Walker, Sarah

Domingo Conducts Milnes! Milnes Conducts Domingo!

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Hérodiade; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Charles Gounod: Faust; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Piet...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill; Price, Doreen; Temperley, Jean; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Milnes, Sherrill

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/14/1972-08/16/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (08/18/1972-08/19/1972); Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great ...continue...

Blah Blah Blah And Other Trifles / Sarah Walker and Roger Vignoles in Cabaret

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: George Gershwin: Blah, Blah, Blah, song (from Delicious, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Tell me more; Girl Crazy; Cole Porter: The tale of the oyster (or The song of the ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Recording information: Wigmore Hall (06/17/1988)....continue...

Handel: Julius Caesar / Mackerras, Baker, Masterson, Walker [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-02-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Baker, Janet; Bowman, James; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus; English National Opera Orchestra

John Copley's production of Handel's Julius Caesar features the great mezzo-soprano Janet Baker in one the roles she made her own. She leads a cast...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
...continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Haitink, Thomas Allen [Includes CD-ROM]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track; [Peter Grimes] Synopsis and Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bovino, Maria; Dean, Stafford; Jenkins, Neil; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Keenlyside, Simon; Rayne, Patricia; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Walker, Sarah; Webster, Gillian; Wil...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

BBC Music Magazine
A wonderfully sung Peter Grimes, with superb orchestral support
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Personnel: David Greenwood (sound effects).

Recording information: Watford Town Hall (06/22/1992-06/28/1992)....continue...

An Anthology Of English Song

1 CD / Dal Segno / 2010-03-03

Works: Henry David Leslie: Annabelle Lee; Amy Woodeforde-Finden: Indian Love Lyrics (4); W.S. Gwynn Williams: My little Welsh Home, song; Carrie Jacobs-Bond: A perfect day; Roger Quilter: Now Sleeps the Cri...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Burrows, Stuart; Herincx, Raimund; Jeffes, Peter; Masterson, Valerie; Rees, Jonathan; Walker, Sarah; White, Patricia

Recording information: The Henry Wood Hall (03/11/1989)....continue...

Ode To Freedom, Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Leonard Bernstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Anderson, June; Konig, Klaus; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Dresden Philharmonic Children's Chorus; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestre de Paris; Symphonieorchester des Bayerisch...

Only a few days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Leonard Bernstein conducted this gala concert in a city that was no longer divided....continue...
Run Time: 94 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
...continue...

Ultimate Berlioz - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. ...
Performers: Budin, Jeffrey; Davies, Ryland; Holt, Hazel; Imai, Nobuko; Smith, Peter; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Fauré: Piano Trio, La Bonne Chanson / Walker, Nash Ensemble

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Trio for Piano and Strings in D minor, Op. 120; La bonne chanson, Op. 61
Performers: Brown, Ian [Classical]; Crayford, Marcia; Van Kampen, Christopher; Walker, Sarah
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

Schubert: Lieder / Sarah Walker, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Schäfers Klagelied, D 121/Op. 3 no 1; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Suleika no 1, D 720; Suleika no 2, D 717/Op. 31; ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Dreams and Fancies

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: John Ireland: If there were dreams to sell; Frederick Delius: Songs (7) from the Norwegian, for voice & piano, RT v/9; Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Silver, for voice & piano, Op. 30/2; Five Eyes, for voice...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Fauré: Chansons Vol 1 / Sarah Walker, Malcom Martineau

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 no 2; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; L'aurore, song for voice & piano in A flat major, Op. posth.; Tristesse, Op. 6 no 2; Songs (3) for voice & pian...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm; Walker, Sarah

Fauré: Chansons Vol II / Sarah Walker, Malcolm Martineau

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Le Papillon et la Fleur, song for voice & piano in C major, Op. 1/1; Ici bas!, Op. 8 no 3; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 3; Nocturne, Op. 43 no 2; Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 no 1;...
Performers: Martineau, Malcolm; Walker, Sarah

Fauré: Chansons Vol 3 / Tom Krause, Sarah Walker, Martineau

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Les Matelots, song for voice & piano in E flat major, Op. 2/2; Aubade, song for voice & piano in F, Op. 6/1; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 4; Sylvie, for voice & piano in F maj...
Performers: Krause, Tom; Martineau, Malcolm; Walker, Sarah

Faure: Mélodies Vol 4 / Walker, Krause, Martineau

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; Mirages, song cycle (4) for voice & piano, Op. 113; La chanson d'Eve, Op. 95; L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118
Performers: Krause, Tom; Martineau, Malcolm; Walker, Sarah

Fauré: Mélodies (Complete) / Walker, Krause, Martineau

4 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 5; Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 7; L'aurore, song for voice & piano in A flat major, Op. posth.; Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 6; Songs (3)...
Performers: Krause, Tom; Martineau, Malcolm; Walker, Sarah

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 Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah, Trevo...
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...

