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Il Trovatore (Complete opera recorded live in concert 2000) Salvatore Licitra, Barbara Frittoli, Leo Nucci, Violeta Urmana / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Barbara Frittoli, like her conductor, has looked at the music anew and come up with a reading wholly eschewing prima donna antics and concentrating on the portrayal of Leonora's predicament. Quite apart from the tonal beauty, fine line and well-nigh... |
PACHELBEL / VIVALDI / MARCELLO / HANDEL / PERGOLESI / TELEMANN / SCARLATTI / BACH / etc
Baroque Adagios-Over two and a half hours of sublime music Various artists incl Dame Janet Baker, Arthur Grumiaux, Barbara Bonney, Salvatore Accardo and I Musici [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2002 ] A two-for-the-price-of-one set containing the most peaceful and relaxing of baroque music including Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' (excerpts), Albinoni's 'Adagio', Handel's 'Largo', Bach's 'Air on a G String'...and many, many more... |
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Aida (complete opera recorded in 2006) Zurich Opera / Nina Stemme / Luciana D'Intino / Salvatore Licitra / Juan Pons / Adam Fisher (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / 2 DVD - released 24/Jul/2007 ] G :- Gramophone Magazine DVD of the Month - September 2007 |