PETER WARLOCK
Warlock: Maltworms & Milkmaids - Warlock & The Orchestra BBC Concert Orchestra, David Hill, BBC Singers, Nadine Benjamin, Ben McCateer [ EM Records / CD - released 11/Aug/2023 ] This important release by EM Records, including no fewer than seventeen world premiere recordings, contains all of Peter Warlock's music which involves the use of an orchestra. Its title alludes to two of his compelling interests: beer, and the... |
RICHARD WAGNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 1992) Daniel Barenboim / Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele / Harry Kupfer / Poul Elming / Nadine Secunde / Matthias Holle / etc. [ Warner Music Vision / Unitel DVD / 2 DVD - released 28/Oct/2005 ] "In many ways this is now the best bet for anyone wanting a DVD version of Die Walkure." (International Record Review) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (complete opera) Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Nadine Sierra, Francesco Demuro / Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Delos / 2 CD - released 9/Mar/2018 ] "Hvorostovsky gives a russet-toned, compelling performance, joined by an impressive cast for a gripping and, in every sense, poignant performance." New York Times Recordings of the year 2017 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (Complete Opera) Hildegard Behrens, Christa Ludwig, Nadine Secunde, Boston Symph., Ozawa [ Philips Compact Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] Richard Srauss's masterpiece with the wonderful Hildegard Behrens |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera recorded in 1964) Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Andréa Guiot, Robert Massard, Nadine Sautereau / Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] Towards the end of Callas's career, there were many rumours that she was planning to perform Carmen on stage. This was never to be, but Carmen became her penultimate complete recording of an opera - and her only complete recording of a French opera.... |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: The 3 Symphonies [Deluxe Edition] Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo), Beatrice Rana (piano), Nadine Sierra (soprano), etc / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accadmia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 TOP THREE - Orchestral |
Nadine Loren
Living in Wonderland [ Isaac Promotions New Zealand / CD - released 12/Nov/2009 ] Swiss-born Kiwi singer / songwriter, Nadine attributes her unique style to her upbringing in both Germany and NZ. A true artist, she combines musical genres, fusing various styles with an obvious European influence. |
Nadine Loren
Naked '80s [ Frequency Media Group / CD - released 23/Jun/2011 ] Swiss born, Kiwi singer-songwriter Nadine Loren presents her sophomore album, which features 11 covers of classic songs from the 80s as well as two original tracks written by Loren herself. |
Nadine Shah
Fast Food [ Apollo / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] Partway through her second album, Nadine Shah murmurs, half to herself: "My mother would be so ashamed of me if I didn't act in a classy kind of way." |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (complete opera recorded in 1999) Netherlands Opera / John Keyes, Nadine Secunde, John Brocheler, Jeannine Altmeyer, Kurt Rydi, Reinhild Runkel / Harmut Haenchen (cond) [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "The visual impact of this Spartan production is such that it will not be easily forgotten. It is recorded in surround sound...All in all this a quality product." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (with Stravinsky - Les Noces) Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Nadine Koutcher (soprano) / MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2016 ] "The force of personality, conviction and unanimity of intention with which the musical argument is projected completely bowled me over" (BBC Music Magazine Disc of the month March 2016) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Complete opera recorded in 1994 with libretto) Philip Langridge, Felicity Lott, Sam Pay, Eileen Hulse, Phyllis Cannan, Nadine Secunde / Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Steuart Bedford, conductor [ Collins Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 25/Aug/1994 ] "The cast could hardly be bettered, with Felicity Lott an involving Governess and Philip Langridge mesmerising as the ghostly Quint. The whole enterprise… is a worthy counterpart to the composer's own" BBC Music |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: The Turn of the Screw (Complete opera recorded in 1994) Philip Langridge, Felicity Lott, Sam Pay, Eileen Hulse, Phyllis Cannan, Nadine Secunde / Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Steuart Bedford, conductor [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] Steuart Bedford is recognised as one of today's leading experts on the works of Benjamin Britten. |
CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: Mors et Vita Barbara Hendricks (sop) Nadine Denize (mezzo) John Aler (ten) José van Dam (bass-bar) / Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "Plasson's remains a serviceable rendition of Gounod's grandiose conspectus of human spiritual experience." BBC Music |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: La Boheme (recorded live Covent Garden in 2018) Royal Opera / Michael Fabiano (Rodolfo), Nicole Car, Mariusz Kwiecien, Nadine Sierra, Florian Sempey / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] A penniless poet, a young seamstress, and a lost key: Puccini's passionate opera tells the story of a captivating romance set against the background of 19th-century Paris. The luscious score, with its soaring melodies and rich orchestration, brings... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: The Indian Queen (complete opera directed by Peter Sellars recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Real Madrid / Julia Bullock, Vince Yi, Nadine Koutcher, Christophe Dumaux / Teodor Currentzis (cond) [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "punchy playing from Perm Opera's MusicAeterna orchestra under Teodor Currentzis...The Perm chorus...also field Purcell's sacred anthems with refreshing directness." (Gramophone) |