Robson, Anthony

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion / Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen; Abdelazer; Gordian Knot Unty'd; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z 184; Ground in Gamut for Harpsichor...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Andrews, Haden; Berridge, Simon; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Earle, Richard...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and...continue...
Recording information: 06/1985-03/1994....continue...

Early Music Up Late

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-04-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto in B flat major for Violin, 2 Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; Wolfgang ...
Performers: Andersson, Tommie; Baird, Julianne; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bindi, Jean-Louis; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Carmignola, Giuliano; Chateauneuf, Paula; Cordier, David; Costa, Neal Peres da; Dollman, Ben...
Conductors: Dyer, Paul; Minkowski, Marc; Hogwood, Christopher; Rifkin, Joshua; ; Goebel, Reinhard; Brüggen, Frans; Marcon, Andrea; Peelman, Roland; Walker, Antony; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: ; Bach Ensemble; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble of the Classic Era; Gabrieli Consort; Musica Antiqua Köln ; The English Concert; The Song Company

Bach: Early Cantatas Vol 2 - Weimar 2 / Kirkby, Chance, Daniels, Harvey, Purcell Quartet, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 172, "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" BWV 172; Cantata no 182, "Himmelskönig, sei willkommen," BWV 182; Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Beküm...
Performers: Bainbridge, Philip; Beckett, Rachel; Blackadder, David; Byrt, Rachel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, Charles; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hayward, Tim; Hoffnung, Benedict; Kirkby, Emma; Moonen, Nicolette; Robso...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Purcell Quartet

This two-disc set selling for the price of one CD presents three cantatas dating from 1714, when Bach was serving at the court of Weimar....continue...

Bach: Weimar Cantatas Vol 2 / Kirkby, Purcell Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68); Cantata no 18, "Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt" BWV 18; Cantata no 61, "Nun komm, der Heid...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bengton, Katarina; Blackadder, David; Byrt, Rachel; Chance, Michael; Daniels, Charles; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hunt, William; Kirkby, Emma; Latham, Catherine; Robson, Anthony; Watts, A...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Purcell Quartet

"The performances themselves, while fully sympathetic to the text, the music and the mood, are essentially light, clear, even ultimately life-affirming. Part of this is...continue...

Great Handel / Bickett, Bostridge, Royal, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Der Messias; MEDLEY; La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Ariodante; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; L'Alle...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bostridge, Ian; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Devine, Steven; Earle, Richard; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Robson, Anthony; Watt...
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Making his baroque debut for EMI Classics, famed tenor Ian Bostridge takes on Handel's greatest arias. The repertoire is a mixture of English- and Italian-language...continue...

J.C. Bach: Complete Symphonies Concertantes

6 CD / CPO / 2007-05-29

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Symphonie Concertante for 2 violins, oboe & orchestra in E flat major, CW C33ab (T. 284/6); Symphonie Concertante for 2 violins, cello & orchestra in G major, CW C32 (T. 284/1)...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Brodie, Gary; Brown, Rachel; Comberti, Sebastian; Cracknell, Graham; East, Angela; Halstead, Anthony; Lawson, Colin; McDonald, Anna; McLaren, Neil; Richter, Rodolfo...
Conductors: Halstead, Anthony
Ensemble: Hanover Band

From the cpo edition devoted to the complete symphonic and concertante oeuvre of Johann Christian Bach, the youngest of Bach's sons, we have now brought...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Bach: Mass in B minor / Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2006-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Beckett, Rachel; Denley, Catherine; Dubosc, Catherine; George, Michael; Montgomery, Roger; Robson, Anthony; Woodcock, David
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Bach's Mass in B minor displays all the ingredients that contribute to his supreme ranking amongst his peers of any age, and also demonstrates the...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (04/1994)....continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Esther / Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther; Sonata for Oboe in G minor, HWV 404
Performers: Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Anthony; Russell, Lynda
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

"Pure enchantment... the choral singing has an exceptional grandeur, and the instrumental playing a shimmering beauty." -Classical Music (Canada)...continue...

