Since you are interested in Heavenly Voices: J.S. Bach's most beautiful arias, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
J. S. BACH
Piano Concertos Vol 2 Hae-won Chang (piano) Camerata Cassovia / Robert Stankpvsky [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] "It is difficult to imagine a more satisfying pair of discs of this repertoire." Daily Telegraph |
C.P.E. BACH
Oboe Concertos; Oboe Sonata (with Marcello's Oboe Concerto) Jozsef Kiss (oboe) Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] "The Sonata is a tour de force, with Kiss's astounding variety of tone, his technical control and his instinctive musical insight." - Classic CD |
J. S. BACH / SCARLATTI / HANDEL
The Art of The Baroque Harpsichord Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] The present recital, including compositions by three of the great keyboard virtuosi of their time, is given on a harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy, based on a Mietke instrument from 1704. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 1007-1012 (Complete) Maria Kliegel (cello) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 2/Apr/2005 ] "Something special both for insatiable Bach cello suite "nuts" as well as neophytes embarking on a new musical odyssey" (MusicWeb March 2005) |
J.S. BACH
Alto Cantatas Vol. 1 (BWV53, 54, 169, 170, 200) Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano) / Koln Bach Vocal Ensemble / Cologne Chamber Orchestra / Helmut Muller-Bruhl (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jan/2006 ] "I strongly recommend acquisition to both period instrument and modern orchestra enthusiasts...a splendid set of performances at super-budget price." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
RODERICK ELMS
Festive Frolic: A celebration of Christmas Mark Wilde (tenor) Stuart Nicholson (organ) Joyful Company of Singers / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Stephen Bell [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2007 ] Roderick Elms' Christmas music ranges from charming and witty arrangements of well-loved traditional carols to new settings and festive orchestral pieces written for this very special season. The charm and immediate appeal of his music has been... |
J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor BWV 232 (recorded 1952-53) Nicolai Gedda / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Von Karajan (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical / 2 CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] Critical comment on this recording when it first appeared in 1954 was virtually unanimous. The Record Guide (Collins, 1955) remarked “The principal qualities of Karajan’s reading are lightness, absolute clarity of sound and rhythmic buoyancy, all of... |
STAMITZ / BECK / CANNABICH / GOSSEC / CPE BACH / JC BACH / HOFMANN / DITTERSDORF / VANHAL / KRAUS
The World of the 18th Century Symphony Northern Chamber Orchestra ; Nicholas Ward, conductor ; Failoni Orchestra ; Uwe Grodd, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 2/May/2003 ] The symphony in its various guises was cultivated by composers of every nation, state and principality during the eighteenth century. |
J.S. BACH
St. Matthew Passion (Highlights) Peter Koves (bass) / Jozsef Mukk (tenor) / Hungarian Festival Choir / Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra / Geza Oberfrank (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2005 ] "Just in time for this year's Carmel Bach Festival comes this 1994 recording, live from Sweden, conducted very much in the Bruno Weil manner by the world's greatest living choral director, Eric Ericson..." |
J. S. BACH
Harpsichord Concertos Vol 1 Robert Hill, Christoph Anselm Noll, Gerald Hambitzer, Cologne Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] Johann Sebastian at a special price |