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Dame Janet Baker
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Dame Janet Baker, Hallé & Sir John Barbirolli
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder - 5 Rückertlieder - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen6:52
Dame Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli & London Symphony Orchestra
Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures4:11
Dame Janet Baker, Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder - 5 Rückertlieder - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen6:55
Dame Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli & London Symphony Orchestra
Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures5:05
Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
Fauré: La chanson d'Ève & Other Songs2:32
Sir Georg Solti, Leontyne Price, Dame Janet Baker, Veriano Luchetti, José Van Dam, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arthur M. Fierro & Margaret Hillis
Verdi: Requiem2:20
Dame Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli & London Symphony Orchestra
Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures2:06
Dame Janet Baker, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Neville Marriner
Vivaldi: Gloria - Bach: Magnificat2:55
Dame Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli & London Symphony Orchestra
Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures6:20
Dame Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli & London Symphony Orchestra
Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures6:05

Albums

Cover of The Magic of Janet Baker — The Magic of Janet Baker
Dame Janet Baker
2026

Cover of Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 — Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Raimund Herincx, Sir Charles Mackerras, Paul Esswood, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood & Robert Tear
2026

Cover of Purcell: Didon et Enée & The Tempest (Les indispensables de Diapason) — Purcell: Didon et Enée & The Tempest (Les indispensables de Diapason)
Sir Anthony Lewis & Dame Janet Baker
2024

Cover of Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Z. 626 by Dame Janet Baker (Remastered 2022) — Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Z. 626 by Dame Janet Baker (Remastered 2022)
Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra & Anthony Lewis
2022

Cover of Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Live) — Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (Live)
George Szell, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Lewis & The Cleveland Orchestra
2021

Cover of Stokowski Edition, Vol. 4 (Live) — Stokowski Edition, Vol. 4 (Live)
Leopold Stokowski, London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker & Rae Woodland
2021

Cover of Ravel: Shéhérazade - Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été — Ravel: Shéhérazade - Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été
Dame Janet Baker, Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli
2019

Cover of J.S. Bach: Six Cantatas — J.S. Bach: Six Cantatas
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Julia Varady, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Timothy Brown, Susan Milan, Ian Watson, Denis Vigay, Raymond Koster, Aldo Baldin, John Shirley-Quirk, The St. Anthony Singers, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger, Rachel Lord & George Malcolm
2019

Cover of Gluck: Alceste, Wq. 44 (Sung in French) [Live Recordings 1981] — Gluck: Alceste, Wq. 44 (Sung in French) [Live Recordings 1981]
Dame Janet Baker, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Opera Chorus, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Matthew Best, Maldwyn Davies, Philip Gelling, Jonathan Summers, Maurits Sillem & Sir Charles Mackerras
2014

Cover of Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream & Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 — Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream & Symphony No. 4, Op. 90
Philharmonic Chorus, Otto Klemperer, Heather Harper, Dame Janet Baker & Philharmonia Orchestra
2013

Cover of The Great EMI Recordings - English Songs: Dowland, Purcell, Arne, Parry, Stanford, Walton, Britten — The Great EMI Recordings - English Songs: Dowland, Purcell, Arne, Parry, Stanford, Walton, Britten
Dame Janet Baker
2013

Cover of The Great EMI Recordings - German Lieder: Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms — The Great EMI Recordings - German Lieder: Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms
Dame Janet Baker
2013

Cover of Brahms: Academic Festival Overture & Alto Rhapsody - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major — Brahms: Academic Festival Overture & Alto Rhapsody - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, John Aldis Choir & Dame Janet Baker
2013

Cover of Purcell: Dido and Aeneas — Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
English Chamber Orchestra, St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx & Patricia Clark
2013

Cover of The Very Best Of: Janet Baker — The Very Best Of: Janet Baker
Dame Janet Baker
2011

Cover of Rosenberg: Orpheus in Town — Rosenberg: Orpheus in Town
Petter Sundkvist, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, B. Tommy Andersson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Elisabeth Speiser
2011

Cover of Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 19 (Live) — Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 19 (Live)
Dame Joan Sutherland, Dame Janet Baker, Margreta Elkins, Philomusica of London & Charles Farncombe
2010

Cover of Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette — Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette
Dame Janet Baker
2008

Cover of Drottningholms Slottsteater, Vol. 3:I (1922-1992) — Drottningholms Slottsteater, Vol. 3:I (1922-1992)
Karin Molander, Sven Nilsson, Carl-Axel Hallgren, Leon Bjorker, Eva Prytz, Lilly Furlin, Lamberto Gardelli, Studio Orchestra, Lars af Malmborg, Arne Ohlson, Albert Wolff, Swedish Radio Chorus, Kerstin Meyer, Elisabeth Söderström, Karin Langebo, Bertil Bokstedt, Uno Stjernqvist, Zygmund Latoszewski, Bengt Rundgren, Helge Brilioth, Benjamin Britten, Dame Janet Baker, English Opera Group Choir, Carlo Felice Cillario, Ulla Severin, Birgit Nordin, Sergiu Comissiona, Jonny Blanc, Charles Farncombe, Tonny Landy, Erik Saeden, Claes-Hakan Ahnsjo, Thomas Schuback, Edith Thallaug, Laila Andersson-Palme, Claude Genetay, Margot Rodin, Arnold Ostman, Håkan Hagegård & Anita Soldh
2008

