Elgar: Choral Works [Sir Adrian Boult]

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Choral Works

CD 1

The Music Makers

Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Dream of Gerontius - Part I

CD 2

The Dream of Gerontius - Part II

Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Robert Lloyd (bass)
John Aldiss Choir, London Philharmonic Choir
New Philharmonia Orchestra

CD 3

The Apostles - Part 1

CD 4

The Apostles - Part 2

Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto)
Robert Tear (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (bass)
Clifford Grant (bass), John Carol Case (bass)
Choir of Downe House School, London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Apostles & The Kingdom - An Introduction by Sit Adrian Boult

CD 5

The Kingdom - Part I-III

CD 6

The Kingdom Part IV & V

Margaret Price (soprano), Yvonne Minton (contralto)
Alexander Young (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Coronation Ode

Felicity Lott (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
Richard Morton (tenor), Stephen Roberts (bass)
Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Band of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall
Philip Ledger

Adrian Boult

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Cantatas BWV 67 & 130 [Münchinger, Ansermet]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Magnificat, BWV 243

Elly Ameling (soprano), Hanneke van Bork (soprano),

Helen Watts (contralto), Werner Krenn (tenor), Tom Krause (bass)

Wiener Akademiechor

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Karl Münchinger

Cantata No.67 Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ
Cantata No.130 Herr Gott, Dich loben alle wir

Elly Ameling (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto), 

Werner Krenn (tenor), Tom Krause (bass)

Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Ernest Ansermet

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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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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, Madrigals [John Pritchard, Raymond Leppard]

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

L'incoronazione di Poppea

 

Magda László (soprano)

Richard Lewis (tenor)

Frances Bible (mezzo-soprano)

Carlo Cava (bass)

Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

John Pritchard

Ballo: Volgendo il ciel

Cor mio, mentre vi miro

Al lume delle stelle

Io mi son giovinetta

Ohimè, se tanto amate

A quest'olmo

Lamento d'Ariana

April Cantelo (soprano)

Eileen Poulter (soprano)

Helen Watts (contralto)

Gerald English (tenor)

Robert Tear (tenor)

Christopher Keyte (baritone)

English Chamber Orchestra

Raymond Leppard

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Johann Sebastian Bach: Kantaten Nrs. 27, 118, 158, 59 [Concerto Amsterdam]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Cantatas

A 1

Wer weiss wie nahe mir mein Ende? BWV 27
O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht, BWV 118

B 1

Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158
Wie mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59

Rotraud Hansmann (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto)
Kurt Equiluz (tenor), Max van Egmond (bass)
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg, Jürgen Jürgens
Amsterdamer Kantorei
Concerto Amsterdam
Jaap Schröder

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Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, Beatus Vir [Stephen Cleobury]

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Dixit Dominus
Beatus Vir

Isobel Buchanan (soprano), Jennifer Smith (soprano)
Helen Watts (contralto), Ian Partridge (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
King's College Choir, Cambridge
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury

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J.S. Bach: Great Sacred Choral Works [Helmut Rilling]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Great Sacred Choral Works

CD 1-2

Christmas oratorio, BWV 248

CD 3-5

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

CD 6-7

St. John Passion, BWV 245

CD 8-9

Mass in B minor, BWV 232

CD 10

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243/243a
Schemelli Song Book

Arleen Augér (soprano), Julia Hamari (contralto)
Peter Schreier (tenor), Wolfgang Schöne (bass)
Adalbert Kraus (tenor), Siegmund Nimsgern (bass)
Aldo Baldin (tenor), Philippe Huttenlocher (bass)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bass), Ann Murray (contralto)
Helen Watts (contralto)
Gächinger Kantorei
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Helmut Rilling

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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 [Georg Solti]

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"

Heather Harper (soprano), Lucia Popp (soprano), Arleen Augér (soprano), 

Yvonne Minton (contralto), Helen Watts (contralto), René Kollo (tenor), 

John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass)

Wiener Staatsopernchor

Wiener Singverein

Wiener Sängerknaben

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Georg Solti

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Bach: Cantatas 198. 158 & 27 [Jürgen Jürgens]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Trauer-Ode: Cantata No. 198, 'Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl,' BWV 198

Cantata No. 158, 'Der Friede sei mit dir,' BWV 158

Cantata No. 27, 'Wer weiss, wie nahe mir mein Ende!' BWV 27

Rotraud Hansmann (soprano)

Helen Watts (contralto)

Kurt Equiluz (tenor)

Max von Egmond (bass)

Monteverdi Chor Hamburg

Concerto Amsterdam

Jürgen Jürgens

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J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium, Kantate BWV 10 [KArl Münchinger]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Oster-Oratorium BWV 249¹

Kantate BWV 10 'Meine Seel erhebt den Herren'²

Elly Ameling (soprano), Helen Watts (contralto)

Werner Krenn (tenor), ¹Tom Krause (baritone), ²Marius Rintzler (bass)

Wiener Akademie-Chor

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Karl Münchinger

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Marc Antoine Charpentier: Leçons de Ténèbres [Jean-Claude Malgoire]

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)

Leçons de Ténèbres

A 1

Les Leçons du Mercredi Saint: Première Leçon

B 1

Les Leçons du Mercredi Saint: Seconde Leçon
Les Leçons du Mercredi Saint: Troisième Leçon

A 2

Les Leçons du Jeudi Saint: Première Leçon
Les Leçons du Jeudi Saint: Seconde Leçon (début)

B 2

Les Leçons du Jeudi Saint: Seconde Leçon (fin)
Les Leçons du Jeudi Saint: Troisième Leçon

A 3

Les Leçons du Vendredi Saint: Première Leçon

B 3

Les Leçons du Vendredi Saint: Seconde Leçon
Les Leçons du Vendredi Saint: Troisième Leçon

Helen Watts (contralto), Anne-Marie Rodde (soprano)
Jocelyne Chamonin (soprano), Lyliane Guitton (soprano)
Sonia Nigoghossian (mezzo-soprano), Clara Wirz (mezzo-soprano)
La Grande Écurie et La Chambre du Roy
Jean-Claude Malgoire

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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 3 'Pastoral', Symphony No 4 [Martyn Brabbins]

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral"
Symphony No. 4
Saraband 'Helen'

Elizabeth Watts (soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor)
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins

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