More By Artist: Michael O'Leary
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi Cycle: L'incoronazione di Poppea / L'Orfeo / Il Ritorno d'Ulisse, Il Combattimento (Complete operas) Deneder Landse Opera / Cynthia Haymon, Brigitte Balleys, Michael Chance, John Mark Ainsley, Juanita Lascarro, Christopher Gillett, Lorna Anderson, etc [ Opus Arte DVD / 7 DVD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Each opera has an insightful introduction, directed by Roeland Hazendonk, featuring interviews with Pierre Audi, the musical director and members of the cast....."…strikingly staged, beautifully sung…" New York Times |
FRANZ SCHREKER
Schreker: Der Schatzgräber (complete opera recorded in 2022) BLU-RAY Deutsche Oper Berlin / Elisabet Strid, Daniel Johansson, Michael Laurenz, Thomas Johannes Mayer / Marc Albrecht (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 8/Nov/2023 ] Franz Schreker's career was cut short by the events of 1933 in Germany but he achieved real fame with his operas, and the huge success of Der Schatzgräber ('The Treasure Hunter') in the 1920s was the high point of his career. In a complex and... |
FRANZ SCHREKER
Schreker: Der Schatzgräber (complete opera recorded in 2022) Deutsche Oper Berlin / Elisabet Strid, Daniel Johansson, Michael Laurenz, Thomas Johannes Mayer / Marc Albrecht (cond) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 8/Nov/2023 ] Franz Schreker's career was cut short by the events of 1933 in Germany but he achieved real fame with his operas, and the huge success of Der Schatzgräber ('The Treasure Hunter') in the 1920s was the high point of his career. |
W.A. MOZART
Mozart: Masonic Works, Cantatas & Funeral Music Die Kölner Akademie Choir and Orchestra / Michael Alexander Willens John Heuzenroeder, tenor; Mario Borgioni, bass Alexander Puliaev, fortepiano; Will [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Following their 11-disc cycle of Mozart's piano concertos recorded with Ronald Brautigam, Die Kölner Akademie and Michael Alexander Willens in 2017 released a disc with two of Mozart's best-loved serenades: the Posthorn Serenade and Eine kleine... |
JOHANN WENZEL KALLIWODA
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / etc Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens [ CPO / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] CPO continue their exploration of little-known composers and present two symphonies by the Bohemian composer Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, an insider's tip to those who follow the generation between Beethoven and Schumann/Mendelssohn. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart - Marches & Serenades Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens (conductor) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] Die Kölner Akademie and Michael Willenshave previously recorded Mozart's complete piano concertos with Ronald Brautigam, earning praise for their fresh and colourful contributions to the series. The team now releases the first of four projected disc... |
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BEETHOVEN
Lieder Dietrich Henschel (baritone) Michael Schafer (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 11/Aug/2003 ] "a varied and thoroughly enjoyable Beethoven soiree." -The Daily Telegraph (31 May 2003) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Landmarks - 40 Years of Chandos Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (piano), James Thompson (trumpet), Stephen Hough (piano), Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Michael George (bass) [ Chandos / CD Box Set - released 5/Jul/2019 ] Released to celebrate Chandos' 40th Anniversary, this is a handsomely packaged 40-disc set. Each of the four decades is represented, and each recording has been hand-picked by Managing Director Ralph Couzens. |
DONALD TORVEY
The Bride of Dionysus (excerpts) Sally Silver (soprano), Yvonne Fontane (mezzo-soprano), Robert Johnston (tenor) & Michael Bundy (baritone) / Ulster Orchestra & Belfast Philharmonic C [ Epoch / CD - released 9/Nov/2009 ] World premiere recording |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Der Freischütz (Recorded at the Semper Oper Dresden, 2015) 4K BLU-RAY Dresden Opera / Sara Jakubiak, Christina Landshamer, Georg Zeppenfeld, Michael König / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ C Major 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray - released 20/Oct/2019 ] Staged by Axel Köhler Axel Köhler's production of Der Freischütz at the Dresden State Opera was described by Die Presse as "a minor miracle in Dresden". In the words of the Salzburger Nachrichten, Köhler "scored a bulleye" with his sombre and... |
FAURE / TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV
Michael Sanderling conducts Fauré, Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev Dresdner Philharmonie, Michael Sanderling [ Genuin / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] This CD features the first recordings of the Dresden Philharmonic with their new Principal Conductor, Michael Sanderling. This is a live recording of the opening concert of their 2011/12 season. |
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Fischer, Stefan / Raster, Michael
Scelsi, Giacinto - complete works for flute and clarinet [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
OLIVER KNUSSEN
Symphonies 2 & 3 / Coursing / Ophelia Dances / Trumpets Elaine Barry / Linda Hirst / Nash Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra / Michael Tilson Thomas / London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen [ NMC Records / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] Two of Knussen's major works of the 1970s - Symphony No.2, a song cycle on texts of Georg Trakl and Sylvia Plath, and Symphony No. 3, a symphonic poem about Shakespeare's Ophelia - are coupled with Coursing, Ophelia Dances and other works. |
FRANZ SCHREKER
Schreker: Der Ferne Klang (Complete Opera) Elena Grigorrescu, Thomas Harper / Hagen Opera Chorus, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 12/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Naxos has included a detailed synopsis matching the CDs tracks. The solid performance gives a good idea of the work's visionary strengths and its prolix weaknesses." - San... |
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SCHREKER
Der Ferne Klang (Complete Opera) Elena Grigorrescu / Thomas Harper / Hagen Opera Chorus / Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra / Michael Halasz [ MARCO POLO / 2 CD ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Carte postale Elena Harsanyi, Toni Ming Geiger, Victoire Bunel, Gaspard Dehaene, Michael Rakotoarivony, Teodora Oprisor, Fabian Langguth, Camille Lemonnier [ B Records / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] Every year, The Orsay-Royaumont Academy welcomes duos of young singers and pianists who work under the artistic aegis of their elders, thus perfecting and honing their passion for art songs and Lieder. Once again, B Records makes the most of this... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Elina Garanca / Krassimira Stoyanova / Michael Schade / Franz-Josef Selig / Staatsopernchor Dresden / Staatskapelle Dresden / Christian Thielemann [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 23/Jun/2011 ] "Thielemann generally favours lively tempos and a lightness of touch. Details are clear and he elicits a remarkable luminosity from the substantial forces, making this a deeply engaging account...The chorus is impressive and the soloists well... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 BLU-RAY Elina Garanca / Krassimira Stoyanova / Michael Schade / Franz-Josef Selig / Staatsopernchor Dresden / Staatskapelle Dresden / Christian Thielemann [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 23/Jun/2011 ] "Thielemann generally favours lively tempos and a lightness of touch. Details are clear and he elicits a remarkable luminosity from the substantial forces, making this a deeply engaging account...The chorus is impressive and the soloists well... |