Cover of Icon: Dame Janet Baker — Icon: Dame Janet Baker
Dame Janet Baker
2008

Cover of Plaisir D'amour - a Celebration of the Art of Dame Janet Baker — Plaisir D'amour - a Celebration of the Art of Dame Janet Baker
Dame Janet Baker
2008

Cover of Berlioz: La damnation de Faust - La mort de Cléopatre — Berlioz: La damnation de Faust - La mort de Cléopatre
Dame Janet Baker, Georges Prêtre & Sir Alexander Gibson
2005

Cover of Schubert: String Quintet, Ave Maria and Other Popular Songs — Schubert: String Quintet, Ave Maria and Other Popular Songs
Geoffrey Parsons, Gerald Moore, Dame Janet Baker & Chilingirian Quartet
2005

Cover of I Capuleti E I Montecchi — I Capuleti E I Montecchi
Giuseppe Patane, Beverly Sills, Dame Janet Baker & Nicolai Gedda
2004

Cover of Verdi: Requiem — Verdi: Requiem
Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Veriano Luchetti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Arthur M. Fierro, Margaret Hillis, José Van Dam, Dame Janet Baker & Leontyne Price
2004

Cover of Dame Janet Baker - Original Masters — Dame Janet Baker - Original Masters
Dame Janet Baker
2003

Cover of Songs & Arias for Soprano — Songs & Arias for Soprano
Dame Janet Baker
2003

Cover of The Very Best of Janet Baker — The Very Best of Janet Baker
Dame Janet Baker
2002

Cover of Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde — Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde
Dame Janet Baker, Waldemar Kmentt, Rafael Kubelik & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
2002

Cover of Bach & Handel: Solo Cantatas & Vocal Works — Bach & Handel: Solo Cantatas & Vocal Works
Dame Janet Baker, Raymond Leppard, Neville Marriner & Yehudi Menuhin
2001

Cover of Bach & Handel: Solo Cantatas & Arias — Bach & Handel: Solo Cantatas & Arias
Dame Janet Baker, Neville Marriner & Yehudi Menuhin
2001

Cover of Haydn: Nelson Mass - Vivaldi: Gloria in D - Handel: Zadok the Priest — Haydn: Nelson Mass - Vivaldi: Gloria in D - Handel: Zadok the Priest
Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dame Janet Baker, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sylvia Stahlman, English Chamber Orchestra, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, London Symphony Orchestra, Tom Krause & Sir David Willcocks
2000

Cover of Handel: Rodelinda — Handel: Rodelinda
Charles Farncombe, Dame Janet Baker & Dame Joan Sutherland
1999

Cover of Mahler: Kindertotenlieder - 5 Rückertlieder - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen — Mahler: Kindertotenlieder - 5 Rückertlieder - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Dame Janet Baker & Sir John Barbirolli
1999

Cover of Bach: Matthäus-Passion (Highlights) — Bach: Matthäus-Passion (Highlights)
Dame Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Matti Salminen, Münchener Bach-Chor & Karl Richter
1999

Cover of Mahler: Symphony No. 9; Das Lied von der Erde — Mahler: Symphony No. 9; Das Lied von der Erde
Dame Janet Baker, James King, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Bernard Haitink
1998

Cover of Elijah - Mendelssohn — Elijah - Mendelssohn
Dame Gwyneth Jones, Dame Janet Baker, New Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Simon Woolf & Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
1996

Cover of Schubert: Lieder — Schubert: Lieder
Dame Janet Baker, Gerald Moore & Geoffrey Parsons
1996

Cover of Mendelssohn: Elijah — Mendelssohn: Elijah
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Dame Janet Baker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Dame Gwyneth Jones & Nicolai Gedda
1995

Cover of Ravel: Shérérazade - Chausson, Duparc, Schumann & Brahms: Songs — Ravel: Shérérazade - Chausson, Duparc, Schumann & Brahms: Songs
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker, André Previn & Daniel Barenboim
1995

Cover of Arias for Soprano — Arias for Soprano
Dame Janet Baker
1994

Cover of Britten: The Rape of Lucretia - Phaedra — Britten: The Rape of Lucretia - Phaedra
Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk & Steuart Bedford
1990

Cover of Fauré: La chanson d'Ève & Other Songs — Fauré: La chanson d'Ève & Other Songs
Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
1989

Cover of Fauré: La chanson d'Ève & Other Songs (Hyperion French Song Edition) — Fauré: La chanson d'Ève & Other Songs (Hyperion French Song Edition)
Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
1989

Cover of Handel: Messiah, HWV56 — Handel: Messiah, HWV56
The Ambrosian Singers, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear & Sir Charles Mackerras
1989

