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MANOLIS KALOMIRIS
Complete Songs Julia Souglakou (soprano) / Eva Kotamanidou (narrator) / Russian State Symphonic Capella / Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra / Byron Fidetzis [ Naxos Greek Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2011 ] Manolis Kalomiris is honoured as the father of Greek national music. The inspired orchestration of Kalomiris's Piano Rhapsody No. 1 by Gabriel Pierné moved Byron Fidetzis to orchestrate the second of these, sub-titled Song of the Night. The versatile... |
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Tschaikows
Lieder Julia Varady, Aribert Reimann [ ORFEO / CD - released 11/Nov/1988 ] |
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Verdi, Giu
Heroinen, Vol. I Julia Varady; Bayer. Staatsorchester, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau [ ORFEO / CD - released 1/Jul/1995 ] |
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Verdi, Giu
Verdi-Arien, Heroinen Vol. II (Otello, Aida, Macbeth, Don Carlos) Julia Varady; Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau [ ORFEO / CD - released 23/Apr/1996 ] |
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Mozart, Wo
Idomeneo, La clemenza di Tito, Arabella, Der fliegende Holländer, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, La forza del destino, Julia Varady, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bernhard Klee, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Pinchas Steinberg [ ORFEO / CD - released 11/Jun/2004 ] |
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Wagner, Ri
Fünf Lieder nach Gedichten von Mathilde Wesendonk, Tristan und Isolde: Vorspiel zum 1. Aufzug, Isoldes Liebestod; Götter Julia Varady, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau [ ORFEO / CD - released 4/May/1998 ] |
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Strauss, R
Julia Varady - Primadonnen: Salome, Ariadne, Danae, Capriccio Julia Varady, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bamberger Symphoniker [ ORFEO / CD - released 12/Nov/1999 ] |
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Mozart, Wo
Lieder Julia Varady, Elena Bashkirowa [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Jul/1992 ] |
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Meyerbeer,
Gli Amori di Teolinda Julia Varady, Jörg Fadle, RIAS Kammerchor; RSO Berlin, Gerd Albrecht [ ORFEO / CD - released 8/Jun/1984 ] |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete operetta) Julia Varady, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey / Bavarian State Opera Orchestra / Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 22/May/2000 ] "Twenty-five years after its original release there's still no recording of Die Fledermaus that, for many collectors, matches this one for the compelling freshness of its conductor's interpretation." Gramophone |
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JOHANN STRAUSS II
Strauss, (J.): Die Fledermaus (Complete operetta) [2 CDs plus Blu-ray audio] Julia Varady, Lucia Popp, Hermann Prey / Bavarian State Opera Orchestra / Carlos Kleiber [ Deutsche Grammophon 2 CDs + Blu-ray audio / 3 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Nov/2019 ] "Twenty-five years after its original release there's still no recording of Die Fledermaus that, for many collectors, matches this one for the compelling freshness of its conductor's interpretation " Gramophone |
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PUCCINI
Edgar (Complete Opera) Julia Varady, Mary Ann McCormick, Carl Tanner / ChAœur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Yoel Levi [ Astree Naive / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] "there is much to enjoy, especially when the piece gets the right degree of belief and commitment, as it does here. Levi plays the score as if it's top-drawer Puccini, and though the only really star name here is Julia Varady, the rest are in good... |
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Puccini, G
Berühmte Opernarien Julia Varady; Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marcello Viotti [ ORFEO / CD - released 29/Jun/1994 ] |
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MENDELSSOHN / CORNELIUS / SCHUMAN
Romantic Duets Julia Varady (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) [ Hanssler Profil / 12 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2017 ] This recording made on February 26, 1989 in the Deutsche Oper in Düsseldorf and featuring Dietrich's 4th wife, soprano Julia Varady (born in 1941) included songs that the baritone, who was to retire from active performance in 1992, planned to record. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
3 Centuries of Bagatelles (bagatelles by Couperin, Beethoven, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Liadov, Bartok, Tcherepnin + Denisov) Julia Zilberquit (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2007 ] This innovative recording by the gifted Russian-born American pianist Julia Zilberquit traces the development of the bagatelle from Couperin through to Bartók and beyond, revealing the remarkable character and drama in the genre. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Great Verdi Voices Leontyne Price (soprano) Julia Varady (soprano) Jose Carreras (tenor) Renato Bruson (baritone) Giuseppe Taddei (baritone) Franco Bonisolli (tenor), et [ BR Klassik / CD - released 4/Aug/2017 ] The radio recordings collected on this album from BR-Klassik were made between 1962 and 1984. All impressively convey the vocal presence of the renowned performing artists and are thus also of historical significance: the recordings produced by the... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Great Venetian Mass Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Sophie Karthäuser, Lucile Richardot [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] A puzzling paradox: although Vivaldi devoted over 30 years to composing for the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, no complete musical setting of any liturgy by him has come down to us. By intercalating existing examples of his sacred music (such as the... |
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MONTEVERDI / BONONCINI / CHARPENTIER / HANDEL / LULLY / PURCELL / RAMEAU
William Christie: The Complete Erato Recordings Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, with Sophie Daneman, Natalie Dessay, Renee Fleming, Ian Bostridge, Philippe Jaroussky, Mark Padmore, etc [ Erato / 61 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2025 ] William Christie is renowned for his pioneering work in the revival of Baroque music. Born in 1944, he founded the ensemble Les Arts Florissants in 1979, which has become a leading force in historically informed performance. |
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Marc Sinan with Julia Hulsmann
Fasil [ ECM Records / CD - released 2/Mar/2009 ] 'Fasil', based on an idea by guitarist Marc Sinan and author Marc Schiffer, tells of the life of Aisha, the great love and youngest wife of the prophet Mohammed, in the course of an inspired song cycle. |
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Marie Hallynck; Sophie Hallynck
Confidentes [ Cypres Records / CD - released 11/Jun/2021 ] 2021/22, a cultural season unlike any other, brings the 30th anniversary of Cypres. Musical renewal and reinvention is of the essence for any record label in today's environment. An enterprising spirit; a constant quest for newly composed works; firm... |