Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Essential Choral - Over 2 hours of uplifting classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no 140; Mass in B minor; George Frederick Han...
Performers: Barley, Peter; Bell, David [Organ]; Beniston, Paul; Bowley, John; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Harper, Heather; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Lott, Felici...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Welser-Möst, Franz; Neumann, Peter; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Tennstedt, Klaus; Pappano, Antonio;...

This collection of popular choral classics starts with some of the glories of the Baroque era by some of its greatest composers like Vivaldi, Handel...continue...

Schumann: Liederkreis, Opp. 24 & 39 / Gerald finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Songs (6) (Reinick) for voice & piano, Op. 36; Liederkreis, 9 songs for voice & piano, Op. 24
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

Gerald Finley and Julius Drake return to Schumann, following a magisterially intense Dichterliebe which won them a third Gramophone award. Here they focus on the...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (2011-11-02_2011-11-04&2012-)....continue...

The Best Classical Hits Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E "The Four Seasons", Spring; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Eisenberg, Matthias; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gutierrez, Horacio; Layton, Stephen; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ]
Conductors: Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Cleobury, Stephen; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Welser-Möst, Franz; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gö...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players

Time Traveller: The Italian Renaissance - Palestrina, Gabrieli, Monteverdi et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Magnificat, Tone 7 (unspecified of 4 settings); Andrea Gabrieli: Gloria a 16; Giovanni Gabrieli: Omnes gentes plaudite manibus; Dulcis Jesu pat...
Performers: Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bonner, Tessa; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kirkby, Emma; Pott, Charles; Robertson, Nicholas; Thomas, D...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Brown, Timothy; McCreesh, Paul; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Taverner Players

An exuberant period of rebirth, emerging from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance brought an artistic flowering exemplified in the glories of Italy: painting, sculpture, architecture,...continue...

Renaissance Masterpieces: Allegri, Byrd Monteverdi & Tallis / Choir of King's College Cambridge

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Nigra sum sed formosa, antiphon for tenor (from Vespers), SV 206/3; Laudate, pueri, Dominum, motet for 8 voices & organ (...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hill, Martyn; Knapp, Peter [Bass/Baritone]; Noble, John; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; T...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge; Early Music Consort of London

This disc features some of the best-loved works of the 16th and 17th centuries, sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The choir has...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge....continue...

Meditation: Music of Silence / Massenet, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Jules Massenet: Méditation, for violin & orchestra (or other arrangement) (from opera "Thaïs"); Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio All...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Daniels, David; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gens, Veronique; Kalafusz, Hans; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Lesne, Gerard; Murdoch, Jane; Rees, Jonathan; Scaramuzzino, Giovanni; See, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Schutz Consort; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Players

The Renaissance of Italian Music (The National Gallery Collection)

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-29

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; Beata es a 8; Hodie gloriosa; Magnificat, Tone 7 (unspecified of 4 settings); Andrea Gabrieli: Misaa, for 5 to 16 voices; Giovanni Gabrieli: Omnes gentes pla...
Performers: Bonner, Tessa; Cornwell, Joseph; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Harre-Jones, Robert; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hurley, David; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Willcocks, David; Brown, Timothy; McCreesh, Paul; ; Parrott, Andrew; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

The Renaissance Period was a vibrant time when knowledge and fine arts flourished. In this beautiful 2-CD set, EMI Classics presents a collection of works...continue...

Anna Netrebko: Live At The Met

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-09-20

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Sergey Prokofiev: Voyna i mir (War and Peace); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Lucia di Lammermoor; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Abdrazakov, Ildar; Alagna, Roberto; Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Beczala, Piotr; Brauer, Cecilia; Calleja, Joseph; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Flórez, Juan Diego; Halfvarso...
Conductors: Summers, Patrick; Gergiev, Valery; Cambreling, Sylvain; Benini, Maurizio; Fisch, Asher; Domingo, Placido; Armiliato, Marco; Levine, James

Our generation's greatest performer on the Met Stage showcases her finest performances in one collection. Live At The Met features excerpts from live performances on...continue...
Recording information: Metropolitan Opera, NY (2002-2010)....continue...

The Ballad Singer / Gerald Finley, tenor / Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Op. 75; Carl Loewe: Edward, for voice & piano, Op. 1/1; Die wandelnde Glocke, for voice & piano, Op. 20/3; Franz Schubert: An d...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

This latest release from the award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake features the ballad - a literary and musical form that inspired the...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London, England (02/01/2010-02/03/2010)....continue...

Haydn: 4 Masses; Stabat Mater / Harnoncourt

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9; Salve Regina, for 4 soloists, chorus, strings & organ obbligato in G minor ("O...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Mei, Eva; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]; Orgonasova,...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

"Harnoncourt's sense of pace in Haydn is unerring and makes it a pick - highly recommended" (BBC Music Magazine). Nikolaus Harnoncourt's celebrated cycle of Haydn's...continue...

