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Cincinnati So / Jarvis...
Dvorak: Symphonies [ Telarc Classical / 2 CD - released 25/May/2009 ] |
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BERLIOZ / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / POULENC
Berlioz, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc Claire Chevalier (piano), Claire Chevallier (piano) & Jos van Immerseel (piano), Katerina Chrobokova & Jos van Immerseel (harpsichord) Anima Eterna Br [ Alpha / 5 CD Box Set - released 16/Oct/2015 ] Happy Birthday, Mister Jos! Jos Van Immerseel is celebrating his 70th birthday with three important releases that will punctuate the end of the year at Alpha: a symphonic programme (Janacek, Dvorak), a chamber music programme (Schubert) and a set... |
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DENIS LAVAILLAT
Lavaillat: La Petite Danseuse De Degas (from The Opéra Garnier, Paris 2010) BLU-RAY Clairemarie Osta / Dorothée Gilbert / Mathieu Ganio / Corps De Ballet & Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Paris / Koen Kessels [ ArtHaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Aug/2011 ] "An inspired and visually ravishing creation. This ballet deserves to go from success to success." (recording of the Month MusicWeb Aug 2011) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Feuersnot, Op. 50 (Complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Teatro Massimo Palermo / Nicola Beller Carbone, Dietrich Henschel, Alex Wawiloff / Gabriele Ferro (cond) [ ArtHaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Feuersnot is Strauss's second opera and made up for the failure of his first when its 1902 Dresden premiere was a resounding success. It is a lively one-act drama about the ancient Bavarian tradition of celebrating midsummer night with bonfires. |
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Classical
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 1 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Piano Trios with Flute HOB XV15-17 Classical Chrome: Penelope Evison (six-keyed flute) Douglas Mews (forte-piano) Euan Murdoch (classical cello) [ Concordance / CD - released 15/Sep/2003 ] "I can imagine no more persuasive account of them than thsi well-documented mid-priced CD" (Dominion Post Aug 2003) |
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ARNE
Artaxerxes Classical Opera Company / Ian Page [ LINN / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] "The very fine cast enters with spirit into the text's convoluted scenario of love and betrayal in ancient Persia and delivering [sic] the notes with assurance. Ian Page conducts the period-instrument forces with conviction and the sound is... |
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MOZART
Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus Classical Opera, Ian Page [ Signum / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] Following its successful full length opera, Artaxerxes, Classical Opera return with the first in an epic series of Mozart operas, Apollo et Hyacinthus. Named in The Guardian as one of 'The Best Classical albums of 2012'. |
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Classical: The Greatest Moments Ever
Various [ Petrol Records / CD - released 31/Oct/2002 ] Features works from Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Strauss, Richard Wagner, Vivaldi, etc |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Scala di Seta [The Silken Ladder] (complete opera) Claudia Urru, Meagan Sill (sopranos) Michele Angelini, Remy Burnens (tenors) Emmanuel Franco (baritone) Eugenio Di Lieto (bass) / Kraków Philharmonic [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2022 ] Gioachino Rossini was only 20 when he was commissioned to compose La scala di seta. It is one of four farsa comica operas which fed popular demand for this genre in Venice in the early 19th century and was wildly successful. |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The 6 Symphonies / The Nutcracker Suite / Romeo and Juliet / The Tempest / etc Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado [ Sony Classical Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2011 ] "Romeo & Juliet played by Chicago SO is one of the most exciting and powerfully moving accounts on record, and the sound is sumptuous and every part of the score is articulated and vividly captured." 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Concerti per Violine Op 4 "La Stravaganza" I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone [ Erato / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1989 ] Originally recorded in 1977 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies / Overtures - The Remastered Stereo Recordings [7 CD set] The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Sony Masterworks proudly presents a special remastered recording of Beethoven, conducted by the legendary George Szell. This remarkable 7-CD collection is housed in an elegant clamshell box and accompanied by an informative booklet. |
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COPLAND / BERNSTEIN / WALTON / THOMSON / HONEGGER / MOZART / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Louis Lane & Cleveland Orchestra - The Complete Epic and Columbia Album Collection Cleveland Orchestra. Louis Lane [ Sony Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 11/Oct/2024 ] Louis Lane went on to head major orchestras in Dallas and Atlanta and to guest conduct leading ensembles all over the world. But before that, Louis Lane honed his craft while working in the shadow of one of the great masters: in 1947, legendary... |
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ANTONIN DVOARK / BEDRICH SMETANA
George Szell conducts Dvorak & Smetana The Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, George Szell [ Sony Classical Masters / 7 CD Box Set - released 5/Jun/2019 ] "George Szell's Dvorák performances feature his customary blend of razor sharp orchestral discipline allied to a wholly idiomatic, singing line..Indispensable!" ClassicsToday Dvorak Symphonies |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87 [complete ballet] Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 19/Apr/1983 ] "Ashkenazy gets excellent results from the Cleveland orchestra. The recording's fine definition is enchanced, yet not at the expense of atmosphere, and the bright, vivid image is given striking projection." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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SCHUMANN / BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / IVES / BARBER / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection The Cleveland Quartet, with Emanuel Ax (piano), Jack Brymer (clarinet), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Richard Stoltzman (Clarinet), Yo Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Classical / RCA Red Seal / 23 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2023 ] Immediately upon their debut at the 1969 Marlboro Festival, four brilliant young American musicians calling themselves the Cleveland Quartet were hailed as a chamber ensemble of exceptional quality. |
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OST / Cliff Martinez
Drive [ Sony Classical / CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
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Cole Porter
Ost: Silk Stockings [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] |
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JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Les Boréades Collegium 1704, Václav Luks [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 3 CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] "a splendid performance of a splendid work, one that can be readily recommended to those interested in the composer or the French Baroque in general. For those not yet captured by the glories of Rameau, it would be a fine introduction to them." Fanf |