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BRUCKNER
Complete Symphonies Vol. 3: Symphony No 2 Northern Sinfonia, Mario Venzago [ CPO / CD - released 2/Jul/2012 ] "a regular box of surprises, some of them quite startling...The principal virtue of the performance is in its agility, leanness and considerable subtlety of expression, the way it challenges the Bruckner cliche (weight, breadth, monumentality) with s |
VERDI
Aida (complete opera recorded in 1952) Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Ebe Stignani, Aldo Protti / Chorus and Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, Alberto Erede [ Naxos Great Opera Recordings / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Recorded 1952 |
FRANZ LISZT
Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth (complete Oratorio) Renatus Mészár, Dagmar Peckova, Mario Hoff, Melanie Diener & Alexander Guenther / Staatskapelle Weima, Carl St. Clair [ CPO / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] The Legend of St. Elizabeth, begun in Weimar in 1857, completed in Rome in 1862, and premiered in Budapest in 1865, is certainly one of Lizst's key works. |
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BRUCKNER
Complete Symphonies Vol. 1: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7 Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago [ CPO Records / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] These recordings emphasize what is characteristic about each symphony, but the following criteria nevertheless apply to the whole: a trimmer tone throughout in the tradition of Schubert (opposing all that is massive and pathos-laden), a rubato-rich,... |
BRUCKNER
Complete Symphonies Vol 2: Symphonies Nos. 0 (2nd version) and 1 (1st version) Tapiola Sinfonietta, Mario Venzago [ CPO / 2 CD - released 3/Jan/2012 ] "Some ideas from the period instrument movement are brought into play, but these only serve to highlight the conventionality of the "modern" performance conventions with which they rub shoulders. It's a fascinating combination though, and the results |
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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GIOACCHINIO ROSSINI
Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri [An Italian in Algeries] (complete opera recorded in 2013) Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Anna Goryachova, Alex Esposito, Yijie Shi & Mario Cassi / José Ramón Encinar [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Pesaro's new offering in 2013 was an off-the-wall production of Rossini's popular comedy, 'The Italian Girl in Algiers', presented as a Swinging Sixties, James Bond adventure, set in the desert oil fields of the North African coast. Davide... |
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ROSSINI
L'Italiana in Algeri [An Italian in Algeries] (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Anna Goryachova, Alex Esposito, Yijie Shi & Mario Cassi / José Ramón Encinar [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Pesaro's new offering in 2013 was an off-the-wall production of Rossini's popular comedy, 'The Italian Girl in Algiers', presented as a Swinging Sixties, James Bond adventure, set in the desert oil fields of the North African coast. Davide... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Donizetti: Olivo e Pasquale (complete opera recorded in 1980 with complete libretto) Eva Czapò, Benedetta Pecchioli, Gastone Sarti, Gino Orlandini, Mario Chiappi / Coro Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana, Bruno Rigacci [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/1997 ] Recording Date: October 26, 1980 Recording Location: Lugano, Svizzera, Auditorio RSI |
MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci (complete operas) Mario del Monaco, Clara Petrella, Afro Polu, Elena Nicolai / Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede / Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Franco G [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 7/Aug/2015 ] Contains the ANZ advertising music: 'Regina Coeli' from Cavalleria Rusticana |
DONIZETTI / VERDI / PUCCINI / BIZET / BOITO / etc
Mccormack In Opera John McCormack (tenor) with with Lucrezia Bori & Mario Sammarco [ Nimbus / CD ] "Nimbus has carefully assembled the best of John McCormack's operatic recordings and brought them vividly and convincingly to life through the 'Digital Ambisonic Process' ... the liveliest transfers of McCormack's acoustic output to date" Fanfare |
Mario Lanza
My Romance [ RCA Records / CD - released 16/Feb/2001 ] Available as a direct U.K. import, this disc features romantic pop standards, performed by the great, legendary tenor, Mario Lanza. |
Mario Lanza (tenor)
Mario Lanza: The Best of Everything [ RCA / Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] Sony Classical release a special x2 CD, budget-priced set, featuring x44 songs, with x6 previously unreleased tracks, issued in connection with a new TV documentary by Screenbound Pictures Ltd. about the great tenor. This release celebrates the... |
GUBAIDULINA
The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair: concerto for flute and large orchestra / etc Sharon Bezaly (flute) Torleif Thedeen (cello) Mie Miki (accordion) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] "Overall, this is a technically superior disc in which an interesting new concerto, outstandingly performed by its dedicatee, is paired with an up to date edition of one of the composer’s most frequently recorded works. Duplication may limit its... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto (with works by Dvorak & Respighi) Sol Gabetta (cello) / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "Sol Gabetta's Elgar Concerto is one of the best around, a heartfelt, tonally rounded performance, intimate and wholly at one with Mario Venzago's generally subtle handling of the orchestral score." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice October 2010 |
