Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]

Verdi: Opera Highlights / Bergonzi, Caballé, Carreras, Cossotto, Domingo, Freni, Gobbi, Kraus, Milnes, Price et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Macbeth; Un Ballo in maschera; La Forza del destino; Don Carlo; Aida, opera; Otello; Falstaff
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arroyo, Martina; Barbieri, Fedora; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonisolli, Franco; Caballe, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Casoni, Bianca Maria; Cossott...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Rudel, Julius; Karajan, Herbert von; Gardelli, Lamberto; Giulini, Carlo Maria

2013 will herald the start of Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial year. To celebrate the occasion, EMI Classics presents the ultimate Verdi opera collection, Verdi: Opera Highlights....continue...

Oscar Hammerstein II: Out of My Dreams

1 CD / Decca / 2012-02-28

Performers: Andrews, Julie; Brightman, Sarah; Brynner, Yul; Clayton, Jan; Clooney, Rosemary; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Drake, Alfred; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Fisher, Connie; Haynes, Dick; Mitchell, B...
Conductors: Mauceri, John; Young, Victor; Lee, Simon; Dvonch, Frederick; Gemignani, Paul; Blackton, Jay; Littau, Joseph; Waters, Willie Anthony

Out Of My Dreams is the audio companion to an acclaimed new documentary about the celebrated theater lyricist, Oscar Hammerstein II. The documentary, written and...continue...

The Best of Placido Domingo: A Portrait / Verdi, Gounod, Boito, Puccini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giovanna D'Arco; Un Ballo in Maschera; Don Carlo; Charles Gounod: Faust; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Tosca
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Milnes, Sherrill; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Georges; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno

By now he has sung 123 different roles, more than any other tenor in the annals of music, with at least two more new roles...continue...

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Romeo et Juliette / Muti - Philadelphia Orch.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Norman, Jessye
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

'Muti can suggest a sensibility driven to the edge of sanity by its nightmare,' wrote Gramophone of this intense interpretation of Berlioz's visionary Symphonie fantastique,...continue...
Recording information: Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia....continue...

Wagner: Opera Arias / Simon Estes

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Die Walküre; Parsifal
Performers: Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Reeh, Heinz
Conductors: Fricke, Heinz
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

Once a medical student in Iowa, Simon Estes left his studies to attend Julliard and eventually became the first black, male artist to take a...continue...
Recording information: Berlin (04/1984)....continue...

Viva Domingo!

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Macbeth; Giavanna d'Arco; Otello; Don Carlo; Un ballo in maschera; La forza del destino; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; La clemenza di...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Cangelosi, David; Domingo, Placido; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Gabriel, Ana; Graham, Susan; Hampson, Thomas; Milnes, Sherrill; Pandora; Sc...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Barker, John; Kohn, Eugene; Fisch, Asher; Chung, Myung-Whun; Levine, James; Pappano, Antonio; Prêtre, Georges; Bartoletti, Bruno; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Viotti, Marcello; Rudel, J...

EMI Classics celebrates Plácido Domingo’s illustrious 50 years on stage with this exciting 4-CD set replete with extension liner notes, artist testimonials, and a career...continue...

100 Best Verdi

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Il Trovatore; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlos; Requiem; La forza del destino...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Andreolli, Florindo; Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbieri, Fedora; Bella, Benito di; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bernardi, Giuliano; Bonisolli, Franco; Borgato, ...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Rudel, Julius; Erede, Alberto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von; Pappano, Antonio; Gardelli, Lamberto; Barker, John; Pidò, Evelino;...

This 6-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), performed by many of...continue...

Verdi: Un Giorno di Regno

2 CD / Gall Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao); Macbeth
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Connell, Elizabeth; Davis, Darlene; Eagleson, Leonard; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Fissore, Enrico; Groswin, Henri; Lima, Luis; Popescu, Torna; Rinaldi, Margherita; Scherpfha...
Conductors: Bellugi, Piero; Muti, Riccardo

Leonard Bernstein conducts Haydn

12 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-07-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 82 in C major, H 1 no 82 "The Bear"; Symphony no 83 in G minor, H 1 no 83 "The Hen"; Symphony no 84 in E flat major, H 1 no 84; Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "L...
Performers: Altmann, Bernard; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Devlin, Michael; Elias, Rosalind [Mezzo-Soprano]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Hudson, Paul; Killebrew, Gwendolyn; Popp, Lucia; Prince-Josep...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Franz Joseph Haydn, one of classical music's greatest luminaries, was instrumental to the development and evolution of the genre in his era. While making his...continue...

Gemini - Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Les nuits d'été / Barbirolli, Norman, Aler, Estes, Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Norman, Jessye
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A fine if not ideally cast account of Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette, with plenty of orchestral colour, if occasionally lacking clarity. Janet Baker's...continue...

Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bode, Hannelore; Browner, Alison; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Dene, Jozsef; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Greindl, Jos...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-10 (Limited Edition)

14 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-07-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Symphony no 4 in G ...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Coburn, Pamela; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Leech, Richard; Marton, Eva; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Norman, Jessye; Pomberger, Josef; Sweet, Sharon
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin

Wagner: The Great Operas from the Bayreuth Festival / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Rysanek, Silja, et al

33 CD / Decca Import / 2008-06-17

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdä...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Appel, Wolfgang; Bauer, Hartmut; Bode, Hannelore; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Browner, Alison; Bumbry, Grace; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Crass, Franz; Dene, Jozsef; Der...
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Böhm, Karl; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

A special, limited edition 33-CD box set containing all of Wagner's operas from 'The Flying Dutchman' (1841) to his final masterpiece 'Parsifal' (1882) in performances...continue...

Verdi: Requiem

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-06-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Cole, Vinson; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Sweet, Sharon
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria

Verdi: Requiem / Schneidt, Sweet, Araiza, et al

2 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-11-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Nes, Jard van; Sweet, Sharon
Conductors: Schneidt, Hanns-Martin

Hanns-Martin Schneidt, born in 1930, is one of todays leading German conductors. He was director of the famed Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra from 1984...continue...

British Composers - Delius: Koanga, Songs of High Hills

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-11-04

Works: Frederick Delius: Koanga, opera, RT i/4; A Song of the High Hills, for wordless chorus & orchestra, RT ii/6
Performers: Barry, Elaine; Bingham, Peter; Bowen, Miriam; Capp, Eleanor; Erwen, Keith; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Herincx, Raimund; Hill, Valerie; Holmes, Eugene; Lindsey, Claudia; Warrick-Smith, Pamela
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Bizet: Carmen / Ozawa, et al Norman, Freni, Schicoff, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Coorsan, Serge; Courtis, Jean-Philippe; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Garino, Gerard; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Norman, Jessye; Raphanel, Ghylaine; Rigby, Jean; Rivenq...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Maîtrise de Radio France

Music for you - Mozart: Requiem / Carlo Maria Giulini, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-05-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Dawson, Lynne; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Lewis, Keith
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus

Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

2 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Tourangeau, Huguette

Meyerbeer: L'Africaine

3 CD / Gala / 2001-05-11

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin
Performers: Booth, Philip; Derick, Peter Van; Domingo, Placido; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Jones, Gwendolyn; Mandac, Evelyn; Mittelmann, N.; Monk, Allan [Baritone Vocals]; Sullivan, Daniel; Verrett, Sh...
Conductors: Perisson, Jean

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Salonen, von Otter, Cole, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-06-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex
Performers: Chereau, Patrice; Cole, Vinson; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Gedda, Nicolai; Sotin, Hans; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Eric Ericson Chamber Choir