More By Artist: Corto.alto
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ROSSSINI
Petite Messe solennelle Martina Musacchio (soprano) Claudia Bandera (alto) Guillermo Domínguez (tenor) Johannes Mannov (bass) / Basel Madrigal Choir, Fritz Näf [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Petite Messe solenelle must be one of the most genial contributions to the church liturgy in the history of music. 'Petite' does not refer to size, which is comparable in length to Verdi's Requiem....but what a spontaneous and infectious piece of... |
PORPRA
Notturni per I Defunti Monica Piccinini (soprano) Romina Basso (alto) / La Stagione Armonica Dolce & Tempesta / Stafano Demicheli [ Fuga Libera / CD - released 20/Aug/2009 ] An outstanding Italian musican, Stefano Demicheli has been René Jacobs' closest assistant for many years and with him has performed on Europe's main opera stages. A distinguished harpsichordist, who studied with Ottavio Dantone, he is now the leader... |
CARL HEINRICH GRAUN
Graun: Christmas Oratorio Monika Mauch (soprano), Marion Eckstein (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor) & Raimund Nolte (bass) / Baroque Ensemble L'arpa festante, Thomas Gropper [ Oehms / CD - released 21/Sep/2017 ] A work caught the attention of musicians during the late 1990s - a Christmas Oratorio by C.H. Graun. The only known copy of it was being housed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. But it has so far been impossible to determine either the... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D Major / Alto Rhapsody Nahalie Stutzmann (alto) / Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "Orchestre Romantique et Révolutionnaire's sound is vivid and clear. Nathalie Stutzmann's "Alto Rhapsody" is tenderly shaped, depthless, elegant…this is an arresting and impressive performance." The Independent on Sunday |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno (Complete oratorio) Natalie Dessay (soprano) Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Sonia Prina (alto) Pavol Breslik (tenor) / Concert d'Astree / Emmanuelle Haim [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 29/Jan/2021 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Winner 2008: Opera - 'Technically superb, reassuringly stylish, this is an outstanding performance of Handel at the height of his powers.' (BBC) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626 Jonty Ward (treble), James Swash (alto), Guy Cutting (tenor), Jonathan Howard (baritone) / New College Choir Oxford, Edward Higginbottom [ Novum / CD - released 31/May/2011 ] "Edward Higginbottom has opted to ignore the plethora of more recent completions in favour of Süssmayr's "official" version, his faithfulness extending to drawing individual soloists from the choir, even using male voices for the higher parts. It's a |
CHAYA CZERNOWIN
Heart Chamber Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), Noa Frenkel (alto), Terry Wey (countertenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Ensemble Nikel, SWR Experimentalstudio Orchestra [ Naxos / DVD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] The works of award-winning composer Chaya Czernowin have been performed worldwide at significant new music festivals and prestigious venues, and she is the first woman to be appointed composition professor at Harvard University. Commissioned by... |
CHAYA CZERNOWIN
Heart Chamber (Blu-ray) Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), Noa Frenkel (alto), Terry Wey (countertenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Ensemble Nikel, SWR Experimentalstudio Orchestra [ Naxos / DVD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] The works of award-winning composer Chaya Czernowin have been performed worldwide at significant new music festivals and prestigious venues, and she is the first woman to be appointed composition professor at Harvard University. Commissioned by... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Masses Vol 3 Carolina Ullrich (soprano) lvira Bill (alto) Dominik Köninger (bass) / WDR Radio Choir, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Christoph Poppen [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Jun/2024 ] The third volume of Mozart's Masses focuses on works written in Salzburg when the composer was in his late teens and early twenties. The Missa in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis, a bright celebratory work, is the only Mass setting without soloists. |
PAGANINI
