Rodgers, Joan

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Jonathan Dove: There was a Child / Joan Rodgers, soprano; Toby Spence, tenor

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: Jonathan Dove: There Was a Child, oratorio for 2 soloists, triple chorus & orchestra
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Jonathan Dove wrote There Was a Child as a tribute to a friend's son who died tragically young. Filled with both joyous celebration and heartfelt...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (06/18/2011)....continue...

Herbert Howells: Hymnus Paradisi / Joan Rodgers, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Alan Opie, Richard Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Herbert Howells: Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; A Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song, for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This re-release of Herbert Howells' Hymnus Paradisi and A Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song forms part of the new Hickox Legacy series commemorating the life and...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (11/02/1998-11/04/1998); All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (11/07/1998)....continue...

Azerbaijani Piano Concertos / Badalbeyli, Adigezalzade, pianists; Joan Rogers, soprano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-10-25

Works: Fikret Amirov: Concerto for Piano after Arabian Themes; Vasif Adigezalov: Concerto for Piano no 4; Tofig Guliyev: Gaytagi, dance for piano & orchestra; Farhad Badalbeyli: The Sea, for piano & orchest...
Performers: Adigezalzade, Murad; Badalbeyli, Farhad [Piano]; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmoinc Orchestra

All of the composers here combine elements of ancient Azerbaijani tradition with Western forms, colorful orchestration and vivid musical storytelling. This is epitomized in Vasif...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall, London, England (2010-07-09&2010-07-11_2010-)....continue...

Mozart Songs / Joan Rodgers, John Mark Ainsley. Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Abendempfindung, K 523; Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K 307 (284d); Dans un bois solitaire, K 308 (295b); An die Freude, K 53 (47e); An die Einsamkeit, K 391 (340b); Wie ungl...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Rodgers, Joan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Recording information: 06/16/1997-06/19/1997....continue...

Mozart: Sacred Arias / Barbara Bonney

2 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K. 626; Missa solemnis, K. 337; Mass in C minor, K. 427; Missa solemnis, K. 139 "Waisenhaus"; Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339; Missa K. 317 "Coronation"; Mis...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Hagegard, Hakan; Heilmann, Uwe; Holl, Robert; Laki, Krisztina; Margiono, Charlotte; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocal...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Strauss: Don Juan; Metamorphosen; Songs For Soprano

1 CD / Avie Records / 2011-05-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Songs for soprano and piano, Op. 10; Begegnung, AV 72; Rote Rosen ("Weisst Du die Rose, die Du mir gegeben?"), song for voice & piano, o.Op. 76 (TrV 119, A; Die erw...
Performers: Latham-Koenig, Jan; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Latham-Koenig's valedictory recordings in Strasbourg illuminate his brilliant ability to shape phrases and extract orchestral color-ideal for Strauss' vividly pictorial tone poems....continue...

Mozart: Complete Sacred Music / Harnoncourt

13 CD / Teldec / 2011-04-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 3 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Dominicus"), K. 66; Vesperae de Dominica, K 321; Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Corona...
Performers: Azesberger, Kurt; Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Denes, Zsuzsanna; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Heilmann, Uwe; Holl, Robert; Laki, Kriszt...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

"This is an exceptional labor of love... The overall sound is remarkably unified and the balance superb... A notable achievement." - BBC Music Magazine, on...continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Mozart Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Symphony no 29 in A major, K201; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K467 "Elvira Madigan"; Sonata for Piano in A minor, K310; Quartet for Strings no 20 ...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Engel, Karl; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Gruberova, Edita; Holl, Robert; Kam, Sharon; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Margiono, Charlotte; Protschka, Josef; Rodgers, Joan; Vocals], Rachel Ya...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Koopman, Ton; Hager, Leopold; Leppard, Raymond; Faerber, Jörg; Riedel, Kurt

Handel: Coronation Anthems / Marriner

1 CD / Newton Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Alleluia; Coronation Anthems (4); Judas Maccabaeus
Performers: Dean, Robert; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville

Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London (06/1984)....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...

