The Great Voice of Dame Janet Baker

~ Release by Dame Janet Baker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Dido and Aeneas: "But death, alas!" ... "When I am laid in earth" ... "With drooping wings" harpsichord: Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) choir vocals: St. Anthony Singers mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) chorus master: John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 34. Recitative “But death, alas! I cannot shun” (Dido) composer: Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689) part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) composer: Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689) librettist: Nahum Tate part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III recording of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 38. “With drooping wings” (Chorus) composer: Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689) librettist: Nahum Tate part of: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III	Henry Purcell		9:06
2	Cantata, BMV 170: Aria "Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust" mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields conductor: Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) recording of: Kantate, BWV 170 "Vergnügte Ruh! beliebte Seelenlust!": I. Aria (Alt) "Vergnügte Ruh! beliebte Seelenlust!" premiered in: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1726-07-28) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1726) librettist: Georg Christian Lehms (in 1711) part of: Kantate, BWV 170 „Vergnügte Ruh! beliebte Seelenlust!“	Johann Sebastian Bach		6:56
3	La Calisto: "Ardo, sospiro e piango" mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) conductor: Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) partial recording of: La Calisto composer: Francesco Cavalli (Baroque composer) librettist: Giovanni Faustini	Francesco Cavalli		4:32
4	Hippolyte et Aricie : « Cruelle mère des amours » mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) partial recording of: Hippolyte et Aricie composer: Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era) librettist: Simon‐Joseph Pellegrin part of: Catalogue thématique des oeuvres musicales de Jean-Philippe Rameau (number: RCT 43)	Jean‐Philippe Rameau		6:14
5	Hippolyte et Aricie : « Quelle plainte en ces lieux m'appelle » choir vocals: St. Anthony Singers mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra conductor: Sir Anthony Lewis (conductor and composer) chorus master: John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) recording of: Hippolyte et Aricie: Acte IV. "Quelle plainte en ces lieux m'appelle" composer: Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era) part of: Hippolyte et Aricie: Acte IV	Jean‐Philippe Rameau		4:56
6	Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : I. Soupir mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : Soupir lyricist: Stéphane Mallarmé composer: Martino Traversa part of: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé	Maurice Ravel		3:52
7	Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : II. Placet futile mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64 : Nº 2. Placet futile lyricist: Stéphane Mallarmé composer: Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1913) part of: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64	Maurice Ravel		4:44
8	Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé : III. Surgi de la croupe et du bond mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64 : Nº 3. Surgi de la croupe et du bond lyricist: Stéphane Mallarmé composer: Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1913) part of: Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64	Maurice Ravel		3:13
9	Chansons madécasses : « Nahandove » mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Chansons madécasses, M. 78: No. 1. Nahandove lyricist: Évariste de Parny composer: Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1925 until 1926) part of: Chansons madécasses, M. 78	Maurice Ravel		5:29
10	Chansons madécasses : « Aoua ! Aoua ! Méfiez-vous des blancs » mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Chansons madécasses, M. 78: No. 2. Aoua! lyricist: Évariste de Parny composer: Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1925 until 1926) part of: Chansons madécasses, M. 78	Maurice Ravel		3:57
11	Chansons madécasses: « Il est doux de se coucher durant la chaleur » mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Chansons madécasses, M. 78: No. 3. Il est doux de se coucher lyricist: Évariste de Parny composer: Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1925 until 1926) part of: Chansons madécasses, M. 78	Maurice Ravel		4:21
12	Chanson perpétuelle, op. 37 mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Chanson perpétuelle, op. 37 (for voice, string quartet and piano) lyricist: Charles Cros composer: Ernest Chausson (composer) (in 1898) part of: Works of Ernest Chausson by opus number (number: op. 37)	Ernest Chausson		6:50
13	Quatre Poèmes hindous : Une belle (Madras) mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Quatre poèmes hindous : I. Madras: Une belle composer: Maurice Delage (in 1912) part of: Quatre poèmes hindous	Maurice Delage		2:18
14	Quatre Poèmes hindous : Un sapin isolé (Lahore) mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Quatre poèmes hindous : II. Lahore: Un sapin isolé composer: Maurice Delage (in 1912) part of: Quatre poèmes hindous	Maurice Delage		3:56
15	Quatre Poèmes hindous : Naissance de Bouddha (Bénarès) mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Quatre poèmes hindous : III. Bénarès: Naissance de Bouddha composer: Maurice Delage (in 1912) part of: Quatre poèmes hindous	Maurice Delage		1:25
16	Quatre Poèmes hindous : Si vous pensez à elle (Jeypur) mezzo-soprano vocals: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto) orchestra: Melos Ensemble conductor: Bernard Keeffe recording of: Quatre poèmes hindous : IV. Jeypur: Si vous pensez... composer: Maurice Delage (in 1912) part of: Quatre poèmes hindous	Maurice Delage		1:51

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Barcode:: 028947670919
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:13:40

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Decca Music Group
476 7091

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United Kingdom
2005

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