Mey, Guy de

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...

Weckman: Das Kantatenwerk / Ricercar Consort, et al

2 CD / Ricecar Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Matthias Weckmann: Weine nicht, es hat überwunden; Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen; Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe; Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste, cantata; Dialogo von Tobias und Rag...
Performers: de Reyghere, Greta; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
Conductors: ; Van Nevel, Erik
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Ricercars landmark recordings of the complete cantatas of Matthias Weckmann, critically acclaimed as a major artistic and scholarly triumph featuring some of the finest Baroque...continue...

Dirk Brossé: A Portrait in Music

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-03-29

Works: Dirk Brossé: Millennium Overture, for orchestra; Principals, for orchestra; El Golpe Fatal, for orchestra; Music in Mycology, for orchestra; Artesia, Symphony no 1; La Soledad de Améric...
Performers: Abdulrasol, Osama; Abraham, Marta; Blumenthal, Daniel; Boerdam, Maike; Brossé, Dirk; Cleymans, Jelle; Craeynest, Stefaan; Debruyne, Frank; DeCaluwe, Dirk; Diaz, Carlos; Ferschtman, Liza; Fran&...
Conductors: Brossé, Dirk; Terby, Fernand; Smeets, Max; DeCaluwe, Dirk;
Ensemble: ; Arco Baleno; Trio Dor

EMI Classics celebrates the 50th birthday of Flemish Belgian composer and conductor Dirk Brossé with this magnificent 6-CD box set. This collection gives a great...continue...

George Frideric Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn; Zadok the Priest; La Resurrezione; Dixit

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn (Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline), for chorus & orchestra, HWV 264; Coronation Anthem; La Resurrezione ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Clarkson, Julian; Davies, Maldwyn; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Gordon, Brian; Greene, Daryl; Hicks, Malcolm; Jones, Della; Kendall, William; Knibbs, J...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

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

Charpentier: Rendez-mois mes plaisirs, etc; Tunder, Grandi, Monteverdi, etc / Ledroit, Ricercar Consort

1 CD / Ricercar / 2009-03-10

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Rendez-moi mes plaisirs, air for alto (or countertenor) & continuo, H. 463; Orphée descendant aux enfers, cantata for 3 voices, instruments & continuo, H. 471; Airs on ...
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Foccroulle, Bernard; Ledroit, Henri; Malfeyt, Philippe; Mey, Guy de; Pierlot, Philippe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Henri Ledroit personifies both the joy of singing and the intelligent delivery of the text, and these qualities, combined with his richly warm and delicate...continue...

Mozart for Kids

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2008-11-04

Works: Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony (Cassation), for toys, 2 oboes, 2 horns & strings in G major (formerly K. 63); Concerto for Trumpet in D major; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic F...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bonner, Tessa; Guerrier, David; Leleux, Francois; Lonquich, Alexander; Marion, Alain [Flute]; Mey, Guy de; Pierard, Catherine; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schmidt, Andreas [Barito...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques
Ensemble: Auvergne Orchestra; London Classical Players; Paris Orchestral Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra

Bach: Funeral Cantatas BWV 198, 131 / Koopman, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Trauer-Ode; Cantata no 131, "Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir" BWV 131
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Larsson, Lisa; Mertens, Klaus; Mey, Guy de
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the seventh volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most important cantatas from the highly praised series by Ton Koopman...continue...

Bach: Actus Tragicus, BWV 21 / Koopman, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Actus Tragicus"), BWV 106 (BC B18); Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Mey, Guy de; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Featuring two of Bach's earliest cantatas, this CD is a perfect introduction to Koopman's impressive Complete Cantata Cycle as well as a splendid tenth volume...continue...

Grétry: Le Caravane du Caire, Le Judgement de Midas / Minkowski, Leonhardt

2 CD / Ricercar / 2008-09-09

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: La Caravane Du Caire, opera; Le Jugement de Midas, opera
Performers: Bastin, Jules; Callatay, Marie-Noelle de; Crommen, Els; de Reyghere, Greta; Dur, John; Elwes, John; Fayt, Marie-Paule; Gari, Suzanne; Massoz, Claude; Mey, Guy de; Napoli, Catherine; Poulenard, Isabel...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: ; Ricercar Academy

La Caravane du Caire is one of the rare works that Gretry composed for the Academie Royale that respected the conventions of the institution. Full...continue...

