Choral, Anthems & Motets, Stradella (composer)

Hei-Kyung Hong (soprano) Voices of Ascension, Dennis Keene

Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ion Marin

Jiri Stivin (recorder), Benjamin Frith (piano), Eteri Andjaparidze (piano), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Janos Toth (bass), Jozsef Mukk (tenor), Judit Nemeth (alto), Christopher Dawes (organ), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Maya Boog (soprano), David Arnot (tenor), Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano), Mary Enid Haines (soprano), Linda Dayiantis-Straub (soprano), Dagmar Vankatova (soprano), Pavla Ksicova (contralto), Vaclav Sibera (bass), Josef Ksica (organ), Vladimir Dolezal (tenor) Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Aradia Ensemble, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Czech Madrigalists Choir, Czech M, Richard Hayman, Jaroslav Krecek, Jaroslav Krcek, Ondrej Lenard, Geza Oberfrank, Kevin Mallon, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Frantisek Xaver Thuri

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), José Carreras (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Andreas Vollenweider (harp), Zucchero, East London Gospel Choir, Eric Clapton, Lionel Richie, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Corale Voci Bianche, Liberian Children's Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen, Wiener Symphoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro dell'Antoniano, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano, Orchestra da Camera Arcangelo Corelli, Orchestra Filarmonica Di Torino, Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana, Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Children's Choir, Kurt Herbert Adler, Steven Mercurio, Piero Gamba, Istvan Kertesz, Leone Magiera, Richard Bonynge, Robin Stapleton, Aldo Sisilli, Marco Armiliato, José Molina, Marco Boemi

Friar Alessandro (tenor), Joby Burgess (timpani), Chris Laurence (double bass), Bruce White (viola), Peter Lale (viola), Reiad Chibah (viola), Vicci Wardman (viola), Claire Finnimore (viola), Clare Orsler (viola), Ian Burdge (cello), Caroline Dale (cello), Dave Daniels (cello), Joely Koos (cello), Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Richard Pryce (double bass), Skaila Kanga (harp), Lucy Shaw (double bass), Tom Pigott-Smith (violin), Anna Noakes (flute), David Theodore (oboe), Nicholas Bucknall (clarinet), David Fuest (clarinet), Richard Skinner (bassoon), John Ryan (horn), Beth Randall (horn), Eliza Marshall (flute), Perry Montague-Mason (violin), Emlyn Singleton (violin), Alessandro Brustenghi (vocals), Boguslaw Kostecki (violin), Ian Humphries (violin), Steve Morris (violin), Julia Singleton (violin), Nicolette Kuo (violin), Patrick Kiernan (violin), Rita Manning (violin), Alison Dods (violin), Natalia Bonner (violin), Richard George (violin), Rick Koster (violin), Warren Zielinski (violin), Emil Chakalov (violin), Paddy Lannigan (double bass), Rachel Robson (viola), Andy Parker (viola), Chris Worsey (cello), Sophie Harris (cello), John Barclay (trumpet), Helen Keen (flute), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Stephen Maw (bassoon), Richard Watkins (horn), David Pyatt (horn), Mike Hext (trombone), Dave Stewart (bass trombone), Cathy Thompson (violin), Everton Nelson (violin), Nicky Sweeney (violin), Sonia Slany (violin), Peter Hanson (violin), Mark Berrow (violin), Steven Baker (celesta, harpsichord), Tony Woollard (cello), Morgan Goff (viola), Ian Rathbone (viola), Bill Hawkes (viola), Tony Lewis (cello), Frank Schaefer (cello), Nick Cooper (cello), Debbie Widdup (violin), Steve Mair (double bass), Karen Jones (flute), Dave Fuest (clarinet), Richard Berry (horn), Stephen Henderson (timpani), Olli Cunningham, Daniel Bhattacharya (violin), Jonathan Evans-Jones (violin), Ben Hancox (violin), Magnus Johnston (violin), Coro, The London Studio Orchestra, Camerata Ducale, Sally Herbert, Mark Griffiths, Guido Rimonda

Barbara Hendricks (soprano)

