Baker, Janet 1933-
Overview
| Works: | 471 works in 2,548 publications in 10 languages and 55,571 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Drama Operas Symphonies Musical settings Song cycles Live sound recordings Oratorios Masses Songs and music Excerpts |
| Roles: | Performer, Singer, Author, Vocalist, Narrator, Actor, Other, Editor, Musician |
| Classifications: | M2010, 782.1 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Janet Baker
- Full circle : an autobiographical journal by Janet Baker( Book )
- Reverberations : interviews with the world's leading musicians by Robert M Jacobson( Book )
- Janet Baker by Alan Blyth( Book )
- Baker by Janet Baker( Recording )
- Full circle : an autobiographical journal by Janet Baker( Recording )
- South Australian Symphony Orchestra in the eighth concert of the 1968 subscription series : [concert program], 1968, Adelaide Town Hall, South Australian Symphony Orchestra [and the] Australian Broadcasting Commission( Book )
- 1968 orchestral concert season (general program) : [concert program], 1968, Adelaide Town Hall, South Australian Symphony Orchestra [and the] Australian Broadcasting Commission( Book )
- Sunday soiree at "Auchendarroch" : [concert program]( Book )
- Dame Janet Baker and Geoffrey Parsons in concert at the Sydney Opera House by Don McMurdo( Visual )
- St. John passion, Johann Sebastian Bach [concert program] : 1995, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide Harmony Choir( Book )
- Janet Baker : English opera singer( Visual )
- Janet Baker: English opera singer, Aug. 21, 1933-( Visual )
- The mikado : [theatre program], 1991( Book )
- Dame Janet Baker in concert at the Sydney Opera House by Don McMurdo( Visual )
- La clemenza di Tito by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart( Recording )
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Most widely held works by
Janet Baker
Cello concerto by
Edward Elgar(
)
49 editions published between 1965 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD is part of an edition released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, which presents all the major orchestral, choral, chamber and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities in interpretations by the 20th century's finest Elgarians
49 editions published between 1965 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD is part of an edition released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, which presents all the major orchestral, choral, chamber and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities in interpretations by the 20th century's finest Elgarians
Dido and Aeneas by
Henry Purcell(
Recording
)
53 editions published between 1961 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 1,259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
SYNOPSIS: In order to cure her unhappiness, Dido, queen of Carthage, marries the Trojan prince, Aeneas, who is madly in love with her. While Dido and Aeneas are out hunting, an evil Sorceress and her assistants plot the destruction of Dido and Carthage. Soon, an evil witch disguised as the God Mercury stops Aeneas. She tells him that he must abandon Carthage and found a new Troy on Latin soil. While Aeneas hates the thought of leaving Dido, he cannot refuse a god's command. In the end, Aeneas decides to defy the god's command and stay with Dido. Nevertheless, Dido refuses to stay with a lover who even considered leaving her and soon dies
53 editions published between 1961 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 1,259 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
SYNOPSIS: In order to cure her unhappiness, Dido, queen of Carthage, marries the Trojan prince, Aeneas, who is madly in love with her. While Dido and Aeneas are out hunting, an evil Sorceress and her assistants plot the destruction of Dido and Carthage. Soon, an evil witch disguised as the God Mercury stops Aeneas. She tells him that he must abandon Carthage and found a new Troy on Latin soil. While Aeneas hates the thought of leaving Dido, he cannot refuse a god's command. In the end, Aeneas decides to defy the god's command and stay with Dido. Nevertheless, Dido refuses to stay with a lover who even considered leaving her and soon dies
Symphony no. 2 in C minor : "Resurrection" by
Gustav Mahler(
)
30 editions published between 1974 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 1,030 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Texts of the vocal portions: Urlicht, from Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Auferstehung by Klopstock
30 editions published between 1974 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 1,030 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Texts of the vocal portions: Urlicht, from Des Knaben Wunderhorn; Auferstehung by Klopstock
Christmas oratorio by
Johann Sebastian Bach(
)
15 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in German and Undetermined and held by 951 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Weihnachts-Oratorium, Teil 1-6, für Soli, Chor, Orchester und Continuo, BWV 248
15 editions published between 1977 and 2008 in German and Undetermined and held by 951 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Weihnachts-Oratorium, Teil 1-6, für Soli, Chor, Orchester und Continuo, BWV 248
Requiem by
Gabriel Fauré(
)
12 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in Latin and No Linguistic content and held by 892 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in Latin and No Linguistic content and held by 892 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mass in B minor = Messe in h-Moll = Messe en si mineur by
Johann Sebastian Bach(
)
