Classical Vocals

This stirring new CD sets Gregorian, Ambrosian chant and two episodes from the life of St Agnes, creating a musical memorial to female victims of violence and abuse, raising a plea for freedom, respect and peace to be established in today's world. Poems...

This selection of music for voice, instruments, and organ composed by Petrus Hasse, Franz Tunder, and Dietrich Buxtehude was recorded on the occasion of the 400th birthday of Franz Tunder, organist and administrator of St. Mary's Church in L?beck from...

This second volume of the series features 26 Ives's songs beginning alphabetically with "December" (1913) and concluding with "Grass" (1896). The performers include 14 singers, four pianists, and an organist. The organ appears on chronologically the...

This reissue from the Berlin Classics catalogue of Haydn songs is a tribute to Arleen Auger's voice, which finds pure poetry, clarity and beauty in these relatively unassuming Leider. Recorded in 1980, the booklet provides liner notes, biographies and...

This Recording, first published more than 2 decades ago and not distributed internationally, features Bartok's work for two violins performed by two violinists and singers with deep backgroun in Eastern European Folk Tradition.1. Teasing Song 2. Maypole...

This recording is dedicated to German Renaissance composer Ludwig Daser. Paul Van Nevel and the Huelgas Ensemble have recorded two polyphonic masses by the Munich-born composer, who was a contemporary of famous composers such as Orlando di Lasso and...

This recording focuses on three of Martinu's song-cycles, and a selection of individual songs from an early period in his life that sheds fascinating light on his enthusiasm for song composition. Songs On One Page and Songs On Two Pages were written...

This recording brings together two of today's finest British organist/composers and includes specially commissioned works. Jeremy Filsell's music is rooted in a long liturgical tradition and ranges from a poignant Epitaph to a Te Deum which recreates the...

This recording brings together some of the best-loved and most popular duets in the French and Italian operatic repertoire. The selection takes in music by some of the great Italian masters of opera, including Verdi, Puccini and Donizetti.1. Les Pecheurs...

This recording aims to provide Robert Parsons, who died tragically in his forties, with a memorial service he never received and aid his return to a place alongside the greatest English Renaissance composers.1. Venite 2. Te Deum 3. Peccantem Me, Quotidie...

This proves as well as any disc that Naxos offers more than duplication of the standard repertoire" - Fanfare"... The sheer joy of hearing Italian singers in this repertoire where so much rests on the text.1. Gregorian Chant: Lamentations of the Prophet...

This program honors those who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America. "The Call", which was commissioned by the choir, is by Dave Metzger, widely known for his many arrangements and orchestrations for films such as "Training...