More By Artist: Elena
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GIOVANNI FRANCESCO GIULIANI
Giuliani: Nocturnes (12) for Clarinet and Harp Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet) & Elena Gorna (harp) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] Giovanni Francesco Giuliani (not to be confused with Mauro Giuliani, the famous guitar composer) lived from 1760 till 1818, active as violinist, composer and teacher in Florence, which went through a huge boom of theatrical and musical creativity due... |
JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Acis et Galatée BLU-RAY Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Sean-Francois Lombard, Elena Harsanyi, Valeria La Grotta, Luigi de Donato / Benjamin Lazar (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 19/May/2023 ] "Sardelli (wielding an authentically Lullian staff for certain movements) propels a crisp account - the festival orchestra's first with period instruments." Gramophone Blu-ray of the Month Aug 2023 |
TOM COULT
Tom Coult: Pieces That Disappear Martyn Brabbins, Daniel Pioro, Anna Dennis, Andrew Gourlay, Elena Schwarz [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 22/Nov/2024 ] On 22 November 2024, NMC Recordings releases Pieces that Disappear - the debut album from the composer Tom Coult performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra |
ATTILIO ARIOSTI
Ariosti: 6 Lessons for Viola d'amore & continuo Mauro Righini (viola d'amore) Elena Bertuzzi (soprano) Ugo Nastrucci (theorbo) Danilo Costantini (organ & Harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] The violinist, organist, composer and librettist Attilio Malachia Ariosti was born in Bologna in 1666. His career took him to Mantua and Venice, the most enlightened musical and artistic centers of northern Italy at the time. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Olga Savova, Krassimira Stoyanova, Elena Maximova / Mariss Jansons (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2012 ] Mariss Janson's conducting, very imposing in the big moments...accords with the broad brushstrokes of Herheim's production. But the singers are vocally near ideal. Krassimira Stoyanova's Tatyana is thrillingly secure as well as vulnerable" (BBC Music) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.) - Arabella (complete opera recorded in 2023) Oper Berlin / Albert Pesendorfer, Doris Soffel, Sara Jakubiak, Elena Tsallagova, Russell Braun / Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Sara Jakubiak is more a dramatic than lyric soprano, but phrases gloriously; she's well matched with Russell Braun's ardent baritone as a Mr Right from a far Austrian province who learns through suffering." BBC Music Opera & Stage Choice May 2025 |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.) - Arabella (complete opera recorded in 2023) (Blu-ray) Oper Berlin / Albert Pesendorfer, Doris Soffel, Sara Jakubiak, Elena Tsallagova, Russell Braun / Donald Runnicles (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 21/Feb/2025 ] "Sara Jakubiak is more a dramatic than lyric soprano, but phrases gloriously; she's well matched with Russell Braun's ardent baritone as a Mr Right from a far Austrian province who learns through suffering." BBC Music |
LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Complete opera sung in Czech recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Opéra Bastille / Elena Tsallagova, Jukka Rasilainen, Michèle Lagrange / Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) [ EuroArts / Medici Arts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "Enchanting staging…The sound is splendid, the video direction simply fabulous. Everyone, Tsallagova above all, responds beautifully to close-ups…make sure your whole family enjoys it with you!" IRR |
MASSENET
Werther (Complete opera) Placido Domingo, Franz Grundheber, Elena Obraztsova, Arleen AugACr / KAlner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester / Riccardo Chailly [ DG Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] 'Domingo in the name part sings with sweetness and purity as well as strength.' Penguin Guide |
GIOVANNI FILIPPO DREYER
Dreyer: Sacred Music Rossana Bertini (soprano), Elena Cecchi Fedi (soprano), Le Tems Revient"|"Baroque Lumina, Giacomo Bededetti (conductor), Giacomo Granchi [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] World premiere recordings of psalms and hymns by a forgotten luminary of the Florentine Baroque. Giovanni Filippo Dreyer (1703-1772) was born in Florence, Italy. As a castrato soprano he sang in several productions in Rome in 1723, including... |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Aida (recorded live Covent Garden in 2022) BLU-RAY Royal Opera / Elena Stikhina, Francesco Meli, Agnieszka Rehlis, Ludovic Tézier / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 28/Jun/2024 ] Love and duty collide and nations clash in Verdi's political drama, starring Elena Stikhina. In this new production, director Robert Carsen situates Verdi's large-scale drama within a contemporary world, framing its power struggles and toxic... |
TAVENER
Ypakoë Scottish Ensemble / The Wallace Collection / Elena Riu / Canty [ LINN / CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] This collection celebrates the music of John Tavener, one of the best known and popular composers of his generation; it brings together performances by Canty, The Wallace Collection, Scottish Ensemble and Elena Riu. |
PROKOFIEV / SCHNITTKE / RAVEL / MESSIAEN
Russian & French Violin Sonatas Sergej Azizjan (violin) Elena Semishina (piano) [ Scandinavian Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2008 ] Petersburf Academy of Music in 1986. In 1980 he became a member of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. |
ALBINONI
Albinoni: 12 Cantatas for Soprano and Contralto Op.4 Silvia Frigato (soprano), Elena Biscuola (contralto) / L'Arte dell'Arco [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] The 'other' Albinoni, revealed here as an accomplished composer for the voice in the tradition of the Venetian baroque. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Vienna Opera / Ausrine Stundyte, Bo Skovhus, Natascha Petrinsky, Elena Zaremba / Constantin Trinks (cond) [ C Major / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Mar/2022 ] "Aušrinė Stundytė has in recent years made the role of Renate her own; and with the openness and generosity of her soprano, its control of colour, its capacity for tender lyricism with a tragic edge, she is perfect as the suffering heart of the work" |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (complete opera) Yevgeni Nesterenko, Elena Obratsova, Vladimir Atlantov / Bolshoi Chorus & Orchestra Mark Ermler (conductor) [ ALTO / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2013 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) -- A tremendous performance by this all-star cast, in a recording never before issued outside Russia. Nesterenko at the top of his form in his ideal career role. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (complete opera recorded in 2006) Zurich Opera House / Leo Nucci, Elena Moscu, Piotr Beczala / Nello Santi (cond) [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] G - "First we must salute the 64-year old Leo Nucci's Rigoletto. Visually, the pathetic figure with the haunted, apprehensive expression will prove memorable, as well those notes and phrases which still proclaim him one of the most richly endowed... |
Elena
Elena's Cultural Symphony [ Jayrem Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Dec/2004 ] Elena once again finds unexpected ways of integrating traditional Maori and European musical cultures. |
LUCA MARENZIO
Quinto Libro di Madrigali a sei voci Elena Biscuola (mezzo-soprano) / La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] La Compagnia del Madrigale's subtle, yet powerful advocacy of great Italian madrigals continues with Marenzio's 'Quinto Libro di Madrigali a sei voci' from 1591. |
DONIZETTI
Donizetti Heroines Elena Mosuc (soprano) / Symphony Orchestra of Croatian Radio-Television, Ivo Lipanovic [ Sony Classical / CD - released 6/May/2014 ] "Mosuc is not found lacking when it comes to surmounting the fioriture of whichever cabaletta is being sung, her technical prowess ensuring admirable results and the voice well honed, with trills and clean articulation in florid stretches." (IRR) |
