Handel: Laudate Pueri

1. Laudate Pueri Dominum, psalm, for soprano, chorus & orchestra in D, HWV 237
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Rosemary Hardy , King's Musick , Claire Shanks , Honor Sheppard , Sophie McHenna

Handel: Laudate Pueri,George Frideric Handel,Rosemary Hardy,Deller Choir,King's Musick,Claire Shanks,Honor Sheppard,Sophie McHenna,Harmonia Mundi,Choral,Classical,Psalm Setting

Average customer rating: The Divine, the Delectable and the Disastrous Fine voices, fine orchestra, lousy interpretation, bad recording A vision of the future emerging from the past Wonderful music - poor performance Interesting

Handel - Carmelite Vespers 1707 / Feldman · Kirkby · Van Evera · M. Cable · M. Nichols · Cornwell · Thomas · Parrott George Frideric Handel , Taverner Choir & Players , Andrew Parrott , Mary Nichols , Jill Feldman , Emma Kirkby , Emily Van Evera , Joseph Cornwell , Margaret Cable , and David Thomas Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Kirkby, Emma | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Handel - Chandos Anthems (Complete) / Dawson · Kwella · Bowman · Partridge · M. George · The Sixteen · Christophers Handel: Dettingen Te Deum Bach: Mass in B minor Purcell: Odes for St. Cecilia's Day - Music for Queen Mary / Taverner Consort Handel: The Occasional Oratorio /Gritton * Milne * Bowman * Ainsley * George * The King's Consort * King ASIN: B00000J2Q5 Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

1. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Deus in adjutorium meum intende
2. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon I: Pulchra es et decora - Psalm I: Dixit Dominus
3. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Dixit Dominus Domino meo
4. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Virgam virtutis tuae
5. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Tecum principium
6. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Juravit Dominus
7. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Tu es sacerdos
8. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Dominus a dextris tuis
9. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: De torrente
10. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Gloria Patri
11. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon I: Pulchra es et decora
12. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon II: Sicut myrrha electa - Psalm II: Laudate pueri
13. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Laudate, pueri, Dominum
14. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Sit nomen Domini benedictum
15. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: A solis ortu
16. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus
17. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster
18. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Suscitans a terra inopem
19. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo
20. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Gloria Patri
21. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon II: Sicut myrrha electa
22. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon III: In odorem
23. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Psalm III: Laetatus sum
24. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Te decus virgineum

Tracks:

1. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon IV: Benedicta filia tua Domino - Psalm IV: Nisi Dominus
2. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum
3. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere
4. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum
5. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Sicut sagittae in manu potentis
6. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Beatus vir
7. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Gloria Patri
8. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon IV: Benedicta filia tua Domino
9. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Antiphon V: Speciosa facta es
10. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Psalm V: Lauda Jerusalem Dominum - subst. - Haec est Regina Virginum
11. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Haec est Regina Virginum
12. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Chapter: Ego quasi vitis
13. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Responsory: Christi Virgo dilectissima
14. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Hymn: Ave maris stella
15. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Ora pro nobis
16. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Magnificat Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater
17. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Magnificat: Magnificat anima mea Dominum
18. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Saeviat tellus inter rigores
19. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Carmelitarum ut confirmet ordinem
20. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: O nox dulcis
21. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Stellae fidae
22. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Sub tantae Virginis tutela
23. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Alleluia
24. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Dominus vobiscum
25. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Benedicamus Domino - Antiphon of the Blessed Virgin: Salve Regina
26. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae
27. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Ad te clamamus
28. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Eia ergo, Advocata nostra
29. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: O clemens
30. Carmelite Vespers - Second Vespers Of The Feast Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel: Ora pro nobis

