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RICHARD STRAUSS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (Complete opera recorded in 1988) Metropolitan Opera / Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Tatiana Troyanos / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / DVD - released 29/Aug/2002 ] "This performance represents an above-average night at the Metropolitan in the late 1980s: three of its most popular stars, a generally distinguished cast, the house's musical director conducting its great orchestra in one of the works he does best." |
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HANDEL / WOLF / MOZART / BACH / MASCAGNI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grace Kathleen Battle (soprano) with the American Boys Choir & Nancy Allen (harp) [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Apr/1997 ] the world's most popular works from the sacred music repertoire. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Arias Kathleen Battle (soprano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ EMI / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "The American soprano, Kathleen Battle, has chosen a delightful anthology of arias from Handel's operas, oratorios and English odes" Gramophone |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder + Songs & Arias by Gluck, Greene, Handel, Purcell etc Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 3/Jul/2000 ] "...outstandingly beautiful, so moving and deeply felt" (Gramophone) |
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Ann Crumb, Michael Ball, Kevin Colson, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Original Cast
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Aspects of Love (Original London Cast) [ Really Useful Records / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/1989 ] Originating in London in 1989, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love was poorly received when it crossed the ocean to New York. Of course, compared to the success Webber had achieved with The Phantom of the Opera, nearly any response would have... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: Interpreters on Record, Vol. 1 - Vocal & Dramatic Music Maurice D'Oisly, Clara Butt, Tudor Davies, Peter Dawson, Alice Moxon, Haydn Wood, Kathleen Ferrier, Glasgow Orpheus Choir [ Dutton The Elgar Society / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] "This wonderful collection of recordings, made for the most part in Elgar's own lifetime, has not only authenticity of period; for those born into that time it is something to be played and savoured." Gramophone |
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DOWLAND / BACH / VILLA-LOBOS / GRANADOS / FALLA / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pleasures of their Company Kathleen Battle (soprano) & Christopher Parkening (guitar) [ EMI / CD - released 25/Mar/1986 ] In the course of a remarkable career, launched in 1973 by mentor James Levine in their shared hometown of Cincinnati, Kathleen Battle has captivated international audiences. She has taken home numerous awards - among them five Grammys and London's... |
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PURCELL / HANDEL:/ MOZART / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / STRAUSS / SPIRITUALS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle In Concert Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Feb/1991 ] Recorded in concert at the Salzburg Festival, 1984 |
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FAURE / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / PURCELL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle & James Levine Salzburg Recital Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levine (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/1986 ] Grammy Awards 30th Awards (1987) Best Classical Solo Vocal Album |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Lieder Kathleen Battle (soprano) James Levinem (piano) with Karl Lister (Clarinet) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/2002 ] Beautiful Schubert Lieder from the wonderful Kathleen |
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BELLINI / ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle: Bel Canto Kathleen Battle (soprano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Campanella [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Aug/1993 ] Kathleen Deanna Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with... |
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HANDEL / LISZT / RACHMANINOV / GERSHWIN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall Kathleen Battle (soprano) Margo Garrett (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Aug/2002 ] In recital, she has mesmerized audiences around the globe with her unique artistry and vocal beauty. |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Arias Kathleen Battle (soprano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Andre Previn [ EMI / CD - released 1/Feb/1986 ] "This is one of Kathleen Battle's first recordings for EMI, and one of her best. She performs it with virtuosity and elegance, without operatic hyperbole. Battle's voice is one of the most recognisable of all sopranos. It sounds clean and unforced." |
