Classical Vocals

The set - including Schubert's popular Muller settings: Die Schone Mullerin and Winterreise, and the Schwanengesang cycle - traverse the range of human emotion: From hope to despair, obsession to anguish, life to death. These works from his final years...

The sequel to the Dale Warland Singers beloved CATHEDRAL CLASSICS. The program is a collection of cathedral masterpieces from various countries, Germany, England, Russia, Latvia, Russia, and the US. "The seamless blend and rich sound of what is probably...

The second volume in the History of Early Music series on Ricercar, this staggeringly voluminous 8 CD compilation covers the period of almost a century ranging from the late 1500s to late 1600s with the transition to the Baroque era. With the profane and...

The second project of Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe for Phi focuses on the Renaissance music of Carlo Gesualdo. The Tenebrae Responsories comprise a set of pieces for Holy Week, in all 27 motets for six voices, a psalm and hymn, published...

The Schemellis songbook is an all-too-rarely recorded collection of works from the Baroque's greatest composer. Most of the pieces, made by a melody and a figured bass, have been traditionally ascribed to Bach. On this disc - part of Ton Koopman's series...

The Rodolfus Choir mark both Benjamin Britten's centenary year and the 30th anniversary of the choir's first concert with this new program of works by both composers. The disc includes the premiere recording of Paul Mealor's Praise that was commissioned...

The richness of contemporary choral music is explored on this recording of works by some of today's leading composers from across three continents. Eric Whitacre's dramatic setting of Lorca's poetry is contrasted with Frank Ticheli's serene setting of...

The reissue of a 1990 recording, Favorite Hymns & Anthems features some of Christianity's most-loved traditional hymns and anthems performed by the Westminster Choir, which has been setting the standard for choral excellence in America since 1920...

The purpose of the Telemann Festival Days of Magdeburg is for international artists to perform works by Telemann including full-length, magnificent compositions such as operas, oratorios, passions, and cantatas. The cantatas heard on this new CD were...

The Polish Chamber Choir '441 Hz' with director, Anna Wilczewska in one of the year's best collections spotlighting the works of modern choral masters. With a breadth of composers representing the world ranging from Eric Whitacre, Ola Gjello and Andrejz...

The Penalosa-Ensemble is an a cappella quartet consisting of four early vocal music experts: Susan Eitrich, Sebastian Mory, Joerg Deutschewitz and Klaus F. Mueller. The CD presents a cappella works by Hans Leo Hassler for advent and Christmas.

The newest release from Altissimo! Celebrates the music of Percy Grainger, both familiar and unknown, recorded live in 2011 at a concert given in observation of the 50th anniversary of composer death, performed by the "President's Own" US Marine Band...