O Poore Distracted World!: English Songs & Anthems [Les Voix Baroques, Alexander Weimann]

O Poore Distracted World!

English Songs & Anthems

Martin Peerson (1571/3-1651)

O let me at Thy Footstool fall

John Coprario (1570-1626)

O poore distracted world (Funeral Tears 7)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Let mine eyes run down with tears

Robert Ramsey (?-1644)

In guilty night

Thomas Lupo (1571-1627)

O Lord come pity my complaint

Matthew Locke (c1621-1677)

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

In guilty night

John Blow (1649-1708)

I said in the cutting off of my days

John Milton (c1563-1647)

If that a sinner's sighs

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

I will give thanks unto Thee, o Lord

William Croft (1678-1727)

Rejoice in the Lord

Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)

O happy he whom Thou protect'st

Les Voix Baroques

Alexander Weimann

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Joseph-Hector Fiocco: Missa Solemnis; Ave Maria; Homo Quidam [Patrick Peire]

Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)

Missa Solemnis

Missa Solemnis in D

Ave Maria (Motet)

Homo Quidam (Motet)

Greta de Reyghere (soprano), Jean Nirouët (counter-tenor), Hilde Coppé (soprano), Jan van Elsacker (tenor), Jan van der Crabben (bass), Werner van Mechelen (bass), Dirk Snellings (bass)

Capella Brugensis

Collegium Instrumentale Brugense

Patrick Peire

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Verdi - The Complete Works 7: Giovanna d'Arco [Paolo Carignani]

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

The Complete Works CD 13 & 14

Giovanna d'Arco

Francesco Meli (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Anna Netrebko (soprano), Roberto Tagliavini (bass), Johannes Dunz (tenor)

Philharmonia Chor Wien

Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Paolo Carignani

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Chant Cistercien [Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès]

Chant Cistercien

Pater cum essem cum eis

Alleluia: Fuit homo missus a Deo

Alleluia: Inter natos mulierum

Propter nimiam caritatem

Filie Jerusalem
Responsory from the matins for the feast of St. Bernard

Ensemble Organum

Marcel Pérès

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Thus Spake Apollo Myne: The Songs of Alexander Montgomerie [Paul Rendall, Rob MacKillop]

Thus Spake Apollo Myne

The Songs of Alexander Montgomerie

Clément Janequin (c1485-1558)

Sonnet, Vha vald behald

Anonymous

The Solsequium

Melancholie, grit deput of Dispair

Psalms 112: The man is blyst

Clément Janequin (c1485-1558)

Sonnet, O Happy Star

Andrew Blackhall (1535-1609)

Adeu, O Desie of Delyt

Anonymous

Come, my Childrene dere drau neir me

Psalm 126: Quhen that the Lord

Psalm 141: On thee I call, O Lord

Psalm 59: Deliver me, my God of micht

Psalm 83: God for thy grace

Psalm 143: Och heir my prayer

Psalm 47: Let all folke

Psalm 91: Quha sa with full intent

Psalm 118: Give to the Lord

Psalm 23, The Lord most hie

Psalm 27: The Lord my licht and helth will be

Before the Greeks durst enterpryse

Evin dead, behold I breath!

In throu the windoes of myn ees

Psalm 80: With hart I do accord

What mightie motion

Remember rightly, vhen ye reid

Psalm 111: O pastor of Israel

About the bank

Paul Rendall (tenor)

Rob MacKillop (lute)

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Joseph-Hector Fiocco: Lamentations [Anne Mertens]

Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)

Lamentations

Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)

Première lamentation du Mercredi saint, 1733

Seconde leçon du Jeudi saint, 1733

Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1650-1714)

Sonata in C major

Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)

Deuxième leçon du Mercredi saint, 1733

Première lamentation du Jeudi saint, 1733

Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1650-1714)

Sonata in G minor

Joseph Hector Fiocco (1703-1741)

Deuxième leçon pour le Vendredi saint, 1733

Anne Mertens (soprano)

Peter van Heyghen (recorder), Wieland Kuijken (cello), 

Richte van der Meer (cello), Kris Verhelst (harpsichord)

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Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Stabat Mater; Dixit Dominus [Jean-Claude Malgoire]

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

Stabat Mater in C minor¹

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Stabat Mater in F minor RV621²

Dixit Dominus in D major RV594³

¹BBC Singers

John Poole

²³Helen Watts (alto)

³Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano), Anna Bernardin (soprano), 

Ian Partridge (tenor), Ian Caddy (bass)

English Bach Festival Choir

²³English Bach Festival Orchestra

Jean-Claude Malgoire

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Verdi - The Complete Works 6: I due Foscari [Lamberto Gardelli]

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

The Complete Works CD 11 & 12

I due Foscari

Katia Ricciarelli (soprano), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), José Carreras (tenor), Vincenzo Bello (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass), Antoniak Mieczyslaw (tenor), Elizabeth Connell (mezzo-soprano), Franz Handlos (bass)

