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JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann [The Tales of Hoffmann] (complete operettas recorded in 2013) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Natalie Dessay, Michael Spyres, Kathleen Kim, Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Michèle Losier / Stéphane Denève (conductor) [ Erato / Warner Classics DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "The production belongs to Laurent Naouri who finds something truly distinctive in each of his portraits...Dessay is remarkable as Antonia" (BBC Music) |
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COLE PORTER
Cole Porter in Hollywood John Wilson Orchestra, with Anna-Jane Casey, Kim Criswell, Matthew Ford, Sarah Fox, Richard Morrison [ Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Cole Porter is one of the best-known and most prolific composers from the world of twentieth-century jazz, having written over 800 songs, often for the Hollywood stars of his day. His dizzying wordplay combines with a sound redolent of dazzling... |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'Ange de Nisida (complete opera) Joyce El-Khoury, David Junghoon Kim, Laurent Naouri, Vito Priante / Royal Opera Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2019 ] Opera Rara presents, 179 years after it was written, the world premiere recording of a Donizetti 'lost' masterpiece, restored and brought thrillingly back to life. Written in 1839 for the Theâtre de la Renaissance in Paris, rehearsals started but the... |
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Kim Carnes
Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes [ Capitol Records / CD - released 9/Feb/1993 ] This digitally re-mastered, European imported compilation disc covers the greatest hits from Kim Carnes - and more! |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN / COLE PORTER / IRVING BERLIN
Kiss Me Kate - The Best of Broadway Musical Kiri te Kanawa, Kim Criswell, Thomas Hampson, Chris Groenendaal / Ambrosian Chorus, London Sinfonietta, John McClinn [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] Brought together here are 20 of the loveliest songs from great musicals by songwriting legends George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin - bursting with irresistible groove and infectious swing. |
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BELLINI / OFFENBACH / MOZART / DELIBES / MONTEVERDI / DONIZETTI / etc
Natalie Dessay: The Opera Singer [33 CD & 19 DVDs] Natalie Dessay, with Francesco Meli, Jose Van Dam, Patricia Petibon, Sara Mingardo, Kathleen Kim, Ian Bostridge, Veronique Gens, and others [ Erato / Warner Classics / 52 CD Box Set - released 26/Feb/2021 ] "Dessay's performance is simply jaw-dropping.' BBC Music Magazine Award Finalist 2008: Opera [La Sonnambula] |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Dream of Gerontius Op 38 (Complete oratorio) Richard Lewis (tenor) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) Kim Borg (bass) / Halle Choir and Shieffield Philharonic Chorus / Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Sep/2003 ] "Barbirolli's red-blooded reading of Gerontius is the most heart-warmingly dramatic ever recorded" *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town Kim Criswell, Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson / Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, London Voices, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Original Jacket Recordings / CD - released 15/Feb/2018 ] An enormous success at the time, with a Broadway run of 559 performances, Wonderful Town shows off the talents of Bernstein, Comden and Green, who wrote the songs against the clock in just four weeks. Whether it's jazz, cod-Irish, ragtime, ballad or... |
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GRAHAM LYNCH
Seria Ludo - Piano music by Graham Lynch Albert Kim & Paul Sánchez (piano) [ Divine Art Records / CD - released 8/Oct/2021 ] English composer Graham Lynch (b. 1957) is a master of his craft, a composer whose writing is exceptionally detailed, with specific articulations and layerings; not designed for show, but for better expressing the subject matter of his works, many of... |
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SCHUBERT / SHOSTAKOVICH / PÁRTOS
Schubert, Shostakovich & Pártos Amihai Grosz (violin), Sunwook Kim (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] For this first solo album, Amihai Grosz joins forces with the pianist Sunwook Kim and together they present a programme coupling Schubert, Shostakovich and Pártos. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 2011) Festspielhaus Baden-Baden / Angela Denoke, Kim Begley, Doris Soffel / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Stefan Soltesz (conductor), etc [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] This highly acclaimed production of Strauss' Salome from the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden is staged by German director Nikolaus Lehnhoff. Starring Angela Denoke as "a brilliant Salome" (FAZ), who is joined by a great ensemble of soloists, Kim Begley,... |
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LEROY ANDERSON
Anderson: Orchestral Works (Complete) BBC Concert Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, with Kim Criswell (soprano) & William Dazeley (baritone) [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2021 ] Leroy Anderson etched out his own unique place in American music - a composer rigorously trained in the classical tradition whose records could top the pop charts, a reclusive personality whose compositions became household words. |
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LEROY ANDERSON
Anderson: Orchestral Music, Vol. 4 (Incls 'Irish Suite' & 'Scottish Suite') BBC Concert Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin (with Kim Criswell, soprano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] "This fourth volume may seem to be mainly something of a gathering in of less well-known material and unusual, long-forgotten vocal arrangements of a few favourite pieces. Nevertheless they are delivered with such enthusiasm and joie de vivre, that... |
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VIVALDI / HANDEL / BACH / CORELLI / TARTINI / VITALI
Baroque Violin Favourites Bin Huang (violin) Hyun-Sun Kim (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2002 ] "Tone is beautiful and soulful...a pleasure to hear...Sound is excellent !V rich, full, and intimate, with no harshness. This is a great program for listening to with a glass of wine, good friends, and good conversation!" - Ardella Crawford,... |
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MONTEVERDI
Christmas Vespers The Danish Chamber Choir, Kim Glies Nandfred [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Parnasso in Festa, HWV73 David Hansen, Robin Johannsen, Kangmin Justin Kim, Jenny Högstrom / La Cetra Barockorchester & Vokalensemble Basel, Andrea Marcon [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jul/2017 ] "Kangmin Justin Kim is steady and smooth as Orfeo…Good with text, Robin Johannsen's Clio provides neat and attractive vocalism, while grander-scale soprano Jenny Högström's vivid Calliope matches nicely bass Luca Tittito's vigorous Marte." BBC Music |
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VARIOUS
Piano Recital: DongKyu Kim (First Prize, 2010 San Marino International Piano Competition) DongKyu Kim (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] One of the most exciting performers of his generation, DongKyu Kim won first prize at the 2010 San Marino International Competition and the highest award at the 2009 International Jeunesses Musicales Competition Belgrade. |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: L'Ange de Nisida (complete opera recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Donizetti Opera / Florian Sempey, Roberto Lorenzi, Konu Kim / Jean-Luc Tingaud (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Gaetano Donizetti's L'Ange de Nisida was commissioned by the director of the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris. The libretto was entrusted to Gustave Vaëz and Alphonse Royer, and the opéra en quatre parties was completed in 1840. |
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GIYA KANCHELI
Caris Mere Eduard Brunner (clarinet) Maacha Deubner (soprano) Kim Kashkashian (viola) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2001 ] "the most important Soviet composer since Shostakovich" Time Magazine |