KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: St. Luke Passion Izabella Klosinska (soprano) Adam Kruszewski (baritone) Romuald Tesarowics (bass) Jaroslaw Malanowics (organ) / Warsaw National / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2004 ] "Naxos's Penderecki expert steers a sure, dramatic course through a 1960s classic." (Gramophone Jan 2004) |
SCHUTZ
Weinachtshistorie & Auferstehunghistorie Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Johan Linderoth, Adam Riis & Else Torp / Ars Nova Copenhagen, Concerto Copenhagen & Sirius Viols, Paul Hillier [ Dacapo / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Schütz recordings of such ardent beauty are much too rare, so this is not to be missed." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Baroque Vocal |
PIERRE-CHARLES SANCAN
Sancan: A Musical Tribute Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Adam Walker (Flute) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "This tribute led by one of his many distinguished pupils, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Yan Pascal Tortelier, who fell under Sancan's influence at the Paris Conservatoire, is as authentic as it is valuable and rewarding." Gramophone Editor's Choice Aug |
JOSEF HAYDN
Die Schopfung (The Creation) Jeannette van Dijck, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam / Gurzenich Orchestra & Choir of Cologne / GAnter Wand [ Testament / 2 CD - released 30/Dec/2007 ] "Wand's Creation was highly thought of in its time, and again the reasons are obvious enough. Back in 1963 this must have seemed a performance of exceptional clarity, with Wand showing a fine feeling for the music and driving it forwards with energy,... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (Complete opera recorded in 1982) Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Meven, Theo Adam / Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Men's Choir Rundfunkchor Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur [ Sony Classical Opera / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2016 ] "The most telling contributions certainly come from conductor, orchestra and chorus. The playing here is in the highest class, and Masur's control of speed and balance is not to be questioned" (Gramophone) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten - War Requiem (with works by Penderecki & Berg) Kari Lovaas, Theo Adam, Anthony Roden, Dresdner Philharmonie, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2016 ] The common theme of the three works presented here is Death, the transience of earthly existence. Britten's famous War Requiem was written in commemoration of the 2nd World War victims, dedicated to the people of the destroyed city of Coventry. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Rusalka, Op. 114 (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY La Monnaie Opera / Myrtò Papatanasiu, Pavel Černoch, Annalena Persson, Willard White / Ádám Fischer (cond) [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Jul/2016 ] "The cast throw themselves into [the production] with admirable energy, but it's simply too calculated and posturing...musically this isn't at all bad. Adam Fischer's conducting is smooth, rich and idiomatic, his principals good." (BBC Music) |
Adam Lambert
Trespassing (Deluxe Edition) [ RCA / CD - released 18/May/2012 ] Includes three bonus tracks and special packaging. Pop phenomenon Adam Lambert's sophomore album features collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Nile Rodgers, Sam Sparro, Bruno Mars, and more. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro], K492 (recorded live at the Salzburg Festival in 2015) BLU-RAY Luca Pisaroni, Anett Fritsch, Martina Janková, Adam Plachetka, Mar / Wiener Philharmoniker, Dan Ettinger [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Sep/2016 ] "Everything about the show exuded immediacy and naturalness: the intriguingly updated production by the director Sven-Eric Bechtolf; the winning performances of a compelling cast; and the supple, glowing playing that the conductor drew from the VPO" |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588 (recorded live at the Salzburg Festival in 2009) BLU-RAY Miah Persson, Isabel Leonard, Topi Lehtipuu, Bo Skovhus, Patricia Petibon / Wiener Philharmoniker, Adam Fischer [ EuroArts / Unitel Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2014 ] Director Claus Guth's production of Mozart's Da Ponte trilogy for the Salzburg Festival reaches its sensational conclusion with his elegant, stylish production of Così fan tutte from the "Haus für Mozart". Guth bolsters the unity of the cycle by... |
WAGNER
Das Rheingold (complete opera) Theo Adam, Gerd Nienstedt, Hermin Esser, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gustav Neidlinger, Erwin Wohlfahrt / Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Bohm [ Decca Operas / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] 'Warmly recommended . . . more immediately involving than any' The Penguin Guide To CDs |
WAGNER
Siegfried (complete opera) Wolfgang Windgassen, Erwin Wohlfahrt, Theo Adam, Gustav Neidlinger, Kurt Böhme, Birgit Nilsson / Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm [ Decca Operas / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "Windgassen creates a powerful image in sound as the enraptured Siegfried, while Böhm's wonderfully expansive account of the hero's Funeral March is, for me, one of the most moving accounts on disc." BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 |
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Te Deum / A Polish Requiem / etc Izabela KlosiA´nska (soprano) Agnieszka Rehlis (mezzo-soprano) Adam Zdunikowski (tenor) / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] "dedicated performances" Gramophone Magazine (praise for the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra) |
J.S. BACH
MatthANus-Passion, BWV 244 (St Matthew Passion) complete sung in German Peter Schreier (tenor) Theo Adam (bass) Lucia Popp (soprano) Marjana Lipovsek (contralto) / Staatskapelle Dresden / Peter Schreier [ Philips Originals / 3 CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] Recorded at Lukaskirche Dresden, August/September 1984 |
HEINRICH SCHaƒÅ“TZ
Lukas-Passion SWV 480 (rec 1965) Peter Schreier (tenor) Theo Adam (bass) Siefgried Vogel (bass) Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor) / Dresdner Kreuzchor / Rudolf Mauersberger [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Excellent recordings of Schütz's three passions, featuring the magnificent Peter Schreier as evangelist, in his prime. While the ascetic character of these a cappella works may not appeal to all, they are worth having just to hear Schreier in his... |
Antonin Dv
Rusalka Piotr Beczala, Emily Magee, Camilla Nylund, Alan Held, Birgit Remmert, Adam Plachetka, Eva Liebau, Daniel Schmutzhand, A [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 15/Jul/2011 ] |
MANUEL MARIA PONCE
Ponce: 24 Preludes / Estrellita./ Scherzino Mexicano / etc Adam Holzman (guitar) [ Naxos Guitar Collection / CD ] Recorded in Canada January 1996 |
Queen & Adam Lambert
Live Around The World (CD & Blu-Ray) [ Universal Music / CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 2/Oct/2020 ] This set presents a compilation of concert highlights captured the world over personally selected by Taylor, May and Lambert from over 200 shows they have performed with several featured here becoming available for the very first time. These cover... |
Queen & Adam Lambert
Live Around The World [ Universal Music / CD/DVD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] his set presents a compilation of concert highlights captured the world over personally selected by Taylor, May and Lambert from over 200 shows they have performed with several featured here becoming available for the very first time. These cover... |
Queen & Adam Lambert
Live Around The World (Double Gatefold LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - released 2/Oct/2020 ] This set presents a compilation of concert highlights captured the world over personally selected by Taylor, May and Lambert from over 200 shows they have performed with several featured here becoming available for the very first time. These cover... |