November 2022
Vivaldi La Cetra Concertos – A New Recording
Vivaldi’s productivity was, depending on your tolerance for it, either a wonder of the Baroque world or…
Verdi: I Masnadieri – Opera in Context
Giuseppe VERDI (1813-1901) – C MAJOR 722304 Robert J Farr Verdi was sick — genuinely, frighteningly sick…
Wolf: Christmas Cantatas – Willens
WOLF Auf, jauchzet ihr Christen – Christmas Cantatas Ernst Wilhelm Wolf (1735-1792) Beate Mordal (soprano), Georg Poplutz…
Verdi Macbeth – A Conductor and Singer Challenge
VERDI Macbeth – Opera in four Acts (1847, revised 1865) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Leo Nucci (baritone), Sylvie…
Vivaldi Piccolo Concertos by Beaumadier
VIVALDI Concertos pour piccolo et flûte Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) J.-L. Beaumadier and Philippe Pierlot (piccolo); Orchestre national…
Vivaldi Ripieno Concertos by Arte dei Suonatori
VIVALDI Concertos for Strings Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Arte dei Suonatori BIS BIS-CD-1845 (61:53) Vivaldi without a soloist…
Verdi: Alzira – Opera from the Galley Years
VERDI Alzira Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) C MAJOR 721504 Verdi called the years between 1844 and 1850 his…
Verdi Nabucco Live from Parma – A Mixed Account
VERDI Nabucco – Dramma lirico in quattro parti (1842) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Leo Nucci (baritone), Bruno Ribeiro…
Fanny Mendelssohn: Das Jahr – Bjørkøe
MENDELSSOHN Das Jahr: 12 Charakterstücke (1841) Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) Christina Bjørkøe, piano DANACORD DACOCD957 (58:00) Every so…
Vierne Pièces de Fantaisie by Pierre Labric
Louis VIERNE Louis Vierne (1870-1937) William Kreindler SOLSTICE SOCD 290/1 Pierre Labric was 91 years old when…
Verdi: Oberto and the Hunger of Beginnings
VERDI Oberto Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) C MAJOR 720008 There is a peculiar romance to beginnings — to…
Victoria: Sacred Polyphony and Mystical Fire
VICTORIA Canticum Nativitatis Domini Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) L’Almodi Cor de Cambra; Capella de Ministrers/Carles Magraner…
