LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded in 2004) Jonas Kaufmann, Camilla Nylund, Chor and Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] Beethoven's only opera Fidelio never ceases to fascinate audiences with its spellbinding story of true love. Staged by renowned opera director Jürgen Flimm this production is the outstanding result of the teamwork of the Zurich Opera. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / RICHARD WAGNER
Transfiguration - Wagner and Strauss Scenes Camilla Nylund (soprano) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra / Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 27/Feb/2011 ] "Nylund is temperamentally suited to this kind of thing - Isolde's so-called Liebestod is the disc's big success...yet she manages the conversational tone of [the Arabella scene] well, and her long address to the tree in Daphne is attractive too" BBC |
BERG / KORNGOLD / MAHLER / SCHOENBERG / ZEMLINSKY
Jugendstil - Songs 1898-1916 Camilla Tilling (soprano) Paul Rivinius (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jan/2020 ] Vienna around 1900 was a melting-pot in several ways: a city attracting artists from the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire where bohemian writers and musicians rubbed shoulders with aristocrats and establishment figures, and where late-Romanticism... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann - Myrthen Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] "Certainly a top choice for this wonderful cycle." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Solo Vocal |
ANTONIN DVOARK / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Dvorak/Glazunov: Violin Concertos Ilya Kaler (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camilla Kolchinsky [ Naxos / CD ] "Kaler's playing of these Romantic sweetly-tuned works is excellent" BBC Music Magazine "Ilya Kaler has great romantic warmth and natural Slavonic feeling....In short this is first class in every way" Penguin Guide |
PAISIELLO / BEETHOVEN / MONTEVERDI
Jonas Kaufmann: Opera Collection Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) with Cecilia Bartoli, Camilla Nylund, Vesselina Kasarova, and Dietrich Henschel [ Arthaus DVD / 3 DVD - released 26/Jul/2019 ] Experience Jonas Kaufmann, opera world's top star, in this impressive opera collection from his time at the Zurich Opera House still before his great international breakthrough. He feels closely connected to the opera house, boosted his career there... |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (complete opera recorded in 2004) BLU-RAY Jonas Kaufmann, Camilla Nylund, Chor and Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 2/Aug/2019 ] "Jonas Kaufmann and Camilla Nylund fearlessly [pack] every phrase with compellingly truthful shades of meaning. Harnoncourt's Beethoven is famously raw and earthy: strong on struggle and on the composer's robust musical roots" BBC Music Five Stars |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhauser (complete opera recorded at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden 2008) BLU-RAY Robert Gambill, Camilla Nylund, Waltraud Meier / Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Jordan, conductor [ Arthaus Musik BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] "The solo singing is the outstanding feature of this new recording. Robert Gambill might have more of the 'mad axeman' about him than Bayreuth's Spas Wenkoff, but he has immense stamina and the presence to command the stage, especially during the big... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: La Resurrezione, HWV47 (Complete oratorio) Camilla Tilling, Kate Royal, Toby Spence, Sonia Prina & Luca Pisaroni / Le Concert d'Astrae / Emmanuelle Haim [ Virgin Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "Toby Spence is elegant in St John the Evangelist's music, and Kate Royal find sumptuous beauty and emotional depth in the part of Mary Magdalene." Gramophone Magazine, February 2010 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 BLU-RAY Camilla Tilling (soprano), Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (HR-Sinfonieorchester), Paavo Järvi [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Feb/2017 ] "the First Symphony...is wholly successful in its balance of detail and flow, and the Second includes a lovely 'Urlicht' from Finnish mezzo-soprano Lilli Paasikivi." BBC Music |
EDVARD GRIEG
Greig: Peer Gynt - Incidental music Peter Mattei, Camilla Tilling, Ellerhein Girls' Choir. Estonian National Male Choir. Estonian National Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi (conductor) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 4/Aug/2005 ] "Jarvi junior follows in father's footsteps with a worthwhile disc of Peer Gynt" (Gramophone) |
GRIEG / SHOSTAKOVICH / SCHUMANN / SIBELIUS / BRAHMS / PART / TUUR / FAURE / etc
