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RICHARD STRAUSS
Elektra (Complete opera) Felicity Palmer / Deborah Polaski / Anne Schwanewilms / West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov [ Profil Medien / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2010 ] BBC Music Magazine: Opera Choice - March 2006 |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (complete opera recorded in 2000) Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Mireille Delunsch / Anne Sofie Von Otter / Sylvie Brunet / Charlotte Hellekant / Marc Minkowski (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques / DVD - released 24/Jul/2007 ] G - "The casting on the whole is successful, with Nero sung by Mireille Delunsch, a choice that is not only musically successful (particularly in duets with Anne Sofie von Otter), but also opens up the interesting dramatic possibility of presenting... |
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SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Fagerlund: Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata), an opera Finnish National Opera Chorus, Anne Sofie von Otter, Tommi Hakala, Helena Juntunen, Finnish National Opera Orchestra [ BIS / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] Sebastian Fagerlund has made a name for himself primarily through his concertos and orchestral works. As demonstrated on previous recordings, his music displays a huge range of colours and an uncommon rhythmic vitality, as well as a sure feel for... |
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THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN
The Laughing Policeman: 27 Children's Vintage Favourites Flanders & Swann, Frankie Howard, Michael Holiday, Max Bygraves, Henry Blair, Spike Jones, Anne Stephens, etc [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] Original mono recordings from 1926-1950. The Sunday morning breakfast and the children's requests were a regular weekly event - not to be missed. Turn the wireless up to full volume and pop back in time for a nostalgia hour or so of memories. |
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Florent Marie
Dowland: Sweet Melancholy [ Carpe Diem / CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] French lutenist Florent Marie presents his second solo album on Carpe Diem Records: A collection of Renaissance lute music by the famous John Dowland. |
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GIOVANNI ANTONIO TERZI
Terzi: Lute Music Florent Marie (lute) [ Carpe Diem / CD - released 27/May/2022 ] French lutenist Florent Marie presents a collection of solo lute works by Giovanni Antonio Terzi (fl. 1580-1600). Terzi was a composer addressing modernity, as well as being a true European. The purpose of this recording is to try and supplement... |
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GIACINTO SCELSI
Natura Renovatur Frances-Marie Uitti (cello) / Munchener Kammerorchester / Christoph Poppen [ ECM / CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] Natura Renovatur (Nature Renewed), the first ECM New Series recording entirely devoted to the revelatory music of Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988), is a voyage into the very heart of the composer's work. Scelsi, who spoke about a third sonic dimension,... |
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FREYA WALEY-COHEN
Waley-Cohen: Spell Book Freya Waley-Cohen, Manchester Collective, Heloise Werner, Katie Bray, Fleur Barron, Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Anne Beilby, Nathaniel Boyd [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 25/Oct/2024 ] NMC Recordings releases the debut album from composer Freya Waley-Cohen, whose distinctive voice in contemporary classical music draws inspiration from literature, folklore, and the natural world, and is characterized by its vivid imagery and... |
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IGNAZ JOSEPH PLEYEL
Symphonies Concertantes & Bassoon Concerto Gaby Pas-van Riet (flute) Wolfgang Wipfler (horn) Anne Angerer (oboe) Hanno Donneweg (bassoon) Manuel Fischer-Dieskau (cello) Konstanze Brenner (bass) [ CPO / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] For May CPO presents Pleyel's Symphonies Concertantes. Pleyel was fated to learn one of life's most painful lessons: worldly fame is fleeting and quickly fades. |
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AUBER / DONIZETTI
Fra Diavolo / La figlia del reggimento (abridged recordings of the Italian versions of these operas) Giuseppe Campora / Ugo Benelli / Anne Maccianti / Orchestra Filarmonica e Coro del Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi Trieste / Arturo Basile [ DG Opera House / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "What matters is the high spirits of singers and players" - Penguin Guide |
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STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) BLU-RAY Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/May/2014 ] An exuberant brainchild of John Christie, Glyndebourne Festival Opera launched in 1934 with a production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Since then, Glyndebourne has become a byword for excellence, bringing together the finest operatic musicians... |
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STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BIZET / WAGNER / PUCCINI / BRITTEN / etc
Glorious Glyndebourne: (excerpts from various operas recorded at Glyndebourne) Glyndebourne Opera / Miah Persson, Topi Lehtipuu, Matthew Rose, Anne Sofie von Otter, Danielle de Niese, John Mark Ainsley, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2014 ] "The combination of Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra ensures crisp ensemble of the highest quality." (Gramophone on 'The Rake's Progress) |
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RACHMANINOV / BIZET / PUCCINI / VERDI / DONIZETTI / RACHMANINOV
Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy [Carmen / L'elisir d'amore / The Miserly Knight / Gianni Schicchi / Falstaff] Glynebourne Opera / Anne Sofie von Otter, Sergei Leiferkus, Ekaterina Siurina, Christopher Purves [ Opus Arte DVD / 6 DVD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Five Classic Opera Productions from the Glyndebourne Festival (2002-2009) |
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HANNAH KENDALL
Kendall: shouting forever into the receiver Hannah Kendall, Ensemble Modern, Anne Denholm-Blair, Halle Orchestra, Jonathan Bloxham, Jonathan Morton [ NMC / CD - released 27/Jun/2025 ] Award-winning British composer Hannah Kendall is at the forefront of British music, confronting our collective history and exploring social themes through music which both honours and challenges contemporary musical culture Her new album shouting... |
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GYORGY KURTAG
Kurtag: Zwiegesprache Heinz Holliger (oboe/cor anglais/piano), Marie-Lise Schüpbach (cor anglais/oboe), Ernesto Molinari (bass clarinet/ contrabass clarinet), Sarah Wegener [ ECM New Series / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] explores his interpretative gifts as a performer rather than his full range as a composer, its focus on the dialogues between his own music and that of György Kurtág makes for a beautifully rounded double portrait - Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List |
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Heinz Holliger (oboe), Marie-Lise Schüpbach (Cor Anglais)
con slancio [ ECM New Series / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] "These performances, by Heinz Holliger and Marie-Lise Schüpbach, are simply astonishing in their fluency," wrote UK magazine Gramophone of Holliger's album Zwiegespräche, and the description applies with equal pertinence to con slancio, with its... |
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SIBELIUS
Complete Solo Songs Helena Juntunen (soprano) Anne Sofie von Otter, Monica Groop (mezzo-soprano) Dan Karlström (tenor) Gabriel Suovanen, Jorma Hynninen (baritone) [ BIS Complete Sibelius Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "Given the artistry and insight of this splendid partnership, and the interest and beauty of the repertoire, this is a self-recommending issue." Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 (on the Anne Sofie von Otter recording) |
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DUSSEK
Three Symphonies Helios 18 / Marie-Louise Oschatz (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2002 ] most prominent composer of instrumentalmusic in Prague during his lifetime |
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WAGNER
Siegfried (complete opera recorded in 1999) Het Muziektheater Amsterdam / Heinz Kruse / Graham Clark / John Brocheler / Henk Smit / Carsten Stabell / Anne Gjevang / Hartmut Haenchen (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] G :- "This Siegfried definitely had me hooked from beginning to end" (MusicWeb July 2006) |
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BARTOK / LIGETI
Bartók & Ligeti Hidéki Nagano (piano) Pierre Strauch (cello) Jeanne-Marie Conquer (violin) / Ensemble Intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2016 ] Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - December 2015 |