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His own Lutheranism notwithstanding, Handel wrote some remarkable music for the Catholic liturgy while in Rome as a young man. In our era they've been performed in the concert hall--large-scale, multi-movement pieces such as the robust Dixit Dominus and the gracious Nisi Dominus in particular coming across as miniature oratorios. But they were, in fact, church music--as Andrew Parrott reminds us with this speculative reconstruction of a lavish 1707 Vespers service for which the young Handel provided music. The performance by Parrott and his Taverner groups is exhilarating. The Dixit Dominus in particular packs a real wallop. The contralto, tenor, and bass soloists do excellent work with their limited music, but Handel was obviously writing for star soprano castrati, and the real stars here are Parrott's three (female) soprano soloists. Jill Feldman wasn't in her best voice for this recording: her louder moments can sound a bit strained, but her softer singing is truly lovely and she rips through some forbidding coloratura. Emma Kirkby is, of course, a delight in Laudate pueri, and Emily van Evera sings superbly--her timing in the solemn opening and closing bars of the Salve Regina will have you on the edge of your seat. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

The Divine, the Delectable and the Disastrous.......2007-04-03

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Carmelite Vespers 1707. Second Vespers of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (as it might have been heard in Rome in July 1707 and containing seven motets by Handel embedded in appropriate Gregorian chant). Performed by Jill Feldman, Emma Kirkby, Emily Van Evera, soprano; Margaret Cable, Mary Nichols, alto; Joseph Cornwell, tenor; David Thomas, bass; The Taverner Choir; The Taverner Players; directed by Andrew Parrott. Recorded in June 1987 at St. Augustine's, Kilburn/London, England. First published 1989 by EMI; re-released in 1999 as Virgin Veritas 7243 5 61579 2 7. Total time: 2 hrs and a few seconds.

This is one of those speculative "reconstructions" of a historical occasion, this particular one being more speculative than most, as nobody really knows what part Handel played in the Roman Carmelite Vesper for 1707, nor whether his music was actually played there or not, nor if so, by whom, nor whether other composers were involved. Andrew Parrott and his team have decided for practical reasons to include all seven of Handel's extant Latin motets and to embed them in Gregorian chant appropriate for the occasion. I assume that it was also practical rather than theoretical considerations which led Parrott to use female singers rather than boy sopranos or countertenors for the soprano and alto parts - this is thoroughly unhistorical, but understandable as these parts would originally have been performed by "castrati" (who have, thank God, in the meantime died out).

The juxtapositioning of Handel's opulent music - even as a 22-year-old, his interest was mainly in opera - and the dull sobriety of counter-reformation chant can, I suppose, be seen as highlighting the modernity and brilliance of Handel's music, although personally I think I could have appreciated this without the labour of listening to Latin Marian antiphones. Parrott seems to want to emphasize the brilliance of Handel's music with fast tempi, but these tend to put the music under a certain pressure that I felt it could have done quite well without - Handel's music is so wonderful that a more deliberate dwelling on it would have been more than acceptable.

Of the soloists, it is the divine Emma Kirkby who, once again, shines like a star in the artistic universe: both her "Laudate, pueri" and "Haec est regina virginum" are absolute highlights of the set, my only query being as to the rather anglicized pronunciation of Italian ecclesiastical Latin. Others have criticized Jill Feldman ("Saeviat tellus") and felt her voice to be strained, but personally I felt her to be quite delectable, my only stricture being that the smallness of her voice would normally have required a completely different concept from the recording engineer (more on this in a moment). The other soloists fulfilled my expectations, and Emily Van Evera ("Salve Regina") exceeded them. The exception to this was bass David Thomas, who I'm afraid inspired me to use the word "disastrous" in the title of this review - I don't think I have ever heard him sound so hoarse and so unsensitive as he does here. Choir and orchestra are both very good, although I felt that the "Dixit Dominus" for all its drive did not come over as well as on the old Warner-Erato recording by John Eliot Gardiner and his Monteverdi Choir.

Having used the word "disastrous" I need to add two other points that made me feel that this CD set was very ambiguous. One is the engineering. The sound is realistic, for a big church, but distant, there being apparently no supporting microphones to pick out soloists. It may be a problem with my hardware, but I found listening in front of loudspeakers to be a trial, very unsatisfying, and I had almost given up when I changed to headphones and suddenly the whole acoustic seemed to come into focus (although even then there were softer passages when I felt that I would have loved to hear the soloists more loudly and clearly). I'm sure this sound was a deliberate decision by Andrew Parrott, but I really do feel that the kind of sound one can hear on many a studio recording would have been a better choice.

