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MINKUS / DRIGO / AUBER / HELSTED
Pas de Deux London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "tremendous and infectious gaiety … The music is beautifully played and superbly recorded" (Gramophone) |
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LEO DELIBES
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Delibes: Coppelia [Complete Ballet] (with Massenet - Le Carillon) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Ballet Edition / 2 CD Box Set - released 28/Aug/2014 ] This recording of Coppelia with the L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the earlier of two made by Richard Bonynge, was the top recommendation when BBC Radio 3 compared different recordings in its programme Building a Library in 2010. |
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JOHN GAY
Gay: The Beggar's Opera (Complete Opera) Joan Sutherland, Kiri te Kanawa, Angela Lansbury, Warren Mitchell, Alfred Marks / National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 22/Sep/2015 ] Recording Location: Kingsway Hall, London, UK, March 1981 In 1981 Richard Bonynge, together with an illustrious cast of singers (Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, et. al.) and actors (Angela Lansbury, Warren Mitchell, Michael Hordern, et. al.) went... |
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RICHARD FUCHS
In A Strange Land: the songs of Richard Fuchs Margaret Medlyn (mezzo) Jenny Wollerman (soprano) Richard Greager (tenor) Roger Wilson (bass) Bruce Greenfield, Richard Mapp (pianos) [ Roll Over Productions / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] This is the first CD of Richard Fuchs' music, released more than 60 years after his death. Fuchs was a German Jewish late-Romantic composer. His music was banned by the Nazis. |
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BELLINI / ROSSINi / DONIZETTI / VERDI / PUCCINI / BIZET / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics Maria Callas (soprano), with Richard Tucker, Luiso Villa, Tito Gobbi, Giuseppe di Stefamo, Nicolai Gedda, etc [ EMI / 6 CD Box Set - released 4/Jun/2007 ] Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Masses ''Groae Orgelmesse' & 'Missa Cellensis' Mark Padmore, Susan Gritton / Collegium Musicum 90 / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2002 ] "Hickox chooses lively yet never hectic tempi, secures clean choral and orchestral textures and strikes a happy balance between dancing energy and due liturgical gravity...a clear first choice." ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Sept 2002) |
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COPLAND / PIAZZOLLA / HOGBERG / BRAHMS / etc
Dances to a Black Pipe Martin Frost (clarinet) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "This partnership of soloists and orchestra is an inspired one, not least in the smaller-scale pieces...There is a quirky and highly personal essay in lieu of booklet-note from Fröst himself." (Gramophone) |
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JACQUES OFFENBACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Offenbach: Orpheus In The Underworld (operetta in English) Mary Hegarty, David Fieldsend, Jill Pert, Richard Suart, Rosemarie Arthars, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, John Owen Edwards [ Sony music / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/1994 ] ".. the whole production has a real lived-in feel and, in Mary Hegarty's flighty Eurydice, a nymphet - sorry, nymph - virtually to die for. " BBC Music |
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EUGENE GOOSSENS
Symphony No. 1 / Phantasy Concerto Howard Shelley, piano / Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / SACD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "With Howard Shelley as the soloist, the performance has a glittery sheen; it's an attractive, likable work that deserves at least an occasional outing." The Guardian, 20th February 2009 **** |
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GAETANO DONIZETTI
DonizettI: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera recorded in 1982) Metropolitan Opera / Joan Sutherland, Alfredo Kraus, Pablo Elvira & Paul Plishka / Richard Bonynge (conductor) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 20/Jun/2019 ] With an exhilarating performance of her signature role, Dame Joan Sutherland captivates the audience in this elaborate production of Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece, taped during its celebrated 1982 run at the Metropolitan Opera |
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PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Satyagraha (complete opera recorded in 2011) Metropolitan Opera / Richard Croft, Rachelle Durkin, Kim Josephson, Alfred Walker / Dante Anzolini (cond) [ Orange Mountain Music DVD / DVD - released 10/Dec/2021 ] "The cast is on the mark both vocally and physically…this release is especially recommended as a starting point to Glass's world of music theatre." Gramophone |
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Mimi And Richard Farina
The Best Of Mimi & Richard Farina [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Mimi And Richard Farina
Memories [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Mimi And Richard Farina
Pack Up Your Sorrows [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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Mimi And Richard Farina
Reflections In A Crystal Wind [ Ace Records U.K. / CD ] |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Masses 'Paukenmesse' / Incidental music to 'Alfred, Kanig der Angels / Te Deum Nancy Argenta, Catherine Denley, Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/1998 ] The Chandos Mass Edition continues |
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FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: The Land of Smiles (Sung in English) Nancy Gustafson, Jerry Hadley, Naomi Itami / English Chamber Orchestra / Richard Bonynge [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Sung in English by an impressive cast, the rarely recorded operettas The Czarevitch and The Land of Smiles are sure to delight. The music of Franz Lehar under the direction of Richard Bonynge is a perfect match. Bonynge delights in rediscovering... |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: La Boutique fantasque (with Britten: Musicales) National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge. [ Decca / CD - released 12/Aug/1983 ] While Richard Bonynge has long been associated with opera, particularly with that of the Bel Canto age, he has been one of the most active revivers and conductors of ballet in the 20th and 21st centuries. |
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HANDEL / MOZART / BEETHOVEN VERDI / PUCCINI
Heroines Nicole Car, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ ABC Classics / CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] Stunning young Australian soprano Nicole Car is one of the brightest stars in international opera. In September 2018 she will make her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera opposite Vittorio Grigolo and Michael Fabiano, and November sees her debut... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Canticum Canticorum: Spanish polyphonic settings from the Song of Songs Orchestra of the Renaissance / Richard Cheetham (director) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Orchestra of the Renaissance, Richard Cheetham (director) & Michael Noone (guest conductor) |