John Gardiner Eliot - The Complete Erato Recordings - John Elliot GardnerMy love for baroque music has never been exclusive. Of course I am attracted by period instruments, but that has never been an end in itself. For me, it is simply a matter of always moving further towards the truth, towards a fresh interpretation." As idiomatic and revelatory in Bach, Handel, Purcell, Rameau and Campra as in Gluck, Berlioz, Offenbach, Chabrier and Massenet, Sir John Eliot Gardiner is a conductor whose passion and curiosity for music

conducted by Miguel Ercolino

with musical contributions by Johnny Burgin and production by Stephanie Tice

and demonstrate Hillborg's expert handling of the forces of the large symphony orchestra

But his most celebrated motet was undoubtedly his Te Deum

Alexandre Tansman and many others

Enjoy the highly anticipated new 45 from Ikebe Shakedown

the First Symphony admirably demonstrates the young composer's grasp of symphonic form and technique

Ivan Mládek or Jan Werich

The Birthday Party

Lundvall characterizes the lyrical subject matter

Presented here is a sparkling live version given in 1980 in Holland

All drawn from Phil's extensive musical palette