Classical Vocals

Elisabeth Schilz Grummer was a German soprano. She has been described as "a singer blessed with elegant musicality, warm-hearted sincerity, and a voice of exceptional beauty" (Gregory Berg, Journal of Singing). BR Klassik presents this historical...

Eighty minutes of Christmas at King's: reference Argo recordings of Britten and Vaughan Williams capturing both the magic and joy of the season as well as the resonant glory of a famous acoustic. Britten's genius as a choral composer centered around his...

Edvard Grieg and his librettist Bjurnstjerne Bjurnson were both fascinated by a great period in Norway's past: The Viking Age, whose sagas, and fierce conflicts between Christianity and the old Norse religion, inspired all three of Grieg's works recorded...

Easy to imagine this music echoing through the apartments and courtyards... capturing the spirit of the age in dances, ballads and chansons, combining scholarly informed performances with humour and style... (I Fagiolini) "Serious musicianship that never...

During the past 20 years, Arvo P'rt has consolidated his reputation as one of the most significant contemporary composers with a sequence of magnificent sacred choral works. Dating from between 1990 and 2001.1. Introduction: Ad Libitum - Ode I: 'O Jesus...

During his years in Salzburg, Mozart wrote a series of shorter mass settings, for which he.1. Missa Brevis in D Major, K. 194 - Various Performers 2. Missa Brevis in B Flat Major, K. 275 - Various Performers 3. Regina Coeli in B Flat Major, K. 127 -...

DUBLIN was recorded live at the Royal Dublin Society Main Hall with a light orchestra in 1999. The album gives each of the three vocalists his own chance in the spotlight, including original member John McDermott, who left the trio to go solo shortly...

Drawn from the worldwide catalog holdings of Sony Classical, which includes both the Columbia/CBS and RCA Victor label imprints, the SONY Classical Originals, SONY Classical Masters Singles and Box Sets, SONY Opera and Opera House series offer an...

Drawn from the worldwide catalog holdings of Sony Classical, which includes both the Columbia/CBS and RCA Victor label imprints, the SONY Classical Originals, SONY Classical Masters Singles and Box Sets, SONY Opera and Opera House series offer an...

Drawing on the romantic spirit in music, Schubert's moving setting is of a poem by Goethe which compares a rushing waterfall to the soul of man, while Strauss's gorgeous Mittagsruhe depicts the peace of a summer noontide. Narrative vocal traditions are...

Drawing from his own library of compositional works, mallet percussionist Tom Collier presents a deep and varied collection of works for marimba and vibraphone. He seamlessly weaves the timbres of the instruments on "Three Scenes," and "Duettino...

Diva of the international opera stage, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe packs a punch with her first album of pop songs from the Great American Songbook. Among the songs selected are 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schon,' 'When You Wish Upon a Star,' 'The White Cliffs...