Review by Oskar Lind★★½Sample
I wanted to love this so badly. “Bist du bei mir (from the notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach)” is fine I guess.
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2008 · by Dame Janet Baker
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Disc 1
sample avg 3.5 · London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.8 · London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.7 · London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.5 · London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.2 · London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.6 · Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Martin Milner, John McCarthy, Hallé, Hallé Choir, Eric Chadwick, Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & The Ambrosian Singers
Disc 2
sample avg 3.9 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.5 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.6 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.9 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 4.0 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 4.0 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.9 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 4.0 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.9 · André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.0 · André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.6 · André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra & Dame Janet Baker
Disc 3
sample avg 3.5 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.2 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.3 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.7 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.1 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.1 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.2 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 4.0 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.2 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.8 · Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.9 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.1 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.9 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.1 · Hallé, Sir John Barbirolli & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.4 · Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Dame Janet Baker & Arleen Auger
Disc 4
sample avg 4.1 · Robert Tear, Sir Charles Mackerras, Raimund Herincx, Elizabeth Harwood, Paul Esswood, English Chamber Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker & The Ambrosian Singers
sample avg 3.5 · Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.9 · Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.0 · Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.7 · Neville Marriner, Dame Janet Baker & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
sample avg 3.6 · Neville Marriner, Dame Janet Baker & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
sample avg 4.0 · Neville Marriner, Dame Janet Baker & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
sample avg 3.3 · Douglas Whittaker, Martin Isepp, Ambrose Gauntlett & Dame Janet Baker
Disc 5
sample avg 3.7 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 4.0 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 4.0 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.3 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.2 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 4.1 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.5 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.5 · Daniel Barenboim & Dame Janet Baker
sample avg 3.6 · Geoffrey Parsons & Dame Janet Baker
Review by Oskar Lind★★½Sample
I wanted to love this so badly. “Bist du bei mir (from the notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach)” is fine I guess.
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Review by DeShawn Price★★★½Sample
Not every song lands, but when it does it LANDS. “Wesendonck-Lieder: IV. Schmerzen” is the keeper.
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Review by Priya Raman★★★½Sample
Overhyped? Maybe. Did I still cry at “Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: He was despised (alto air: Largo)”? Also maybe.
132 likes
Review by Yuki Tanaka★★½Sample
Respectfully: no. “Kindertotenlieder (Rückert): III. Wenn dein Mütterlein, tritt zur Tür herein” is the only thing I'd revisit.
13 likes
Review by Tomasz W.★★½Sample
Everyone in my group chat loves this and I feel like I'm being gaslit.
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Raimund Herincx, Sir Charles Mackerras, Paul Esswood, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood & Robert Tear · 2026
Sir Anthony Lewis & Dame Janet Baker · 2024
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