Paavo Järvi: The Complete Erato Recordings Peter Mattei, Camilla Tilling, Nicholas Angelich, Renaud Capuçon, Christian Tetzlaff, Evelyn Glennie, Natalie Dessay, Truls Mork, Solveig Kringelborn [ Erato / 31 CD Box Set - released 15/Nov/2024 ] Born in Tallinn in 1962, Paavo Järvi is renowned for his dynamic interpretations and innovative programming. He has held prominent positions with leading orchestras, including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, NHK Symphony... |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (complete opera recorded in 2007) Bayerisches State Opera / Anatoly Kotscherga / Paata Burchuladze / Camilla Nylund / Kent Nagano (cond) [ Medici Arts / Unitel / EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] Mussorgsky's monumental Khovanshchina is regarded as one of the most important works of Russian Opera.The five-act opera about the Moscow Uprising of 1682 was unfinished and unperformed when the composer died in 1881. |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tannhäuser (complete opera recorded in 2014) BLU-RAY Bayreuther Festspiele / Torsten Kerl, Camilla Nylund, Markus Eiche, Michelle Breedt / Axel Kobe (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Sep/2015 ] "Camilla Nylund's Elisabeth has a range of novel emotions to convey, including humour and sexual interest...Question marks begin with the staging" Gramophone |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: L'Impresario in Angustie (complete opera recorded in 2017) Camilla Antonini, Lavinia Bini, Paola Cigna, Alejandro Escobar, Luca Gallo, Marco Filippo Romano / Orchestra Bruno Maderna di Forli, Aldo Salvagno [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2018 ] The Neapolitan Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) was certainly a prolific composer of operas, having more than 80 titles to his name. Though many have only recently enjoyed a revival, they were widely admired in his day. |
Camilla During
If You Ever Meet a Dinosaur [ Ode Records / CD - released 23/Mar/2009 ] This CD features 17 wonderful songs for children, including "Wrinkly Fingers", "Let's Make Noises", "In the Band" and many more. |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
A Portrait of Kaija Saariaho Camilla Hoitenga (flute) Kaija Saariaho (harmonizer) Tuula-Maria Tuomela (soprano) / Finnish Radio Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen [ BIS / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] A composer of immense imagination and creative power, Finland's Kaija Saariaho is known for her spellbinding music, which challenges the modern stereotypes of classical music as a cerebral, convoluted, and distant art. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies [5 CD plus Blu-ray Audio plus Book] Camilla Nylund, Gerhild Romberger, Klaus Florian Vogt, Georg Zeppenfeld / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonia], Andris Nelsons [ Deutsche Grammophon / 6 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 18/Oct/2019 ] The Nelsons Beethoven cycle is presented in a specially commissioned deluxe box featuring the nine works on five CDs and a single Blu-ray Audio disc in TrueHD sound quality. |
SIBELIUS / RANSTROEM / MADETOJA / PALMGREN
Orchestral Songs Camilla Nylund (soprano) [ CPO / CD - released 28/Jun/2008 ] "Deeply pleasing, tender and flammable singing and playing which will I hope prompt what deserves to be a series drawing on the hidden treasury of Scandinavian orchestral song repertoire." (MusicWeb July 2008) |
CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK / W A MOZART
Gluck & Mozart Arias Camilla Tilling (soprano) / Musica Saeculorum, Philipp von Steinaecker [ BIS / CD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] "In this splendid Mozart and Gluck recital, presenting a mix of her old and new roles, she [Camilla Tilling] exhibits her usual stylistic acumen while also showing unexpected boldness as an interpreter…Warmly recommended." Opera |
SCHUBERT
Bei dir allein! - songs Camilla Tilling (soprano) Paul Rivinius (piano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "Tilling's tonal radiance and free-soaring top notes are priceless assets...a Schubert recital of rare pedigree." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, July 2012 |
SIBELIUS / GRIEG / STENHAMMAR / ALFVEN
I skogen - Nordic Songs Camilla Tilling (soprano) Paul Rivinius (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "His Six German Songs Op 50 and Grieg's Op 48 set - two of which were Schwarzkopf favourites - are the "meat" here, but the rare Swedish songs, gorgeously sung, are welcome." (Sunday Times) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Rote Rosen: Lieder / Songs Camilla Tilling (soprano) Paul Rivinius (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "There have been several excellent Strauss recitals lately and the back catalogue can boast a lot of fine achievements but this latest addition is without doubt worthy of a place near the top. More, please, BIS!" (MusicWeb June 2009) |
MAHLER
Symphony No 4 (with bonus disc) Camilla Tilling (soprano) Philharmonia Orchestra. Benjamin Zander [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 10/Sep/2001 ] Benjamin Zander continues his series of Mahler symphonies |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Alle Lieder Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / 11 CD Box Set - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "A wonderful achievement and a marvel of sustained artistry: subtle, intelligent performances, impeccably prepared and movingly executed." Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Song |
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Lonh for Soprano and Electronics; Six Japanese Gardens for Percussion and Electronic; etc Dawn Upshaw (soprano) Camilla Hoitenga (flute) Florent Jodelet (percussion) Anssi Karttunen (cello) [ Ondine / CD - released 26/Feb/2005 ] Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is today one of the world's most significant contemporary composers. She has received several internationally distinguished awards, most recently the Grawemeyer Composition Award for her opera L'amour de loin in 2003. In... |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12 (complete opera recorded in 2010) Finnish National Opera / Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, Markus Eiche, Sari Nordqvist / Mikko Franck (conductor) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2013 ] "Holten's surreal evocation of Bruges, the dead city of the title, is wonderfully creepy...Vogt excels as the wild-eyed, obsessive Paul, desperately trying to make over Camilla Nylund's slutty Marietta in saintly Marie's image. Mikko Franck's conduct |
ALBERIC MAGNARD
Magnard: Cello Sonata Op.20 / Piano Trio Op.18 Camilla Patria (cello) Elena Ballario (piano) Franco Mezzena (violin) Sergio Patria (cello) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Apr/2024 ] Albéric Magnard, born in Paris in 1865, was a pupil of Dubois, Guiraud, Massenet and D'Indy at the Paris Conservatoire, and he frequented the circle of César Franck. In 1896 he became a teacher at Paris's Schola Cantorum. |
PONCHIELLI
La Gioconda (complete opera recorded in 1931) with additional arias & duets Giannina Arangi Lombardi, Ebe Stignani, Camilla Rota / Orchestra and Chorus of La Scale Opera House, Milan, Lorenzo Molajoli [ Naxos Historical Great Opera Recordings / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2011 ] Orchestra and Chorus of La Scale Opera House, Milan, Lorenzo Molajoli |
ELGAR
The Violin Music (includes Violin Concerto and much more) Marat Bisengaliev (violin) / Benjamin Frith (piano) / Camilla Bisengalieva (oboe) / West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra / Bundit Ungrangsee [ Naxos / 3 CD - released 29/Jul/2011 ] A comprehensive collection of Elgar's Violin Music on 3 CDs, featuring Marat Bisengaliev as soloist. |
Antonin Dv
Rusalka Piotr Beczala, Emily Magee, Camilla Nylund, Alan Held, Birgit Remmert, Adam Plachetka, Eva Liebau, Daniel Schmutzhand, A [ ORFEO / 3 CD - released 15/Jul/2011 ] |
WAGNER
Tannhauser (complete opera recorded at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden 2008) Robert Gambill, Camilla Nylund, Waltraud Meier, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Jordan, conductor [ Arthaus Musik DVD / 2 DVD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] G - Recorded live from the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, 2008 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Black Swans: Mid Century Robert McFerrin snr, Marian Anderson, William Warfield, Camilla Williams, Inez Matthews, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Carol Brice etc. [ Parnassus / 2 CD - released 7/Nov/2021 ] Follow-up to VERY successful Black Swans' (first African American Classical artists which sold out in USA. First time on CD |
MAHLER
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand' Christine Brewer, Camilla Nylund, Maria Espada, Stephanie Blythe, Tommi Hakala & Stefan Kocán / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ Rco Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "Jansons keeps the music moving and gives himself something to pull back from in the biggest tuttis...And he has a shining Christine Brewer as his first soprano popping those top Bs and Cs above the stave...up there among the select front-runners." |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Die Frau ohne Schatten Stephen Gould, Camilla Nylund, Wolfgang Koch, Nina Stemme / Wiener Staatsoper, Christian Thielemann [ Orfeo / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Opera |
WAGNER
Rienzi (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Berlin Opera / Torsten Kerl, Kate Aldrich, Camilla Nylund / Sebastian Lang-Lessing (cond) [ Arthaus Musik Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 21/Dec/2010 ] "…spectacularly thanks to brilliant pseudo-historic footage in the style of Leni Riefenstahl's Nazi propaganda films…The production is a knockout." The Sunday Times |
GLAZUNOV
The Seasons / Violin Concerto Ilya Kaler (violin) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Camilla Kolchinsky (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Mar/2008 ] Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov has not fared well at the hands of later critics. He enjoyed a remarkably successful career in music, becoming Director of the St Petersburg Conservatory in 1905 in the aftermath of the political disturbances of... |