The other "disastrous" factor on this re-issue is the so-called "documentation". Not only are there no texts, but also no indications of who is singing when, no names of orchestra members, no indication of the instruments used and an accompanying essay of less than one page that I found to be thoroughly useless - it would have been simpler and more rewarding if Virgin had simply (with permission, of course) reprinted Stanley Sadie's review of the original issue from "Gramophone Magazine".

Fine voices, fine orchestra, lousy interpretation, bad recording.......2006-08-07

As with many recordings of this period of music, there is a shrillness to the sound that is at best off-putting. I got tired of it barely two sections in. I understand about period instruments and period performance technique and have sung many Handel works accordingly. Historical accuracy is important, yet in this recording many fine voices, including those of the chorus, seem wasted, sacrificed on the altar of a false sense of hisorical accuracy gone to the brink of charicature. The sound is dry and brittle, not at all full of the life that Handel breathed into all his work. Listen to several other recordings if you can, then preview some of the portions of this recording before you buy.

A vision of the future emerging from the past.......2004-05-07

This young man, only 22 in 1707, has composed here some of the most advanced Vespers of his time if not of all times. He covers an enormous musical range from Gregorian Antiphons to Bach's fugue style and a treatment of instruments and melodies that announces Mozart and all 18th century developments. He is a composer that is able to bring together the heritage of several centuries and the promises of his own time and even his future. He joins heritage and vision in music. What's more he gives to these Vespers a sound and charm that is in the tradition of the Renaissance : the vision of the Virgin is pure, happy, extremely brilliant, beautiful, and absolutely redeeming. No austere element comes into this picture to spoil it. It is Raphael's Virgin, the one we can only see in Dresden in Germany that is projected into our brains, ears, skulls and hearts. Handel is here at his best and yet he is only starting his career and many other bests will come. What's more Andrew Parrott conducts this music with flexibility, brilliance and more than gusto, real enthusiasm. Some wonder how Handel, a German Protestant, could compose such vespers to the Catholic Virgin and for a Catholic religious order. They just don't understand Handel. He is all-inclusive, he is able to absorb, dominate and transcend any style and objective. He knows that music is its own aim and target and not the religious intention. He knows, just like Monteverdi or Bach, that the best way to enhance any religious faith or belief is to provide it with the beauty of the most advanced and varied music one can invent and perform. These Vespers have to be considered as some of the best along with Monteverdi's and Vivaldi's. And they contain no sad lamentation, just the pleasure of knowing that redemption is at the tip of Mary's fingers, provided we can touch her heart. And this music must move her in the deepest layers of her love and care for human sinners, human beings, humanity. In other words this music is a milestone on the road to the Erklärung and the Enlightenment of the 18th century that will produce our modern world. It thus can become an inspiration for the new phase in which we have to navigate towards an ever more humane world. It reverbates with peace and human communion.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

Wonderful music - poor performance.......2002-04-03

This has the potential to be a very fine recording - excellent soloists, amazing music - in fact Dixit, Saeviat Tellus, Laudate are some of Handel's finest music writing. Unfortunately the music is ridiculously rushed, with the feeling that Parrot was in a hurry to catch a bus or something and the result is very disappointing. There is little worse than inappropriate tempi (except for terrible playing or soloists), added to that, the playing is not particularly stylistic or musically intelligent, possibly due to the fast pace. In fact, the whole set seems to lack inherent expression and musicality, despite the calibre of the soloists. The finest Dixit I have heard was coupled with Laudate Pueri Dominum (also the finest I've heard) in a single disk with Isobel Buchanan, Anne Mackay, Michael Chance, William Kendall, Henry Hurford with the choir of King's College and Stephen Cleobury - A Decca disk. I'd go for that one!

Interesting.......2000-06-08

An interesting attempt at recreating the whole Vespers as it may have been (either Handel did not write a whole Vespers or it has not all come down to us). I liked the attempt: it really could have been that way.

I also liked the soloists and the choir and the orchestra. I did feel some of the tempos were a bit faster than was flattering to the soloists and the choir: it seemed they were SO fast that the notes could not even be sung well. And I generally like fast tempos especially by clear voices, as these are. I just felt the tempos were too fast at times. I, like the other reviewer, wanted printed texts included: how much can it cost to add two pages to the album liner?

