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MAURICE JARRE
Notre Dame de Paris (Complete Ballet, recorded live in March 2013) BLU-RAY La Teatro alla Scala Ballet / Natalia Osipova, Roberto Bolle, Eris Nezha, Mick Zeni / Paul Connelly (cond) [ Opus Arte La Scala Collection Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2014 ] With Roland Petit's cool, cabaret-style choreography and chic costumes by Yves Saint Laurent, Notre Dame de Paris has been a modern ballet hit ever since its 1965 premiere. Petit's deft condensation of Victor Hugo's epic and tragic novel is now... |
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RHENE-BATON
Rhene-Baton: Chamber Music for Piano and Strings Leonardo Micucci, Francesco Basanisi, Roberto Mansueto [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] Rhené-Baton (1879-1940, born as Rhené-Emmanuel Baton) was a key figure in the first half of 20th century Paris. A pianist, composer and orchestral conductor he led many world premieres of the time (among which works by Debussy and Ravel), he was... |
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HANDEL / BACH / TCHAIKOVSKY / BRITTEN / PLAESTRINA / CORELLI / etc
111 Classics for Christmas [5 CD set] Leontyne Price, Roberto Alagna, Plácido Domingo, John Eliot Gardiner, Jascha Heifetz, King's College Choir Cambridge, Kiri Te Kanawa, Magdalena Kožená [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2014 ] With 111 tracks, there's something for every Christmas wish: traditional Christmas carols in English, German and French, a musical range from Gregorian Chant to Benjamin Britten, great artists such as Roberto Alagna, Plácido Domingo & our Kiri. |
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BELLINI
Il Pirata Lucia Aliberti, Stuart Neill, Hermine May, Roberto Frontali / Deutsche Oper Berlin, Marcello Viotti [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 9/Feb/2014 ] Il pirata is one of the most successful operas by Vincenzo Bellini. It was written in 1827 and was one of the first romantic operas written in Italy. Starring the great Lucia Aliberti and Stuart Neill, conducted by opera specialist Marcello Viotti. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: My Favorite Moments From Rigoletto Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Sherrill Milnes, Roberto Scaltriti, Leo Nucci, Huguette Tourangeau, etc [ Decca / London Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] 15 famous arias, duets, and ensembles from Verdi's famous tragic opera 'Rigoletto' |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La forza del destino(complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Saioa Hernandez, Roberto Aronica, Amartuvshin Enkhbat / Zubin Mehta (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 18/Feb/2022 ] 'Three hours of a convincing performance, which managed to ignite reflections and questions about multiple aspects of human destiny, enriched by some brilliant artists and an open musicality.' - Lyric Opera Journal |
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CIARDI
Music For Flute Massimiliano Damerini / Roberto Fabbriciani / Friuli Venezia Giulia Symphony Orchestra / Stefan Fraas (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] By all accounts a truly virtuoso performer known as “the Paganini of the flute”, the Italian Cesare Ciardi wrote principally for his own instrument, his works forming the basis of acclaimed concert performances |
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VERDI
Il Trovatore (complete opera) Maurizio Frusoni / Daniela Longhi / Irina Tschistiakova / Roberto Servile / Budapest Festival Chorus / Hungarian State Opera Orchestra / Will Humburg [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] "The Naxos recording, scores across the board, something not encountered on discs since the Price-Cossotto-Domingo-Milnes/Mehta set foe RCA, some three decades past. As such, it deserves to be short-listed among available Trovatore recordings, even... |
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FABRICE BOLLON
Bollon: The Folly - Tragedy of Erasmus of Rotterdam Michael Borth (baritone) Zvi Emanuel-Marial (countertenor) Roberto Gionfriddo (tenor) / Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Fabrice Bollon [ Naxos / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Jun/2024 ] Drawing on historical texts, Fabrice Bollon's opera The Folly focuses on Erasmus of Rotterdam, the influential Renaissance reformer, cosmopolitan humanist and intellectual, who, in old age, reflects on the events of his life. Past and present... |
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W. A. MOZART
The Marriage Of Figaro [highlights] Natale de Carolis (baritone), Roberto Frontali (baritone), Maria Pia Ionata (soprano) / Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2013 ] Artists: Natale de Carolis (baritone), Roberto Frontali (baritone), Maria Pia Ionata (soprano), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Jozsef Mukk (tenor), Patrizia Pace (soprano), Donato di Stefano (bass) Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Pier Giorgio Morandi |
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GOUNOD / MOZART / DONIZETTI / DELIBES / OFFENBACH / HANDEL / etc
Natalie Dessay: La Chanteuse D'Opéra Natalie Dessay (soprano), with Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano) Laurent Naouri (baritone) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Albert Shagidullin (baritone), etc [ Erato / 3 CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] "This collection showcases Natalie Dessay, an accomplished performer of absolute conviction and limitless energy." MusicWeb |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Symphony No. 2, Viola Concerto New Haven Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton (conductor), Roberto Diaz (Viola) [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) and the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library are pleased to collaborate on the William Walton Project. The Frederick R. Koch Collection, housed at the Beinecke Library, contains the world's... |
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Nonato & Seu Conjunto / José Roberto
Cafua / Crioula Multicolorida (7") [ Mr Bongo / 7in - released 27/Sep/2024 ] The late composer, arranger, musician and record producer Nonato Buzar is a lesser-known great outside of Brazil. His legacy leaves behind a rich body of recordings, working with some of the cream of the Brazilian '60s and '70s music scene, including... |
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PHILIP GLASS
Concert of the Sixth Sun (recorded Aug 2013) Philip Glass, Daniel Medina de la Rosa, Roberto Carillo Cocio [ Orange Mountain Music / CD - released 5/Sep/2013 ] |
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GIOVANNI SGAMBALI
Piano Quintets / String Quartets Quartetto Noferini, with Roberto Plano (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Giovanni Sgambati (1841‐1914) was an important composer of 19th century Italy. A pupil and disciple of Franz Liszt he was one of the most brilliant pianists of his day. However, he was a composer, a conductor, a teacher and a patron as well,... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich - Chamber Symphonies Opp. 73a & 83a The Re:Orchestra, Roberto Beltrán-Zavala [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Dec/2015 ] "[the ensemble] is crisp, buoyant and nicely nuanced, particularly in the couplings" (Gramophone) |
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ROSSINI
Rossini: Mosè in Egitto (complete opera recorded in August 2011) Riccardo Zanellato, Alex Esposito, Dmitry Korchak, Sonia Ganassi / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado & Graham Vick [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] This thought-provoking, modern-day interpretation of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto" sets the scene for superior music-making at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. For conductor Roberto Abbado, the transposition of the action to the present day... |
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ROSSINI
Rossini: Mosè in Egitto (Recorded live at the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, August 2011) Riccardo Zanellato, Alex Esposito, Dmitry Korchak, Sonia Ganassi/ Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado & Graham Vick [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2013 ] This thought-provoking, modern-day interpretation of Rossini's "Mosè in Egitto" sets the scene for superior music-making at the prestigious Rossini Festival in Pesaro. |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Der Messias [Messiah] German version Donna Brown, Cornelia Kallisch, Roberto Saccà, Alastair Miles / Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling [ Hanssler / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Sep/1991 ] Version by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart recorded in 1991 |