GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (complete opera) Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Marco Caria, Kostas Smoriginas, Ildar Abdrazakov, Barbara Frittoli / Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian [ Delos / 2 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2015 ] "It is obvious [that Hvorostovsky] has thought deeply about Boccenegra and is absolutely inside the character; he is also able to realise his portrayal with an impressive largesse of tone." BBC Music |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Il Matrimonio Segreto (Complete opera recorded in 1986) Drottingholm Court Theatre / Carlos Feller / Geogine Resick / Barbara Daniels / Marta Szirmay / David Kuebler / Hilary Griffith (conductor) [ EuroArts / DVD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] G :- "I enjoyed this performance immensely ... as soon as I have finished this review I'm going back for yet another command performance" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
Elly Ameling / Kathleen Battle / Arleen Auger / Barbara Hendricks / Dawn Upshaw / Marie McLaughlin / Prague Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
Divine Sopranos (music of Berlioz, Handel, Mahler, Vivaldi, Richard Strauss, etc) [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 11/Aug/2003 ] More than any other singer, the public has always been enticed by the scandals and mysteries that surround the diva. Because of this curiosity and genuine love for the soprano voice, there has always been a strong interest in the recordings. |
HANDEL / CHARPENTIER / BARBER / RACHMANINOV / BRITTEN / MOZART / BEETHOVEN
Sacred Treasures Emma Kirkby, Veronique Gens, Janet Baker, Barbara Hendricks, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti, Richard Hickox, Georges Prêtre, Michel Plasson, Sir Simon [ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 24/Dec/2016 ] Three CDs of some of the greatest sacred choral and vocal works of the last three centuries. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Best of Messiah HMV56 Barbara Schlick (soprano) Michael Chance (alto) Howard Crook (tenor) Peter Kooy (bass) /English Chamber Orchestra & Chorus, Raymond Leppard [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD ] "Tempos are lively, though never breathless, and always well judged, and ornamentation is judicious. Choruses are resilient and have an agreeable sense of joy." Gramophone |
J. S. BACH
Weihnachts-Oratorio [Christmas Oratorio] Kurt Equiluz (tenor) Barbara Schlick (soprano) Carolyn Watkinson (alto) Michel Brodard (bass) / Ensemble De Lausanne, Michel Corboz [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 23/Nov/2009 ] "Corboz has assembled a strong set of soloists, ones who would not be out place in a period performance. Barbara Schlick has an attractive, if slim, soprano which she uses with intelligence. It is, however, quite a distinctive sound with a swift... |
A film by Jan Schmidt-Gar, with Asmik Grigorian, Barbara Hannigan, Ermonela Jaho
Fuoco Sacro - A search for the sacred fire of song [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Fuoco Sacro ('Sacred Fire') seeks out singers who have the power to pierce our hearts, presenting three of them at work in the most intimate details of their rehearsals and preparations. |
A film by Jan Schmidt-Gar, with Asmik Grigorian, Barbara Hannigan, Ermonela Jaho
Fuoco Sacro - A search for the sacred fire of song (Blu-ray) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Fuoco Sacro ('Sacred Fire') seeks out singers who have the power to pierce our hearts, presenting three of them at work in the most intimate details of their rehearsals and preparations. |
SCHOENBERG
Moses und Aron (complete opera recorded in 1984) Franz Mazura / Philip Langridge / Barbara Bonney / Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] 'Solti gives Schoenberg's masterly score a dynamism and warmth which set it firmly - if perhaps surprisingly - in the grand romantic tradition...As Aaron, Philip Langridge is lighter and more lyrical...Aage Haugland with his firm, dark bass makes his... |
HANS PFITZNER
Von deutscher SeeleAEA Romantic Cantata after Sayings and Poems by Joseph von Eichendorff Gabriele Fontana, Barbara HAlzl, Glenn Winslade, Robert Holl / Vienna Symphony Orchestra / Vienna Singverein / Martin Sieghart [ Arte Nova / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] "The Vienna Singverein comes into its own as the unquiet spirit of Brahms oppresses the wanderings of Part 2. And, powerfully directed by Martin Sieghart, they and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra give their all in the concluding Liederteil, surging... |
BACH / VIVALDI / HANDEL / PACHELBEL / MARCELLO / PURCELL / etc
Essential Baroque (Includes 'the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba', Albinoni's Adagio & the Hallelujah chorus) George Malcolm (harpsichord) Barbara Bonney (soprano) RenACe Fleming (soprano) / The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] Essential Baroque is the perfect CD for those who would like to purchase an introduction to baroque music. |
Gisele Santa Barbara/Ben-Dor
Soul Of Tango [ Delos / CD ] |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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,... |
REFLECTION
Reflection: Music for peace and tranquility (Elgar, Barber, Saint-Saens, Debussy, Satie, Mozart, etc) Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) Emil Gilels (piano) Barbara Bonney (sop) Goran Sollscher (guitar) / Choir of New College, Oxford / Berlin Philharmonic [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] |
W. A. MOZART
Le Nozze Di Figaro [the Marriage of Figao] (complete opera recorded in 1994) Thomas Hampson, Anton Scharinger, Barbara Bonney, Charlotte Margiono / Royal Concertgebouw / Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner The Teldec Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2009 ] "A version that gets the best of both interpretative worlds, new and old." (Five Stars Penguin Stereo Guide) |