LEONCAVALLO / VERDI / MOZART / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / HANDEL / LEHAR / etc
THRILLING TENOR - Best Loved Opera Arias Piotr BeczaĆa, János Berkes, John Dickie, Marcello Giordani, Vladimir Grishko, Marcus Haddock, Thomas Harper, Kristjan Johannsson, Torsten Kerl, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Dec/2021 ] It is only since the bel canto era in the 19th century that the tenor voice really took off as a leading character in operatic roles, often playing the heroic figure against a love-interest soprano and a villain baritone. |
PUCCINI, VERDI, MOZART, GOUNOD / MEYERBEER / WAGNER / SAINT-SAENS / etc
The Great Placido Domingo [3 CD set] Placido Domingo (tenor) with Daniel barenboim, Jose Carreras, Mirella Freni, Thomas Hampson & others [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 5/Feb/2016 ] Saluting a glorious and unparalleled career that, since 1959, has embraced some 150 operatic roles and spans the the Italian, French, German and Spanish repertoires, this 3-CD collection draws on recitals and complete operas recorded over more than... |
Prins Thomas
Principe Del Norte [ Smalltown Supersound / 2 CD - released 19/Feb/2016 ] A few tracks loosely inspired by the "braindance" of the 90's and it's themes and components reworked into slightly more "danceable" counterparts. The song "titles" refers to the sides of the vinyl version. Matching tracks up with their melodic... |
Prins Thomas
Principe Del Norte (LP/CD) [ Smalltown Supersound / 4 LP/CD - released 19/Feb/2016 ] A few tracks loosely inspired by the "braindance" of the 90's and it's themes and components reworked into slightly more "danceable" counterparts. The song "titles" refers to the sides of the vinyl version. Matching tracks up with their melodic... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Rachael Lloyd, Elin Manahan Thomas, Robert Davies, Roderick Morris, Eloise Irving /. Armonico Consort, Christopher Monksristopher Monks [ Signum / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] "The Armonico Consort and its musical director, Christopher Monks, capture this abundance of inspiration in a performance full of life and variety...Rachael Lloyd's dignified Dido and Elin Manahan Thomas's bright Belinda are well contrasted." |
HAMERIK
Choral-Symphony No. 7 / Requiem Randi Stene / Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Choir / Thomas Dausgaard [ DACAPO / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Thomas Dausgaard |
Ray Thomas
From Mighty Oaks [ Esoteric / CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] Originally released in 1975, this is the debut solo album from Moody Blues man Ray Thomas. |
Ray Thomas
Hopes Wishes and Dreams [ Esoteric / CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] Ray Thomas was a founder member of the Moody Blues, a band whose classic albums need no introduction. In 1976 Ray recorded his second solo album... |
THOMAS HARDY
Winter Words (Read by Bruce Alexander and Janet Maw) [ Naxos Audio Books / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2007 ] The Count of Monte Cristo is a tale of revenge and retribution. Edmond Dantès, a young, energetic sailor, is falsely accused of treason on his wedding day and incarcerated in the forbidding Château d'If. His escape and ultimate revenge on those who... |
THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Read by Jim Norton) [ Naxos Audiobooks / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' Regula Mühlemann (soprano), Marie-Claude Chappuis (mezzo), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (bass) / Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antoni [ Sony Classical Masters / CD - released 20/Feb/2019 ] "If you're in the market for a Ninth full of surprise and delight rather than soulful yearning or triumphalist breast-beating, look no further." Gramophone |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (recorded live Covent Garden in 2009) Royal Opera / Renee Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson / Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "this is a sensible, believable, attractive presentation that is more in line with Verdi than with the idiocies of Regietheater...Vocally, [Fleming] is on good form at almost every turn." (International Record Review) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (recorded live Covent Garden in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Renee Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Thomas Hampson / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "this is a sensible, believable, attractive presentation that is more in line with Verdi than with the idiocies of Regietheater...Vocally, [Fleming] is on good form at almost every turn." International Record Review, July 2011 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Verdi Edition: 12 Complete Operas Renee Fleming / Joseph Calleja / Thomas Hampson / Simon Keenlyside / Christine Schafer / Daniela Dessi / Jose Cura / Placido Domingo / Rolando Villazo [ Opus Arte DVD / 17 DVD Box Set - released 30/Dec/2015 ] Celebrating the work of Italy's greatest musical dramatist, this set of 12 operas includes definitive performances from some of the finest Verdi singers of our age, in productions which reflect the contemporary richness of our perspective of the... |
DAVID SCHIFF
Schiff: Gimpel the Fool (complete opera) Richard Zeller / D'Anna Fortunato / Kevin Walsh / Thomas Glenn / Third Angle Ensemble / Kenneth Kiesler [ Naxos American Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] Gimpel the Fool is a setting of the story by Polish-born American Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991). In the words of the composer, also of Polish descent, "it turned out to be world full of spirits and demons, as well as a world... |
Rob Thomas
The Great Unknown [ Atlantic / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] The Great Unknown is the multiple Grammy-award-winning singer/songwriter's first new solo album in more than six years. It has been produced by a remarkable roster of studio all-stars including longtime collaborator... |
Rob Thomas
Something About Christmas Time [ Atlantc Records / CD ] |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI / WILLIAM LOVELOCK / FRANCIS POULENC
Respighi/Lovelock/Poulenc: Organ Concertos Robert Boughen (organ) Michael Dudman (organ) / Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Vanco Cavdarski, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas [ ABC Eloquence / CD - released 18/Aug/1994 ] Three classic works for organ and orchestra. |
JOHN ADAMS
Nixon in China (complete opera) Robert Orth, Maria Kanyova, Thomas Hammons, Marc Heller, Tracy Dahl / Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop [ Naxos Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] MARBECKS STAFF PICK: CD OF THE YEAR 2009 - "(Alsop) leads the score with grand sweep and understanding, and her Colorado forces bring out its colors vividly; moreover, she inspires her cast to sing as if they're having a great time with this... |
HANDEL
Apollo e Dafne (Italian Cantatas Vol. 7) Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) / Thomas E. Bauer (bass) / Furio Zanasi (bass) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni [ Glossa Le Cantate Italian di Handel / CD - released 13/Sep/2010 ] "Bonizzoni and his string players provide assertive accompaniments to Invernizzi's journey through mixed emotions of despair, maternal love, vengefulness and defiance." Gramophone Award WINNER 2011 - Baroque Vocal |