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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (complete opera recorded in 1968) Elena Souliotis, Fiorenza Cossotto, Mario Del Monaco, Carlo Cava / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Silvio Varviso [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Elena Souliotis has the power, ferocity, energy for the role...Mario del Monaco's "Ferisci, ma non interrogarmi" is a splendid moment [...] Cosotto's tone is always full and beautiful...Silvio Varviso's direction is pleasantly spirited" Gramophone |
KREBS / QUANTZ / BACH / TELEMANN / PEPUSCH / LOEILLET
Rampal and Friends Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with Mario Duschenes (flute & recorder) and Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) [ Marquis Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] Masterpieces of 18th-century flute repertoire are performed by the undisputed master of 20th century flute performance. Jean-Pierre Rampal is one of the most celebrated performers of recent years. His 'friends' on this recording are two of Canada's... |
John McCormack (tenor) with Mario Sammarco, baritone / Victor Orchestra
John McCormack: Acoustic Victor Recordings, Vol. 1 (1910) [ Naxos Historical Naxos The McCormack Edition Vol 1 / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "For those who do not know the voice, I strongly recommend the modest outlay and enjoy what many have long known and can now glory in anew." - MusicWeb Dec 2004 |
John McCormack (tenor) with Nellie Melba, soprano / Mario Sammarco, baritone / Edna Thornton, contralto with various orchestras
John McCormack: Acoustic Recordings (1910-1911) [ Naxos Historical Naxos The McCormack Edition Vol 2 / CD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] Born in the small Irish town of Athlone on 14th June 1884, John McCormack seemed destined for a life in the civil service until he won the gold medal in a Dublin music festival in 1903. |
W. A. MOZART / NIELSEN
Mozart / Nielsen: Clarinet Concertos Julian Bliss (clarinet) / Royal Northern Sinfonia, Mario Venzago [ Signum / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] "Bliss responds to the work's mercurial switches of mood with a wide range of colour and articulation, and meets its considerable technical challenges with seemingly offhand virtuosity." (BBC Music) |
BEETHOVEN / FERRÉ / SOLLIMA
Searching for Ludwig: Beethoven, Sollima & Ferré Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer, Mario Brunello [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] Gidon Kremer and Mario Brunello pay tribute to Beethoven by presenting two of his most famous quartets in a version for string orchestra played by Kremerata Baltica. The ensemble's founder Gidon Kremer directs op.131 from the violin, while Mario... |
TOSHIO HOSOKAWA
Hosokawa: Gardens Luigi Gaggero (cimbalom), Mario Caroli (flute) / Ukho Ensemble Kyiv [ Kairos (Paladino) / CD - released 9/Aug/2019 ] "Hosokawa drew inspiration for these lustrous pieces from his own garden. The percussion-tinged Drawing expands from a bare calligraphic gesture and Im Frühlingsgarten places Mario Caroli's eloquent flute amid eloquent flute amid evocative wind" |
BELLINI
Norma (Complete Opera recorded in 1954) Maria Callas / Mario Filippeschi / Ebe Stignani / Nicola Rossi-Lemeni / Chorus And Orchestra Of La Scala, Milan / Tullio Serafin [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Performances / 3 CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] "The manner in which Callas colours her voice and the way she moves through the vocal register is very individual and not to every taste. If it is to yours then this Naxos realisation of the 1954 studio recording is in the best sound I have so far... |
BELLINI
Norma (complete opera recorded in 1954) Maria Callas, Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni / Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 3 CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] This is the first of Callas's two complete recordings of her signature role, the druid priestess Norma, in which she has remained unrivalled for 50 years. It captures her voice in its imposing early prime, while in the two famous duets for Norma and... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Complete Opera recorded in 1955) Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello / Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Callas's view, aided by superbly imaginative and spacious conducting from Karajan, gives extra dimension to the Puccinian little woman" Penguin Stereo Guide |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (Complete opera recorded in 1957) Maria Callas / Renato Ercolani / Mario Borriello / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Milan La Scala Orchestra / Tullio Serafin (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Operas / 2 CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Puccini's Turandot , first performed in 1926, was the only work in which Callas sang that was younger than herself and is a perfect vehicle for a dramatic soprano with a steady, steely and brilliant voice capable of rising to top C.Although she had... |
GIORDANO / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / VERDI / GLUCK
Maria Callas - Live & Alive (Remastered Recordings) Maria Callas, with Mario del Monaco, Rolando Panerai / various conductors [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2018 ] The passion and charisma of Maria Callas, performing live on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses and concert halls, can now be experienced as never before - thanks to new audio remastering from the best available sources. These are... |
TARTINI / VANDINI / MENEGHINI
Tartini: Concerti e Sonate per Violincello Piccolo Mario Brunello / Accademia dell'Annunciata, Riccardo Doni [ Arcana / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] To mark the 250th anniversary of the death of Giuseppe Tartini, Mario Brunello and the Accademia dell'Annunciata commemorate one of the great partnerships in the history of eighteenth-century music: the relationship between Tartini and Antonio... |
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Mario Canonge
Rhizome [ O+ music / CD ] |
CARL REINECKE
Flute Concerto / Serenade / etc Mario Carbotta (flute) / Rzeszow Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Kiradjiev [ Dynamic / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] This CD features the two works that Carl Reinecke wrote for orchestra and solo flute. Written when he was over eighty years old, they were published between 1909 and 1911. Representative of the late romantic style, they are characterised by a revival... |
J. S. BACH
Complete Music for Lute Mario D'Agosto (13‐course baroque lute by Ivo Magherini) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] No more than a handful of pieces represent the entire musical heritage for baroque lute by Johann Sebastian Bach - not a lot when we consider the enormity of the composer's total output. Although it is not known whether Bach himself played the... |
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Mario Del Monaco
Mario Del Monaco:arias [ Testament / CD ] |
ITALIAN POPULAR SONGS
Italian Popular Songs 1 Mario Del Monaco / Giuseppe Di Stefano / Beniamino Gigli / Jussi Bjorling / Tito Schipa [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 1/May/2008 ] The selections in the present CD programme are all survivors of bygone eras. They are good tunes and, having been variously recorded since the advent of the gramophone by famous singers (and by mainly tenors), all have acquired a certain permanence. |
VIVALDI
Flute Concertos Op 10 Mario Folena (flute) & Federico Guglielmo (violin and concert master) / L'Arte dell'Arco [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Vivaldi's six Concertos for flute Op.10 nearly attain the same popularity as the Four Seasons. Published in Amsterdam in 1728, they contain some of Vivaldi's most famous concertos: Il Gardellino, La Notte and the Tempesta di Mare. Music of wonderful... |
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Mario Hospach-Martini
Purcell/Bohm/Grigny/Bach/Blow [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 14/Jul/2008 ] |
