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ROSSINI
L'Italiana in Algeri [An Italian in Algeries] (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Anna Goryachova, Alex Esposito, Yijie Shi & Mario Cassi / José Ramón Encinar [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Pesaro's new offering in 2013 was an off-the-wall production of Rossini's popular comedy, 'The Italian Girl in Algiers', presented as a Swinging Sixties, James Bond adventure, set in the desert oil fields of the North African coast. Davide... |
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SIBELIUS
Karelia (Complete incidental music); Press Celebrations Music Tellu Virkkala (soprano) Anna-Kaisa Liedes (soprano) Juha Kotilainen (baritone) / Tampere Philharmonic Choir. Tampere Philharmonic. Tuomas Ollila, con [ Ondine 20th anniversary / CD - released 25/Feb/2005 ] "Sibelius presented with unshakeable confidence. Outstanding - one of the glories of the catalogue. No Sibelian should be without this disc" - MusicWeb Feb 2005 |
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BRAHMS / HOUGH
Other Love Songs The Prince Consort / Alisdair Hogarth (with Anna Leese, soprano) [ Linn SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Sep/2011 ] "finely judged, delightfully youthful performances...Hough finds a language, a style, a startling response for the unique and elusive scent of each poem. There are solos and various pairings of voices, interwoven with often surprising and always... |
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GIOVANNI GIROLAMO KAPSBERGER
Labirinto d'amore Thomas Dunford (lute) & Anna Reinhold (soprano) [ Alpha / CD - released 1/Jun/2014 ] The 'Eric Clapton of the lute' (BBC Magazine) comes back to the Alpha microphones, this time with the soprano Anna Reinhold. Here, Thomas Dunford applies his truly prodigious virtuosity to the eight Toccatas from the first book by Meister... |
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KAPSBERGER
Labirinto d'amore Thomas Dunford (lute) & Anna Reinhold (soprano) [ Alpha / CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2015 ] The 'Eric Clapton of the lute' (BBC Magazine) comes back to the Alpha microphones, this time with the soprano Anna Reinhold. Here, Thomas Dunford applies his truly prodigious virtuosity to the eight Toccatas from the first book by Meister... |
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Amadigi di Gaula (complete opera) Tim Mead, Mary Bevan, Anna Dennis, Hilary Summers, Patrick Terry / Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / Chaccone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Sep/2022 ] "...Christian Curnyn's answering restraint reveals the stark solos, shimmering textures, ringing silences and stunning one-to-a-part counterpoint of music that fairly bursts with its composer's early genius." Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Nov 22 |
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Trio MediAval-Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Torunn Astrem Ossum
Soir, dit-elle [ ECM Records / CD - released 18/May/2004 ] "They don't come better than these." William Dart (NZ Herald June 16th 2004) |
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VALERY GERGIEV
You Cannot Start Without Me: Valery Gergiev - Maestro Valery Gergiev (conductor) with Yefim Bronfman, Renee Fleming, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anna Netrebko, etc [ BelAir Classiques DVD / DVD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas Voices Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne, Renata Tebaldi, Anna Netrebko, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, etc [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2009 ] The world's greatest voices in a collection of the most beautiful sacred songs and carols. featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Leontyne Price, Anne Sofie von Otter, José Carreras, Anna Netrebko, Renata Tebaldi, and more. |
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ESSENTIAL OPERA DIVAS
Essential Opera Divas [2 CD set] Various Artists incls Elina Garanca, Joan Sutherland, June Anderson, Anna Moffo, Berverly Sills, Angela Gheorghiu & Leontyne Price [ EMI Essential / 2 CD - released 18/Jan/2013 ] Welcome to Diva world - hear the stars of the operatic stage...Karita Mattila, Montserrat Caballé, Edita Gruberova, Dame Margaret Price, Elina Garanca, Anna Moffo, Anna Moffo & others. |
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CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Complete Chamber Music Trio Ernest, Frank Braley, Anna Agafia Egholm, Ari Evan [ Fuga Libera / 4 CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] In the domain of chamber music, César Franck is mainly remembered for his three mature masterpieces: the Violin Sonata, the Piano Quintet and the String Quartet. However, right from his early days in Paris, the young piano virtuoso wrote and... |
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Various Artists / Mixed by Goodwill and Anna Lunoe
Clubbers Guide to Spring 2011 (Australian Edition) [ Ministry of Sound Australia / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2011 ] Your guide to the sounds which will be taking over the dance halls and club floors of the world in the second half of 2011. |
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Various Artists / Mixed by John Course & Anna Lunoe
Clubbers Guide to Spring 2010 (Australasian Edition) [ Ministry of Sound Australia / 2 CD - released 16/Sep/2010 ] Art vs Science, Bart B More, Laidback Luke, Moby, T-Rek, Carte Blanche, Crookers, Hook N Sling, LCD Soundsystem, Flight Facilities, Two Door Cinema Club and more. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Classic 100: Beethoven Jayson Gillham, Nicole Car, Gerard Willems, Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Anna Goldsworthy, the Goldner String Quartet. [ ABC Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2020 ] In 2019, Beethoven was revealed as Australia's favourite composer, topping the Classic 100: Composer countdown. And so in 2020, to celebrate his 250th birthday, we're dedicating the Classic 100 to Beethoven. |
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VERDI / DONIZETTI / BERLIOZ / SIBELIUS / RACHMANINOV / etc
Georges Prêtre - The Complete RCA Album Collection Various orchestras conducted by Georges Prêtre, with Alexis Weissenberg, Anna Moffo, Carlo Bergonzi, Shirley Verrett, etc [ Sony RCA Red Seal / 12 CD Box Set - released 3/Dec/2017 ] A box with 12 CDs brings together the complete recordings for RCA of the great French director GEORGES PRÊTRE, who died in January 2017 at the age of 92 years. This complete compilation honors his legacy, both in opera and concert repertoires. The... |