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CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 6 Robert Gardner (baritone) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Ian Howell (counter tenor) Sumi Kittelberger (soprano) Leah Wool (mezzo) Douglas Dickson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "The final volume of Naxos's complete songs of Charles Ives offers the same virtues as its predecessors: assured performances from gifted young singers and pianists accompanied by pithy, informative notes from Richard Whitehouse." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
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SCHUBERT
The Song Collection [6 CD set] Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Ellen van Lier (soprano) David Lutz, Konrad Richter, Naum Grubert (piano [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2015 ] Robert Holl is one of the foremost bass baritones of today. He has collaborated with the greatest conductors like Bernard Haitink, Eugen Jochum, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Claudio Abbado, and is equally active in opera as in Lieder. Particularly his... |
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SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'Holl feels and communicates superbly and can be awesomely delicate. In this recital of songs from Schubert's last year, the stark Heine settings emerge with heart-wrenching power' (The Times) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' Robert Holzer (bass) Gabriele Lechner (soprano) Michael Pabst (tenor) Diane Elias (mezzo) / Zagreb Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Richard Edlinger [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/1990 ] The Austrian conductor Richard Edlinger was born in Bregenz in 1958 and directed his first concerts at the age of seventeen. He completed his studies at the Vienna Academy in conducting and composition in 1982. |
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YORK BOWEN
Bowen: Chamber Works [incls 'Sonata for Clarinet & Piano op.109'] Robert Plane (bass clarinet) Mia Cooper (violin) & David Adams (viola) / Gould Piano Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "The Gould Piano Trio...well recorded, play with fine teamwork and a strong feeling for Bowen's idiom...this is a valuable introduction to a formidably well equipped, if doggedly conversative, late Romantic composer." (BBC Music) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Rejoice, the Lord is king! - Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey Robert Quinney (organ), Julian Empett (bass), Jonathan Brown (bass) Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Jan/2014 ] "the quality of the singing is on a high level and Robert Quinney negotiates the organ accompaniments excellently' (MusicWeb International) |
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J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor Roberta Invernizzi, Lynne Dawson (sops) Gloria Banditelli (mezzo) Christoph Prégardien (ten) Klaus Mertens (bass) / Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] This famous recording, licensed from the Swiss label Arts, is based on the Historically Informed Performance Practice, and presents the best voices in this field: Roberta Invernizzi, Lynn Dawson, Gloria Banditelli and Christoph Prégardien. |
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DAVIDE PEREZ
Perez: Mattutino de' Morti Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Salvo Vitale (bass) / Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi (cond) [ Arcana / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] Davide Perez, born in Naples in 1711, has a personal history that strictly entwines with Portugal: thanks to his internationally achieved reputation - he was already renowed in Europe for his successful opere serie -, in 1752 he was invited by King... |
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JOHANNES MATTHIAS SPERGER
Sperger: Double Bass Concertos No. 2 & No. 15 / etc Roman Patkoló (Double Bass) / Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, Johannes Schlaefli [ CPO / CD - released 10/May/2020 ] Twenty years ago nobody even in Ludwigslust, where Johann Matthias Sperger played an outstanding role in Duke Friedrich Franz I's famous court ensemble for a quarter of a century, had ever heard of this extraordinary historical figure, a man ranking... |
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HANDEL
Semele, HWV 58 Rosemary Joshua (soprano) Hilary Summers (contralto) Brindley Sherratt (bass) / Early Opera Company / Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2007 ] "A most satisfying and enjoyable account of Handel's sex-centred oratorio. Rosemary Joshua catches all of Semele's vanity, her sensuality and her ambition while still managing to make her likeable...the whole thing has a wonderful freshness and... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Elijah, Op. 70 [sung in English] Simon Keenlyside (bass-baritone) Rosemary Joshua (soprano) Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Robert Murray (tenor) / Gabrieli Consort and Players Paul McCreesh [ Signum Records / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Connolly sings with mellifluous tone and Simon Keenlyside is an Elijah of spirit and intelligence: he may not have the sheer weight of a Bryn Terfel, but he's alive to every shift of meaning and his diction is, as ever, impeccable." (BBC Music) |
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RAMEAU
Pieces De Clavecin En Concerts Christophe Rousset (harpsichord), Ryo Terakado (cello), Kaori Uemura (Bass viol) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 10/Feb/2003 ] |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich; The Complete Symphonies (11 CD set) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko, with Alexander Vinogradov (bass) & Gal James (soprano) [ Naxos / 11 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Vasily Petrenko was appointed principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006 and in 2009 became Chief Conductor. He is also Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. He was the Classical BRIT Awards Male Artist of... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House / Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Aug/2016 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Opera / BBC MUSIC AWARD WINNER 2014: DVD Performance |
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BOTTESINI / KOUSSEVITZKY
Double Bass Rustem Gabdullin (double bass), A Goribol, E Messner, R Ibragimov, V Chasovennaya, A Ivanov [ Melodiya / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] Russian born Rustem Gabdullin is possibly the most famous double bassist performing at this time. Born and educated in Moscow his career has taken him around the world, performing in concerts with all the world's leading orchestras. He features... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86 / O welche Lust! (Prisoners' Chorus) Sally Matthews (soprano) Sara Mingardo (mezzo) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Alastair Miles (bass) / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Sir Colin Davis recently collected the Best Male Artist award at the Classical Brits for the second time. |
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VARIOUS
1291 Samuel Blaser (trombone), Daniel Humair (drums), Heiri Känzig (double bass) [ Outnote Records / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Three generations of top Swiss jazz musicians from three different parts of the country, Daniel Humair, Samuel Blaser and Heiri Känzig, form a new trio that promises to stimulate the interest of both music lovers and curious listeners. |
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NICCOLO JOMMELLI
Jommelli: Requiem Sandrine Piau (soprano), Carlo Vistoli (countertenor), Raffaele Giordani (tenor), Salvo Vitale (bass), Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi [ Arcana / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] The Coro e Orchestra Ghislieri return with a new recording, devoted to Niccolò Jommelli's Requiem. Composed in 1756 for the solemn obsequies of the Duke of Württemberg's mother, it became the most popular Requiem setting in Europe until Mozart's... |
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CHARLES IVES
Songs, Vol. 2 Sara Jakubiak (soprano) David Pittsinger (bass) Matthew Plenk (tenor) Tamara Mumford, Leah Wool (mezzo) Laura Garritson (piano) Biava Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] "It is taking a long time for singers and the public to appreciate the full extent and importance of Ives' output of songs. Not as large as Schubert maybe, but still a major achievement...All of this is immensely praiseworthy… for the many novelties... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich - Symphony no.14 in G minor, op.135 Sarah Traubel (soprano) Roman Lyulkin (bass) / Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Vahan Mardirossian [ Aparte / CD - released 30/May/2025 ] The Fourteenth Symphony was Shostakovich's penultimate work. Dedicated to Benjamin Britten, it stands out from all the others by its unique form: its eleven movements, scored for soprano, bass, string orchestra and percussion, are structured around... |