More By Artist: John D'Amato
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JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Cendrillon [Cinderella] (complete opera recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Danielle de Niese, Kate Lindsey, Agnes Zwierko, Nina Minasyan / John Wilson (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 19/Jun/2020 ] With its combination of enchanting love story and broad, burlesque comedy, Cendrillon is one of the great operatic fairy tales - a Cinderella that looks back to Charles Perrault's original story in all its richness and ambiguity. Massenet's sensuous... |
STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2014 ] An exuberant brainchild of John Christie, Glyndebourne Festival Opera launched in 1934 with a production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Since then, Glyndebourne has become a byword for excellence, bringing together the finest operatic musicians... |
STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2014 ] "The combination of Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra ensures crisp ensemble of the highest quality." (Gramophone on 'The Rake's Progress) |
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Gorka John
After Yesterday [ CD ] |
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Gorka John
The Company You Keep [ CD ] |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini (Complete opera recorded in 2003) Gregory Kunde, Joyce DiDonato, Patrizia Ciofi, Laurent Naouri / Orchestre Nationale de France. John Nelson [ Erato / Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/2018 ] 'A splendid achievement. Here indeed is the 'verve and vitality' Berlioz always believed he had found.' - Gramophone |
Gymanfa Ganu, Rhos Male Voice Choir, Treorchy Male Voice Choir, Cyril Anthony, John Tudor Davies, DJ Rees (organs)
A Nation of Song: Welsh Hymn Festival [ Alto / CD - released 6/Jun/2025 ] Here, indeed, is artistic talent bearing the indelibly engraved hallmark of suffering and heroism translated for all time into song. |
BRETT DEAN / LUCA FRANCESCONI
Dean: Dramatis Personae / Francesconi: Hard Pace Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) / Gothenburg Symphony, John Storgårds [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/May/2017 ] Ever since his very first disc, released by BIS some thirty years ago, Hakan Hardenberger has earned recognition for his performances of the classical repertory, but also as a pioneer of significant and vituosic new music for the trumpet.... |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea (complete opera) Hana Blažiková, Kangmin Justin Kim, Carlo Vistoli, Gianluca Buratto, Lucile Richardot / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardine [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "A crowning glory, you might say, to Gardiner's half century association with Monteverdi" (TheTimes Five Stars) |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea (complete opera) BLU-RAY Hana Blažiková, Kangmin Justin Kim, Carlo Vistoli, Gianluca Buratto, Lucile Richardot / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardine [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "A crowning glory, you might say, to Gardiner's half century association with Monteverdi" (The Times Five Stars) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini (complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Dutch National Opera / John Osborn, Mariangela Sicilia, Maurizio Muraro, Michèle Losier / Sir Mark Elder (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 5/May/2018 ] "Osborn has all the vocal verve and dash to make the devil-may-care sculptor the constant centre of attention. Mariangela Sicilia uses her fearless, technically brilliant vocalism to sustain his beloved Teresa's vibrant personality…a musical treat" |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Magnificat in E flat / Missa in F Hannah Morrison, Eleanor Minney, Reginald Mobley, Hugo Hymas, Gianluca Buratto / Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ SDG / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] "The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists are in virtuosic form, with the pick of the vocal soloists being the thunderous Italian bass Gianluca Buratto, a refreshing contrast to the usual genteel Bach baritones." The Times |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Mass in B minor Hannah Morrison (sop) Meg Bragle (alto) Esther Brazil (mezzo) Peter Davoren (ten) Alex Ashworth (bass) / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 22/Dec/2015 ] "Thirty years since his pioneering first version, Gardiner returns to re-record the mighty Mass in B minor; the impressive result draws on all his great knowledge and experience of Bach's music." Gramophone Award Nomination 2016 - Baroque Vocal |
J. S. BACH
Easter Oratorio / Actus tragicus Hannah Morrison (soprano), Meg Bragle (mezzo), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor) & Peter Harvey (bass) / English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 10/Jun/2014 ] This album follows the acclaimed release of the Ascension Oratorio. It features soloists Hannah Morrison (soprano), Meg Bragle (mezzo), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Peter Harvey (bass). The Easter Oratorio, one of the less performed of Bach's choral... |
HANDEL
Judas MacCabeus (recorded in 1971) Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Alexander Young, John Shirley-Quirk / Wandsworth School Boys Choir / English Chamber Orchestra / Johannes Somary [ ALTO / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "The solo singing is excellent with Alexander Young a ringing tenor, and Helen Watts singing the opening aria in Act III exquisitely. Very good recording... the effect is wholly natural - and a sense of commitment throughout from all departments." -... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: War Requiem / Sinfonia da Requiem / Ballad of Heroes Heather Harper (soprano) John Shirley-Quirk (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "Heather Harper has at last recorded the 'role' she created-indeed it is her farewell to her many admirers as she has now retired. I heard her sing it in St Paul's not long ago and thought then that her peculiar accents, her inevitable shaping of so... |
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY / HENRYK WIENIAWSKI / JEAN SIBELIUS
Tchikovsky/Sibelius/Wieniawski: Violin.Concertos Jascha Heifetz (violin) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 4/Dec/2000 ] "Heifetz's first (mono) recording of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, made in 1937, as tremendous virtuosity and warmth. The sound is opaque by modern standards...this is a fine bargain." Penguin Guide |
UUNO KLAMI
Klami: Northern Lights / Kalevala Suite / Cheremissian Fantasy Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "John Storgards leads vibrant interpretations, with Samuli Peltonen an impressive cello soloist. The sonics are superbly lifelike, with plenty of detail and a wide dynamic range. Highly recommended." (10 / 10 ClassicsToday Feb 2010) |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Much Ado Nothing / Sinfonietta Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] "With an orchestra of Helsinki's calibre in a score that delights - might one say wallows! - in the glories of a modern orchestra...there are many passages that will bring great pleasure" MusicWeb |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp / Tänzchen im alten Stil Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "the cinematic feel is still there in this symphony's swelling climaxes and "Eastern" purple passages" (Daily Telegraph) |
