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RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 / The Rock L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / London Philharmonic Orchestra. Walter Weller [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Surging, romantic readings from a re-juvenated Suisse Romande under their then chief conductor, unfortunately, not long with them" (MusicWeb) |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / PAUL DUKAS
Debussy / Dukas: Orchestral Works L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 12/Aug/2018 ] 'The Swiss orchestra give each score a splendid performance, with the strings especially outstanding.' Gramophone, May 1959 (Jeux, La Péri) |
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ANTONIO CALDARA
Caldara: The Cervantes Operas: Arias & instrumental pieces María Espada (soprano), Emiliano González Toro (tenor) & João Fernandes (bass) La Ritirata, Josetxu Obregón (artistic direction) [ Glossa / CD - released 25/Sep/2016 ] Arias from the operas Don Chisciotte in Corte della duchessa (Vienna, 1727) and Sancio Panza Governatore dell'isola Barattaria (Vienna, 1733) with instrumental interludes included in the original operas, composed by Nicola Matteis... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi Heroines Maria Callas (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno [ EMI Classics / CD - released 5/Mar/2007 ] "Classic Callas recordings, which should be in every opera lover's collection" Penguin Guide |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 / Violin Concerto / Suite No. 3 in G major / etc Mischa Elman (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, Sir Adrian Boult [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This new collection invaluably gathers up all the Tchaikovsky recordings Adrian Boult made for Decca between 1952 and 1956. |
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Monte La Rue
Interludia [ Cinq Etoiles / CD - released 13/Aug/2002 ] Surreal soundtrack to your lounge, seriously laidback grooves |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Serenade No. 4 in D major, KV 203 / Serenade No. 9 in D major, KV 320 'Posthorn' New Symphony Orchestra / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Peter Maag [ Decca ABC Eloquence / CD - released 16/Jun/2006 ] Newly mastered from the original tapes and released on Decca for the first time, this Maag release couples the familiar Posthorn Serenade with the lesser known D major, KV 203. |
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MARIANNA MARTINES
Martines: Il Primo Amore Nuria Rial (Soprano) / La Floridiana, Nicoleta Paraschivescu [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 5/Mar/2012 ] "Nicoleta Paraschivescu and her little band of woodwind, horns and single strings are powerful advocates and Nuria Rial is splendidly passionate in the scena. Buy the disc: you won't regret it." Gramophone |
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HANDEL
Italian Cantatas Volume 4 - Aminta e Fillide, Rome (1707-1708) Nuria Rial, Maria Grazia Schiavo (sopranos) / La Risonanza, Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - December 2008 |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Violin Concertos / Symphonies 26, 52 & 53 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Elizabeth Wallfisch / La Petite Band / Sigiswald Kuijken [ Virgin Veritas / 2 CD - released 5/Jul/2000 ] 'These are fresh, vital, cleanly articulated performances which wear their authenticity lightly' Penguin Guide |
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STRAVINSKY / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / DEBUSSY / BARTOK / RACHMANINOV / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Conductors of the 20th Century-Ernest Ansermet Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire [ EMI The Great Conductors / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2002 ] The greatest conductors the world has ever known |
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NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op 35 (rec 1954) / Le Coq d'Or [The Golden Cockerel] Suite Pierre Nerini (violin) / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] While Ansermet's stereo Suisse Romande recording of Scheherazade is well-known and has been frequently reissued, his early (1954) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra recording of this piece is a relative rarity and here receives its first CD outing on... |
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HANDEL
Italian Cantatas Volume 3 - Cantatas for Cardinal Ottoboni Raffaella Milanesi (soprano) & Salvo Vitale (bass) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "This disc is further testament to the marvellous subtlety and richness of Handel's Roman music and contains Handel-singing, playing and direction of the absolute highest order." Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 |
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HANDEL
Alessandro, HWV21 (Complete Opera recorded in 1985) Rene Jacobs, Sophie Boulin, Isabelle Poulenard & Stephen Varcoe / La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken [ Sony Opera House / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2011 ] Includes a three-language synopsis (English/French/German), full cast list and detailed track list. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Opera Arias Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) / La Risonanza, Fabio Bonizzoni [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Invernizzi, perhaps the most exciting Italian Baroque soprano today, chooses three of the most flamboyant ['storm' arias] and dazzles with her coruscating yet perfectly controlled coloratura" Gramophone Award Nomination 2012 |
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HANDEL
Handel: Italian Cantatas Volume 1 - Cantatas for Cardinal Pamphili, Rome (1706-1707) Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Invernizzi has a fresh, bright soprano that supplies constant delight" Sunday Times Classical CD of the Week |
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HANDEL
Duetti e Terzetti italiani Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Silvia Frigato (soprano), Krystian Adam (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone) / La Risonanza, Fabio Bonizzoni [ Glossa / CD - released 25/Nov/2015 ] "Beaming a searchlight into the darkest and furthest corners of Handel's youthful Italian-period creations, these sage performances are essential fare." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2016) |
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HANDEL
Apollo e Dafne (Italian Cantatas Vol. 7) Roberta Invernizzi (soprano) / Thomas E. Bauer (bass) / Furio Zanasi (bass) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni [ Glossa Le Cantate Italian di Handel / CD - released 13/Sep/2010 ] "Bonizzoni and his string players provide assertive accompaniments to Invernizzi's journey through mixed emotions of despair, maternal love, vengefulness and defiance." Gramophone Award WINNER 2011 - Baroque Vocal |
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HANDEL
Italian Cantatas Volume 6 - Olinto Pastore Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Yetzabel Arias Fernández (soprano) & Romina Basso (alto) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] The penultimate release in the series of Italian cantatas by the Saxon composer which Fabio Bonizzoni and La Risonanza are making for Glossa. |
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Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique
Love Is Free [ Inertia / CD - released 7/Aug/2015 ] Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique - comprised of Robyn, Markus Jägerstedt, and the late Christian Falk are set to release their mini-album 'Love Is Free' on August 7th 2015 via Konichiwa Records and POD via Inertia. The La Bagatelle Magique project... |