Compil. UK 1981 on Decca label
Classical (Baroque, Impressionist, Modern, Opera)
Back cover info: Credited liner notes in English with translation into French and German (uncredited) and into Italian (credited). "℗ 1973 The Decca Record Company Limited" for side A. "℗ 1967 The Decca Record Company Limited" for side B. © 1981 The Decca Record Company Limited, London. Sleeve printed in England by Clout & Baker Ltd. Center-labels info: "℗ 1973 The Decca Record Company Limited" on side A. "℗ 1967 The Decca Record Company Limited" on side B. Rights Society "M.C.P.S." for track A2. Publisher "Faber Music" for tracks A3 and A4. Rights Society "Britico" for track B1 (B1a o B1c). Note the discrepancy: center-label with a duration of "4:25" for track A3; back cover states "5:25"; my measurement = 4:27.
Janet Baker voc, *1933 GB lead vocals, album by | |
Johann Sebastian Bach , 1685-1750 DE album by, composed by | |
Henry Purcell , 1659-1695 GB album by, composed by | |
Francesco Cavalli , 1602-1676 IT album by, composed by | |
Jean-Philippe Rameau , 1683-1764 FR album by, composed by | |
Maurice Ravel p, 1875-1937 FR album by, composed by | |
Ernest Chausson , 1855-1899 FR album by | |
Paolo Tosi , IT liner notes, italian translation | |
Sir Neville Marriner vn, *1924 GB conductor | |
The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , orchestra | |
St. Anthony Singers , GB choir | |
Anthony Lewis , 1915-1983 GB conductor | |
Thurston Dart hps, 1921-1971 GB harpsichord, continuo | |
English Chamber Orchestra , orchestra | |
Raymond Leppard hps, *1927 GB conductor | |
The London Philharmonic Orchestra , orchestra | |
Peter Gottlieb , *1930 FR vocals, mercurio | |
Bernard Keefe , conductor | |
Melos Ensemble Of London , orchestra |
Alan Blyth liner notes |
Reg Wilson photography by, cover |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Vergnugte Ruh', Beliebte Seelenlust (Aria: Cantata No.170) | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | Johann Sebastian Bach | 6:57 | |
2 | But Death, Alas... When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Aria: Dido And Aeneas) | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | Henry Purcell | 8:40 | |
3 | La Calisto | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | Francesco Cavalli | ||
4 | Ardo Sospiro E Piango (Diana's Aria) | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | 5:25 | ||
5 | Ululi, Frema E Strida... E Spedito (Duet) | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | 1:30 | ||
6 | Quelle Plainte En Ces Lieux M'appelle? (Phaedra's Aria: Hippolyte et Aricie) | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | Jean-Philippe Rameau | 4:45 | |
7 | Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | Maurice Ravel | 11:55 | |
8 | Soupir | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | |||
9 | Placet Futile | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | |||
10 | Surgi De La Croupe Et Du Bond | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | |||
11 | Chanson Perpetuelle, Op.37 | Janet Baker - Johann Sebastian Bach • Henry Purcell • Francesco Cavalli • Jean-Philippe Rameau • Maurice Ravel • Ernest Chausson | Benjamin Britten | 7:00 |
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