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HANDEL / SCARLATTI / STRADELLA / BACH / PREDIERI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Baroque Duet Kathleen Battle (soprano) Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] "one of the very few most beautiful in the world" (The Washington Post) |
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kathleen Ferrier, contralto, with various orchestras and accompanists
Kathleen Ferrier - 'Klever Kath' 19 More Kathleen Ferrier favourites (Includes Che faro? from Orfeo ed Euridice) [ Regis Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] "..Musical tastes change and other singers come and go, but the record-buying public has remained constant to this most loved performer over the years.." James Murray |
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SCHUMANN / MAHLER / BRAHMS
Kathleen Ferrier sings Schumann, Mahler & Brahms Kathleen Ferrier, John Newmartk (piano) & Phylis Spurr (piano) [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] |
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GIOACCHINIO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLETCABLE: Rossini: L'italiana In Algeri (highlights from the opera] Marilyn Horne, Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle / I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone [ Teldec Apex / CD - released 24/Jan/2005 ] "Absolutely enchanting!" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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PALESTRINA / BRUCKNER / MENDELSSOHN / VICTORIA / FAURE / DURUFLE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mysteries Beyond - songs and chants in the praise of Mary Kathleen Bride (soprano), Mark Krucez (organ), Vinson Cole (tenor), Patrick Stephens (piano) / Voices Of Ascension, Dennis Keene [ Delos / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra, founded and directed by conductor Dennis Keene, is one of the world's premier professional choral ensembles. |
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ROSSINI
Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Le Comte Ory / La Cenerentola (complete operas recorded 1982-1997) Glyndebourne Opera / Robert Dean / Kathleen Kuhlmann / Ludovic Tezier / Maria Ewing / Stella Woodman / Marc Laho / Various conductors [ Warner Classics / NVC Arts DVD / 3 DVD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] "The London Philharmonic are in crack form and they have a conductor to take full advantage of their fizzing expertise" The Times on La Cenerentola |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (complete operettas recorded in 2013) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Natalie Dessay, Michael Spyres, Kathleen Kim, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Michèle Losier / Stéphane Denève (conductor) [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "The production belongs to Laurent Naouri who finds something truly distinctive in each of his portraits...Dessay is remarkable as Antonia" (BBC Music) |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem op. 48 / Pavane op. 50 / Elegie for Cello and Orchestra / etc Kathleen Battle / Andreas Schmidt / Jules Eskin / Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini / Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Entree / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] "This most peaceful and accepting of all Requiems finds its ideal benefactor in Carlo Maria Giulini, whose characteristically unhurried approach precisely captures the work's calming essence." (Amazon.com) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (complete incidental music) Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Judi Dench (speaker) / Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "The recording is first class and the balance is very well judged indeed." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
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Kathleen Edwards
Total Freedom [ Dualtone / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] |
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TRADITIONAL / HANDEL / SCHUBERT / MENDELSSOHN / BRAHMS / etc
World Of Kathleen Ferrier Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) [ Decca / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] Kathleen Mary Ferrier, CBE (22 April 1912 - 8 October 1953) was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflote [The Magic Flute] (Complete opera recorded in 1978) Kiri Te Kanawa, Peter Hofmann, Edita Gruberova, Kurt Moll, Kathleen Battle / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 8/Jan/2021 ] A real gem looking at the incredible cast, a veritable "Who's Who" of opera singers of the time: Kiri Te Kanawa, Peter Hofmann, Edita Gruberova, Kathleen Battle, Kurt Moll and Jose Van Dam. |
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BELLINI / OFFENBACH / MOZART / DELIBES / MONTEVERDI / DONIZETTI / etc
Natalie Dessay: The Opera Singer [33 CD & 19 DVDs] Natalie Dessay, with Francesco Meli, Jose Van Dam, Patricia Petibon, Sara Mingardo, Kathleen Kim, Ian Bostridge, Veronique Gens, and others [ Erato / Warner Classics / 52 CD Box Set - released 26/Feb/2021 ] "Dessay's performance is simply jaw-dropping.' BBC Music Magazine Award Finalist 2008: Opera [La Sonnambula] |
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Doppler, F
Doppleriade Aurèle Nicolet, Marianne & András Adorján, Michie & William Bennett, Kathleen & Michel Debost, Véronique & Maxence Larri [ ORFEO / CD - released 6/Feb/1997 ] |
