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HEROLD
La Fille Mal Gardee (complete ballet with chorography by Frederick Ashton recorded in 2005) The Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Carlos Acosta / Marianela Nunez / William Tuckett / Anthony Twiner (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Aug/2008 ] G - 'The Royal Ballet's present revival makes much of its vigorous characters, its brilliantly virtuosic solos and duets…[Marianella Nunez] gives the swift, intricate footwork as gorgeously as I have ever seen it.' (The Stage) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
The Best of Schubert (LP) Royal Concertgebouw, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) / Alban Berg Quartet / Barbara Bonney (sop) / Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Warner Classics / LP - released 19/Jan/2024 ] This collection of some of Schubert's greatest masterpieces features performances by first-class musicians including Elisabeth Leonskaja, Barbara Bonney, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Alexandre Tharaud, Alban Berg Quartett, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon,... |
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W. A. MOZART
Symphonies 38 'Prague', 39, 40, 41 'Jupiter' [plus bonus CD] Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Special 25th anniversary edition with bonus CD of selected works from the Nikolaus Harnoncourt catalogue. |
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SMETANA
Ma Vlast / Overtures / Bartered Bride [excerpts] Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti / The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "The sound is resonant and full-bodied,..this remains an enjoyable programme." (Gramophone on the Overtures & Dances) |
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BRUCKNER
Symphonies 1 & 9, Te Deum Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink [ Philips Duo / 2 CD - released 16/Jun/2003 ] Bernard Haitink has been acclaimed as one of the great Bruckner interpreters and he was one of the first to record all of the symphonies. |
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DVORAK
Dvorak: Composer Series [2 CD set] Pierre-Laurent-Aimard (pinao), Royal Concertgebouw & Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Aug/2009 ] "This superbly played Seventh has a lot going for it...Harnoncourt is impressive...The recording is splendidly full and resonant, with every detail registering." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
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BRAHMS
Symphonies (complete) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly [ Decca Collectors Edition / 3 CD - released 20/Dec/2006 ] "The recording is outstanding, as is the playing of the full orchestra" The Classical Good CD Guide. |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Complete Symphonies - The Chief Conductors Edition Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Willem Mengelberg, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons, Eduard van Beinum [ RCO Live SACD / 15 CD Box Set - released 2/May/2025 ] In 1903, Gustav Mahler conducted his own work with the Concertgebouw Orchestra for the first time. He was ecstatic about orchestra, choirs and audience: 'The music culture in this country is astonishing! The way these people can listen!' |
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COPLAND / ADAM / TCHAIKOVSKY / STRAVINSKY / PONCHIELLI / SAINT-SAENS
Essential Ballets (excerpts from 'the Nutcracker', 'Petrushka', 'Giselle', 'Swan Lake' & 'Coppelia') Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Israel Philharmonic Orchestra / Suisse Romande Orchestra [ Decca / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] All the very best ballet music on a specially priced double CD set. |
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BENNETT / BLISS / BRITTEN / DYSON / ELGAR / MacMILLAN / etc
Hymns to Saint Cecilia Royal Holloway Choir, Rupert Gough [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Mar/2017 ] "If the handful of soprano solos spread across the disc are anything to go by, Gough has an exceptional group of singers here. They are impressively responsive" Gramophone |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 & Orchestral Works Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek [ Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 19/Aug/2016 ] "(In the Scherzo) the Czech blood rises, the cross-rhythms stamp home and one glimpses something of the genuine article. I like his fresh and very personal characterization in the Trio here: a folksy lilt in the phrasing and subtle shading in the... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13 / Prince Rostislav Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/May/2014 ] BBC Music Award Nomination 2015 - Orchestral |
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Symphonies 6 & 7 Royal Livrpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Nov/2000 ] 'Surely about the most imposing symphonic cycle in progress by any living composer... the involvement and sweep of the performances are thrilling' (The Independent) |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Aug/2016 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Opera / BBC MUSIC AWARD WINNER 2014: DVD Performance |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) [complete opera recorded in 2007] Natalie Dessay, Juan Diego Florez, Felicity Palmer, Alessandro Corbelli, Donald Maxwell, Dawn French, Orchestra & Choir of the Royal Opera House, Brun [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - DVD - "The Royal Opera's new staging of La Fille du régiment will probably go down in history as one of the company's great achievements ... Laurent Pelly's production casts Natalie Dessay and Juan... |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (complete opera recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Pietro Spagnoli, Ferruccio Furlanetto / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Nov/2015 ] "The Royal Opera's cheerful and colourful new production of Rossini's most popular work is a copper- bottomed hit." The Daily Telegraph |
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VERDI
Les vêpres siciliennes (complete opera recorded in 2013) Royal Opera House / Lianna Haroutounian, Bryan Hymel, Erwin Schrott, Michael Volle / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics / Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 25/Mar/2015 ] "Pappano gets huge power and tension from the ensemble, and paces the long evening to perfection...sound and balance are good, and the filming has a real sense of the style of the show." (Gramophone) |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Les vêpres siciliennes (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Lianna Haroutounian, Bryan Hymel, Erwin Schrott, Michael Volle / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics / Opus Arte / Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Mar/2015 ] Presented in its Covent Garden premiere in Autumn 2013, this staging - directed by Stefan Herheim and conducted by the Royal Opera's Music Director, Verdi specialist Sir Antonio Pappano went on to win the prestigious Olivier Award for Best New Opera. |
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VERDI
Don Carlo (complete opera recorded in 2008) Royal Opera House / Marina Poplavskaya, Simon Keenlyside, Rolando Villazón, Ferruccio Furlanetto / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics DVD / DVD - released 1/May/2016 ] National Theatre director Nicholas Hytner's new staging of Verdi's grandest - and arguably greatest - opera, Don Carlo, was the highlight of the 2007/2008 Royal Opera House season. This new production marked Rolando Villazón's much anticipated,... |