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MERCADANTE
I Briganti (complete opera) Bruno Praticò, Vittorio Prato (bass), Maxim Mironov, Jesús Ayllón (tenor), Petya Ivanova (soprano) / Virtuosi Brunensis, Antonino Fogliani [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "Antonino Fogliani, conducting a Czech orchestra and Polish choir, must take credit for the spirit and style of performance." Financial Times, 29th June 2014 |
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... |
TRADITIONAL
Benedictus Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) Rhys Meirion (tenor) with Catrin Finch & Ensemble Cymru [ ABC / Sain Records / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] |
BIZET / BOITO / GOUNOD / ROSSINI / VERDI
Carlo Colombara: The Art of the Bass Carlo Colombara (bass) / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra & Prague Tchaikovsky Orchestra [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 15/Feb/2012 ] "It all proves to be quite entertaining, both for the rarely collected bass opera repertoire and for the fine performances of Colombara, both musical and dramatic…the cleverly staged visual elements add greatly to the total package." Fanfare |
PURCELL / BLOW
Odes & Songs Carlos Mena & Damien Guillon (countertenors) & Philippe Pierlot (bass viol, direction) / Ricercar Consort [ Mirare / CD - released 10/Oct/2010 ] "Sound is colorful, vivid, and nicely placed among the instruments, with an excellent balance and well-nigh perfectly judged sense of proportion. These songs are among Purcell's best, and the Blow has never been recorded better, so this gets an easy... |
IGNAZIO CIRRI
Cirri: Sonatas and Duos for Cello Carlos Montesinos Defez (cello) / Breaking Bass Ensemble [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] The debut album from a Spanish string-bass ensemble with a mission to revive lost treasures of chamber music from the Baroque era. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies Carole Farley (soprano) Alfreda Hodgson (contralto) Stuart Burrows (tenor), Norman Bailey (bass) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Doráti [ Deusche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 7/Apr/2023 ] For Antal Doráti, one of the mid-twentieth century's most gifted conductors, Beethoven was a central repertoire choice. This symphony cycle was recorded in 1975-76 at the beginning of his tenure as principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic... |
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J. S. BACH
Secular Cantatas Vol VI: Trauerode [BWV198 & BWV1083] Carolyn Sampson, Joanne Lunn (sopranos), Robin Blaze (counter-ten), Gerd Türk (tenor) & Dominik Wörner (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaa [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2016 ] Although Bach's sacred cantatas span a huge expressive range and display a striking stylistic diversity, they were all composed for performance during a church service. In the case of the secular cantatas, on the other hand, their respective purpose... |
MONTEVERDI
The Sacred Music Vol. 2 Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sops) Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor) Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist (ten) Peter Harvey (bass) / King's Consort [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] This second volume of Hyperion's project to record all of Monteverdi's sacred music focuses on works to be found in the 1650 publication Messa a quattro voci e salmi and includes a glorious Mass-setting, Litany of Loreto and the five-part Exultent caeli. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete with bonus CD) Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto) Mark Padmore (tenor) Christopher Purves (bass) / The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2008 ] "a Messiah of splendid vitality and authority, a summation of Christophers's and The Sixteen's Handelian enterprise." International Record Review |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Requiem & Mass Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Hilary Summers (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] "King and his forces give the Mass a satisfyingly spirited performance, but these discs are memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn's astonishing Requiem. This must be one of my records of the year and I do urge you to buy it." -... |
J. S. BACH
Secular Cantatas Vol 1: BWV210 'The Wedding', BWV211 'The Coffee' Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Makoto Sakurada (tenor) Stephan Schreckenberger (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "From a purely musical point of view this is a very good recording. Carolyn Sampson has a beautiful, warm and yet clear voice, which is well suited to this kind of music. Her German pronunciation is quite good too. The other singers - in the Coffee... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas (Vol 41) (Nos BWV56, 82, 84, 156) Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Peter Kooij (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2008 ] Masaaki Suzuki here concentrates on the so-called solo cantatas, providing an opportunity for two of the highly acclaimed soloists of this series, Carolyn Sampson and Peter Kooij, to shine even more brightly. |
JAN DISMAS ZELENKA
Sacred Music Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Rebecca Outram (soprano) Robin Blaze (countertenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Michael Georgr (bass) / King's Consort [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Constantly fascinating to listen to. Especially when performed as beautifully and with such evident care and affection as it is on Robert King's new CD … Zelenka's curious music could scarcely have better advocacy" (Gramophone) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (complete opera filmed In The Settings And At The Times Of Tosca) Catherine Malfitano (soprano), Placido Domingo (tenor), Ruggero Raimondi (bass) / Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of Rai, Zubin Mehta [ Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] Contemporary Rome is the setting for this unique and highly innovative version of Puccini's Tosca, performed in the Roman locations - and at the same times of day - as Puccini had written into his score. |
Cecily Atkinson (alto) Lynton Atkinson (tenor) Margaret Burdett (soprano) Jonathan Prentice (bass) Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and orchestra
A Christmas Choral Spectacular (arr. Peter Breiner) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] "The singing and orchestral playing are full of good cheer." -- Geoffrey Norris, The Daily Telegraph, 4/12/04 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Sacred Music (Incls Stabat Mater in G minor & Magnificat in C major) Celina Lindsley (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor) Walton Gronroos (bass) / Rundfunkchor Berlin / Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchestra / Marcus Creed [ Capriccio SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Sep/2005 ] "The performances of all concerned invites considerable praise and when combined with the integrity of Schubert's music this becomes a very desirable release." (MusicWeb June 2005) |
ANDRE CAPLET
Le Miroir De Jesus Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo), Anne Bassand (harp), Marc-Antoine Bonanomi (double bass) [ Mirare / CD - released 11/Mar/2013 ] "The instrumentalists are refinement and rarefaction personified, and the women of the Ensemble Vocal Lausanne sound thoroughly angelic." (International Record Review) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Execution of Stepan Razin (The) / October / 5 Fragments, Op. 42 Charles Robert Austin (Bass-baritone), Abraham Kaplan (Choirmaster), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Apr/2006 ] Dmitry Shostakovich must be reckoned among the leading composers of the twentieth century. Heralded by Soviet authorities following the Bolshevik revolution, his fortunes rose and fell in response to the thoughts and actions of Joseph Stalin. During... |
DITTERSDORF / VANHAL
Double Bass Concertos Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass) / Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] 'An elegant performance. Beautifully played and phrased by Nwanoku, who reveals the lyrical potential of the solo bass' (The Strad) |
