Recordings
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has released twenty CDs, including five ARIA Award winners, with soloists including Andreas Scholl, Genevieve Lacey, Yvonne Kenny, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Sara Macliver, Graham Pushee and Cyndia Sieden.
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Noël! Noël! - Live In Concert
Noël! Noël! touches on the religious but is firmly grounded in the spiritual. It’s a celebration of the festive that will fill your heart with cheer. Recorded live at St Francis of Assisi Church, Paddington NSW in December 2016.
The Romantics - Grieg | Mendelssohn | Paganini
Passion, daring and heroism: the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra break new ground with their latest album, exploring the music of three of the Romantic era’s greatest composers on period instruments.
A Very Brandenburg Christmas
A Very Brandenburg Christmas contains well-loved carols with the Brandenburg Choir, baroque masterpieces brought to new life, choral and operatic favourites, and – for the first time – the magical sound of the bandura, played here by Ukranian Larissa Kovalchuk.
Brandenburg Celebrates
This album marks our 25th anniversary. Brandenburg Celebrates features Prelude and Cube, the epic work we commissioned of Elena Kats-Chernin. The rest of the album is pure baroque, including Handel’s Coronation Anthem No. 1 Zadok the Priest, plus music by Vivaldi, Brescianello, Geminiani and Telemann.
Andreas Scholl – Vivaldi
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.
Sanctuary
'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.
Tapas
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.
Great Vivaldi Concertos
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.
A Brandenburg Christmas
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.
Handel Concerti Grossi
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.
Baroque Favourites
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.
The Four Seasons
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.
Mozart Clarinet Concerto & Arias
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.
Handel Arias – Graham Pushee
Graham is one of our leading musical exports. Hear it for yourself on this CD on which he sings arias from Julius Caesar, Alcina and Rinaldo.
Handel Arias – Yvonne Kenny
Yvonne is Australia’s best-loved classical recording artist and one of the worl’d leading Handel interpreters. On this exquisite album she sings arias from Julius Caesar, Alcina, Xerxes, Semele and Rinaldo.
Noël! Noël! (1999)
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.
Baroque Favourites
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.
Vivaldi Il Flauto Dolce
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.