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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Macbeth (Complete opera recorded in 1987) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Renato Bruson, Mara Zampieri, James Morris, Dennis O'Neill / Giuseppe Sinopoli (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jul/2015 ] Luca Ronconi's new production of Verdi's early masterpiece, which was first performed in June 1987 at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, was received in Germany and around the world with great praise. |
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PHILIP GLASS
Waiting for the Barbarians (complete opera) Richard Salter, Eugene Perry, Elvira Soukop / Philharmonisches orchester Erfurt / Dennis Russell Davies [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 5/Jun/2008 ] "Dedicated followers of the Philip Glass fashion will want to get this two-CD set from Orange Mountain - because it's music by Philip Glass. The opera comprises two acts of 14 and 10 scenes and first performed in September 2005 at the Theatre Erfurt... |
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VERDI
Aida (recorded live Covent Garden in 1994) Royal Opera House / Cheryl Studer / Luciana d'Intino / Dennis O'Neill / Edward Downes (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "[Sir Edward Downes'] command of the score's structure, its curious blend of delicacy and bombast, of classical propriety and romantic excess, is complete and he drew superbly disciplined playing from the pit and lusty singing from the augmented... |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet (1946-1952) René Soames, Lorely Dyer, Dennis Dowling, Frederick Sharp / Luton Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Royal Philharmonic, Sir Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / 2 CD - released 2/Aug/2004 ] "It is also good to hear such vintage singers of the period as Dennis Dowling and Frederick Sharp as the respective fathers of the hero and heroine, with an excellent line-up of soloists in the many incidental roles." Penguin Guide |
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PHILIP GLASS
The Voyage (complete opera) Soloists / Landestheater Linz / Bruckner Orchester Linz / Dennis Russell Davies [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 12/Oct/2006 ] "The Voyage combines the eccentricity of 'Einstein on the Beach' and the monumentality of 'Satyagraha'." (New York Times) |
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AARON COPLAND
Appalachian Spring / Nonet for Strings / Two Pieces for String Quartet St Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 28/Apr/2008 ] In Appalachian Spring, Copland, a Brooklyn boy who had never even visited the Appalachians, created an unforgettable evocation. Within two years of its first performance (on October 30, 1944, at the Library of Congress) Appalachian Spring went... |
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Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell
Ghosts Outside [ Shock Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] A radical dub reinterpretation of Steve's 'Boys Outside' long-player which was released to widespread acclaim in 2010. |
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Kremer, Gideon / Spivakov, Vladimir / Davies, Dennis Russel ao.
Schnittke, Alfred - SCHNITTKE, Alfred - orchestral works and chamber music [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
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FRIEDRICH CERHA
Cerha: Spiegel-Momentum-Momente SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Sylvain Cambreling, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Dennis Russell Davies, Friedrich Cerha [ Kairos (Paladino) / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2020 ] Winner of the 2011 International Classical Music Award (ICMA) for best contemporary recording. |
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PHILIP GLASS
The Perfect American (complete opera recorded in 2013) Teatro Real / David Pittsinger, Donald Kaasch, Christopher Purves, Janis Kelly / Dennis Russell Davies (cond) [ Orange Mountain Music / 2 CD - released 31/Mar/2016 ] Orange Mountain Music presents the premiere recording of Philip Glass's 2013 opera The Perfect American about the death of Walt Disney performed by an esteemed roster of soloists including Christopher Purves as Walt Disney. |
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PHILIP GLASS
The Perfect American (complete opera recorded in 2013) Teatro Real / David Pittsinger, Donald Kaasch, Christopher Purves, Janis Kelly / Dennis Russell Davies (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] The last days of the American icon Walt Disney form a powerful and poignant subject for Philip Glass's latest opera, which was filmed at its first performances in Madrid in January 2013. Phelim McDermott's spectacular production is worthy of Disney's... |
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GIYA KANCHELI
Diplipito / Valse Boston Thomas Demenga (cello) Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) Dennis Russell Davies (piano & conductor) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester [ ECM / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] Premiere recordings of two major works, "Valse Boston ." (written 1996) , and "Diplipito" (written 1997). Both pieces give evidence of the ongoing tendency in Kancheli's writing to simplify the musical language, strip the works of any superfluity,... |
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THOMAS LARCHER
Madhares (String Quartet No. 3) / Still for viola and chamber orchestra / Bose Zellen for piano and orchestra Till Fellner (piano) / Kim Kashkashian (viola) / Quatour Diotima / Munich Chamber Orchestra / Dennis Russel Davies [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "He has a fabulous ear for unusual sonorities, which he fashions into surprisingly logical narratives...Böse Zellen, in particular, is a truly original work, vigorously performed and captured in flawless sound." BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 **** |
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Amadigi di Gaula (complete opera) Tim Mead, Mary Bevan, Anna Dennis, Hilary Summers, Patrick Terry / Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn [ Chandos / Chaccone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 16/Sep/2022 ] "...Christian Curnyn's answering restraint reveals the stark solos, shimmering textures, ringing silences and stunning one-to-a-part counterpoint of music that fairly bursts with its composer's early genius." Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Nov 22 |
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THOMAS PITFIELD
Thomas Pitfield: Chamber Music Tracey Chadwell (soprano), John McCabe (piano), Dennis Simons (violin), Richard Simpson (oboe), Keith Swallow (piano), John Turner (recorder) [ Heritage / CD - released 25/Dec/2015 ] Tommy Pitfield was a 20th century Renaissance man. He was a composer, artist, poet, writer, teacher, ornithologist, and probably much else which his modesty shielded from public notice. But it is his music he served most devotedly. In 1947 he became... |
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Various / Compiled by Kerri Chandler and Dennis Ferrer
Soul Heaven [ Defected Records / 3 CD - released 15/Aug/2006 ] Tthe best new house tracks from the cream of the world’s producers, remixers and labels, boasting full length unmixed versions of classic Chandler and Ferrer productions, and remixes. |
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PABLO CASALS / ENRIQUE GRANADOS / ENRIC MORERA / MANUEL OLTRA
Spanish Classics: Choral Music (A Songs of the Stars) Voices of Ascension Chorus / Dennis Keene [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2009 ] "An outstanding recording, rare repertoire of real quality, good sound and excellent performances." (MusicWeb Sept 2009) |
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Voices Of Ascension / Dennis K
Nine Centuries Of Choral Music [ Delos / 4 CD - released 15/Dec/2008 ] |
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HILDEGARD von BINGEN / PALESTRINA / LOTTI / WEELKES / BYRD / ANONYMOUS
From Chant To Renaissance Kathy Theil (soprano), Voices of Ascension, Dennis Keene [ Delos / CD - released 1/Jun/2021 ] Beginning with a mesmerizing solo soprano chant of Hildegard von Bingen, this new program weaves both solo and group chants through medieval and Renaissance masterpieces. The flow back and forth enables the listener to feel the spellbinding... |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Mass Vojtěch Dyk (baritone) / Wiener Singakademie, Company of Music, ORF Vienna RSO/Dennis Russell-Davies [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "It is certainly a valuable addition to the Bernstein discography." MusicWeb |