Otherwise it's a fine recording that sheds an interesting light on some of Handel's early works.

Though these works are early pieces by Handel (from his brief sojourn in Italy) they show his genius as clearly as many of his more celebrated later works.

If you're a Handel devotee, like me, you might want to add this to your collection.

Average customer rating: Exceptional control from both singer and orchestra

Exsultate Jubilate and other Works by Handel and Mozart Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music McNair, Sylvia | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rêveries Sylvia McNair - The Echoing Air ~ The Music of Henry Purcell / AAM, Hogwood Come Rain Or Come Shine - The Harold Arlen Songbook / McNair, Previn Sure Thing - The Jerome Kern Songbook / McNair, Previn ASIN: B000004159 Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

1. Silete venti, HWV 242: Symphonia - Silete venti (Recitativo Accompagnato)
2. Silete venti, HWV 242: Dulcis amor, Jesus care (Aria)
3. Silete venti, HWV 242: O fortunata anima (Recitativo Accompagnato)
4. Silete venti, HWV 242: Date serta, date flores (Aria)
5. Silete venti, HWV 242: Alleluia (Aria)
6. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: Laudate pueri (Solo e Coro)
7. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: Sit nomen Domini (Solo)
8. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: A solis ortu (Solo e Coro)
9. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: Excelsus super omnes (Solo)
10. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: Quis sicut Dominus (Coro)
11. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: Suscitans a terra (Solo)
12. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: Qui habitare facit (Solo)
13. Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: Gloria Patri (Solo e Coro)
14. Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165 Exsultate, Jubilate
15. Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165 Fulget Amica Dies
16. Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165 Tu Virginum Corona
17. Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165 Alleluia

Customer Reviews:

Exceptional control from both singer and orchestra.......1999-06-10

The sumptious sound of Gardiner's English Baroque Soloists opens this disc with clarion precision. From the very beginning, they are the epitome of perfect baroque playing - never getting a microbeat behind Gardiner's fiendishly speedy baton, and are particularly delightful when tripping through Mozart's Exsultate Jubilate accompanying the sublime Ms McNair. Sylvia McNair, although comparatively rarely recorded, produces a wonderfully enthusiastic performance, using all of the vocal devices in her armoury (listen out for the whispered phrase in Silete Venti, the first cantata on the disc). While the Handel is lovely, however, the Mozart is truly spectacular, showing McNair's talent for semi-quaver articulation, particularly in the famous Alleluia which concludes the disc. Overall, an excellent contribution to the collection of any fan of authentic Mozart.

Average customer rating: Ethereal Clarity Sublime Baroque singing Very disappointing performance of Dixit Dominus A Mixed Bag - Some Good, Some Very Bad! Minkowski does it again! Vivid and enthralling

Handel - Dixit Dominus · Salve Regina · Laudate pueri · Saeviat tellus / Massis · Kozená · Fulgoni · Henckens · McLean-Mair · Pujol · Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski Magdalena Kozená , George Frideric Handel , Marc Minkowski , Annick Massis , Les Musiciens du Louvre , Sara Fulgoni , Patrick Henckens , Kevin McLean-Mair , Marcos Pujol , Valérie Gabail , Yann Miriel , Mirella Giardelli , and Pascal Monteilhet Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sandrine Piau - Handel Opera Seria Gluck: Paride ed Elena Handel - Carmelite Vespers 1707 / Feldman · Kirkby · Van Evera · M. Cable · M. Nichols · Cornwell · Thomas · Parrott Vivaldi - Il Proteo / Coin, Il Giardino Armonico Lamento ASIN: B00002DETD Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