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Bach: Early Cantatas Vol 1 / Kirkby, Chance, Harvey, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-03-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 131, "Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir" BWV 131; Cantata no 106, "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit," ("Actus Tragicus"), BW...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Campbell, Richard; Chance, Michael; Daniels, Charles; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Kirkby, Emma; Robson, Anthony; Rogers, Jane; Salaman, Clare; Scott, Marion; Watts, Andrew [Bassoon]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Purcell Quartet

"...a gracious and gratifying expose of the f minor and A major settings of the Ordinary, sensitively performed in alert and honest chamber-scaled performances..." -...continue...

Collectors Edition - Bach: Christmas Oratorio, etc

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Archer, Neill; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Campbell, Richard; Chance, Michael; Collin...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

Handel

1 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Scipione; Orlando; MEDLEY; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rinaldo; Giulio Cesare; Rodelinda; Lotario, opera, HWV 26; Agrippina; Alexander Balus
Performers: Blackadder, David; Bury, Alison; Fleming, Renee; Robson, Anthony; Turbett, Philip
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"Fleming is undoubtedly America's most renowned soprano, consistantly filling the world's opera houses with her golden voice, versatile technique and stunning musicality." - The Washington...continue...
Renée Fleming is widely hailed as one of the world's leading sopranos--and for good reason. The charismatic singer has captivated audiences worldwide with a voice of stunning beauty and a radiant...continue...

Bear Essentials - Dining Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D major, Op. 12/3, RV 124; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Australia, Soloists of; Barnert, Matthias; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; City of Birmingham ...
Conductors: Shelley, Howard; ; Manze, Andrew; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Standage, Simon; Preston, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Garforth, David; Shepherd, Adrian; Leppard, Raymond; Weller, Walter; Turovsky, Yuli; Bam...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Ambache Chamber Ensemble; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena; Collegium Musicum 90; Concerto Copenhagen; English Chamber Ensemble; English Cha...

Vivaldi: Concerti / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

1 CD / Linn Records / 2000-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, violin, cello, harpsichord, strings & continuo in F major ("Il Prote; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 8 no 9/RV 454; Concerto for 2 violins, 2 recor...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bury, Alison; Clark, Andrew; Eastaway, James; Faultless, Margaret; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Latham, Catherine; Mackintosh, Catherine; McLaren, Neil; Montgomery, Roger; Murphy, Emm...

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
It's a nice idea for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to record a disc of such varied Vivaldian fare. The...continue...

Telemann: Ouverture Comique, etc / Collegium Musicum 90

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-10-24

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Recorder and Flute in E minor, TV 52 no e 1; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in B flat major, TWV 51; Overture, suite for strings & continuo in F sharp mi...
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Eastaway, James; Holtslag, Peter; Robson, Anthony; Standage, Simon
Conductors: Standage, Simon
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"...Soloists are outstanding throughout and performances are generally sharp and expressive, maintaining the high standards Collegium Musicum 90 have set on their previous Telemann recordings....continue...

Bach: Lutheran Masses Vol 2 / Argenta, Chance, Harvey, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-03-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata for Organ no 5 in C major, BWV 529; Mass for 4 voices, chorus, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in G major, BWV 236 (BC E4); Mass for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra & conti...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Halstead, Anthony; Latham, Catherine; Montgomery, Roger; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Anthony; Rogers, Jane
Conductors:
Ensemble: Purcell Quartet

"Here the performances are one-on-a-part for both instruments and voices. The singers seem entirely at home in this daunting idiom, and each presents a clear...continue...

The Chaconne Collection / Pastyme with good companye

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-01-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: ; George Frideric Handel: ; Henry Purcell: ; Antonio Vivaldi: ; Heinrich Ignaz Biber: ; Tomaso Albinoni: ; Johann Sebastian Bach: ; Various: Work(s)
Performers: Kee, Piet; Kirkby, Emma; Robson, Anthony; Thomas, David; Yates, Sophie
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Christophers, Harry;
Ensemble: ; Purcell Quartet; The Sixteen

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...