Bach: Wedding Cantatas / Koopman, Piau, Schlick, Mertens, et al

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 195, "Dem Gerechten muss das Licht" BWV 195; Cantata no 196, "Der Herr denket an uns" BWV 196; Cantata no 197, "Gott ist unsre Zuversicht," BWV 197 (BC B16); Cantata...
Performers: Faultless, Margaret; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Larsson, Lisa; Mertens, Klaus; Mey, Guy de; Piau, Sandrine; Ponseele, Marcel; Schat, Alida; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; ter Linden, Jaap [Ce...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

This is the fifth volume in a series of single CD excerpts of the most significant cantatas from the critically-acclaimed series of the Complete Cantatas...continue...

Alia vox Heritage - Vol 1, Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Savall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Alia Vox / 2008-01-08

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Carnovich, Daniele; Costa, Paolo; Fagotto, Gian Paolo; Figueras, Montserrat; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; Picotti, Livio; Spagnoli, Pietro; Türk, Gerd...
Conductors: Savall, Jordi
Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya

With this reissue of Monteverdi's 'Vespers' - an acclaimed 1989 recording helmed by Jordi Savall - Alia Vox launches a new series. Alia Vox Heritage...continue...

Buxtehude: Kantaten / Ricercar Consort

2 CD / Ricercar / 2007-11-13

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Herr, ich lasse dich nicht, for TB voices, 2 violins, 3 violas da gamba, braccio, violone & continu; Wo ist doch mein Freund geblieben?, for SB voices, 2 violins, bassoon & conti...
Performers: de Reyghère, Greta; Ledroit, Henri; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; van Egmond, Max
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

In 1987, Ricercar released a first recording devoted to Buxtehude’s cantatas on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the composer’s birth, following this with...continue...

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

1+1 Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / McGegan, de Mey, et al

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-08-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Kromm, Leroy; Mey, Guy de; Saffer, Lisa; Spence, Patricia; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Lully: Atys (extraits) / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-09-01

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Atys, LWV 53
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Deletré, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Gardeil, Jean-Francois; Gens, Véronique; Laplénie, Michel; Laurens, Guillemette; Mellon, Agnè...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

"What ensures the success of this performance as much as anything is Christie's lively rhythmic sense, and his informed handling of French music of this...continue...

Bach: Cantatas Vol 1 / Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque

3 CD / Challenge Classics / 2003-08-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Cantata no 131, "Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir" BWV 131; Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ...
Performers: Bentvelsen, Donald; Bongers, Els; Driver, Penny; Grimm, Anne; Kleinbussink, Jan; Linden, Joost van der; Mertens, Klaus; Mesdag, Matthijs; Mey, Guy de; Norman, Jane; Schlapp, Jan; Schlick, Barbara [So...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Choir; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

The acclaimed series of complete Bach cantatas with The Amsterdam Baroque conducted by Ton Koopman, is now being reissued by Challenge Classics. With this box...continue...

Cavalli: Xerse / Jacobs, Nelson, Gall, Concerto Vocale

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-11-14

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Xerse, opera
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Dieltiens, Roel; Elwes, John; Fauche, Francois; Feldman, Jill [Soprano Vocals]; Gall, Jeffrey; Jacobs, Rene; Junghanel, Konrad; Mellon, Agnes [Soprano Vocal]; Mey, Guy de; Nelson, Ju...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

"Xerse" was written using the libretto that Handel also used, 84 years later. The text adopted here is that of its premiere in Venice in...continue...

Bach: Mass in B minor / Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque

2 CD / Erato Import / 1995-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Mertens, Klaus; Mey, Guy de; Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Koopman, Ton
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria / René Jacobs

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1992-11-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Performers: Bovet, Martina; Congiu, Francesca; Durmuller, Jorg; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Hogman, Christina; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Jacobs, Rene; Lallouette, Olivier; McFadden, Claron; Mey, Guy de...
Conductors: Jacobs, René
Ensemble: Concerto Vocale

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...