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Orch E Coro Del Teatro Lirico
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend Of [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 27/Feb/2012 ] |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Overtures Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Michele Mariotti [ Pentatone / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] From the moment they were performed, Gioachino Rossini's overtures have enjoyed the status of colourful, elegant orchestral showpieces. With their sweet cantilene, their rich harmonies, their brilliant orchestration, and their powerful and exciting... |
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Orchestra Del Teatro Massimo P
Berg: Lulu (Original Version) [ Oehms Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Sep/2011 ] |
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NINO ROTA
'La Strada' Ballet Suite; Sinfonia sopra una canzone d'amore; Waltzes from 'Il Gattopardo' Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro Massimo di Palermo; Marzio Conti [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] Rota's orchestral music has recently undergone a reappraisal. Much of this music is rare on CD and this programme is unique. |
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LEONCAVALLO
La Nuit de mai: Opera Arias and Songs Placido Domingo (tenor) / Lang Lang (piano) / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Alberto Veronesi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 29/Jul/2010 ] "Relatively old Domingo sings with the voice of the young poet and really does love it! This is an astonishing performance, even for him" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine, August 2010 |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Puccini Festival Torre del Lago / Daniela Dessì, Fabio Armiliato, Alessandro Luongo, Alida Berti, Federico Longhi / Valerio Galli (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 11/May/2016 ] STAGED BY: Ettore Scola Puccini's masterpiece La Bohème is by far the most represented opera in the world. At the famous Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, where Puccini composed his main operas, La Bohème is directed by one of Italy's greatest... |
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JEAN BOYER
Boyer: Chansons à boire et à danser & Airs de cour Ratas del viejo Mundo [ Ramée / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Parisian composer Jean Boyer's Recueil d Airs à boire et danser from 1636 belongs to a genuinely French genre of drinking and dance songs, a more light-hearted offspring of the Air de cour. The latter, a courtly secular strophic song, became one... |
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PUCCINI / DELIBES / ROSSINI / WAGNER ./ VERDI / CANTANI / BIZET
The Movies Go To The Opera Renata Scotto, Jose Carreras, Mady Mesple, Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Carlo del Monte, Victoria de los Angeles, etc [ EMI / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] Favourite classical tracks from classic movies! |
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VERDI
Aida (complete opera recorded in 1952) Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Ebe Stignani, Aldo Protti / Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Alberto Erede [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Recorded 1952 |
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PUCCINI
Tosca (highlights from the complete opera) Renata Tebaldi, Monaco del Monaco, George London / St Cecilia, Rome, Francesco Molinari-Pradel [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 16/Nov/2014 ] Highlights from the classic recording |
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Rhythms Del Mundo
Cuba [ Universal Music / CD - released 4/Jan/2007 ] This is an exciting collaborative album, which fuses the hot Afro-Cuban sounds of The Buena Vista Social Club with tracks from The Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Coldplay, The Kaiser Chiefs, Jack Johnson and many others. |
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Rhythms del Mundo
Revival [ Liberation Records / CD - released 23/Sep/2010 ] Gorillaz, Dizzee Rascal, Bob Dylan, Green Day, Coldplay, Wyclef Jean, Groove Armada, Franz Ferdinand and KT Tunstall join the 'Revival'! |
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ROSSINI
Rossini: Mosè in Egitto (complete opera recorded in August 2011) Riccardo Zanellato, Alex Esposito, Dmitry Korchak, Sonia Ganassi / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado & Graham Vick [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] This thought-provoking, modern-day interpretation of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto" sets the scene for superior music-making at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. For conductor Roberto Abbado, the transposition of the action to the present day... |
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ROSSINI
Rossini: Mosè in Egitto (Recorded live at the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, August 2011) Riccardo Zanellato, Alex Esposito, Dmitry Korchak, Sonia Ganassi/ Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado & Graham Vick [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] This thought-provoking, modern-day interpretation of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto" sets the scene for superior music-making at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / In The South / Elegy for Strings Robert Cohen (cello) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Norma del Mar [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 1/Nov/1980 ] Recorded in the Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London - January 1980 & January 1978 |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Villazón - Verdi Rolando Villazon (tenor) / Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino, Gianandrea Noseda [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 8/Nov/2012 ] "Throughout, the greasepaint in Villazón's singing finds a match in the fiery dash of the Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino and its conductor Gianandrea Noseda, always strong on drama, rhythm and colour." The Times, 15th November 2012 *** |
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VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / ROSSINI
Orchestral works (Rec.1959-61 ) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Tullio Serafin [ Medici Masters / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] This Serafin release, in excellent stereo, demonstrates his long and celebrated association with Italian opera, and represents the first of some carefully selected artists and titles for the future. |
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ALBENIZ / TARREGA / RODRIGO / RUIZ-PIPO / SOR / etc
Spanish Guitar Masterpieces Simeon Simov, Irina Kulikova, Norbert Kraft, Adriano Del Sal, Timo Korhonen, Jérémy Jouve, Jürgen Rost (guitars), etc [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Dec/2016 ] Naxos' Easy-Listening Classic series presents a delightful range of guitar music from the Spanish masters performed by leading artists from the vast Naxos label. Music to enjoy at home or work, while relaxing, entertaining or travelling. |
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So Del Teatro Massimo Di Paler
Respighi: Boutique Fantasque [ Cpo / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] |
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POULENC
Les Animaux Modeles / Concert Champetre pour piano et orchestre Stefano Bollani (piano) / Filarmonica '900 del Tearo Regio Di Torino / Jan Latham-Koenig [ Avie / CD - released 16/Feb/2008 ] "From best new talent in 1998 to best musician and best album of 2006 in Italy's Jazz Musica magazine polls, it is safe to say that Stefano Bollani's star is in the ascendancy…" Ian Patterson on Stefan Bollani |