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J H ROMAN
The 12 Keyboard Sonatas (Sonatas 8-12) Anna Paradiso (harpsichord/clavichord) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] The music of Johan Helmich Roman, often called 'the father of Swedish music' owes as much to Italy - specifically Naples - as it does to Sweden: the restlessness of the harmonic idiom, the continuous melodic shifts and the theatrical character.... |
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WILLIAM ALWYN
Alwyn: Miss Julie (complete opera) Anna Patalong, Benedict Nelson, Rosie Aldridge, Samuel Sakker / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] ""It is sensationally gripping…There is a highly strung, obsessive streak to the music that could come straight out of Vertigo, and how heartening it is to find an English composer writing with such passion" Financial Times |
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FRANCESCO CAVALLI / CHRISTOPH GRAUPNER / FRANZ TUNDER etc
Celebration of Life in Death Anna Prohaska; La Folia Barockorchester; Robin Peter Müller [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Constantly in search of eclectic and meaningful programmes, the soprano Anna Prohaska here celebrates 'life in death'. An ambitious programme, conceived with Robin Peter Müller and his ensemble La Folia, which takes us on a journey across the... |
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J.S BACH
Bach: Redemption Anna Prohaska (soprano), Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] Anna Prohaska asked Wolfgang Katschner and the Lautten Compagney at the outset of the coronavirus crisis whether they shouldn't spontaneously organize a musical get-together in this period. This has now resulted in Redemption. |
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PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina Anna Prohaska (soprano) / Bernarda Fink (mezzo) / Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin / Berhard Forck [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "The Akademie establishes the poignancy of atmosphere at the start, and all the performances are stylish and emotionally in keeping." (Daily Telegraph) |
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CASTELLO / CASTROVILLARI / GRAUPNER / HASSE / PURCELL / etc
Serpent & Fire Anna Prohaska (soprano) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] "Another stunner from soprano Anna Prohaska...It's all beautifully planned and paced, with riveting instrumental interludes from Il Giardino Armonico." The Observer |
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RAVEL / BERNSTEIN / MESSIAEN / WOLF / FAURE / DEBUSSY / PURCELL / etc
Anna Prohaska - Paradise Lost Anna Prohaska (soprano), Julius Drake (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Song |
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PROKOFIEV / BERG / TCHIAKOVSKY
Claudio Abbado conducts Prokofiev, Berg & Tchaikovsky Anna Prohaska (soprano) / Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela / Claudio Abbado [ Accentus Music DVD / DVD - released 16/Feb/2011 ] "Aided by superb camera work, we see him, gaunt but energised, bringing sophistication and élan to Prokofiev's monster canvas, conjuring magic and fragrance from the Berg and driving the Pathétique to the edge of the abyss." (The Financial Times) |
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Mahler, Gu
Das Lied von der Erde Anna Reynolds, Jess Thomas; Wiener Symphoniker, Josef Krips [ ORFEO / CD - released 3/Apr/1992 ] |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Ciro in Babilonia (complete opera) Anna Rita Gemmabella / Islam-Ali-Zade / Riccardo Botta / ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir / Wurttemberg Philharmonic Orchestra / Antonino Fogliani [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] Rossini's Ciro in Babilonia is a bold fusion of biblical and secular subjects set to brilliant, thrilling music. Although intended to be staged during Lent, Ciro includes all the time-honoured ingredients of serious opera such as the test of love,... |
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Anna Rugis
Cave Songs [ Anna Rugis / CD - released 9/Jun/2008 ] 'Cave Songs' is a series of seven poems set over, and weaving through, seven different chants. This is the second album from Anna Rugis, which was originally released in 2003. |
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Anna Rugis
Daisy Face [ Red Ear / CD - released 3/May/2010 ] 'Daisy Face' is a collection of songs written especially for preschoolers. They are exceptionally musical, though simple and engaging, perfect for music and movement pay either at home or within a care group. |
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Anna Rugis
Island Dreams: A Musical Adventure [ RedEar / CD - released 4/Aug/2008 ] 'Island Dreams' is an ecological musical adventure from Auckland based Anna Rugis, aimed at children from the ages of 3 to 12. The purely New Zealand context makes this a perfect learning tool... |
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Anna Rugis
Kids for Life [ Ode Records / CD - released 30/Nov/2009 ] These are songs you will love to sing with your children. There's dancing, laughter, funny voices and ideas to talk about, that will inspire further investigation. |
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Anna Rugis
Reconciliation: The Company of Saints and Sages [ Ruby Heart Records / CD - released 21/Apr/2008 ] This is the debut album from Anna Rugis, which was originally released in 1997 and is now available again. "For unique, compelling music, 'Reconciliation' recently settled near the top of my list. Anna Rugis possesses a pure fluid voice... |
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Anna Rugis
River Songs [ Red Ear / CD - released 3/May/2010 ] 'River Songs' by NZ singer Anna Rugis is designed for intermediate schools and all level primaries. It features 9 songs, each with a short introductory script highlighting an ecological topic. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classic Meets Movie - Shaken Not Stirred Anna Scheps (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] From the late Romanticism of the music from Pearl Harbour to the delicacy and refinement of The Girl with the Pearl Earring, Anna Scheps brings the full resources of the piano to bear on some of the most beautiful and rousing film scores. |
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BORIS PIGOVAT
Requiem - 'The Holocaust' / Poem of Dawn Anna Serova (viola) / Croatian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Guerini [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Of Ukrainian origin, Boris Pigovat is now based in Israel where he has won several distinguished national awards. His Holocaust Requiem received the ACUM prize in 1995, and was premièred at a concert dedicated to the massacre of Jews at Babi Yar.... |
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Sir WILLIAM WALTON / ROBERTO MOLINELLI
Walton: Cello Concerto (arr. viola) / Molinelli: Lady Walton's Garden '/ etc Anna Serova (viola) / Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento, Roberto Molinelli (conductor/electronics) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] With his distinctive blend of incisive drama and lyrical expressiveness, Sir William Walton considered his cello to be the best of his three concertos for string instruments - heard here for the first time in a stunning transcription for viola. |
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Anna St. Louis
First Songs (LP) [ Woodsist / LP - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Despite her last name, Anna St. Louis was born and raised in Kansas City. She grew up a painter and singing in punk bands, eventually leaving her hometown to attend art school in Philadelphia. After graduating she made the move to Los Angeles where... |