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Throughout much of the first half of the previous century, entertainer Harry Lauder was, in the words of Winston Churchill, ‘Scotland’s greatest ever ambassador!’ In the following years, Scotland’s next ‘greatest ever ambassador’ (if not Sean Connery!) must have been Kenneth McKellar, who was born in 1927, the son of a grocer, in the Scottish town of Paisley. From 1959–60 he recorded a series of Handel arias for Decca, with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. Some were issued on an EP and later the entire collection was brought out on an LP. In 1961 he went into the recording studios, again with Boult, for more Handel, this time with the LSO and Chorus, to sing the tenor part in Messiah alongside Joan Sutherland, Grace Bumbry and David Ward. Collected here are all the arias from the first record, supplemented with additional arias from Messiah. ‘Thy rebuke … Behold and see’ was recorded during the Messiah sessions as an alternative take to the soprano version (Joan Sutherland eventually sang it in the complete recording) and never issued on LP (it first appeared as an appendix to the Decca Eloquence reissue of this complete Boult Messiah). ‘Comfort ye … Ev’ry valley’ comes from the earlier Handel Arias sessions, and receives its first international release on CD. McKellar died, shortly after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, in 2010, while visiting his daughter Jane in the United States. He is buried in Paisley. It is gratifying that his artistry is being rediscovered by a new generation of listeners. “Kenneth McKellar's voice has timeless appeal in this 1960s compilation.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2012 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Favourite Baroque Arias
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| |  | As Steals the MornHandel - Arias & scenes for tenor
Handel: | Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove (Alceste, Act IV) Semele: Where'er you walk Urne voi (Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, Part I) Forte e lieto (from Tamerlano) Oh per me lieto, avventuroso giorno! (from Tamerlano) Figlia mia (from Tamerlano) Tu, spietato (from Tamerlano) Samson: Total eclipse! Samson: Did love constrain thee? Samson: Your charms to ruin led the way Samson: Let but that spirit Samson: Then shall I make Jehovah's glory known! Thus when the sun from’s watry bed (Samson) Fatto inferno…Pastorello d'un povero armento (from Rodelinda) Esther: Tune your harps to cheerful strains Heav'n smiles once more … (Jephtha, Act II, 2) Jephtha: His mighty arm Jephtha: Waft her, angels, through the skies As steals the morn (from L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato) |
A dramatic collection of solo arias and scenes for tenor drawn for oratorio and opera - some of Handel's most lovely music, brilliantly performed by Mark Padmore and The English Concert, led by Andrew Manze. The concluding duet As steals the morn with soprano Lucy Crowe is an added bonus. “Tenors are fighter pilots - dashing, heroic, unhappy out of the limelight - and Padmore is an ace among them, soaring through this disc on a velvet voice in various Handelian guises. Semele falls for
his smooth flattery in Where'er you walk', though he decelerates after the intro speed set by The English Consort under Andrew Manze. His blinded Samson is harrowingly persuasive in 'Total Eclipse',
he shows off impressive no-breath acrobatics in Jephtha and dramatises outrageously in the Tameriano extract. The alto Robin Blaze and the soprano Lucy Crow are his top-notch, bit-part crew.” The Times “Underpinned by Andrew Manze's unobtrusive and warm-hearted English Concert, Mark Padmore uses his extraordinary diction and whispering chamber-like intimacy to remind us that the most exalted tenor arias from Handel's operas and oratorios can achieve true potency out of context.
Favourites like 'Where'er you walk' and 'Waft her, angels' appear to grow out of this varied programme without the sense of being lifted for a compilation; Padmore is a master of taste, restraint and unassuming gesture. 'Pastorello d'un povero' is a touching vignette and the soft singing elsewhere contributes to a concentrated and affecting juxtaposition of human vice and virtue in the Tamerlano scenas. As throughout, Padmore saves the greatest emotional impact for the da capos where coloration reaches new heights.
Indeed, it is the joy in conveying the emotional core of each situation which marks out this disc. Graphic dramatic effects abound (not least the Sultan's gradual giving up the ghost in 'Figlia mia' with a croaking realism) but this is a disc which celebrates Handel's capacity for incisive human observation, achieved more through reflective means than showpiece coloratura.
It's a persuasive and thoughtful approach.
Padmore's lowest register can seem a touch insubstantial but this is a small gripe in a disc boasting – as its parting shot – the duet 'As steals the morn', a performance with the fine Lucy Crowe at her most alluring.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Handel was one of the first Baroque composers to invest his talents in the tenor voice and here this unique English legacy is recalled. Through his shading, dynamic range and commitment to the text, Padmore seduces the listener.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Handel: | Samson: Let the bright seraphim Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose Lascia la spina (from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno) Cecilia Bartoli Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble, Marc Minkowski Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Plácido Domingo Giuseppe Verdi SO Milano, Marcelo Viotti Tornami a vagheggiar (from Alcina) Joan Sutherland London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Dopo notte (from Ariodante) Anne Sofie von Otter Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski Care selve (from Atalanta) Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Richard Bonynge V' adoro, pupille (from Giulio Cesare) Renée Fleming Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Ciel e terra armi di sdegno (from Tamerlano) Rolando Villazón Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh Ma che vuoi più da me (from Floridante) Joyce DiDonato Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis Ah dolce nome! (from Muzio Scevola) Russell Oberlin The Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dunn Jephtha: Waft her, angels, through the skies Nigel Robson English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner Messiah: He was despised Kathleen Ferrier London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' Choir of Westminster Abbey, The English Concert, Simon Preston Semele: Where'er you walk Bryn Terfel Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras Hercules: Where shall I fly? Janet Baker English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre Magdalena Kozena Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon Judas Maccabaeus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Judas Maccabaeus: Father of Heaven Grace Bumbry The Utah Symphony, Maurice Abravanel Solomon: Almighty pow'r Andreas Scholl Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh Semele: Myself I shall adore Danielle de Niese Les Arts Florissants, William Christie Messiah: The People that walked in darkness John Tomlinson The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock Piangerò la sorte mia (from Giulio Cesare) Teresa Berganza Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Alexander Gibson Verdi prati (from Alcina) Fritz Wunderlich Cappella Coloniensis, Ferdinand Leitner Semele: Hence, Iris, hence away Marilyn Horne New Symphony Orchestra of London, Richard Bonynge Theodora: Angels, ever bright and fair Susan Gritton Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth Sylvia McNair Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Messiah: Behold, I tell you a mystery... The trumpet shall sound Thomas Quasthoff Staatskapelle Dresden, Sebastian Weigle Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus The English Concert Choir, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock |
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Christoph Genz (tenor), with Julia Wagner (soprano) Handel Festival Orchestra, David Timm | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Silent Worship - The Timeless Music of Handel
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| |  | Handel and the Oratorio for Concerts
and orchestral excerpts from the above oratorios
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| |  | The Essential Handel
Handel: | Dove sei, amato bene? (from Rodelinda) Bernadette Greevy (contralto) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, HWV295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' Peter Hurford (organ) Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV437 Christopher Hogwood (harpsichord) Overture Berenice: Minuet Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Jephtha: Waft her, angels, through the skies Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Judas Maccabaeus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! Handel Opera Society Chorus and Orchestra, Charles Farncombe Largo from Xerxes (instrumental arrangement) London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' Choir of King's College Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, David Willcocks Music for the Royal Fireworks Suite Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Samson: Return, O God of hosts Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294 Marisa Robles (harp) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown Samson: Let the bright seraphim Joan Sutherland (soprano) Chorus & Orchestra of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 6 in D major, HWV317 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Ode for St Cecilia's Day: The trumpet's loud clangor Peter Pears (tenor) Chorus of East Anglian Choirs, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Rinaldo: March & Battle English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato (from Rodelinda) Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano) Vienna Cantata Orchestra, Henry Lewis Messiah (highlights) Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner Semele: Where'er you walk Kenneth McKellar (tenor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Adrian Boult Water Music (extracts) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner |
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| |  | Ian Bostridge - 5 Classic Albums
Britten: | Les illuminations, Op. 18 Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 with Radek Baborák (horn) Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle | Handel: | Semele: Where'er you walk Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Messiah: Comfort ye my people and Ev'ry valley shall be exalted Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Cosi la tortorella (from La Resurrezione) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Love sounds the alarm (from Acis and Galatea) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Love in her eyes sits playing (from Acis and Galatea) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Happy We! (from Acis and Galatea) with Kate Royal (soprano) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Scherza, infida (from Ariodante) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Dopo notte (from Ariodante) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Samson: Total eclipse! Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket As steals the morn (from L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato) with Kate Royal (soprano) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Jephtha: Hide thou thy hated beams Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket Jephtha: Waft her, angels, through the skies Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket | Schubert: | Winterreise D911 with Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) Geheimnis, D491 (Mayrhofer) with Antonio Pappano (piano) An Schwager Kronos, D369 with Antonio Pappano (piano) Widerschein, D949 with Antonio Pappano (piano) Schwanengesang, D957 with Antonio Pappano (piano) Abschied D475 (Mayrhofer) with Antonio Pappano (piano) | Wolf, H: | Der Musikant (No. 2 from Eichendorff-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Verschwiegene Liebe (No. 3 from Eichendorff-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Das Ständchen (No. 4 from Eichendorff-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Nachtzauber (No. 8 from Eichendorff-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Seemans Abschied (No. 17 from Eichendorff-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Der Genesene an die Hoffnung (No. 1 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Der Knabe und das Immlein (No. 2 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Begegnung (No. 8 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Nimmersatte Liebe (No. 9 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Im Frühling (No. 13 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Auf einer Wanderung (No. 15 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Um Mitternacht (No. 19 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Auf ein altes Bild (No. 23 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Gebet (No. 28 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) An den Schlaf (No. 29 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) An die Geliebte (No. 32 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Lied eines Verliebten (No. 43 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Peregrina I (No. 33 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Peregrina II (No. 34 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Der Jäger (No. 40 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Abschied (No. 53 from Mörike-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Gutmann und Gutweib (No. 13 from Goethe-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) Ganymed (No. 50 from Goethe-Lieder) with Antonio Pappano (piano) |
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