More By Artist: Daniel O'Donnell
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LIEBERMANN
Flute Concertos (with works by Poulenc and Nielsen) Katherine Bryan (flute) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Paul Daniel [ Linn Records SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "Bryan revels in the [Liebermann's] mix of long-breathed lyricism and devil-may-care acrobatics...She's also a delectably poised exponent of Poulenc's ravishing Sonata (heard in Lennox Berkeley's perfectly judged orchestration)." (Gramophone) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Daniel Heide (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] "...beautifully sung, played and recorded - is among the most satisfying and quietly moving to come my way for a long time." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Song |
ALBAN BERG
Berg: Lulu (complete opera recorded in 2012) La Monnaie, Brussels / Barbara Hannigan (Lulu), Natascha Petrinsky, Tom Randle, Dietrich Henschel / Paul Daniel (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "It's a comparatively rare occurrence to encounter a performance on the opera stage that has such a magnetic visual and physical impact as Barbara Hannigan's portrayal of Berg's tragic heroine." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Opera) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY La Scala Milan / Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Anna Prohaska, Barbara Frittoli / Daniel Barenboim (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 6/Dec/2015 ] Recorded live at the opening of the 2011-12 La Scala season, Don Giovanni was released in honour of Bryn Terfel's 50th birthday which was on 9 November 2015. It also tied in with the traditional opening of the new season at La Scala - 7 December. |
WAGNER
Tristan und Isolde (Complete opera recorded live in 2007) BLU-RAY La Scala Opera / Waltraud Meier, Ian Storey, Gerd Grochowski, Matti Salminen / Daniel Barenboim (conductor) [ Erato / Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Nov/2015 ] "The gaudiest event of the opera season in Europe, La Scala's opener on Dec. 7 was a sublime new version of Tristan und Isolde directed by Patrice Chéreau under the baton of the house's new principal guest conductor, Daniel Barenboim." New York Times |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (complete opera) Lella Cuberli, Cecilia Bartoli, Joan Rodgers, Kurt Streit, Ferruccio Futlanetto / Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim [ Erato Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD - released 2/Sep/2016 ] Mozart's 'School for Lovers' is peopled by a captivating cast of singers, including the bel canto pairing of Lella Cuberli and Cecilia Bartoli as the deceived sisters and John Tomlinson as a Don Alfonso of Wagnerian stature. Daniel Barenboim relishes... |
EMILIO de CAVALIERI:
de Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo (complete opera recorded in 2021) Blu-ray Theater an der Wien / Georg Nigl, Cyril Auvity, Anett Fritsch, Daniel Schmutzhard / Giovanni AntoninI [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "This Rappresentatione is as entertaining a sermon as you're ever likely to see. Does it belong in the opera house? Carsen certainly makes a persuasive case." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2023 |
ALBAN BERG
Berg: Lulu (complete opera in English) Lisa Saffer / Susan Parry / Anna Burford / Graham Danby / English National Opera Orchestra / Paul Daniel (conductor) [ Chandos / 3 CD - released 5/Mar/2006 ] '"Lisa Saffer makes an ideal Lulu, dramatically compelling to watch, and with a voice to equal the sustained high note writing which Berg gives his protagonist… John Graham-Hall's Alwa is splendid. Robert Haywood an excellent Dr Schön…"' Peter... |
BEETHOVEN / MOZART / BRAHMS / HANDEL / HAYDN / MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / etc
Roger Norrington - The Complete Erato Recordings London Classical Players, The Schutz Choir of London, Sir Roger Norrington, with Melvyn Tan (piano) & Daniel Hope (violin) [ Erato Veritas / 45 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Innovator, erudite, entertaining and acclaimed conductor Sir Roger Norrington founded the Schütz Choir, became founding music director of Kent Opera and established the London Classical Players, the period-instrument orchestra. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel at Vauxhall, Volume 1 Kirsty Hopkins (soprano) Eleanor Dennis (soprano) Greg Tassell (tenor) Charles MacDougall (tenor) Daniel Moult (organ) / London Early Opera, Bridget C [ Signum / CD - released 4/May/2016 ] "an attractive potpourri by Handel and others. These bright, lively accounts of music which we know was heard at Vauxhall include an aria from Acis and Galatea and a fine John Hebden concerto, and to close, the glorious duet As steals the morn from H |