1. Saeviat tellus inter rigores HWV 240: Saeviat tellus
2. Saeviat tellus inter rigores HWV 240: Carmelitarum ut confirmet
3. Saeviat tellus inter rigores HWV 240: O nox dulcis
4. Saeviat tellus inter rigores HWV 240: Stellae fidae
5. Saeviat tellus inter rigores HWV 240: Sub tantae Virginis tutela
6. Saeviat tellus inter rigores HWV 240: Alleluia
7. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: Laudate pueri
8. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: Sit nomen Domini
9. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: A solis ortu
10. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: Excelsus super omnes
11. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: Quis sicut Dominus
12. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: Suscitans a terra inopem
13. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: Qui habitare facit
14. Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237: Gloria Patri
15. Salve Regina HWV 241: Salve Regina
16. Salve Regina HWV 241: Ad te clamamus
17. Salve Regina HWV 241: Eia ergo, advocata nostra
18. Salve Regina HWV 241: O clemens, o pia
19. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: Dixit Dominus
20. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: Virgam virtutis
21. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: Tecum principium
22. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: Juravit Dominus
23. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: Tu es sacerdos
24. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: Dominus a dextris tuis
25. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: De torrente in via bibet
26. Dixit Dominus HWV 232: Gloria Patri

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We know Handel mostly for the operas (Ariodante, for example), biblical oratorios (Messiah), and instrumental works (Water Music) he wrote for London high society. Yet he was producing masterpieces such as these Latin sacred works composed in Rome when he was barely into his 20s. The big chorus-and-orchestra Dixit Dominus and the soprano showpieces Sæviat tellus, Laudate pueri, and Salve Regina have been recorded several times in recent years (including, most notably, Andrew Parrott's thrilling full-scale reconstruction of the lavish Vespers service for which Handel probably wrote these works), yet this lively performance by Marc Minkowski and les Musiciens du Louvre is as good as any of them. Since Handel wrote this music for virtuoso castratos, it's no surprise that the stars here are the (female) sopranos Annick Massis and Magdalena Kozená. Both have sweet, flexible voices with more body than, say, Emma Kirkby or Jill Feldman (two of Parrott's divas), yet without the wide vibrato and relentless legato that make so many singers unsuitable for period-instrument Handel. The performance isn't flawless: Massis does sometimes let her vibrato, however narrow, get in the way of long, sustained notes; the choir, surprisingly, lets vibrato get in its way overall, sounding better suited to Beethoven than Handel. Yet the energetic tempos and generally skillful execution make this a very worthwhile release. It competes against one of Parrott's finest recordings (two discs for a lower price than Minkowski's one), but if you don't want all that chant mixed in with your Handel or happen to dislike singers such as Kirkby and Feldman, then you won't find a better Dixit Dominus than this. In fact, real Handel fans should want both. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

Ethereal Clarity Sublime Baroque singing.......2005-05-14

This music shines blissfully though the centuries and Kozena's voice, passion, sincerity and articulation will make your spirit soar. Handel, the master of the joyous oratorio does not disappoint and Massis' performance is of equal brilliance.

Hard day? This could be the antidote you need!

Very disappointing performance of Dixit Dominus.......2005-03-28

If the use of 'pedestrian' to describe a music performance is ever justified, this would be it. This is a horrible, horrible performance of Dixit Dominus - this piece demands a lot of the choir, but they don't even try to hit the right pitch. Handel would not appreciate this cacophony. I don't remember much of the remaining on the disc. I was too dismayed that I donated my copy to the school library.

A Mixed Bag - Some Good, Some Very Bad!.......2002-04-04

Dixit, Laudate, Saeviat are some of Handel's most glorious music. Overall I would NOT recommend this disk highly, if at all. The soloists are all very nice, esp the sop Massis, but the orchestration and choir are not at all musical for the most part, with a wooden, almost military feel with little, if any, expression. This is not helped by the ridiculous tempi imposed by the conductor. Much of the music is FAR too fast, resulting in a rushed feel, with the soloists and other performers having to compensate - not a good sound! A real shame, because if the music weren't so rushed, it would be far more attractive. Having said that, the 'De Torrente' sop duet in Dixit is ravishing, and almost perfect in it's gentle, lilting pace - very odd to say the least given the furious pace of the initial Dixit chorus (FAR too fast!) Perhaps the lack of musicality evident in most of the disk is due to the excessive speed? For a better Laudate and Dixit on the one disk I'd go for Stephen Cleobury with the English Chamber Orch and Kings College Choir. Not perfect, but far more preferable to my ears!