Lucy van Dael (violin), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), James David Christie (organ), Lena Hellstrom-Farnlof (soprano), David Miller (theorbo), Jacob Heringman (theorbo), Maya Boog (soprano), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Wolfgang Rubsam (organ), Christine Stelmacovich (alto), Tracy Smith Bessette (soprano), Kym Amps (soprano), Bela Drahos (flute), Balazs Szokolay (piano), Jeno Jando (piano), Friederike Wagner (soprano), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord), Gilbert Rowland (harpsichord), David van Asch (bass) Capella Istropolitana, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Oxford Camerata, London Symphony Brass, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Westra Aros Pipers, Bourrasque Ensemble, Rose Consort of Viols, The, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Accademia Instrumentale Italiana, Jozef Kopelman, Matyas Antal, Jeremy Summerly, Eric Crees, Bertil Farnlof, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Diego Fasolis, Herve Niquet, Kevin Mallon, Nicholas Ward, Christian Brembeck, Geza Oberfrank, Mary Terey-Smith, Laszlo Kovacs

Dawid Biwo, Natalia Kawałek Stefan Plewniak

Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor) Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Opernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Richard Bonynge, Piero Gamba, Sir John Pritchard, Kurt Herbert Adler, István Kertész, Nicola Rescigno

Paul Grindlay (bass-baritone), Katherine Hill (soprano), Matthew White (counter-tenor), John Holloway (violin), Jaap ter Linden (viola da gamba), Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Manfredo Kraemer (violin), Johan Reuter (bass), Volker Ellenberger (organ), Julia Brown (organ), Wolfgang Rubsam (organ), Craig Cramer (organ), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Marion Newman (mezzo-soprano), Nancy Reynolds (alto), Estaban Cambre (bass), David Nortman (tenor), Jane Archibald (soprano), Michele de Boer (soprano), Anne L'Esperance (soprano), James McLennan (tenor), Giles Tomkins (bass-baritone), Colin Ainsworth (tenor), Christopher Dawes (organ), Christine Stelmacovich (alto), Curtis Streetman (bass), Tracy Smith Bessette (soprano), J. Reilly Lewis (organ), Anna Holbling (violin), Daniela Ruso (harpsichord), Jan Slavik (cello), Quido Holbling (violin), Vladimir Ruso (organ), Lucy van Dael (violin), Bob van Asperen (organ), Francois Fernandez (baroque violin), Glen Wilson (harpsichord), Ludovit Kanta (cello), Anthony Camden (oboe), Lars Ulrik Mortensen (organ) Accademia Instrumentale Italiana, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, Radio Svizzera Choir, Lugano, Aradia Ensemble, Dufay Collective, Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Concert Spirituel Chorus, Capella Istropolitana, Washington Choral A, Diego Fasolis, Kevin Mallon, Ebbe Munk, Helmut Muller-Bruhl, Herve Niquet, Richard Edlinger, Norman Scribner, Jaroslav Krcek, Nicholas Ward

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Kurt Herbert Adler

Alena Dantcheva (soprano) & Michele Andalò (countertenor) Animantica, Saverio Villa (director)

Friar Alessandro

Sandra Bagarić (soloist), Darko Domitrović (soloist)

Anna Caterina Antonacci, Carmen Cano, Allesandro Carmigiani, James David Christie, Laurence Cummings, Niklas Edlund, Anna Hobling, Quido Hobling and more Capella Istropolitana, London Baroque, Accentus Ensemble, Aradia Ensemble and more, Aurora Surgit, Bologna Cappella Musicale di St Petronio and more, Eric Crees, Graham Derrick, Diego Fasolis, Bo Holten, Jaroslav Krecek, Christine Morel, Michael Posch, Alessio Randon, Jeremy Summerly, Alberto Turco, Sergio Vartolo, Thomas Wimmer

Lucy van Dael (violin), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), James David Christie (organ), Lena Hellström-Färnlöf (soprano), Jacob Heringman (theorbo), David Miller (theorbo), Maya Boog (soprano), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Wolfgang Rübsam (organ), Tracy Smith Bessette (soprano), Christine Stelmacovich (alto), Kym Amps (soprano), Béla Drahos (flute), Balázs Szokolay (piano), Jenő Jandó (piano), Friederike Wagner (soprano), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord), Gilbert Rowland (harpsichord), David van Asch (bass) Capella Istropolitana, Failoni Kamarazenekar, Oxford Camerata, London Symphony Brass, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Westra Aros Pipers, Bourrasque Ensemble, Rose Consort of Viols, Kölner Kammerorchester, Coro della Radio Svizzera, Accademia Instrumentale Ita, Jozef Kopelman, Mátyás Antál, Jeremy Summerly, Eric Crees, Bertil Färnlöf, Helmut Müller-Brühl, Diego Fasolis, Herve Niquet, Kevin Mallon, Nicholas Ward, Christian Brembeck, Géza Oberfrank, Mary Terey-Smith, László Kovács

Friar Alessandro (tenor), Ramin Bahrami (piano) Guido Rimonda

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Franco Corelli (tenor), Maria Curtis Verna (soprano), Maria Callas (soprano), Piero De Palma (tenor), Adriana Lazzarini (contralto), Mario Spina (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Lucine Amara (soprano) Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino, Coro di Torino della RAI, Philharmonia Orchestra, Milan La Scala Chorus, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Unknown Ar, Arturo Basile, Umberto Cattini, Angelo Questa, Franco Ferraris, Tullio Serafin, Gabriele Santini, Lovro von Matačić, Raffaele Mingardo

Read by Sebastian Comberti

Mario Del Monaco (tenor) Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Studio Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra of London, L’Orchestre national de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo & Mantovani & His Orchestra, Alberto Erede, Franco Ghione, Ernesto Nicelli, Carlo Franci & Nicola Rescigno

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mirella Freni (soprano), Ingvar Wixell (baritone), Lorenzo Saccomani (bass), Vincenzo Bello (tenor), Carmen Gonzales (mezzo-soprano), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone, bass), Ida Bormida (mezzo-soprano), Julia Varady (soprano), Neil Howlett (bass), Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass), Tom Krause (baritone), Pier Francesco Poli (tenor), Piero de Palma (tenor), Dame Joan Sutherland (soprano), Martti Talvela (bass), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Eric Garrett (baritone), Kim Begley (tenor), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Dimitri Kavrakos (bass), Alan Opie (baritone), Andrea Griminelli (flute), Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, National Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Opera Chorus, Finchley Children’s Music Group, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, Teatro alla Scala, London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Opera Orchestra & Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Volksopernorchester, London Voices, Coro dell'Antoniano, Henry Mancini & His Orchestra, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, Giuseppe Patanè, Nicola Rescigno, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Oliviero de Fabritiis, Zubin Mehta, Richard Bonynge, Lorin Maazel, Sir Georg Solti, Piero Gamba, Sir John Pritchard, Bruno Bartoletti, Riccardo Chailly, Leone Magiera, Robin Stapleton, Kurt Herbert Adler, Istvan Kertesz, Anton Guadagno, Henry Mancini, Antonio Tonini, Giancarlo Chiaramello, Adalberto Tonini, Maurizio Benini

Lucy van Dael (violin), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), James David Christie (organ), Lena Hellstrom-Farnlof (soprano), Jacob Heringman (theorbo), David Miller (theorbo), Maya Boog (soprano), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Wolfgang Rubsam (organ), Tracy Smith Bessette (soprano), Christine Stelmacovich (alto), Kym Amps (soprano), Béla Drahos (flute), Balázs Szokolay (piano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Friederike Wagner (soprano), Harald Hoeren (harpsichord), Gilbert Rowland (harpsichord), David van Asch (bass), Cappella Istropolitana, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Oxford Camerata, London Symphony Brass, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Bourrasque Ensemble, Westra Aros Pipers, Rose Consort of Viols, Kölner Kammerorchester, Radio Svizzera Choir, Lugano, Accademia Instrumentale Italiana, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, Le Concert Spirituel, Aradia Ensemble, Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Hungarian Festival Choir, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Capella Savaria, Camerata Budapest, Jozef Kopelman, Matyas Antal, Jeremy Summerly, Eric Crees, Bertil Farnlof, Helmut Müller-Brühl, Diego Fasolis, Hervé Niquet, Kevin Mallon, Nicholas Ward, Christian Brembeck, Geza Oberfrank, Mary Terey-Smith, László Kovács

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) National Philharmonic, Kurt Herbert Adler

Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor