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Gisele Santa Barbara/Ben-Dor
Soul Of Tango [ Delos / CD ] |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Henry IV Part 2 (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in 2012) Globe Theatre / Roger Allam, Jamie Parker, Oliver Cotton, Barbara Marten [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] Dominic Dromgoole's acclaimed Olivier award-winning production is brought to its conclusion in Part 2 of Shakespeare's historical masterpiece, Henry IV - a thrilling tale of family, treachery and war that surveys the entire panorama of English life. |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Kings & Rogues: Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 / Henry VIII / Merry Wives of Windsor (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London) Globe Theatre / Roger Allam, Jamie Parker, Oliver Cotton, Barbara Marten, Dominic Rowan, Christopher Benjamin, Serena Evans, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2013 ] Rebellion and maturity run through Shakespeare's histories like a single twisted thread, exemplified by the tearaway-turned-hero Hal and his forever adolescent associate Falstaff, who deserves and gets a comedy to himself in The Merry Wives of Windsor. |
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare: Henry IV Part 1 (recorded live at the Globe Theatre London in 2012) Globe Theatre / Roger Allam, Jamie Parker, Oliver Cotton, Barbara Martenra Marten [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] PG Violence and coarse language: The first instalment of what is widely acknowledged to be Shakespeare's greatest historical saga, Henry IV Part 1 is an epic tale of power, treachery and war, exploring the complexity of father-son relationships. |
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BRETT DEAN
Dean: Hamlet (Complete opera recorded in 2018) Glyndebourne Opera / Allan Clayton, Sarah Connolly, Barbara Hannigan, Rod Gilfry / Vladimir Jurowski (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 WINNER - Contemporary |
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BRETT DEAN
Dean: Hamlet (Complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Allan Clayton, Sarah Connolly, Barbara Hannigan, Rod Gilfry / Vladimir Jurowski (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 20/Jun/2019 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 WINNER - Contemporary |
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Barbara Hannigan: Equilibrium - Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress & Taking Risks: A documentary by Maria Stodtmeier Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble, Barbara Hannigan (conductor) / [ Accentus Music / DVD - released 1/May/2020 ] Taking Risks: A documentary by Maria Stodtmeier This production of 'The Rake's Progress' marks Barbara Hannigan's debut as an opera conductor and is a "labour of love" for her. Hannigan, who has sung the role of Anne Truelove many times,... |
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HANDEL
The Masterworks [8 CD set incls 'Giulio Cesare', 'Messiah', 'Water Music', 'Dixit Dominus', etc] Jennifer Larmore; Barbara Schlick; Bernarda Fink; Rene Jacobs, Richard Egarr, Andreas Schioll, Patricia Bardon, etc [ Harmonia Mundi / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "Jacobs has the advantage of the excellent choir Rutter trained at Clare College, one of the best in the country. They sing superbly, and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra also make an impressive contribution. Jacobs's solo team are excellent" Penguin G |
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GILBERT & SULLIVAN
The Gondoliers (complete operetta recorded in 1977) John Reed, Geoffrey Shovelton, Kenneth Sanford, Barbara Lilley / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic, Royston Nash [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] "the appealing gondoliers of Meston Reid and Michael Rayner, John Reed's typically reliable Duke and Kenneth Sandford's pillar of strength Don Alhambra" (Gramophone) |
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W. F. BACH
Keyboard Works Volume 4 Julia Brown (harpsichord), and Barbara Baird (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was significant in developing the relatively new keyboard sonata form between the Baroque and Classical periods. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Spanish Classics (Incls 'Andaluza' by Albeniz & 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain' by de Falla) Jutta Czapski (piano) Barbara Richter, Dieter Rumstig (Guitars) Egon Morbitzer (violin) / Dresden Philharmonic [ Berlin Classics Basics / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] This disc goes beyond the usual in offering a range of works by Spanish composers (and a French composer, Ravel, whose mother was Basque) in chamber and orchestral form. The de Falla and Ravel works, in particular, are two of their composers' most... |
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BEETHOVEN / TCHAIKOVSKY / VERDI / MAHLER / BACH / etc
Claudio Abbado - A life dedicated to music [8 DVD set] Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser, Barbara Bonney, Andrea Rost, Alfred Brendel / Various orchestras, Claudio Abbado [ EuroArts DVD / 8 DVD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2016 ] This DVD Box will be released in honour of Claudio Abbado's 80th anniversary on June 26th. It contains an extensive collection of concert recordings and the documentary Hearing the Silence, capturing the outstanding work and repertoire of this... |
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ALBAN BERG
Berg: Lulu (complete opera recorded in 2012) La Monnaie, Brussels / Barbara Hannigan (Lulu), Natascha Petrinsky, Tom Randle, Dietrich Henschel / Paul Daniel (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "It's a comparatively rare occurrence to encounter a performance on the opera stage that has such a magnetic visual and physical impact as Barbara Hannigan's portrayal of Berg's tragic heroine." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Opera) |
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JOHANNE BRAHMS
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 Lars Vogt (piano), Christian Tetzlaff, Barbara Buntrock, Tanja Tetzlaff [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] This new album of two piano quartets by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) consists of pianist Lars Vogt's last recordings. Before his premature death and between treatments, Lars Vogt was able to record a multi-award-winning album of piano chamber music... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: The Complete Masterpieces (30 CDs special price) Lucia Popp, Murray Perahia, Barbara Bonney, Angelika Kirchschlager, Isaac Stern / etc [ RCA / Sony / 30 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Incredible value, this 30-disc box set comprises the most important masterpieces by Mendelssohn, who celebrated his 200th anniversary in 2009. The box set includes a 132-page booklet. |
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W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze di Figaro [The Marriage of Figaro] (complete opera recorded in 2010) Ludovic tezier / Barbara Frittoli / Ekaterina Siurina / Luca Pisaroni / Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Philippe Jordan [ Bel Air Classiques DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] G:- "Unlike many Figaro productions these days, the physicality is never vulgar, and there are constant small touches that add character...[Pisaroni] displays the ideal bass-baritone instrument for this role" (International Record Review) |
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GEORGE BENJAMIN
Written On Skin / Duet for piano and orchestra Christopher Purves, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin [ Nimbus / 2 CD - released 11/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Contemporary / BBC MUSIC AWARD WINNER 2014: Premiere Award |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Tobit (an oratorio) Maria Boog / Linda Perillo / Barbara Hannigan / Knut Schoch / Stephen McLeod / Junge Kantorei / Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra / Joachim Carlos Martini [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "An oddity, not to say rarity, assembled from words sourced by Thomas Morell and music mostly by Handel … makes surprisingly good listening." (MusicWeb March 2007) |
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VERDI
Aida (Highlights from the complete opera) Maria Dragoni, Kristjan Johannsson, Barbara Dever, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; Rico Saccani, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] "The most impressive performer is indeed the fiery, plush-voiced, confident Dever... Gragoni is an interesting, highly individual Aida with some temperament and a good high C." - American Record Guide (Ralph V. Luciano) May/June 2001 |