Since you are interested in 40 Most Beautiful Arias, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
PURCELL
O Solitude Andreas Scholl (countertenor) / Accademia Bizantina, Stefano Montanari [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 17/Jan/2011 ] "Ethereal yet visceral, Scholl's voice is the dream vehicle for Purcell...Stefano Montanari coaxes thrilling playing from Accademia Bizantina" BBC Music Magazine Awards 2012 - Vocal WINNER |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Collection (Cats / Jesus Christ Superstar / Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat / The Royal Albert Hall Celebration) [ Universal Pictures DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2011 ] Four spectacular shows on four discs! |
ARAIA / CALDARA / GRAUN / PORPORA / etc.
Sacrificium Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 14/Dec/2009 ] "Porpora's opening aria reveals just what has made Bartoli unique in this field - a stupefying range, fearless vocal leaps and the sort of relentless passagework that makes you suspect the singer might be on a heart-lung machine." (William Dart NZ... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Rachmaninov / Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas Gautier Capucon (cello) Gabriela Montero (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] "Capuçon's elegant, singing tone responds especially well to the Andante, with gentle exchanges between the instruments." Gramophone Magazine |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos Isabelle Faust (violin) / Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2016 ] "her sound growing out of the corporate entity to glitter, coax, snarl and soar as required…[a] thought-provoking and eminently enjoyable cycle" Gramophone Award WINNER 2017 - RECORDING OF THE YEAR |
DVORAK / ELGAR / SAINT-SAENS / HAYDN / BOCCHERINI / etc
The Very Best of Jacqueline du Pre Jacqueline du Pre (cello) with Various Artists, Orchestras and Accompanists [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2005 ] Few artists are regarded with as much affection in the musical world as the cellist Jacqueline du Pré. Her colourful life, tragically early death, supreme recordings and regular press and media attention as a result of several controversial books... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best Cello 100: Includes Bach's cello suites, The Swan & Kol Nidrei (Six CD set at a special price) Janos Starker / Mstislav Rostropovich / Pierre Fournier / Gautier Capucon / Paul Tortelier / Truls Mork / Jacqueline du Pre / Pablo Casals (cellos) [ EMI / 6 CD Box Set - released 27/Jul/2009 ] This 6 CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favourite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. |
HENRY PURCELL
Music for a While: Improvisations on Purcell Philippe Jaroussky, Raquel Andueza, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Dominique Visse, Trovesi, Muthspiel / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar [ Warner Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2014 ] "most of these songs retain their essential character, and far from having his genius dimmed, Purcell still shines as a writer of songs timelessly receptive to reinterpretation and capable of reaching the heart by the power of melody alone." Gramopho |
TRADITIONAL / JOHN RUTTER / etc
The Colours of Christmas The Bach Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter, with Over the Bridge [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "If you believe that Christmas music should have a warm, comfortable feel, then this CD will fit the bill perfectly." (Gramophone) |
PUCCINI / BOITO / CILEA / GIORDANO / LEONCAVALLO / etc
Jonas Kaufmann: The Age of Puccini Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, with Renée Fleming (soprano) [ Decca / CD - released 21/Aug/2015 ] Jonas Kaufmann, the tenor of our time, takes us to The Age of Puccini. This collection showcases the unique quality of Kaufmann's award-winning recordings of best-loved Italian operatic 'verismo' repertoire for Decca. |
PONCHIELLI / MASCAGNI / LEONCAVALLO / PUCCINI / etc
Jonas Kaufmann - An Italian Night - Live from the Waldbuhne Berlin (recorded in 2018) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) with Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Jochen Rieder [ Sony / CD - released 1/Nov/2018 ] A magical evening dedicated to beautiful Italian music with the world's greatest tenor. Captured live for release on CD. Featuring Anita Rachvelishvili. This is the key release this year from "The world's greatest tenor" (The Telegraph). This summer... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Pavarotti Forever (Includes: 'Nessun dorma', 'Panis angelicus' & 'Mamma') Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) with various orchestras, conductors and guests [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] This outstanding collection of popular opera arias and duets, sacred songs and Neapolitan favourites is drawn from the finest recordings Luciano Pavarotti has made during an unparalleled career. |
Mario Lanza (tenor)
Mario Lanza: The Best of Everything [ RCA / Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2017 ] Sony Classical release a special x2 CD, budget-priced set, featuring x44 songs, with x6 previously unreleased tracks, issued in connection with a new TV documentary by Screenbound Pictures Ltd. about the great tenor. This release celebrates the... |
100 BEST CLASSICS
100 Best Classics Martha Argerich, Helene Grimaud, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Alexandre Tharaud, Maurice Andre, Andre Previn, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Jose Carreras, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 2/Aug/2016 ] One hundred of the very best popular classics performed by Daniel Barenboim, Leif Ove Andsnes, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maria-João Pires, David Fray, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Philippe Jaroussky, Angela Gheorghiu, Rolando Villazón, José Carreras,... |
PIAZZOLLA / MOREL / CARDOSO / RODRIGUEZ / VILLA-LOBOS / etc
Milos: Latino Gold [CD + DVD] Milos Karadaglic (guitar) [ Deutsche Grammophon CD & DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 18/Dec/2014 ] "This guitarist does not go for a cheap ride on the backs of well-loved numbers, but gives us a thoughtful presentation, where each next piece seems to outdo the one before it. It is difficult to stop listening." (MusicWeb) |
BOCCERHINI / DVORAK / TCHAIKOVSKY / VIVALDI / etc
Slava! The Art of Rostropovich (3CD) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) with various orchestras & conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "the intensity of lyrical feeling and the spontaneity of the partnership between Karajan and Rostropovich ensures the position of their disc at the top of recommendations for this peer among nineteenth century cello concertos." Penguin Guide |
J. S. BACH
Murray Perahia plays Bach: The complete recordings Murray Perahia (piano) / Academy of St Martins in the Fields [ Sony Music / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2016 ] "No mannerisms, no distractions, no self-serving virtuosity - just the most lucid and moving recording yet of this work." (Gramophone, 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - Instrumental for Goldbergs) |
PUCCINI, VERDI, MOZART, GOUNOD / MEYERBEER / WAGNER / SAINT-SAENS / etc
The Great Placido Domingo [3 CD set] Placido Domingo (tenor) with Daniel barenboim, Jose Carreras, Mirella Freni, Thomas Hampson & others [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 5/Feb/2016 ] Saluting a glorious and unparalleled career that, since 1959, has embraced some 150 operatic roles and spans the the Italian, French, German and Spanish repertoires, this 3-CD collection draws on recitals and complete operas recorded over more than... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Art of Renee Fleming Renee Fleming (soprano) With Placido Domingo (tenor) and various orchestras [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 14/Jun/2012 ] The Art of Renée Fleming brings together 18 defining tracks spanning Renée's finest Decca recordings, including favorite arias by Puccini, Handel and Gershwin and duets with Bryn Terfel and Plácido Domingo. Four special bonus tracks reflect Renée's... |
LEONCAVALLO / PONCHIELLI / CILEA / ZANDONAI / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI / etc
Nessun Dorma (arias from opera) Roberto Alagna (tenor) / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mark Elder [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jun/2006 ] Following on from the great success of his previous Berlioz releases, superstar tenor Roberto Alagna explores the world of opera with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under conductor Mark Elder. |