Dame Janet Baker - Song Recital
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Composer or Director: Gabriel Fauré, Richard Strauss, Thomas Campion, Hector Berlioz, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Monro, Traditional, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Charles-François Gounod, Gustav Mahler, Felix Mendelssohn, Edward Elgar, (Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier
Label: Classics for Pleasure
Magazine Review Date: 9/1985
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Catalogue Number: CFP414487-4
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (Les) Nuits d'été, Movement: Villanelle |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor New Philharmonia Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Va, ma soeur, l'implorer |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: ~ |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Je vais mourir |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Adieu, fière cité |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Dieux de l'oubli |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (2) Songs, Movement: No. 2, Clair de lune (wds. Verlaine) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano |
| Sérénade |
Charles-François Gounod, Composer
Charles-François Gounod, Composer Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano |
| (La) Crépuscule |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer |
| Villanelle des petits canards |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Alexander Gibson, Conductor Ambrose Gauntlett, Viola da gamba Bath Festival Orchestra Gerald Moore, Piano Hallé Orchestra Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Martin Isepp, Harpsichord New Philharmonia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor Robert Spencer, Lute Yehudi Menuhin, Conductor |
| Fourth Booke of Ayres, Movement: Faine would I wed a faire young man |
Thomas Campion, Composer
Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Robert Spencer, Lute Thomas Campion, Composer |
| My lovely Celia |
George Monro, Composer
Ambrose Gauntlett, Viola da gamba George Monro, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Martin Isepp, Harpsichord |
| Drink to me only with thine eyes |
Traditional, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Traditional, Composer |
| I know where I'm going |
Traditional, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Sea Pictures, Movement: Where corals lie (wds. R. Garnett) |
Edward Elgar, Composer
Edward Elgar, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra |
| Elijah, Movement: O rest in the Lord |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano New Philharmonia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor |
| (4) Lieder, Movement: No. 4, Morgen (wds. J H Mackay: orch 1897) |
Richard Strauss, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (5) Rückert-Lieder, Movement: No. 4, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen |
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Gustav Mahler, Composer Hallé Orchestra Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor |
| Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug' |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer |
Composer or Director: Gabriel Fauré, Richard Strauss, Thomas Campion, Hector Berlioz, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Monro, Traditional, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Charles-François Gounod, Gustav Mahler, Felix Mendelssohn, Edward Elgar, (Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier
Label: Classics for Pleasure
Magazine Review Date: 9/1985
Media Format: Vinyl
Media Runtime: 0
Catalogue Number: CFP414487-1
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (Les) Nuits d'été, Movement: Villanelle |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor New Philharmonia Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Va, ma soeur, l'implorer |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: ~ |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Je vais mourir |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Adieu, fière cité |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (Les) Troyens, '(The) Trojans', Movement: Dieux de l'oubli |
Hector Berlioz, Composer
Alexander Gibson, Conductor Hector Berlioz, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano London Symphony Orchestra |
| (2) Songs, Movement: No. 2, Clair de lune (wds. Verlaine) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Gabriel Fauré, Composer Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano |
| Sérénade |
Charles-François Gounod, Composer
Charles-François Gounod, Composer Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano |
| (La) Crépuscule |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer |
| Villanelle des petits canards |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer Alexander Gibson, Conductor Ambrose Gauntlett, Viola da gamba Bath Festival Orchestra Gerald Moore, Piano Hallé Orchestra Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra Martin Isepp, Harpsichord New Philharmonia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor Robert Spencer, Lute Yehudi Menuhin, Conductor |
| Fourth Booke of Ayres, Movement: Faine would I wed a faire young man |
Thomas Campion, Composer
Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Robert Spencer, Lute Thomas Campion, Composer |
| My lovely Celia |
George Monro, Composer
Ambrose Gauntlett, Viola da gamba George Monro, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Martin Isepp, Harpsichord |
| Drink to me only with thine eyes |
Traditional, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Traditional, Composer |
| I know where I'm going |
Traditional, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Traditional, Composer |
| Sea Pictures, Movement: Where corals lie (wds. R. Garnett) |
Edward Elgar, Composer
Edward Elgar, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor London Symphony Orchestra |
| Elijah, Movement: O rest in the Lord |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano New Philharmonia Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor |
| (4) Lieder, Movement: No. 4, Morgen (wds. J H Mackay: orch 1897) |
Richard Strauss, Composer
Gerald Moore, Piano Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano Richard Strauss, Composer |
| (5) Rückert-Lieder, Movement: No. 4, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen |
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Gustav Mahler, Composer Hallé Orchestra Janet Baker, Mezzo soprano John Barbirolli, Conductor |
| Cantata No. 82, 'Ich habe genug' |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer |
Author:
A great joy from beginning to end, especially the beginning in fact (Berlioz's ''Villanelle'', an eager performance of a perfect first-day-of-the-holidays opening piece), especially the end (Berlioz again, but a great contrast—the death of Dido—Dame Janet suffering and aflame with passionate involvement). In between comes a fine French group, including that other Villanelle, the one of the ducklings with its bold, open-throated refrain— ''Comme de bons campagnards''. In English we have I know where I'm going sung from a full heart and without any bogus blarney. The opening words of Morgen, not so much heard as overheard, emerge as in one's ideal dream of them, out of the long line of the piano introduction which has expressed the feelings that now escape as from half-closed lips. And how Gerald Moore's right hand makes the long notes of that melody sing! And how, in Kinloch Anderson's arrangement of Drink to me only, his left hand follows a melodic-line through, 'voicing' it with marvellous evenness and continuity.
I slightly wondered why the Bach should come after the Mendelssohn, which would have eased nicely into the Strauss as the Strauss does into the Mahler: but it's a very small point. A lovely choice, anyway, and welcome renewals, all of them.'
I slightly wondered why the Bach should come after the Mendelssohn, which would have eased nicely into the Strauss as the Strauss does into the Mahler: but it's a very small point. A lovely choice, anyway, and welcome renewals, all of them.'
Dame Janet Baker - Song Recital
Dame Janet Baker - Song Recital
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