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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Symphonic Poems (Vol. 3) Incls 'Battle of the Huns' New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Aug/2006 ] "There is some absolutely brilliant playing on this disc...With this sort of playing Liszt's orchestrations come fully alive, allowing us to appreciate some music that is very easy to see as inflated." (John Dutton ***** five stars Dominion Post) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Collector's Edition Nikolai Lugansky, Martha Argerich, Yefim Bronfman, Michael Beroff, Steven Isserlis, Borodin Quartet, Truks Monk, Andre Previn, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Erato / Warner Classics / 36 CD Box Set - released 31/Mar/2023 ] March 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of death of Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). A Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, he made a part of his career in "the west", moving to the United States and France after the 1917 Revolution. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
The Best Of Puccini Miriam Gauci (solo soprano), Alexander Rahbari (conductor), Thomas Harper (solo tenor), Michael Halasz (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/1997 ] From 'In quelle trine morbide' from Manon Lascaut, to 'Nessun Dorma' from Turandot this is an excellent selection of Puccini classics |
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RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried Simon O'Neill (Siegfried), Michael Volle (Der Wanderer), Peter Hoare (Mime), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Simon Rattle [ BR Klassik / 3 CD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Following the 2015 release of Das Rheingold and of Die Walküre in 2019, BR-KLASSIK is now releasing Siegfried as part of the enthusiastically received Ring cycle under Sir Simon Rattle. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Symphony No 2 'Lobgesang' Lucy Crowe (soprano), Jurgita Adamonyté (mezzo), Michael Spyres (tenor) London Symphony Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ LSO Live SACD + BLU-RAY AUDIO / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] "The 44-strong Monteverdi Choir launch into 'Die Nacht ist vergangen' with real joy as day arrives...The final choral fugue is genuinely uplifting, a splendid way to conclude Gardiner's splendid cycle" Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2017 |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah... The 250th Anniversary Performance recorded in 1992 Sylvia McNair, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jerry Hadley, Michael Chance and Robert Lloyd / Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner [ Philips / DVD - released 23/Aug/2004 ] G :- This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took place in Dublin on 13 April 1742. |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Damnation De Faust Op. 24 Michael Myers, Marie-Ange Todorovitch, Alain Vernhes / Orchestre National de Lille/ Région Nord-Pas de Calais, Jean-Claude Casadesus [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/May/2006 ] Recorded: 4 - 5 November 2003 Recording Venue: L'Auditorium du Nouveau Siecle, Lille, France |
KURT WEILL / MICHAEL NYMAN / etc
All That Jazz: The Best of Ute Lemper (music from Chicago, Threepenny Opera, Cabaret, and much more) Ute Lemper / RIAS Kammerchor / John Mauceri / The Michael Nyman Band / etc [ Universal Music / CD - released 18/Jun/1998 ] This CD contains the very best of the talented cabaret singer, Ute Lemper. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
The Best Of Vivaldi Takako Nishizaki (violin), Jiri Valek (flute), Stefan Schilli (oboe), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Michael Meeks (trumpet) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/May/2005 ] Featuring the Cappella Istropolitana, Budapest Strings, Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, and, Accademia Ziliniana |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Totentanz Yoav Levanon (piano), Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] "Liszt's first piano concerto is a tour de force of virtuosity and drama, while the second offers a more nuanced, introspective exploration," says Yoav Levanon. "Together, they capture Liszt's artistic vision, combining technical brilliance with deep... |
MASON BATES
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (complete opera) Edwards Parks, Garrett Sorenson, Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones / Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Michael Christie [ Pentatone SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 25/Feb/2019 ] "Christie conducts with plenty of energy and verve, and the playing and choral singing are exemplary in their precision" Gramophone |
FRANZ von SUPPE
Suppe: Die schöne Galathée (complete operetta recorded in 2000) Andrea Bogner, Hans-Jürg Rickenbacher, Juliane Heyn, Michael Kupfer / Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Thomas Eitler [ CPO / CD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] "this has all the exhilaration and charm indispensable to success...How delightful that this Koblenz team seem so consistently engaged by the music. Ganymed's childlike duetting with the magically distanced choir in track 2 is just one example." MWeb |
Ann Crumb, Michael Ball, Kevin Colson, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Original Cast
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Aspects of Love (Original London Cast) [ Really Useful Records / 2 CD - released 26/Feb/1989 ] Originating in London in 1989, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love was poorly received when it crossed the ocean to New York. Of course, compared to the success Webber had achieved with The Phantom of the Opera, nearly any response would have... |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: Lady, Be Good! Ann Morrison & Michael Mcguire / Orchestra St Luke's, Eric Stern [ Nonesuch / CD Box Set - released 17/May/1995 ] Lady, Be Good! is a musical written by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson with music by George and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was first presented on Broadway in 1924; the West End production followed in 1926. |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Thaïs (complete opera) Anna Maria Chiuri, Michael Nagy, Stephan Rugamer, Adam Riis / Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Gianandrea Noseda continues his series of recordings of the works of Luigi Dallapiccola, this time with his Danish forces. Seen by many as Dallapiccola's masterpiece, Il prigioniero (The Prisoner) is a one-act opera composed in the late 1940s, and... |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart Gardiner Operas Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Alison Hagley, Rodney Gilfrey, Michael Schade, Gerald Finley,etc / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / CD - released 9/Jun/2011 ] This superbudget box contains some of the most famous Mozart Operas all on 18 CDs. With starring roles from Ann Sophie Von Otter, Bryn Terfel, the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir all under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (Complete Oratorio) Arleen Auger, Sophie von Otter, Michael Chance / English Consort / Trevor Pinnock [ Deutsche Grammophon Archiv / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "With full, atmospheric and well-balanced recording, this set is not to be missed." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
GLORIA COATES
Coates: Symphony No. 15 / Cantata da Requiem / Transit Ars Nova Nuremberg / Talisker Players / Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra / Michael Boder [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2008 ] Gloria Coates is one of the most startlingly individual figures on the contemporary music scene, and the most prolific female symphonist in history. Her Symphony No. 15, the newest and most ambitious work on this recording, is subtitled Homage to... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Preludes Barry Douglas (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 1/Apr/1993 ] Originally recorded in November 1992 |
