Janet Baker

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1L’Invitation au voyage
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
L’Invitation au voyage (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
Charles Baudelaire
composer:
Henri Duparc (French composer)
Henri Duparc4:34
2Die Forelle, D. 550
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Die Forelle, D. 550 (The Trout, D. 550)
lyricist:
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (German poet) (from 1777 until 1787)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1816-11 until 1817-07)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 550)
is based on:
Die Forelle (Schubart poem, not the Schubert song)
Franz Schubert1:59
3Befreit, op. 39 no. 4
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Befreit, op. 39 no. 4 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Richard Dehmel
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1897 until 1898)
part of:
5 Lieder for voice and piano (op. 39; TrV 189)
Richard Strauss5:30
4Sea Pictures: Where Corals Lie
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
lyricist:
Richard Garnett
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar4:10
5Fünf Rückert‐Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 41)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler6:44
6Scottish Folksongs: O Can Ye Sew Cushions
piano:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
O can you sew cushions, Hob. XXXIa:48
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. XXXIa:48)
part of:
Scottish Songs, Hob XXXIa
Joseph Haydn2:32
7Phidylé
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Phidylé
lyricist:
Leconte de Lisle
composer:
Henri Duparc (French composer) (in 1882)
Henri Duparc5:51
8Messiah: He Was Despised
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel12:35
9La Damnation de Faust: D’amour l’ardente flamme
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Quatrième Partie, scène 15. « D'amour l'ardente flamme » … « Au son des trompettes » (Marguerite, Chœur)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
librettist:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) and Almire Gandonnière (librettiste français)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie
Hector Berlioz7:12
10Shéherazade : La Flûte enchantée
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Shéhérazade: II. La Flûte enchantée
lyricist:
Tristan Klingsor
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1903)
part of:
Schéhérazade: Trois poèmes pour chant et orchestre
Maurice Ravel2:59
11Elijah: Woe Unto Them Who Foresake Him!
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
recording of:
Elijah, op. 70: Air - "Woe unto them who forsake Him"
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
librettist:
Julius Schubring
translator:
William Bartholomew
part of:
Elijah, op. 70, Part I (with English libretto by William Bartholomew)
Felix Mendelssohn3:15
12Scottish Folksongs: The Sweetest Lad Was Jamie
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and John Mordler (producer)
cello:
Ross Pople (New Zealand-born British conductor and cellist) (on 1975-05-31)
piano:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (on 1975-05-31)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1975-05-31)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1975-05-31)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1975-05-31)
recording of:
Twenty-Five Scottish Songs, op. 108: No. 5, "The Sweetest Lad Was Jamie" (on 1975-05-31)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1818)
part of:
Twenty-Five Scottish Songs, op. 108
Ludwig van Beethoven2:41
13Ave Maria, D. 839
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert6:39
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1An die Musik, D. 547
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
An die Musik, D. 547 (original, for solo voice and piano)
lyricist:
Franz von Schober (Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, actor)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 547)
Franz Schubert2:43
2Christmas Oratorio: Bereite dich Zion
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, IV. Aria (Alto) „Bereite dich, Zion“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach5:33
3Nuits d’été, op. 7 : Le Spectre de la Rose
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 2. Le Spectre de la rose
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz7:50
4Wesendonck‐Lieder: Träume
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: V. Träume (for voice and large orchestra, Wagner)
orchestrator and composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
arrangement of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: V. Träume (for voice and piano)
is based on:
Träume, WWV 91b (for violin and orchestra)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
Richard Wagner5:50
5Morgen, op. 27 no. 4
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Morgen!, op. 27 no. 4 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
John Henry Mackay (Scottish-German egoist anarchist, thinker and writer)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
4 Lieder, op. 27
Richard Strauss4:13
6Chansons de Bilitis
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
premiered at:
[concert] (1900-03-17)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1899-08)
premiered at:
Salle Pleyel (1839-1927) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1900-03-17)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 90) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 97)
Claude Debussy9:01
7L’incoronazione di Poppea: Disprezzata Regina
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto I. “Disprezzata Regina”
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L’ Incoronazione di Poppea: Act 1
Claudio Monteverdi6:51
8L’incoronazione di Poppea: Addio Roma
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III. “A Dio Roma, a Dio Patria, amici a Dio” (Ottavia)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Atto III.
Claudio Monteverdi4:28
9Notre Amour, op. 23 no. 2
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Notre Amour, op. 23 no. 2
lyricist:
Paul-Armand Silvestre
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1879)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 23
Gabriel Fauré1:53
10Cantata no. 161: Komm, du süße Todesstunde
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 161 "Komm, du süße Todesstunde": I. Aria (Alt) "Komm, du süße Todesstunde"
premiered in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (on 1716-09-27)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1715)
librettist:
Salomon Franck
part of:
Kantate, BWV 161 "Komm, du süße Todesstunde"
Johann Sebastian Bach6:20
11An Sylvia, D. 891
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
An Sylvia, D. 891 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
Eduard von Bauernfeld (Austrian dramatist)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 891)
Franz Schubert2:55
12Clair de lune, op. 46 no. 2
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Clair de lune, op. 46 no. 2
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
part of:
2 Mélodies, op. 46
Gabriel Fauré3:07
13The Dream of Gerontius: Softly and Gently
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30), Hallé Choir (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30) and Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Angel]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
chorus master:
Eric Chadwick (chorus master, organist) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30) and John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
balance engineer:
Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Free Trade Hall in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
recording of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II, VIII. Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul (cues 127–137) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1900)
part of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38
Edward Elgar6:52