Twenty-Four Caprices op. 1 (arr. for saxophone) Raaf Hekkema (alto saxophone; soprano saxophone) [ MDG / CD - released 15/Jul/2006 ] "I can't believe that anyone will be disappointed when hearing this - unless jealousy is a hampering factor" (MusicWeb June 2006) |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: Symphony No. 8 'Polish Flowers', Op. 83 Rafal Bartminski (tenor), Magdalena Dobrowolska (soprano) & Ewa Marciniec (alto) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Feb/2013 ] A product of Mieczysław Weinberg's remarkable burst of creativity in the 1960s, the Eighth Symphony uses texts drawn from Julian Tuwim's epic poem Polish Flowers which reflect on Poland's troubled past and ominous future. |
RORY BOYLE
A Box of Chatter Yvonne Paterson, Lee Holland (flutes) Sarah Hayes (alto flute) Jo Aschcroft (bass flute) Fraser Langton, Calum Robertson (clarinets) George Talmaciu ( [ Nimbus Alliance / CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] "For these notable musicians of the future this disc must prove a landmark and they deserve all possible praise" (MusicWeb Aug 2013) |
ELISABETTA BRUSA
Brusa: Requiem Op.25 / Stabat Mater Op.24 Réka Kristóf (soprano) Dorottya Láng (alto) István Horváth (tenor) Marcell Bakonyi (bass) / Hungarian radio Symphony and Choir, Riccardo Frizza [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Apr/2024 ] Most of Elisabetta Brusa's compositions have been written for orchestral forces, with four volumes currently available on Naxos. The two new choral pieces in this fifth volume offer a revealing look at the composer's response to spirituality and her... |
W.A. MOZART
Apollo et Hyacinthus (complete opera) Robert Morvai (tenor), Antonia Bouerva (soprano), Anna Haase (soprano), Daniel Lager (alto) / European Chamber Soloists / Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] This is a very recent recording of one of Mozart’s early operas. For this work 11 year old (!) Mozart used a story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The text by Father Widl is in Latin. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37 Klaudia Zeiner (alto) & Falk Hoffmann (tenor) / MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Risto Joost [ Genuin / CD - released 21/Nov/2017 ] Once again, the Saxon Wind Philharmonic under Thomas Clamor unleashes a veritable display of musical fireworks: On their new Geniun album the musicians take us to Russia- and all who are not yet fans of this fantastic ensemble would do well to come... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Solomon (complete oratorio) Sarah Connolly (alto) Susan Gritton (sop) Carolyn Sampson (sop) Mark Padmore (ten) / Akademie fAr Alte Musik Berlin / Daniel Reuss (dir) [ Harmonia Mundi HMHeritage / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Handel was 63 years old when he composed Solomon, one of his final masterpieces. This monumental oratorio depicts the three highpoints of the biblical king's life: the building of the temple, the famous judgment, and the visit of the Queen of Sheba.... |
DEBUSSY / ZHOU LONG / FRANK BRIDGE / GLAZUNOV
Seascapes Singapore Symphony Orchestra / Lan Shui (with Sharon Bezaly, alto flute/piccolo) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "This well-filled disc is a real cracker. The programme is well chosen and once again it seems BIS have pulled off a sonic and artistic coup." (MusicWeb July 2007) |
DVORAK
Stabat Mater / Serenade for Strings Stefania Woytowicz (soprano), Vera Soukupová (alto), Ivo Zídek (tenor) Kim Borg (bass) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetácek [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "Kubelik does the [Serenade] very beautifully." (Gramophone) |
THOMAS TALLIS
The Complete Works (Volume 9) - Instrumental and Secular Music Stephen Taylor (alto) Lynda Sayce (lute) Andrew Benson-Wilson (org) Chapelle du Roi [ Signum / 2 CD - released 2/Dec/2003 ] "A collection of delights bring this important series to a splendid close" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 2004 |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Die Schopfung (The Creation) Sunhae Im (soprano) Jan Kobow (tenor) Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass-baritone) Christine Wehler (alto) / Cologne Vocal Ensemble / Spering [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/May/2005 ] "A brisk, well-sung performance of Haydn's late choral masterpiece" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (June 2005) |
