It Was Written In The Stars. Du Barry Was A Lady. C.porter (15. Cd-Thomas Hampson. A Portrait)
Thomas Hampson, Ambrosian Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn — Porter: Du Barry Was a Lady, Act 2: "It Was Written in the Stars" (Alexandre, Chorus) 02:52
It Was Written in the Stars. Du Barry Was a Lady. C.Porter (15. CD-Thomas Hampson. A Portrait) — Thomas Hampson & Ambrosian Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, cond. John McGlinn 02:54
Patricia Rozario/Yvonne Howard/Roderick Williams/City of London Sinfonia/Sian Edwards — Beastly Tales, The Hare and the Tortoise: But it was in fact the hare, with a calm insouciant air (Narrator, Pressmen, Will Wolf, Hare, Mole, Mouse) 04:38
Peter Pears, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brian Etheridge, David Ward, Philomusica of London, Sir David Willcocks — J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two - Recit: "And When the Soldiers Had Plaited" 06:39
James Bowman, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, Forbes Robinson, The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Symphoniae Sacrae Chamber Ensemble, English Chamber Orchestra, George Guest — Purcell: Te Deum Laudamus and Jubilate Deo in D Major, Z.232 - Ed. Dennison - 2. Thou art the King of Glory 05:23
Thomas Hampson — Porter: Kiss Me, Kate, Act 2: "Where Is The Life That Late I Led? (Petruchio) 04:46
Richard Lewis, The Bach Choir, The London Symphony Orchestra, David Willocks, Douglas Guest, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, The Choristers Of Westminster Abbey — X. Narration: But Mary Kept All These Things, And Pondered Them In Her Heart... 00:36
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir John Pritchard — Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) (1970 Digital Remaster): Ballet of the Chicks in their Shells 01:12
Sir Malcolm Sargent/Glyndebourne Chorus/Pro Arte Orchestra/Denis Dowling/Richard Lewis/John Cameron/Alexander Young/Sir Geraint Evans/Owen Brannigan/John Carol Case/Elsie Morison/Marjorie Thomas/Monica Sinclair/Doreen Hume/Peter Gellhorn — The Yeomen of the Guard [two numbers] (1991 Digital Remaster), Act I: I have a song to sing, O! (Elsie, Point, Crowd) 03:47
Dame Josephine Barstow, Thomas Hampson, Kim Criswell, George Dvorsky, Damon Evans, Karla Burns, Ambrosian Singers, John McGlinn, London Sinfonietta feat. Josephine Barstow — Porter: Kiss Me, Kate, Act I: Wunderbar 03:41
Philip Potter, David Palmer, Kenneth Sandford, Jeffrey Skitch, John Reed, D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent — Sullivan: 6. P'raps if you address the lady most politely 07:18
John Eliot Gardiner feat. Ashley Stafford, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe — Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Song and Chorus. "Your Hay It Is Mow'd" (Peasant, Chorus) 03:03
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Thomas Round, Jean Hindmarsh, John Reed, Joyce Wright, Donald Adams, George Cook, Eric Wilson-Hyde, Gillian Knight, D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Isidore Godfrey — Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore / Act 2 - Farewell, my own 02:44
Thomas Round, Leonard Osborn, Jeffrey Skitch, Fisher Morgan, Peter Pratt, D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, New Symphony Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey — Sullivan: Princess Ida or Castle Adamant / Act 1 - 6. P'raps if you address the lady most politely 07:20
Thomas Stewart, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter — Handel: Samson HWV 57 / Act 1 - Air: "Thy glorious deeds inspir'd my tongue" 04:33
Philip Langridge, Sir John Tomlinson, Elise Ross, Felicity Palmer, David Wilson-Johnson, Richard Suart, Peter Hall, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael George, David Atherton, Men's voices of the Liverpool Philharmonic Choir — At the Boar's Head, Op.42/H.156 (1995 - Remaster): Do thou stand (Prince) 09:52
Valerie Masterson, Pauline Wales, Jean Allister, Christene Palmer, Philip Potter, George Cook, John Reed, Donald Adams, D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey — Sullivan: 15. Oh, men of dark and dismal fate 03:52
Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Sir John Gielgud — Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat - English Version By Michael Flanders & Kitty Black - 6. Narrator: "Hurray, Here We Are! We're Home At Last" 02:40
Carolyn Watkinson, Ruth Holton, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner — Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 1 - "Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment" 04:12
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner — J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Part Two - For The Second Day Of Christmas - No. 17 Chorale: "Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern Stall" 00:38
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir John Pritchard — Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) (1970 Digital Remaster): In the Tuileries 01:05
John Eliot Gardiner feat. Alastair Thompson, David Wilson-Johnson, Felicity Palmer, Margaret Marshall, Monteverdi Choir, Richard Morton — Handel: Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: VI. Dominus a dextris tuis 07:21
Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Sir John Gielgud — Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat - English Version By Michael Flanders & Kitty Black - 6. Narrator: "Hurray, Here We Are! We're Home At Last" 02:39
Linden Singers/Ian Humphris/New World Show Orchestra/Johnny Douglas — Rose Marie (highlights) (Musical play in two acts · Book & lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II) (1961 Digital Remaster), Act I: Totem Tom-Tom (Long ago there used to be) (Wanda, chorus) 02:59
Judith Nelson, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Simon Preston, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood — Handel: Messiah - Part 1 - "There Were Shepherds...Glory To God In The Highest" 03:22
Jean Hindmarsh, Thomas Round, Peter Pratt, Donald Adams, D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Isidore Godfrey — Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty - Version without dialogue / Act 2 - 36. Now What Is This, And What Is That 01:58
T Stich-Randall, Cham Orch of Vienna State Opera, Boys Choir of the Schottenstift, Mogens Woldike, W Kmentt, Vienna Chamber Choir, H Rossl-Majdan, Anton Heiller — Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: 77. Recitative (Bass, Tenor, Alto, Soprano, Chorus): Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht 02:22
Andrew Davis — Messiah, Part One: The people that walked in darkness (bass) 04:17
Barry Hall — Medley: 1. When You Wore a Tulip; 2. There Is a Tavern in the Town 02:32
Carrie Penn, Emma Hawkins, Jake Sternberg, Benedict Bradley, Charlie Potts, Kevin Zheng, Kerran Cotterell, Luke Smith, Sam Thyr feat. Bethan Draycott, Peter Todd, Lorcan Cudlip Cook, Maggie Moriarty — Man I Knew Before 06:04
Bill Charlap Trio — It Was Written In The Stars 06:37
Harolyn Blackwell/Marietta Simpson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle — Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 2 Scene 3: "Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara?" (Maria, Clara) 02:47
Edward Wickham, The Choir of St Catharine's College Cambridge — Before The Paling Of The Stars 04:27
Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, James Levine, Robert de Cormier, Members of Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Members Of The New York Philharmonic, Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra — Traditional: He's Got The Whole World In His Hands 03:35
Instrumental All Stars — Written in the Stars 04:19
Stéphane Grappelli/Martin Taylor/Patrice Caratini/Marc Fosset/Allan Ganley/Chris Karan — Are you in the mood 02:37
Peter Pears, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, David Ward, Philomusica of London, Sir David Willcocks — J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two - Recit: "And Then Did the Soldiers" 04:11
Sally Bruce-Payne, Deborah York, Neill Archer, Michael George, Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner — Schubert: Mass No. 5 in A flat, D.678 - Gratias 04:21
Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli — Delius: Brigg Fair (An English Rhapsody), RT VI/16: Variation VII (Rather quicker but not hurried) 00:25