More By Artist: Ann-Margret
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SVEINBJORNSSON
Piano Trios / Violin Sonata Nina-Margret Grimsdottir (piano) Audur Hafsteinsdottir (violin) Sigurgeir Agnarsson (cello) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jan/2008 ] The music of Iceland's first composer, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, is reflective of his personality, described by his contemporaries as vivacious and affectionate but temperamental at times. This recording celebrates the composer's 160th anniversary... |
BERNSTEIN
Kaddish (Symphony No. 3); Chichester Psalms; etc Pablo Strong (treble) Ann Murray (mezzo) Simon Baker (counter-tenor) Jamie Bernstein (narrator) / BBC Singers / BBC Symphony / Slatkin [ Chandos SACD / SACD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - Missa Brevis and of Symphony No. 3 Kaddish with a new text written and narrated by Bernstein's daughter Jamie, as well as the popular Chichester... |
BERNSTEIN
Kaddish (Symphony No. 3); Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis Pablo Strong, treble; Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano; Simon Baker, counter-tenor; Jamie Bernstein narrator; The London Oratory School Schola; BBC Singers; [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 8/Mar/2004 ] 'Jamie Bernstein has reworked the narration written by her father, adding to the work's frenetic complexity, which registers powerfully in this recording. Fans of heart-on-sleeve Berntsein will enjoy bold versions of his Chichester Psalms and Missa... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Serenade, Op. 31 / Nocturne, Op. 60 / Phaedra, Op. 93 Philip Langridge (tenor) / Frank Lloyd (horn) / Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano) / Northern Sinfonia / English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford, conducto [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2005 ] The medium of the orchestral song-cycle is one that much attracted Britten. His concept of an anthology of sometimes diverse texts, unified by a common literary or poetic theme was a favourite device to which he returned several times. The present... |
J. S. BACH / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Bach / Telemann: Sacred Cantatas Philippe Jaroussky (counter-tenor) / with Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann (oboe) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Petra Mullejans [ Erato Classics / 2 CD/DVD - released 16/Oct/2016 ] "This is the first all-German disc from the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, and about time too: two of JS Bach's most glorious cantatas find him at his vibrant best." (Guardian) |
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Jacques Of
Les Contes D´Hoffmann Plácido Domingo, Catherine Malfitano, Ann Murray, José van Dam, Rémy Corazza, Jocelyne Taillon, Gérard Friedmann, Peter [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 4/Sep/2009 ] |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Il Ritorno di Tobia (complete oratorio) Roberta Invernizzi, Sophie Karthauser, Ann Hallenberg / Capella Augustina / Andreas Spering [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2008 ] Although Haydn's place in the history of the oratorio has been secured by his great vocal masterpieces The Creation and The Seasons, his first oratorio, Il ritorno di Tobia (The Return of Tobias), is among the better-kept secrets of music history.... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: La Boheme (Complete opera recorded in 1995) Roberto Alagna / Leontina Vaduva / Thomas Hampson / Ruth Ann Swenson / Philharmonia Orchestra / Antonio Pappano [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 2 CD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] "This is a version to stand alongside the classics of the past." Rosette - Penguin Stereo Guide |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Lieder und Gesange Roderick Williams (baritone), Ann Murray (mezzo) & Iain Burnside (piano) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2009 ] "…the wonderful Roderick Williams… animates and energises everything he does. He sings with relish, makes the most of the words… and infectiously communicates a pleasure that it can't always have been easy to feel…" BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 **** |
KENNETH FUCHS
Falling Man Roderick Williams (baritone) / London Symphony Orchestra / Jo Ann Falletta (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] Kenneth Fuchs, one of America's leading composers, deepens his bond with conductor JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra with this superb recording of vocal music featuring baritone Roderick Williams. The new works include Falling Man, a... |
W. A. MOZART
Mitridate, re di Ponto (recorded live Covent Garden in 1993) Royal Opera House / Bruce Ford, Jochen Kowalski, Ann Murray, Luba Orgonasova / Paul Daniel (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2012 ] |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Alcina / Tamerlano (complete operas recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Sandrine Piau, Maite Beaumont, Christophe Dumaux, Jeremy Ovenden, Sophie Karthauser, Ann Hallenberg / Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (conduct [ Alpha BLU-RAY / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2017 ] "This is essential viewing for those who take Handel as a dramatist seriously." Gramophone DVD of the Month January 2017 |
MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / GLINKA / MASSENET / BEETHOVEN / HAHN / etc
Souvenirs de Venise The Songmakers' Almanac with Felicity Lott, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ann Murray and Richard Jackson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Delightful' - The Sunday Times |
HANDEL
Ezio, HWV29 (complete) Sonia Prina, Ann Hallenberg, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Karina Gauvin / Il Complesso Barocco / Alan Curtis [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2009 ] "Overall, this is an excellent and much-needed first complete recording, and confirms that Ezio is a fascinating serious drama." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, June 2009 |
WAGNER
Tannhauser (complete opera recorded in 2014) Staatsoper Berlin / Peter Seiffert, Marina Prudenskaya, Ann Petersen, Peter Mattei, René Pape / Daniel Barenboim (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 18/Dec/2015 ] A brand new production of 'Tannhäuser' from the Staatsoper Berlin, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, staged and choreographed by Sasha Waltz, who has brought to the stage this Romantic Wagner opera with a star cast of some of today's best Wagnerian sin |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Semiramide (Complete opera recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Vlaamse Opera Antwerpi / Myrtò Papatanasiu, Ann Hallenberg, Josef Wagner, Robert McPherson, Igor Bakan / Alberto Zedda (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 11/May/2016 ] "The singer's unfailing musicality and sincerity offer much pleasure..Zedda's speeds are well judged." (International Record Review) |
PAUL FETLER
Violin Concerto No. 2 / Capriccio / 3 Poems by Walt Whitman Thomas H. Blaske (narrator) Aaron Berofsky (violin) / Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra / Arie Lipsky, conductor [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] "The performers seem to be enjoying themselves immensely, and it's all quite agreeable, as is Naxos's sound." Classical Candor, December 2009 |
WEST SIDE STORY / OLIVER! / MY FAIR LADY / CAMELOT / etc
Show Stoppers - Big Hits From the Musicals Julie Andrews, Marni Nixon, Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Georgia Brown, Rita Moreno, Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, etc [ Alto / CD - released 6/Sep/2013 ] "A superb collection of gems from some of the best performances of that golden era" |
PIERRE-ALEXANDRE MONSIGNY
Le Déserteur (complete opera) William Sharp / Dominique Labelle / Ann Monoyios / David Newman / Opera Lafayette / Ryan Brown [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Monsigny and Sedaine's brilliant opéra-comique Le Déserteur, was an immediate and lasting success for its melodic charms and musical variety, its blend of comedy with moments of great sentiment and pathos, and its intellectual radicalism prefiguring... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Imeneo (complete opera) Ann Hallenberg, Magnus Staveland, Monica Piccinini, Fabrizio Beggi / Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 18/May/2016 ] "Ann Hallenberg delivers Tirinto's grave serenades and intricate passagework with unruffled ease and an alluring mellow tone…[and] Magnus Staveland conveys louche glamour in the swashbuckling title role." (BBC Music) |
