More By Artist: Richard Little
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DONIZETTI
Anna Bolena (complete opera) Joan Sutherland / Samuel Ramey / Susanne Mentzer / Jerry Hadley / Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Decca Classic Opera / 3 CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] The story of England's King Henry VIII, the demise of his second wife Anne Boleyn, and the rise of her rival Jane Seymour fascinated a wide 19th Century audience. With the opera Anna Bolena Donizetti brought his art to a new height and created what... |
DONIZETTI
l'Elisir d'Amore (Complete opera) Joan Sutherland (soprano) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) / English Chamber Orchestra. Richard Bonynge [ Decca Originals / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Joan Sutherland makes Adina a more sunbstantial figure than usual, full-throatedly serious at times, at others jolly like the rumbustious marie; in the key role of Nemorino, Luciano... |
COLE PORTER
Cole Porter in Hollywood John Wilson Orchestra, with Anna-Jane Casey, Kim Criswell, Matthew Ford, Sarah Fox, Richard Morrison [ Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Cole Porter is one of the best-known and most prolific composers from the world of twentieth-century jazz, having written over 800 songs, often for the Hollywood stars of his day. His dizzying wordplay combines with a sound redolent of dazzling... |
BARBER / DONIZETTI / BRITTEN / MOZART / VERDI
The Inaugural Season: Extraordinary Met Performances From 1966-67 Leontyne Price, Justino Díaz, Jess Thomas, Joan Sutherland, Richard Tucker, Renata Scotto, George Shirley, Leonie Rysanek, Christa Ludwig, and many mo [ Metropolitan Opera / 22 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2017 ] On September 16, 1966, the new Metropolitan Opera House opened in Lincoln Center with the world premiere of Barber's Antony and Cleopatra, with Leontyne Price and Justino Díaz in the title roles. That first season in the Met's new home not only... |
Little Richard
The Essential Little Richard [ Specialty Records / CD - released 30/Jun/1989 ] 20 of his greatest hits, digitally re-mastered from the original session tapes. |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: La Forza del Destino [The Force of Destiny] (Complete Opera recorded in 1954) Maria Callas, Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue / Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2014 ] "Callas largely overcame developing vocal problems to give this blazing Leonora, with Tucker at his most ardent and Serafin's sturdy support." BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 ***** |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Aida (Complete Opera recorded in 1955) Maria Callas, Richard Tucker, Tito Gobbi, Fedora Barbieri / Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] The Diva's hits her powerful peak! |
VERDI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / BELLINI / PONCHIELLI
Maria Callas Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969) Maria Callas (soprano) with Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue, Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, etc [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 69 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2018 ] "Dip in almost anywhere...and you will find that amazing voice throbbing with emotion in a recording legacy that must be placed among the 20th century's great treasures." The Times |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Jose van Dam - Autograph José van Dam (bass-baritone) with Roberto Alagna, Karita Mattila, Richard Leech, Cheryl Studer, etc [ Erato / Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 15/Mar/2015 ] As one of the great singers of his era, and an artist favoured by such conductors as Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti, José van Dam recorded for all the major labels, including Warner labels Erato and Teldec, but he enjoyed an especially close... |
JOHANN STRAUSS II
Aschenbradel, Ritter Pasman, Le Beau Danube (Ballets) National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 11/Jul/2002 ] "The orchestra plays with enthusiasm and the 1974 sound is strikingly vivid." *** (Three Stars) Penguin Stereo Guide |
MASSENET
Manon (complete ballet) Covent Garden Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Ballet Edition / 2 CD - released 14/Nov/2011 ] |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Otello (Complete opera recorded in 1996) Metropolitan Opera / Placido Domingo / Renee Fleming / James Morris / Richard Croft / Charles Anthony / James Levine (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 16/Aug/2004 ] G - Starring Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, James Morris, Richard Croft, Charles Anthony, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. |
Richard and Linda Thompson
In Concert: November 1975 [ Island Records / CD - released 14/Aug/2007 ] This European imported CD is taken from live recordings made in 1975 of Richard and Linda Thompson, with their band - Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg, and John Kirkpatrick. |
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Richard Bona
Bona Makes You Sweat [ Universal Music / CD - released 24/Mar/2008 ] Dubbed "The African Sting," Grammy winning Bona's distinctive style blends a bevy of cultural influences that explores a polyrhythmic, pluralist society including Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean and Anglo-Saxon sounds. |
Richard Clayderman with RPO
My Classic Collection [ Quality / CD - released 12/Apr/2010 ] |
Richard Clayderman
Romantique [ Universal Music International / CD - released 21/Mar/2013 ] In 2013 Richard Clayderman not only celebrates his 60th birthday, but also presents his first album in more than a decade, 'Romantique'. |
PUCCINI
Madama Butterfly (Highlights from the opera) Richard Cowan, Richard Troxell, Ying Huang / Paris Orchestra / James Conlon [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "Chinese soprano Ying Huang doesn't rock the rafters with her vocal power; hers is a tender, delicately observed performance. Tenor Richard Troxell's self-seeking Pinkerton is well sung. Overall, this is a haunting cinematic treatment of an... |
Richard Elliot
Lip Service [ CD - released 15/Jul/2014 ] With Lip Service, Richard Elliot has come full circle as one of the reigning merchants of Soul Jazz and cementing his role as one of the great contemporary sax players in the world. |
J.S. BACH
Partitas Nos 2, 4 & 5 Richard Goode [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 17/Jul/1998 ] "I would deem this new recording an essential alternative - indeed, in the fourth Partita, as a top recommendation. Goode's Bach has a robust honesty and it breathes clean, fresh air and that's enough to make it highly recommended." (Gramophone) |
Richard Goode, piano
Bach, J.S. - Partitas 1, 3 & 6 [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 7/Jul/2003 ] - Recording of the Month - Gramophone Magazine (July 2003) |
