VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Masterpieces [3 CD set] Alexandre Tharaud, Joyce DiDonato, Natalie Dessay, Martha Argerich, Philippe Jaroussky, George Li, Edgar Moreau, John Nelson, David Fray, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] A wealth of classical masterpieces … All-time favourites and tempting discoveries that span musical eras from the baroque right up to the present day … Moods that range from tranquil and reflective to fast and furious … |
TRADITIONAL
Classical Christmas [3 CD set] Roberto Alagna, Maurice Andre, Natalie Desssay, Thomas Hampson, Kiri te Kanawa, King's College Choir, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 28/Nov/2014 ] A collection of carols and heartwarming Christmas favourites for the whole family to cherish. Yuletide classics performed by the leading lights of opera and choral music: Kiri Te Kanawa, Chanticleer, Libera, Natalie Dessay, Barbara Hendricks, Rolando... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (the complete opera, recorded at Aix-en-Provence in 2011) Festival Aix-en-Provence / Charles Castronovo, Natalie Dessay, Ludovic Tezier / Louis Langree (conductor) [ Virgin Classics / DVD - released 4/May/2012 ] "Natalie Dessay dominates the stage. A superb production. Well worth seeking out." (MusicWeb July 2012) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Ariadne auf Naxos (Complete opera) [Recorded in 2000] Deborah Voigt, Natalie Dessay, Anne Sofie von Otter (sopranos) Ben Heppner (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Giuseppe Sinopoli [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 'Any opera house in the world would think themselves fortunate to assemble this cast … A landmark in the history of the gramophone … this really does triumph over them all.' Gramophone |
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) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas KV 301, KV 304, KV 376, KV 526 Hilary Hahn (violin) Natalie Zhu (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/2005 ] "She is an extraordinary instrumentalist with strong musical ideas that are all her own, fabulous intonation, and a beautiful, clear, clean, modern tone." |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Folk Songs Kronos Quartet, with Natalie Merchant, Olivia Chaney, Sam Amidon & Rhiannon Giddens [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 3/Jul/2017 ] "I've always wanted the string quartet to be vital, and energetic, and alive, and cool, and not afraid to kick ass and be absolutely beautiful and ugly if it has to be. But it has to be expressive of life. To tell the story with grace and humor and... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas Vol 26: BWV172, BWV59, BWV74, BWV34; BWV173, BWV68, BWV174 Lisa Larsson / Natalie Stutzmann / Derek Lee Ragin / Christoph Genz / Panajotis Iconomou / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/2006 ] "Another highly successful artistic enterprise. Enormous pleasure. Very high standards of performance, presentation and recorded sound - a very important and distinguished cycle" (MusicWeb July 2006) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Marie Oppert - Enchantée Marie Oppert (soprano) / Orchestre National De Lille, Nicholas Skilbeck, with Natalie Dessay & Melissa Errico [ Warner Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] In her debut album on Warner Classics, Enchantée, Marie Oppert embraces both the classics of Broadway repertoire and treasured songs of French origin, in order to represent her own musical upbringing and passion. The program explores the idea of this... |
ERNEST BLOCH / LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA / GYORGY LIGETI
Bloch / Dallapiccola / Ligeti: Suites for Solo Cello Natalie Clein (cello) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] "Gently, insistently, quietly, she draws the listener into Bloch's music and the results are thoroughly absorbing...her performance of the Adagio theme in the Ligeti is four minutes of pure, concentrated beauty." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine |
ERNEST BLOCH
Schelomo / Voice in the Wilderness (with Bruch - Kol Nidrei) Natalie Clein (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] "Clein's performance [of Schelomo] concentrates, most affectingly, on the atmosphere of deep introspection" Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice September 2012 |
REBECCA CLARKE / FRANK BRIDGE / RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Clarke: Viola Sonata / Bridge: Cello Sonata Natalie Clein (cello), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Dec/2018 ] There is a real affinity between the works of Rebecca Clarke and Frank Bridge included on this album, and-with its contrasting, lighter Vaughan Williams coupling-this is a perfectly planned recital from one of the country's leading cellists. |
ZOLTAN KODALY
Cello Sonata & other works Natalie Clein (cello), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] 'The compelling reason for acquiring this disc is Clein's magnificent account of the Solo Sonata. One of the masterpieces of the cello repertory, it opens with massive, declamatory chords, and Clein's depth of tone makes an immediate impact.(BBC... |
Natalie Cole
Ask a Woman Who Knows [ Verve Records / CD - released 20/Sep/2002 ] Backed by a jazz quintet accompanied by sophisticated string and big band arrangements, and featuring a duet with Diana Krall. |
Natalie Cole
Everlasting [ Elektra Records / CD - released 25/Jun/1991 ] American imported disc. |
Natalie Cole
Natalie Live [ Soulmusic.com Records / 2 CD - released 14/Feb/2011 ] |
Natalie Cole
Original Album Series 5 CD [ Warner Music / 5 CD - released 18/Jan/2010 ] This very specially priced 5-CD set contains the albums 'Everlasting', 'Good to be Back', 'Take a Look', 'Stardust', and 'Unforgettable - With Love'. |
Natalie Cole
Take a Look [ Elektra Records / CD - released 15/Jun/1993 ] American imported disc. |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Orphee aux Enfers / La Belle Helene (complete operettas recorded in 1998 & 2000) Natalie Dessay / Felicity Lott / Yann Beuron / Laurent Naouri / Opéra National de Lyon / Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski [ ArtHaus Musik DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2012 ] Arthaus presents an Offenbach Box Set (Orphée aux Enfers & La belle Hélène) featuring Marc Minkowski - the preeminent Offenbach conductor of our day but also a team of wonderful singer-actors (Natalie Dessay & Felicity Lott). |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo (Complete opera) Natalie Dessay. Ian Bostridge. Patrizia Ciofi, Véronique Gens / Le Concert d'Astree, Emmanuelle Haim [ Erato Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 2/Sep/2016 ] "A superb new account given a more appealingly Italianate flavour than many of the rival recordings" (Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2004) |