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...

Markevitch: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 1 / Lyndon-Gee, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-09-30

Works: Igor Markevitch: Partita, for piano & orchestra; Le Paradis Perdu (Paradise Lost)
Performers: Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Hoek, Martijn van den; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Lyndon-Gee, Christopher
Ensemble: Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Concert Choir

This first volume of the Naxos 'Igor Markevitch Complete Orchestral Works Edition', to be followed by the seven volumes previously released on Marco Polo, brings...continue...

Leonard Bernstein / Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mozart [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-08-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Le boeuf sur le t...
Performers: Anderson, June; Bernstein, Leonard; Konig, Klaus; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestre National de France; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

There has probably never been a conductor able to combine the highest musical standards with personal warmth in the way that Leonard Bernstein did. Bernstein...continue...
Run Time: 419 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, German, Fr...continue...

Vaugham Williams: Choral Works / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

4 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi; Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viol...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Barratt, Christine; Best, Jonathan; Bowen, John; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Dawson, Lynne; Dobi...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the Hyperion...continue...

Land of Hope and Glory

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Thomas Arne: Rule Britannia; William Walton: Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Charles Villiers Stanford: Songs of the Sea, for baritone, male chorus & orchestra, Op. 91; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ser...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Fawbert, Andrew; George, Michael; Hill, Robert [Clarinet]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christo...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger

Verdi: La Traviata / Muti, Scotto, Kraus, Bruson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-03-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Buchan, Cynthia; Cosotti, Max Rene; Kennedy, Roderick [Bass Vocals]; Keyte, Christopher; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Mariategui, Suso; Newman, Henry; Scotto, Renata; van Allan, Ric...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Band of the Royal Marines (Royal Marines School of

Tippett: King Priam / Norrington/Kent Opera, Sarah Walker, Rodney Macann [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-02-26

Works: Michael Tippett: King Priam
Performers: Ebrahim, Omar; Haskin, Howard; Jenkins, Neil; Macann, Rodney; Mason, Anne; Price, Janet; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Kent Opera Chorus; Kent Opera Orchestra

The re-telling of part of the original epic legend of Troy follows the Homeric characters through their love, loyalties and vengeance – leading to the...continue...
Run Time: 138 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 7 & 9, Missa solemnis / Bernstein

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Die Geschöpfe des ...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arrau, Claudio; Bartelink, Bernard; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Konig, Klaus; Krebbers, Herman; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Strauss: Guntram, etc / Pritchard, Leitner, Farley, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2007-01-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Guntram, opera, Op. 25 (TrV 168); Der Rosenkavalier
Performers: Dale, Laurence; Dickerson, Bernard; Douglas, Nigel; Farley, Carole; Lemnitz, Tiana; Lewis, William; Milinkovic, Georgine von; Newman, Henry; Rea, Sean; Sharpe, Terence; Tomlinson, John; Trötsche...
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: BBC Singers; Württemberg State Orchestra

America's Singers Recorded - The First Generation

1 CD / Symposium / 2006-12-01

Works: Frederic H. Cowen: The promise of life, for voice & accompaniment; Gaetano Braga: Leggenda valacca "Angel's Serenade"; Walter Damrosch: Danny Deever, Op. 2 no 7; Richard Strauss: Lieder (6), Op. 17; ...
Performers: Adams, Suzanne; Adini, Ada; Bispham, David; Blass, Robert; Blauvelt, Lillian; Eames, Emma; Esty, Alice; Eweyk, Arthur van; Hamlin, George; Homer, Louise; Juch, Emma; Lussan, Zelie de; Montalant, Vert...