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JANACEK
Katya Kabanova (complete opera sung in English) Cheryl Barker (soprano) Gwynne Howell (bass) Kathleen Wilkinson (mezzo) Owen Webb (baritone) / Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Carlo Rizzi [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Opera - 'This English-language performance captures the visceral impact of Janacek's great tragedy with unerring immediacy. Vividly recorded with magnificent orchestral playing, the drama is delivered with a... |
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Elly Ameling / Kathleen Battle / Arleen Auger / Barbara Hendricks / Dawn Upshaw / Marie McLaughlin / Prague Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
Divine Sopranos (music of Berlioz, Handel, Mahler, Vivaldi, Richard Strauss, etc) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 11/Aug/2003 ] More than any other singer, the public has always been enticed by the scandals and mysteries that surround the diva. Because of this curiosity and genuine love for the soprano voice, there has always been a strong interest in the recordings. |
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J. S. BACH
JS Bach: St Matthew Passion (3CD) Elsie Suddaby (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Eric Greene (tenor), William Herbert, etc [ Naxos Historical / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2012 ] Kathleen Ferrier was one of the greatest British singers of the 20th century. Her performances of the St Matthew Passion were the stuff of legend, and she herself said, 'You've never heard me sing if you haven't heard me in Bach.' In 1947 she began a... |
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J. S. BACH / GEORG PHILLIPP TELEMANN / TOMASO ALBINONI
Bach/Telemann/Albinoni: Concerti Ensemble Masques; Olivier Fortin; Sophie Gent; Kathleen Kajioka [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] "We have wanted to record Bach's violin concertos with Sophie Gent ever since she joined Ensemble Masques in 2003", says Olivier Fortin, harpsichordist and founder of the ensemble that explores Baroque music with such passion. "Sophie is an... |
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Kathleen Ferrier
Kathleen Ferrier (A Film by Diane Perelsztejn) [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD/DVD - released 3/May/2012 ] Marking the centenary of Kathleen Ferrier's birth, Diane Perelsztejn's specially-extended feature-length film traces the remarkable life - and tragically brief career - of one of the greatest singers of all time. Drawing on recently-discovered... |
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MOZART / VIVALDI / BOLLING / TELEMANN / HAYDN / BACH FAMILY / etc
Jean-Pierre Rampal - The Complete CBS Masterworks Recordings Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with Maurice Andre, Claude Bolling, Placido Domingo, Kathleen Battle, Juilliard String Quartet, English Chamber Orchestra [ Sony Classical Masters / 56 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2021 ] The most comprehensive boxed sets ever to feature the recordings of the great master of the flute: Jean-Pierre Rampal. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Jessye Norman Complete Studio Recitals - Philips, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca (44CD + 3DVD) Jessye Norman (soprano) with Daniel Barenboim, Kathleen Battle, Herbert von Karajan, John Williams, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 45 CD Box Set - released 27/Oct/2023 ] Celebrating the life & recording career of the majestic American dramatic soprano Jessye Norman. Unquestionably one of the exceptional vocal performers of recent times, and most decorated sopranos of all time. |
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Gustav Mah
Symphonie No. 2 c-Moll "Auferstehung" Kathleen Battle, Christa Ludwig, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, James Levine [ ORFEO / 2 CD - released 2/Aug/2011 ] |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore (highlights from the opera recorded in 1990) Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti, Leo Nucci, Enzo Dara, Dawn Upshaw / Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House, james Levine [ Deutache Grammophon Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Jun/2018 ] "Levine conducts a lively performance, Battle makes a sympathetic Adina, Dara is a thoroughly professional purveyor of the elixir … spirited virtuosity in the orchestral playing" Gramophone |
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MOZART / BACH / SCHUBERT / HANDEL / DONIZETTI / TRADITIONAL / etc
Kathleen Battle Edition Kathleen Battle, with Jessye Norman, Christopher Parkening, Itzhak Perlman, etc [ Deutche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 15 CD Box Set - released 28/Jul/2023 ] A Limited Edition, Original Jackets collection showcasing the artistry of the magnificent American soprano, Kathleen Battle. |
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Kathleen Edwards
Voyageur [ Maple Music / CD - released 26/Jan/2012 ] Co-produced by Kathleen and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, the 'Voyageur' LP was recorded between August 2010 and May 2011 in Fall Creek, Wisconsin and Toronto, Canada. |