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CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Invitation To Dance / Overtures Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] A classic Karajan recording available again. |
PUCCINI
Turandot (complete opera) Katia Ricciarelli, Piero de Palma, Ruggero Raimondi, Plácido Domingo / Vienna Philharmonic Ochestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] "Placido Domingo is vocally superb, a commanding prince" (Penguin Guide) |
W. A. MOZART
Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1990) Karita Mattila, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Allen, Francisco Araiza / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Classic Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2008 ] "A strikingly light, fresh Così with a truly superb ensemble, idiomatic and characterful; the voices are large, but only Mattila sounds a little weighty." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (complete incidental music) Kathleen Battle, Frederica von Stade, Judi Dench (speaker) / Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "The recording is first class and the balance is very well judged indeed." *** Three Stars Penguin Stereo Guide |
W. A. MOZART
Amadeus: Best of Mozart Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) Sabine Meyer (clarinet) James Galway (flute) Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, etc [ EMI Inspiration / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] The legendary movements from Mozart's symphonies, concertos, operas and choral works invite us to sit back and enjoy: find out for yourself how soothing and at the same time inspiring Mozart's music can be - one of the most brilliant and original... |
Leontyne Price (soprano) with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Herbert von Karajan
Christmas with Leontyne Price (Includes Silent Night, Ave Maria & We Three Kings) [ Decca Records / CD - released 5/Nov/2004 ] Decca's recorded leagacy is dominated by a huge number of complete opera recordings and vocal recitas. In additon, some of Decca's star singers have recorded Christmas albums in the past. Here is the original Christmas album of soprano Leontyne Price. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome (complete opera recorded in 1994) Catherine Malfitano, Bryn Terfel, Kenneth Riege / Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Decca Operas / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2011 ] Catherine Malfitano (Salome), Bryn Terfel (Jokanaan), Kenneth Riegel (Herodes), Hanna Schwarz (Herodias), Kim Begley (Narraboth), Randi Stene (Ein Page) |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Complete Opera recorded in 1955) Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello / Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Callas's view, aided by superbly imaginative and spacious conducting from Karajan, gives extra dimension to the Puccinian little woman" Penguin Stereo Guide |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) (Complete opera) Marijana Mijanovic, Magdalena Kozena, Anne Sofie von Otter, Charlotte Hellekant, Bejun Mehta / Les Musiciens du Louvre / Marc Minkowski [ Archiv / 3 CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "Handel's dramatic masterpiece in a recording to challenge the very best" (Gramophone) |
HUMMEL / LEOPOLD MOZART / TELEMANN / VIVALDI
Trumpet Concertos Maurice Andre (trumpet) / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) "...marvellous trumpeting...these fine performances are highlighted by the excellent recording quality." (Gramophone) |
VERDI / MASCAGNI / OFFENBACH / ROSSINI / SUPPE / etc
Herbert von Karajan: 3 Classic Albums Michel Schwalba (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon 3 Classic Recordings / 3 CD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] "The conductor shows his mastery of phrase and idiom immediately in the opening La Traviata Prelude which is beautifully done, and the same poise gives distinction to the famous Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo and indeed the Puccini items." |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Redline / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] Anne-Sophie Mutter's reading of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons', conducted by the man who discovered her, Herbert von Karajan, was the first classical CD to go platinum. And to this day, its legendary status remains untarnished. |
MASSENET
Massenet: Werther (complete opera recorded in 1980) Jose Carreras, Frederica von Stadt, Thomas Allen / Orchestra Royal Opera House, Covent garden, Colin Davis [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2012 ] "von Stade's performance can hardly be faulted. Her voice is the very incarnation of Charlotte's essential simplicity of character" (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies & Overtures (1951-1955 Official Remastered Edition) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Haffgen, Ernst Haefliger, Otto Edelmann / Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Karajan Official Remastered Edition comprises 13 box sets containing official remasterings of the finest recordings the Austrian conductor made for EMI between 1946 and 1984, and which are now a jewel of the Warner Classics catalogue. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The European Anthem & National Anthems of Member States of the Council of Europe Placido Domingo (tenor) / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/May/2006 ] Herbert von Karajan's rare 1972 recording of European national anthems makes a welcome and timely return. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Missa in C Major 'Coronation' K 317 / Requiem in D minor K 626 Rachel Yakar, Ortrun Wenkel, Robert Holl, Joan Rodgers, Josef Protschka, Elisabeth von Magnus / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] Nikolaus Harnoncourt describes Mozart's Requiem as "an intensely personal confrontation, frightening and moving in the case of a composer who normally kept his life and experience divorced from his art to an astonishing degree". This recording uses... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Pelleas and Melisande (Complete Opera recorded in 1978) Richard Stilwell, Frederica von Stade, Josa van Dam. Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2017 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "a very characteristically Karajan performance, deeply committed and full of beautiful things. The casting is excellent." (Gramophone) |
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SMETANA
Ma Vlast / Overtures / Bartered Bride [excerpts] Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti / The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "The sound is resonant and full-bodied,..this remains an enjoyable programme." (Gramophone on the Overtures & Dances) |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: On The Town Frederica von Stade, Tyne Daley, Thomas Hampson, Samuel Ramey, Cleo Laine / London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Michael Tilson Thomas [ Deutsche Grammophon First Choice / CD - released 1/Aug/2014 ] "The energy and fun make this irresistable" (Five Stars BBC Music) |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No 4 Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano), Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], Claudio Abbado [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 14/Jul/2014 ] "this has a gleaming Vienna Philharmonic and a most touching soloist in von Stade" (Five Stars BBC Music) |
