W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) (complete opera recorded in 2021) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mauro Peter, Siobhan Stagg, Roderick Williams, Sabine Devieilhe, Mika Kares / Julia Jones (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 26/Nov/2021 ] David McVicar's classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozart's work. The audience is transported to a fantastical world of dancing animals, flying machines and dazzlingly starry skies. The setting provides a wonderful... |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Rubaiyat / Balada / Cantov / Four Songs from Rasputin Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) Mika Pohjonen (tenor) / Helsinki Music Centre Choir, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 27/Apr/2016 ] "John Storgårds and the Helsinki Philharmonic, in fine form, record a selection of [Rautavaara's] recent, largely vocal works…well worth hearing" (BBC Music) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) (complete opera recorded in 2021) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Mauro Peter, Siobhan Stagg, Roderick Williams, Sabine Devieilhe, Mika Kares / Julia Jones (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 26/Nov/2021 ] "This spirited performance, with good video direction by Jonathan Haswell, will give a great deal of pleasure." Gramophone |
MODEST MUSSORGSKY
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov, opera in seven scenes (1869 version) Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Maxim Paster, Mika Kares, Sergei Skorokhodov, Göteborg Opera Chorus [ BIS SACD / 2 CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] "This new account, based on live performances, is beautifully sung and played, and recorded in surround sound" MusicWeb |
AULIS SALLINEN
Chamber Musics III, IV & V Arto Noras (violoncello) & Mika Vayrynen (accordion) Virtuosi di Kuhmo, Ralf Gothani (piano & conductor) [ CPO / CD - released 20/Mar/2007 ] “Sallinen is a potent force in contemporary music and a composer with an entirely personal style. He deserves the attention.” Classics Today. |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: La Favorite [complete opera recorded in 2016] BLU-RAY Bavarian State Opera / Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecień, Elina Garanca, Mika Kares / Karel Mark Chichon (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2017 ] The premiere of the French version of Gaetano Donizetti's La Favorite at the Bayerische Staatsoper on 23 October 2016 was a memorable event and this is why: • star mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanca gave her acclaimed theatrical role debut as Léonor de... |
Mika
The Boy Who Knew Too Much [ Island Records U.K. / CD - released 21/Sep/2009 ] Global pop phenomenom Mika is back with 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much', featuring the lead single "We Are Golden". It follows his debut effort, 'Life in Cartoon Motion', which has sold nearly 6 million copies, winning him Brit, Ivor Novello and MTV Awards. |
Mika
The Origin of Love (Deluxe Edition) [ Island UK / 2 CD - released 18/Oct/2012 ] The second disc of this Deluxe Edition features 9 extra Mika tracks! 'The Origin of Love' is his third album. |
Mika
The Origin Of Love [ Island UK / CD - released 18/Oct/2012 ] Following up his multi-million selling worldwide smash 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much', 'The Origin of Love' is Mika's third album. |
BELA BARTOK
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle Mika Kares (Bluebeard), Szilvia Vörös (Judith) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] '[Mälkki] seems to know instinctively when to unobtrusively tighten the emotional screw and when to step back and simply let us take in Bartók's flabbergasting orchestral canvas.' Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2021 |
Mika Miko
C.Y.S.A.L.B.F. [ Kill Rock Stars / CD - released 26/Apr/2010 ] |
Mika Miko
C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. [ Pop Frenzy Records / CD - released 31/Oct/2006 ] This 5-piece all female punk rock band pound their way through fascinating, fast pop songs on their scintillating debut album. |
SUEYOSHI / ISHII / MIYOSHI / KOZAKURA / ICHIYANAGI / MIKI
Thirteen Drums Mika Takehara (percussion) [ BIS / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Mika Takehara, the young Japanese percussionist, has chosen works by six of her countrymen in a programme which focuses on the marimba . . . a shimmering, kaleidoscopic universe of ripples and mirages, colours and rhythms. |
ERKKI-SVEN TUUR
Tüür: Symphony No. 5 Nguyên Lê (electric guitar) Mika Väyrynen (accordion) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Olari Elts [ Ondine / CD - released 15/May/2017 ] "Big band, electric guitar and symphony orchestra. It's remarkable how successfully they're integrated by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür...The performance is admirably tight and well-coordinated - you can tell Olari Elts had conducted the work... |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA/ JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH/ JOHN ZORN/ MAURICE RAVEL/ WILLIAM THOMAS MCKINLEY
Palimpsest Richard Stoltzman (clarinet), Mika Stoltzman (marimba) [ AVIE / CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Clarinet legend Richard Stoltzman and virtuoso marimbist Mika Stoltzman arrive on AVIE with a stunning collection of works in which the duo finds freedom in music of the past and equally breaks through boundaries with new arrangements and... |
JOSEF STRAUSS
Edition Vol. 7 (incls Jucker-Polka & Friedenspalmen, Walzer) Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Mika Eichenholz (conductor) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] "This is frustrating. I am running short of superlatives for the various Strauss series on Marco Polo" - Fanfare |
JOSEF STRAUSS
Edition Vol. 8 (incls Sylphide, Polka francaise & Wiener Stimmen, Walzer) Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice / Mika Eichenholz (conductor) [ Marco Polo / CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] "The Kosice Orchestra plays this music with superb feeling" - Fanfare |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Summer Concert at Hazel Hill, 1871 Stockholm Strauss Orchestra, Mika Eichenholz [ Marco Polo / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] |