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A Collection of Baroque Gems from the Delos Catalog Need something to get you going in the morning? Try this delightful selection of Baroque gems from the Delos catalog… Music of Vivaldi, Albeniz, Handel, Bach, Buxtehude, Gabrieli, Oley, Purcell, Sanz, Scarlatti, Balbastre
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ARLEEN AUGER, soprano MOSTLY MOZART ORCHESTRA GERARD SCHWARZ, conductor SR, What CD?: This simply is one of the best-ever recordings of Bach's and Handel's Arias. J.W., High Fidelity: One of the finest recordings I've come across in months. George Jellinek, Ovation: A brilliant Baroque recital...consistent beauty of singing in a jewel-like orchestral setting. program GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Rejoice Greatly (Messiah) [4:29] Piangeró (Giulio Cesare) [7:25] Care Selve (Atalanta) [3:07] The Prince, Unable to Conceal His Pain (Alexander’s Feast) [6:06] Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures (Alexander’s Feast) [4:13] Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) [5:25] Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) [5:34] He Shall Feed His Flock (Messiah) [6:22] JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Ricetti Gramezza (Non sa che sia dolore) [5:55] Bist du bei mir (Klavierbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach) [3:05] Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten) [7:42] Sich üben im lieben (Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten) [4:43] Blute nur (St. Matthew Passion) [5:31] Ich will dir mein Herze schenken (St. Matthew Passion) [3:20] TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 73:35 DDD
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Grammy nomination Billboard Classical Chart A Penguin Guide Rosette Disc America's great lyric soprano Arleen Auger made well over a hundred recordings in her remarkable career, but this disc of love songs from around the world was her own personal favorite. ------------------------------------ Press Commentary Penguin Guide to Compact Discs: "This extraordinarily wide-ranging recital is a delight from the first song to the last... This cannot be too strongly recommended." Stereo Review: "Truly incomparable singing... There is something beautiful for everyone in 'Love Songs.'" Stereophile: "Musically speaking, Arleen Auger has to be one of this nation's most meritorious natural resources." Los Angeles Times: "Listening to a song recorded by Arleen Auger, one might be inclined to credit the engineers for some of the apparent perfection. That any singer should be able to sustain such effortless lines, such pure and exquisitely gauged sound, so consistently, seems unbelievable. Believe it." Billboard: "Romance is the unifying theme, and Auger is a seductive interpreter."
"Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory" Beautiful interpretations of sacred music — choral, organ, solo voice — to bring peace and comfort in today's world. The album "Visions of Heaven" is a collection of perceptive musical messages — timeless melodies for the soul — chosen from among the most sacred and inspiring melodies of the classical world. Never before have the works of Bach, Duruflé, and Barber (among others) been combined for a more spiritually uplifting collection. The beauty of the repertoire selected will appeal broadly to both secular and non-secular audiences alike. Lavishly packaged, this release invites us to listen in on just what heaven may sound like in the mind's eye - inspiring experiences full of light, golden dreams and possibly even a flight with the angels themselves. Visions of Heaven will take listeners on a freeing and enlivening audio journey of discovery to that special place where only angels venture. contents Invitation to Prayer Palestrina: Jesu Rex admirabilis (Jesus, wonderful king) J.S. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (from Cantata No. 147) Duruflé: Sanctus (from Requiem, Op. 9) Holst: Ave Maria Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria Victoria: Ave Maria Brahms: Chorale Prelude, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, Op. 122, No. 5 (Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness) Barber: Agnus Dei (Transcribed from Adagio, Op. 11) Dvorák: Tui nati vulnerati (Of your wounded son) from Stabat Mater, Op. 58 William H. Harris: Prelude in E-Flat Farrant: Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake Byrd: Rejoice, rejoice J.S. Bach: Air on the G String (from Suite in D) arr. Edward Shippen Barnes Duruflé: Kyrie (from Requiem, Op. 9) Bruckner: Gradual: Os justi (The mouth of the righteous) Brahms: O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen (Blessed are ye faithful souls) Handel: He Shall Feed His Flock (from Messiah) Byrd: Justorum animae (The souls of the righteous) Peter Hallock: Let my Prayer come up as the Incense artists Voices of Ascension chorus and orchestra • Dennis Keene, conductor • Mark Kruczek, organ St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral Choir • Donald Pearson, conductor • Eric Plutz, organ Westminster Choir (Joseph Flummerfelt, director) • New Jersey Symphony • Zdenek Macal, conductor Todd Wilson, Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta Robert Noehren, D. F. Pilzecker Organ, Church of St. Jude, Detroit, Michigan Vinson Cole, tenor • Patrick Stephens, piano Arleen Auger, soprano • Mostly Mozart Orchestra • Gerard Schwarz, conductor Total Playing Time: 67:19
