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DONIZETTI
Donizetti Heroines Elena Mosuc (soprano) / Symphony Orchestra of Croatian Radio-Television, Ivo Lipanovic [ Sony Classical / CD - released 6/May/2014 ] "Mosuc is not found lacking when it comes to surmounting the fioriture of whichever cabaletta is being sung, her technical prowess ensuring admirable results and the voice well honed, with trills and clean articulation in florid stretches." (IRR) |
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ADAM / ALLEGRI / CACCINI / GOUNOD / MOZART / VASKS / etc
Elina Garanca: Meditation Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano) / Latvian Radio Choir, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken, Karel Mark Chichon [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 24/Sep/2014 ] "In addition to her sumptuous voice, Elina Garanca brings a spaciousness and generosity to her phrasing that are especially appealing in a recital designed for easy listening" OperaNews |
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ALVARS / ALBRECHTSBERGER / SAINT-SAENS
Harp Concertos Elizabeth Hainen (harp) / Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra / Rossen Milanov [ Avie Records / CD - released 2/May/2011 ] "a complete harpist who knows and uses her instrument's strength and brilliance and strikes its fire" - Miami Herald |
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VERNON DUKE
Violin Concerto / Violin Sonata / Hommage to Offenbach / etc Elmira Darvarova (violon) / Orchestre Symphonique de la radio de Vienne, with Kim Laskowski, basson [ Urlicht / Divine Art / CD - released 28/Jan/2015 ] If you know the songs "Taking a Chance on Love", "I Can't Get Started", "April in Paris", "What Is There To Say", or "Autumn in New York", then you are already familiar with the music of legendary American songwriter Vernon Duke. As a popular... |
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IGNACY FELIKS DOBRZYNSKI
Overture to 'Monbar' / Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 2 Emilian Madey (piano) / Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] "Madey proves an uncommonly deft and sympathetic soloist in the concerto, and Łukasz Borowicz draws some nicely tuned and consistently bright-eyed playing" (Gramophone) |
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THIERRY PECOU
Symphonie du Jaguar / Vague de Pierre Ensemble Zellig / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Francois-Xavier Roth, Jonathan Stockhammer [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] "In 'Symphonie Du Jaguar', South American animist myths are brought to life with startling shifts and clashing tonal colouration, including shrill, declamatory vocals, blaring horns, and a dense, thunderous barrage of percussion" The Independent,... |
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LOUIS SPOHR
Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 / Potpourri, Op. 80 Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet) / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice; Johannes Wildner, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] "Ottensamer's mellow, nicely turned performances" - Penguin Guide |
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MAGNUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Sculpture / Campana in aria / Concerto for orchestra Esa Tapani (horn) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo (cond) [ Ondine / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Gramophone Award Finalist 2009: Contemporary - "This terrific disc brings together three of Magnus Lindberg's colourful, large-scale works from the past decade...Sakari Oramo and his superb Finnish orchestra give performances that can only be... |
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JOUNI KAIPAINEN
Horn Concerto / Cello Concerto Esa Tapani (horn) / Marko Ylanen (cello) / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 19/Mar/2006 ] Marko Ylönen began studying the cello with Csaba Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute. He continued his studies with Erkki Rautio and Heikki Rautasalo at the Sibelius Academy and with Heinrich Schiff in Basel. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Orchestral Suites (Incls 'Karelia Suite') Helsinki Radio Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfuncks, Eugen Jochum [ Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 15/Jun/2010 ] Among the many Sibelius recordings in existence, those that have certainly been overlooked are the Okko Kamu readings of the Four Legends, Karelia Suite and two of the tone poems - The Bard and En Saga. Previously issued on a French 'Double' disc,... |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Olivo e Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 1980 with complete libretto) Eva Czapò, Benedetta Pecchioli, Gastone Sarti, Gino Orlandini, Mario Chiappi / Coro Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana, Bruno Rigacci [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/1997 ] Recording Date: October 26, 1980 Recording Location: Lugano, Svizzera, Auditorio RSI |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (Highlights} Roberto Servile, Sonia Ganassi, Ramon Vargas / Hungarian Radio Chorus / Failoni Chamber orchestra / Will Humburg [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] "There are ways in which this brand-new super-budget recording of Il barbiere di Siviglia puts to shame just about every other version of the opera there has yet been." Gramophone |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (Complete opera) Felicity Palmer / Deborah Polaski / Anne Schwanewilms / West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov [ Profil Medien / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2010 ] BBC Music Magazine: Opera Choice - March 2006 |
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Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
Vigilia [ Ondine / CD ] |
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Finnish Radio Chamber Orch
Works For Mixed Chorus [ Ondine / CD - released 27/Apr/1998 ] |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 1 - 7 / Karelia Overture & Suite / Violin Concerto / etc Finnish Radio Symphony, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, with Joseph Swensen (violin) [ Sony / RCA / Finlandia / 8 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "His tempos grab and hold the listener, and the orchestra plays with a sure sense of style. The brasses are incisive, the woodwinds reedy and a bit nasal, the strings strident or cushioning, all as appropriate." New York Times |
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ANTTI AUVINEN
Auvinen: Junker Twist / Himmel Punk / Turbo Aria Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] This new Ondine release by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu presents a new contemporary voice within Finland's contemporary music scene: Antti Auvinen. |
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WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4; Jeux vénitiens Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2019 ] "All are played with searing energy by the Finnish Radio Symphony orchestra under the lucid baton of their chief conductor, Hannu Lintu, in equally successful performances…Captured in brilliant sound" BBC Award Finalist 2020 |
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GYORGY LIGETI
Ligeti: Violin Concerto / Lontano / Atmosphères / San Francisco Polyphony Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Ligeti's works on this disc provide an excellent cross-section of the metamorphosis in his compositional technique over a period of 30 years. The Violin Concerto incorporates influences from Medieval and Renaissance music, from late Romantic music... |
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MAGNUS LINDBERG
Lindberg: Graffiti / Seht die Sonne Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Chamber Choir / Sakari Oramo [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "..the truly individual moments are the most affecting - particularly the ethereal conclusion. In both works the orchestra under Sakari Oramo is a treasure trove of colour" BBC Music Five Stars |