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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | A Time There Was - Tony Palmer Film about Benjamin BrittenIncludes extracts from Peter Grimes; Billy Budd; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The War Requiem; Curlew River; Death in Venice; The Nocturne & The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Leonard Bernstein, Sviatoslav Richter, Janet Baker, Julian Bream, Heather Harper, Imogen Holst, John Shirley-Quirk, Rudolf Bing & Henry Moore English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford Made at the request of the Britten Estate, this film - thought to be the definitive portrait of the great composer - tells of one of the most profound love affairs of the 20th Century, between Britten and his lover and life-long companion and inspiration, Peter Pears. At a time when it was illegal to be openly homosexual, Britten & Pears faced up to a hostile world with unflinching dignity, producing a string of masterpieces that, together with the works of Vaughan Williams, established English music as internationally pre-eminent in the middle years of the 20th century. | 
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| |  | The Essential Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Hugh Bean (violin) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Linden Lea words by William Barnes) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) & Gerald Moore (piano) Fantasia on Greensleeves Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli Silent Noon Ian Bostridge (tenor) & Julius Drake (piano) English Folk Song Suite (orch. Gordon Jacob) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult The Vagabond (from Songs of Travel) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & David Willison (piano) Serenade to Music (original version with 16 soloists) Norma Burrowes, Sheila Armstrong, Susan Longfield, Marie Hayward (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson, Gloria Jennings, Shirley Minty, Meriel Dickinson (contralto), Ian Partridge, Bernard Dickerson, Wynford Evans, Kenneth Bowen (tenor), Richard Angas, John Carol Case, John Noble & Christopher Keyte (bass) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Rhosymedre Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli The Wasps Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Loch Lomond Ian Partridge (tenor) London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop Ca' the Yowes Ian Partridge (tenor) London Madrigal Singers, Christopher Bishop Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus' Jacques Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks O Taste and See James Lancelot (organ) & Ivan Sharpe (treble) Winchester Cathedral Choir, Martin Neary Bushes and Briars Baccholian Singers of London Wassail Song Baccholian Singers of London For all the saints (Sine nomine) John Scott Whiteley (organ) York Minster Choir, Philip Moore The truth sent from above hoir of King’s College, Cambridge, David Willcocks Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green) The Lamb Ian Partridge (tenor) & Janet Craxton (oboe) Scherzo from Symphony No. 7 'Sinfonia antartica' London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Orpheus With His Lute (first setting) David Daniels (countertenor) & Martin Katz (piano) Mass in G minor – Kyrie John Eaton (treble), Nigel Perrin (alto), Robin Doveton (tenor) & David van Asch (bass) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks The blessed Son of God Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks Come down, O Love divine (trans. R. F. Littledale – v.4 arr. Williamson) Thomas Williamson (organ) All people that on earth do dwell (William Kethe – Louis Bourgeois arr. RVW; version for brass ensemble and organ by Roy Douglas) Benjamin Bayl (organ) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury |
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Philip Gelling, Maldwyn Davies, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Matthew Best, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Philip Gelling, Elaine Mary Hall, Janice Hooper-Roe, Mark Curtis & Maurits Sillem (Harpsichord Continuo) The Royal Opera Chorus & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Charles Mackerras Recorded on 12 December 1981 (stereo) “Janet Baker's fans will be thrilled by this release from the Royal Opera's in-house label of a work she never recorded commercially. Dating from 1981, as part of her planned retirement in her prime, this last great role she mastered yields her customary blend of lustrous tone and vivid characterisation, at the head of a distinguished cast.” The Observer, 4th May 2008 “Baker is, as always, dignified, grand, commanding, and expert at communicating a grief which you know she will overcome.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 **** “Make no mistake… this recording should be in every opera lover's collection.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar: | The Music Makers, Op. 69 Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 Richard Lewis (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-Soprano) & Kim Borg (bass) Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, John Barbirolli |
This 1964 recording of The Dream of Gerontius, though made over four days at Christmas in a miserable and foggy Manchester, has long been the version of choice in round-up reviews, most recently on BBC Radio 3 in Building a Library. Besides the leading Gerontius of his day, Richard Lewis, and the tremendous doubled chorus, it established Janet Baker as a peerless Angel. “The must-have Gerontius, recorded in the idealised soundscape so beloved of the 1960s, where choir and soloists are close-miked and crystal-clear. Richard Lewis's well-groomed, classic tones and Barbirolli's deep understanding result in a benchmark reading.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Janet Baker - English Song Anthology
Janet Baker & Martin Isepp (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Agnes Giebel, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Hermann Prey & Franz Crass BBC Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer ‘A truly great performance, a grand design superbly realised from start to finish. The recording gives marvellous clarity to the beauty of the playing of the New Philharmonia Orchestra and the superb singing and clear enunciation of the BBC Chorus.’ (Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Janet Baker, Rosalind Plowright, David Rendall, Alan Opie English National Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | George Szell
Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Ronald Dowd, Franz Crass New Philharmonia Orchestra, George Szell Recorded 1968, mono | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | includes ‘Die Forelle’, ‘An die Musik’, ‘Du bist die Ruh’, ‘Die junge Nonne’, ‘Ave Maria’, ‘Gretchen am Spinnrade’, ‘Der Tod und das Mädchen’ and ‘Nacht und Träume.
Janet Baker, Gerald Moore & Geoffrey Parsons | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gwyneth Jones, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda & Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau New Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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