Ledger, Philip, Sir

The Best Wedding Music Ever!

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-18

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's Ma...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lundkvist, Erik; Parker-...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, George; Muti, Riccardo; Lehani, Fritz

Essential Schubert / Over 2 hours of Schubert's most beautiful melodies

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor 'Unfinished', D759; Symphony no 5 in B flat, D485; Piano Quintet in A 'Trout', D667; Ave Maria; Die schöne Müllerin, D795; String Quintet in C, D956...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Bostridge, Ian; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frantz, Justus...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Menuhin, Yehudi; ; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Heger, Robert; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Chilingirian Quartet; Melos Ensemble of London

Franz Schubert was born in Vienna in 1797 and although he died at the early age of 31 he was a tremendously prolific composer. He...continue...

The British Composers Guide to Britain

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Eric Coates: Knightsbridge March; London Suite; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne (In London Town), concert overture, Op. 40; Severn Suite, Op. 87; Caractacus, Op. 35; Percy Grainger: Handel in the Strand; Bri...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bayl, Benjamin; Bell, David [Organ]; Benson, Garth; Bostridge, Ian; Brannigan, Owen; Bullard, Thomas; Harvey, Frederi...
Conductors: Groves, Charles, Sir; Barbirolli, John; del Mar, Norman; Ord, Boris; Previn, Andre; Layton, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bishop, Christopher; Irving, Rober...
Ensemble: ; London Music Group; Polyphony (Vocal Ensemble)

This bright and breezy guide takes us in 50 stops from London, round Essex and East Anglia, up to Scotland, then - via Wales and...continue...

Ultimate Wedding Collection [EMI Classics]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 4, BWV 1068; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Bo, Alfie; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bullard, Thomas; Dale, Laurence; Dawson, Lynne; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kilbey, Reginald; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Menuhin, Yehudi; Lysy, Alberto; Faerber, Jörg; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, Georg...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Players

All the music you need for your special day is available in this exclusive 2-CD set. The joy, grandeur and intimacy of this ceremony of...continue...

I Was Glad: The Music of Sir Hubert Parry

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; Judith, oratorio; Songs (6) of Farewell; Bright Star, for voice & piano; When Comes My Gwen, for voice & piano; O Mis...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Flood, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Hill, David; Wicks, Allan
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

50 Best Wedding

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Padre Giovanni Battista Martini: Toccata for trumpet & organ (or ensemble); Norwegian Traditional: Wedding March from Nordmose; ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Bayco, Frederic; Bo, Alfie; Coburn, Pamela; Craig, Charles; Dess...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Parrott, Andrew; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, Denis; Lysy, Alberto; Faerber, Jörg; Hughes, Owain Arwel...

50 Best Hymns

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: John Goss: Hymn; Gaelic Traditional: Morning has broken (Bunessan), song; Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Hymnal; For All the Saints Who from Their Labours Rest, hymn ("Sine nomine"); Martin Luther: ...
Performers: Bayl, Benjamin; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Hare, Ian; Lancelot, James; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Partington, Adrian; Stevens, Peter; Tracey, Ian; Wells, Ian; Whit...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Moore, Philip; Tracey, Ian
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

Essential Wedding

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-08-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208; Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Cantata BWV 156; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Dmitry Shostakovich:...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Bo, Alfie; Bramma, Harry; Bullard, Thomas; Dale, Laurence; Dawson, Lynne; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Goossens, Leon [Ob...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; ; Kilbey, Reginald; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Menuhin, Yehudi; Lysy, Alberto; Faerber, Jörg; Ericson, Eric; Fischer, Georg...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Liverpool Cathedral & Brass Ensemble; Nash Ensemble; Taverner Players

This program covers favorite pieces of liturgical music suitable for all types of religious wedding services, as well as secular works for non-religious occasions, including...continue...

The Great EMI Recordings: Paul Tortelier

20 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Alexander Tcherepnin [Composer/Piano]; Brown, Timothy; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Janopoulo, Tasso; Johnston, Robert; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Me...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Berglund, Paavo; Previn, Andre; Frémaux, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Meredith...
Ensemble: ; London Mozart Players

Paul Tortelier, born in Paris in 1914, became very well known in Britain through his remarkable program for BBC Television in which he gave to...continue...
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Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock / Ian Partridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viola and Strings; Merciless beauty; The Water Mill; The New Ghost; Blake Songs (10) for Voice and Oboe; On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & st...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Brannigan, Owen; Butt, David; Craxton, Janet; Croxford, Eileen; Davis, Anthony [Piano/Composer]; Hammersley, Robert; Harvey, Frederick; Ledger, P...
Conductors: ; Dilkes, Neville; Wilcocks, Sir David
Ensemble: ; English Sinfonia; London Music Group

Among his many distinctions over a long career, Ian Partridge contributed to the catalog two recordings of music for tenor and small ensemble to which...continue...

