Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]

Court of the Sun King / works by Lully, Couperin, Gilles, Grigny, Lalande, et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Erato / 2011-07-26

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; Troisième Magnificat à 4 voix, motet for 4 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H. 79; Messe de minuit, for 5 voices, chorus, instruments & continuo, H...
Performers: Abdoun, Georges; Alain, Marie-Claire; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Arizcuren, Elias; Backensteiner, Anne-Marie; Beckensteiner, Anne-Marie; Bessac, Francine; Boulay, Laurence; Brodard, Michel; Ca...
Conductors: Martini, Louis; Paillard, Jean-François; Devos, Louis; Frémaux, Louis; Corboz, Michel; Boulay, Laurence; Caillard, Philippe; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Cabré, Josep; Caillat, Stép...
Ensemble: ; Chorale des Jeunesses Musicales de France; Ensemble Vocal Stéphane Caillat; Gulbenkian Orchestra; Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra; Musica Polyphonica

The Court of the Sun King is a 10CD set celebrating both the glories of the French Baroque and the glories of the Erato catalogue....continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music / Corboz

4 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus, double strings & continuo, strings & continuo in G; Credo, for c...
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Coroboz, Philippe; Grosgurin, Daniel; Jaccottet, Christiane; Laird, Michael; Maurer, Jean-Pierre; Medlam, Charles; Schweizer, Verena; Shanks, Claire; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Spreck...
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne

The Vivaldi Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-02-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630; Ottone in Villa, RV 729; Orlando furioso, RV 728; Arsilda, Regina di Ponto, RV 700;...
Performers: Bertagnin, Glauco; Browne, Sandra; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fornaciari, Marco; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Mazzucato, Daniela; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Sasaki, Kazuki; Scalabrin, Fabrizio; Smi...
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne

George Frideric Handel: Il Trionfo / Marc Minkowski, et al

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Teseo; Amadigi
Performers: Bazola, Francois; Bertin, Pascal; Delattre, Jean-Jacques; Elwes, John; Gooding, Julia; Harrhy, Eiddwen; James, Eirian; Jones, Della; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Monteilhet, Pascal; Napoli, Catherine; Poitevin...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / John Eliot Gardiner

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Alcina; Terpsichore; Il pastor fido
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Davies, Maldwyn; Findlay, Jane; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Ragin, Derek Lee; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene; Sm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

England My England - Music from Original Soundtrack

1 CD / United States Of Distribution / 2009-09-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Suite for trumpet & organ in D minor; Bid the virtues; Work(s); In guilty night, Z 134; Indian Queen, Z 630; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Close thine ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Blackadder, David; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Dawson, Lynne; Graham, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Thoma...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This release contains music from the original soundtrack of the prize-winning movie which Tony Palmer directed about the great English composer Henry Purcell. Very little...continue...

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Augér, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah,...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

Stravinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Scherzo à la Russe, for jazz band; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Scherzo à la russe; Apollon musagète, ba...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Donohoe, Elaine; Donohoe, Peter; Fryatt, John; Heinen, Ulrich; Johnston, Robert; King, Malcolm; Kok, Felix; Smith, Jennifer [Vocal...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle has always been dedicated to the works of Stravinsky. In 2007, he and his Berlin Philharmonic gave workshops and a performance of Stravinsky's...continue...

Al fresco - Purcell: The Fairy Queen / John Eliot Gardiner

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: Evans, Wynford; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Hill, Martyn; Nelson, Judith [Soprano Vocal]; Penrose, Timothy; Priday, Elisabeth; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Stafford, Ashley; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]; Varcoe, Ste...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Purcell's 'Fairy Queen' was his grandest achievement, his most colourful score, with an emotional range from wit to mystery and much in between. The recording:...continue...

George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / Gardiner

6 CD / Erato / 2007-10-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Alcina; Terpsichore; Il pastor fido
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Davies, Maldwyn; Findlay, Jane; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Ragin, Derek Lee; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene; Sm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Lully: Te Deum, Dies Irae

1 CD / Apex / 2006-06-02

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Te Deum, motet for double chorus & orchestra, LWV 55; Dies irae, motet for double chorus & orchestra, LWV 64/1
Performers: Devos, Louis; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Vandersteene, Zeger; Vocals], Philippe Huttenlocher [Baritone
Conductors: Paillard, Jean-François

Recording information: Chapelle du Lycée, Tournon, France (03/08/1975-03/09/1975)....continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 4

2 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Le Papillon et la Fleur, song for voice & piano in C major, Op. 1/1; Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 no 2; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, song for voice & piano in A major, Op. 2/1; L'aur...
Performers: Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

This fourth and final volume in Hyperion's Faure's song series takes as its title a line from 'La Chanson d'Eve' - the matchless cycle which...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 3

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-08-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre, song for voice & piano in C major; Tristesse d'Olympio, song for voice & piano; Hymne, song for voice & piano in G major, Op. 7/2; Sylvie, for voic...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone V...

