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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Prometheus; Mephisto Waltz No. 1; Mazeppa; Hamlet. (with Wagner: Siegfried Idyll) Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Members of L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Karl Munchinger [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] A quartet of Liszt tone-poem recordings, new to CD, plus a cherishable recording of Wagner's musical birthday card to his wife. Karl Münchinger founded the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra in 1946, and Decca began making records with them three years... |
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Cesar FRANCK / Ernest CHAUSSON
Franck/Chausson: Symphonies Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 13/Nov/2006 ] "Best of all is the way Janowski responds to the variety of harmonic tension in both works: the more chromatic a chord, the more space he tends to give it without ever obstructing the flow." (BBC Music Orchestral Choice Jan 2007) |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Casella: Symphony No. 2 / A notte alta Sun Hee You (piano) / Rome Symphony Orchestra / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "One of Casella's subtlest creations, it receives a fine performance from the Rome Symphony Orchestra and Francesco La Vecchia" Gramophone |
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Super Rail Band Of The Buffet Hotel De La Gare De Bamako, Mali
Super Rail Band Of The Buffet Hotel De La Gare De Bamako, Mali [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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DEBUSSY
Pelleas et Melisande (1952 recording) Suzanne Danco, Pierre Mollet, Heinz Rehfuss, Andre Vessieres, Helene Bouvier / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] This was the first of two recordings by Ernest Ansermet of Pelléas et Mélisande, a work he conducted several times on stage. This recording was made in April 1952 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere. |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Dramatic works & ballet music (Incls 'Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien' & '6 Epigraphes antiques') Suzanne Danco (soprano), Nancy Waugh (contralto) & Marie-Lise de Montmollin (contralto) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] This volume of Debussy's dramatic works and ballet music is dedicated, by and large, to 'rarities' by the composer. Few of Debussy's works have divided critical opinion more than Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, banned as it was by the Archbishop of... |
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W.A. MOZART
Die Zauberflote [The Magic Flute] (complete opera recorded in 2004) Suzie LeBlanc, Christoph Genz, Stephan Genz, Cornelius Hauptmann, Isolde Siebert / La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Sep/2011 ] The cast is highly recognisable from many other fine productions of Baroque and early music, including Suzie LeBlanc (Pamina); Cornelius Hauptmann (Tamino); Stephan Genz (Papageno) and Isolde Siebert (Queen of Night). |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / ERNEST BLOCH
Prokofiev/Bloch -: Violin Concertos (with Bartok - Portrait Op 5 No 1) Joseph Szigeti (violin) / Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris, Charles Munch / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Winner |
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T La Rock
It's Yours [ Universal Music / LP - released 4/Apr/2014 ] |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Teatro Carlo Felice / Daniela Dessi, Massimo La Guardia, Mario Malagnini, Ramaz Chikviladze / Donato Renzetti (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] Turandot, one of Puccini's most powerful and original operas, is a favourite with audiences. Musically, it is one of the composer's most modern and innovative scores, and also a work that calls for sumptuous sets and dramatic costumes. |
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MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (complete operas recorded in March 2007) Teatron Real Madrid / Violeta Urmana / Vincenza la Scola / Vladimir Galouzine / Maria Bayo / Jesus Lopezs Cobos [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] G - Recorded live at the Teatro Real, Madrid, February and March 2007 |
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MANUEL de FALLA
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos (The Three Cornered Hat) / El Amor Brujo / etc Teresa Berganza (soprano) Marina de Gabarin (mezzo-soprano) / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca Legends / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] During the war, Falla wrote a pantomime ballet titled El Corregidor y la Molinera ('The Magistrate and the Miller's Wife') based on a novella by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballets Russes, was at the 1917 premiere.... |
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Tes la Rock
Them [ Noppa / CD - released 29/Aug/2011 ] One of Dubstep's most persistently prolific producers drops an impressively diverse debut album. |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress (Complete opera recorded in 2007) BLU-RAY Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels / Laura Claycomb, Andrew Kennedy, William Shimell / Kazushi Ono (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2009 ] Blu-Ray - 'Lepage has forged a reputation as one of the most visionary theatre directors of our age… The Rake's Progress is heading our way, and it promises to be a highlight of the 2007/8 season.' Sunday Times |
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MONTEVERDI
L'Orfeo (complete opera recorded in 1998) Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Bruxelles / Trisha Brown / Smon Keenlyside / Juanita Lascarro / Rene Jacobs (cond) [ Harmonia Mundi France / 2 DVD - released 26/Jul/2007 ] G :- "To many fans of the work, it is this production of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo which debuted at La Monnaie in Brussels in May of 1998 which offers a near-flawless symbiosis of music, text, and movement. Starring Trisha Brown and René Jacobs, this... |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 1992) Theatro La Scala / Renato Bruson / Mariella Devia / Vincenzo La Scola / conducted by Stefano Ranzani [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 23/Jul/2004 ] "A powerfully dramatic and memorable La Scala production. Recommended." (MusicWeb) |
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Tres De La Habana
Tres De La Habana.Com [ Bis / CD ] |
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MASSENET
Neeme Järvi conducts Massenet Truls Mørk (cello) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Apr/2014 ] Jules Massenet has long been associated primarily with opera, while his orchestral works have gone unappreciated. This collection of overtures, ballet music, and concert pieces, each with its own unique orchestral colour, showcases Massenet's... |
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RESPIGHI
Complete Orchestral Music Vol 3 [Incls 'Concerto gregoriano'] Vadim Brodsky (violin) Chiara Bertoglio (piano) Andrea Noferini (cello) / Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] "[La Vecchia] conducts with energy and conviction throughout. The Rome orchestra responds enthusiastically, and the orchestral sound has plenty of colour and presence, with nice grip from the brass at the tuttis. A must for Respighi fans" MusicWeb |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Les paladins Valentin Tournet; La Chapelle Harmonique [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 3 CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] Rameau's key forgotten comédie-lyrique is brought back to life: in 1760, at the age of 77, Les Paladins would be his last work performed in public. Inspired by the triumph of his other comedy, Platée, Rameau adds emphasis and excess, makes the... |