Renaissance Masterpieces / Ameling, Tear, Finley

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-08

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; William Byrd: Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB)
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hill, Martyn; Knapp, Peter [Bass/Baritone]; Noble, John; Rolfe Johnson,...

Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge....continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Géza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Batt...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Choirboys from Heaven

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Dextera Domini, Choeur de Pâques; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 'Lobgesang'; Elijah; Giuseppe Verdi: Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra; Maurice Gre...
Performers: Connery, Liam; Cully, Tom; Day, Edward; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grote, Ashley; Horncastle, Michael; Madine, Joshua; Payne, Callum; Schwinghammer, Matthew; Webber, Geoffrey
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Litton, John; Schwinghammer, Matthew; Muti, Riccardo

This 2-CD set contains an extremely wide range of music for boys' choirs, from the early polyphony of Allegri's Misere to the present-day popular songs...continue...

Verdi: Otello / Colin Davis

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2010-10-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Otello
Performers: Clayton, Allan; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Johnson, Ben; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Davis, Colin

Sir Colin Davis' eagerly anticipated recording of Verdi's Otello is released on the 10th anniversary of the LSO Live label. Opera has always formed an...continue...
Recording information: Barbican, London (12/01/2009-12/06/2009)....continue...

Britten: Songs & Proverbs of William Blake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-06-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Lemady, folksong for voice & harp (8 British Folksongs); She's like the swallow, folksong for voice & harp (8 British Folksongs); Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements, for voice ...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

The unbeatable , multi-award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake turns to the composer Benjamin Britten for their latest Hyper ion release. Although Britten...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (12/11/2008-12/13/2008)....continue...

Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 21

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-02-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Iolanta; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; John Adams: Doctor Atomic; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; The Mastersingers of Nuremberg; Wolfgang Amade...
Performers: Brain-Gabbott, Emma; Crowe, Lucy; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gibbons, Anne-Marie; Hancock, Gareth; Jenkin, Kathryn; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Miles-Johnson, Deborah
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

Leading baritone and dramatic interpreter of his generation, Gerald Finley is an artist who sets alight the stage and delights the ear, whatever role he...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls, London, England (04/13/2009-04/16/2009)....continue...

Essential Baroque

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Gloria, RV 589; Concerto for Flute in D major 'Il gardellino', Op. 10/3; Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93; Guitar Concerto in C major, RV 425; Concerto for lute an...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Armand, Georges; Asperen, Bob van; Bailes, Anthony; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Curtis, Alan; de los Angeles, Victoria; Ferras, Christian [Violin]...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Malcolm, George; Armand, Georges; Barbirolli, John; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Brown, Iona; Linde, Ha...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Consortium Musicum; Early Music Consort of London; Linde Consort

Essential Renaissance

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem in alium; John Sheppard: Verbum caro factum est; Giovanni G...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Becu, Wim; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Jones, Della; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; O'Dette, Paul; Rose, Barry; Smith, Hopkinson; Wilson, Alan
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hillier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Munrow, David; Hilliard, Paul; ; Savall, Jordi; Blanchard, Rog...
Ensemble: ; Consort of Musicke; Early Music Consort of London; Ensemble Gilles Binchois; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Ricercare-Ensemble für Alte Musik, Zür...

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...continue...

Ravel: Songs / Finley, Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-06-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Ronsard à son âme; Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; Un grand sommeil noir; Les grands vents venus d'outre-mer; Sur l'herbe; Chants populaires;...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

"As we have heard in previous recordings, Finley's voice is pure pleasure--73 minutes goes by easily and effortlessly, and whether it's French or German or...continue...

Handel: The Messiah (Highlights) / Harnoncourt, Schäfer, Larsson, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schäfer, Christine; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Vienna Concentus Musicus

The 'Messiah' - and the "Hallelujah!" Chorus from it - is one of Handel's most popular works. This 'Messiah' highlights CD is assembled from Harnoncourt's...continue...

Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death; Rorem: Songs / Gerald Finley, Julius Drake

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2008-11-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Don Juan's Serenade, Op. 38, no 1; It Was in The Early Spring, Op. 38, no 2; Songs (6), Op. 38; Does the Day Reign, Op. 47, no 6; The mild stars shone for us, song for voic...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

Recorded Live at Wigmore Hall, 18 October 2007, this new release adds to Gerald Finley’s already illustrious career. After his initial appearances at Glyndebourne in...continue...

Relax - The World's Most Beautiful Music - Music for the Soul - 36 Tracks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C majo...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Beniston, Paul; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; du Pré, Jacqueline; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis,...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Lysy, Alberto; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Marriner, Sir Neville; Boult, Adrian; Karajan, Herbert von; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; T...

