SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Variations on a theme of Corelli Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2018 ] Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 3' is a complex, epic narrative that moves from a simple opening melody to the triumphant apotheosis at its conclusion. The composer ingeniously links motifs, melodies and at times whole sections between the... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (complete opera) Alessandra Marianelli, Silvia Beltrami, Maxim Mironov, Randall Bills / Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań, Virtuosi Brunensis, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] "High standards of florid singing allow this performance to take flight and remain in the air: in fact..it's a vocal feast. Conductor José Miguel Pérez- Sierra shows considerable expertise" Opera, June 2018 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Etudes-tableaux Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Carlos Miguel Prieto [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Aug/2017 ] "Giltburg certainly has something fresh to say in Rachmaninov's Second Concerto...and he says it elegantly and eloquently...one of the most appealing aspects of this performance is its grand trajectory." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
Concerto for orchestra (with Brahms/Schoenberg - Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor) Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra / Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Conductor) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/May/2016 ] "This new entry to the catalogue shines out with its precision, vigour and clarity of sound....A seriously interesting and worthwhile disc." (The Guardian) |
LEONARD BALADA
Balada: Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) [Opera] Jose Carreras (tenor) Miguel Sola, Luis Alvarez (baritones) Montserrat Caballe (sop) / Liceu Grand Theatre Orchestra / Theo Alcantara [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] From one of the world's great opera houses, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, comes Leonardo Balada's richly melodic opera about one of the world's great explorers, Christopher Columbus, commissioned by the Spanish government for the 5th... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Equivoco stravagante (Complete Opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY Königliches Kurtheater, Bad Wildbad / Antonella Colaianni, Giulio Mastrototaro, Emmanuel Franco, Patrick Kabongo / José Miguel Pérez-Sierra (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 10/Oct/2021 ] No opera has been performed at Rossini in Wildbad as often as L'equivoco stravagante, so it was the perfect choice for the festival's 30th anniversary in 2018. |
ENRIQUE GRANADOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Montserrat Caballé Sings Granados Montserrat Caballe (soprano) Miguel Zanetti (piano) / Orquesta De Camara, Rafael Ferrer [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 26/May/1997 ] "Perfect singing of this music" raved MusicWeb International |
SCARLATTI / CAVALLI / PAISIELLO / CALDARA / MARCELLO / HANDEL
Quella Fiamma - Arie Antiche Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto/musical direction), Shai Kribus (oboe), Patrick Langot (cello), Marie-Domitille Murez (harp) & Miguel Rincòn (theorbo) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2017 ] "One has to admire Parisotti's taste, as well as (not for the first time) Stutzmann's rich, win-dark voice, noble emotional articulation and, when required, flashing virtuosity. Some of these arias are simply ravishing in her hands" Gramophone |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Aida (complete opera filmed in 2003) Gran Teatre del Liceu / Daniela Dessi, Elisabetta Fiorillo, Fabio Armiliato, Juan Pons / Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez (cond) [ Opus Arte Essential Opera Collection DVD / 2 DVD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "Juan Pons' Amonasro is a big-voiced portrayal by a big man with a big presence. He is quite simply superb, making his mark with every note he sings." (MusicWeb) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Concertos nos. 1, 3 & 4 Vadym Kholodenko (piano) / Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Jan/2019 ] "He rewarded the audience with a highly varied, consistently interesting and technically amazing performance" (STAR TELEGRAM, concert review) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 Vadym Kholodenko (piano) / Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Feb/2016 ] "Kholodenko is great in showing the drive of this music, the power of it, and also the different colours … he has fingers of steel." CD Review |
Miguel Iven
Flamenco Entre Amigos [ Galileo / CD - released 5/Apr/2013 ] |
Luis Miguel
Aries [ Warner Music Latina / CD - released 22/Jun/1993 ] American imported disc. |
Luis Miguel
Grandes Exitos [ Warner Music Latina / 2 CD - released 22/Nov/2005 ] This American imported two disc set is Miguel's most popular album - a collection of his best songs. |
Luis Miguel
Mis Boleros Favoritos [ Warner Music Latina / CD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] This CD is an American imported collection of favourite songs from the hugely popular Latin artist, Luis Miguel. |
Luis Miguel
Nada Es Igual [ Warner Music Latina / CD - released 20/Aug/1996 ] American imported disc. |
Luis Miguel
Mis Romances [ Warner Music Latina / CD - released 20/Nov/2001 ] American imported disc. |
Luis Miguel
Segundo Romance [ Warner Music Latina / CD - released 30/Aug/1994 ] American imported disc. |
Luis Miguel
Todos Los Romances [ Warner Music Latina / 3 CD - released 11/Aug/1998 ] US imported triple disc set. |
Miguel Zenon & Laurent Coq
Rayuela [ CD - released 12/Oct/2012 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
New Impossibilities Yo-Yo Ma (cello) & The Silk Road Ensemble / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Miguel Harth-Bedoya [ Sony Music / CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] Yo-Yo Ma Brings Us New Impossibilities - A New Release Featuring Silk Road Project and Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
Miguel Castro
Latin Rhythms [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
LORENZO PALOMO
Dulcinea Ainhoa Arteta (soprano) / Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Miguel Angel Gomez Martinez [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Driven by exuberant rhythms and soaring lyricism, Lorenzo Palomo's Dulcinea is a cantata-fantasy devoted to love and freedom. The inimitable knight errant Don Quixote and his companion Sancho Panza each sing of their loves, the imaginary Dulcinea... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
