GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Equivoco stravagante (Complete Opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Königliches Kurtheater, Bad Wildbad / Antonella Colaianni, Giulio Mastrototaro, Emmanuel Franco, Patrick Kabongo / José Miguel Pérez-Sierra (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Oct/2021 ] No opera has been performed at Rossini in Wildbad as often as L'equivoco stravagante, so it was the perfect choice for the festival's 30th anniversary in 2018. |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: L'Occasione fa il ladro (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Rossini in Wildbad / Patrick Kabongo, Vera Talerko, Kenneth Tarver, Lorenzo Regazzo / Virtuosi Brunensis, Antonino Foglian [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Recorded at the Köngliches Kurtheater, Bad Wildbad, Germany, 13 and 22 July 2017 |
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 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera recorded in May 1997) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Festival Opera / Antonello Palombi, Patrick Denniston, Paolo Montarsolo, Roberto De Candia / John Eliot Gardiner [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 5/Jul/2017 ] "Gardiner makes a surprising appearance conducting Puccini with a blend of analysis and passion, allowing a sense of delicacy to pervade where others might encourage bombast." (Opera Now) |
VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Puritani (complete opera recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Anna Netrebko / Eduardo Valdes / Maria Zifchak / Patrick Summers (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "Looking as graceful as a gazelle and singing as sweetly as a bell struck with a surprising outburst of coloratura, Anna Netrebko sang in I Puritani for the first time at the MET" (The New York Post) |
ADOLPHE ADAM & OTHERS
Adam: Le Corsaire (complete ballet recorded May 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Nicoletta Manni, Martina Arduino, Timofej Andrijashenko / Patrick Fournillier (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2008 ] With fairytale-like staging and a "Pas de deux" that made Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn a legend and always awaited in the ballet galas, Le Corsaire is considered a choreographic milestone in the history of ballet. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (complete ballet recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Roberto Bolle, Misty Copeland, Antonino Sutera, Mick Zeni, Marco Agostino / Patrick Fournillier (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2017 ] This classic choreography of Romeo and Juliet by Kenneth MacMillan, set to the immortal notes of Prokofiev, is legendary in La Scala´s repertoire. In this ballet the choreographer MacMillan deals with the matter paying great attention to human... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Teddy Tahu Rhodes / Taryn Fiebig / Peter Coleman-Wright / Rachelle Durkin / Opera Australia / Patrick Summers [ Opera Australia Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Oct/2011 ] Recorded live at the Sydney opera House, this Blu-Ray, DVD and CD performance received the following review: "Stellar cast.....from the first bars of the overture you know you are in for a good time...a spectacular cast on every level...." The Daily... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos / Violin Sonata BLU-RAY AUDIO ONLY Tianwa Yang (violin) / Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, Patrick Gallois / Romain Descharmes (piano) [ Naxos Blu-Ray Audio / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Apr/2015 ] Filled with Mendelssohn's signature freshness and lightness of touch, the Violin Concerto in D minor and the Sonata, Op. 4 are youthful products but written with an assurance which is startling in its maturity. The substantial earlier concerto gives... |
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... |
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Ben Tunnicliffe (double bass), Archie Churchill-Moss (acoustic guitar), Patrick Rimes (fiddle), Patrick Rimes (bagpipes)
Bryn Terfel - Sea Songs [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Apr/2024 ] Bryn Terfel's first studio album in over five years featuring wildly romantic "Sea Songs". Shanties and songs about the sea and seafaring in a folky guise such as "Wellerman", "Bold Riley", "Drunken Sailor" or "Sloop John B", with guests such as... |
CARL NIELSEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Nielsen: An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands / Flute Concerto / Symphony No.1 Patrick Gallois (flute) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Myung-Whun Chung [ BIS / CD ] Recording data: 1987-05-18 (Overture): 1989-06-14/16 (Concerto; Symphony) at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, Sweden |
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 |