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1. Handel: Messiah (1991)
performed by Academy of Ancient Music, Carolyn Watkinson (contralto), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Judith Nelson (soprano), Paul Elliott (tenor), Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (choir, chorus), Christopher Hogwood (conductor)
composed by George Frederick HandelRecordings like Christopher Hogwood's Messiah are perfect vehicles for the debate of the authentic instrument movement in music. Especially here, ... More
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2. The Mirror of Narcissus (1988)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), Gothic Voices
composed by Guillaume de Machaut -
3. Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces (2001)
performed by Academy of Ancient Music, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, András Schiff (piano), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Bryn Terfel (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Frances Kelly (harp)
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4. William Byrd: Consort Songs (2004)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), Fretwork
composed by William ByrdFor various reasons, the consort songs -- for voice and viol consort -- of William Byrd have never been terribly well known. They don't have the ... More
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5. Christmas Music (2000)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano)
composed by Alessandro Scarlatti, Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Phillip Friedrich Böddecker -
6. Handel: Sacred Cantatas (1999)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), London Baroque, Charles Medlam (conductor)
composed by George Frederick Handel -
7. Händel in Italy (2008)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), London Baroque
composed by George Frederick HandelEven fans of English soprano Emma Kirkby may be surprised to find her tackling the muscular Italian-language music of the young Handel, which is ... More
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8. Haydn: Songs and Cantatas (2011)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), Marcia Hadjimarkos (fortepiano)
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9. Orpheus in England: Dowland & Purcell (2011)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), Jakob Lindberg (lute)
composed by Henry Purcell, John DowlandThe Orpheus in England title of this release refers to the fact that both John Dowland and Henry Purcell were honored with the "Orpheus" designation ... More
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10. Honey From the Hive (2005)
performed by Anthony Rooley (lute), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
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11. Musique and Sweet Poetrie (2007)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), Jakob Lindberg (lute)
composed by Etienne Moulinié, Georg Schimmelpfennig, Gregorio Huet, Heinrich Schütz, Jean Baptiste Böesset, Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger, John Danyel, John Dowland, Michelangelo Galilei, Pierre Guédron, Robert Ballard, Robert Johnson, Sigismondo d'IndiaList of all editionsThe subtitle of this album is "Jewels from Europe around 1600," and the "Jewels" could as well be applied to Emma Kirkby's voice and Jakob Lindberg's ... More
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12. Arie Antiche
performed by Anthony Rooley (lute), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
composed by Angelo Notari, Barbara Strozzi, Claudio Saracini, Giacomo Carissimi, Giulio Caccini, Henry Lawes, Henry Purcell, Johann Nauwach, John Blow, John Weldon -
13. Olympia's Lament (1985)
performed by Anthony Rooley (chitarrone), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
composed by Claudio Monteverdi, Sigismondo d'India -
14. Händel: Neun Deutsche Arien; Gloria (2010)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), London Baroque
composed by George Frederick Handel -
15. Olympia's Lament (1984)
performed by Anthony Rooley (chitarrone), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
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16. Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri (2010)
performed by Charles Daniels (tenor), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Fretwork, Michael Chance (counter tenor), Peter Harvey (bass), Purcell Quartet
composed by Dietrich Buxtehude, Matthias WeckmannList of all editionsDietrich Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri, BuxWV 75 ("The Body Parts of Our Jesus"), can be sung by a choir and soloists, but the case for the one ... More
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17. Alessandro Scarlatti: Stabat Mater (2005)
performed by Daniel Taylor (alto), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Theatre of Early Music
composed by Alessandro ScarlattiList of all editionsThis quiet, circumspect, yet oddly moving recording of Alessandro Scarlatti's Stabat Mater is as far as can be imagined from the intense fireworks of ... More
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18. Handel: Messiah; Athalia; Esther; La Resurrezione (2005)
performed by Aled Jones (vocals), Andrew King (vocals), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (vocals), Carolyn Watkinson (vocals), Carolyn Watkinson (contralto), David Thomas (bass), David Thomas (vocals), Drew Minter (alto), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Emma Kirkby (vocals)
composed by George Frederick Handel -
19. Handel: Nine German Arias, HWV 202-210
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), Finnocchi (cello maker), London Baroque
composed by George Frederick Handel -
20. A Baroque Celebration (2000)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), London Baroque
composed by Alessandro Scarlatti, Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Phillip Friedrich Böddecker -
21. Vivaldi: Opera Arias and Sinfonias (1994)
performed by Brandenburg Consort, Emma Kirkby (soprano), Roy Goodman (conductor)
composed by Antonio Vivaldi -
22. Purcell: Songs And Dialogues (1982)
performed by Anthony Rooley (lute), David Thomas (bass), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
composed by Henry Purcell -
23. Amy Beach: Chanson d'amour (2000)
performed by Emma Kirkby (soprano), Romantic Chamber Group of London
composed by Amy Beach -
24. In Nativitate Domine: Festliche Weihnachtsmusik (2007)
performed by Bell'arte Salzburg, Emma Kirkby (soprano), Susanne Ryden (soprano)
composed by Andreas Hammerschmidt, Benedikt Lechler, Christian Geist, Constantin Christian Dedekind, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Heinrich Schütz, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Johann Staden, Johann Vierdanck, Michael Altenburg, Michael Praetorius, Vincent LübeckList of all editionsThis collection of Christmas music isn't very well identified on its cover, but it makes a fine choice for the holiday season or any other time. The ... More