EL-KHOURY
New York, Tears and Hope / The Rivers Engulfed London Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (Conductor) / Daniel Harding (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Oct/2006 ] "I know that the composer was grateful for and proud, pleased, and excited by the meticulous performances his music received here. He was present at the recordings and you can be sure that what you hear is what he intended and that the performers... |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Busoni: Doktor Faust (Complete Opera recorded in 2023) Blu-ray Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Dietrich Henschel, Daniel Brenna, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Joseph Dahdah, Olga Bezsmertna, Florian Stern / Cornelius Meiste [ Naxos / Dynamic Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 15/Mar/2024 ] "Meister [acquits himself well], conducting by turns with sensitivity and vigour, and capturing effectively the haunting, mysterious sound world of the piece. The orchestral playing could be more refined but doesn't lack for commitment." Gramophone |
FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (Complete Opera recorded in 2021) Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria José Siri, Ksenia Dudnikova, Martin Muehle, Paolo Antognetti / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at the Comédie-Française who was much admired by Voltaire. Hailed as a masterpiece, the opera was triumphantly staged in cities around the world. |
FRANCESCO CILEA
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur (Complete Opera recorded in 2021) Blu-ray Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Maria José Siri, Ksenia Dudnikova, Martin Muehle, Paolo Antognetti / Daniel Harding (cond) [ Naxos / Dynamic Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur was inspired by the real-life story of a celebrated actress at the Comédie-Française who was much admired by Voltaire. Hailed as a masterpiece, the opera was triumphantly staged in cities around the world. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Verdi Tenor Marcelo Alvarez (tenor) / Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra, Daniel Oren [ Decca / CD - released 16/Sep/2010 ] "Throughout, Álvarez offers open-hearted, open-throated vocalism, founded on impeccable breath control and a textural attention that binds the consonants carefully into the line. …there's some fine caressing of the line (Ballo), immaculately shaped... |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehár: Der Graf von Luxemburg [The Count Of luxemburg] (complete operetta recorded in 2012) Marco Vassalli, Mark Hamman, Daniel Wagner, Astrid Kessler, Maria-Christine Haase / Osnabruecker Symphonieorchester, Daniel Inbal [ CPO / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2019 ] Beguiling melodies and a thrilling romantic plot render this operetta among Lehár's finest work. The live performance was recorded in the theatre next to the CPO offices, and the stunning reviews of the production whet the appetite for the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 Maria João Pires (piano) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding [ Onyx / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "That wonderfully rounded, opalescent tone that her touch invariably produces is coupled with the insight, poetic sensibility and discreet life-giving force that come from years of experience." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2015 - Concerto) |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Mélodies Mariam Sarkissian (mezzo-soprano), Fanny Crouet (soprano), Daniel Propper (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] Jacques Offenbach (1819‐1880) goes into history as the supreme French entertainer, having written more than 100 operas and operettas brimming with satire, wit, charm and elegance, his (in)famous Can‐Can is one of the most catchy and best‐known... |
MARK SIMPSON / W. A. MOZART
Simpson: Geysir / Mozart: Gran Partita Mark Simpson, Fraser Langton (clarinets), Nicholas Daniel, Emma Feilding (oboes), Amy Harman, Dom Tyler (bassoon), etc [ Orchid / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Chamber |
W. A. MOZART / SCHUBERT / STRAVINSKY / BEETHOVEN / RAVEL / CHOPIN / etc
Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with Daniel Barenboim, Guy Braunstein, etc [ EuroArts DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 18/Jun/2021 ] This special edition, released for the occasion of Martha Argerich's 80th birthday, combines some of her most impressive recordings. At the same time, it is testimony to the enormous musical and creative versatility with which she has succeeded in... |
