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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Estrellita - miniatures for violin Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Sep/2018 ] "The SACD sound is first-class and the booklet notes by both artists attractive, not least in drawing attention to the great artists of the past whose performances and arrangements are saluted in this pleasing selection." MusicWeb |
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SCHNITTKE
Symphony NO 9 (with Raskatov - Nunc dimittis) Elena Vassilieva (mezzo-soprano) / Dresdner Philharmonie / The Hilliard Ensemble / Dennis Russell Davies [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Composed shortly before his death in 1998, Schnittke's ultimate symphony - actually his very last work - is a "Ninth" in a most unusual sense: Put down with a shaky left hand by an artist who had survived four strokes and was laterally debilitated,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Captive Nightingale Elena Xanthoudakis (soprano), Jason Xanthoudakis (clarinet) & Clemens Leske (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] Australian soprano Elena Xanthoudakis joins forces with her brother, Jason, and Clemens Leske to perform some lost gems of Romantic chamber music and lieder repertoire, by composers including Lachner, Späth, Proch, Lindtpaintner and Kalliwoda. |
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BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle Elena Zhidkova & Sir Willard White / London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev [ LSO Live SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Sep/2014 ] "…Gergiev and his superlative orchestral forces and vocal soloists, supported by magnificent sound quality, present the enigmatic piece with great power, leaving us, as adequate performances always do, feeling stunned and somewhat bewildered." (BBC) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera / original 1912 version recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Salzburg Festival / Emily Magee, Elena Moșuc, Jonas Kaufmann / Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Harding (conductor), Sven-Eric Bechtolf (director) [ Sony Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 17/Feb/2014 ] Jonas Kaufmann made his highly acclaimed debut as Bacchus in this 2012 Salzburg Festival production of Ariadne auf Naxos, leading a cast including Emily Magee and Elena Mosuc, with Daniel Harding conducting. Director Sven-Erich Bechtholf's staging is... |
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FRANCESCO DURANTE
Durante: Requiem Francesca Cassinari (soprano), Elena Carzaniga (contralto), Roberto Rilievi (tenor), Matteo Bellotto (bass) / Astrarium Consort [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2020 ] Francesco Durante (1684-1755) was the most important representative of the Neapolitan School in the first half of the 18-th century, "the greatest harmonist in Italy, that is the world" wrote Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
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ALBERIC MAGNARD
Magnard: Cello Sonata Op.20 / Piano Trio Op.18 Camilla Patria (cello) Elena Ballario (piano) Franco Mezzena (violin) Sergio Patria (cello) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Apr/2024 ] Albéric Magnard, born in Paris in 1865, was a pupil of Dubois, Guiraud, Massenet and D'Indy at the Paris Conservatoire, and he frequented the circle of César Franck. In 1896 he became a teacher at Paris's Schola Cantorum. |
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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: Norma (complete opera recorded in 1968) Elena Souliotis, Fiorenza Cossotto, Mario Del Monaco, Carlo Cava / Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Silvio Varviso [ SBS Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "Elena Souliotis has the power, ferocity, energy for the role...Mario del Monaco's "Ferisci, ma non interrogarmi" is a splendid moment [...] Cosotto's tone is always full and beautiful...Silvio Varviso's direction is pleasantly spirited" Gramophone |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Acis et Galatée Jean-François Lombard, Elena Harsányi, Valeria La Grotta, Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli / Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Federico Maria Sarde [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] Jean-Baptiste Lully's unrivalled position at the Sun King's court gave him freedom to produce numerous grand theatre works. Acis et Galatée is acknowledged as one of his masterpieces with its adroit alternation of effects and situations and its... |
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Lieder Julia Varady, Elena Bashkirowa [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Jul/1992 ] |
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GIOVANNI FRANCESCO GIULIANI
Giuliani: Nocturnes (12) for Clarinet and Harp Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet) & Elena Gorna (harp) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] Giovanni Francesco Giuliani (not to be confused with Mauro Giuliani, the famous guitar composer) lived from 1760 till 1818, active as violinist, composer and teacher in Florence, which went through a huge boom of theatrical and musical creativity due... |
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JEAN-BAPISTE LULLY
Lully: Acis et Galatée BLU-RAY Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Sean-Francois Lombard, Elena Harsanyi, Valeria La Grotta, Luigi de Donato / Benjamin Lazar (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 19/May/2023 ] "Sardelli (wielding an authentically Lullian staff for certain movements) propels a crisp account - the festival orchestra's first with period instruments." Gramophone Blu-ray of the Month Aug 2023 |
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TOM COULT
Tom Coult: Pieces That Disappear Martyn Brabbins, Daniel Pioro, Anna Dennis, Andrew Gourlay, Elena Schwarz [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 22/Nov/2024 ] On 22 November 2024, NMC Recordings releases Pieces that Disappear - the debut album from the composer Tom Coult performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra |
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ATTILIO ARIOSTI
Ariosti: 6 Lessons for Viola d'amore & continuo Mauro Righini (viola d'amore) Elena Bertuzzi (soprano) Ugo Nastrucci (theorbo) Danilo Costantini (organ & Harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] The violinist, organist, composer and librettist Attilio Malachia Ariosti was born in Bologna in 1666. His career took him to Mantua and Venice, the most enlightened musical and artistic centers of northern Italy at the time. |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (complete opera recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Olga Savova, Krassimira Stoyanova, Elena Maximova / Mariss Jansons (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2012 ] Mariss Janson's conducting, very imposing in the big moments...accords with the broad brushstrokes of Herheim's production. But the singers are vocally near ideal. Krassimira Stoyanova's Tatyana is thrillingly secure as well as vulnerable" (BBC Music) |
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LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Complete opera sung in Czech recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Opéra Bastille / Elena Tsallagova, Jukka Rasilainen, Michèle Lagrange / Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) [ EuroArts / Medici Arts BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "Enchanting staging…The sound is splendid, the video direction simply fabulous. Everyone, Tsallagova above all, responds beautifully to close-ups…make sure your whole family enjoys it with you!" IRR |
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GIOVANNI FILIPPO DREYER
Dreyer: Sacred Music Rossana Bertini (soprano), Elena Cecchi Fedi (soprano), Le Tems Revient"|"Baroque Lumina, Giacomo Bededetti (conductor), Giacomo Granchi [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] World premiere recordings of psalms and hymns by a forgotten luminary of the Florentine Baroque. Giovanni Filippo Dreyer (1703-1772) was born in Florence, Italy. As a castrato soprano he sang in several productions in Rome in 1723, including... |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Aida (recorded live Covent Garden in 2022) BLU-RAY Royal Opera / Elena Stikhina, Francesco Meli, Agnieszka Rehlis, Ludovic Tézier / Antonio Pappano (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 28/Jun/2024 ] Love and duty collide and nations clash in Verdi's political drama, starring Elena Stikhina. In this new production, director Robert Carsen situates Verdi's large-scale drama within a contemporary world, framing its power struggles and toxic... |
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TAVENER
Ypakoë Scottish Ensemble / The Wallace Collection / Elena Riu / Canty [ LINN / CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] This collection celebrates the music of John Tavener, one of the best known and popular composers of his generation; it brings together performances by Canty, The Wallace Collection, Scottish Ensemble and Elena Riu. |