Classical Vocals

A phenomenal collection of masterpieces by one of the most important classical guitar figures of the 20th century. Prelude in G Major Bwv 1006; Prelude in C Minor Bwv 999; Lute Suite Bvw 996; Fugue in G Minor Bwv 1001; Prelude Allemande; Granada Suite...

A new, well-filled single CD anthology of Decca and Philips song recordings made by a leading French lyric soprano of the 1950s. This recital showcases the vivacious, versatile French lyric soprano Janine Micheau (1914-1976). Three great 20th-century...

A must-have for choral-aficionados everywhere that sees perhaps the world's finest a cappella ensemble the King's Singers join forces with the Concordia Choir - one of the USA's best collegiate groups - to perform works by choral composers Eric Whitacre,...

A meditation for the close of the day. The timeless liturgy of the Anglican church has produced a wonderful tradition of Evensong. This album captures beautiful choral music by Bernard Rose, one of the twentieth century's most brilliant exponents of this...

A mass sung in pure Congolese style and native songs of the Congo sung by Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin. Featuring "Sanctus" from the original soundtrack of Lindsay Anderson's exraordinary film If... and more themes from Maverick Post-War Cinema. 'It...

A groundbreaking Decca album celebrating the glory of both bel canto and the voice of Sutherland in her prime, long unavailable on it's own, reissued complete with a booklet introduction from Richard Bonynge. More than a quarter of a century has now...

A gorgeous new CD from two of Australia's best loved singers! Between them, Yvonne Kenny and David Hobson have sold over a quarter of a million albums, making them two of the highest selling recording artists in Australian history. Singing for Love...

A gifted composer of some 500 works, mainly songs and small piano pieces, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel has been eclipsed by the fame of her younger brother Felix Mendelssohn. Yet her sensitivity in setting the German Romantic poets she loved, principally...

A feast of Viennese operetta on two Decca albums, newly remastered and reissued complete. Born in Bratislava - Pressburg, as it was in 1901 - Anton Paulik became a reassuring presence for decades in the pit at the 'lighter' Viennese lyric theatres, who...

A favorite with audiences for her sensitive and exciting interpretations, Ms. Serra-Brooks hails from a long line of Romantics. A winner in the 1997 Artists International Competition, Ms. Serra-Brooks made her New York Recital Debut at Carnegie Hall on...

A famous Decca operatic recital, long unavailable, celebrating the thrilling voice and short-lived career of a soprano who set operatic stages alight in the late 1950s. Anita Cerquetti made only two commercial recordings, both for Decca under the baton...

A famous cantata for baritone by Johann Sebastian Bach ("Kreuzstabkantate"), combined with two cantatas by Georg Philipp Telemann. In addition and as a supplementary musical color, there are three purely instrumental pieces: overtures by J. F. Fasch and...