Puskin Romances / Joan Rodgers, Malcolm Martineau

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-10-13

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Priznaniye (Confession); Adèle (Adel'), song for voice & piano, G. x316; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden); Ya pomnyu chudnoye mgnoven'ye (I remember...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm; Rodgers, Joan

'A treasure trove of Russian song that will reward repeated listening for years ... delivered by a first-rate soprano already with a distinguished track record...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The Dead City); Ar...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; An...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Mozart: Missa in C major "Coronation Mass"; Vesperae solennes de confessore

1 CD / Teldec / 2009-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Laudate Dominum
Performers: Polgar, Laszlo; Protschka, Josef; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien

Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna (12/1986)....continue...

Weckerlin: La Laitière de Trianon / Joan Rodgers, Yann Beuron, Jeff Cohen

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2009-01-13

Works: Jean-Baptiste Wekerlin: La Laitière de Trianon (The Milkmaid of Trianon), operetta in 1 act
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Cohen, Jeffrey [Piano/Choir Director]; Rodgers, Joan

As with a previous issue in Opera Rara’s acclaimed Il Salotto series, which comprised Pauline Viardot's delightful chamber operetta Cendrillon, this release focuses on a...continue...

Classical 2009 [Barnes & Noble exclusive] / Brightman, Pavarotti, Callas, Villazón, Domingo, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-11-25

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Nicholas Brodszky: Be my love; Ennio Morricone: Il ...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Ball, Michael; Balsom, Alison; Barrueco, Manuel; Bo, Alfie; Brightman, Sarah; Bronder, Peter; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chang, Sarah; Cle...
Conductors: Reed, Michael; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Jojic, Boris; Nemcová, Miriam; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Gardner, Edward; Prizeman, Robert; Handley, Vernon; D...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); EMO Ensemble; G-String; German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen; Le Concert d'Astrée ; London Musici; The English Concert

Classical 2009 gathers the biggest names in classical music on two specially priced CDs. Legends from Maria Callas and Luciano Pavarotti to Andrés Segovia and...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...

Vaughan Williams: The Complete Symphonies / Rodgers, Maltman, Russell, Silverthorne, Bournemouth SO, et al

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"; A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The wasps; Symphony no 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral"); Symphony no ...
Performers: Dowie, Christopher; Green, Stuart; Maltman, Christopher; O'Brien, Brendan; Rodgers, Joan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Daniel, Paul; Bakels, Kees
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Waynflete Singers

Thomas: La cour de Célimène / Litton, Claycomb, Miles, Rodgers, Droy, Philharmonia Orchestra

2 Super Audio CD / Opera Rara / 2008-07-08

Works: Ambroise Thomas: La Cour de Célimène, opera in 2 acts
Performers: Claycomb, Laura; Droy, Sébastien; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Best known for his once-ubiquitous "Mignon" (1866), the output of Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) is of late receiving renewed interest. Successful revivals of his ambitious "Hamlet"...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...

Mozart Effect 101

6 CD / Warner Classics Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Das Veilchen, K 476; Sonata in F major; Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K 138 (125c); Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling (...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Baumann, Hermann; Berkes, Kalman; Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Clevenger, Dale; Cuberli...
Conductors: Conlon, James; Cassuto, Alvaro; ; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Jordan, Armin; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leppard, Raymond; Koopman, Ton; Scholz, Alfred; Barenboim, Daniel; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pitamic, Alexan...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Salzburg Consort; Schultz Ensemble; Trio Fontenay; Vienna Baroque Ensemble; Vienna Mozart Winds

Personnel: Cecilia Bartoli (soprano, mezzo soprano); Barbara Bonney, Sumi Jo (soprano); Herbert Lippert (tenor); Thomas Hampson (baritone); Maxim Vengerov , Thomas Zehetmair (violin); Jean-Pierre Ra...continue...

Shostakovich: The Symphonies/ Ashkenazy, et al

12 CD / Decca Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54; Festive Overture, Op. 96; October, symphonic poem, Op. 131; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14...
Performers: Kopcak, Sergej; Rodgers, Joan; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Handel: Messiah / Hickox, Terfel, Langridge, Rodgers, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-12-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Langridge, Philip; Robson, Christopher [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

Starring bass Bryn Terfel, this recording is acknowledged as ranking among the best period instrument versions of this work available and has received first-rate reviews....continue...
Personnel: Jane Butler, Lucinda Houghton, Ruth Dean, Janet Coxwell, Fiona Clarke, Carol Hall (soprano); Della Jones (mezzo soprano); Gerard O'Beirne, Philip Slane, Paul Badley, Philip Daggett, Philip ...continue...

Handel: Solomon / Gardiner, Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is among the very finest of all Handel oratorio recordings. With panache, Gardiner shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian grandeur even with clean...continue...

Mozart: Mitridate / Hamoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Gjevang, Anne; Kenny, Yvonne; Murray, Ann; Rodgers, Joan; Straka, Peter; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus

Written when Mozart was just fourteen, 'Mitridate, Re di Ponte' is an endless flow of beautiful melodies and dramatic recitatives. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, whose insistence on...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Shostakovich: Piano Trios, etc / Rodgers, Beaux Arts Trio

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67; Suite of Romances (7) for soprano & piano trio, Op. 127
Performers: Rodgers, Joan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio

"Since its founding 50 years ago, the Beaux Arts Trio has become the gold standard for trios throughout the world." - The Washington Post "The...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony no 1) / Daniel

1 Super Audio CD / NVDV / 2005-05-17

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus

"...Daniel's is an unabashedly youthful take on this monumental score. His greatest virtue is in that he moves things forward with vigor, informs everything with...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony

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

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Shimell, William
Conductors: Handley, Vernon

Bear Essentials - Classics for Funerals

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Conc...
Performers: Austin, Michael [Organ]; Comberti, Micaela; Crabtree, Libby; Kenyon, Philip; Kirkby, Emma; Lortie, Louis; Rodgers, Joan; Scott, Jonathan; Standage, Simon; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Standage, Simon; Järvi, Neeme; Parrott, Andrew; Guest, George; Christophers, Harry; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, Geor...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum 90; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; R...

Russian Songs / Joan Rodgers, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: The nursery; Sergey Prokofiev: Poems (5) for voice & piano, Op. 27; Dmitry Shostakovich: Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109; Benjamin Britten: The Poet's Echo, song cycle fo...
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

This adventurous new song recital, from this country's leading interpreters of this repertoire, brings together divergent cycles from four masters of the genre....continue...

Handel: Ariodante / Bolton, Murray, Rodgers, et al

3 CD / Farao Classics / 2004-09-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante, HWV 33
Performers: Anderson, James [tenor]; Chiummo, Umberto; Kaufmann, Julie; Murray, Ann; Nilon, Paul; Robson, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Orchestra

"Murray is the most vivid Ariodante on disc she's so thoroughly 'in' the character that she sweeps us along countertenor Robson is a super-villain in...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A Sea Symphony"

1 DVD Audio / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies / Mackerras, Royal Liverpool

5 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-03-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Bronder, Peter; Rodgers, Joan; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (Symphony no 1) / Daniel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-09-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Maltman, Christopher; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: Bournemouth Chorus

"Rarely is a performance so compellingly fresh that it has the potential to generate a new level of appreciation for the work itself. All of...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies, etc / Handley, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2003-01-07

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; English Folk Song Suite; Symphony no 3 for soprano or teno...
Performers: Balmain, Ian; Balmer, Christopher; Barlow, Alison; Bell, David [Organ]; Benedict, Roger; Black, Nigel; Chambers, Colin; Hargan, Alison; Jones, Mair; Nolan, David; Rodgers, Joan; Shimell, William; Sma...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone
Handley's performances can withstand comparison with the very best.. ..these consistently idiomatic readings will provide many hours of pleasurable listening.'
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Richard Hickox - CBE - A Celebration

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-11-26

Works: Herbert Howells: Pageantry, suite for brass band; Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Scotch Strathspey and Reel, folk song for male chorus (or ma...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Harper, Heather; Little, Tasmin; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Tear, Robert; Terfel, Bryn; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Chorus; London Symp...

Wolf: Mörike Lieder / Rodgers, Genz, Vignoles

2 CD / Hyperion / 2001-11-01

Works: Hugo Wolf: Mörike Lieder; Lieder von Mörike; Jägerlied; Der Tambour; Er ists; Begegnung; Fußreise; An eine Äolsharfe ("Angelehnt an die Efeuwand"), song for voice & piano (M...
Performers: Genz, Stephan; Rodgers, Joan; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"Stephan Genz finds a tremor of youthfulness and vulnerability withinthe strong focus of his baritone... Rodgers, for her part, achieves that finest of balances between...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 / Wigglesworth, Rodgers, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-09-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Wigglesworth, Mark
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Howells: Hymnus Paradidi, etc / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-09-21

Works: Herbert Howells: Hymnus Paradisi for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra; A Kent Yeoman's Wooing Song, for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"I remember wishing for a great version of 'Hymnus' in top-notch sound, and I'm thrilled to report that this extrordinary release is that in spades...Chandos...continue...