This album focuses on the earliest American singers of whom we have records. It affords us views of performing practice in the first years of...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Soundtrack) / Mackerras

2 CD / Telarc / 2006-08-29

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71; Queen of Spades, Op. 68
Performers: Noble, Robert; Pope, Cathryn; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Tiffin School Boys Chorus

"...no other version of the Nutcracker that I have heard registers quite so suggestively the extent to which the world of childhood fairy-tales is simply...continue...

Britten: Purcell Realizations / Lott, Gritton, Walker, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Purcell Realizations; Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus; The Queen's Epicedium, for soprano or tenor & piano (Purcell Realization); Purcell Realizations from Harmonia Sa...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Rolfe Johnson, An...

'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD)

'Two irresistible discs - typically painstakingly produced and documented - and would deserve four stars if...continue...

Henze: Voices / London Sinfonietta, et al

2 CD / Explore Records / 2006-06-27

Works: Hans Werner Henze: Voices, for mezzo-soprano, tenor & orchestra
Performers: Sperry, Paul [Tenor (Vocal)]; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

Fauré: Chamber Music / Walker, Osostowicz, et al

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 89; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 115; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 15; Quartet for...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Benson, Clifford; Brown, Ian [Classical]; Carmirelli, Pina; Corti, Nicolas; Crayford, Marcia; Crombach, Sara; Degen, Johannes; Igloi, Thomas; Jones, Maureen; Osostowicz, Krysia; P...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amati String Quartet; Ames Piano Quartet; Fauré Quintet; Nash Ensemble

Schubert: Lieder / Schreier, Auger, Fischer-Diskau, et al

7 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Schwanengesang, D 957; Der Winterabend, D 938; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; An die Musik, D 547...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grubert, Naum; Höll, Hartmut; Holl, Robert; Janowitz, Gundula; Olbertz, Walter; Schreier, Peter; Shirley-Quirk, John; Spencer, Charles [Piano]; Vigno...

Sidney Jones: The Geisha / Corp, New London Light Opera

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-03-14

Works: Sidney Jones: The Geisha, operetta
Performers: Ashman, Magdalen; Bott, Paula; Fitchew, Michael; Gamble, Joanna; Koc, Jozik; Maltman, Christopher; Nicoll, Harry; Parfitt, Paul; Suart, Richard; Vivian, Sarah; Walker, Sarah; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Orchestra

'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or...continue...

Schubert: The Complete Songs

40 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Song sketch in C minor, D. 1a; Lebenstraum ("Ich sass an einer Tempelhalle"), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 39; Hagars Klage ("Hier am Hügel"), song for voice & piano, D. 5...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berg, Nathan [...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen;
Ensemble: Holst Singers; New Company

'For Schubertians who failed to acquire many of the individual releases, this new box, weighing in at around £3 per disc, is an indispensable bargain'...continue...

Sigmund Romberg: Maytime / Steven Byess, Ohio Light Opera

2 CD / Albany Records / 2005-10-01

Works: Sigmund Romberg: Maytime, operetta
Performers: Barbato, James; Boover, Alta; Hix, Michael; Jackson, Eric; Knox, Grant; Kohl, Joshua; Langman, Shannon; Legris, Justin; Leon, Robin De; McCormick, Danielle; Michie, Jonathan; Nelson, Tyler; Sorenson,...
Conductors: Byess, Steven
Ensemble: Ohio Light Opera

Classics - Falla: Love the Magician, etc / Simon, London SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Nights in the gardens of Spain; Dance no 1 (from La vida breve)
Performers: Fingerhut, Margaret; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Geoffrey Simon and the Chandos sound engineers have something new and fresh to offer... the singing of Sarah Walker with its vibrant, earthy vitality brings...continue...

Mozart: Requiem / Guest, Kenny, Walker, Kendall, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-06-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Kendall, William; Kenny, Yvonne; Kenyon, Philip; Walker, Sarah; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Guest, George
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"George Guest's new recording is distinguished by its deliberate tempos but also its very powerful rhythmic momentum and an expressive intensity of a kind one...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover / Best, Bottone, Evans

2 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Bottone, Bonaventura; Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Evans, Wynford; Gooding, Julia; Hulton, Adrian; Jenkins, Neil; Nicoll, Harry; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Poulton, Robert; Saun...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra

'Enchanting, heartwarming' (Fanfare, USA)

'This sparkling recording makes it clear that 'Hugh the Drover' is a work that deserves to be staged professionally at regular intervals....continue...

