Simpson, Marietta

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...

American Music - Adams, Gershwin, Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Carter, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, London PO, et al

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; The Chairman Dances; Tromba Lontana, fanfare for orchestra; Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Charles Ives: New England Holidays Symphony; George Gershwi...
Performers: Allen, Geri; Atkinson, Lynton; Baker, Gregg; Barclay, John; Barnell, Andrew; Barrett, Brent; Barrington, Coleman; Blackwell, Harolyn [Soprano Vocals]; Braithwaite, Maureen; Carter, Regina [Violin]; C...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

American classical composers often get unfairly overshadowed by their European counterparts, and a great deal of powerful, groundbreaking new music has passed under the radar...continue...

Sacred - Great Sacred Music for Orchestra & Chorus

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-05-23

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Requiem; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Franz ...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Goerke, Christine; Preucil, William [Violin]; Simpson, Marietta; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert; Jessop, Craig D.

Classics - The Power & The Majesty / Shaw, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-09-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Nabucco; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Alexander Borodin: Princ...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brown, William; Cheek, John; Curry, Diane; Dunn, Susan; Erickson, Kaaren; Glegen, Judith; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hod...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"...needle-sharp attacks, rhythmic articulation, diction, and emotional sensitivity..." - Fanfare...continue...

The Best of Bach

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat u...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Jensen, Penelope; Kondonassis, Yolanda [Harp]; Maybe, Patricia; McNair, Sylvia; Murray, Michael [Organ]; O'Conor, John; Paul, Thomas; Simpson, M...
Conductors: Pearlman, Martin; Shaw, Robert; Kunzel, Erich; Ling, Jahja; Clark, Keith;
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Boston Baroque; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Jacques Loussier Trio; Les Concerts du Monde; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Telarc presents 'The Best of Bach', a spirited selections of works of Bach, both choral and instrumental, performed by some of Telarc's most highly acclaimed...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Shaw, Atlanta SO & Chorus

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-10-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Cox, Kenneth; Grant, Heidi; Simpson, Marietta; Stone, William; Sylvester, Michael; Voigt, Deborah; Wray, Margaret Jane; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"Finally a record company had the decency to issue a new version of this on a single disc - and recorded in splendid sound, with...continue...

Life and Works - Antonin Dvorak

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Symphony no 3 in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Gao, Ding; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Simpson, Marietta; Valaskova, J...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Shafer, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; ; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Kuchar, Theodore; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Dvorak rose from rural origins to become one of the greatest and most influential composers of all time. This portrait-in-sound follows a lovable man from...continue...

Classics - Janacek: Glagolitic Mass; Dvorak / Shaw, Atlanta

1 CD / Telarc / 2003-05-24

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Antonin Dvorák: Te Deum for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra, B. 176 (Op. 103) (once listed as Opp. 93 & 98)
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Dent, Karl [Tenor Vocal]; MacKenzie, Norman; Roloff, Roger; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

Dvorak: Stabat Mater / Brewer, Simpson, Aler, Gao, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-09-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71; Psalm 149, Op. 79/B 91
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Brewer, Christine; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shafer, Robert

As the composer of 11 operas, it may be said that Dvorak had a well-founded understanding of the dramatic possibilities of the texts he chose...continue...

Classics - Szymanowski, Poulenc: Stabat Maters / Shaw, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2002-06-25

Works: Gregorian Chant: Stabat Mater; Karol Szymanowski: Stabat mater, Op. 53; Francis Poulenc: Stabat Mater, for soprano, chorus & orchestra, FP 148
Performers: Goerke, Christine; Ledbetter, Victor; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

Dvorák: Stabat Mater / Shaw, Goerke, Simpson, Olsen, et al

2 CD / Telarc / 1999-09-28

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71; Robert Shaw: Robert Shaw Discusses Dvorak's Stabat Mater with Martin Goldsmith of National Public Radio
Performers: Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Goerke, Christine; Olsen, Stanford; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"This is the last recording made by Robert Shaw. For that reason alone it is something to treasure. In addition, the recording is one of...continue...

Penderecki: Credo / Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 1998-11-13

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Credo
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Quasthoff, Thomas; Randle, Thomas; Simpson, Marietta; Vargas, Milagro
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Oregon Bach Festival Chorus; Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

"A magnificent work of searching beauty," wrote The Oregonian music critic following the world premiere performance of Penderecki's "Credo" at the 1998 Oregon Bach Festival....continue...

Absolute Heaven / Robert Shaw, Atlanta SO & Chorus, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 1997-04-22

Works: Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives), ...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brewer, Christine; Carter, Donna; Cheek, John; Cox, Kenneth; Curry, Diane; Dent, Karl [Tenor Vocal]; Dunn, Susan; Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Shaw, Bonney, Quivar, Hadley, Hampson

2 CD / Telarc / 1995-09-26

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Clement, Richard; Hadley, Jerry; Hampson, Thomas; Paul, Thomas; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Schellenberg, Henriette; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

"...Shaw's 'Elijah' is as good a performance as I've ever heard, and far and away the best-sounding." -Fanfare...continue...

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Funfgeld, Bach Festival Orchestra

2 CD / Sono Luminus / 1995-08-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Butterfield, Benjamin; Nomura, Christopheren; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Funfgeld, Greg
Ensemble: Bach Choir of Bethlehem

This recording of The Christmas Oratorio has been released as part of The Bach Choir's Centennial Celebration, 1998-2000, and in commemoration of the first complete...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C, etc / Shaw, Atlanta SO & Chorus

1 CD / Telarc / 1990-11-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Elegiac song (Elegischer Gesang) ("Sanft wie du lebtest") for 4 voices & string quartet, Op. 118; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, cantata for chorus & o...
Performers: Humphrey, Jon; Myers, Myron; Schellenberg, Henriette; Simpson, Marietta
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Bach: Mass in b / Shaw, McNair, Aler, Atlanta SO

2 CD / Telarc / 1990-10-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andrus, Brice; Black, Larry; Blakeney, Victoria; Carter, Donna; Chalifour, Martin; Clement, Richard; Dlouhy, Jonathan; Head, John; Jones, Ralph; MacKenzie, Norman; McNair, S...
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

Schubert: Masses no 2 & 6 / Shaw, Atlanta SO & Chorus

1 CD / Telarc / 1990-01-23

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass no 2 in G major, D 167; Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Humphrey, Jon; Myers, Myron; Simpson, Marietta; Stone, William; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]; Valente, Benita
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

Vivaldi: Gloria Bach; Magnificat / Shaw, Atlanta SO & Chorus

1 CD / Telarc / 1989-04-25

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat
Performers: Gordon, David [Tenor Vocal]; Jensen, Penelope; Simpson, Marietta; Stone, William; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert