WAGNER / GOUNOD / MASCAGNI / CILEA / VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Anja Harteros (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Badische Staatskapelle, Marco Armiliato [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 8/Dec/2016 ] The Festspiel-Saison at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden culminated with Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros and Ekaterina Gubanova all on stage in this magnificent Opera Gala. The gala presented a diverse range of solo-arias and duets. Among the... |
WAGNER / GOUNOD / MASCAGNI / CILEA / VERDI / PUCCINI
Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden 2016 BLU-RAY Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Anja Harteros (soprano) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) / Badische Staatskapelle, Marco Armiliato [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 8/Dec/2016 ] The Festspiel-Saison at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden culminated with Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros and Ekaterina Gubanova all on stage in this magnificent Opera Gala. The gala presented a diverse range of solo-arias and duets. Among the... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Concert Fantasia Eldar Nebolsin (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] "Nebolsin hardly puts a foot wrong, and Michael Stern secures rhythmically vibrant playing from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra" BBC Music Magazine |
JACOB SHEA & OTHERS
Arctic Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Frode Fjellheim (vocal) / Arctic Philharmonic [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "The six movements of Jacob Shea's Arctic Suite certainly evoke the world of film music...It 's left to the oldsters Palmgren and Ole Bull to show how memorable a good melody can actually be." BBC Music Five Stars |
JACOB SHEA & OTHERS
Eldbjørg Hemsing - Arctic (LP) Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Frode Fjellheim (vocal) / Arctic Philharmonic [ Sony Classical / LP - released 24/Mar/2023 ] "The six movements of Jacob Shea's Arctic Suite certainly evoke the world of film music...It 's left to the oldsters Palmgren and Ole Bull to show how memorable a good melody can actually be" BBC Music Five Stars |
ANDERS HILLBORG
Hillborg: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Liquid Marble Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Sony Classical / CD - released 30/Aug/2024 ] At the occasion of the 70th birthday of Swedish contemporary composer Anders Hillborg, the award-winning conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra release an album with some of his most recognizable works. |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY / SAINT-SAENS / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elena Zaremba - Portrait Elena Zaremba (mezzo-soprano) / Berliner Symphomiker, Lior Shambadal [ Arte Nova Voices / CD - released 27/May/2004 ] "She is no less impressive as Lel in The Snow Maiden and as louring Marfa. All these parts exploit to the full her innate gifts to project drama and character." Gramophone |
RICHARD STRAUSS / ALBAN BERG / MAURICE RAVEL / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Easter Festival Baden-Baden (recorded in 2018) Elina Garanca (mezzo), Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 30/Nov/2018 ] At this concert performance from the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden, the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle and the Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča performed music from the early 20th century. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elina Garanca - Aria Cantilena Elina Garanca (mezzo) / Staatsopernchor Dresden / Staatskapelle Dresden / Fabio Luisi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jan/2007 ] 'Debuts like this are rare...a radiantly lovely voice, elegant phrasing...sheer vocal beauty.' Die Presse |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (complete opera recorded in 2010) Metropolitan Opera / Elina Garanca, Roberto Alagna, Barbara Frittoli, Teddy Tahu Rhodes / Yannick Nezet-Seguin (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / 2 DVD - released 3/Jun/2010 ] "[Tahu Rhodes] prov[es] himself to be an ideal toreador, virile of voice, and very tall. All in all, a Carmen well worth seeing and hearing." The Times, 28th August 2010 |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANNES BRAHMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann/Brahms: Lieder Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Elisabeth Schumann (13 June 1888 - 23 April 1952) was a German soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. She left a substantial legacy of recordings. |
MOZART / SCHUBERT / GLUCK / R. STRAUSS / WOLF / SCHUMANN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf - Recital Carnegie Hall 25th November, 1956 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), George Reeves (piano) [ EMI References / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Jun/1988 ] Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Cosi fan Tutte (Complete Opera recorded in 1963 with libretto) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Hanny Steffek / Philharmonia Orchestra / Karl Bohm [ EMI Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1988 ] "The two sisters are gloriously sung - Schwarzkopf and Ludwig bring their immeasurable talents as Lieder singers to this sparkling score and overlay them with a rare comic touch." RECOMMENDED RECORDING (Classical Good CD Guide 2004) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Requiem / Quattro Pezzi Sacri (4 Sacred Pieces) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Janet Baker / Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1991 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Verdi: Requiem / Quattro Pezzi Sacri (4 Sacred Pieces) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Janet Baker / Philharmonia Orchestra / Carlo Maria Giulini [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/1997 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Mass in B minor (recorded 1952-3) / Mass in B minor (excerpts recorded 1950) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Haffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss & Kathleen Ferrier / Philharmonia Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker / von Karajan [ EMI Classics Historical / 2 CD - released 20/May/2006 ] Described in its first review in The Gramophone as 'a landmark in the history of the gramophone', this recording of the B minor Mass was made a couple of years after Herbert von Karajan had conducted Bach's masterpiece in Vienna. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: 12 Lieder / 6 Moment musicaux Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Edwin Fischer (piano) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2000 ] This is a wonderful and most welcome release of Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's Schubert recordings. They were recorded in London in 1950 and 1952 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' [LP] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Hilde Rössl-Majdan (mezzo-soprano) / Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics LP / 2 LP - released 28/Apr/2023 ] he German-born conductor Otto Klemperer, a towering figure in the musical history of the 20th century, died at the age of 88 on July 8th 1973, so 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of his death. |
LEHAR / HEUBERGER / ZELLER / MILLOCKER / SUPPE / J STRAUSS II
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf sings Operetta [Incls 'The Nuns' Chorus'] Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Ackermann [ EMI / CD - released 20/Nov/1995 ] 1959 recording from original EMI master tapes |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: The Complete 78 RPM Recordings Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) with Gerald Moore, Peter Gelhorn, Herbert von Karajan, Josef Krips, etc [ Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 17/Nov/2016 ] In 1946, the young Elisabeth Schwarzkopf made her first recording with the British producer Walter Legge in Vienna. He became her husband in 1953. The recordings in this set date from the first years of their professional and personal relationship. |