Buller: Proença, Theatre of Memory / Elder, Walker, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2003-06-06

Works: John Buller: Proença for Mezzo Soprano, Electric Guitar and Orchestra; Theatre of memory
Performers: Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Fauré: Penelope; Berlioz / Lloyd-Jones, Veasey, et al

2 CD / Gala / 2003-03-06

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Pénélope, opera in 3 acts; Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Angas, Richard; Creffield, Rosanne; English, Gerald; Glossop, Peter; Howlett, Neil; Javelin, Sara de; Lee, Susan; Oliver, Alexander; Peters, Johanna; Sage, Sally le; Turp, Andre; van Allan, Richard [...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Chorus

Opera in English - J. Baker sings Scenes from Julius Caesar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-10-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Booth-Jones, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Davies, Noel; James, David; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"This is an intense, compelling, moving hero who sings with style, beauty, and musicianship of a high order. If you prefer highlights to complete sets,...continue...

Opera in English - Baroque Celebration

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-03-26

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Don Quixote, Z 578; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Rinaldo
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Della; Kenny, Yvonne; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Parry, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; English National Opera Orchestra

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

Beethoven: Symphonies no 1-9, Overtures / Norrington, London

5 CD / Virgin Classics / 2001-11-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op...
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Power, Patrick; Salomaa, Petteri; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Heinrich Schütz Choir, London ; London Classical Players

Opera in English - Wagner: The Ring Cycle / Goodall, et al

16 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Attfield, Helen; Bailey, Norman; Belcourt, Emile; Clarke, Katie; Collins, Anne; Connell, Elizabeth; Conoley, Anne; Curphey, Margaret; Dempsey, Gregory; Evans, Anne; Ferguson, Robert; Grant, Clifford;...
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: English National Opera Movement Group; English National Opera Orchestra; Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

The Nibelung's Ring can be enjoyed on many levels: as a fairy story, political allegory or philosophical tract, for example. In essence, it deals with...continue...

Opera in English - Wagner: The Valkyrie / Goodall, et al

4 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-11-28

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Attfield, Helen; Bailey, Norman; Clarke, Katie; Connell, Elizabeth; Conoley, Anne; Curphey, Margaret; Evans, Anne; Grant, Clifford; Howard, Ann; Hunter, Rita; Remedios, Alberto; Squires, Shilagh; Wal...
Conductors: Goodall, Reginald
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"...Goodall's conducting [was] weighty, sonorous, slow-moving but surely paced and deeply supportive of the voices. And what a cast he had, led by Remedios's ardent...continue...

Brahms: Sonatas for Viola and Piano Op 120, etc

1 CD / Meridian / 2000-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; Sonata for Clarinet (or Viola) & Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for Clarinet (or Viola) & Piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2
Performers: Jacobson, Julian; Silverthorne, Paul; Walker, Sarah

Opera in English - Handel: Julius Caesar / Mackerras, et al

4 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Booth-Jones, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Davies, Noel; James, David; Jones, Della; Masterson, Valerie; Tomlinson, John; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"Seemingly stuffy 'opera seria' format was no hindrance to Handel in creating works rich in human drama and musical invention...A highly intelligent, singable English translation...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits, Five Mystical Songs

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-06-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Tudor Portraits (5), choral suite for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Herford, Henry; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Guildford Choral Society; Philharmonia Orchestra

'An incredible bargain. Altogether, this sumptuously remastered issue is definitely one of the highlights of the first batch of Helios reissues that promise to take...continue...

Opera in English - Donizetti: Don Pasquale / Parry, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliac...
Performers: Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Bronder, Peter; Clarke, Paul Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Dazeley, William; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Hargraves, Matthew; Haymon, Cynthia...
Conductors: Parry, David; Bellini, Gabriele; Daniel, Paul

This is the premiere recording in English of Donizetti's sparkling comic opera. Conductor David Parry has been unanimously praised for his direction throughout the Opera...continue...

Gay: The Beggar's Opera / Barlow, Hoskins, Walker

2 CD / Hyperion / 1991-12-01

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Baker, Alasdair; Bryson, Roger; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Anne; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Jackson, Richard; Lemmings, Christopher; Linnenbank, René; Mills, Bronwen; Morgan, Karl; Rashbrook,...

'I have never heard, and can't imagine, better performances ... A delightful performance of this timeless opera' (American Record Guide)

'A treasure that belongs in...continue...