Ward, David

French and Italian Discoveries 1200-1700 / Alfred Deller, Deller Consort, et al

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-08-11

Works: Anonymous: Pater noster commiserans, conductus; Alleluja christus resurgens with clausula, Mors (Hallelujah for the fourth Sunday after Easter); Hoquetus; Amor potest conqueri, motet; El Mois de mai;...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Cantelo, April; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; Gabb, Harry; Leonhardt, Gustav; Leonhardt, Marie; Malcolm, George; McLoughlin, Eileen; Scheiwein, Robert; Ward, David
Conductors: ; Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien; Deller Consort; London Chamber Players

These landmark recordings of French and Italian Renaissance music led the Early Music movement into previously uncharted territory. These ground breaking recordings of Monteverdi, including...continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo, Ré di Creta / Maag, RAI Rome

2 CD / Arts / 2006-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366
Performers: Bertocci, Aldo; Giebel, Agnes; Jeiden, Georg; Leon, Cesare Ponce de; Shofer, Ottokar; Stadler, Irmgard; Ward, David
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

First staged at the New Court Theatre in Munich on January 29, 1781, 'Idomeneo' is a major statement in Mozart's operatic output. During the 1950's...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Solti, Siepi, Freni, Jurinac, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-05-09

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Freni, Mirella; Gencer, Leyla; Jurinac, Sena; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Savoie, Robert; Siepi, Cesare; Ward, David
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This amazing all-star performance of "the greatest opera" is taken from a live performance in London in February 1962. Some of the most legendary singers...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni

3 CD / Living Stage Import / 2006-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Chorus of The Royal Opera; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Freni, Mirella; Gencer, Leyla; Jurinac, Sena; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Savoie, Robert; Siepi, Cesare; Ward, David
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini; Auber / Pritchard, Gedda

3 CD / Gala / 2004-06-05

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; Daniel-François Auber: La muette de Portici
Performers: Bisson, Napoleon; Bruyere, Jules; Dobson, John; Gedda, Nicolai; Godfrey, Victor; Massard, Robert; Minton, Yvonne; Vaughan, Elizabeth; Ward, David
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Ehrling, Sixten
Ensemble: ; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The Compact Opera Collection - Wagner: Die Walküre/Leinsdorf

3 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre; Gorr, Rita; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Vickers, Jon; Ward, David
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The legendary Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson as Brunnhilde heads a magnificent cast. George London is equally acclaimed for his Wotan, while the heroic qualities needed...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal

4 CD / Gala / 2001-05-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Beirer, Hans; Crespin, Regine; Greindl, Josef; Hellmann, Claudia; Janowitz, Gundula; Krug, Wilfried; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Neukirch, Harald; Putz, Ruth-Margaret; Siebert, ...
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans

Eloquence - Handel: Messiah - Arias & Choruses /Boult, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2001-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Downes, Ralph; Malcolm, George; McKellar, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Ward, David
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra