More By Artist: Janina
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ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel (complete opera recorded in 2015) Wiener Staatsoper / Adrian Eröd, Janina Baechle, Daniela Sindram, Ileana Tonca, Michaela Schuster / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] Based on one of the best-loved stories by the Brothers Grimm, Hänsel und Gretel soon became one of the most-performed operas in the world and has remained enduringly popular with both children and adults ever since. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Rusalka (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Bavarian State Opera / Kristne Opolais; Klaus Florian Vogt; Nadia Krasteva; Günther Groissböck; Janina Baechle / Tomà Hanus (cond) [ C Major / Unitel Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Sep/2016 ] "Kristine Opolais is simply splendid as Rusalka. She can both sing and act, and she is a beautiful woman besides. Her Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém is splendidly sung and her dramatic skills throughout the opera are arresting" (ClassicalNet) |
Janina
The Original Ending [ Janina / CD - released 7/Jun/2011 ] Infusing pop, rock and folk with tinges of electronic and classical elements, Janina creates lyrically rich tales of music within clever structures to deliver evocative songs that stick. |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 8 Janina Baechle, Lioba Braun, Michaela Kaune, Marisol Montalvo, Manuela Uhl / Bamberger Symphoniker, Jonathan Nott [ Tudor SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Jun/2016 ] "the verdict is 'decent but not world-beating', with shortcomings in his soloists pulling him up well short of the best available. There is uplift and impulse in the opening movement, with brilliant details. The great peroration is impressive" Gramo |
ORFF
Orpheus (3rd version, 1940) / Klage der Ariadne for Mezzo-soprano & Orchestra (2nd version, 1940) Janina Baechle / Michaela Selinger/ Kay Stiefermann / Marcus Everding /Tareq Nazmi / orpheus chor munchen / Muenchner Rundfunkorchester / Ulf Schirmer [ CPO Records / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Aug/2011 ] Although centuries separated the two composers, Orff immediately felt an affinity for this Italian master of the early Baroque: »I found a music that was so familiar to me that it was as if I had long known it, as if I had rediscovered it. It was an... |
PADEREWSKI
Paderewski: Piano Concerto Janina Fialkowska (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] "Paderewski's...Piano Concerto of 1888 is a lovely work, a vehicle for virtuoso display, as is the Fantasy. Janina Fialkowska is an articulate, sensitive soloist." - The Independent |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Rusalka (complete opera recorded in 2010) Bayerische Staatsoper / Kristine Opolais, Klaus Florian Vogt, Gunther Groissbock, Janina Baechle, Nadia Krasteva / Tomáš Hanus (cond) [ C Major DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "The soprano Kristine Opolais is a revelation in the title role and the music outstanding under Tomas Hanus's baton." (The Times) |
DVORAK
Rusalka (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Kristine Opolais / Klaus Florian Vogt / Gunther Groissbock / Janina Baechle / Nadia Krasteva / Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Tomáš Hanus [ KULTUR Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2012 ] "The cast has clearly bought into the producer's concept and they deliver a devastating ensemble performance. Kristine Opolais as Rusalka is vocally superb and acts magnificently..Tomáš Hanus draws some wonderful playing from the Bavarian State... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande Pierre Dumoussaud; Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine; Stanislas de Barbeyrac; Chiara Skerath; Alexandre Duhamel; Jérôme Varnier; Janina Baechle [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2021 ] "Alpha's recording may not be filled with star names but it reveals so much more about the work than before. It is particularly worth acquiring for those who wish to really get inside the orchestral details of this opera." MusicWeb Recommended |
