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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow [Die Lustige Witwe] Barbara Bonney, Bo Skovhus, Bryn Terfel, Cheryl Studer / Monteverdi Choir / Vienna Philharmonic, John Eliot Gardiner [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "A great reasonably modern Merry Widow with great acoustics...Great Conducting by Gardiner, the singers in the main parts are enjoyable." Review |
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KORNGOLD / THOMAS / GOUNOD / MASSENET / BRITTEN / WAGNER
Bo Skovhus sings Arias Bo Skovhus (baritone) / English National Opera Orchestra, James Conlon [ Sony Classical / CD - released 8/Apr/1997 ] Bo Skovhus studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, at the Royal Academy for Opera of Copenhagen and in New York with Oren Brown. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Schwanengesang - Schubert's Last Songs Bo Skovhus (baritone) Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 19/Sep/1995 ] Originally recorded in September 1994 |
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ALEXANDER von ZEMLINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Zemlinsky - Lyric Symphony in seven songs to poems by Rabindranath Tagore, Op. 1 / 6 Lieder Luba Orgonasova (soprano) Bo Skovhus (tenor) Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, Claus Peter Flor [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 26/May/1996 ] The Lyric Symphony was begun in April 1922. In a letter to his publishers of 19 September 1922, Zemlinsky described the work-in-progress as "...something along the lines of [Mahler's] Das Lied von der Erde". The orchestration was completed in August... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Complete opera recorded in 2011) Netherlands Opera / Olga Savova, Krassimira Stoyanova, Elena Maximova, Bo Skovhus / Mariss Jansons (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] 'Jansons sets us on a simmer and gradually turns the heat to boiling. It is magisterially paced, stunningly played and, seemingly effortlessly, Jansons captures every aching nuance..Herheim's innovations are often throbbingly acute (and sometimes... |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: The Merry Widow (complete operetta recorded in English in 2001) BLU-RAY San Francisco Opera / Yvonne Kenny / Bo Skovhus / Angelika Kirchschlager / Gregory Turay [ BBC / Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2010 ] G : - '…this is about as lavish a production of Franz Lehár's adorable operetta as you are ever likely to see…soprano Yvonne Kenny is perfectly cast in the title role.' Classic FM Magazine |
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FRANZ LEHAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Lehar: The Merry Widow (complete operetta recorded in English in 2001) San Francisco Opera / Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus, Angelika Kirchschlager, Gregory Turay / Erich Kunzel (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] '…this is about as lavish a production of Franz Lehár's adorable operetta as you are ever likely to see…soprano Yvonne Kenny is perfectly cast in the title role.' Classic FM Magazine |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Don Carlos (complete unabridged version 1867, recorded in 2004) Vienna State Opera / Alastair Miles, Ramon Vargas, Bo Skovhus, Iano Tamar / Bertrand de Billy [ ArtHaus Musik DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "A provocative, rewarding production." (beckmessersquill.com) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Capriccio (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Renee Fleming, Bo Skovhus, Michael Schade, Angelika Kirchschlager / Christoph Eschenbach (cond) [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 28/Apr/2014 ] "Kurt Rydl crowns a fine stage career with a gloriously eccentric impersonation of La Roche...The singing honours belong entirely to Angelika Kirchschlager as Clairon." BBC Music |
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CARDOSO / LOBO / MAGALHAES / FONSECA / etc
Portuguese Polyphony Ars Nova, Bo Holten [ Naxos Early Music Collection / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] |
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Bo Diddley
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection [ Big 3 / 3 CD - released 20/Mar/2015 ] Bo Diddley was one of the true innovators in the mid to late 50's, one of the key figures responsible for the transition of Blues into Rock 'n' Roll and hence Rock. He influenced a host of acts including The Stones, The Animals, The Yardbirds and... |
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Bo Diddley
Five Classic Albums (Bo Diddley / Go Bo Diddley / Have Guitar Will Travel / Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger / Bo Diddley Is A Lover) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 26/Jul/2018 ] AVID R&B continues with its Five Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Bo Diddley, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details... |
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Bo Diddley
His Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection [ Chess Records / CD - released 12/Apr/2001 ] These are the very best tracks from the innovative electric blues guitar player, Bo Diddley - a great collection! |
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Bo Diddley
I'm A Man (The Singles As & Bs, 1955 - 59) [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] For the first time on one CD the A&B sides of every single released by the amazing Bo Diddley between his debut in 1955 to 1958... |
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Bo Musica Ficta/Holten
Ockeghem:requiem/Missa Prol [ Naxos / CD ] |
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BRAHMS
Works for Chorus and Orchestra Bo Skovhus (baritone) / Danish National Choir / Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Gerd Albrecht [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] 'For Anyone who finds the textual/musical idiom of Ein deutsches Requiem difficult to accommodate, this mixture of sacred and secular pieces could serve as a way into the choral music of a very great composer.' International Record Review |
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HERMANN WOLFGANG VON WALTERSHAUSEN
Oberst Chabert (complete opera) Bo Skovhus / Raymond Very / Manuela Uhl / Simon Pauly / Stephen Bronk / Paul Kaufmann / Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Jacques Lacombe [ CPO / 2 CD - released 14/Apr/2011 ] A Forgotten Sensational Success |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Bo Skovhus, Kyle Ketelsen, David Bizic, Colin Balzer / English Voices & Freiburger Barockorchester, Louis Langrée [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Jul/2013 ] A new 'Don Giovanni' in Aix from renowned Russian stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov, awarded best director at the International Opera Awards 2013, and conductor Louis Langrée. |
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W. A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (complete opera recorded in 2010) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Bo Skovhus, Kyle Ketelsen, Marlis Petersen, Kristine Opolais / Louis Langrée (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 31/Jul/2013 ] "Skovhus is electrifying in the lead role as he pivots from roaring malevolence to whispered fragility..The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra under Louis Langree articulates extreme states of mind latent in Mozart's score...This DVD is a must-see" BBC Music |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded in 2007) Glyndebourne Opera / Nina Stemme / Robert Gambill / Katarina Karneus / Bo Skovhus / Jiri Belohlavek [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] "A performance realised to Glyndebourne's highest standards - the chorus and stage brass are Bayreuth-level, the casting immaculate." (Gramophone) |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Robert Gambill, Nina Stemme, Katarina Karnéus, Bo Skovhus / Jirí Belohlavek (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC Blu-Ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "A performance realised to Glyndebourne's highest standards - the chorus and stage brass are Bayreuth-level, the casting immaculate (they can all really sing these parts) and Belohlávek's conducting balanced with a Goodall-like attention to the... |
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W. A. MOZART
The Ultimate Mozart Opera Album [2 CD set] Herbert Lippert, Bo Skovhus, John Dickie, Helen Kwon, and other Naxos recording artists [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] This marvellous selection reveals Mozart's astonishing gift for laying bare the inner lives of the many beloved characters from his most famous operas, whether embroiled in farce or defying fate. |
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BRAHMS
Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 (German Requiem) Inger Dam-Jensen (soprano) Bo Skovhus (baritone) / Danish National Choir/DR / Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR / Gerd Albrecht [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] 'What sets this performance apart from most others are the comparative lightness of its orchestral and choral sonority, transparency of its texture and utter avoidance of stodgy sentimentality… In short this is a warmly recommended release' -... |
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BO HOLTEN
Wisdom and Folly and other Choral Works Jesper Juul Sorensen (trombone) / Danish National Girls Choir/DR / Danish National Choir/DR / Bo Holten, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] "Music full of melodic, harmonic and rhythmic interest" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
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Junge Deutsche Philharmonie/Bo