Chorus des ORF

Symphonieorchester des ORF

Lamberto Gardelli

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Orgues Historiques d'Europe 3 - France [René Saorgin]

Orgues Historiques d'Europe 3

France

Georg Muffat (1653-1704)

Apparatus Musico-Organisticus
(Douze toccatas pour orgue)

René Saorgin (organ)

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Antonio de Literes: Acis y Galatea [Al Ayre Español]

Antonio de Literes (1673-1747)

Acis y Galatea

Al Ayre Español
Eduardo López Banzo

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Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi Op. 6 [Ensemble 415]

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

12 concerti grossi, op. 6

CD1

Concerto da chiesa No. 1 in D major, Op. 6

Concerto da chiesa No. 2 in F major, Op. 6

Concerto da camera No. 9 in F major, Op. 6

Concerto da chiesa No. 3 in C minor, Op. 6

Concerto da camera No. 10 in C major, Op. 6

Concerto da chiesa No. 4 in D major, Op. 6

CD2

Concerto da chiesa No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 6

Concerto da camera No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 6

Concerto da chiesa No. 6 in F major, Op. 6

Concerto da camera No. 12 in F major, Op. 6

Concerto da chiesa No. 7 in D major, Op. 6

Concerto da chiesa No. 8 in G minor, Op. 6

Ensemble 415

Chiara Banchini & Jesper Christensen

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Sweeter than Roses: Purcell Songs [Drew Minter]

Sweeter than Roses

Purcell Songs

O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406

Hail, bright Cecilia: Tis Nature's Voice

The Rival Sisters, or The Violence of Love: Celia has a Thousand Charmes

The Indian Queen: I Attempt from Love's sickness to fly

If Musick be the food of Love

Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400

From silent Shades - Mad Bess

Oedipus: Musick for a while

Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country: Sweeter than Roses

Celebrate this Festival: Crown the Altar

Lord, what is man?, Z192

Sleep, Adam, Sleep

An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

The Fatal Hour comes on apace

Welcome to all the pleasures: Here the Deities approve

Fly, Bold Rebellion: Be Welcome then, Great Sir

The Fairy Queen: Thrice happy Lovers

The Fairy Queen: Hark! The echoing Air

The Fairy Queen: Hark! How all things

Drew Minter (countertenor), Paul O'Dette (archlute), 

Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichord), Mary Springfels (viol)

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Verdi - The Complete Works 5: Ernani [Richard Bonynge]

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

The Complete Works CD 9 & 10

Ernani

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano), Leo Nucci (baritone), Paata Burchuladze (bass), Linda McLeod (soprano), Alastair Miles (bass), Richard Morton (tenor)

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera

Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera

Richard Bonynge

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Respighi: The Birds; 3 Boticelli Pictures; Il Tramonto [Tamás Vásáry]

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Gli uccelli (The Birds), P. 154

Il tramonto (The Sunset), P. 101¹

Adagio con variazioni, P. 133²

Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures), P. 151

¹Linda Finnie (contralto)

²Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Bournemouth Sinfonietta

Tamás Vásáry

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Bruckner: Symphonie No. 5 [Philippe Herreweghe]

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)

Symphony No. 5

Orchestre des Champs-Élysées

Philippe Herreweghe

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Haydn: Armida [Nikolaus Harnoncourt]

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Armida

Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Christoph Prégardien (baritone), Patricia Petibon (soprano), Oliver Widmer (baritone), Scot Weir (tenor), Markus Schäfer (tenor)

Concentus Music Wien

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier Book 2 [Bob van Asperen]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

The Well-tempered Clavier Book 2

CD1

The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 870-881 (BC L104-115)

CD2

The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 882-893 (BC L116-127)

Bob van Asperen (harpsichord)

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Verdi - The Complete Works 4: I Lombardi [James Levine]

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

The Complete Works CD 7 & 8

I Lombardi alla prima crociata

Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor), Yanni Yannissis (baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Samuel Ramey (bass), Jane Shaulis (mezzo-soprano), Richard Leech (tenor), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (bass), June Anderson (soprano), Patricia Racette (mezzo-soprano)

Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

James Levine

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Brahms: Concerto No. 2 [Nelson Goerner, Tadaaki Otaka]

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Concerto No. 2

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 83

Nelson Goerner (piano)

NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo

Tadaaki Otaka

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Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater [Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal]

Arvo Pärt (1935-)

Stabat Mater

Psalom¹

Summa (choir)²

Fratres¹

Es Sang vor Langen Jahren³

Summa (4 strings)¹

Stabat Mater²*

¹Quatuor Franz Joseph

²Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal

Christopher Jackson

³Daniel Taylor (countertenor), Hélène Plouffe (violin), Jacques-André Houle (viola)

*Hélène Plouffe (violin), Elin Söderström (viola da gamba), Betsy MacMillan (viola da gamba)

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