Lewis, Keith

Berlioz: Requiem / Eliahu Inbal/Franckfurt Radio SO, Keith Lewis, tenor

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Requiem, Op. 5 (Grande Messe des Morts)
Performers: Lewis, Keith
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Hamburg North German Radio Chorus

Composed in 1837, Berlioz's Requiem Mass is one of the composer's best-known works. Listen as the voices of tenor, Keith Lewis, the Chor des NDR...continue...
Recording information: Alte Oper Grankfurt (1988)....continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und Die Peri

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Hale, Robert; Lewis, Keith; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Swensen, Robert; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

Robert Schumann wrote his oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri on Persian fairy tales, a rather unusual subject in a period when oratorios were mainly...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (03/25/1994-03/28/1994)....continue...

Bruckner: Mass In D Minor; Te Deum

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-03-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Messe ohne Gloria (Kronstorfer Mass), for chorus in D minor, WAB 146
Performers: Lewis, Keith; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

"Best always does well with Bruckner... [His] Bruckner recordings go back to the 80s when he presented a wonderful program of motets. Followed by the...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (02/05/1993-02/07/1993)....continue...

100 Chefs-D'oeuvre

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Concerto pour clarinette en la majeur, K. 622; Symphony no 25 en sol mineur, K. 183; Concerto pour piano no 21 en ut majeur, K. 467; Sym...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Car...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Nash Ensemble; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

The Very Best of Glyndebourne on Record - Mozart, Britten, Verdi, Stravinsky, Monteverdi, Rossini, Lehár, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alan, Hervey; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Allin, Norman; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Baccaloni, Salvatore; Barabas, Sari; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Borriel...
Conductors: Busch, Fritz; Mudie, Michael; Goodall, Reginald; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Gui, Vittorio; Pritchard, John; Haitink, Bernard; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz; Dove, Jonathan; Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Opera Group Orchestra; Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Members; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orches...

The Glyndebourne Festival is a massive yearly event in both the British and international opera worlds, with stars from around the globe gathering to listen...continue...

C.P.E. Bach: Flute Concertos / Michiko Takahashi, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

14 CD / RCO Live / 2009-03-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10; Im Sommerwind, idyll for orchestra; Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 5, Op. 50; Luigi Dallapiccola: Commiat...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Brendel, Alfred; Devos, Lode; Dorow, Dorothy; Hargan, Alison; Herbers, Werner; Kilduff, Barbara; Kim, Yong-Hee; Lewis, Keith; Meel, Nico van der; Olof, Theo; Oosterkamp, Wou...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kondrashin, Kirill; Vis, Lucas; Jochum, Eugen; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Sanderling, Kurt; Vonk, Hans; Davis, Colin; Järvi, Neeme; Dorati, Antal; Cerha, Friedrich; B...

The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a transcription in sound of the concert-giving history of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, based upon radio recordings from...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...

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...continue...

Hector Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust / Anne Sofie Von Otter, Keith Lewis, Jose Van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Lewis, Keith; Rose, Peter [bass voice]; Van Dam, Jose; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz masterpiece is brilliantly performed by Anne Sophie von Otter, Keith Lewis, Jose van Dam, Peter Rose, the Chicago Symphony Chorus under Margaret Hillis and...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish
Country ...continue...

Classics - Rachmaninov: The Bells, etc / Järvi, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: The Bells, choral symphony for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus & orchestra, Op. 35; Songs (14), Op. 34; Aleko; Caprice bohémien (Capriccio on Gypsy Themes), for orchestra in...
Performers: Lewis, Keith; Murphy, Suzanne; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Rachmaninov, one of the 20th-century's most enduringly popular composers, is represented on this disc with acclaimed performances of some of his greatest compositions. His characteristic...continue...

Gemini - Haydn: Masses / Neville Marriner, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-05-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 13 "Schöpfungmesse"; Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B fl...
Performers: Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Holl, Robert; Lewis, Keith; Marshall, Margaret; Polster, Hermann-Christian; Salomaa, Petteri; Schellenberger, Dagmar; Scholze, Hansjürgen [Organ]; Schonknecht...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; Leipzig Radio Chorus

Hallelujah - 35 Great Sacred Choruses

2 CD / EMI Distribution (USA) / 2004-03-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Laudate Dominum; ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Bayl, Benjamin; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Dale, Laurence; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grier, Francis; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Lancelot, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Muti, Riccardo; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wangenheim, Volker; Willcocks, David; Handford, Maurice; Tennstedt, Klaus; Cleobury, Stephen; Forster, Karl...
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Gerald Finley (cantor); Michael Cockerham, Doris Soffel (alto); Andrew King (tenor); Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble); Keith Lew...continue...

