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HENRYK GORECKI / PETERIS VASKS / ARVO PART
Music From The East Christine Brewer (soprano) / Flamminghi, I; Rudolf Werthen, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Donald Runnicles [ Concord / Telarc / 4 CD - released 8/Mar/2019 ] I Fiamminghi's vibrantly warm sound, the electrifying virtuosity of their playing and the expressive impact of their performances have excited critics and audiences alike. |
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W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (Complete opera) Anna Netrebko, Christine Schafer, Bo Skovhus, Dorothea Raschmann / Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2007 ] 'This Marriage of Figaro should go down in history as departing director Peter Ruzicka's greatest Salzburg achievement...four hours of perfection.' |
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Christine Mcvie
Christine Mcvie [ CD ] US import (official) |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 2 Christine SchANfer / Michelle DeYoung / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] "Boulez understands the spirituality of this symphony, creating a profoundly moving, life enhancing interpretation. It's a powerful illumination of the deeper aspects of Mahler, opening up new approaches to inspire a new, reflective era in Mahler... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthaus-Passion [St Matthew Passion] Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Christine Schäfer, Dorothea Röschmann / Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2007 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - Baroque Vocal |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand' Christine Brewer, Soile Isokoski, Juliane Banse, Birgit Remmert, Jon Villars, etc / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 25/Jul/2017 ] "A Mahler 8 that seems dutifully fervent against a euphoric Rattle and his forces" - Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine April 2005 |
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THOMAS ADES
Ades: The Exterminating Angel (complete opera recorded in 2017) BLU-RAY Metropolitan Opera / Audrey Luna, Amanda Echalaz, Sally Matthews, Sophie Bevan, Alice Coote, Christine Rice, Iestyn Davies / Thomas Ades (cond) [ Erato Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Feb/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Contemporary |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St Matthaus-Passion [St Matthew Passion] Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Christine Schäfer, Dorothea Röschmann / Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 26/Mar/2007 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - Baroque Vocal |
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SOLER / ALBERO / GALLES / BOCCHERINI / etc
Variaciones de Fandango Espagnol Andreas Staier (harpsichord) with Christine Schornsheim (harpsichord) & Adela Gonzales Campa (castanets) [ Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / CD - released 5/May/2008 ] If the sound of two resonant instruments, together with wild glissandi and furious ornaments is not enough to conjure up a seductive gypsy frenzy, then the addition of castanets puts the icing on the cake and contributes to a truly rousing conclusion |
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WAGNER
Tristan & Isolde (complete opera) John Treleaven, Christine Brewer, Dagmar Peckova, Peter Rose / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles [ Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Oct/2006 ] |
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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Der Freischutz (complete opera recorded in 1996) Luba Orgonasova, Endrik Wottrich, Matti Salminen, Christine Schäfer, Gilles Cachemaille / Rundfunkchor Berlin & Berliner Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harn [ Warner Classics The Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] 1001 Classical Recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) "The recording is exemplary." (Alan Blyth, The Daily Telegraph) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Am Stein-vis-a-vis Andreas Staier, Christine Schornsheim (Stein-vis-a-vis) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 30/Aug/2017 ] Nearly 80 years after the invention of the fortepiano, the harpsichord was by no means relegated to antique status. On the contrary, the two instruments cohabited throughout the 18th century, to the point where several makers strove to combine them... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (Highlights) Anna Netrebko / Christine Schafer / Bo Skovhus / Dorothea Roschmann / Wiener Philharmoniker / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Jun/2007 ] This generous single CD highlights selection captures the highpoints from the breathtaking performance of Mozart's Le Nozze Di Figaro at the 2006 Salzburg Festival. |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle [complete ballet recorded in 1990] The Australian Ballet, with Christine Walsh, Kelvin Coe & David McAllister [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "...has to be counted as one of the most beautiful ballet productions in the world today" (Washington Times) |
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STEPHEN HARTKE
Hartke: The Greater Good (complete opera) Caroline Worra / John de Haan / Christine Abraham / Andrew Wentzel / Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra / Stewart Robertson [ Naxos American Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 17/Jul/2007 ] "Having amply demonstrated his ingenious skills and audacious imagination as a composer of symphonic and chamber works, Mr. Hartke emerges in this engaging live recording as an opera composer to reckon with." New York Times |
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ALESSANDRO STRADELLA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stradella: San Giovanni Battista (Oratorio in two parts) Catherine Bott, Christine Batty, Gerard Lesne / Les musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski [ Erato / CD - released 1/May/1992 ] Penguin Stereo Guide Rosette Recording |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem Realisations Elin Manahan Thomas (sop) Christine Rice (mezzo) James Gilchrist (tenor) Christopher Purves (bass) / Choir Of Kings College Cambridge, Academy of Anci [ Kings College Cambridge / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] "The standard of the performance is high, so long as you want a liturgical version, one that might be used at a service...This is an educative set, and it is interesting to listen to the alternative versions." (BBC Music) |
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Christine and the Queens
Chris [ Caroline / 2 CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] Christine and the Queens, the synth-pop project of French musician Héloïse Letissier, is back with a new album. |
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Christine and the Queens
Chris (Double Gatefold LP) [ Caroline / 2 LP - released 21/Sep/2018 ] Christine and the Queens, the synth-pop project of French musician Héloïse Letissier, is back with a new album. Following up her French Number 1 and UK Number 3 self-titled album, which contained the hit single 'Tilted' (Helped in part by her... |
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VERDI
Requiem (complete recorded in 2009) Christine Brewer / Karen Cargill / Stuart Neill / John Relyea / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "…Sir Colin conducts the Requiem with a judicious mix of fire and meditative calm; tempi never drag nor are they, in the reflective passages, metronome-quick. The work of the LSO Chorus is first-rate, as is that of the LSO itself." Gramophone... |