31 editions published between 1968 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 850 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at St. Lukes in London, a live recording of the soaring Mass in B Minor performed with the never-mailed-in performance by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists led by John Eliot Gardiner during the course of their wildly successful 2014 European tour
31 editions published between 1968 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 850 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded at St. Lukes in London, a live recording of the soaring Mass in B Minor performed with the never-mailed-in performance by the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists led by John Eliot Gardiner during the course of their wildly successful 2014 European tour
Requiem by
Giuseppe Verdi(
)
18 editions published between 1977 and 2004 in Latin and Undetermined and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1977 and 2004 in Latin and Undetermined and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La damnation de Faust ; La mort de Cléopâtre by
Hector Berlioz(
)
11 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in French and English and held by 715 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1996 and 2007 in French and English and held by 715 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Elijah by
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy(
)
42 editions published between 1968 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An oratorio after words from the Old Testament, Op.70
42 editions published between 1968 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An oratorio after words from the Old Testament, Op.70
The very best of Janet Baker by
Janet Baker(
)
13 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 647 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dame Janet Baker is one of opera's most legendary voices. This collection showcases some of her very best performances
13 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 647 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dame Janet Baker is one of opera's most legendary voices. This collection showcases some of her very best performances
Das Lied von der Erde by
Gustav Mahler(
Recording
)
45 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Der deutsche Bariton Christian Gerhaher ist zweifellos einer der besten Liedsänger der Welt. Auf seiner neuen CD widmet er sich gemeinsam mit Kent Nagano und dem Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal sowie Klaus Florian Vogt, Tenor, erstmals Mahlers berühmtem Werk "Das Lied von der Erde", seiner Vertonung von sieben Gedichten für Tenor, Alt und Orchester, laut Mahlers eigenem Bekunden "das Persönlichste, was ich je geschrieben habe". Das Werk komponierte Mahler 1907, einem Jahr, in dem sein Leben durch mehrere schwere Schicksalsschläge (dem Tod seiner Tochter, dem Rücktritt als Direktor der Wiener Hofoper und eigener Krankheit) gezeichnet war. Christian Gerhaher, Klaus Florian Vogt und dem Orchester unter Nagano gelingt es, die Tiefen und die Farbigkeit von Mahlers Werk in allen Details auszuloten. Nr. 1 Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde: Allegro pesante Nr. 2 Der Einsame im Herbst: Etwas schleichend. Ermüdet Nr. 3 Von der Jugend: Behaglich heiter Nr. 4 Von der Schönheit: Comodo. Dolcissimo Nr. 5 Der Trunkene im Frühling: Allegro Nr. 6 Der Abschied: Schwer
45 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Der deutsche Bariton Christian Gerhaher ist zweifellos einer der besten Liedsänger der Welt. Auf seiner neuen CD widmet er sich gemeinsam mit Kent Nagano und dem Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal sowie Klaus Florian Vogt, Tenor, erstmals Mahlers berühmtem Werk "Das Lied von der Erde", seiner Vertonung von sieben Gedichten für Tenor, Alt und Orchester, laut Mahlers eigenem Bekunden "das Persönlichste, was ich je geschrieben habe". Das Werk komponierte Mahler 1907, einem Jahr, in dem sein Leben durch mehrere schwere Schicksalsschläge (dem Tod seiner Tochter, dem Rücktritt als Direktor der Wiener Hofoper und eigener Krankheit) gezeichnet war. Christian Gerhaher, Klaus Florian Vogt und dem Orchester unter Nagano gelingt es, die Tiefen und die Farbigkeit von Mahlers Werk in allen Details auszuloten. Nr. 1 Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde: Allegro pesante Nr. 2 Der Einsame im Herbst: Etwas schleichend. Ermüdet Nr. 3 Von der Jugend: Behaglich heiter Nr. 4 Von der Schönheit: Comodo. Dolcissimo Nr. 5 Der Trunkene im Frühling: Allegro Nr. 6 Der Abschied: Schwer
The operas of Benjamin Britten : the complete librettos : illustrated with designs of the first productions by
Benjamin Britten(
Book
)
12 editions published between 1979 and 1989 in English and held by 604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1979 and 1989 in English and held by 604 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
I Capuleti e i Montecchi by
Vincenzo Bellini(
)
20 editions published between 1976 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Basada en la obra Romeo and Juliet de W. Shakespeare
20 editions published between 1976 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Basada en la obra Romeo and Juliet de W. Shakespeare
Academic festival overture ; Alto rhapsody by
Johannes Brahms(
)
3 editions published in 2004 in German and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2004 in German and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Julius Caesar by
George Frideric Handel(
Visual
)
