Baroque Telemann Christmas Cantatas If you're looking for an alternative to the expected Christmas playlist, this might well be what you're looking for
Handel Der Messias: Handel's Messiah in Mozart's version, staged ... the adventurous need not hesitate
Christmas Christmas in Puebla A panoramic exploration of Mexico forms the basis of this fascinating disc from the group Siglo de Oro under Patrick Allies. The title refers to a place in Mexico, Puebla
Mahler Youth's Magic Horn ... Boulez conducts Mahler A little while ago, Classical Explorer undertook a comparison post of five recordings of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. Just one disc today: but what a coupling, Mahler's setting
Baroque Bassoon Cantatas: the revelations of Christoph Graupner This is actually the third disc on cpo of cantatas by German Baroque composer Christoph Graupner (1683-1760): there has already been one on that label of Epiphany Cantatas, and another
Baroque Versailles Double: Lully and Lalande - a grotto and some fountains Versailles - surely one of the most beautiful places on Earth - threads through today's post like a golden ray of light. As we turn our attention to Lully's George
Baroque Cafe Zimmermann with Damien Guillon: Lamento The appeal of this ravishing disc is twofold: one, the astonishing countertenor Damien Guillon, who we have perviously met in the Classical Explorer post on Masaaki Suzuki's incredibly powerful Bach
Mozart Mozart and Oratorio: Betulia Liberata How many oratorios did you write when you were 15? Well, Mozart wrote this one, his first, in 1771. Betulia Liberata, K 118, tells the biblical story of Judith and
Vocal Sir Mark Elder conducts Vaughan Williams The Hallé Orchestra has long been associated with English music, and Sir Mark Elder has done much to extend this tradition. Here we have a mouthwatering coupling of songs (Songs
Vocal Selige Stunde ... Romantic Songs from Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch Kaufmann and Deutsch's collaboration opens doors to new universes ...
Early Music Silvio & Dorinda: Madrigali amorosi by d'India, Marenzio and Monteverdi Encased in the shell of an hour is some of the most glorious vocal music there is
Vocal I And Silence ... Women's Voices in American Song There's a certain bravery involved from the performers in this programme but it pays off in spades. Believe me, you won't forget this disc in a hurry
Choral After Silence: VOCES8 After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music (Aldous Huxley)
Medieval Medieval Music, Jazz, Contemporary Classical, but no kitchen sink: "The Red Book of Ossory" Every now and again a disc comes along and redefines what can be done with cross-genre projects ...
Opera An opera by Schubert?! Fierrabras is a revelation ... This performance of Fierrabras from the 2014 Salzburg Festival persuades me more than ever that we need more Schubert opera in our lives.
Vocal Pergolesi's beautiful Stabat Mater from Christophe Rousset Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in F minor is one of the glories of the Baroque period. Fact.
Elgar Internationalist Elgar: Barenboim and Garanca's Sea Pictures Daniel Barenboim and Elīna Garanča in simply beautiful performances of Elgar