Cover of Berlioz: Cléopâtre; Herminie; 5 Mélodies — Berlioz: Cléopâtre; Herminie; 5 Mélodies
Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sheila Armstrong, John Shirley-Quirk, Josephine Veasey & Frank Patterson
1988

Cover of Schubert: Hyperion Song Edition 1 - Goethe and Schiller Settings — Schubert: Hyperion Song Edition 1 - Goethe and Schiller Settings
Dame Janet Baker & Graham Johnson
1987

Cover of Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" — Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
Sir Simon Rattle, Dame Janet Baker, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Arleen Auger
1987

Cover of Mahler: Songs of Youth — Mahler: Songs of Youth
Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
1987

Cover of Mahler: Songs of Youth; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen — Mahler: Songs of Youth; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
1987

Cover of Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Choruses and Arias) — Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Choruses and Arias)
Die Regensburger Domspatzen, Edith Mathis, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dame Janet Baker, Peter Schreier, Karl Richter, Matti Salminen, Münchener Bach-Chor & Münchener Bach-Orchester
1980

Cover of Handel: Ariodante — Handel: Ariodante
Dame Janet Baker, Edith Mathis, English Chamber Orchestra, James Bowman & Raymond Leppard
1979

Cover of Handel: Ariodante, HWV 33 — Handel: Ariodante, HWV 33
Norma Burrowes, Dame Janet Baker, James Bowman, London Voices, English Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
1979

Cover of Bach, J.S: Mass in B Minor — Bach, J.S: Mass in B Minor
Margaret Marshall, Dame Janet Baker, Robert Tear, Samuel Ramey, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Neville Marriner
1978

Cover of Brahms: 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 & Other Lieder — Brahms: 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121 & Other Lieder
Dame Janet Baker & André Previn
1978

Cover of Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ — Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ
Sir Colin Davis, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Thomas Allen, Eric Tappy, Jules Bastin, John Alldis Choir & London Symphony Orchestra
1977

Cover of Gluck: Opera Arias — Gluck: Opera Arias
Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard
1976

Cover of Tippett: A Child of Our Time — Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Sir Colin Davis, Jessye Norman, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, John Shirley-Quirk & BBC Choral Society
1975

Cover of The Complete Mozart Edition: Late Italian Operas, Vol. 3 Così Fan Tutte — The Complete Mozart Edition: Late Italian Operas, Vol. 3 Così Fan Tutte
Montserrat Caballé, Dame Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Sir Colin Davis & Wladimiro Ganzarolli
1974

Cover of Schubert: Vocal Quartets — Schubert: Vocal Quartets
Elly Ameling, Dame Janet Baker, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Gerald Moore
1974

Cover of Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder — Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder
Odd Wolstad, Janos Ferencsik, Dame Janet Baker, Julius Patzak, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Martina Arroyo, Alexander Young & Niels Møller
1974

Cover of Schubert: Duets — Schubert: Duets
Dame Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore & RIAS Kammerchor
1973

Cover of Schubert: Vocal Trios & Quartets (Elly Ameling – The Philips Recitals, Vol. 14) — Schubert: Vocal Trios & Quartets (Elly Ameling – The Philips Recitals, Vol. 14)
Elly Ameling, Dame Janet Baker, Peter Schreier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Gerald Moore
1973

Cover of Cavalli: La Calisto — Cavalli: La Calisto
Raymond Leppard, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Marjorie Biggar, Enid Hartle, Teresa Cahill, Ugo Trama, Peter Gottlieb, Ileana Cotrubas, James Bowman, Dame Janet Baker, Hugues Cuenod, Janet Hughes, Federico Davia, Owen Brannigan, Teresa Kubiak & Isla Brodie
1972

Cover of Mahler: Kindertotenlieder & Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen — Mahler: Kindertotenlieder & Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & Hallé
1968

Cover of Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie — Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Anthony Lewis, English Chamber Orchestra, The St. Anthony Singers, Thurston Dart, Angela Hickey, Robert Tear, Sylvia Rhys-Thomas, Dame Janet Baker, Patricia Blans, Rae Woodland, Edgar Fleet, John Shirley-Quirk, Gerald English, Roger Stalman, John Whitworth, Keith Erwen, John Noble, Nigel Rogers, Jill Gomez & Christopher Keyte
1966

Cover of Bach: Cantatas Nos. 159 & 170 — Bach: Cantatas Nos. 159 & 170
Dame Janet Baker, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Neville Marriner
1966

Cover of Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures — Elgar: Cello Concerto & Sea Pictures
Jacqueline du Pré, Dame Janet Baker & London Symphony Orchestra
1965

Cover of Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85 & Sea Pictures, Op. 37 — Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85 & Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Jacqueline du Pré, Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & London Symphony Orchestra
1965

Cover of Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Legends series) — Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Legends series)
Anthony Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Catherine Wilson, Patricia Clark, English Chamber Orchestra, Monica Sinclair, Raimund Herincx & The St. Anthony Singers
1962