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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera recorded in 1956) Victoria de los Angeles / Jussi Bjorling / Robert Merrill / Lucine Amara / RCA Victor Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 11/Apr/2007 ] Featuring Victoria de los Angeles and Jussi Björling in glorious form, the 1956 set ranks alongside the Callas De Sabata Tosca (Naxos 8.110256-57) as one of the greatest studio recordings of an opera ever made. |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete Opera recorded in 1958 & 1959) Victoria de los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics The Home Of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2019 ] "This classic Beecham set was originally welcomed in Gramophone with a glowing review from Philip Hope Wallace: 'I send up a loud "Ole".' It certainly stands the test of time, sparkling, swaggering and seducing in a way that is uniquely Beecham's. |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete Opera recorded in 1959) Victoria de los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Janine Micheau / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham [ ALTO / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2010 ] "This superb Carmen wipes the floor with any other version I know. The instinctive rightness of the whole conception is simply marvellous." (Gramophone) |
BIZET / VILLA LOBOS / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / ROSSINI / PUCCINI / etc
Victoria de los Angeles - The Warner Classics Edition Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) with Nicolai Gedda, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Alicia de Larrocha, Gerald Moore, Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Warner Classics / 59 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2023 ] A singer who inspired the greatest admiration and affection, Victoria de los Ángeles was, in the words of Opera magazine, "one of the supreme vocal artists of the 20th century". |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, Thomas Hampson / Carlo Rizzi (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 26/Mar/2009 ] "This production is something special: a Traviata so dramatically intense and vocally secure that no other contemporary contender can beat it." - The Times, London |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera recorded in 2005) Vienna State Opera / Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, Thomas Hampson / Carlo Rizzi (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon / Unitel DVD / DVD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón and Thomas Hampson captivated the world of opera in summer 2005 with sensational performances in the Salzburg Festival's new Traviata. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin Concerto Vilde Frang (violin) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati, with Thomas Hoppe (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] "Her understanding of Elgar's kaleidoscopic writing is instinctive at all levels...Every lover of Elgar's masterpiece should try to hear this magnificent addition to the library." Gramophone Magazine Awards Issue 2024 Recording of the Month |
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
Charpentier: Médée Véronique Gens, Cyrille Dubois, Judith van Wanroij, Thomas Dolié, David Witczak Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet [ Alpha Classics / 3 CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Médée, a tragedy in a prologue and five acts on a libretto by Thomas Corneille, was Marc-Antoine Charpentier's first and last collaboration with the Académie Royale de Musique. The work was premiered on 4 December 1693, when Charpentier was exactly... |
ANDRÉ CAMPRA / HENRY DESMAREST
Desmarets & Campra : Iphigénie en Tauride Véronique Gens, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Thomas Dolié, David Witczak, Olivia Doray, Floriane Hasler; Tomislav Lavoie; Le Concert Spirituel; Hervé Niquet [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 24/Jan/2025 ] Nearly a century before Gluck, another opera called Iphigénie en Tauride - same plot, same protagonists - had immense success on the opera stage. This 'first' Iphigénie has rather a curious history. |
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Tschaikows
Salut d'amour Werner Thomas-Mifune, Carmen Piazzini [ ORFEO / CD - released 9/Dec/1996 ] |
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Offenbach;
Harmonies du Soir, Virtuose Celloromantik Werner-Thomas; Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair [ ORFEO / CD - released 7/Aug/1987 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Frohe Weihnacht (Merry Christmas) Thomas Nitschke (treble), Ulrich Schicha (organ), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Erich Ferstl (piano), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Erich Ferstl (guitar) Hungar [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] Artists Thomas Nitschke (treble), Ulrich Schicha (organ), Jurgen Schuster (trumpet), Erich Ferstl (piano), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Erich Ferstl (guitar) Hungarian Radio Chorus, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Capella... |
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Gouvy, Thé
Lieder - Aus: 40 poésies de Pierre de Ronsard; Aus: La Pléiade française op. 48; Six poésies allemandes de Moritz Hartm Yaron Windmüller, Thomas Hans [ ORFEO / CD - released 6/Apr/1998 ] |
CARL ORFF
Carmina Burana Yeree Suh (soprano), Yves Saelens (tenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone) / Anima Eterna Brugge, Collegium vocale gent & Cantate Domino, Jos van Immerseel [ Zig-Zag / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "Carmina Burana as you've never heard it before; a triumph for all concerned." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2014) |
W. A. MOZART
The Violin Concertos Thomas Zehetmair (violin & conductor) / Philharmonia Orchestra [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] |
JOHANN JOSEPH FUX
Fux: Ave Regina Accentus Austria, Thomas Wimmer [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/Aug/2017 ] "It is good to see this release showcasing some of the material [Fux] provided for the Imperial Court Chapel...The music is well constructed...but don't expect it to change your life." Gramophone |
B J Thomas
The Scepter Records Hits And More 1964 - 1973 [ Ace Records U.K. / CD - released 10/Aug/2004 ] |
ZELENKA / BACH / LOTTI
Thomas Hengelbrock conducts Zelenka, Bach & Lotti Balthasar Neumann Ensemble & Choir, Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "This is nothing short of revelatory." Gramophone Awards 2010 WINNER: Baroque Vocal |
WEIGL
Symphony No.6 / Old Vienna Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alun Francis / Thomas Sanderling [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] "Committed playing for music of gravitas and craftsmanship" (Gramophone April 2006) |
