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Presented as a sturdy box set of 30 CDs, featuring choral, orchestral, and operatic masterpieces from the Baroque to the modern era, the John Eliot Gardiner Collection brings together some of his most acclaimed recordings for Archiv, Deutsche Grammophon, and Philips. This set marks the occasion of Gardiner's 70th birthday, and he has selected these recordings as personal favorites. The performances are representative of his work with the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Vienna Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, and other artists and ensembles that have benefitted from his association and contibuted to his reputation as one of the most admired conductors of his generation. Gardiner is well-known as a champion of period practices and authentic instrumentation, and his interpretations are usually propulsive in tempo and streamlined in voicings and textures, to remove the accretions of tradition. As can be expected of a set that spans decades and offers recordings in various venues, the sound is slightly variable, reflecting the changes of technology from analog to digital sound, though the audio quality is superb in most instances.
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Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Traditional, Author - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Alastair Miles, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ann Monoyios, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryn Terfel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marinella Pennicchi, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Lindberg, Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, Author, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Alastair Miles, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ann Monoyios, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryn Terfel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marinella Pennicchi, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandro Naglia, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Jakob Lindberg, Lute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - David Miller , Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ann Monoyios, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marinella Pennicchi, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Alastair Miles, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ann Monoyios, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marinella Pennicchi, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Lindberg, Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - David Miller , Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Wilson, Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandro Naglia, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Lindberg, Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Wilson, Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
DISC 2
Traditional, Author - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - The London Oratory Junior Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Patrick Russill, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Traditional, Author - Michael Chance, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Lindberg, Chitarrone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The London Oratory Junior Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Patrick Russill, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ian Watson, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Chance, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Alastair Miles, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Liturgical, Author - Ann Monoyios, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryn Terfel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The London Oratory Junior Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Patrick Russill, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Marinella Pennicchi, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sandro Naglia, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Chamber Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ian Watson, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, Author - Mark Tucker, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Monteverdi, ComposerLyricist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Alastair Miles, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ann Monoyios, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bryn Terfel, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nigel Robson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The London Oratory Junior Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Patrick Russill, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Marinella Pennicchi, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Andrew Wedman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Hoepfner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
DISC 3
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1 (Henry Purcell)
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Eiddwen Harrhy, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Varcoe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - David Thomas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Judith Nelson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2 (Henry Purcell)
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Wynford Evans, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Wynford Evans, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Varcoe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Martyn Hill, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Judith Nelson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Jennifer Smith, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Judith Nelson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Timothy Penrose, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Stephen Varcoe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3 (Henry Purcell)
Jennifer Smith, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Stephen Varcoe, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Judith Nelson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - David Thomas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Timothy Penrose, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Jennifer Smith, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Wynford Evans, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
DISC 4
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4 (Henry Purcell)
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Judith Nelson, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ashley Stafford, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Timothy Penrose, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
William Shakespeare , Author, Original Text Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Martyn Hill, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barbara Valentin, Producer, Recording Producer - Elkanah Settle, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Presented as a sturdy box set of 30 CDs, featuring choral, orchestral, and operatic masterpieces from the Baroque to the modern era, the John Eliot Gardiner Collection brings together some of his most acclaimed recordings for Archiv, Deutsche Grammophon, and Philips. This set marks the occasion of Gardiner's 70th birthday, and he has selected these recordings as personal favorites. The performances are representative of his work with the Monteverdi Choir, the English Baroque Soloists, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Vienna Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, and other artists and ensembles that have benefitted from his association and contibuted to his reputation as one of the most admired conductors of his generation. Gardiner is well-known as a champion of period practices and authentic instrumentation, and his interpretations are usually propulsive in tempo and streamlined in voicings and textures, to remove the accretions of tradition. As can be expected of a set that spans decades and offers recordings in various venues, the sound is slightly variable, reflecting the changes of technology from analog to digital sound, though the audio quality is superb in most instances.
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About the album
- 30 disc(s) - 501 track(s)
- Total length: 31:49:42
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: John Eliot Gardiner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin This Compilation ℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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