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MARIN MARAIS
Pieces de Viole des Cinq Livres (Livre 1686, 1701, 1711, 1717 & 1725) Jordi Savall (viol) Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Hopkinson Smith (theorbe & guitar) Christophe Coin & Anne Gallet [ Alia Vox SACD / 5 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "These marvelous discs are from 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, and 1992, but you will be very hard-pressed to find much difference in sound quality, especially in these stunningly gripping SACD remasterings-they are simply beautiful," (AudAud) |
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CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK
Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide Judith van Wanroij; Stéphanie d'Oustrac; Cyrille Dubois; Tassis Christoyannis; Jean-Sébastien Bou; David Witczak; Anne-Sophie Petit; Jehanne Amzal; Ma [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Since the Baroque revival of the late 1980s, Iphigénie en Aulide is Gluck's only French opera to have remained unrecorded on period instruments. |
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DEBUSSY / MAHLER / MESSIAEN / RAVEL / STRAVINSKY
Boulez & The Cleveland Orchestra Juliane Banse (soprano) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) / Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon Conductors & Orchestras / 8 CD Box Set - released 25/Jul/2017 ] The sound throughout is exceptionally vivid, and Boulez, the orchestra and his soloists provide exemplary performances at almost every turn: heartily recommended." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004 [on the Debussy/Ravel] |
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GOUNOD
Faust (complete opera) Jussi Bjorling (tenor) Cesare Siepi (bass) Dorothy Kirsten (soprano) Frank Guarrera (baritone) Lawrence Davidson (baritone) Anne Bollinger (sop) [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 3 CD - released 27/Jul/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "This 3 CD set contains some of the most glorious tenor singing ever recorded. Buy it!!!" - Göran Forsling, MusicWeb international, July 2005 |
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LOUISE BERTIN
Bertin: Fausto (complete opera) Karine Deshayes, Karina Gauvin, Ante Jerkunica, Nico Darmanin, Marie Gautrot / Les Talens Lyriques, Fle [ Bru Zane CDs + Book / 2 CD Box Set - released 26/Jan/2024 ] "The performance is a knockout. Rousset conducts with blazing conviction, admirably sustaining the high emotional pitch without once tipping towards melodrama... It's a terrific set and a major rediscovery." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Opera |
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SCHOENBERG / WEBERN / BERG
Second Viennese School (5 CD set incls 'Gurrelieder') Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Philip Langridge / Berlin Philharmonic Simon Rattle [ EMI Classics Budget Box Sets / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2011 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 2002 - Choral (for Gurrelieder) |
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MICHAEL TIPPETT
King Priam (recorded on film, 1985) BLU-RAY Kent Opera / Rodney Macann, Sarah Walker, Howard Haskin & Anne Mason / Sir Roger Norrington (cond) [ Arthaus Monarda Arts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Rodney Macann heads a strong cast in the title role, giving a compelling performance as Priam, alongside Sarah Walker's moving portrayal of Hector's wife, Andromache. Howard Haskin plays Priam's rebellious son Paris, who elopes with Helen. |
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Laurent Lefavre - bassoon; Gordan Nikoliltch - violin; Geneviave Strosser - viola; Jean-Marie Trotereau - cello
Devienne - Bassoon Quartets [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 22/Sep/2003 ] Laurent Lefèvre studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with Maurice Allard and Gilbert Audin. |
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SIBELIUS
The Essential Sibelius (15 CDs at a budget price) Leonidas Kavakos / Anne Sofie von Otter / Monica Groop / Jorma Hynninen / Helsinki University Choir / Lahti Symphony Orch / Gothenburg Symphony Orch [ BIS / 15 CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "The Essential Sibelius...will provide hours of pleasure, discovery and rediscovery for not very much money. If this were your only Sibelius you would have his best music. Alongside this you will become acquainted with some pieces which although not... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (complete opera with libretto) Thomas Allen, Mirella Freni, Anne Sofie von Otter, Neil Shicoff / Staatskapelle Dresden, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1988 ] "James Levine's 1984 recording is characterised by an appropriately full recorded sound and much gutsy playing from his orchestral forces." (MusicWeb) |
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SCHUMANN / LISZT / WEBER / SCRIABIN / BACH / BARTOK
Women at the piano-An anthology of piano performances, Vol. 2 Lili Kraus / Kathleen Long / Raie de Costa / Madeleine de Ellen Ballon / Marie-Aimee Warrot / Galina Werschenska / etc [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] In this second volume, Naxos continues its comprehensive anthology of historic performances by the pioneering women pianists who recorded during the first half of the twentieth century. |
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Marc Grauwels, flute / Marie-Josee Simard, percussion
Music for Flute and Percussion [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] "After twenty years of making music around the world with Marie-Josée Simard, I keep returning to the idea that the strongest, most sensitive pieces of our repertoire are derived directly from folk-music, and those pieces that have been dedicated to... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré & his poets Marc Mauillon (baritone), Anne Le Bozec (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Jan/2020 ] The poetic renewal embodied by Hugo, Baudelaire, Verlaine and so many others after them radically changed the musical landscape and propelled French art song into a true golden age. This tribute to Fauré, the supreme master of the mélodie, gains its... |
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HARRISON BIRTWISTLE
Gawain (complete opera) Marie Angel / Anne Howells / Richard Greager / John Tomlinson [ NMC / 2 CD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] Birtwistle's fascination with myth and ritual has influenced many of his works and this opera, its libretto by David Harsent, is based on the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, with a plot featuring castles, eerie nocturnal... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626 Marie Arnet (soprano) Anna Stephany (mezzo soprano) Darren Jeffery (bass) / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] 'this performance beneifts from marvellous sound and shows Davis secure in his tempo choices and bringing that combination of solemnity, grandeur and drama' Sound **** Performance ***** BBC Music Magazine |
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Marie Davidson
Working Class Woman [ Ninja Tune / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Marie Davidson arrives on Ninja Tune with her vital new album Working Class Woman, a vividly important document that expresses both her state of mind and acts as a comment on the night after night, nightclub culture of which her music has... |
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Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu
Renegade Breakdown [ Ninja Tune / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Marie Davidson is back with a new album, a new band, and a bold new sound under the banner of Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu - a trio formed of friends and collaborators with shared roots in Montreal's DIY scene: Marie, Pierre Guerineau and Asaël R.... |
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Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu
Renegade Breakdown (Double Gatefold LP) [ Ninja Tune / 2 LP - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Marie Davidson is back with a new album, a new band, and a bold new sound under the banner of Marie Davidson & L'Œil Nu - a trio formed of friends and collaborators with shared roots in Montreal's DIY scene: Marie, Pierre Guerineau and Asaël R.... |
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HAYDN / TCHAIKOVSKY / AZARASHVILI / GINASTERA / COREA
Cello Fiesta! Marie Elizabeth Hecker (cello) Giorgi Kharadze (cello) / Kremerata Baltica [ Hanssler Profil / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Excellent performances throughout with crystal clear, demonstration sound." Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 |
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GRIEG / SCHUMANN
Cello Works Marie Hallynck (cello) Cadric Tiberghien (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/May/2002 ] Marie plays an instrument built in 1717. |