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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 (complete opera recorded in 2014) Simone Kermes, Malena Ernman, Anna Kasyan, Kenneth Tarver, Christopher Maltman / MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2016 ] In 2011, when invited to the post of Artistic Director at Perm's opera house, Currentzis negotiated unheard-of conditions: unlimited rehearsal time; the freedom to schedule performances depending on the quality reached in rehearsals; the necessary... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Mio caro Händel Simone Kermes (soprano) / Amici Veneziani, Boris Begelman [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] "there is no more individual or idiosyncratic baroque diva around." (The Sunday Times) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Colori d'Amore Simone Kermes (soprano) / Le Musiche Nove / Claudio Osele [ Sony Classical / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "there is no more individual or idiosyncratic baroque diva around." (The Sunday Times) |
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DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Complete Harpsichord Music Simone Stella (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 30/Jan/2012 ] "you can hardly go wrong with Stella's performances which are very good. He uses the harpsichord well and explores its various stops, mostly in a convincing and stylistically appropriate manner." MusicWeb |
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JOHANN PACHELBEL
Pachelbel: Complete Keyboard Music Simone Stella (harpsichord & organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2019 ] "..the organ used here has much greater possibilities in variety of tonal colours, and Stella uses it to fine effect in the many fugues and chorale variations." Choir & Organ |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies [Complete] Sinfonia Finlandia, Patrick Gallois / Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Bela Drahos / Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon [ Naxos / 34 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2009 ] One of the most extraordinary bequests in the history of music, Haydn's symphonies established his reputation as the greatest composer of his time. |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Songs for Soprano and Guitar Siphiwe McKenzie (soprano) & Riccardo Bini, Adriano Sebastiani (classical guitars) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2016 ] This new recording uses the classical guitar as accompanying instrument, played by Adriano Sebastiani. The young soprano Siphiwe McKenzie was twice nominated by the prestigious magazine Opernwelt as "Young Singer of the Year". She sang in important... |
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BARTOK / STRAVINSKY / BERNSTEIN / SHOSTAKOVICH / MAHLER / R. STRAUSS / etc
Orchestral Music in the 20th Century Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with Felicity Palmer, Gidon Kremer, Anne Sofie von Otter, Willard White, etc [ Arthaus Musik DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 1/Jan/1999 ] "The series was one of the last intelligent contributions to classical music by British television and, even by 1996, one suspects that only a musician of Rattle's stature and determination could have got it made." Gramophone |
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Sir Thomas Beecham
Conducts Mozart: Symphony 35 [ Sony Classical / CD - released 12/Nov/2001 ] |
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VLADIMIR MARTYNOV
Martynov Edition The Sirin Choir, Alexei Lubimov, Opus Posth Ensemble, Tatiana Grindenko and others [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 7/Oct/2022 ] Vladimir Martynov (b. 1946) is one of the leading composers of the Russian avant-garde, an experimentalist of serial, minimalist and electronic music. His ethno-musicological studies into the folk music of Russia, his philosophical and religious... |
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GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Hodie Christus Natus Est [Christmas Mass] / etc The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro Palestrina Edition Volume 2 / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] Following the success of the first volume in their Palestrina series which won the International Classical Music Award for Early Music, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen release the second recording in the series which has a Christmas... |
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BYRD / TALLIS / LASSUS / VICTORIA etc
A Renaissance Christmas The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD ] Following The Sixteen's hugely successful album, 'Song of the Nativity', which featured Christmas music from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, this new seasonal offering explores a stunning selection of festive works from the Renaissance. The... |
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TRADITIONAL
Traditional Christmas Carol Collection The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] "Simple, sincere and thoroughly engaging" American Record Guide |
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TRADITIONAL
Traditional Christmas Carol Collection Vols 1 & 2 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] CORO is very proud to release a double CD containing wonderful, festive music that deserves to be better known. The collection is both traditional and genuine, and performances have been kept as close as possible to the original texts. |
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Sixth Floor Orchestra, The
Classical Age In Finland [ Ondine / CD - released 23/Apr/2001 ] |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Four Last Songs and other Lieder Soile Isokoski (soprano) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski, conductor [ Ondine 20th Anniversary / CD - released 10/Jun/2004 ] "Strauss singing doesn't come much better than this. I suspect that the composer him∆self‚ with his love of the soprano voice‚ would have been enthralled by Isokoski's glorious singing." (Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2002) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
The Chopin Album Sol Gabetta (cello) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Mar/2015 ] On her new album, cello superstar Sol Gabetta teams up with one of the best young artists, French pianist Bertrand Chamayou. Gabetta and Chamayou have played together on many occasions and quickly became both friends and artistic partners. They... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / SAINT-SAENS / GINASTERA
Sol Gabetta plays Tchaikovsky, Saint Saens & Ginastera Sol Gabetta (cello) / Munchner Rundfunkorchester, Ari Rasilainen [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Feb/2018 ] "..from the moment she makes her first entry in the Rococo, she seizes attention through the remarkable vocal quality of her sound." Gramophone |
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HOFMANN / HAYDN / MOZART
Haydn / Hofmann / Mozart: Cello Concertos Sol Gabetta (cello) / Kammerorchester Basel, Sergio Ciomei [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Feb/2018 ] "…lovely performances from a cellist who combines a winningly smooth cantabile with a focused light tone and incisive rhythmic precision. The Basle Chamber Orchestra gives support which is handsomely coloured and stylishly clean-lined" Gramophone |
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FRANZ XAVIER GRUBER
Gruber: Ukrainian Christmas Solomiya Ivakhiv Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Serhii Khorovets [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Ukraine has a long and vibrant tradition of Christmas carols, whose melodies and meaning - now, more than ever - hold an important place in the hearts of the country's people. Some carols date back centuries and cover a wide variety of themes, but... |