Bach: Violin Concertos, etc / Wallfisch, Bury, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 106...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bury, Alison; Mackintosh, Catherine; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Robson, Anthony; Wallfisch, Elizabeth

Albinoni: Double Oboe & String Concertos Vol 2 / Standage

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-01-20

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerti à cinque (12), for 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo, Op. 7 (T. 7); Concerti à cinque (12), for 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo, Op. 9 (T. 9)...
Performers: Latham, Catherine; Robson, Anthony
Conductors: Standage, Simon
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

Albinoni: Double Oboe & String Concertos Vol 1 / Standage

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-12-03

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 10 in B flat major, Op. 7/10, (T. 7/10; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 7; Concerto à cinque, for 2 solo vi...
Performers: Latham, Catherine; Robson, Anthony
Conductors: Standage, Simon
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

J.C. Bach: Woodwind Concertos Vol 1 / Halstead, Hanover Band

1 CD / CPO / 1996-11-01

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Concerto for oboe (or flute), string orchestra & 2 horns in F major, CW C81 (T. 290/7); Concerto for flute & string orchestra with 2 horns (optional) in D major, CW C79 (T. 286...
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Robson, Anthony; Ward, Jeremy
Conductors: Halstead, Anthony
Ensemble: Hanover Band

J.C. Bach: Woodwind Concertos Vol 2 / Halstead, Hanover Band

1 CD / CPO / 1996-10-01

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Concerto for oboe, string orchestra & 2 horns in F major, CW C80 (T. 287/4); Concerto for Oboe no 1 in F major; Concerto for bassoon & orchestra in B flat major, CW C83 (T. 288...
Performers: Brown, Rachel; Halstead, Anthony; Robson, Anthony; Ward, Jeremy
Conductors: Halstead, Anthony
Ensemble: Hanover Band

Albinoni: Complete Oboe Concerti / Robson, Standage

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-05-23

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 7; Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 9 in F major , Op. 7/9 (T. 7/9); Concerto à cinque, for oboe, 2 vi...
Performers: Robson, Anthony

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Albinoni's Op 7 and Op 9 consist of four concertos with (rather than for, as the composer insisted) one oboe, four with...continue...

Johan Helmich Roman: A Musical Portrait

1 CD / Musica Sveciae / 1995-01-01

Works: Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholmsmusique, wedding music (24) for orchestra, BeRI 2; Concerto, for violin & orchestra in F minor, BeRI 52; Svenska Mässan (Swedish Mass), for voice, chorus & orc...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Hogman, Christina; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Lindskog, Par; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Robson, Anthony; Ryden, Susanne; Samuelson, Mikael; Son...
Conductors: ; Halstead, Anthony; Ohrwall, Anders; Ericson, Eric
Ensemble: ; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Sonnerie

Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / John Eliot Gardiner

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-04-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Bury, Alison; Clarkson, Julian; East, Angela; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Minetti, Hans-Peter; Olsen, Stanford; Orgonasova, Luba; Peper, Uwe; Robson, Anthony; Ross, Alist...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Vivaldi: Double Concertos / Standage, Collegium Musicum 90

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Violin Concerto, for 2 violins, strings & continuo in C major, RV 505; Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535; Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, RV 523; Concerto for Violin ...
Performers: Coe, Jane; Comberti, Micaela; Latham, Catherine; Robson, Anthony; Standage, Simon; Watkin, David
Conductors: Standage, Simon
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

Mozart: Idomeneo / Gardiner, McNair, von Otter, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-09-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Halstead, Anthony; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Martinpelto, Hillevi; McNair, Sylvia; Mitchell, Alastair; Robson, Anthony; Ro...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Wilcock, Elizabeth

"Through his quiet pursuit of excellence, Sir John Eliot Gardiner has become one of the great musical communicators of our time." -Lord Puttnam...continue...

Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor / Gardiner, McNair, Montague

1 CD / Philips / 1988-08-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; McNair, Sylvia; Mitchell, Alastair; Montague, Diana; Robson, Anthony; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloist

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1987-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bury, Alison; Darke, Valerie; Holton, Ruth; Homburger, Maya; Mason, Timothy; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Pringle, Katie; R...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Members of the English Baroque Soloists (Members)

Bach: St John Passion / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1987-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Archer, Neill; Argenta, Nancy; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Campbell, Richard; Darke, Valerie; Earle, Richard; Goodman, Roy; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass V...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists