Since you are interested in Requiem (with Grunenwald - Di Profundis), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Giulio Cesare (complete opera recorded in 2005) Glyndebourne Opera / Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle de Niese. Christophe Dumaux, Christopher Maltman / William Christie (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD - released 18/Jul/2006 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2006: DVD - 'Christie conducts Handel beguilingly - in fact, I'd go so far as to suggest that nobody does Handel better.' (Opera) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Giulio Cesare (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Sarah Connolly / Angelika Kirchschlager / Danielle de Niese / Christophe Dumaux / Christopher Maltman / William Christie (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2009 ] G - "The sense of teamwork all round is confirmed in the interviews included in the extras. Robin Lough's DVD direction is faultless." (Gramophoen Classical Music Guide) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 3 Sophie Daneman (soprano) Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "'There is much to recommend in this collection. First of all, the songs themselves, some deeper than others, are sweet and forthright, and shown to their best advantage by the equally sweet and forthright playing of Eugene Asti." Fanfare |
DVORAK / SCHUMANN
Cello Concertos Jamie Walton (cello) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Signum / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] Jamie Walton is joined by the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy for this new concerto recording of concertos and orchestral works by Dvorák and Schumann. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 4: Juditha Triumphans Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Jean Rigby (mezzo) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) |
HANDEL
Handel Duets Rosemary Joshua (soprano) & Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) / English Concert, Harry Bicket [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] This Handel collection features two great singers alongside the English Concert, arguably one of the best baroque orchestras in the UK. |
HENRY PURCELL
Dido and Aeneas (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Sarah Connolly, Lucas Meachem, Lucy Crowe, Sara Fulgoni / Christopher Hogwood (cond) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jan/2010 ] G - 'Dido is perfectly integrated, and the expressively stylised movements that McGregor has devised for the singers make a fascinating contrast to the gyrations of the corps de ballet.' The Telegraph |
ELGAR
Music Makers / Sea Pictures Sarah Connolly / Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Simon Wright (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "In the five Sea Pictures (Connolly) is deeply poetic in Sea Slumber-Song , airily whimsical and touching in Where Corals Lie and dramatic in The Swimmer (where the organ makes an exciting contribution). Recording quality is excellent" --Review by... |
MAHLER
Des Knaben Wunderhorn [with Harmonia Mundi catalogue] Sarah Connolly, Dietrich Henschel / Orchestre des Champs-Elysees / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Classique / CD/Book - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "The two singers have here superb voices, and Philip Herreweghe's accompaniments leave almost nothing to be desired…" (BBC Music) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Exquisite Hour Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Eugene Asti (Piano) [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "hugely impressive disc, testifying to the versatility and range of a singer who has already drawn comparisons with Janet Baker" The Guardian |
HANDEL
The Handel Collection: Incls 'Coronation Anthems', 'Alexander's Feast' & 'Samson' [12 CDs special price] Sarah Connolly (soprano) / The Sixteen / The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. Harry Christophers [ Coro The Sixteen Edition / 12 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Eight of The Sixteen's celebrated Handel recordings in one beautiful boxed set edition. |
HANDEL
Heroes and Heroines (arias from Solomon, Alcina, Ariodante & Hercules) Sarah Connolly (soprano) / The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. Harry Christophers [ Coro The Sixteen 30th Anniversary / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] "Handel singing of a very high order from two very fine singers" - Editor's Choice Gramophone November 2004 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Dances The Smith Quartet [ Signum / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] The Smith Quartet return to Signum with a new album of commissions and world premiere recordings, all centered on the theme of 'Dance'. The featured programme is a veritable 'who's-who' of contemporary composition, including works from Michael... |