Rachmaninov: Songs / Joan Rodgers, Howard Shelley

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-07-21

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Again you leapt, my heart, for voice & piano, TN ii/51; Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden), Op. 4/4; Songs (6), Op. 4; A Prayer, song for voice & piano, ...
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

Includes work(s) by Sergey Rachmaninov....continue...

Opera in English - Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov / Daniel, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Performers: Bayley, Clive; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Cookson, Brian; Curtis, Mark; Dowson, Stephen; Howard, Yvonne; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Parry, Susan; Rodgers, Joan; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia; Leeds Parish Church Chorus; Opera North Chorus

"With the rich sonics, superior dynamic range, and deep, wide soundstage typical of a Chandos production, the five extended excerpts (Coronaation Scene, Varlaam's Song, Scene...continue...

Delius: A Mass of Life, Requiem / Hickox, Bournemouth SO

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-03-18

Works: Frederick Delius: Requiem, for soprano, baritone, double chorus & orchestra, RT ii/8; A Mass of Life (Eine Messe des Lebens), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, RT ii/4
Performers: Coleman-Wright, Peter; Evans, Rebecca; Rigby, Jean; Robson, Nigel; Rodgers, Joan; Waynflete Singers
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Waynflete Singers

"The Mass can be a problematic work, but Hickox proved in his 1996 recording, here reissued, that given a sumptuous recording, sensitive orchestral playing and...continue...

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...

Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol 3 / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-09-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Letter to K. S. Stanislavsky, song for voice & piano, TN ii/56; Songs (14) for voice & piano, Op. 34; From the Gospel of St John, song for voice & piano, TN ii/57; Songs (6) for v...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

"What can I say that I haven't said before? This is the third and last volume of Rachmaninoff's songs by these people, presented in chronological...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol 2 / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-05-21

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Were you hiccoughing; Night, song for voice & piano, TN ii/55; Songs (12) for voice & piano, Op. 21; Songs (15) for voice & piano, Op. 26
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

"Joan Rodgers does some amazing things with her voice, and knows what she is singing about. Howard Shelley, as the guiding spirit of the enterprise,...continue...

Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol 1 / Howard Shelley, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-02-20

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: At the gate of the Holy Abode, song for voice & piano,TN ii/50/1; I shall tell you nothing; Again you leapt, my heart, for voice & piano, TN ii/51; C'était en avril, song for...
Performers: Leiferkus, Sergei; Naoumenko, Alexandre; Popescu, Maria; Rodgers, Joan; Shelley, Howard

"Rejected love is a favorite theme of Rachmaninov's, and it is explored in an almost clinical thoroughness. Gradually--the songs are performed in chronological order--the piano...continue...

Mozart: Exsultate - Sacred Arias / Harnoncourt, Concentus

1 CD / Teldec / 1994-10-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass no 10 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Credo"), K. 257; Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Regina coeli in C major, K ...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Cachemaille, Gilles; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Heilmann, Uwe; Holl, Robert; Laki, Krisztina; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Margiono, Charlotte; Miles, Alastair [Bass...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Concentus Musicus

Mozart: Miserere - Sacred Arias / Harnoncourt

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1994-10-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Mass no 16 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major (missa solemnis), K. 337; Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; M...
Performers: Blasi, Angela Maria; Bonney, Barbara; Hagegard, Hakan; Laki, Krisztina; Magnus, Elisabeth von; Margiono, Charlotte; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Polgar, Laszlo; Protschka, Josef; Rodgers, Joan; Van...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna State Opera Concert Choir

Mozart: Don Giovanni - Highlights / Barenboim, Furlanetto, Tomlinson, Salminen, Meier, Berlin PO, et al

1 CD / Erato / 1994-06-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Borwitzky, Ottomar; Carthy, Nicholas; Cuberli, Lella; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Heilmann, Uwe; Meier, Waltraud; Pertusi, Michele; Rodgers, Joan; Rosenthal, Willi; Salminen, Matti; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra