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STRAUSS / BERG / SCHOENBERG
Longing. Lieder by Strauss, Berg, Schoenberg Lucy Crowe; Anna Tilbrook [ Linn Records / CD - released 27/Aug/2021 ] Lucy Crowe makes her Linn recital debut with a programme of lieder by Berg, Richard Strauss and Schoenberg, which perfectly highlights why she is known as one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation. Lucy is joined by pianist Anna Tilbrook,... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL & OTHERS
Handel's Queens Lucy Crowe, Mary Bevan / London Early Opera, Bridget Cunningham [ Signum / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "This soundly made programme is both pleasing and intriguing." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Recital |
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BELA BARTOK / JOHANNES BRAHMS / MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Magdalena Kožená - Nostalgia Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) Yefim Bronfman (piano) [ Pentatone / CD - released 10/Sep/2021 ] "The Czech mezzo is in prime form in songs that could have been written for her. She catches every mood and inflection with spontaneous immediacy." Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Song |
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CHRISTOPH GLUCK / W. A. MOZART / JOSEF MYSLIVECEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magdalena Kozena - Le Belle Immagini Magdalena Kozena (soprano) / Prague Philharmonia / Michel Swierczewski [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 7/Feb/2002 ] "With good support from orchestra and conductor this is a disc which should be bought even by those who resist hype on principle." - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert Revisited Matthias Goerne (baritone), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 6/Jan/2023 ] "His trademark concentration of feeling, allied to Schmalcz's subtly changing colourings, ensures that the attention is held throughout." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2023 |
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W. A. MOZART / SOLER / TRAEFTA / PAISELLO
Mozart+ Olga Peretyatko (soprano) / Sinfonieorchester Basel, Ivor Bolton [ Sony Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2019 ] After the success of the award winning album Russian Lights (2017), internationally acclaimed soprano, Olga Peretyatko, returns with her stunning new album Mozart+ Mozart+ is a selection of some of Mozart's most beautiful concert and opera arias... |
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BERNSTEIN / BARBER / HANDEL / RAMEAU / OFFENBACH / etc
Les Fantaisies de Patricia Petibon (The Best of) Patricia Petibon (soprano) with various accompanists & orchestras [ Virgin Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] This wide-ranging programme displays her remarkable versatility, from the culinary delights of Bernstein's La bonne cuisine to the virtuoso display of Rameau's Platée, to offer a portrait of one of the most attractive young artists singing today. |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Nos.20, 34, 51 & 52 Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Sep/2021 ] In 2018, Paul Lewis embarked on an exploration of one of the richest bodies of work of the Classical era: the keyboard sonatas of Haydn. For his second volume, the British pianist tackles some of the most remarkable pieces in this vast oeuvre: the... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Philippe Jaroussky: La voix des rêves - Greatest Moments in concert (Blu-ray) Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor) [ Virgin Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Nov/2012 ] "LA VOIX DES RÊVES - Greatest Moments in Concert" features video footage from a number of occasions and venues - including items from a concert given among the crystal chandeliers of the splendid Galerie des Glaces in the palace of Versailles. |
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POULENC / DOWLAND / PURCELL / PAISIELLO / RAMIREZ / etc
Philippe Jaroussky: À sa guitare Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Thibaut Garcia (guitar) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2021 ] The first joint album from countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and guitarist Thibaut Garcia, À sa guitare takes its name from a song by the 20th century French composer Francis Poulenc. |
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J. S. BACH / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Bach / Telemann: Sacred Cantatas Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / with Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann (oboe) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Petra Mullejans [ Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] Grammy Awards 60th Awards (2017) Nominee - Classical Solo Vocal Album |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Piotr Beczala (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "[Gerhaher shades] each note and word with such beauty and subtlety that it feels as if he's whispering into your ear. Huber's extensive piano contributions, too, are always expressive and well-judged." - The Times |
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ERIC TANGUY
Tanguy: In a dream - Chamber Music Quatuor Diotima (string quartet) Suzana Bartal (piano) Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Alexandra Conunova (violin) Edgar Moreau (cello) Lise Berthaud [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] The album 'In a Dream' takes it's title from a piece for violin and piano, one of the eight chamber works on its programme. Composed between 1999 and 2019, they are performed here by various soloists and ensembles. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN / GUSTAV MAHLER
Renée Fleming - Lieder (Brahms, Schumann, Mahler) Renée Fleming (soprano) Hartmut Höll (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 21/Jun/2019 ] Four-time Grammy winning soprano Renée Fleming presents her first full-length Lieder album for almost two decades. |
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FAURE / HAHN / MUHLY / LISZT / GRIEG / SHAW / etc
Renee Fleming: Voice of Nature - The Anthropocene Renée Fleming (soprano), Yannick Nezet-Seguin (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 4/Mar/2022 ] Exploring the relationship Romantic composers had with nature through song, including Fauré & Grieg, this album also Includes new commissions from Nico Muhly and Pulitzer-Prize winners Kevin Putts and Caroline Shaw The Anthropocene is the name... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / ANTON BRUCKNER / HUGO WOLF
Renee Fleming in Concert (recorded live in 2011 & 2012) Renee Fleming (soprano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 5/Mar/2018 ] Two unforgettable evenings showcase the artistry of Renée Fleming alongside Christian Thielemann's mastery of the Austro-German Romantic idiom...."Beautifully filmed and recorded … worthy of special praise." (MusicWeb Nov 2013) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Renee Fleming: Sacred Songs - Live from the Mainz Cathedral Renee Fleming (soprano) with the Mainzer Domchor & the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Trevor Pinnock [ Decca Music Group Limited DVD / DVD - released 30/May/2006 ] On Sunday, 13 November 2005, the renowned American soprano, Renée Fleming, performed a selection of the world's best-loved sacred songs and arias in front of a packed audience in Mainz's beautiful Romanesque Cathedral. |
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Various Composers
Caruso (1873) Roberto Alagna [ Sony Classical / CD ] Superstar tenor, Roberto Alagna, returns with his sensational new album Caruso. Caruso 1873 is Alagna's tribute to the Neapolitan singer who Alagna considers to be the greatest tenor of all time. Alagna honours his legendary predecessor with a... |
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DONIZETTI / BELLINI / MOZART / PONCHIELLI / VERDI / PUCCINI / ROSSINI
Casta Diva: Famous Italian Arias and Scenes BLU-RAY Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Thomas Hampson, Yvonne Kenny, Eva Marton, Ann Murray, Dame Joan Sutherlan and others [ Arthaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Feb/2019 ] This collection of Famous Arias and Scenes, opera's finest, most exciting moments, will dazzle opera lovers and newcomers alike. |
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OFFENBACH / FLOTOW / GIORDANO / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / VERDI / etc
Opera Recital Rolando Villazon (tenor) / Bayerischer Rundfunkchor / Munchner Rundfunkorchester / Michel Plasson [ Erato / CD - released 25/Feb/2006 ] "If you want play the comparisons game, then Villazón has some of the breathy tone of Neil Shicoff, the phrasing and attack of Domingo and occasionally some of the lovelier crooning effects (without the scooping) of José Cura. But Villazón is clearly... |