Stravinsky/Debussy/Bartock: Or [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 (recorded live at the Salzburg Festival in 2009) BLU-RAY Miah Persson, Isabel Leonard, Topi Lehtipuu, Bo Skovhus, Patricia Petibon / Wiener Philharmoniker, Adam Fischer [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] Director Claus Guth's production of Mozart's Da Ponte trilogy for the Salzburg Festival reaches its sensational conclusion with his elegant, stylish production of Così fan tutte from the "Haus für Mozart". Guth bolsters the unity of the cycle by... |
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Mozarteumorchester Salzburg/Bo
Bruckner: Symphony No 4 In E-F [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
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Mozarteumorchester Salzburg/Bo
Bruckner: Symphony No 6 [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 16/Aug/2004 ] |
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Mozarteumorchester Salzburg/Bo
Haydn: Symponies No 60, 88 & 9 [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2010 ] |
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Mozartiumorchester Salzburg/Bo
Bruckner: Symphony No.8 [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
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ORLANDO de LASSO
Lasso: St. Matthew Passion Musica Ficta, Bo Holten [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2018 ] "Lassus's St Matthew Passion is exquisitely delivered by Bo Holten's talented Danish group, and emerges as an austere ceremony, dominated by monophony" MusicWeb |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Treasury of Danish Song Musica Ficta, Bo Holten [ Naxos / CD Box Set - released 5/Dec/2025 ] This encyclopaedic survey (18 CDs) represents Bo Holten and Musica Ficta's 25-year odyssey to collate and record the magnificent wealth of Danish part-songs. The project began in 1996 to much acclaim - Gramophone wrote: 'Musica Ficta cannot put a... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Danish Christmas Malene Mordtorp (soprano), Sine Bungaard (soprano) Musica Ficta, Bo Holten [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/1999 ] "Here a very pretty anthology of Danish noëls by composers and arrangers who are more or less familiar but always talented. ... To be heard all year round." (Translated from the original French) - Diapason, February 2000 |
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PUCCINI / MOZART / LEONCAVALLO / VERDI / ROSSINI
Famous Baritone Arias Roberto Servile (baritone), Georg Tichy (baritone), Natale de Carolis (baritone), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Andrea Martin (baritone), Roberto Frontali (b [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] Baritone airs from Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Tosca, Falstaff, etc |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The Winter's Tale (recorded live in 2021) Royal Shakespeare Company / Andrew French, Kemi-Bo Jacobs, Joseph Kloska, Georgia Landers [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 24/Jun/2022 ] King Leontes rips his family apart but grief opens his heart. Will he find the child he abandoned before it is too late? This production of Shakespeares play is staged for the screen by the RSC. |
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W.A. MOZART
Don Giovanni (Highlights) Torsten Kerl (Tenor), Adrianne Pieczonka (Soprano), Bo Skovhus (Baritone), Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Michael Halasz (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] Don Giovanni won immediate success in Prague and a performance was commanded in Vienna for the following May. |
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Barry Van Zyl & The Bo Kaap Collective
Goema Music from Cape Town, South Africa [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Goema [pronounce: "gooma"] music from the Bo Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa, as played today, still in its traditional format with voices, percussion, bass, banjo and guitar. |
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MOZART / VERDI / BIZET / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Great Opera Regina Schorg (soprano), Ildiko Raimondi (soprano), Torsten Kerl (tenor), Janusz Monarcha (bass), Bo Skovhus (baritone), Ramón Vargas (tenor), etc [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2012 ] The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest works in the repertoire, the boxes are bursting with wonderful pieces of music,... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Vienna Opera / Ausrine Stundyte, Bo Skovhus, Natascha Petrinsky, Elena Zaremba / Constantin Trinks (cond) [ C Major / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "AušrinÄ— StundytÄ— has in recent years made the role of Renate her own; and with the openness and generosity of her soprano, its control of colour, its capacity for tender lyricism with a tragic edge, she is perfect as the suffering heart of the work" |
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FRANZ LEHAR
The Count of Luxemburg (Der Graf von Luxemburg) the complete operetta recorded in 2005 Vienna Theatre / Bo Skovhus / Juliane Banse / Rainer Trost / Alfred Eschwe (cond) [ CPO DVD / DVD - released 14/Aug/2006 ] G :- "splendid musically" (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |