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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tempesta di Passaggi: Solo Music for Cornetto I Cavalieri del Cornetto, Andrea Inghisciano, María González [ Arcana / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] A storm of passaggi to echo the virtuosity of the cornettists of Renaissance Italy who exalted their instrument, of which Andrea Inghisciano is one of the most sought-after contemporary exponents (listen, for example, to the disc 'La Morte della... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Puccini: Turandot (highlights from the complete opera) Inge Borkh, Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Fernando Corena / Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Alberto Erede [ Decca Belart / CD - released 1/Apr/1996 ] "The recording has a glitter and brilliance to match even the fabulous court of the emperor of China" (Penguin Guide) |
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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (complete opera recorded in 1968) Elena Souliotis, Fiorenza Cossotto, Mario Del Monaco, Carlo Cava / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Silvio Varviso [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Elena Souliotis has the power, ferocity, energy for the role...Mario del Monaco's "Ferisci, ma non interrogarmi" is a splendid moment [...] Cosotto's tone is always full and beautiful...Silvio Varviso's direction is pleasantly spirited" Gramophone |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Acis et Galatée Jean-François Lombard, Elena Harsányi, Valeria La Grotta, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Federico Maria Sarde [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] Jean-Baptiste Lully's unrivalled position at the Sun King's court gave him freedom to produce numerous grand theatre works. Acis et Galatée is acknowledged as one of his masterpieces with its adroit alternation of effects and situations and its... |
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JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works 5 (Includes 'Concierto Madrigal' & 'Concierto para una fiesta') Joaquin Clerch,& Ricardo Gallen (guitar) / Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, Maximiano Valdes, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] "As with Russians, it takes Spaniards to play Spanish music properly, and the Asturias Symphony rises eloquently to the task, filling the most urban sitting-room with those sweeping Spanish vistas." The Observer |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
The Verdi Album Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma, Coro del Teatro Municipale di Piacenza, Pier Giorgio Morandi [ Sony / CD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] "his musicianship melds with his keen interpretative intelligence to achieve real and extraordinary success" (Opera Choice BBC Music Five Stars Oct 2013) |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Jonas Kaufmann - Puccini: Love Affairs Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), with Pretty Yende (sop), Anna Netrebko (sop), Sonya Yoncheva (sop), Malin Byström (sop) / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale [ Sony / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Following on from his phenomenally successful Grammy-nominated first Puccini album in 2015, "Nessun Dorma", Jonas Kaufmann now presents a new album of Puccini highlights to mark the composer's anniversary year 2024. "The greatest tenor of his... |
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DUKAS
Dukas: Ariane et Barbe-Bleue (Recorded live at Gran Teatre del Liceu, June & July 2011) José van Dam, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet / Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Stéphane Denève (conductor) & Claus Guth (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2013 ] José van Dam is cast as the villainous Barbe-bleue, while taking on the immensely demanding role of Ariane - who does not leave the stage throughout the entire opera - is American soprano Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet. |
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THE THREE TENORS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Three (3) Tenors In Concert 1990 [The original recording] Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta [ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Original Masters / CD - released 12/Dec/1999 ] This is a special collector's Mobile fidelity gold CD edition. |
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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
Born to Die (Double LP) [ Interscope Records U.S.A. / 2 LP - released 9/Feb/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl issue. Brittle, emotional, cascading with cinematic reference points, Lana's song writing is evidently technicolour. |
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Lana Del Rey
Ultraviolence (Deluxe) [ Interscope / CD - released 13/Jun/2014 ] Lana Del Rey's eagerly awaited sophomore album Ultraviolence was recorded in Nashville and produced by Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys. Commenting on West Coast and Ultraviolence Lana explains "The record is finished and it's beautiful - it's so... |
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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) |