John Nelson
-
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette & Cléopâtre
RecommendedJoyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Coro Gulbenkian, Chœur de l’OnR, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, John Nelson
The Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra – lynchpin of the Nelson series – offers conf ident, full-toned playing, with crisp and alert strings, characterful woodwind, subtle yet, where necessary,... — More…
Awards:
-
Record Review, 1st April 2023, Record of the Week
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
2 CDs
$31.50Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Handel: Messiah
RecommendedLucy Crowe (soprano), Alex Potter (countertenor), Michael Spyres (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The English Concert & Choir, John Nelson
The theatrical instincts that have served Nelson so well in Berlioz ensure some detailed characterisation such as the semiquaver flurry of beating wings as the angels prepare to impart their... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd December 2023
2 CDs + DVD Video
$30.50Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
The world's leading 'operatic' countertenor has sung on precious few of the abundant complete Handel recordings of the last decade so this selection of oratorio arias fills some of the gaps... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, September 2002, Editor's Choice
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Offer,
The Art of the Countertenor - Michael Chance Works by Vivaldi, Bach, Purcell & Handel
Michael Chance (countertenor)
English Chamber Orchestra & English Concert, John Nelson & Trevor Pinnock
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Mozart: Requiem, Ave Verum Corpus & Exsultate, Jubilate
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, John Nelson
John Nelson, most readily identified with the music of Berlioz, proves himself an instinctive Mozartian, as sensitive to the delicacy of the composer’s orchestration as he is responsive to the... — More…
CD
$16.75Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53, etc.
Stephanie Blythe
A Sei Voci & Ensemble Orchestral De Paris, John Nelson
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, February 2005, Editor's Choice
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Handel: Semele
RecommendedKathleen Battle (Semele), Marilyn Horne (Juno/Ino), Samuel Ramey (Cadmus/Somnus), John Aler (Jupiter), Michael Chance (Athamas), Neil Mackie (Apollo), Sylvia McNair (Iris)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, John Nelson
[The recording] turns away from current fashion in using modern rather than period instruments, but the balance of advantage is in its favour. Nelson's performance is briskly paced, with rhythms... — More…
Awards:
-
Grammy Awards, 36th Awards (1993), Best Opera Recording
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Debussy: The Complete Works
Artists include Martha Argerich, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Samson François, Renaud Capuçon, Natalie Dessay, André Cluytens, François-Xavier Roth, Jean Martinon, Michel Plasson, Kent Nagano and Carlo Maria Giulini
Exhaustive, the sum of the crème de la crème of the discography...THE Debussy box set to have…No richer panorama exists for the melodies (the complete EMI recordings alongside never-before-released... — More…
Awards:
-
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Archive
33 CDs
$127.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Hector Berlioz – The Complete Works
Artists include Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Adrian Boult, André Previn, Louis Frémaux, Jean Martinon, Leonard Bernstein, Michel Plasson, Louis Langrée, John Eliot Gardiner, Sir John Barbirolli, Charles Dutoit, John Nelson, André Cluytens
Yes, all of Berlioz, including classic and historical recordings, rarities and rediscoveries, from a huge range of performers. The opening track is a breath of fresh air, the Francs-Juges overture... — More…
Awards:
-
Diapason d’Or, March 2019, Réédition
-
The Times Records of the Year, 2019, Historical
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
CD
$16.25
