The Art Of Janet Baker

Janet Baker

• Released on 01/01/2013 by Decca (UMO)
• Main artists: (Dame) Janet Baker
• Genre: Classical

1 Caro mio ben

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:02:40

Unknown, Author - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Simon Preston, Arranger, Work Arranger - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Tommaso Giordani, Composer - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1978 Universal International Music B.V.

2 Plaisir d'amour

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:42

Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - Jean-Paul-Egide Martini, Composer - Jean Pierre Claris de Florian, Author

℗ 1978 Universal International Music B.V.

Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3 (Henry Purcell)

3 "Thy Hand, Belinda ... When I Am Laid In Earth"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:06

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nahum Tate, Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - Anthony Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thurston Dart, Contributor, Work Editor - The St. Anthony Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Margaret Laurie, Contributor, Work Editor

℗ 1962 Decca Music Group Limited

St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

4 No. 9 Recitative. Alto: "Du lieber Heiland du"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:01:09

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Karl Richter, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Münchener Bach-Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Friedrich Henrici, Author

℗ 1980 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5 No. 10 Aria. Alto: "Buss und Reu"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:04:53

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Karl Richter, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Münchener Bach-Orchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christian Friedrich Henrici, Author

℗ 1980 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

6 "Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fù"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:04:01

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Nicolò Minato, Author, Original Text Author - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer, Recording Producer - Silvio Stampiglia, Author, Original Text Author

℗ 1973 Universal International Music B.V.

7 Ständchen, D. 920

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:29

Franz Schubert, Composer - Raymond Leppard, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Franz Grillparzer, Author

℗ 1977 Universal International Music B.V.

Alceste, Wq. 37 / Act 1

8 "Divinités du Styx"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:23

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ranieri de' Calzabigi, Author - Euripides, Author, Original Text Author

℗ 1975 Universal International Music B.V.

Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 / Part 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

9 53. Aria: "Father of Heav'n! from Thy eternal throne"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:07:10

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Morell, Author - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Executive Producer - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10 66. Aria, Duett:"Oh Lovely Peace, With Plenty Crown'd"

Felicity Palmer 00:08:13

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor, MainArtist - Felicity Palmer, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Janet Baker, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Morell, Author - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor - Joachim Niss, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1977 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

11 Ah perfido!, Op. 65

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:13:42

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pietro Metastasio, Author

℗ 1977 Universal International Music B.V.

Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M.64 (Maurice Ravel)

12 1. Soupir

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:56

Maurice Ravel, Composer - Stephane Mallarmé, Author - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Keeffe, Conductor, MainArtist - Melos Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist

℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited

La Mort de Cléopâtre - Scène lyrique, H. 36 (Hector Berlioz)

13 1. "C'en est donc fait"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:09

Hector Berlioz, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre-Ange Vieillard, Author

℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.

14 2. "Ah! qu'ils sont loin"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:07:05

Hector Berlioz, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre-Ange Vieillard, Author

℗ 1980 Universal International Music B.V.

Joshua, HWV 64 / Part 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

15 O Had I Jubal's Lyre

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:02:35

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Bible, Author - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1973 Universal International Music B.V.

16 Scena di Berenice 'Berenice, che fai?' (Hob XXIVa:10)

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:13:20

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pietro Metastasio, Author

℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.

La clemenza di Tito, K.621 / Act 1 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

17 "Deh se piacer mi vuol" - "Chi ciecamente crede"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:36

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pietro Metastasio, Author, Original Text Author - Caterino Mazzolà, Author

℗ 1977 Universal International Music B.V.

La Tentation de Saint Antoine (1945) d'après des airs et des vers du XVIIIe siècle (Werner Egk)

18 6. Sur un sopha (Air: "Dans un détour")

Werner Egk 00:02:46

Janet Baker, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Egk, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Koeckert Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Strings Of The Bavarian RSO, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gernot Westhaeuser, Producer - Hans-Rudolf Müller, Producer - Hans Ritter, Producer

℗ 1966 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

19 11. Tel qu'un voleur, sitôt qu'il voit main forte (Air: "Tel qu'un voleur")

Werner Egk 00:02:43

Janet Baker, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Werner Egk, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Koeckert Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist - Strings Of The Bavarian RSO, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gernot Westhaeuser, Producer - Hans-Rudolf Müller, Producer - Hans Ritter, Producer

℗ 1966 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Hercules, HWV 60 / Act 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

20 "Where shall I fly"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:06:41

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer, Recording Producer - Sophocles, Author, Original Text Author - Thomas Broughton, Author

℗ 1973 Universal International Music B.V.

Chansons madécasses, M. 78 (Maurice Ravel)

21 1. Andante quasi allegretto: Nahandove

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:05:32

Maurice Ravel, Composer - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Melos Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist - Évariste de Parny, Author

℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited

22 Amarilli mia bella

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:29

Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Simon Preston, Arranger, Work Arranger - Giulio Caccini, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - Giovanni Battista Guarini, Author

℗ 1978 Universal International Music B.V.

Ariodante HWV 33 / Act 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

23 "E vivo ancora?...Scherza infida in grembo al drudo"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:08:12

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Salvi, Author

℗ 1979 Universal International Music B.V.

"Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" Cantata, BWV 170 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

24 1. "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:06:58

Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Philip Ledger, Continuo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Georg Christian Lehms, Author - Janet Baker, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1966 Decca Music Group Limited

Quatre Poèmes Hindous (Maurice Charles Delage)

25 2. Un sapin isolé (Lahore)

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:58

Heinrich Heine, Author - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Keeffe, Conductor, MainArtist - Melos Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist - Maurice Charles Delage, Composer

℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited

Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice), Wq. 30 / Act 3

26 "Che farò senza Euridice?"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:46

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ranieri de' Calzabigi, Author

℗ 1975 Universal International Music B.V.

Phaedra, Op. 93 (Benjamin Britten)

27 In May, In Brilliant Athens

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:06:39

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - John Dunkerley, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steuart Bedford, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Racine, transl. Robert Lowell, Author - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1977 Decca Music Group Limited

28 Chanson Perpetuelle, Op. 37

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:06:52

Ernest Chausson, Composer - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Melos Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist - Charles Hortensius Emile Cros, Author

℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited

Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

29 "Ah, scostati!...Smanie implacabili"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:03:32

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Author - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Colin Davis, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.

Ariodante, HWV 33 / Act 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

30 "Dopo notte, atra e funesta"

(Dame) Janet Baker 00:06:54

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Raymond Leppard, Conductor, MainArtist - Janet Baker, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilhelm Hellweg, Producer, Recording Producer - Antonio Salvi, Author

℗ 1973 Universal International Music B.V.

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
• Total length: 02:45:11

• Main artists: (Dame) Janet Baker
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Decca (UMO)
• Genre: Classical
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