This third installment in Hyperion's series, encompassing all Faure's songs, takes its title from the famous Silvestre setting 'Chanson d'amour' and guides the listener on...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 2

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Mai, Op. 1 no 2; Puisqu'ici-Bas, for 2 voices & piano, Op. 10/1; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, song for voice & piano in A major, Op. 2/1; Lydia, Op. 4 no 2; L'absent, Op. 5 no 3;...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Doufexis, Stella; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Ste...

"The discreet but authoritative Graham Johnson has masterminded a pleasing sequence of more than two dozen songs shared eight singers." - The Independent...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 1

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Les Matelots, song for voice & piano in E flat major, Op. 2/2; Seule!, song for voice & piano in E minor, Op. 3/1; Chanson du pêcheur ("Ma belle amie est morte"), song for vo...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"Showing a greater variety than some other releases in the related Hyperion series, the music on the volume is divided among seven singers, all of...continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas, King Arthur, Dioclesian, etc/Pinnock

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Music in "The Prophetess; Or, The History of Dioclesian" (after John Fletcher and Philip Massinger,; Timon of Athens,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alder, Stephen; Amps, Kym; Argenta, Nancy; Bannatyne-Scott, Brian; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Chance, Michael; Davidson, Angus [Counterten...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert; English Concert Choir

Bach: Magnificat; Vivaldi: Gloria, Kyrie / Corboz, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2003-05-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus, double strings & continuo, st...
Performers: Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Staempfli, Wally; Van Dam, Jose; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; Lausanne Vocal Ensemble

Bach: Hunt Cantata, Wedding Cantata, etc / Kirkby, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2000-12-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Cantata no 202, "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" ("Wedding Cantata") BWV 202; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV...
Performers: Davies, Simon [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; George, Michael; Kirkby, Emma; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: ; Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

'Still by far the best version. The stronger sense of occasion is boosted by Peter Holman's inspired topping and tailing with sinfonias' (International Record Review)...continue...

The Essential Falla

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Concerto for Harpsichord, for harpsichord (or piano), flute, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello, G. 71; Homenaje - M. de Falla; Psyché; Nights in the gardens of Spain...
Performers: Boky, Colette; Constable, John [Keyboards]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Katz, Martin; Mistral, Nati; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Ansermet, Ernest; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Spain's leading composer Manuel de Falla is well represented in this 2 CD collection. Falla's best known works: Nights in the Gardens of Spain; The...continue...

Musica Sacra - Haydn: Masses / King's College Choir, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Missa in Tempore belli, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Paukenmesse"), H. 22/9; Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, fo...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Cantelo, April; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Krause, Tom; McDaniel, Barry; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Rouleau, Joseph; Runnett, Brian; Scott, John; Smith, Jennifer [...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Handel: La Resurrezione / Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-12-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Maguire, Linda; Massis, Annick; Naouri, Laurent; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

Handel's first oratorio (a sacred opera seria, really) is loaded with goodies that excite musicians and audiences alike: glittering coloratura spectaculars, showy boasts for Lucifer,...continue...
Personnel: Jennifer Smith , Annick Massis (soprano); Linda Maguire (mezzo soprano); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Laurent Naouri (bass voice).

Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (04/1995)....continue...

Purcell: King Arthur / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Erato Import / 1995-05-02

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Fisher, Gillian; Priday, Elisabeth; Ross, Gilian; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia / Gardiner, English Baroque

1 CD / Erato Import / 1995-05-02

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Wilcock, Elizabeth; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Vivaldi: Glorias, etc / Guest, Cleobury

2 CD / Decca Import / 1995-02-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, for 6 solo voices, chorus, trumpet, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, strings & contin; "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Magnificat ...
Performers: Bowen, Kenneth; Briggs, David; Buchanan, Isobel; Castle, Peter; Farnes, Richard; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Kwella, Patrizia; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Shirley-Quirk, John; Smith, Jen...
Conductors: Guest, George; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Wren Orchestra

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Rogers, Medlam, Chiaroscuro, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 1994-02-19

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Performers: Afonso, Helena; Bolognesi, Mario; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Denley, Catherine; Edwards, Terry [Choir Master]; Kirkby, Emma; Kwella, Patrizia; Laurens, Guillemette; Potter, John [Tenor Vocal]; Shae, Geoffr...
Conductors: Medlam, Charles; Caudle, Theresa; Rogers, Nigel
Ensemble: London Baroque; London Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble

Handel: Ottone / King, Bowman, McFadden, Smith, Denley

3 CD / Hyperion / 1993-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ottone
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; McFadden, Claron; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'Ottone is, even for Handel, unusually rich in lovely, heartrending arias' (The Times)

'Everywhere, the dexterity and resource of Robert King's Consort lend enchantment' (The...continue...

Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato / Gardiner

2 CD / Erato Import / 1992-09-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Pastoral Ode), oratorio, HWV 55
Performers: Davies, Maldwyn; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir