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MASCAGNI / CILEA / ALFANO / CANTALANI / GIORDANO / PUCCINI / etc
Saioa - Il Verismo d'Oro Saioa Hernández (soprano) / Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real, Carlo Montanaro [ Euroarts SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/May/2024 ] The award-winning Spanish opera soprano Saioa Hernández and the Orquestra Titular del Teatro Real under the direction of Carlo Montanaro invite you on an unforgettable musical journey of discovery through the aria world of Italian verismo and more. |
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GABRIELE ROBERTO / DMITRI CERVO / NICOLA TESCARI / MENACHEM ZUR
Alchemy: New Music for Trumpet and Orchestra Fabio Brum (trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorn, Horn) / Real Orquesta Sinfonica de Seville, Noam Zur [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Sep/2022 ] Like alchemists of old, attempting to recombine the four elements, here Fábio Brum presents four distinct musical languages in a programme forged during lockdown. Gabriele Roberto's Tokyo Suite charts the astonishment of a traveller dazzled by the... |
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LECUONA / BARBIERI / GIMENEZ / LUNA / TORROBA / etc
Mis Amores Son Las Flores - Zarzuela Arias Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real [ EuroArts SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Zarzuela was born as a court genre in the 17th century, and became a mass spectacle in the mid-19th century, spreading throughout the whole of Spain. |
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ENRIQUE GRANADOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Montserrat Caballé Sings Granados Montserrat Caballe (soprano) Miguel Zanetti (piano) / Orquesta De Camara, Rafael Ferrer [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 26/May/1997 ] "Perfect singing of this music" raved MusicWeb International |
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NICCOLO PAGANINI / HENRI VIEUXTEMPS
Virtuosismo - Paganini & Vieuxtemps Ning Feng (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Rossen Milanov [ Channel / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Sep/2019 ] "Feng produces playing of real poetry, with a firm, burnished tone" Gramophone |
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Orquesta Akokan
Orquesta Akokan [ Daptone / CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] Akokán is a Yoruba word used in Cuba meaning "from the heart," and indeed, every song on the self-titled debut album by Orquesta Akokán feels like a heartfelt gift from the band to the listener. |
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Orquesta Akokan
Orquesta Akokan (LP) [ Daptone / LP - released 30/Mar/2018 ] Direct from Cuba! Daptone Records is proud to introduce Orquesta Akokán, a big band collective of Havana's top musicians both young and old, joining forces with some of the most creative and spirited talents of New York's Latin music scene. Born out... |
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MANUEL DE FALLA
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain & Falla Piano Favourites Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Orquesta de Conciertos, Madrid, Jesus Arambarri [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "one of the very best pianists to have come out of Spain ... Unlike many names who have offered themselves in this nationalist repertoire, she has an impeccably clean technique, considerable strength verve and temperament, but a level enough head to... |
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MANUEL de FALLA
Manuel de Falla - The Spanish Soul Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Turibio Santos (guitar), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Jean-Claude Gérard (flute), Orquesta Nacional de España, etc [ Warner Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2021 ] Manuel de Falla is regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the twentieth century. Established in Paris from 1907 to 1914, he met Debussy, Ravel and Dukas and steeped himself in their works. |
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RAVEL / GERSHWIN / TAILLEFERRE / BLICKENDERFER / SKORYK / FEDOROVA / MOUSTAKI
Liberté Anna Fedorova (piano) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Pablo González [ Channel Classics / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova's new release, Liberté, is a cultural and musical dialogue between France and America. The influence of jazz plays a central role in this tribute to French and American composers. |
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ROSSINI
Matilde di Shabran (complete opera) Annick Massis / Juan Diego FlArez / Prague Chamber Choir / Orquesta SinfAnica De Galicia / Riccardo Frizza [ Decca / 3 CD - released 19/Sep/2006 ] "The opera itself is a joy. Typically pacey and tuneful, it was originally composed in a mad hurry, though revised at leisure. On this evidence it deserves to be, if not a mainstay, then at least a regular visitor to opera houses." Recording of the... |
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Jesús VILLA-ROJO
Jesús Villa-Rojo: Orchestral Works Hansjorg Schellenberger (oboe) & Asier Polo (cello) Orquesta de Camara Reina Sofia, Nicolas Chumachenco [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] Jesus Villa-Rojo is one of the most dynamic figures on the Spanish music scene today. Almost all Villa-Rojo's works of the last twenty years or more feature certain constants originating from Spanish musical tradition, some melodic or modal, others... |
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NINO ROTA
Rota: La Strada & Il Gattopardo [The Leopard] (film scores) Concerto Soiree, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Joseph Pons, with Benedetto Lupo (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 10/Aug/2018 ] This CD offers total immersion in the filmic and musical universe of Nino Rota, one of the greatest composers in the history of the cinema. "La strada" and "The Leopard" (with its unforgettable ball scene) are probably Rota's most famous scores,... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Mass In D & Te Deum Ewa Biegas (soprano), Marina Rodríguez-Cusí (mezzo), Javier Tomé (tenor), José Antonio López (baritone) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2017 ] "The score's orchestral colours are vividly etched and matched by splendidly ebullient choral singing" Gramophone |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Music for Violin, Vol.2 Ilya Gringolts (violin), Peter Laul (piano), Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia / Dima Slobodeniouk [ BIS / CD - released 25/May/2018 ] The relationship between Igor Stravinsky and the violin didn't get off to a promising start: early on in his career the composer stated that he was not fond of stringed instruments, finding them 'rich in cheap expressivity'. He was also suspicious... |
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DE FALLA
La Vida Breve (Complete Opera) Inmaculada Egido / Antonio Ordonez / Mabel Perelstein / Coro De Valencia / Orquesta Ciudad De Granada / Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/Jan/2008 ] "The latest in a series of recorded gems from the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada and its conductor Josep Pons, this one a sultry, shimmering account of Manuel de Falla's gypsy opera La vida breve. Enchanting and typical of the work this label has been... |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works 5 (Includes 'Concierto Madrigal' & 'Concierto para una fiesta') Joaquin Clerch,& Ricardo Gallen (guitar) / Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, Maximiano Valdes, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] "As with Russians, it takes Spaniards to play Spanish music properly, and the Asturias Symphony rises eloquently to the task, filling the most urban sitting-room with those sweeping Spanish vistas." The Observer |
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DE FALLA
El Sombrero de tres picos (Three Cornered Hat); Noches en los jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) Josep Colom (piano) / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons - director [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / CD - released 24/May/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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ALBERTO GINASTERA
Estancia / Variaciones concertantes / Harp Concerto Magdalena Barrera (harp) / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 12/Jun/2015 ] "What makes this spectacularly engineered Harmonia Mundi disc especially attractive is the inclusion of the Variaciones concertantes, arguably the masterpiece of Ginastera's nationalist period. Pons chooses some extreme speeds, often pushing his firs |
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ESSENTAIL BALLROOM CLASSICS
Essential Ballroom Classics [2 CD set] Manuel amd his orchestra, Gran Orquesta de Profesores Solistas, London Sinfonietta, The John Wilson Orchestra, Wiener Johann Strauss Orchestra, etc [ EMI Essential / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Over two hours of captivating dance music |
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RODRIGO
Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre / Musica para un jardin / etc Marco Socias (guitar) / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] "Socias and Pons hit you on the head with ethnic flavouring, the music sings tartly, then sweetly, but always with a Spanish accent." - The Times (22 Oct 2002) |
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ROBERTO SIERRA
Sinfonía No. 3 'La Salsa', Borikén, El Baile & Beyond the Silence of Sorrow N. Scott Momaday (Lyricist), Martha Guth (soprano) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico , Maximiano Valdés [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Dec/2015 ] The sonic colour and distinctive rhythms enshrined in these four works provide further evidence of the art of internationally acclaimed Puerto Rican composer, Roberto Sierra. |
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LALO / SARASATE / RAVEL / WAXMAN
Apasionado Ning Feng (violin) / Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Rossen Milanov [ Channel Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] On this CD, full of virtuoso firework, romantic lyricism and temperamentful folklore, the borders between Spain and France fade and passion takes over. When Ning Feng was asked to perform with the Spanish Orchestra Sinfónica del Principado de... |
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CHARLES IVES / FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SHUMANN
