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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (complete opera recorded in 2008) La Scala Opera / Anna Caterina Antonacci / Mariella Devia / Paola Gardina / Antonino Fogliani (con) [ Arthaus Musik / DVD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Two queens on one island. A recipe for disaster. Especially as both have a legitimate claim to the other's throne. They are, after all, related… So the power politics are the name of the game. And, for reasons of state, one of the heads that wears a... |
NICOLA VACCAJ
Vaccaj: Giulietta e Romeo (complete opera recorded in 2018) BLU-RAY La Scala Opera / Bruno Taddia, Filippo Morace, Laura Giordano, Pietro Adaini / Federico Maria Sardelli (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Aug/2019 ] "Raffaella Lupinacci's characterful, fruity mezzo is matched by detailed and lively acting, and Leonor Bonilla brings a bright, elegant soprano and oodles of charm to Giulietta." Gramophone DVD/Blu-ray of the Month July 2019 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: I vespri Siciliani (complete opera recorded in 1990) La Scala Opera / Giorgio Zancanaro, Enzo Capuano, Chris Merritt, Cheryl Studer / Riccardo Muti (cond) [ Opus Arte / Rai Trade / La Scala Collection DVD / DVD - released 25/Dec/2015 ] Verdi's 1855 Paris opera which followed Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La Traviata is treated to a performance of blazing energy and intimate refinement with a superb cast which includes Cheryl Studer and Chris Merritt. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The French Connection La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler [ Avie / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "The orchestral sound, as always with La Serenissima, achieves bright attractiveness and vivacity without feeling the need to pursue the taut energy of some other groups." Gramophone Awards 2010 - Finalist (Baroque Instrumental) |
GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Tartini: Diavolo - 6 Violin Sonatas La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (director / violin) [ Signum / CD - released 22/Mar/2024 ] The latest instalment from baroque ensemble La Serenissima. Often compared to Vivaldi, Giuseppe Tartini was a famous virtuoso violinist and highly respected teacher, and is best known for the sonata "Il Trillo del Diavolo" (The Devi's Trill) which is... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Oct/2019 ] "I suspect old Claudio is smiling in the great beyond. Ambitious? For sure. Captivating and unforgettable? Definitely. Hear it." MusicWeb Recommended July 2020 |
FALCONIERI / FRESCOBALDI / MERULA / UCCELLINI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Amours, Zephyrs & Sirenes La Turbulente [ Naive / CD - released 15/Mar/2010 ] La Turbulente: Susi Möhlmeier, Frédérique Thouvenot (recorders), Claire Giardelli (cello), Mirella Giardelli (keyboard & organ), Pascal Monteilhet (theorb & lute) |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 'Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi' La Venexiana / Claudio Cavina [ Glossa La Venexiana Monteverdi Madrigals / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "In their Monteverdi Editions, La Venexiana bring a dramatic delivery of the words and a uniquely Italian blend of solo voices to this glorious music, unrivalled on disc." Sunday Times |
MONTEVERDI / GABRIELI / VIVALDI
Venezia Millenaria Le Concert des Nations - Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Panagiotis, Neochoritis, Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox 2 SACD set with large book / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 22/Dec/2017 ] "Savall's forces place atmospheric Orthodox and other non-western music alongside pieces by composers from Beethoven to Dufay, performing it all with panache" Sunday Times |
Lianne La Havas
Blood (LP) [ Warner Music / LP - released 31/Jul/2015 ] Lianne La Havas made a huge breakthrough with her Top 5 debut album IS YOUR LOVE BIG ENOUGH? Now the 25-year-old London-based singer-songwriter releases her eagerly anticipated new album BLOOD Sonically, BLOOD is a collection that shakes, shimmies... |
Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas [ Warner UK / CD - released 17/Jul/2020 ] Lianne's third album and her first in five years is an album of startling beauty and insight. Working on writing and exploring her own identity, La Havas spent a lot of time moving back and forth between the UK and the States. As a result, 'Lianne... |
Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas (LP) [ Warner UK / LP - released 17/Jul/2020 ] Lianne's third album and her first in five years is an album of startling beauty and insight. Working on writing and exploring her own identity, La Havas spent a lot of time moving back and forth between the UK and the States. As a result, 'Lianne... |
FRANZ LISZT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Liszt: Piano works Lise de la Salle (piano) [ Naive / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "de la Salle gives us a Liszt recital of astonishing strength, poetry and, for one so young, musical maturity." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 |
MAURICE RAVEL / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Ernest Ansermet and the Ballets Russes L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca ABC Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] A generous collection of classic Decca stereo recordings, illuminating the idiomatic sympathy of the Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet for ballet music and specifically the scores commissioned by Serge Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes. |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / May Night / The Tale of Tsar Saltan / The Flight of the Bumblebee / Russian Easter Festival Over L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] 'Scherazade must be counted as an historical recording' Penguin - Penguin Guide 1996 2/3 star |
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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. |
GLINKA / BORODIN / MUSSORGSKY / PROKOFIEV
Ansermet In Russia (recorded 1952-54) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 10/Oct/2018 ] Russian music was always a fundamental part of Ansermet's vast repertoire. Of course, he spent seven years as conductor with the famous Ballets Russes during a particularly glorious period for the company. Formed in 1907 by Serge Diaghilev, the... |
ALBINONI / VIVALDI / BRESCIANELLO / MATTEIS
Extra Time La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler Director [ Signum / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] This recording by La Serenissima began life when the ensemble were recording for an earlier release. An issue with budget for a previous release meant these gems had to be left out. |
GUISEPPE MARTUCCI
Orchestral Music, Vol. 2: Symphony No. 2 / Theme and Variations / Tarantella / Gavotta Lya de Barberiis (piano) / Rome Symphony Orchestra / Francesco La Vecchia [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] This is a not-to-be-missed series." (AudAud Five Stars Nov 2009) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stravinsky: Symphony in E flat / Violin Concerto Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Jarvi [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jun/1993 ] |