44 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A studio performance of one of Handel's best known operas by the English National Opera. The Opera, a tale of love and power based on Shakespeare's play, was first performed in 1724 at the Haymarket Theatre in London using castrati singers in the heroes roles. This lavish production follows modern practice in using women in these parts, and in particular, Dame Janet Baker creates the virtuoso role of Julius Caesar
44 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 563 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A studio performance of one of Handel's best known operas by the English National Opera. The Opera, a tale of love and power based on Shakespeare's play, was first performed in 1724 at the Haymarket Theatre in London using castrati singers in the heroes roles. This lavish production follows modern practice in using women in these parts, and in particular, Dame Janet Baker creates the virtuoso role of Julius Caesar
The music makers ; The dream of Gerontius by
Edward Elgar(
)
13 editions published between 1967 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD is part of an edition released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, which presents all the major orchestral, choral, chamber and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities in interpretations by the 20th century's finest Elgarians
13 editions published between 1967 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This CD is part of an edition released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, which presents all the major orchestral, choral, chamber and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities in interpretations by the 20th century's finest Elgarians
Nelson mass by
Joseph Haydn(
Recording
)
17 editions published between 1962 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded July 1962 (Haydn), July 1966 (Vivaldi), Chapel of King's College Cambridge
17 editions published between 1962 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recorded July 1962 (Haydn), July 1966 (Vivaldi), Chapel of King's College Cambridge
Julius Caesar by
George Frideric Handel(
)
36 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Readings, in Latin and English, of Julius Caesar
36 editions published between 1980 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Readings, in Latin and English, of Julius Caesar
Hodie : a Christmas cantata by
Ralph Vaughan Williams(
Recording
)
21 editions published between 1965 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. WILLCOCKS, David (conductor). BACH CHOIR. CHORISTERS OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY. BAKER, Janet (mezzo-soprano). LEWIS, Richard (tenor). SHIRLEY-QUIRK, John (baritone)
21 editions published between 1965 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. WILLCOCKS, David (conductor). BACH CHOIR. CHORISTERS OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY. BAKER, Janet (mezzo-soprano). LEWIS, Richard (tenor). SHIRLEY-QUIRK, John (baritone)
Orfeo ed Euridice by
Christoph Willibald Gluck(
Visual
)
44 editions published between 1981 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 498 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This opera features Janet Baker, Elizabeth Gale, Elisabeth Speiser, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Despondent at the the death of Euridice, Orfeo descends into the underworld to fetch her. The condition of her return is that he may not look at her until they are back on earth
44 editions published between 1981 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 498 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This opera features Janet Baker, Elizabeth Gale, Elisabeth Speiser, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Despondent at the the death of Euridice, Orfeo descends into the underworld to fetch her. The condition of her return is that he may not look at her until they are back on earth
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Related Identities
- London Symphony Orchestra Performer Instrumentalist
- New Philharmonia Orchestra Performer Instrumentalist
- Tear, Robert Singer Performer
- Barbirolli, John 1899-1970 Conductor Performer
- English Chamber Orchestra Other Performer Instrumentalist
- Gedda, Nicolai Singer Performer Vocalist
- Shirley-Quirk, John Singer Performer Instrumentalist Vocalist
- London Philharmonic Orchestra Performer Instrumentalist Musician
- Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich 1925-2012 Singer Performer Vocalist
- Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750 Author Composer
Associated Subjects
Aeneas--(Legendary character) Baker, Janet, Caesar, Julius Cantatas, Sacred Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra Choruses, Secular (Men's voices) with orchestra Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra Christmas music Cleopatra,--Queen of Egypt, Concertos (Cello) Dido (Legendary character) Domingo, Plácido, Elijah--(Biblical prophet) England Faust, Gloria in excelsis Deo (Music) Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Juliet--(Fictitious character) Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb, Live sound recordings Magnificat (Music) Masses Musicians Operas Operas (Britten, Benjamin) Operas--Excerpts Operas--Librettos Oratorios Oratorios--Excerpts Orchestral music Overtures Pavans Requiems Requiems--Excerpts Romeo--(Fictitious character) Singers Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice) Song cycles Songs, German Songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra Songs (High voice) with orchestra Songs (Low voice) with chamber orchestra Songs (Low voice) with orchestra Songs (Medium voice) Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra Songs (Medium voice) with piano Symphonies Thomas, Jess Titus,--Emperor of Rome, Vickers, Jon
