Since you are interested in The Seasons (Complete oratorio), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Die Schopfung [The Creation sung in German] Simone Kermes, Dorothee Mields, Steve Daviislim / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble / Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "Thomas Hengelbrock directs a clear and unfussy reading. He has an excellent grasp of each of the different elements of the score, which he communicates extremely well to his forces and thence to the listener." MusicWeb |
SCHUBERT
Willkommen und Abschied: Lieder for the Stages of Life Werner Gura (tenor) / Christoph Berner (pianoforte Ronish) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Berner, playing an 1872 Rönisch fortepiano, shows keen attention to every detail. Güra, outstanding in his unfussy, intense delivery, is a formidable, rousing guide." (The Observer) |
W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera) Alexandrina Pendatchanska (sop) Olga Pasichnyk (sop) Johannes Weisser (bar) Lorenzo Regazzo (bass) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] "Jacob's period Don is among the liveliest and most enjoyable on offer" (Recording of the Month Gramophone Awards Issue 2007) |
FRANK MARTIN
Le Vin herbe (based on three chapters of the novel 'Tristan et Iseut' by Joseph Bedier) Sandrine Piau (sop) Steve Davislim (ten) Jutta Bohnert (sop) / RIAS Kammerchor / Scharoun Ensemble / Daniel Reuss [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Often cited by those in the know as one of music's best-kept secrets, this is Tristan and Isolde as told by Frank Martin. As with the Wagner setting there are expressionist touches but also great directness of emotion. The score is full of... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Symphony No. 88 The Letter V / Symphony No. 101The Clock a–sterreichisch-Ungarische Haydn-Philharmonie / Adam Fischer [ MDG SACD / SACD - released 18/Mar/2007 ] "To sum up, these are state-of-the-art historically-informed performances on modern instruments with fine transparency of texture" (MusicWeb May 2007) |