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BOIELDIEU / MASSENET / BIZET / GOUNOD / DONIZETTI
L'Amour Juan Diego Florez (tenor) / Orchestra e coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Roberto Abbado [ Decca / CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] Marking a departure for the Peruvian bel canto superstar, this new recording offers a personal survey of the French operatic repertoire from Donizetti to the romantic outpourings of Gounod and Massenet, including Massenet's 'Pourquoi me Reveiller'... |
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JANACEK
Janacek: Kata Kabanova (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Karita Mattila / Miroslav Dvorsky / Guy de Mey / Dali Schaechter / Orchestra del Teatro Real Madrid / Jiri Belohlavek [ FRA Musica Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 12/Dec/2012 ] "Throughout, Mattila sings with a flood of golden tone… BÄ›lohlávek's conducting is beautifully judged, whether in tension or release. Utterly brilliant!" (Gramophone) |
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VINCENCO BELLINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bellini: Zaira (complete opera recorded live in 1990) Katia Ricciarelli, Simone Alaimo, Ramon Vargas, Alexandra Papadjakou / Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, Paolo Olmi [ Nuova Era / 2 CD Box Set - released 4/Sep/2009 ] "(Katia Ricciarelli gives) a highly impressive portrayal of the title part. As Orosmane, Simone Alaimo's lean bass is also a further strength with his clear diction a welcome hallmark." MusicWeb |
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CARLO GESUALDO
Madrigali libro sesto, 1611 [Madrigals Book 6] La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] "a masterclass in quicksilver dynamic shading, meticulous cadential shaping, crystal-clear poetic declamation and flawlessy judged harmonic shifts" (Gramophone) |
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LUCA MARENZIO
Primo Libro di Madrigali 1580 La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Early Music |
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GESUALDO
Responsoria et alia ad Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae spectantia La Compagnia del Madrigale [ Glossa / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "La Compagnia del Madrigale are sensitive to every word of the text as well as to every note of the music. All in all, a superb recital." (BBC Music Choral & Song Choice July 2014) |
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Lana Del Rey
Chemtrails Over The Country Club [ Interscope / CD - released 19/Mar/2021 ] Following the success of her 2019 GRAMMY®-nominated album Norman F Rockwell, Lana Del Rey will release her highly anticipated, seventh studio album on March 19th, 2021. Chemtrails Over The Country Club features eleven songs, including singles Let Me |
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Lana Del Rey
NFR aka Norman Fucking Rockwell [ Polydor / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] NFR was mainly produced and co-written with Jack Antonoff and includes 'Venice Bitch,' 'Mariners Apartment Complex,' 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it,' and a cover of Sublime's 'Doin' Time'. |
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PASQUALE ANFOSSI
La Finta Giardiniera L'arte Del Mondo [ Sony Classical / 3 CD - released 13/May/2013 ] This world premiere recording by the ensemble l'arte del mondo shows the exceptional skills of this little-known composer. |
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ANTON ZIMMERMANN
Zimmermann: Symphonies L'arte del mondo [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Aug/2018 ] Born in Breitenau (Sileaia), Anton Zimmermann lived in Bratislava in the early 1770s, where he became a key figure in the blossoming of cultural life. |
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ANTONIO SALIERI
Salieri: La Fiera di Venezia (complete opera) L'arte del mondo, Werner Ehrhardt [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] ."With a lot of wit and imagination, Antonio Salieri let's the comic sparks fly - thanks to Werner Erhardt and his excellent ensemble." (Fono Forum) |
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L'arte Del Mondo/Ehrhardt
Myslivecek: Medonte [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 18/Feb/2013 ] |
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L'arte Del Mondo/Ehrhardt
Stamitz: Four Symphonies [ Cpo / CD - released 28/Feb/2011 ] |
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KARL von ORDONEZ
Ordonez: Symphonies L'arte del mundo, Werner Ehrhardt [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Dec/2017 ] "Ordonez was clearly not among the first rank of musicians of his day…Nevertheless, he was among those who guided the development of the Viennese Classical style in its early days and there is much pleasure to be had in discovering his music" Gramophone |
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Las Chicas Del Tango
Tango - De Norte A Sur [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
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MARTIN Y SOLER
Soler: L'arbore di Diana (complete opera) Laura Aikin / Michael Maniaci / Ainhoa Gramendia / Steve Davislim / Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona / Harry Bicket [ Dynamic DVD / DVD - released 24/Feb/2011 ] "Laura Aikin is a slow-burn Diana: reserved and beautifully haughty in tone in the first act; silky and warm as the waves of love begin to lap over her in the second...there's terrific unanimity between voices and orchestra throughout. Indeed, the... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: 'Enigma' Variations / Pomp and Circumstance Marches / Three Bavarian Dances / etc Leon Goossens (oboe) / Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar, George Hurst / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1999 ] "A great bargain and highly recommended." (MusicWeb) |
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Lewis Del Gatto
Katewalk [ Naxos / CD ] |
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HASSE
Cantatas Volume 1 Lia Serafini (soprano) & Gabriella Martellacci (contralto) / Accademia del Ricercare, Pietro Busca (director) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Outstanding performances of some heretofore lost gems for voices lovingly coupled with instrumental works that are sure to please!" (MusicWeb April 2010) |
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LENNOX BERKELEY
Symphony No. 1 Op. 16 / Symphony No. 2 Op. 51 London Philharmonic Orchestra / Norman Del Mar, Nicholas Braithwaite (conductors) [ Lyrita / CD - released 1/Jun/2007 ] "These are fine and handsomely recorded performances" (MusicWeb June 2007) |