Best 100 - Wedding

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-06-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in D, B.W.V. 1068.; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" BWV 208; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit einem Fuss im Grabe" BWV 156; Wachet auf, ruft uns ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Atherton, Elizabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Ball, Michael; Balsom, Alison; Bayco, Frederic; Bilgram, Hedwig; Bo, Alfie; Bra...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Parrott, Andrew; Kilbey, Reginald; ; Barbirolli, John; Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Montgomery, Kenneth; Karajan, Herbert von; Munrow, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Stevens, ...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Classical Players; Consortium Musicum; Ensemble Berlin; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble

The latest in EMI Classics' wildly successful 'Best 100 series', this 6-CDs-for-the-price-of-1 set offers the finest wedding music compilation ever assembled. From the grandest ceremony...continue...

Flute Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bourdin, Roger [Flute]; Challan, Annie; Dohn, Robert; Ellis, Osian; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grant, Michael; Griminelli, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Malcolm, George; Munchinger, Karl; Britten, Benjamin; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Grumiaux Trio; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

From one of the most popular and successful classical music series, this release features famous flute repertoire - Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi Concertos and the...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...

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Folksong Arrangements for Voice & Piano / Tear, Ledger, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folksongs from the Eastern Counties (15); Geordie, folk song for voice & piano (Folksongs from the Eastern Counties no 14); English Folksongs (6); Traditional English Carols (...
Performers: Bean, Hugh; Ibbott, Daphne; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Stewart, Jean; Tear, Robert

Appearing here for the first time on CD is RobertTear’s 1976 LP of solo folksong arrangements with piano, now coupled with the 1963World Record Club...continue...

Vaughan Williams - The Collector's Edition / Willcocks, Boult, Bean, Barbirolli, et al

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); Symphony no 8 in D minor; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"...
Performers: Adler, Larry; Allen, Thomas; Angas, Richard; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Aronowitz, Cecil; Asch, David van; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Balmain, Ian; Barlo...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Silvestri, Constantin; Banks, Eric; Groves, Charles, Sir; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Hickox, Richard; O'Brien, Brendan; Davies, Meredith; Willcocks, Davi...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Madrigal Singers; London Music Group; London Philharmonic Orch...

This 30-CD budget boxed set contains all of the hits, as well as other gems such as 'A Sea Symphony', 'Fantasia on Christmas Carols', 'On...continue...

Divine Harmony - Telemann: Sacred Cantatas / Djerejian,et al

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2007-08-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Weg mit Sodoms gift'gen Früchten, sacred cantata for voice, violin & continuo (HGD), TWV 1; Glaubet, hoffet, leidet, duldet, sacred cantata for voice, violin & continuo, ...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Meyn, Norbert; Preece, Simon; Sanguinetti, Guido; Stache, Monika; Waters, Rosalind
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Patrice Djerejian is a young and gifted contralto who performs actively in the United States and Europe. She has gained international recognition for her radiant...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]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
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...

Vivaldi, etc: Bassoon Concertos / Smith, Ledger, English CO

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-02-01

Works: Henry Hargrave: Concerto for Bassoon no 4 in B flat major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon in C major, RV 479; Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Concerto for Bassoon in A minor; Christoph Graupner: Concer...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Smith, Daniel
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"... most able soloist, velvet toned and fluent... ECO spring heeled... enjoying their work... recording is excellent..." - Gramophone. Daniel Smith is "the ambassador 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

Voices of Praise / Cleobury, Willcocks, Ledger, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-08-02

Works: Herbert Howells: All my hope on God is founded; Gloucester Service; Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune; Richard Woodward: I was glad; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus Tuus, for chor...
Performers: Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

Known the world over for their recordings of church music, the Choir of King's College, Cambridge has a rich catalog of recordings on EMI Classics...continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass K.317, Litaniae Lauretanae K.195, Etc.

