ALBUMScarlatti: Stabat Mater - Campra: RequiemMonteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner & English Baroque Soloists
ALBUMJ.S. Bach: ConcertosKati Debretzeni, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMLove Is Come AgainMonteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: Motets BWV 225-231, Cantatas BWV 50 & 118Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner & English Baroque Soloists
ALBUMMonteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, SV 325Furio Zanasi, Lucile Richardot, Krystian Adam, Hana Blažíková, Gianluca Buratto, Francisco Fernández-Rueda, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMMendelssohn: Symphonies Nos 1-5 – Overtures – A Midsummer Night's DreamLondon Symphony Orchestra & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: Magnificat in E-Flat Major & Missa in F MajorMonteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMMendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish" & The Hebrides Overture - Schumann: Piano ConcertoLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Maria João Pires
ALBUMVigilate!Monteverdi Choir & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMStravinsky: Oedipus Rex & Apollon musagèteLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir
ALBUM3 ConcertiChristina Petrowska Quilico, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Alex Pauk, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Jukka-Pekka Saraste
ALBUMA Venetian ChristmasMonteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: Welt, gute NachtJames Gilchrist, Nicholas Mulroy, Clare Wilkinson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Matthew Brook, Jeremy Budd, Peter Harvey, Katherine Fuge & Julia Doyle
ALBUMMonteverdi & His Contemporaries: MadrigalsMonteverdi Choir & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: St John PassionJoanne Lunn, Mark Padmore, Bernarda Fink, Julian Clarkson, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Monteverdi Choir, Robert Murray, Peter Harvey, Paul Tindall, Katherine Fuge, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMSaint-Saëns: RequiemLe Madrigal De Paris, Clémentine Decouture & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 12Monteverdi Choir, James Gilchrist, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Robin Tyson, Joanne Lunn, Peter Harvey, Gillian Keith, William Kendall, Hilary Summers & Susan Hamilton
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 18Claron McFadden, Bernarda Fink, English Baroque Soloists, Dietrich Henschel, Christoph Genz, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Sally Bruce-Payne & Michael Chance
ALBUMBach: Cantatas Vol. 11Christoph Genz, Magdalena Kožená, Sara Mingardo, John Eliot Gardiner, Peter Harvey, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Paul Agnew, William Towers, Gotthold Schwarz & Joanne Lunn
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 4Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir
ALBUMGardiner, John Eliot: Santiago a cappellaMonteverdi Choir & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 2James Gilchrist, John Eliot Gardiner, Daniel Taylor, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Lisa Larsson, Jonathan Brown, Katherine Fuge, Vernon Kirk, Robin Tyson, Maya Homburger, Rachel Beckett & Malcolm Proud
ALBUMBeethoven: The 9 SymphoniesOrchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 13Jan Kobow, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Dietrich Henschel, Joanne Lunn, William Towers, Michael Chance & Brigitte Geller
ALBUMHandel Edition Volume 3 - L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, Tamerlano, Alcina, Il Pastor Fido, TerpsichoreEnglish Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 3 - Gesang Der Parzen - NanieJohn Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 17 - BWV 16, 41, 58, 143, 153, 171James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Ruth Holton, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Charles Humphries, Lucy Ballard & Sally Bruce-Payne
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 5 - BWV 45, 46, 101, 102, 136, 178Brindley Sherratt, Christoph Genz, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Robin Tyson, John Eliot Gardiner, Gotthold Schwarz, Daniel Taylor & Joanne Lunn
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 1 - Schicksalslied - BegrabnisgesangMonteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 25 - BWV 44, 86, 87, 97, 150, 183English Baroque Soloists, Katherine Fuge, Stephan Loges, Steve Davislim, Robin Tyson, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Paul Agnew, Panajotis Iconomou, Daniel Taylor & Joanne Lunn
ALBUMPurcell: The Fairy QueenEiddwen Harrhy, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMHandel: L'allegro, Il penseroso ed il moderato, Tamerlano, Ballet music from Alcina, Il pastor fido, TerpsichoreDerek Ragin, English Baroque Soloists, Jane Findlay, Jennifer Smith, John Eliot Gardiner, Maldwyn Davies, Marie McLaughlin, Martyn Hill, Michael Chance, Michael Ginn, Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Nigel Robson, Patrizia Kwella, René Schirrer & Stephen Varcoe
ALBUMHaydn: Die Schöpfung (The Creation)English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Gerald Finley
ALBUMMozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem SerailEnglish Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMWeber: OberonHillevi Martinpelto, John Eliot Gardiner, Steve Davislim, Jonas Kaufmann, Monteverdi Choir & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
ALBUMSantiago a CappellaJohn Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir
ALBUMHandel: Acis & GalateaEnglish Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMHaydn: 6 Great MassesEnglish Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMHaydn: Heiligmesse & Paukenmesse (Missa in Tempore Belli)English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBritten: War Requiem, Spring Symphony, 5 Flower Songs, Hymn to St. CeciliaPhilharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & NDR Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMElgar: in the South - Enigma VariationsVienna Philharmonic & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMGluck: AlcesteAnne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Paul Groves
ALBUMStravinsky: Symphony of Psalms - Lili Boulanger: PsalmsLondon Symphony Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Live / Visual Album)Claron McFadden, Bernarda Fink, Christoph Genz, Dietrich Henschel, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMVivaldi: Gloria - Handel: Dixit DominusMonteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMVerdi: FalstaffOrchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Jean-Philippe Lafont & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 3 - BWV 24, 71, 88, 93, 131, 185 and 177Magdalena Kožená, John Eliot Gardiner, Nicolas Teste, Nathalie Stutzmann, English Baroque Soloists, Paul Agnew, Monteverdi Choir, Peter Harvey, Joanne Lunn, Kobie Van Rensburg & William Towers
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 6 - BWV 33, 35, 69A, 77, 137, 164Peter Harvey, Katherine Fuge, Robin Tyson, Monteverdi Choir, Christoph Genz, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Keith, Nathalie Stutzmann & Jonathan Brown
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 10 - BWV 5, 48, 56, 79, 80, 90, 192Joanne Lunn, John Eliot Gardiner, William Towers, Peter Harvey, Monteverdi Choir, James Gilchrist & English Baroque Soloists
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 14 - BWV 40, 91, 110, 121Joanne Lunn, Robin Tyson, English Baroque Soloists, Peter Harvey, Katherine Fuge, John Eliot Gardiner, James Gilchrist, William Towers & Monteverdi Choir
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 15 - BWV 57, 64, 133, 151Gillian Keith, Robin Tyson, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Peter Harvey, John Eliot Gardiner, James Gilchrist, William Towers, Joanne Lunn & Katherine Fuge
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 16 - BWV 28, 122, 152, 190, 225English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Keith, Peter Harvey, Katherine Fuge, James Gilchrist, Daniel Taylor & Joanne Lunn
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 21 - BWV 1, 22, 23, 54, 127, 159, 182Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, James Oxley, Ruth Holton, English Baroque Soloists, Claudia Schubert, Peter Harvey, Malin Hartelius, James Gilchrist & Nathalie Stutzmann
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 22 - BWV 4, 6, 31, 134, 145John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, James Gilchrist, Gillian Keith, Stephen Varcoe, Daniel Taylor & Angharad Gruffydd Jones
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 23 - BWV 42, 67, 85, 104, 112, 150, 158John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Keith, Charles Daniels, Stephen Varcoe, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Daniel Taylor, Norbert Meyn, Katherine Fuge & William Towers
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 24 - BWV 12, 103, 108, 117, 146, 166Mark Padmore, Julian Clarkson, English Baroque Soloists, Brigitte Geller, William Towers, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, James Gilchrist, Stephen Varcoe & Robin Tyson
ALBUMBach: Cantatas, Vol. 26 - BWV 34, 59, 68, 74, 172, 173, 174Lisa Larsson, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Christoph Genz, Panajotis Iconomou, Nathalie Stutzmann, John Eliot Gardiner & Derek Lee Ragin
ALBUMBach.: Cantatas, Vol. 7 - BWV 17, 19, 25, 50, 78, 130, 149Malin Hartelius, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Robin Tyson & Richard Wyn Roberts
ALBUMBaroque MasterpiecesHugh McLean, Mario Bernardi, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Ben Heppner, Rosemarie Landry, Mark Pedrotti, Montreal Tudor Singers, Wayne Riddell, Susie Napper, Patrick Wedd, Elizabeth Wilcock, Stanly Ritchie, Janet See, Barbara Kallaur & John Eliot Gardiner
ALBUMChoral Recital: Monteverdi Choir - Morales - Victoria, T.L. - Clements Non Papa - Mouton (Pilgrimage To Santiago)John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Elin Manahan Thomas
ALBUMRoman: Drottingholm Music (Excerpts) - Sinfonia in F MajorDrottningholm Baroque Ensemble, Nils-Erik Sparf, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski, Filharmonins kammarensemble Orfeus, Bengt Eklund's Baroque Ensemble, Marilyn Horne, Christine Weidinger, John Fisher, Natale de Carolis, Teatro La Fenice Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Jaap Schröder, Björn Gäfvert, Lena Weman, Kari Ottesen & Monterverdi Orchestra
ALBUMSchumann: Das Paradies und die Peri, Requiem für Mignon & NachtliedJohn Eliot Gardiner & Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
ALBUMStravinsky: The Rake's ProgressLondon Symphony Orchestra, Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, John Eliot Gardiner & Ian Bostridge
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Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 1 - For The First Day Of Christmas: 1. Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage (Live / 1999)
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Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 1 - For The First Day Of Christmas: 2. Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit (Live / 1999)
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John Eliot Gardiner is admired both for the scrupulous preparation and the visceral immediacy of his performances. The exacting choral director is a musician equally at home in the world of historical performance practice and conducting orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra or Vienna Philharmonic. He's also very much a man of the theatre and was music director of Opéra Nationale de Lyon between 1983 and 1988. He was born in 1943 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, and while studying history at Cambridge University conducted a performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 that sealed his fate when he was persuaded to pursue music professionally. Studies with the redoubtable Nadia Boulanger in Paris honed the forensic skills that have encouraged the formidable precision he demands of singers and instrumentalists alike. To realise his ideas, he founded the Monteverdi Choir; later, the English Baroque Soloists; and, last of all, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique for 19th-century repertoire. And these have formed the nucleus for many major projects such as the year-long Bach Cantata Pilgrimage in 2000, or 2017’s Monteverdi opera tour marking the 450th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Gardiner’s tastes are eclectic—incorporating Schütz and Spanish polyphony, Percy Grainger and Kurt Weill—and are served by a sense of adventure, penetrating insight and blazing conviction.
Hometown
Springhead, Dorset, England
Genre
Classical
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