Compelling for her intensity and integrity as much as for her unmistakeable voice, Dame Janet Baker struck a distinctive path as a performer, primarily on the concert and recital stage. Among her most celebrated recordings are her interpretations of Elgar with Sir John Barbirolli, here complemented by songs and oratorio arias by composers such as Bach, Handel, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Strauss, Fauré, Vaughan Williams and Britten.

Artists

Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, New Philharmonia, Sir Adrian Boult, Hallé Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of King's College Cambridge, Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Charles Mackerras, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, André Previn, Sir Philip Ledger