Minkowski does it again!.......2002-01-16

If you want to experience some absolutely wonderful music by Handel that is rarely performed then you should check out this disc. As I have made clear in my other reviews, I am a big fan of Marc Minkowski and his brilliant orchestra. These are passionate and exciting performances like most of his productions. Though, some things disturbs me. Most of all:
Why no harsichord? Many of the pieces would strongly benefit from the use of a harpsichord. The rhytmical details are really quite lost in the more dramatic movements and the textures easily gets blurry. It might be "authentic" in some way but there are so many other things that are not so why does he bother? As usual the french choirs are not really impressive. The intonation is far from impeccable but still, compared to for example the choir of C. Rousset, good and acceptable. Overall a great disc which is by the way a live recording. Kozena and Massis are superb. Dixit Dominus is the true highlight of the cd. If you like Handel it's worth buying just for this piece!
Yet another recording that kills of the "flat-earthers" illusion that period performances are boring!!

Vivid and enthralling.......2001-12-29

Having just panned John Eliot Gardiner's recent recording of Dixit Dominus (Philips, Nov. 2001), I will only say here that this disc is eminently satisfactory for all the reasons cited in the other reviews. I'm especially taken with the solo work, and with Ms. Massis in particular - her account of Saeviat Tellus is a marvel. Minkowski gives the Dixit all of its startling, vivid color and the live performance seems to add to the lustre. Don't hesitate to invest in this recording - it will repay you with hours of listening pleasure. Stanley Sadie is right!

Average customer rating: BEAUTIFUL! Beautiful Voice. Extraordinary, but . . . Exceptional soprano John P. Cutler

Exsultate, Jubilate / Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boy's Choir) George Frideric Handel , Franz Schubert , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Johann Herbeck , Johann Strauss II , Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boy's Choir) , Uwe Christian Harrer , Max Emanuel Cencic , Gottfried Gindlhumer , Alfred Halbartschlager , Viennensis Chorus , Vienna State Opera Chamber Orchestra , Steven Mockel , and Roman Ortner Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bach: Voices Of Angels Die Wiener Sangerknaben: Portrait Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir (Box Set) Little Drummer Boy: Christmas Favorites by the World Renowed Vienna Boys's Choir ASIN: B00000412O Release Date: 1991-01-18

Tracks:

1. 'Sampson': Let the Bright Seraphin
2. 'Rinaldo': Lascia ch'io pianga
3. Exultate, jubilate, K. 165
4. Ave verum corpus, K. 618
5. Vesperae de Domnica, K. 321: Laudate Dominum
6. Sub tuum praesidium, K. 198
7. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
8. Cantus pastoralis: Pueri concinite
9. Frsstimmen, Op. 410

Customer Reviews:

BEAUTIFUL!.......2007-01-08

WHAT A GREAT CD TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION OF BOY SOPRANOS.MAX EMANUEL CENCIC HAS A BEAUTIFUL SOPRANO VOICE.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD.

Beautiful Voice........2004-02-21

The CD is certainly worth owning. It is rich with beautiful music, however, it is not a Vienna Boys Choir CD, it's a Max Emanuel Cencic CD. His voice is wonderful, but if you're after the choir, you may be disappointed. I added it to my collection and I'm glad I did, however, there are better Vienna Boys Choir albums including Max Cencic as a performer, i.e. Voices of Angles.

Buy it with caution!

Extraordinary, but . . ........2004-02-06

Max Cencic certainly had one of the most extraordinary voices among the many outstanding Weiner Sängerknaben soloists, but those who love the sweet, reedy quality of the treble voice may find this boy's voice not sufficiently boyish. Cencic's voice was more like that of an adult female soprano than like a boy's voice -- powerful and completely under control.

Be that as it may, if you happen to collect recordings by boy sopranos, this one certainly belongs in your collection -- and if you just happen to like the music on this CD, you won't be in any way disappointed with its performance.

Exceptional soprano.......2000-08-24

This is a stunning performance by a young Max Emanuel Cencic (pronounced chén-chis). His renderings of Let the bright Seraphim & the Exultate are exceptional examples of the baroque idiom.

John P. Cutler.......2000-01-02

This is really a great CD. Max Emanuel Cencic did an excellent job on the song "Fruhlingsstimmen" {Voices of Spring}.My hats off to the Vienna Boys Choir.

