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LOUISE TALMA
American Classics: Louise Talma Ambache Chamber Orchestra & Ensemble, Diana Ambache [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jun/2005 ] |
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AMY BEACH
Quartet for Strings, Op. 89; Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 34; Pastorale, Op. 151; etc Ambache (with Gabrielle Lester (violin), Helen Keen (flute ) and Diana Ambache (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] Penguin Stereo Guide (Rosette Recording) - 'Amy Beach's music inhabits conservative rather than progressive ground, a universe or two removed from American contemporaries like Ives. Nevertheless it is fine work, and it's good to welcome this... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The French Romantic Experience Marc Minkowski, Hervé Niquet, François-Xavier Roth, Christophe Rousset, Diana Damrau, Véronique Gens, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, etc [ Bru Zane / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "Well worth anyone's attention, especially those attracted to the less familiar areas of 19th-century repertoire. In fact, I have rarely encountered a 'compilation' that has yielded so much listening pleasure" Gramophone |
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JOHANNES MATTHESON
Mattheson: De Brauchbare Virtuoso Diana Baroni (transverse flute), Pablo Valetti (violin), Petr Skalka (cello), Dirk Börner (harpsichord) [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 7/Apr/2003 ] |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw (complete opera) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Mark Padmore / Lisa Milne / Catrin Wyn Davies / Diana Montague / Nicholas Kirby Johnson / Caroline Wise [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- "With its short intimate scenes and concentrated lines, the Screw is so cinematic that it's surprising there's only been one previous film. This has just won a Viennese TV award. It's one of the truest opera films to date." (BBC Music) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Magnificat (with Handel - Dixit Dominus) Maarten Engeltjes, Diana Haller, Maximilian Schmitt / Bavarian Radio Chorus & Concerto Koln, Peter Dijkstra [ Br Klassik / CD - released 28/Jan/2013 ] The Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks joins forces with Concerto Köln to produce another superb CD. |
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PUCCINI / ROSSINI / SAINT-SAENS / LEONCAVALLO / DONIZETTI / FLOTOW / MASCAGNI/ etc
Great Arias & Ensembles from your favourite opera (sung in English) Della Jones / Dennis O'Neill / Jane Eaglen / Cynthia Haymon / Susan Parry / Alan Opie / Diana Montague / Philharmonia Orchestra / David Parry [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 20/Nov/2008 ] "Here is a 74-minute sampler from Chandos' excellent Opera in English series. Tenor Dennis O'Neill features prominently in many excerpts and he's a known quantity...This is a nice collection, unique in its own way, and recommended."(ClassicsToday) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mass in C minor, K427 'Great' Diana Damrau, Juliane Banse (sopranos), Lothar Odinius (tenor), Markus Marquardt (bass) / Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling [ Hanssler / CD - released 11/Aug/2008 ] Zachary Lewis in Time Out Chicago: "Thanks to Amadeus, everyone knows Mozart died with pen in hand. But the Requiem isn´t the only thing Mozart left unfinished. He also wrote little more than sketches for much of this great C minor Mass of 1783. In... |
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SALIERI / RIGHINI / MOZART
Diana Damrau: Arie di bravura Diana Damrau (soprano) / Le Cercle De L'Harmonie / Jeremie Rhorer [ Warner Classics / CD - released 31/Mar/2008 ] "Diana Damrau's vivid stage presence proves she can make a dramatic impact on disc, too" Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - March 2008 |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Lieder Diana Damrau (soprano) / Munchner Philharmoniker. Christian Thielemann [ Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "Always there is delicacy and an absolute respect for the silky legato that Strauss demands from his soloist. Damrau finds drama in these songs too." (International Record Review) |
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GOUNOD / R. STRAUSS / PUCCINI / BERNSTEIN / DONIZETTI / etc
Coloraturas: Opera arias Diana Damrau (soprano) / Munich Radio Orchestra, Dan Ettinger [ Erato Classics / CD - released 21/Dec/2009 ] "The point with Damrau ... is that she's fearless, impressively unpredictable, and about as far as possible from being a 'production line' soprano." Classic FM magazine |
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BELLINI / DONIZETTI / LEONCAVALLERO / VERDI
Fiamma del Bel Canto Diana Damrau (soprano) / Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino, Gianandrea Noseda, with Piotr BeczaĆa & Nicolas Testé [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] "Damrau is one of the finest sopranos around today displaying a range of excellence from a truly caressing pianissimo to her most dramatic outpouring of emotion." (MusicWeb April 2015) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Forever: Unforgettable Songs from Vienna, Broadway & Hollywood Diana Damrau (soprano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Charles Abell [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "The operetta selections are this singer's natural habitat and there's no denying the panache and brilliance of her performances." (Gramophone, Jan 2014) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor / Ave Vern\um Corpus / Maurerische Trauermusik Diana Montague, Michael Chance, Christoph Pregardien, Franz Josef Selig / Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann [ Erato / Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] "These performances under Peter Neuman are of consistent quality, with an excellent balance of orchestra, soloists and chorus. Barbara Schlick and Franz-Josef Selig give splendid renderings of the most demanding soprano and bass parts. The allegro... |
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RAVEL / ENESCU / YSAYE / PROKOFIEV
Strangers in Paradise Diana Tishchenko (violin), Zoltán Fejérvári (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] This enticing album of sonatas by Ravel, Enescu, Ysaÿe and Prokofiev emerged from violinist Diana Tishchenko's victory at the 2018 Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in Paris. Born in Ukraine, and trained in Kiev and Berlin, she has been noted by The... |
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ANTONIO SALIERI
Salieri: Strictly Private Diana Tomsche (soprano), Esther Valentin (mezzo-soprano), Miriam Burkhardt (soprano), Barbara Grabowski (alto), etc / Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, T [ hänssler CLASSIC / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Very little is known today about the personal life of composer Antonio Salieri..This recording seeks to bring us closer to Salieri the man - with works that he composed for performance among friends. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (complete opera recorded in 2008) Dresden Opera / Zeljko Lucic, Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Florez, Georg Zeppenfeld / Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Fabio Luisi [ Virgin Classics DVD / DVD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "Musically, the show is spectacular...Juan Diego Flórez is wonderfully sure of himself in every way...[Damrau] is no soubrette; the voice has body and power, her breath control is superb" (International record Review) |
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Ensemble Bonne Corde; Diana Vinagre
António Pereira da Costa: Concerti Grossi [ Ramée / CD - released 23/Jun/2023 ] Very little is known about António Pereira da Costa (c. 1697-1770), though the exceptional quality of his only surviving compositions - 12 Concerti grossi - earns him pride of place. He held the post of Chapel Master of the Cathedral of Funchal, the... |
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ANTONIO DE PADUA PUZZI
Puzzi: Messa a quattro voci con Violoncelli, Fagotti, Basso, ed Organo Ensemble Bonne Corde; Diana Vinagre [ Ramée / CD - released 5/Sep/2025 ] The Messa a quattro voci con Violoncelli, Fagotti, Basso, ed Organo is an example of a particular type of sacred music that emerged at the end of the 18th century at the Portuguese court, in which the bass instruments imitate a classical orchestral... |
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JOSEPH-HECTOR FIOCCO
Fiocco: Lamentationes Hebdomadæ Sanctæ Ana Vieira Leite, Diana Vinagre and Ensemble Bonne Corde [ Ramée / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] At the time of his death, in 1741, Joseph-Hector Fiocco's widow sold the manuscripts of the composer's works to Joannes Vanden Boom, Dean and Chapel Master of the Cathedral Saint Michel and Saint Gudule in Brussels, where the composer had held the... |