1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Laudate Dominum; Litaniae Lauretanae (de Beata Maria Virgine) for soloists, chorus & orch...
Performers: Cable, Margaret; Cotrubas, Ileana; Langridge, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Malcolm, George; Palmer, Felicity; Roberts, Stephen; Shirley-Quirk, John; Spoorenberg, Erna; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George

Carols from King's College

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; O Little Town of Bethlehem; In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); The First Nowell (E...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]

Our Dancing Day / The Memphis Boy Choir & Chamber Choir

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2004-09-01

Works: Michael Praetorius: Psallite unigenito; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Edgar Pettman: A Carol of Adoration, for chorus; John Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Benjamin Britten:...
Performers: Austin, Libby; Compton, William; Guest, George; Happ, Alexander; Kreitner, Mona; Krieger, William; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lensch, Kristin; Memphis Boychoir; Nelson, Randall; Peyronnin, Addie; Simmons, ...
Conductors: Ayer, John
Ensemble: ; Memphis Brass Ensemble

Personnel: Kristin Lensch (soprano, organ); Mona Kreitner, Addie Peyronnin, Libby Austin, Deborah Smith, Betty Page (soprano); William Compton, James Peebles, Adrian Killebrew, James Brinson, Gannon W...continue...

Love Lost and Found - Handel / Djerejian, Ledger, English CO

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2004-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Orlando; Lungi da voi, che sieti poli, cantata, HWV 126; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Figli del mesto cor, cantata for alto & continuo, HWV 112; Fra...
Performers: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Quinteiro, Eligio; Sherman, Paul
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The #1 Bach Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831;...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Andre, Maurice; Ayo, Felix; Brendel, Alfred; Curley, Carlo; Daines, Francis; Dart, Thurston; Gazzelloni, Severino; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Holliger, Heinz; Hurwitz, Emanuel; Koopm...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Goebel, Reinhard; Pinnock, Trevor; Britten, Benjamin; Hogwood, Christopher; Munchinger, Karl; Rose, Barry; Gérecz, Arpad; Richter, Karl; Chailly, Riccardo; Gardiner, Joh...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Bern; I Musici; Les Solistes Romandes; The English Concert

The Glories of Handel Opera / Berganza, Kirkby, Horne, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Orlando; Riccardo Primo, HWV 23; Atalanta; Semele; Rodelinda; Ezio, HWV 29; Giulio Cesare; Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Horne, Mari...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Rousset, Christophe; Bonynge, Richard; ; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Balkwill, Bryan; Lewis, Henry
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Les Talens Lyriques; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra; Vienna Cantata Or...

Best-Loved Wedding Music

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-12-04

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Chorale Improvisations (66) for Organ, Op. 65; Léon Boëllmann: Suite Go...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bayco, Frederic; Corelli, Franco; Goossens, Leon [Oboe]; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Ohlsson, Garrick; Parker-Smith, Jane; Ra...
Conductors: Mingardo, Raffaele

British Composers - Vaughan Williams: Hodie, etc / Willcocks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-11-07

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Hodie (This Day), Christmas cantata for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barrow, John; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Shirley-Quirk, John; Williams, Gavin
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Guildford Cathedral Choir

This is a classic 1965 recording of Vaughan Williams Hodie, a touching and ebullient seasonal masterpiece written late in the composers life. The perennial Christmas...continue...

Britten the performer 9 - Handel, Britten / Harper, Pears

1 CD / BBC Legends Import / 1999-08-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Benjamin Britten: Hankin Booby, folk dance for wind & drums; Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord)...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Ellis, Osian; Harper, Heather; Harvey, Keith; Jones, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Bach: St John Passion / Britten, Pears, Howell, Harper et al

2 CD / Decca / 1995-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Aronowitz, Cecil; Ballardie, Quintin; Beers, Adrian; Brown, James; Burgess, Russell; Farrell, Timothy; Gatt, Martin; Graeme, Peter; Harper, Heather; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Hill, Jen...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Britten characteristically refuses to follow any set tradition, whether baroque, Victorian or whatever, and, with greater extremes of tempo than is common (often strikingly fast),...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 / Britten, English CO

2 CD / Decca / 1995-05-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Graeme, Peter; Hurwitz, Emanuel; James, Ifor; Kaine, Carmel; Knight, Norman; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Mason, David; Miller, Tess; Randall, Anthony
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Mozart: Requiem, etc / Marriner, Cotrubas, Watts, Tear

2 CD / Decca Import / 1995-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Litaniae Lauretanae (de Beata Maria Virgine) for solois...
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Malcolm, George; Shirley-Quirk, John; Spoorenberg, Erna; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Adeste Fidelis / O'Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-10-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Fre...
Performers: Choir of Westminster Abbey; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Simcock, Iain

'A model of its kind' (The Times)

'Celestial' (The San Francisco Examiner)

'An extremely well-sung traditional carol collection. The concert makes a great appeal by...continue...
Personnel: Emma Kirkby (soprano); Catherine King (mezzo soprano); Matthew Vine, Nicholas Keay, Clifford Lister, Andrew Carwood, John Bowen, Leigh Nixon, Tom Raskin (tenor); Andrew Wickens, Michael Lee...continue...