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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded live in 1958) Maria Callas, Alfredo Kraus, Mario Sereni, Laura Zannini, Maria Cristina de Castro / Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisboa Franco Ghione [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Live Remastered / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] Callas sang La traviata more frequently than any other opera, apart from Norma. She performed it over 60 times between 1951 and 1958, most famously in Luchino Visconti's production at La Scala in 1955/56. Her only studio recording of the role was... |
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Carlos Santana & John Mclaughlin
Love Devotion Surrender - LP [ Friday / LP - released 16/Apr/2012 ] |
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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Der Freischtz (Complete opera) Gundula Janowitz-Edith Mathis-Peter Schreier-Theo Adam / Leipzig Radio Chorus; Staatskapelle Dresden / Carlos Kleiber [ DG The Originals / 2 CD - released 22/May/2000 ] ""Kleiber draws superb playing from the Dresden orchestra" (Gramophone) |
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John McLaughlin / Carlos Santana
Love Devotion Surrender [ Columbia Records / CD - released 2/Jan/2008 ] This recording first took flight during it's inception in 1972. Even in this day and age, it still soars above the heavens, and now sounds better than ever, having been digitally re-mastered. |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete operetta) Julia Varady, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey / Bavarian State Opera Orchestra / Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 22/May/2000 ] "Twenty-five years after its original release there's still no recording of Die Fledermaus that, for many collectors, matches this one for the compelling freshness of its conductor's interpretation." Gramophone |
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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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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Concerto (Coupled with Schubert - 'Wanderer Fantasie' ) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Carlos Kleiber [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] The rare and noble alliance of Sviatoslav Richter and Carlos Kleiber is formidably eloquent in making a case for DvoĆák symphonically conceived Piano Concerto, here performed in the composer's original version. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (LP) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / LP - released 23/Oct/2015 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - ROSETTE (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide - 50 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME (No 2) BBC MUSIC |
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Composer Of Desafinado Plays (LP) [ Verve / LP - released 15/Mar/2019 ] This Claus Ogerman-arranged masterpiece was the debut album from the legendary Brazilian composer/pianist, featuring landmark performances of 'The Girl From Ipanema', 'Once I Loved' and 'Corcovado'. |
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Music Of [ EL / CD - released 16/Feb/2010 ] |
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Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Warm World of Antonio Carlos Jobim [ El / CD - released 12/Sep/2011 ] |
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GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera recorded in 2014) Arena di Verona / Ekaterina Semenchuk, Irina Lungu, Carlo Ventre, Carlos Álvarez, Francesca Micarelli / Henrik Nánási (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "This is picture-postcard opera … It's traditional, it's colourful." Gramophone |
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ANONYMOUS
Zarambeques Armoniosi Concerti / Juan Carlos Rivera [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 20/Mar/2007 ] The Spain of the 17th and 18th centuries saw dance music reach its moment of greatest brilliance. Tunes of archaic and rustic origins co-existed harmoniously with more recently introduced styles such as the fandango or minuet and with those with... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Zarambeques - Musica espanola de los siglos XVII y XVIII en torno a la guitarra Armoniosi Concerti / Juan Carlos Rivera (guitarra barocca) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] |
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PAISIELLO / GIULIANO / CAUDIOSO / CECERE
Concerti Napoletani per Mandolino ArteMandoline, Juan Carlos Muñoz (mandolin), Mari Fe Pavón (mandolin), Alla Tolkacheva (mandolin) [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Aug/2018 ] Artemandoline take their listeners on a musical journey to 18th-century Naples. |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Erkoreka: Cello & Piano Concertos / Tres Sonetos de Michelangelo Asier Polo (cello) Carlos Mena (countertenor) Alfonso Gómez (piano) / Basque National Orchestra, Juanjo Mena [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Award-winning composer Gabriel Erkoreka (b. 1969) is one of the leading composers of contemporary music from the Iberian Peninsula. This new album by the Basque National Orchestra conducted by Juanjo Mena is dedicated to his orchestral works.... |
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LEONCAVALLO / MASCAGNI
Leoncavallo/Mascagni: I Pagliacci / Cavalleria Rusticana (Complete Operas) Barbara Frittoli, Jose Cura, Carlos Alvarez, Jessye Norman, Dmitri Hvorostovsky / Riccardo Chailly, Semyon Bychkov (conds) [ Decca Opera! / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] 'The recording is rich, spacious and brilliant with glorious orchestral playing, making one marvel at the beauty and subtlety of Leoncavallo's orchestration.' A Key Recording, from The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. (I Pagliacci) |
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Beethoven,
Symphonie No. 7 A-Dur op. 92 Bayerische Staatsoper, Carlos Kleiber [ ORFEO / CD - released 16/Dec/2005 ] |
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Beethoven,
Symphonie No. 6 F-Dur op. 68 Pastorale Bayerisches Staatsorcherster, Carlos Kleiber [ ORFEO / CD - released 3/Nov/2003 ] |
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Beethoven,
Symph. No. 4 B-Dur op. 60 Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber [ ORFEO / CD - released 16/Aug/1984 ] |