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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…
Paray Piano Works Vol 2 – Krivokochenko and Reyes
PARAY Piano Works, Volume 2 Paul Paray (1886-1979) Katia Krivokochenko, piano; Eliane Reyes, piano Ciar Classics CC006…
Mozart, Martini and Sterkel Concertos – Kronenberg
KRONENBERG Mozart, Martini, Sterkel (Tudor) Yorck Kronenberg (fortepiano), Capriccio Barockorchester/Dominik Kiefer TUDOR 7211 (75:00) Somewhere in the…
Tudor Church Music: The Easter Liturgy – McCarthy
Tudor Church Music – The Easter Liturgy of the Church of England (McCarthy) London Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy;…
Rameau: Zoroastre – Kossenko
RAMEAU Zoroastre Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Jodie Devos, Amélite; Véronique Gens, Erinice; Reinoud Van Mechelen, Zoroastre; Tassis Christoyannis,…
French Bel Canto Arias – Lisette Oropesa
OROPESA French Bel Canto Arias (Pentatone) Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, Dresdner Philharmonie/Corrado Rovaris Pentatone PTC5186955…
Schulhoff: Piano Concerto and Chamber Works
SCHULHOFF Concerto for Piano and Small Orchestra, Five Pieces for String Quartet, Suite No. 3 for Piano…
Handel: Messiah – Eboracum Baroque
HANDEL Messiah (Eboracum Baroque/Chris Parsons) George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Eboracum Baroque/Chris Parsons Eboracum Baroque Some churches simply…
Szymanowski Stabat Mater and Penderecki – Gielen
Szymanowski, Penderecki: Stabat Mater, Dies Irae, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (Gielen) Ewa Iżykowska (soprano), Elena…
Kapsberger: Il Tedesco – LEscadron volant de la Reine
KAPSBERGER Il Tedesco: Kapsberger in Rome, 1610 Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651) L’Escadron volant de la Reine Harmonia…
Taverner and Gibbons – Willcocks
Tudor Masters: Taverner and Gibbons (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/David Willcocks) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/David Willcocks;…
Sawallisch Edition: Mozart, Schubert, Haydn and Orff
SAWALLISCH Mozart, Schubert, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Orff (Profil) Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/Wolfgang Sawallisch Edition Günter Hänssler…
Bruch Violin Concerto and Scottish Fantasy – Braunstein
BRUCH Scottish Fantasy Op. 46, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 26, Romance Op. 85…
Violin Portrait: Bach, Brahms, Grieg by Nilla Pierr
PIERROU Mina jubileer (My Jubilees) – Bach, Brahms, Huybrechts, Beethoven, Beckman, Grieg, Schubert, Stenhammar, Kodály, Larsson, Ysaÿe,…
