Recordings
Over her career, Sylvia made more than 70 professional recordings. The Sylvia McNair Collection housed in the Cook Music Library includes 226 professional and personal recordings from throughout her career. The following list represents a portion of the commercial recordings available.
1982
1984
1986
1988
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Messe C-Moll, KV 427 [Mass in C Minor]; English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner, [Philips Classics Productions, CD, Philips Digital Classics, cassette tape]
- "La Marseillaise & Other Berlioz Favorites": Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): La Marseillaise; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/David Zinman, [Telarc Digital, CD]
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Robert Shaw, [Telarc Digital, CD]
1990
1991
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Requiem in D minor, K.626; Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): La Clemenza di Tito; The Monteverdi Choir/The English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner, [Archiv Produktion CD
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg] - La musique française de Berlioz à Debussy Opéras en version de concert: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Béatrice et Bénédict; Orchestre et Chœur de l'Opéra de Lyon/John Nelson/Marco Zambelli, [Châtelet Theatre Musical de Paris]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Idomeneo; Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner, (Deutsche Grammophon, CD)
1992
- Hector Berlioz (1803-1869): Béatrice et Bénédict; Orchestra of the Opera de Lyon/Philippe Magnant Choir, [Erato]
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Telarc Digital, CD
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Messiah ("Highlights"); Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Messiah; Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- Mad About Opera: Opera's Greatest Stars/Opera's Greatest Hits: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): "Zeffiretti Lusinghieri" from Idomeneo; The English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner [Deutsche Grammophon, CD]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Messe C-dur KV 317 "Krönungsmesse"
[Mass in C major "Coronation"]; Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Missa in tempore belli Hob. XXII:9 C-dur [Mass in C major ("in time of war")]; Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)/James Levine, [Deutsche Grammophon CD] - Music of Samuel Barber: Samuel Barber (1910-1981): Knoxville: Summer of 1915; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Yoel Levi, [Telarc Digital, CD]
1993
- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Symphony No. 4 in G major; Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)/Bernard Haitink, [Philips Classics Productions (CD)]
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op.125 "Choral"; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Silete venti, HWV 242, Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Exsultate jubilate, K. 165 (158a); Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Semele; English Chamber Orchestra/John Nelson, [Deutsche Grammophon CD]
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787): Orfeo ed Euridice; Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner, [Philips Classics Productions CD]
- Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)/William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911): The Yeomen of the Guard; Academy & Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner/Laszlo Heltay, [Philips Classics Productions CD]
1994
- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection"; Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)/Bernarn Haitink, [Philips Classics Productions (CD)]
- Carl Orff (1895-1982): Carmina Burana; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, [BMG Classics/ RCA Victor Red Seal (CD)]
- Divine Sopranos: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Fourteen Songs-"Vocalise", Op. 34, No. 14; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):"Rejoice Greatly" from Messiah; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus/Robert Shaw, [Telarc Digital, CD]
- Sure Thing: The Jerome Kern Songbook; Sylvia McNair/André Previn/David Finck, [Philips Classics Productions CD]
1995
- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Ein deutsches Requiem ("A German Requiem"); New York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur, [Teldec Classics International, CD]
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924): Requiem, Op. 48; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Symphony No. 8 in Eb Major (Symphony of a Thousand); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)/Claudio Abbado, [Deutsche Grammophon (CD)]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro]; Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)/Claudio Abbado, [Deutsche Grammophon, CD]
- Sylvia McNair: The Echoing Air, The Music of Henry Pucell; The Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
1996
- Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Die Schöpfung ["The Creation"]; The Monteverdi Choir/The English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner, [Deutsche Grammophon, CD]
- Puccini and Pasta; Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, [Philips, CD]
- Come Rain or Come Shine: The Harold Arlen Songbook; [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643): "L'incoronazione di Poppea" [The Coronation of Poppea]; The English Baroque Soloists/John Eliott Gardiner, [Archiv Production CD]
- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): A Midsummer Night's Dream Opera in three acts, Op.64; London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis, [Philips Classics Productions CD]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Bühenenmusik [Incidental Music]; Berliner Philharmoniker/Claudio Abbado, [Deutsche Grammophon, CD]
- Sylvia McNair: A Portrait; [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
1997
- Previn: From Ordinary Things; Sylvia McNair/Yo-Yo Ma/André Previn/Sandra Church, [Sony Music Entertainment, CD]
- Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): The Rake's Progress; Saito Kinen Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa, [Philips Classics Productions CD]
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Love's Sweet Surrender Concert and Opera Arias: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791); Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
- Sylvia McNair: Rêveries, mélodies françaises [French melodies]; Sylvia McNair/Roger Vignoles, [Philips Classics Productions, CD]
1998
1999
2000
2001
2005
- The Robert Shaw Legacy (1956-1997): Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 9 ("Choral) in D minor, Op. 125; The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Choruses/Robert Shaw, [Musical Arts Association (CD)] - A Holiday Festival with special guest Sylvia McNair; The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own," The U.S. Army Military District of Washington
2007
2008
2009
2011
2012
2016
2018