Average customer rating: Sung by an Angel. Pure Delight

Victoria de los Angeles - Baroque & Religious Arias Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , Cesar Franck , Sir Adrian Boult , Arnold Goldsborough , Sir Yehudi Menuhin , Victoria de los Angeles , Gerald Moore , Ken Jagger , London Symphony Orchestra , Paul Baily , Stewart Brown , Richard Lewis , Goldsbrough Orchestra , George Thalben-Ball , Bath Festival Orchestra , Temple Church Choir , and Evelyn Rothwell Manufacturer: Testament UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Russian Album ASIN: B000003XJS Release Date: 2006-10-10

Tracks:

1. Motet: Exsultate, jubilate, K.165 - 158a
2. Varesco: Concert aria: Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K.505
3. Acis And Galatea: As When The Dove Laments Her Love
4. Judas Maccabaeus: So Shall The Lute And Harp Awake
5. Giulio Cesare: V'adoro, pupille
6. Motet: Ave verum corpus, K.618
7. Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339: Laudate Dominum (Psalm 117)
8. Laudate pueri Dominum: Sit nomen Donini
9. Cantana: Also Hat Gott Die Welt Geliebt, BWV 68: Aria: Mein glaubiges Herze (Ziegler)
10. Cantata: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut, BWV 199: Choral: Ich dein betrubtes Kind (Lehms)
11. La Procession (Briseux)

Customer Reviews:

Sung by an Angel........2003-06-13

Food for the soul,no matter how corny.
As a 20-something,non-religous person is it gratifying to have this to fall back on when faced with everyday life and all the hazards it brings.
What did the singers those days have that's so visibly absent from today's?
Definitly not better technique or better recording enviroments.
Could it be be that they were more well-rounded artistically,and that they had the space and TIME to do what they passionately believed in?
Were they allowed to delve a bit deeper than the ones today?
Coming back to the CD.
Some people slag de los Angeles off as a soprano that should'nt have happened.But how could it not when you hear the'simpatico'and womanliness in that voice.
Her German and English isn't idiomatic,but give me her spontanous chirping on the opening lines of Handel's'So shall the lute and harp awake'anyday,compared to the bland offerings today!

Pure Delight.......1999-09-05

"...for perfect, really grand tradition, exquisite, almost divine singing, go to Victoria de Los Angeles in 'Baroque and Religious Arias,'" said Robert Levine in the January 1997 issue of Classical Pulse. And I cannot agree more. After listening to her Mozart, you wonder why her Mozart performances have been so under-represented on discs. Testament has done a tremendous job in bringing this extraordinary artist's buried treasures from the EMI archive. And one looks forward to more. Any documentation of her Elsa, or Donna Anna -- roles she is known to have performed?

Average customer rating: Clarity, Musicality, Authenticity, Beauty Kirkby and Handel - An unbeatable combination

Emma Kirkby - Handel: Sacred Cantatas / London Baroque George Frideric Handel , London Baroque , and Emma Kirkby Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Kirkby, Emma | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Handel: Keyboard Suites, Vol. 1 Handel - Joshua / Kirkby, Bowman, Oliver, Ainsley, George, The King's Consort Handel: Keyboard Suites, Vol. 2; Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 31/2 Emma Kirkby - Handel Opera Arias / Goodman, Brandenburg Consort Handel: An Ode for St. Cecilia's Day ASIN: B00005K2AX Release Date: 2001-05-22

Customer Reviews:

Clarity, Musicality, Authenticity, Beauty.......2007-05-30

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): "Sacred Cantatas" (= Latin Solo Motets). 1. Salve Regina, HWV 38; 2. O qualis de coele sonus (publ. by Bieler, Cologne); 3. Trio Sonata in G minor from the Dresden Staatsbibliothek; 4. Coelestis dum spirat aura (publ. by Bieler); 5. Laudate pueri (Psalm 112). Performed by Emma Kirkby, soprano; London Baroque: Ingrid Seifert and Richard Gwilt, violins; Charles Medlam, cello; Terence Charlston, organ and harpsichord. Recorded in September 1999 at St. Martin's Church, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England. Published in 2001 as BIS CD-1065. Total playing time: approx. 66 minutes.

