The Beloved Mezzo

~ Release by Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, Schubert, Schumann, Bach, Handel; Janet Baker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Packaged in a cardboard box, with 5 discs in individual cardboard sleeves.

Annotation last modified on 2026-03-18 08:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Alto Rhapsody, op. 53
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Alto Rhapsody, op. 53
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1869)
dedicated to:
Julie Schumann
premiered at:
[concert] (1870-03-03)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1870-01)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 53)
Johannes Brahms11:58
2Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: I. Der Engel
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: I. Der Engel (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
orchestrator:
Felix Mottl
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
version of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: I. Der Engel (for voice and piano)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
Richard Wagner3:46
3Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: II. Stehe still!
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: II. Stehe still (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
orchestrator:
Felix Mottl
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
version of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: II. Stehe still (for voice and piano)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
Richard Wagner4:52
4Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: III. Im Treibhaus
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: III. Im Treibhaus (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
orchestrator:
Felix Mottl
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
arrangement of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: III. Im Treibhaus (for voice and piano)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
Richard Wagner6:21
5Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: IV. Schmerzen
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: IV. Schmerzen (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
orchestrator:
Felix Mottl
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
version of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: IV. Schmerzen (for voice and piano)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
Richard Wagner2:57
6Wesendonck-Lieder, WWV 91: V. Träume
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: V. Träume (for voice and large orchestra, Wagner)
orchestrator and composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
arrangement of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: V. Träume (for voice and piano)
is based on:
Träume, WWV 91b (for violin and orchestra)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and large orchestra, Mottl)
Richard Wagner5:55
7Liebeshymnus, op. 32 no. 3
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Liebeshymnus, op. 32 no. 3
lyricist:
Karl Friedrich Henckell
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
part of:
5 Lieder for voice and piano (op. 32; TrV 174)
Richard Strauss2:06
8Das Rosenband, op. 36 no. 1
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Das Rosenband, op. 36 no. 1 (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1897 until 1898)
arrangement of:
Das Rosenband, op. 36 no. 1 (for voice and piano)
part of:
4 Lieder for voice and piano (op. 36; TrV 186)
Richard Strauss3:33
9Ruhe, meine Seele, op. 27 no. 1
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Ruhe, meine Seele, op. 27 no. 1
lyricist:
Karl Friedrich Henckell
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
part of:
4 Lieder, op. 27
Richard Strauss4:36
10Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recording of:
Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2 (for voice and orchestra)
lyricist:
Gottfried August Bürger
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1899)
arranger:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1900)
arrangement of:
Muttertändelei, op. 43 no. 2 (for voice and piano)
Richard Strauss2:22
11Sea Pictures, op. 37: I: Sea Slumber-Song
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1965-08-30)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1965-08-30)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1965-08-30)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (on 1965-08-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-08-30)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: I. Sea Slumber Song (on 1965-08-30)
lyricist:
Roden Noel
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar5:04
12Sea Pictures, op. 37: II. In Haven (Capri)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1965-08-30)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1965-08-30)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1965-08-30)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (on 1965-08-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-08-30)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: II. In Haven (Capri) (on 1965-08-30)
lyricist:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar2:06
13Sea Pictures, op. 37: III. A Sabbath Morning at Sea
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1965-08-30)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1965-08-30)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1965-08-30)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (on 1965-08-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-08-30)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: III. Sabbath Morning at Sea (on 1965-08-30)
lyricist:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar6:20
14Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1965-08-30)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1965-08-30)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1965-08-30)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (on 1965-08-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-08-30)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie (on 1965-08-30)
lyricist:
Richard Garnett
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar4:11
15Sea Pictures, op. 37: V. The Swimmer
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (on 1965-08-30)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1965-08-30)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1965-08-30)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (on 1965-08-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1965-08-30)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: V. The Swimmer (on 1965-08-30)
lyricist:
Adam Lindsay Gordon
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar6:11
16The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38 no. 20: Softly and Gently
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30), Hallé Choir (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30) and Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Angel]:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
chorus master:
Eric Chadwick (chorus master, organist) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30) and John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
balance engineer:
Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Free Trade Hall in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
recording of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II, VIII. Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul (cues 127–137) (from 1964-12-27 until 1964-12-30)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1900)
part of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38
Edward Elgar7:00
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