Wand Edition - Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 / Wand, et al

5 CD / RCA Records / 2003-05-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Hermann, Roland; Lewis, Keith; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: North German Radio Chorus; North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Red Seal - Guünter Wand - The Essential Recordings

10 CD / RCA Special Product / 2003-03-18

Works: Anton Bruckner: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, WAB 105; Symphony no 2 in C minor (1872 version, ed. Carragan); Symphony no 4 in E flat major, WAB 104 "Romantic"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, WAB 109; Wo...
Performers: Greutter, Roland; Hermann, Roland; Lewis, Keith; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra; North German Radio Symphony 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...

Mahler - The Complete Recordings / Sinopoli, Philharmonia

15 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-05-14

Works: Gustav Mahler: Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra; Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Lieder eines fahrenden...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Blasi, Angela Maria; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Goldberg, Reiner; Gruberova, Edita; Jo, Sumi; Lewis, Keith; Meier, Waltraud; Plowright, Rosalind; Sotin, Hans; Studer...
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle; New London Children's Choir; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Shinyukai Choir

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

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / Wiens, Hartwig, Lewis, Wand, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-10-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Hermann, Roland; Lewis, Keith; Wiens, Edith
Conductors: Wand, Günter
Ensemble: North German Radio Chorus

"A highly self-critical artist, Gunter Wand has a habit of rerecording his core repertoire rather frequently; but he has professed himself so satisfied with this...continue...

Beautiful Image - Mosca, Rossini, et al / Diana Montague

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2000-05-10

Works: Giuseppe Mosca: Le bestie in uomini, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Ah, per pietà, t'arresta!, duet for 2 sopranos & orchestra (insertion number for G. Nicolini's Quint; L' inganno felice, opera; Gia...
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; Lewis, Keith; Montague, Diana
Conductors: Parry, David

"Rarities there certainly are here...all featuring Diana Montague prominently. But the gem is a newly released item...[by] Julius Benedict. With its early-Romantic sensibility it makes...continue...

Mahler: Symphonies Nos.8 & 10

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-10-05

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Blasi, Angela Maria; Lewis, Keith; Sotin, Hans; Studer, Cheryl
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

Beethoven: Mass in C / Rilling, Van Kampen, Danz, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1997-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Danz, Ingeborg; Lewis, Keith; Van Kampen, Katherine
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart; Stuttgart Bach Collegium

Gramophone Magazine
Rilling's highly motivated and trained choir always distinguishes itself
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Bruckner: The Masses, Te Deum, etc / Best, Corydon Singers

3 CD / Hyperion / 1996-12-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Mass no 1 in D minor, WAB 26; Aequale no 1 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 114; Libera me, Domine (II), motet for chorus, 3 trombones & organ in F minor, W...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Booth, Juliet; Brenner, Roger; Brown, Phillip; Hegedus, Olga; Howell, Gwynne; Lewis, Keith; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; ...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble

"The sacred music of Bruckner appears, like his symphonies, to be an acquired taste. But - also as with the symphonies - those who have...continue...

Schumann: Genoveva

2 CD / Orfeo / 1993-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Genoveva, Op. 81
Performers: Behle, Renate; Faulkner, Julie; Lewis, Keith; Schultz, Carl; Stamm, Harald; Tilli, Johann; Titus, Alan
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd

Handel: Messiah - Arias & Choruses / Solti, Chicago SO

1 CD / Decca / 1990-10-16

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus; Gjevang, Anne; Howell, Gwynne; Lewis, Keith; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Keith Lewis (tenor); Gwynne Howell (bass voice).

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL (10/1984)....continue...

Handel: Messiah / Solti, Te Kanawa, Gjevang, Lewis, Howell

2 CD / Decca / 1985-03-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Herseth, Adolph; Howell, Gwynne; Lewis, Keith; Shrader, David; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Haydn: Mass no 10 "in tempore belli" / Marriner, Marshall

1 CD / EMI Classics /

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9
Performers: Holl, Robert; Lewis, Keith; Marshall, Margaret; Scholze, Hansjürgen [Organ]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

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...