Ives: Orchestral Works Orchestra New England, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Charles Ives was a master of miniatures, and this program brings together a miscellanea of numerous shorter pieces that includes seven world premieres. Embracing ragtime before it became a craze at the end of the 19th century, Ives' Four Ragtime... |
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BIZET
L'Arlasienne Suites / Symphony in C Orquesta Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Written by a 17-year old composer, the totally classical Symphony in C major 'sounds... as if there had not been hundreds written before it. |
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STRAVINSKY
The Firebird / Jeu de Cartes (Complete Ballets) Orquesta Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 28/Jun/2004 ] "Two contrasted Stravinsky ballets played by this enthusiastic Spanish ensemble and given a new feel by their smaller-than-usual presentation." - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (May 2001) |
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RUPERTO CHAPI
Symphony in D Minor / Fantasía morisca Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid / Jose Ramon Encinar [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 27/Sep/2010 ] "A bargain for admirers of Chapí's colourful and tuneful music. …Encinar and his Madrid forces are completely assured…" (Gramophpne) |
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Orquesta D'talle
D'talle [ Bis / CD ] |
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Orquesta Los Surik
Alma Musical [ Bis / CD ] |
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Orquesta Maravilla De Florida
Levantate Y Baila [ Bis / CD ] |
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Orquesta SinfAnica de Entre RAÂos Gabriel Castagna, conductor
Escenas Argentinas: A Symphonic Anthology [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Jul/2004 ] 'Gabriel Castagna has already proved himself something of a Piazzolla specialist... all the perofrmances sound affectionate and thoroughly idiomatic, and overall it's an undeniably enjoyable disc.' BBC Music Magazine |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Symphonies Vol.1 Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jun/2024 ] Dima Slobodeniouk has his Galician orchestra at the tip of his baton in the crisp sforzandos that punctuate the first movement of the Symphony in Three Movements. - Gramophone |
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Orquesta Sinfanica de Tenerife Victor Pablo Parez, conductor
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Symphony No. 10 (Amerindia) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] "Villa-Lobos mixed up history, religion and geography to produce this sprawling epic...an excellent performance" (Gramophone Jan 2004) |
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EVENCIO CASTELLANOS
Santa Cruz de Pacairigua / El Rio de las Siete Estrellas Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela, Jan Wagner [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] Evencio Castellanos belonged to the generation of Venezuelan composers who established a new nationalistic style in the first half of the 20th century. One of his best known works, Santa Cruz de Pacairigua pays homage to the construction of a church... |
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Orquesta Son Damas
A Todo Ritmo [ Bis / CD ] |
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Orquesta Sublime
Sublime Habana [ Bis / CD ] |
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TRADITIONAL / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / JOAQUIN TURINA / MANUEL de FALLA
Alhambra, a musical tour Alain Planes, Albert Guinovart, Bernarda Fink, Javier Perianes / Atrium Musicae de Madrid / The Dufay Collective / Orquesta Ciudad de Granada [ Harmonia Mundi Resonances / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] From the Arab conquest to the 20th century, Granada was at once the centre and the object of intense musical creation, embodied in the emblematic Alhambra Palace and its gardens, the subjects of musical fantasies of all kinds. It was a fascination... |
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Rojitas Y Su Orquesta
La Fiesta Del Caribe [ Bis / CD ] |
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CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana Sara Blanch, André Baleiro, Joaquín Asiáin / Orfeón Pamplonés, Escolanía de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, Orquesta de Valencia, Liebreich [ Accentus Music / CD - released 28/Nov/2025 ] They are one of the most famous and frequently performed works of classical music: Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana". The Latin title refers to a collection of songs from Benediktbeuren dating from the 11th and 12th centuries with texts written in Middle... |
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GE GAN-RU
Fairy Lady Meng Jiang / Lovers Besieged Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Enrique Diemecke [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/2014 ] The present disc combines two works which both proudly display their Chinese roots. The flute concerto Fairy Lady Meng Jiang is inspired by a classic Chinese fairy-tale, set in the 3rd century B.C. at the time of the building of the Great Wall |