W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) (complete opera) Tom Krause / Anna Tomowa-Sintow / Ileana Cotrubas / Frederica von Stade / Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Decca Classic Opera / 3 CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] "Karajan fans, who lack this recording, should not hesitate and I hope that others now have some idea of what to expect. Karajan's approach is refreshing and the singing is superb. At its new mid-price it can certainly be a valuable alternative.... |
LEONCAVALLO / WAGNER / MOZART / GIORDANO / etc
The Heroic Baritone Tom Krause (baritone) / Wiener Opernorchester / Argeo Quadri [ Decca Classic Recitals / CD - released 15/Nov/2005 ] The Finnish baritone Tom Krause was born in Helsinki on 5 July 1934 and first studied medicine in his home town. As his interest in singing developed he went to study at the Vienna Academy in 1956 and his debut in Berlin followed in 1958. |
Wolfgang A
Le nozze di Figaro Van Dam, Tomowa-Sintow, Cotrubas, Von Stade, Krause; Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 2/Apr/2012 ] |
VERDI
The Best of Verdi Volume 1 CSR Symphony Orchestra, Miriam Gauci, Thomas Harper, Monika Krause, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Aida Ferrarini, Josef Abekl, Robert Szuos, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2008 ] The very best of Verdi collected from the vast Naxos catalogue. |
VERDI
La Traviata (Highlights from the opera) Rannveig Braga, Monika Krause, Ivica Neshybova, Jozef Spacek / Slovak Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra / Alexander Rahbari [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jul/2008 ] "You cannot go wrong with this." - Classics |
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Iolanta (complete opera recorded in 1984) Galina Vishnevskaya, Nicolai Gedda, Walton Gronroos, Tom Krause / Groupe Vocal de France & Orchestre de Paris, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Warner Classics Erato Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2009 ] "Rostropovich's 1984 Paris concert performance [is] centred round Galina Vishnevskaya… singing warmly and strongly, with a fine Vaudemont from Nicolai Gedda." Gramophone |