El canto de Auroros (Traditional Polyphony in Murcia) Alia Musica, Miguel Sanchez [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'Abord / CD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] A collection derived from ancient musical traditions where groups of men sing a variety of religious texts, including polyphonic greetings to the "Virgen de la Aurora", from vespers until dawn, first released in 1998. |
Alia Musica / Miguel Sanchez (director)
El Canto Espiritual Judeoespanol. [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 17/Jul/2003 ] "This is one of the most fascinating discs I have heard in recent months....a splendid achievement. Miguel Sánchez sings his solos with remarkable ease and flexibility, and the same is true of every member of the group..." (Gramophone) |
ANONYMOUS
Puerta de Veluntad Alia Mvsica / Miguel Senchez [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Poems from Yehudá Haleví and Salomón aben Gabirol, two of the greatest Hispano-Jewish poets of the Middle Ages, as well as verses of the "Song of Songs" of King Solomon, a beautifully evocative testimony of the liturgy and mysticism in the... |
PETER SCULTHORPE / BRETT DEAN / ROSS EDWARDS
Island Songs Amy Dickson (saxophone) / Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey, Miguel Harth-Bedoya [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Feb/2016 ] "Amy Dickson is the star of this disc…thrilling performance and vivid recording." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
BELA BARTOK / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Bartók, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto N. 2 / Violin Concerto Augustin Hadelich, Miguel Harth-Bedoya / Norwegian Radio Orchestra [ Avie Records / CD - released 10/Jul/2015 ] Augustin Hadelich's first major concerto recording paired the Violin Concertos of Sibelius and Thomas Adès (AV 2276). Universally acclaimed, it was nominated for a Gramophone Award, was one of The New York Times' Top Classical Albums of the Year |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorák: Complete Chamber Music for piano & strings Busch Trio, Maria Milstein, Miguel Da Silva [ Alpha Classics / 4 CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Named after the legendary violinist Adolf Busch (1891-1952), this young trio has already established itself on the international scene as one of the most talented of the new generation. Under the aegis of Alpha Classics and the Queen Elisabeth Music... |
DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Quartets Op.23 & 87 Busch Trio, Miguel Da Silva [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2017 ] releaseseptember2017buschtrio, miguel Dasilva- alpha 288 -Following a first recording devoted to Dvořák's Dumky Trio and Trio no.3, Omri Epstein, Mathieu van Bellen and Ori Epstein are joined by one of their former teachers at the Queen Elisabeth... |
MANUEL DE FALLA
Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat, Nights in the Gardens of Spain Carlos Miguel Prieto, The Orchestra of the Americas, Jorge Federico Osorio, Alejandra Gómez Ordaz [ Alpha / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Following its acclaimed Linn debut recording, Copland & Chávez: Pan-American Reflections, The Orchestra of the Americas releases its sophomore album with its Music Director, Carlos Miguel Prieto. Prieto is joined by fellow Mexican and celebrated... |
Comunidad de Madrid Orchestra / Comunidad de Madrid Chorus / Miguel Roa, conductor
Preludes and Choruses from Zarzuelas [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] The zarzuela, the historic Spanish musical comedy, endures, known throughout the world for its distinctive characteristics. For some years now it has been winning new recognition both in Spain and abroad. |
LAWRENCE DILLON
Violin Music Danielle Belén (violin) / Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola) / Stan Muncy (marimba) / David Fung (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] A love for lyricism, a dash of wit, and what he has called "an irresistible urge" to connect with the Classical music heritage have always been easily identifiable hallmarks of Lawrence Dillon's music. The nine works on this recording, spanning... |
CHARLES DIEUPART
Six Suites De Clavecin Fernando Miguel Jalôto (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 24/Jun/2013 ] "The fact that these suites are not that well known - at least not in their harpsichord version - their quality and the level of performance are ample justification to label this set Recording of the Month." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Aug 2015 |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Armida (complet opera recorded in 2022) Moisés Marín, Michele Angelini, Jusung Gabriel Park, Ruth Iniesta / Krakow Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, Jose Miguel Perez-Sierra [ Naxos Rossini in Wildbad / 2 CD - released 24/May/2024 ] The story of Armida had already inspired around 70 composers by the time Rossini took it on both as an opportunity to measure himself against his colleagues, and as a special role for soprano Isabella Colbran with whom he had recently started a... |
Antonín Dvořák, Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Lehár, Franz Liszt etc
La Zingarella: Through Romany Songland Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Mark Fewer (violin), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola) [ Avie / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian has travelled far and wide, as an international opera star and an Armenian who was born in Lebanon, immigrated to Canada, and is now settled in southern California. Her life is a journey that informs her new recording... |
JENNIFER HIGDON
Higdon: Cold Mountain (complete opera) Jay Hunter Morris, Robert Pomakov, Adrian Kramer, Nathan Gunn, Burdette / Santa Fe Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Miguel Harth-Bedoya [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Apr/2016 ] "This is a work which marks Jennifer Higdon out as an opera composer of some note, one who is not afraid to tackle difficult subjects. On the evidence of her first opera it will not be long before she receives another commission." MusicWeb July 2016 |
JOHN DOWLAND
Semper Dowland Semper Dolens Josa Miguel Moreno ((Renaissance lute) Eligio Quinteiro (theorbo & gittern) [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Musicology apart, this is a breathtaking collection which should become a benchmark in Dowland's already ample discography. |
Jose Miguel
Y Su Balanza [ Bis / CD ] |
GUERAU / SANZ / SOR / TARREGA / LLOBET / MERTZ
La Guitarra Espanola Jose Miguel Moreno (baroque guitar, vihuela) [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] |