The modern world seems to constantly be getting more and more hectic, with more and more things going on around us all at once. This...continue...

Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium

2 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2008-10-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gerhaher, Christian; Gura, Werner; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus

Featuring all 65 pieces from its six cantatas, Weihnachtsoratorium is Austrian composer Nikolaus Harnoncourt's interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's 1734 Christmas Oratorio. The period instrument ...continue...

Schumann: Dichterliebe & other Heine Settings / Gerald Finley, Julius Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-09-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances and Ballades iv, Op. 64; Romances and Ballades ii, Op. 49; Romances and Ballades i, Op. 45; Romances and Ballades iii, Op. 53; Belsatzar, Op. 57; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Was wil...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

"...baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake constitute something of a dream team. And this new recording of 'Dichterliebe', coupled with a selection of Schumann's...continue...

Brahms: Requiem / Philippe Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Oelze, Christiane [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Stereophile (USA)
Herreweghe's innate sense of Brahms's musical lines is evident everywhere as he sculpts this works. Herreweghe's combined choirs respond magnificently to his direction
...continue...

Turnage: Twice through the Heart, etc / Alsop, Finley, et al

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2008-02-26

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Twice Through the Heart, dramatic scene for voice & orchestra; Hidden Love Song; The Torn Fields, song cycle for voice & orchestra
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Robertson, Martin
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Here three works by London Philharmonic Orchestra Composer in Residence Mark-Anthony Turnage offer strikingly different glimpses of the human interface: a chilling first-person account of...continue...

Romanzo di Central Park - Songs by Ives / FInley, Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-02-12

Works: Charles Ives: On the Counter; The Circus Band; Two Little Flowers; Ilmenau; A Night Song, song for voice & piano, S. 310 (K. 6B21); Down East; Premonitions; The See'r, song for voice & piano, S. 344 ...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Johnston, Magnus

In their second volume of songs by Charles Ives (1874–1954), the nonpareil partnership of baritone Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake returns to again enthrall...continue...

Foulds: A World Requiem / Botstein, Charbonnet, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2008-02-05

Works: John Foulds: A World Requiem, Op. 60
Performers: Charbonnet, Jeanne-Michèle; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hicks, Malcolm; Skelton, Stuart; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Botstein, Leon
Ensemble: Trinity Boys Choir

"Though the work is a virtuoso piece of writing with no living performance tradition behind it, the soloists, choruses, and orchestra handle the work with...continue...

Best Relaxing Classics 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-01-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Auger, Arleen; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayless, John [Composer/Piano]; Bean, Hugh; Beasley-Murray, Ti...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; ; Menuhin, Yehudi; Willcocks, David; Rees, Jonathan; Olah, Erno; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Muti, Riccardo; Foster, Lawrence; Karajan, Herbert von; Haitink, Bern...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Musicum; Il Seminario Musicale; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Quartet of London; Scottish Ensemble

The first of this month's 'Best 100' series releases is the 'Best Relaxing Classics 100' album. Many people value classical music for the soothing melodies...continue...

Samuel Barber: Songs / Gerald Finley, Julius Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-11-13

Works: Samuel Barber: There's nae lark; Beggar's Song; In the Dark Pinewood; Songs (3), Op. 2; Hermit Songs, Op. 29; Songs (3), for voice & piano, Op. 10; Mélodies passagères, Op. 27; With rue...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

"The performances are outstanding. Canadian baritone Finley is in top form, showing total command of his voice with stunning hushed singing and ringing top notes....continue...

The John Rutter Christmas Album / The Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Sans Day Carol; I Wonder As I Wander (American); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Deck the Halls...
Performers: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Holton, Ruth; Rutter, John; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

"Over the years John Rutter's Christmas recordings with his outstanding Cambridge Singers have become essential components of holiday tradition for choral music fans around the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, England (04/1985-06/2002); The Great hall Of University College School, London, En (04/1985-06/2002)....continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas / Jacobs, Dawson, Finley, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-06-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Blaze, Robin; Dawson, Lynne; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Joshua, Rosemary; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]; Wallace, Stephen
Conductors: Jacobs, René

"An uninhibited and richly coloured Dido with a starry cast - arguably the first truly persuasive account from a continental director - puts this account...continue...

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, etc / Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"Gritton's fearless and star-bright soprano waved the flags of the nations, and with Gerald Finley, finally hoisted the anchor to set free the voyaging soul."...continue...

Grand Prix - Haydn: The Creation / McNair, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Brown, Donna; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilfrey, Rodney; McNair, Sylvia; Schade, Michael
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

"yet his (Gardiner) is a fun Creation and a real enrichment of the library Gardiner stands firm as an easy first choice; a re-creator of...continue...

