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PAVEL HAAS
Fata Morgana: Songs by Pavel Haas Anita Watson (soprano), Anna Starushkevych (mezzo soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor), James Platt (bass), Navarra Quartet, Lada Valesova (piano) [ Resonus / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "from joy to despair, every emotion is here in subtle colours; a legacy of great human and musical worth." Five Stars BBC Music Magazine Choral & Song Choice - May 2017 |
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CAVALLI
Cavalli: La Didone (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Anna Bonitatibus, Kresimir Spicer, Xavier Sabata, Maria Streijffert / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (cond.) & Clément Hervieu-Léger (dir.) [ Opus Arte Bluray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "Christie's direction can almost be taken to guarantee a fine performance and that's the case here...If you wish to have only one Cavalli recording in your collection, this would vie strongly for that honour" MusicWeb International, October 2012 |
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Anna Calvi
Peaky Blinders: Season 5 & 6 (Original Score) [ Domino / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2024 ] Anna Calvi's captivating and atmospheric compositions, her first foray into scores, for seasons 5 and 6 of Peaky Blinders, the BBC's record-breaking TV show, is released via Domino Soundtracks. Peaky Blinders: Season 5 & 6 (Original Score) comprises... |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde [The Song of the Earth] Anna Larsson, Stuart Skelton / Düsseldorfer Syphoniker, Adam Fischer [ AVI Music / CD - released 12/Mar/2019 ] "There is a transparency throughout and all the 'vocal' soloists within the orchestra - not least the wonderfully atmospheric oboe and flute soloists in 'Der Abschied' - shine brightly." Gramophone |
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ANTHONY RITCHIE
New Zealand Poets in Song Anna Leese (soprano) Matthew Leese (piano) [ Ode Records / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] New Zealand Poets In Song is the latest release featuring the music of Anthony Ritchie. The songs on this recording span 26 years, and signify many happy collaborations between Anthony Ritchie and various New Zealand poets. |
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BRAHMS / HOWELLS / SOMERVELL / WARLOCK / R. STRAUSS / de FALLA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE; Anna Leese - Debut Recital Anna Leese (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 4/Aug/2008 ] "The loveliness of her presence and of her art is indeed beyond compare. She shines like a flawless jewel, polished and ready to be placed in whatever crown the fates have prepared for her" The Tribune, March 11, 2007 |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032: Die Schöpfung (complete oratorio) Anna Lucia Richter; Florian Boesch; Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico; Maximilian Schmitt; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Choral |
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BOB MERRILL
Merrill: Carnival Anna Maria Alberghetti & James Mitchell / Original 1961 Broadway Cast Recording [ Polydor / CD - released 12/Jul/1989 ] Carnival is a musical, originally produced by David Merrick on Broadway in 1961, with the book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1953 film Lili. |
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EMMERICH KALMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kalman: Die Csárdásfürstin [The Gypsy Princess] (complete Operetta Recorded 1971, sung in German) Anna Moffo, René Kollo, Dagmar Koller, Sándor Németh / Symphonie-Orchester Kurt Graunke Bert Grund [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2006 ] Kalman's successes from the Viennese "Silver Operetta Era" include The Circus/Gipsy Princess (1926), which contains elements of modern dance music in addition to the usual Kálmán mixture of Hungarian folk music and Viennese waltzes. |
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Manon (Complete opera recorded in 2007) Staatsoper unter den Linden, Berlin / Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon / Alfredo Daza / Christof Fischesser / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 7/Aug/2008 ] Following the artistic success of their last DVD project, La Traviata from the 2005 Salzburg Festival, opera superstars Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón bring their combined talents to Jules Massenet's Manon. |
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VERDI / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko - Sempre Libera Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Aug/2004 ] "Few sopranos sing bel canto with the natural beauty she supplies." BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 |
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BOITO / CATALANI / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVLLO / PUCCINI
Anna Netrebko: Verismo Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano, with Yusif Eyvazov (tenor) [ Deutche Grammophon / CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] "all sung with plenty of voice and abandon...when she settles into a long extract from Puccini's Manon Lescaut, with tenor husband Yusif Eyvazov and Antonio Pappano conducting, the recital hits an impressively impassioned peak" Financial Times |
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BIZET / DONIZETTI / MASSENET / GOUNOD / VERDI / PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Anna Netrebko / Rolando Villazon - Duets Anna Netrebko (soprano), Rolando Villazon (tenor) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Nicola Luisotti [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Jul/2007 ] "Duets gives us Deutsche Grammophon recording at its lush, plush best. A solitary rising clarinet near the beginning of Puccini's O soave fanciulla registers in immaculate silhouette while the shift from quartet to full, throbbing string section in... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: La Boheme (a film by Robert Dornhelm) Anna Netrebko (soprano) & Rolando Villazon (tenor) / The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand de Billy [ Kultur DVD / DVD - released 5/Dec/2009 ] "The lovers' sheer intensity and Dornhelm's cinematic vision, expanded in the accompanying documentary, make this one of the finest opera films ever - unmissable." BBC Music Magazine (Five stars *****) |
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BERLIOZ / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / DVORAK / GOUNOD / MOZART / PUCCINI
Anna Netrebko - Opera Arias Anna Netrebko (soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker/ Gianandrea Noseda [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "A rising star shows off her fine voice: the personal touch is still to come." (Gramophone) |
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JOHANN LUDWIG BACH
Bach, (J.L.): Trauermusik Anna Prohaska, Ivonne Fuchs, Maximilian Schmitt, Andreas Wolf / RIAS-Kammerchor / Hans-Christoph Rademann [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Jan/2011 ] "Harmonia Mundi's presentation is superb. The sound is wonderfully clear and full. The documentation is excellent, including some fine colour illustrations. Johann Ludwig Bach's masterpiece has been splendidly served here" |
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Anna Russell
The Anna Russell Album? [ Sony Music / CD - released 26/Jul/1991 ] This set of Anna Russell's inspired satirical monologues should be labeled with a warning notice. Why? Because after listening to her whirlwind explication of Wagner's Ring Cycle, even the most confirmed Wagnerite will be unable to listen to the Ring... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (1977 recording) Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, Jose van Dam / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Feb/1977 ] Original recording from 1977 |
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SCHUMANN / LEKEU / FRANCK / PROKOFIEV / D'INDY / SATIE
Catherine Collard: The Complete Erato, EMI & Virgin Classics Recordings Anne Queffelec (piano) with Catherine Courtois (violin) & Anna Queffelec (piano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Marek Janowski [ Erato / Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] "No pianist understands the atmosphere of this music or can sharpen its wit more tellingly than Anne Queffelec...she is joined spiritedly by Catherine Collard in the four-handed Trois morceaux en forme de poire." (Gramophone on the Satie) |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Couperin: L'Apothéose de Lully & Leçons de ténèbres Arcangelo / Jonathan Cohen, with Katherine Watson (soprano), Anna Dennis (soprano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Apr/2017 ] 'Excellently recorded, these performances of the Leçons approach perfection' (BBC Music Magazine) PERFORMANCE **** RECORDING **** |