VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Love Duets - From Puccini to Bernstein Ailyn Perez (soprano), Stephen Costello (tenor) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Summers [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2014 ] "They are both gifted singers enjoying fast-rising careers but with no obvious sign of monster egos...Pérez and Costello charm...the BBC Symphony Orchestra - an intriguing choice - show their versatility throughout." (Guardian) |
WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH
Bach, W.F.: 6 Duets for 2 Flutes Patrick Gallois, Kazunori Seo (flutes) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Johann Sebastian's eldest son, enjoyed a reputation as one of Germany's finest organists, but his career was one of mixed fortunes and he died in poverty. The dating of his Six Duets is the subject of speculation, but their... |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Ballet Music [Incls 'El Cid'] Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] Jules Massenet is best known for operas such as Manon and Werther, but his less familiar stage works are also packed with superb intermezzos and ballet music. Evocative scenes bring the mythical story of Bacchus to life, while Hérodiade deals with... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K620 [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Bregenz Festival / Alfred Reiter, Norman Reinhardt, Ana Durlovski, Bernarda Bobro / Patrick Summers (cond) [ C Major Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2013 ] Staged by: David Pountney Subtitles: E, G, F, Sp, Kor, Chin Sound Format: DD 2.0, dts 5.1 Picture: 16:9, HD Booklet: E, G Total Running Time: 150 mins |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures 5 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Domenico Cimarosa was one of the last great exponents of the 'Neapolitan School' and one of the most famous and successful composers before the arrival of Rossini on the European opera scene. His works were produced and re-staged at innumerable... |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Symphonies Vol 1 [Nos 24, 28, 30] Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Patrick Gallois, with Filip Dvořák (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] "The performances by Patrick Gallois, famous flutist turned conductor, and the…Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, are very fine indeed-spirited, uplifting, and thoroughly responsive to the music." Fanfare |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Symphonies Vol 2 [Nos 21, 26, 27, Symphony in F] Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Patrick Gallois, with Filip Dvořák (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2016 ] "Patrick Gallois and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic of Pardubice provide crisp, energetic, stylish readings, though harpsichordist Filip Dvořák is noticeably more subdued in his contribution this time around." Fanfare |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: Overtures Vol. 6 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2020 ] Domenico Cimarosa's operas were remarkably successful, being staged and re-staged in opera houses all over Europe. Success in his home town of Naples led o court appointments and royal commissions, including his best-known work Il matrimonio segreto... |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 3 Daniel Trevor Bircher (baritone) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Ian Howell (counter tenor) Sumi Kittelberger (soprano) Douglas Dickson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] When, in 1922, Charles Ives published a volume entitled 114 Songs, he was indirectly drawing attention to the fact that the genre had played a central part within his output. |
FRANK BRIDGE
Piano Trios & Piano Quartet The Dartington Piano Trio (with Patrick Ireland, viola) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2001 ] 'A very worthwhile reissue.' BBC-Music |
DIDEM BASAR
Basar: Levantine Rhapsody Didem Başar, Patrick Graham, Noémy Braun [ Analekta / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] The dialogue I created between the kanun and Western classical instruments (flute, percussion, violin and cello) is enriched by Turkish makams (modes), rhythmic cycles and improvisation. |
J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor, BWV232 Dorothee Mields, Johannette Zomer (sops), Patrick van Goethem (alto) Jan Kobow (ten) Peter Kooij (bass) / Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is superb: its many virtues include precise articulation from the strings and some knockout trumpet playing." Gramophone Magazine, July 2010 |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: 12 Concertos (Collector's Edition) Elmar Oliveira (violin) Marko Ylönen (cello) Esko Laine (double bass) Reija Bister, Marielle Nordmann (harp) Patrick Gallois (flute) [ Ondine / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] This first-ever edition of Einojuhani Rautavaara's complete twelve concertos (written and recorded to this date) follows on the great success of the release of his eight symphonies, in a special box set. |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3 Fanny Clamagirand (violin) / Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla, Patrick Gallois [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Strongly recommended for its soaring performances, in lively recorded sound. Fanny Clamagirand seems to have all the prerequisites for a strong violinistic personality-at least as strong as Grumiaux's or Stern's." Fanfare |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: La Cenerentola (complete opera recorded in 2009) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Bruno De Simone / Patrick Summers (cond) [ Decca Music Group DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Oct/2012 ] Tenor superstar, Juan Diego Flórez, adds the role of Prince Ramiro in Rossini's sparkling comedy 'La Cenerentola', to his rapidly growing catalogue of performances on Decca DVD. Taking the title role in one of Rossini's most popular operas is one... |
OFFENBACH
Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The tales of Hoffmann] (Complete Opera recorded in 2008) Grand Theatre de Geneve / Marc Laho / Stella Doufexis / Nicolas Cavallier / Patricia Petitbon / Patrick Davin (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] M Nudity & sex scenes - Offenbach's masterpiece, based on three stories by the German author E.T.A. Hoffmann, is both a three-act opera and a trilogy of taut, individual dramas, all rolled into one. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
The Very Best of Sibelius Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Sinfonia Finlandia / Patrick Gallois (Conductor) and many more [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] Jean Sibelius is considered the greatest Finnish composer and from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, defined Finnish music, becoming the nationalist voice of his country. |
RACHMANINOV / ADDINSELL / LITOLFF / WILLIAMS / BATH / etc
Dangerous Moonlight - piano classics from the silver screen (Incls 'Warsaw Concerto' & 'Dream of Olwen') Isador Goodman (piano) / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Patrick Thomas [ Philips ABC Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "A good selection of 'silver screen' romantic favourites for piano and orchestra." (MusicWeb July 2005) |
MASSENET
Werther (Complete Opera in English) John Brecknock (tenor) Patrick Wheatley (baritone) Janet Baker (mezzo) / English Nati [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2001 ] .A further addition to Chandos's Opera in English series |
JACK HEGGIE
Dead Man Walking (complete opera) Joyce DiDonato, Philip Cutlip, Frederica von Stade / Houston Grand Opera & Chorus, Patrick Summers [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "If the opera seemed good before, it's rather better now...DiDonato [comes to the vocal lines almost as heightened speech...[and] leaves no question that she'll get a confession out of the killer." (Gramophone) |