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ATKINS, I / COOPER, G / CROTCH / CUTLER, E / ECCARD / HALLEY / HANFORTH / HARVEY, J / MACMILLAN / PAULUS / POULENC / ROSE, B / STAINER / STANFORD
Psalms and Motets for Reflection Michael Bloss (organ), Choir of St John’s, Elora, Noel Edison [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Mar/2013 ] This release, builds not only on centuries of ecclesiastical tradition: superb recordings under the directorship of Noel Edison have also become something of a fixture and highlight of our choral catalogue. This beautifully balanced new programme... |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Operettas Jessye Norman, John Aller, Mady Mesple, Gabriel Bacquier, Jose Carreras / Choeur & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson [ Erato Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] Excerpts from four of Offenbach's most popular operettas in bubbling performances conducted by Michel Plasson. |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Michelle De Young (mezzo); John Relyea (bass); Pál Mácsai (actor); Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] Following outstanding reviews for his interpretation of Duke Bluebeard around the world, notably at the Paris Opéra and then in Philadelphia and New York with Michelle DeYoung, John Relyea stars in the first studio SACD Surround Sound recording of... |
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HANDEL
Messiah (Complete Oratorio) Midori Suzuki, Yoshikazu Mera, John Elwes, David Thomas / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/1997 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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JOHN IRELAND
The Songs of John Ireland Lisa Milne, John Mark Ainsley, Christopher Maltman / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2015 ] "Ireland was a songsmith to rival the finest this country has produced, and Hyperion's generous anthology will hopefully encourage others to explore this rewarding and rapt repertoire" (Hi-Fi News) |
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Miroslav Vitous / Jan Garbarek / Chick Corea / John McLaughlin / Jack DeJohnette
Universal Syncopations [ ECM Records / CD - released 11/Nov/2003 ] Infinite surge! Miroslav Vitous, the great bassist and Weather Report founding member, with an extraordinary cast of old friends, musicians who have changed the course of jazz, in an exciting album that is at once timeless and contemporary. |
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Berlioz, H
Shakespeare Vertonungen, Orfeo Gesamtkatalog 2006 Münchner Rundfunkorchester, John Fiore [ ORFEO / CD - released 18/Apr/2006 ] |
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J.S. BACH
Eternal Fire: Great cantata choruses Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 20/Dec/2009 ] 'Eternal fire' is the perfect introduction to the glory and grandeur of Bach's wonderful choral universe. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Motets, BWV225-230 Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2013: Baroque Vocal |
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MORALES / DUFAY / PALESTRINA / ANONYMOUS
Pilgrimage to Santiago Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 15/Oct/2006 ] "Being a man for great journeys of exploration, John Eliot Gardiner took his Monteverdi Choir on a musical pilgrimage to Santiago in 2004. The concerts they gave along the route have yielded this superb album. All the composers have a connection with... |
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GUERRERO / VICTORIA / CARDOSO / LOBO / ROGIER
Santiago a cappella (works by Victoria, Guerrero, Lobo, Cardoso & Rogier) The Monteverdi Choir / John Elliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Here Gardiner goes back to what he and his exceptional choir do best, captured in a very favorable acoustic (a London church) by a first-rate sound engineer (Mike Hatch). This is one of those discs you'll never tire of hearing." (10/10 ClassicsToday... |
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STRAVINSKY
Symphony of Psalms (with Boulanger - Psalms) The Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, John Elliot Gardiner [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2002 ] 'A smooth but powerful reading of the Stravinsky that more than holds its own against stiff competition.' Gramophone |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture & Incidental Music Ceri-lyn Cissone (Hermia/Fairy/Titania); Alexander Knox (Lysander/Puck) / Monteverdi Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Continuing his award-winning cycle of works by Felix Mendelssohn, Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the LSO, his Monteverdi Choir and three talented young actors from the Guildhall in a landmark performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. |
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BRAHMS
Symphony No 1 in C minor / Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Monteverdi Choir / Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] "Gardiner give us a fresh new look into an old symphonic workhorse while in the process all sounds new as if it was the first time we heard it. In this aspect Gardiner's realization is superlative and demands a listening." (AudAud.com) |
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BRAHMS
Symphony No 3 in F major / Nänie von Friedrich Schiller, Op. 82 / Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89/ etc Monteverdi Choir / Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: CD OF THE YEAR 2009 - Soli Deo Gloria is proud to release the third instalment in the successful Brahms Symphony series which sees John Eliot Gardiner and his Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique explore the music of Johannes... |
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete Opera recorded in June 2009) Opéra Comique, Paris / Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andrew Richards, Nicolas Cavallier, Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 14/May/2021 ] On 3 June 1975, the day after the 33rd performance of Carmen - indicating limited success as the receipts were meagre - he died from a heart attack, at the age of 36, like Mozart. |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610) DVD/Blu-ray Monteverdi Choir & The English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ Alpha DVD + Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc/DVD - released 10/Jul/2015 ] "there are exquisite solos too, especially from soprano Silvia Frigato and tenor Nicholas Mulroy." (Gramophone) |
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ANDRE CAMPRA
Campra: Requiem [Messe des morts] The Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] "Gardiner's architectural aspirations are lost on Campra's rather insubstantial music, though ebullience and drama go some way to compensate." (BBC Music) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, J.S.: Cantatas for Christmas (recorded 1999-2000) Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ SDG / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2012 ] This box set is a collection of Cantatas for the entire Christmas season from our award-winning series of recordings from the 2000 Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. It features a cast of stellar soloists including Magdalena Kožená, Bernarda Fink, Michael... |
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HANDEL
Dixit Dominus / Zadok the priest / The Ways Of Zion Do Mourn Felicity Palmer, Margaret Marshall, Norma Burrows, Alastair Thompson, etc / Monteverdi Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2015 ] John Eliot Gardiner is at his best in this milestone recording showcasing the full splendour of Handel's music. Among the very first historically-informed versions of these beloved choral works, the Dixit Dominus initially sold more than 500K copies... |