The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has released sixteen compact discs, with soloists including Andreas Scholl, Genevieve Lacey, Yvonne Kenny, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Sara Macliver, Graham Pushee and Cyndia Sieden. Several of these recordings have received awards, including five ARIA Awards for Best Classical Recording.
A Celtic Christmas
Paul Dyer AO artistic director and conductor
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Brandenburg Choir
Maximilian Riebl countertenor
A Celtic Christmas is the live recording of the Brandenburg’s 2013 Noël! Noël! Christmas concert at City Recital Hall Angel Place. Featuring a fusion of styles and instruments, songs and melodies, some haunting, some religious, some folky, some festive, but always beautiful.
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A Brandenburg Christmas
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Louise Prickett, soprano
Christina Leonard, saxophone
Brandenburg Choir
This is the live concert recording of our 2010 Noël! Noël! concert at City Recital Hall Angel Place. It features the soaring voices of our Brandenburg Choir performing divine music by Palestrina, Mozart and Purcell, as well as much-loved carols including ‘The Little Drummer Boy’, ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’, and ‘Silent Night’.
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Baroque Favourites
Paul Dyer, artistic director
A collection of 21 Brandenburg favourites chosen by our audience to celebrate our 21st birthday. Includes tracks from 14 Brandenburg recordings and 4 ARIA award-winning CDs. Features Yvonne Kenny soprano, Andreas Scholl countertenor, Kirsten Barry oboe, Craig Hill clarinet, Jamie Hey cello, Geneveive Lacey recorder and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra on period instruments.
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Tapas
2010 ARIA Award: Best Classical Recording
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Mina Kanaridis, soprano
A tasting plate of gorgeous music! Experience a spicy 17th-century mix from Southern Europe, inspired by songs and dances of love, fire, beauty and freedom. The Brandenburg bring earthy improvisations and an adventurous spirit to the Baroque in this beautiful album.
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Handel Concerti Grossi
2009 ARIA Award: Best Classical Recording
2010 Limelight Award: Best Classical Recording
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Recorded over 4 years and released in 2009, this collection of the complete Opus 6 Concerto Grossi is our triumphant homage to one of the towering musical talents of the baroque – George Frederick Handel. ABC 476 3436
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Great Vivaldi Concertos
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Featuring guest artists such as Genevieve Lacey, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Hidemi Suzuki, Lucinda Moon and many more.
This release from the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is a compilation of Vivaldi greats, featuring a variety of guest artists. This release features greats such as Grosso mogul and The Cuckow.
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Sanctuary
2005 ARIA Award: Best Classical Recording
Kirsten Barry, baroque oboe
Paul Dyer, artistic director
‘Sanctuary’ aptly describes the emotional power bestowed on the listener. Sanctuary is a recording of our 2003 subscription concert of the same name. In addition to the concert repertoire, exquisite slow movements give you time to be still, take breath and reflect.
Our principal oboist, Kirsten Barry plays a major role as soloist of the Albinoni and Marcello concertos – two of the most famous Baroque oboe concertos.
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Mozart Clarinet Concerto & Arias
Craig Hill, basset clarinet
Cyndia Sieden, soprano
Paul Dyer, artistic director
“Mozart would have loved it! The ABO gets better all the time.”
Limelight magazine
This live recording of the 2001 concert ‘Mozart’s Queen of the Night,’ features American soprano Cyndia Sieden performing some of Mozart’s best loved arias. It also features Australia’s finest exponent of the period clarinet, Craig Hill, performing Mozart’s famous Clarinet Concerto in A.
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The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Collection
Paul Dyer, Director
Recorded to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, this ‘greatest hits’ compilation features tracks with Yvonne Kenny, Graham Pushee, Elizabeth Wallfisch, and Sara Macliver.
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Handel Arias
1998 ARIA Award: Best Classical Recording
Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Yvonne is Australia’s best-loved classical recording artist and one of the world leading Handel interpreters. On this exquisite album she sings arias from Julius Caesar, Alcina, Xerxes, Semele and Rinaldo.
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If Love’s a Sweet Passion
Sara Macliver, soprano
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Masque & Theatre Music from 17th century London.
This ravishing CD of masque and theatre music from 17th century London includes music from the original productions of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other famous plays.
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Noël! Noël!
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Sara Macliver, soprano
Brandenburg Choir
A live concert recording of our 1999 Noel! Noel! Christmas concerts featuring a diverse program of divine carols exquisitely sung by soprano Sara Macliver and the Brandenburg Choir, accompanied by period instruments and the joyful sounds of the Brandenburg Bellringers.
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Brandenburg Favourites
Paul Dyer, artistic director
Vivaldi, Bach, Handel & Gluck
The Orchestra’s first and much loved recording includes concert favourites Brandenburg Concerto No.3 by Bach and Concertos No’s 7, 8 & 9 from L’Estro Armonico by Vivaldi.
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Vivaldi Il Flauto Dolce
2001 ARIA Award: Best Classical Recording
Genevieve Lacey, recorder
Paul Dyer, artistic director
“prodigiously talented, young creator, surely ranks as one of the most enjoyable additions in many years to classical music’s vast repertoire, characteristic Vivaldian vibrancy Il Flauto Dolce is a compulsory acquisition – pronto!”
– Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne).
An instrumental opera for recorder and orchestra. An original concept conceived by and starring Australian virtuoso recorder player, Genevieve Lacey, taking segments from both vocal and instrumental works by Vivaldi to create a ‘pasticcio’, in this case a sort of opera without words.
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Andreas Scholl – Vivaldi
Andreas Scholl, countertenor
Paul Dyer, artistic director
The greatest countertenor of his generation, Andreas Scholl continues his strong relationship with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in this outstanding recording of sacred and secular works by Vivaldi. Featuring Scholl in some of the composer’s sublime, sacred Cantatas, including Nisi Dominus.
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The Four Seasons
Elizabeth Wallfisch, baroque violin
Paul Dyer, artistic director
The critics have raved about this award-winning recording and Elizabeth’s breathtaking performance. This CD also includes the rarely recorded concertos The Cuckow and Grosso Mogul.
