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GOUNOD / R. STRAUSS / PUCCINI / BERNSTEIN / DONIZETTI / etc
Coloraturas: Opera arias Diana Damrau (soprano) / Munich Radio Orchestra, Dan Ettinger [ Erato Classics / CD - released 21/Dec/2009 ] "The point with Damrau ... is that she's fearless, impressively unpredictable, and about as far as possible from being a 'production line' soprano." Classic FM magazine |
BELLINI / DONIZETTI / LEONCAVALLERO / VERDI
Fiamma del Bel Canto Diana Damrau (soprano) / Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino, Gianandrea Noseda, with Piotr Beczała & Nicolas Testé [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] "Damrau is one of the finest sopranos around today displaying a range of excellence from a truly caressing pianissimo to her most dramatic outpouring of emotion." (MusicWeb April 2015) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Forever: Unforgettable Songs from Vienna, Broadway & Hollywood Diana Damrau (soprano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Charles Abell [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "The operetta selections are this singer's natural habitat and there's no denying the panache and brilliance of her performances." (Gramophone, Jan 2014) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor / Ave Vern\um Corpus / Maurerische Trauermusik Diana Montague, Michael Chance, Christoph Pregardien, Franz Josef Selig / Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann [ Erato / Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] "These performances under Peter Neuman are of consistent quality, with an excellent balance of orchestra, soloists and chorus. Barbara Schlick and Franz-Josef Selig give splendid renderings of the most demanding soprano and bass parts. The allegro... |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Saariaho: Only the Sound Remains (complete opera recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Dutsch National Opera / Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor), Davóne Tines (baritone) / André De Ridder (conductor) & Peter Sellars (stage director) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/Nov/2017 ] This DVD and Blu-ray derive from the world premiere performances, at the Dutch National Opera in 2016, of Only the Sound Remains, a Japanese-inspired double bill by Kaija Saariaho. Her first opera, L'Amour de loin, has captivated audiences around the... |
RITA STROHL / FRANCIS POULENC / CESAR FRANCK / FERNAND de la TOMBELLE
Franck / Strohl / Poulenc / Tombelle: Sonatas for Cello & Piano Edgar Moreau (cello) David Kadouch (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2018 ] Cellist Edgar Moreau and pianist David Kadouch have some pleasurable surprises in store with this programme of French sonatas from the late 19th and 20th centuries. The composers are Franck, Poulenc and two little-known figures, Rita Strohl and... |
ALBAN BERG / ANTON WEBERN / ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Berg, Schoenberg & Webern: Piano Works Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] One of the most celebrated pianists of our time, remaining true to herself and to her music, and in doing so, is following in the footsteps of the great Russian musicians of the Soviet era. This album pays tribute to the Second Viennese School,... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Gloria RV 589 / Magnificat RV 610b Emily Van Evera, Nancy Argenta, Catherine King, Margaret Cable / Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott [ Erato Classics Red Line / CD - released 25/Oct/2018 ] "Whatever the finer detail of musical and musicological interpretation, this disc should appeal to anyone with an inquisitive turn of mind...a fascinating and worthwhile experiment, a refreshing way to hear some pretty well-known music" Gramophone |
JOSEF MYSLIVECEK
Il Boemo {soundtrack) Emőke Baráth (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo-soprano), Simona Šaturová (soprano) / Collegium 1704, Václav Luks [ Erato / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and soprano Emőke Baráth appear on the soundtrack of a 2022 film by the award-winning Czech director Petr Václav. Called Il Boemo (The Bohemian), it tells the story of the Prague-born composer Josef Mysliveček... |
HANDEL / CHARPENTIER / BARBER / RACHMANINOV / BRITTEN / MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Sacred Treasures Emma Kirkby, Veronique Gens, Janet Baker, Barbara Hendricks, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti, Richard Hickox, Georges Prêtre, Michel Plasson, Sir Simon [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 24/Dec/2016 ] Three CDs of some of the greatest sacred choral and vocal works of the last three centuries. |
VIVALDI / BACH / TELEMANN / DEBUSSY / MOZART / etc
Emmanuel Pahud - A Portrait Emmanuel Pahud (flute) [ Erato / Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] Brilliant, charming & versatile: When Emmanuel Pahud became the youngest member of the Berlin Philharmonic at the age of just 22, he was at the beginning of an unprecedented career. His technical brilliance and the exceptional musical versatility... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Water Music Suites 1-3, HWV348-350 [LP] English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Erato Classics LP / LP - released 7/Apr/2023 ] John Eliot Gardiner will celebrate his 80th birthday on April 20th 2023. Erato Recordings are celebrating this wonderful conductor with two of his most emblematic albums to be released on vinyl: Handel's Water Music and Purcell's King Arthur. When... |
HENRY PURCELL
England, My England - the music of Purcell (with Monteverdi - Balli e balletti) Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Elliot Gardiner [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 12/Mar/2016 ] "I hope that you warm to the CD as much as I did and that together they lead you to explore Purcell further." (MusicWeb on England My England) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Motets (Bwv 225-231) and Cantatas (Bwv 50 & 118) English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Elliot Gardiner [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) |
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GESUALDO
Tenebrae Responsories / Miserere [Psalm 50] Ensemble A Sei Voci [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2015 ] Gesualdo is now known to have composed some of the most intensely expressive music ever written - and is also known for the lurid details of his private life. The French ensemble A Sei Voci has rich-toned voices which illuminate this extraordinary... |
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Erato Quartet
Mendelssohn:string Qtet E Flat [ Cpo / CD - released 31/Jan/2000 ] |
BEETHOVEN / HANDEL / HINDEMITH / MOZART / COUPERIN / RAVEL / etc
Éric Heidsieck - The Complete Erato & HMV Recordings Eric Heidsieck (piano) with Tania Heidsieck (piano) Paul Tortelier (violincello), Varous Orchestras [ Warner Classics / 27 CD Box Set - released 27/Nov/2020 ] Luminosity, clarity and depth of colour characterise the playing of Éric Heidsieck, born in Reims in 1936. A student of French masters Marcel Ciampi and Alfred Cortot, he went to Wilhelm Kempff to further his exploration of Beethoven. Heidsieck's... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Concerti [Incls The Four Seasons, L'estro armonico, La Stravaganza, & more] Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi [ Erato / Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Vivaldi's concertos - so irresistibly inventive and colourful - have become central to the world's appreciation of Baroque music. In the composer's own time his brilliantly innovative works created something of an international sensation, even... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: L'estro armonico [12 concertos Op 3] Europa Galante / Fabio Biondi (violin, director) [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2015 ] 'Listening to these performances, I once again felt some of the thrill and excitement that affected me on hearing this music for the very first time' (Gramophone) |
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI
Boccherini: String & Guitar Quintets & Minuet in A [the famous minuet] Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2018 ] "Refreshingly, the programme is drawn from the composer's most experimental works...and is delivered not just with percussion, but also with fire, enthusiasm and wit" BBC Music |
