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Diana Jones
Song To A Refugee [ Proper / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Acclaimed for earlier albums inspired by the almost mystical connection to her birth family and the music of rural Tennessee, Diana Jones is known for giving voice to dispossessed people from the past. Song To A Refugee finds Diana looking into the... |
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Diana Krall
Only Trust Your Heart (LP) [ Verve / LP - released 15/Nov/2024 ] Only Trust Your Heart, Diana Krall's second album and major label debut, is available for the first time on vinyl. Featuring tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and bassists Ray Brown and Christian McBride, along with drummer Lewis Nash, it... |
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Diana Krall
When I Look In Your Eyes (Limited Edition LP) [ Verve / 2 LP - released 23/Aug/2024 ] If artistry is about growth, then count Diana Krall as one of jazz's consummate artists. When I Look In Your Eyes is yet another step ahead for the vocalist/pianist. This gorgeous Verve release breaks away from the standard piano trio setting of her... |
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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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Schumann,
Schubertiade Liederabend Diana Damrau, Helmut Deutsch [ ORFEO / CD - released 7/Nov/2007 ] |
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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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MAHLER
Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection' (recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Diana Damrau & Petra Lang / Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor, Pierre Boulez [ EuroArts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2011 ] Born in 1925 in Montbrison, France, Pierre Boulez is one of the most distinguished composers and conductors in the world today. |
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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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Berg, Alba
Liederabend Diana Damrau, Stephan Matthias Lademann [ ORFEO / CD - released 26/May/2006 ] |
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Diana Krall
From This Moment On [ Verve Records / CD - released 18/Sep/2006 ] This album is an eleven-song collection that captures the Canadian-born sensation in full swing, in great company, and at the top of her game. |