jacques Barbireau: Een Vroylic Wes...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brookes, Oliver; Burrowes, Norma; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Hill, Martyn; Hogwood, Christopher [Conductor]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lumsden, Alan; Munrow, D...
Conductors:
Ensemble: David Munrow Recorder Consort; Early Music Consort of London

David Munrow established his Early Music Consort of London in 1967 and much of his later work was based around this ensemble, with James Bowman,...continue...

The King's Consort Collection

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-04-12

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Laetatus sum; Deus tuorum militum sors et corona, motet for alto, tenor, bass & 2 violins (from Selva morale et sp; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns and Vio...
Performers: Bellamy, Alexandra; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Clark, Andrew; Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Fullbrook, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hellg...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Released to celebrate the group's 25th anniversary, this wonderfully varied selection of music (which opens with a thrilling 'taster' of delights to come in the...continue...

Orff: Carmina Burana / Hill, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2005-03-29

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus

Britten Conducts Britten Operas Vol 2

10 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64; Phaedra, Op. 93; The Rape of Lucretia; Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54; Death in Venice, opera, Op. 88; Gloriana, opera, Op. 53
Performers: Adams, Stephen James; Ainsley, John Mark; Alder, Eric; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barstow, Josephine; Bates, Angela Vernon; Bauer, Michael; Bowen, Kenneth; Bowma...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Welsh National Opera Chorus

These recordings of the remaining five Britten operas in the Decca catalog are conducted by mixture of the composer and two colleagues, Steuart Bedford and...continue...

Purcell - Theatre Music / Hogwood, et al

6 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge"; Distressed Innocence, or, the Princess of Persia, incidental music, Z. 577; The Married Beau, or, the Curious Impertinent, incidental music, Z. 603; ...
Performers: Bamber, Peter; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; George, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Keyte, Christopher; Kirkby, Emma; Lane, E...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

An extraordinary opportunity to own the theatre music of Henry Purcell in a compact set at a budget price. Outstanding artists and ensemble led by...continue...