This CD is a celebration of great music and great sound. It consists of 22 selections, each a complete musical miniature in itself. Most are excerpts from larger works, but always taken within a natural musical context. Many of the examples have been edited for shorter playing times so that more items could be included. Liner notes include a running musical and technical commentary by John Eargle. Repertoire includes: * Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (excerpt) * Bennett: Barcarolle * Bizet/Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet * Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (excerpt) * Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8, 3rd movement, Allegro (excerpt) * Mussorgsky: Dream of the Peasant Gritzko (excerpt) * Fraser: Peter Pan, The Mermaid's Lagoon (excerpt) * Berlioz: Te Deum, Te Deum/Judex crederis (excerpts)
Arleen Auger, soprano Dalton Baldwin, piano Gerard Schwarz, conductor Mostly Mozart Orchestra The Yale Cellos Aldo Parisot, conductor Music of Handel, J.S. Bach, Villa-Lobos, Copland, Obradors, Strauss, Poulenc, Schumann, Mahler, Turina, Coward, Gounod, Schubert, Bridge, Foster, Britten, Copland, Loewe 2-disc set for the price of one
Tribute to Amelia Total Playing Time: 77:52 Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Tonio’s Prolog, “Si può;” Hvorostovsky; Orbelian Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur; “Acerba Voluttà;” Domashenko; Orbelian Rachmaninoff: “Spring Waters;” Guryakova; Orbelian Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades; Yeletsky’s aria; Hvorostovsky; Orbelian Borodin: Prince Igor; Konchakovna’s Cavatina; Podles; Orbelian Rimsky-Korsakoff: May Night; Levko’s Song; Shtoda; Orbelian; Villa-Lobos: Forest of the Amazon; “Sentimental Melody;” Fleming; Heller Handel: Alexander’s Feast; “The Prince;” Auger; Schwarz Handel: Rinaldo; “Venti turbini;” Podles; Orbelian Verdi: Il Trovatore; “Il balen del suo sorriso;” Hvorostovsky; Bernardi Arensky: Raffaello; Duet; Domashenko; Pavlovskaya; Grivnov; Orbelian Tchaikovsky: Oprichnik; Natalia’s Arioso; Guryakova; Orbelian Rachmaninoff: Aleko; Aleko’s Cavatina; Gerello; Orbelian Puccini: Turandot; “In questa reggia;” Marc; Litton Cordillo - Cordiferro: “Core ‘ngrato;” Hvorostovsky; Orbelian Our 35th Anniversary Opera Gala is a tribute to Delos founder Amelia S. Haygood (1919-2007). There was nothing Amelia loved more than great singing; and this program offers familiar repertoire done to perfection, along with fresh, seldom-heard gems. The span of extraordinary singing ranges from Delos’ first great vocal artist, Arleen Auger, to superstar Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Dmitri anchors the program, which begins with the Pagliacci Prologue and soon takes us to less familiar but entrancing territory. The Duet from Arensky’s “Raphael,” written 15 years before “Rosenkavalier” foreshadows Strauss’s ecstatic Trio from the last act. Natalia’s Cavatina from Tchaikovsky’s “Oprichnik” takes us to an emotional climax within three minutes. Both Auger and Podles are stunning in Handel arias; Renee Fleming gorgeous in Villa-Lobos “Sentimental Melody;” and Alessandra Marc a magnificent Turandot. Dmitri sings the passionate encore “Core ‘ngrato.” Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone “undoubtedly one of the voices of the century” Opera News • Marina Domashenko, mezzo-soprano “A poised, lustrous performance” The Times of London • Olga Guryakova, soprano “reminds listeners of how marvelous and glorious the lyric soprano voice can be.” Opera News • Ewa Podles, contralto “a force of nature” Opera News • Daniil Shtoda, tenor “a fabulous voice ” The Times of London • Renee Fleming, soprano “Every minute she sang was something like rapture.” The Vancouver Sun • Arleen Auger, soprano “an artistry that affords us a real glimpse of what we thought was a lost art.” Stereo Review • Tatiana Pavlovskaya, soprano “one of the most musically and dramatically scorching singers around.” Los Angeles Times • Vsevolod Grivnov, tenor “One of the most beautiful and thrilling tenor voices in the world today.” The Irish Times • Vassily Gerello, baritone “The grandeur, tonal substance and old-fashioned clout of a truly significant vocal instrument,” The Times of London • Alessandra Marc, soprano “one of the richest and most powerful voices of the age” Gramophone
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The Yale Cellos Aldo Parisot, conductor Arleen Auger, soprano Grammy Nomination "What a sound they make — organ-like in resonance and sensational in intonation." — San Francisco Chronicle program HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 for Orchestra of Violoncellos (1930) [19:18] Introduction (Embolada) (6:30) Preludio (Modinha) David Shamban, Claudio Jaffé, soloists (8:39) Fugue (Conversa) (4:02) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Air on the G String (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, Arr. Aldo Parisot) (4:53) Chaconne in D Minor (from Partita No. 2 for Violin Solo, Arr. Laszlo Varga) (14:15) Prelude No. 22 in B-flat Minor (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Arr. H. Villa-Lobos) (4:10) Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat Minor (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Arr. Laszlo Varga) (9:58) Sarabande (from Suite No. 6 for Violoncello Solo, Arr. Colin Hampton) (5:57) HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 For Soprano and Orchestra of Violoncellos (1938-45) [13:08] Aria (Cantilena) Emmanuel Lopez, soloist (7:52) Dansa (Martelo) (5:10) TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 72:10 DDD
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