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W. A. MOZART
4 Horn Concertos / Piano and Wind Quintet (rec 1953, 1955) Dennis Brain (horn) / Walter Gieseking (piano) / Philharmonia Wind Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 6/Feb/2007 ] "This disc is pure joy. At the price, it is almost a crime not to snap it up." Bargain of the Month MusicWeb May 2007 |
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ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Deutsche Oper Berlin / Sara Jakubiak, Brian Jagde, Josef Wagner, Okka von der Damerau, Derek Welton / Christof Loy [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 7/Jun/2019 ] "Marc Albrecht and his orchestra are familiar, so their excellence is no surprise. But the three lead singers are relative unknowns-and their stupendous performances leave you wondering why." Fanfare |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen [Highlights] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Thomas Stewart, Josephine Veasey, Gundula Janowitz, Jon Vickers, Jess Thomas / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 11/Dec/2013 ] Highlights from Herbert von Karajan's mighty 'Ring' cycle. The disc includes extended highlights from the four 'Ring' operas and allows us to sample Karajan's choice of different singers for the same character in different operas - Fischer-Dieskau's... |
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Dorothy Dorow/Von Bahr/Negro
Dorothy Dorow [ Bis / CD ] |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (rec 1955) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor) / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Herbert von Karajan [ Naxos Historical Great Operas / 2 CD - released 11/May/2006 ] Historical 1955 recording of Die Fledermaus with Schwarzkopf, Gedda, and Karajan. |
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SCHUBERT
Lieder (with works by Beethoven) [recorded 1952-1954] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) with Edwin Fischer (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] Although best remembered in the operatic rôles of the Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier), Countess Madeleine (Capriccio), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), the Countess (Le nozze di Figaro) and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf also enjoyed... |
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W.A. MOZART
Cosi fan tutte (complete opera recorded in 1954) Elisabeth Scwarzkopf / Sesto Bruscantini / Nan Merriman / Philharmonia Orchestra / Herbert Von Karajan [ Naxos Historical Great Operas / 3 CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] The Gramophone reviewer felt "the casting is ideal". He also commented that "Schwarzkopf is in splendid voice as the sentimental Fiordiligi, Merriman equally good as the practical Dorabella, and Otto is a good Despina and very amusing in her assumed... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Gloria in excelsis Deo (first recording) / Dixit Dominus Emma Kirkby, Anne Sofie von Otter / Royal Academy Baroque Orch / Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2001 ] 'The Handel discovery of our time performed with sublime dexterity by Emma Kirkby.' Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Aug 2001) |
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SHUYING LI • JESS LANGSTON TURNER • KEN STEEN GILDA LYONS • ROBERT CARL • JOSEPH TURRIN
Crimson Roses: Contemporary American Choral Music Erinn Sensenig, Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) Musica Viva NY Choir, Musica Viva NY Orchestra, Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Nov/2024 ] The three world premiere choral recordings on this album represent the enduring commitment of Musica Viva NY's artistic director, Alejandro Hernandez Valdez, to perform new works by living composers. Richard Einhorn's The Luminous Ground is a deeply... |
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SCHUBERT
Settings of Various Poets Ferdinand von Bothmer (tenor) & Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 29 / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] The Naxos Deutsche Schubert- Lied- Edition: Schubert set the poetry of over 115 writers to music. He selected poems from classical Greece, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from eighteenth-century German authors, early Romantics, and more. |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (complete opera recorded in 2000) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Mireille Delunsch / Anne Sofie Von Otter / Sylvie Brunet / Charlotte Hellekant / Marc Minkowski (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 24/Jul/2007 ] G - "The casting on the whole is successful, with Nero sung by Mireille Delunsch, a choice that is not only musically successful (particularly in duets with Anne Sofie von Otter), but also opens up the interesting dramatic possibility of presenting... |
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PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Complete Operas) [with Opera Intermezzi] Fiorenza Cossotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Giuseppe Taddei / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro all Scala, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 3/Feb/2002 ] Includes a booklet with the synopsis and libretto of both operas in German, Italian, English and French. |
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DAVE BRUBECK
Across Your Dreams: Frederica von Stade sings Brubeck Frederica Von Stade (soprano) with Chris & Dave Brubeck [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] Across Your Dreams is a collection of compositions, written by Dave and Chris Brubeck, that weave the stories of life and family into a beautiful tapestry of song. The compositions feature von Stadewith Chris Brubeck and Bill Crofut with lyrics by... |
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FAURE / STRAUSS / MAHLER / COPLAND / IVES / etc
Lieder (recorded 1986) Frederica von Stade (mezzo) Martin Katz (piano) [ ORFEO / CD - released 30/Aug/2013 ] "the mezzo-soprano on excellent form in a fascinating programme … Katz is a consistently birlliant accompanist and the programme is as absorbing as it is enterprising. Nobody who admires this singer should hesitate for a moment." (International Record Rev |
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ROGERS & HART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: My Funny Valentine: Songs from the Shows Frederica von Stade (soprano) / Ambrosian Singers & London Symphony Orchestra, John McGlinn [ EMI Red Line / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] The songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart was one of the most successful on Broadway from the '20s until Hart's death in 1943. They met in 1919, whilst attending Columbia University and had their first success in 1925 with the... |
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MAHLER
Symphony No. 4 / Songs of a Wayfarer Frederica von Stade (soprano) / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Yoel Levi, conductor [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "The Fourth always seemed like suitable territory for this conductor. And so it proves. A mass of detail and colour is unearthed by his fine Atlanta orchestra." - Gramophone |
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ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
The Sound of Music Frederica von Stade (soprano) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] Frederica von Stade, described by The New York Times as "one of America's finest artists and singers," stands now at the pinnacle of a career that has taken her to the stages of the world's great opera houses, as well as concert and recital platforms... |
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MOZART / ROSSINI
Opera Arias Frederica von Stade (soprano) / Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Edo de Waart [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "A mostly satisfying experience." - Scott Morrison (Amazon.co.uk) |
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Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Tyne Daly, London Symphony Orchestra. Michael Tilson Thomas
Bernstein - On the Town [ DG Awards Collection / CD - released 8/May/2005 ] Gramophone Award Winner: Music Theatre 1994 |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Telemann: Tafelmusik Part I-III (complete) Freiburg Barockorchester / Petra Mullejans, Gottfried von der Goltz [ Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "I was reminded time and again that Telemann's music is extraordinarily good, and amazed at the quality of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra's performances. This is an unmitigated joy." Gramophone Magazine Award Finalist 2011 - Baroque Instrumental |