Recordings
A live recording of a 1979 BBC concert performance was once available on LP. However, the first major studio recording to be released on CD is from Hyperion Records.
- Artaxerxes (English Orpheus Vol 33) – Christopher Robson (Artaxerxes), Catherine Bott (Mandane), Patricia Spence (Arbaces), Ian Partridge (Artabanes), Richard Edgar-Wilson (Rimenes), Philippa Hyde (Semira); The Parley of Instruments; Roy Goodman (conductor). Label: Hyperion Records (released 1996 as CDA67051/2, re-released 2009 as CDD22073)
The performance of Artaxerxes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 2009 to celebrate Arne's 300th birthday was followed by release of a studio recording in 2010 by Linn Records.
- Artaxerxes - Christopher Ainslie (Artaxerxes), Elizabeth Watts (Mandane), Caitlin Hulcup (Arbaces), Andrew Staples (Artabanes), Rebecca Bottone (Semira), Daniel Norman (Rimenes); Classical Opera Company; Ian Page (conductor). Label: Linn Records (released 2010 as CKD 358)
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