Emma Kirkby is so well-known, at least among fans of historically informed performance practice, that it is hardly necessary to describe here her immaculate vibratoless soprano. Her voice has, of course, matured over the years, and on this 1999 recording she no longer sounds as girlish as on her early recordings with the Academy of Ancient Music - this is the experienced voice of a devoted early music singer who, while growing older and, presumably, wiser, has remained faithful to her ideals: clarity, musicality, authenticity and beauty. These nouns will probably go through the mind of anyone who listens to this wonderful BIS recording on which the "divine" Ms. Kirkby is accompanied by four equally devoted "HIPP" musicians who ensure that the musical textures remain absolutely transparent. In this they are supported by BIS's usual impeccable engineering. Only two of the five pieces on this CD are heard regularly, so even Handel connoisseurs may find new delights here (the "cantatas" [?] or solo motets were composed during Handel's stay in Rome 1707/08, the "Laudate Pueri" may in fact date back to Handel's teenage years in Halle; the trio sonata is not taken from Handel's later Op. 2 or 5 but from a manuscript kept in the Saxon State Library at Dresden). In the booklet there is a brief introduction to the music by Charles Medlam, and the Latin texts are printed with Medlam's own translations - on occasion he seems to have been "inspired" to depart from the Latin grammar and translate rather freely. - The all paper Disc Box Slider packaging that here replaces a jewel box is a fine example of how even the music industry can save energy and protect the environment.

Kirkby and Handel - An unbeatable combination.......2001-07-21

The world-famous soprano voice of Emma Kirkby shines as brightly as ever on this new release featuring Emma with London Baroque (two violins, cello and harpsichord/organ).

Four sacred cantatas by Handel are included: Salve Regina, O Qualis de coelo sonus, Coelestis dum spirat aura, and Laudate pueri. Emma will disappoint no one with her performances, which are up to her usual high standard.

In addition, an instrumental trio sonata is included, performed by London Baroque.

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Laudate Pueri -- Christmas Arias, Duets and Pastorales for Boys' Choir and Baroque Instruments Manufacturer: Oehms Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000665EDQ Release Date: 2005-02-22

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Virtuosissimo Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007DDPQG Release Date: 2005-07-26

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Handel: Laudate pueri/ Nisi Dominus Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004TVGC Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. Laudate pueri: Laudate pueri Dominum
2. Laudate pueri: Sit nomen Domini
3. Laudate pueri: A solis ortu
4. Laudate pueri: Excelsus super omnes
5. Laudate pueri: Quis sicut Dominus
6. Laudate pueri: Suscitans a terra
7. Laudate pueri: Qui habitare facit
8. Laudate pueri: Gloria Patri
9. Nisi Dominus
10. Nisi Dominus: Vanum est vobis
11. Nisi Dominus: Cum dederit
12. Nisi Dominus: Sicut sagittae
13. Nisi Dominus: Beatus vir
14. Nisi Dominus: Gloria Patri
15. Salve Regina
16. Salve regina: Ad te clamamus
17. Salve regina: Eja ergo advocata nostra
18. Salve regina: O clemens, o pia

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Handel: Carmelite Vespers, 1707 Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DNL9 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Track Listings:

1. Haydn: Symphonies 94 & 101 / Monteux
2. Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Marienvesper 1693
3. Ibert: Divertissement; Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre; Le Rouet D'Omphale
4. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
5. Ivor Novello: Centenary Celebration
6. J.S. Bach: Cantata BMV 82 "Ich Habe Genug"
7. Janequin: La Bataille Chanson and Mass
8. Johannes Brahms: Sonates
9. Johannes Brahms: String Sextet In B Flat Major, Op.18/Piano Trio In C Minor, No.3, Op.101
10. Kismet [Soundtrack]

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Leavin' You for a Cowboy

Slavonic Dances 1 & 3

"Ask Me Again" [Soundtrack]

Music: Ernestine Anderson

Shagadelic 60s Classics [Box set] [Import]

Stirring with Soul

Thankful

Schmidt: Piano Quintets 1 and 2

Strong Enough to Bend

Mueve la Pompa

Quick Smoke at Spot's [Import]

Rounders: Best of Junkhouse [Import]

Polly Jean [CD-single]

Capriccio: Mid-Century Music for Clarinet

Confrontation