Choral Favourites from King's / Ledger, Willcocks, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; John Tavener...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Harper, Heather; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Layton...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cambridge Classical Players; City of London Sinfonia

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Haitink, Robinson, etc

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Cargill, Karen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; MacMaster, John; Robinson, Twyla
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Enough orchestral punch to knock a listener senseless...we are caught in the grip of a performance of quite uncommon fervour." -The Times (UK)...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Haitink, London SO

6 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-09-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 5 ...
Performers: Cargill, Karen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Hugh, Timothy; MacMaster, John; Nikolic, Gordan; Robinson, Twyla; Vogt, Lars
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

'simply masterful Beethoven ... Capped by a magisterial account of the Ninth Symphony, this is the Beethoven set for our time. Even if you already...continue...

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Abel, David [Violin]; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

100 Best Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; MEDLEY; Sarabande; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barley, Peter; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Sanderling, Kurt; Jansons, Mariss; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Previn, Andre; Boskovsky, Willi; Davis, Andrew [Bassist]; Davis, Andrew;...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Beecham Choral Society; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ber...

100 of the world's best loved classical music recordings featuring the most well-known composers: Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Handel, performed by legends such as Yehudi...continue...
Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles s...continue...

Britten: War Requiem / Masur, LPO, et al

2 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2006-07-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Griffey, Anthony Dean
Conductors: Creed, Neville; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir

Benjamin Britten's great artistic statement of pacifism is a modern classic: an unprecedented treatment of the Latin texts of the Requiem set alongside acerbic and...continue...

Stanford: Songs of the Sea, etc / Finley, Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2006-06-27

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Fleet, for baritone voice, chorus & orchestra, no 1, "Sailing at Dawn" Op. 117/1; Songs of the Fleet, for baritone voice, chorus & orchestra, no 2, "The Song o...
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Chorus of Wales; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Stanford was particularly known in his day for his choral works and declared that the poem should always remain the principal consideration, governing all other...continue...

Hyperion Schubert Edition - Songs by Schubert's Friends

3 CD / Hyperion / 2006-04-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Der Greis, part song for 4 voices & keyboard, H. 25c/5; Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Sehnsucht, for 2 voices & piano; Rastlose Liebe, for voice & piano (1st setting) (Lyrische Gedi...
Performers: Comberti, Sebastian; Doufexis, Stella; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Murray, Ann; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Thorsen, Marianne

These three generously filled discs were included as a 'bonus' in Hyperion's landmark forty-disc boxed set 'The Complete Songs by Franz Schubert,' released in November...continue...

The Best Baroque Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-04-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Handel - Bourée; Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Armand, Georges; Asperen, Bob van; Bailes, Anthony; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bennett, William; Brosse, Jean-Patrice;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Lysy, Alberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Willcocks, David; Wallez, Jean-Pierre; Menuhin, Yehudi; Linde, Hans-Martin; Malcolm, George; Barbirolli, John; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lepp...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambrosian Singers; Bath Festival Orchestra; Camerata Lysy; Early Music Consort of London; English Chamber Orchestra; Linde Consort; Menuhin Festival Orchestra; ...

This splendid compilation contains many fine performances by artists well known for Baroque repertoire, including Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 19 / Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Soli Deo Gloria / 2005-11-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 155, "Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange" BWV 155; Cantata no 3, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid," BWV 3 (BC A33); Cantata no 13, "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" BWV...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fuge, Katharine; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lunn, Joanne; Podger, Julian
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Resistance is useless with these Epiphany cantatas, taken from Bach Cantata Pilgrimage concerts in Greenwich and Romsey Abbey in January 2000. Gerald Finley's bass arias...continue...

Turnage: Scherzoid, Evening Songs, etc / Jurowski, London PO

1 Super Audio CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2005-11-15

Works: Mark-Anthony Turnage: Scherzoid; Evening Songs for orchestra; When I Woke, for baritone & chamber orchestra; Yet Another Set To, for trombone & orchestra
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Lindberg, Christian
Conductors: Nott, Jonathan; Jurowski, Vladimir; Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Following its recent appointment of Mark-Anthony Turnage as Composer-in-Residence, the London Philharmonic Orchestra presents a disc of music by the composer on its newly formed...continue...

Schubert: The Complete Songs

40 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Song sketch in C minor, D. 1a; Lebenstraum ("Ich sass an einer Tempelhalle"), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 39; Hagars Klage ("Hier am Hügel"), song for voice & piano, D. 5...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berg, Na...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen;
Ensemble: Holst Singers; New Company

'For Schubertians who failed to acquire many of the individual releases, this new box, weighing in at around £3 per disc, is an indispensable bargain'...continue...

Handel: The Messiah / Harnoncourt, Schäfer, Larsson, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Schade, Michael; Schafer, Christine
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien