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ROSSINI
Guglielmo Tell [William Tell] (complete opera recorded in 1988) La Scala Opera / Giorgio Zancanaro / Chris Merritt / Giorgio Surjan / Cheryl Studer / Riccardo Muti (cond) [ Opus Arte / Rai Trade / La Scala Collection DVD / 2 DVD - released 4/May/2004 ] G :- Riccardo Muti conducts a fine cast led by Giorgio Zancanaro in the title role of Rossini's towering and opulent last opera with the Corps de Ballet, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala. Sung in Italian |
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ROSSINI
La donna del lago (complete opera recorded in 1992) La Scala Opera / Rockwell Blake / Giorgio Surjan / Chris Merritt / June Anderson / Riccardo Muti (cond) [ Opus Arte / Rai Trade / La Scala Collection DVD / DVD - released 16/Dec/2004 ] G :- "Mature Rossini at his best and most demanding. I recommend it to enthusiasts of the opera seria now slowly gaining a foothold in the repertoire" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky Gala - highlights from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty & Nutcracker (Recorded at the Teatro all Scala in 2007) La Scala / Polina Semionova / Nadja Saidakova / Ronald Savkovic / David Coleman (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] G : - "The dancing is uniformly excellent, and conductor David Coleman leads the La Scala orchestra in bravura performances of some of Tchaikovsky's greatest ballet music." (AudAud.com) |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky Gala - highlights from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty & Nutcracker (Recorded at the Teatro all Scala in 2007) BLU-RAY La Scala / Polina Semionova / Nadja Saidakova / Ronald Savkovic / David Coleman (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Jan/2009 ] Blu-Ray - "The dancing is uniformly excellent, and conductor David Coleman leads the La Scala orchestra in bravura performances of some of Tchaikovsky's greatest ballet music." (AudAud.com) |
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WAGNER
Tristan und Isolde (Complete opera recorded live in 2007) BLU-RAY La Scala Opera / Waltraud Meier, Ian Storey, Gerd Grochowski, Matti Salminen / Daniel Barenboim (conductor) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Nov/2015 ] "The gaudiest event of the opera season in Europe, La Scala's opener on Dec. 7 was a sublime new version of Tristan und Isolde directed by Patrice Chéreau under the baton of the house's new principal guest conductor, Daniel Barenboim." New York Times |
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ALBINONI / PISENDEL / VIVALDI
Per Monsieur Pisendel La Serenissima: Adrian Chandler, violin Gareth Deats, cello Robert Howarth, harpsichord [ Avie / CD - released 10/Mar/2003 ] This is the debut recording by the young English violinist Adrian Chandler, whose passion for Vivaldi led to his exploration of several of the Red Priest's contemporaries, including Albinoni, and the younger, dazzling German violinist and composer... |
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La Serenissima
Vivaldi: L'amore Per Elvira [ Linn / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Oct/2006 ] |
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ALIBINONI / LOTTI / VERACINI / VIVALDI / PORTA / POLLAROLO
Venice by Night Peter Whelan (bassoon) Mhairi Lawson (soprano) Simon Munday (trumpet) / La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler [ Avie / CD - released 20/Aug/2012 ] "Peter Whelan is a virtuoso bassoonist...Simon Munday proves an impeccable trumpeter...With five 'first recordings', this is not to be missed." (BBC Music) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The French Connection La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler [ Avie / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "The orchestral sound, as always with La Serenissima, achieves bright attractiveness and vivacity without feeling the need to pursue the taut energy of some other groups." Gramophone Awards 2010 - Finalist (Baroque Instrumental) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi x2² La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler [ Signum / CD - released 2/Aug/2024 ] "La Serenissima offers an appealing conspectus of Vivaldi's colourfully instrumental palette." BBC Music |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi's women - Instrumental and vocal sacred music La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (conductor/viola d'amore)) with Claire Booth (soprano), Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano) & Jessica Dandy (alto) [ Signum / CD - released 26/Aug/2022 ] A vibrant collection of some of the more unusual works penned by Vivaldi for performance by the figlie di coro at Venice's famous Ospedale della Pietà, this recording also stars a newly commissioned viola d'amore made to a design penned by Stradivari |
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GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Tartini: Diavolo - 6 Violin Sonatas La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (director / violin) [ Signum / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] The latest instalment from baroque ensemble La Serenissima. Often compared to Vivaldi, Giuseppe Tartini was a famous virtuoso violinist and highly respected teacher, and is best known for the sonata "Il Trillo del Diavolo" (The Devi's Trill) which is... |
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VIVALDI / SAMMARTINI / LOCATELLI / TARTINI
The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740: Volume Three: The Golden Age La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler (violin and director) [ Avie / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "Everything about their performances here is perfectly judged, right down to the percussionist's evident enjoyment of the unusual drum thwacks in RV562a." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month August 2008) |
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SCARLATTI / ABACO / VANDINI/ MANCINI / TARTINI / VIVALDI
Settecento: Baroque Instrumental Music from the Italian States La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler, with Tabea Debus (recorders) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Feb/2021 ] 'Settecento' is the style of art, music and architecture that emerged in Italy in the early 18th century, celebrated here by La Serenissima and Adrian Chandler with a collection of works from that era. |
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MICHEL-RICHARD DELALANDE
Delalande: Symphonies Pour Les Soupers Du Roy [Symphonies for the King's Supper] La Simphonie du Marais, Hugo Reyne [ Camera Obscura / Harmonia Mundi / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/1990 ] Hugo Reyne, known until then as the 'recorder-player of Les Arts Florissants', presented the first-ever completed recording of the Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy with his ensemble La Simphonie du Marais, founded three years previously |
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La Stagione
Abel:chamber Music [ Cpo / CD ] |
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MATEO FLECHA
Ensaladas (with de Cabezon - Diferencias) La Stagione Armonica / Concerto di Viole 'Amoroso' / Sergio Balestracci / Massimiliano Raschietti (organ) [ CPO SACD / SACD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] La Stagione Armonica; Concerto di Viole 'L'Amoroso', Sergio Balestracci |
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La Stagione Ffurt/Schneider
Musica Sacra Hamburgensis [ Cpo / CD - released 7/Sep/2009 ] |
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La Stagione Frankfurt
Le Duc: Symphonic Works [ Cpo / CD - released 2/Jul/2007 ] |
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
The Complete Wind Concertos La Stagione Frankfurt, Camerata Köln, Michael Schneider [ CPO / 8 CD - released 17/Aug/2015 ] Telemann's Wind Concertos - Complete! Telemann wrote instrumental concertos for all the wind instruments of his epoch - for example, for oboe and oboe d'amore and for transverse flute, recorder, and flauto pastorale. Since he could play most of these... |