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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Nelson Mass (with Croft: Burial Service & Bach: St John Passion [excerpts]) Sylvia Stahlman, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Tom Krause / Choir of King's College Cambridge, David Willcocks [ ALTO / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] "What is very obvious is the vigour and general sense of responsiveness to the music from choir, orchestra and soloists. Sylvia Stahlman in the important soprano part sings with a mixture of firmness and agility as the part demands.It is good to have... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: St Matthew Passion [highlights] Elly Ameling, Julia Hamari, Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Fritz Wunderlich, Walter Berry, Tom Krause / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Munchinger [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] 'Many will be glad to hear Peter Pears's superb performance of the Evangelist' Gramophone, March 1965 |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Act 1) [with Cimarosa- Il maestro di cappella] Fernando Corena, Juan Oncina, Graziella Sciutti, Tom Krause / Wiener Staatsopernchor und Orchester, Istvan Kertesz [ Decca / CD - released 1/Jul/1996 ] 'Under Kertész, Corena is an attractive buffo ... and Krause makes an incisive Malatesta. Graziella Sciutti is charming, bright-toned and vivacious, and remarkably agile in the most difficult passages. The 1964 Decca recording is excellent" Penguin |
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W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart Opera Festival (Le Nozze di Figaro, Die ZauberflAte, CosA fan tutte, etc) (Rec 1971) Lucia Popp (soprano) Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) Werner Krenn (tenor) Tom Krause (baritone) / Wiener Haydn-Orchester / Istvan Kertesz [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 13/Jul/2005 ] In 1971, István Kertész went into the studio with an array of opera singers he enjoyed performing with to make a recording of arias, duets and ensembles from Mozart's most popular operas. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Ultimate Wagner: Includes excerpts from 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' & 'Tristan und Isolde') Birgit Nilsson, Fritz Uhl, Regina Resnik, Hans Sotin, Peter Hoffmann, Leonie Rysanek, Tom Krause / various conductors [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2008 ] "It is Bohm and his orchestra who convey the excitement, the timeless depth and complexity of the writing, and a sound which is good enough to give you a real sense of the thrill of being at Bayreuth. This is truly a great recording." (Amazon.co.uk) |
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J.S. BACH
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Complete) Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Elly Ameling, Tom Krause / Karl Manchinger, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Sep/2001 ] Double Decca - 2 CDs at a special price |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete operetta) Kiri Te Kanawa, Edita Gruberova, Brigitte Fassbaender, Olaf Bar, Tom Krause / Vienna Philharmonic, Andre Previn [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/1999 ] "Dame Kiri te Kanawa's portrait of Rosalinde brings not only gloriously firm, golden sound but also vocal acting with star quality..this goes to the top of the list of latterday Fledermaus recordings..recorded sound is superb." *** 3 stars Penguin |
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Krause
2Am Thoughts [ Riot Season / LP - released 10/Feb/2017 ] |
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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Iolanta (complete opera recorded in 1984) Galina Vishnevskaya, Nicolai Gedda, Walton Gronroos, Tom Krause / Groupe Vocal de France & Orchestre de Paris, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Warner Classics Erato Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] "Rostropovich's 1984 Paris concert performance [is] centred round Galina Vishnevskaya… singing warmly and strongly, with a fine Vaudemont from Nicolai Gedda." Gramophone |
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Bernie Krause
Citadels Of Mystery [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |