FRANZ LISZT
Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth (complete Oratorio) Renatus Mészár, Dagmar Peckova, Mario Hoff, Melanie Diener & Alexander Guenther / Staatskapelle Weima, Carl St. Clair [ CPO / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] The Legend of St. Elizabeth, begun in Weimar in 1857, completed in Rome in 1862, and premiered in Budapest in 1865, is certainly one of Lizst's key works. |
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
San Filippo Neri Rosita Frisani, Manuela Custer, Marco Lazzara, Mario Nuvoli / Alessandro Stradella Consort / Estevan Velardi [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/May/2010 ] |
GUBAIDULINA
The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair: concerto for flute and large orchestra / etc Sharon Bezaly (flute) Torleif Thedeen (cello) Mie Miki (accordion) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Mario Venzago [ BIS / SACD - released 1/Mar/2006 ] "Overall, this is a technically superior disc in which an interesting new concerto, outstandingly performed by its dedicatee, is paired with an up to date edition of one of the composer’s most frequently recorded works. Duplication may limit its... |
BRUCKNER
Complete Symphonies Vol. 1: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 7 Sinfonieorchester Basel, Mario Venzago [ CPO Records / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] These recordings emphasize what is characteristic about each symphony, but the following criteria nevertheless apply to the whole: a trimmer tone throughout in the tradition of Schubert (opposing all that is massive and pathos-laden), a rubato-rich,... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto (with works by Dvorak & Respighi) Sol Gabetta (cello) / Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mario Venzago [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] "Sol Gabetta's Elgar Concerto is one of the best around, a heartfelt, tonally rounded performance, intimate and wholly at one with Mario Venzago's generally subtle handling of the orchestral score." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice October 2010 |
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Basilika Birnau, Duette für Orgel Stefan Johannes Bleicher, Mario Hospach-Martini [ ORFEO / CD - released 11/Apr/1994 ] |
BRUCKNER
Complete Symphonies Vol 2: Symphonies Nos. 0 (2nd version) and 1 (1st version) Tapiola Sinfonietta, Mario Venzago [ CPO / 2 CD - released 3/Jan/2012 ] "Some ideas from the period instrument movement are brought into play, but these only serve to highlight the conventionality of the "modern" performance conventions with which they rub shoulders. It's a fascinating combination though, and the results |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Turandot (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Teatro Carlo Felice / Daniela Dessi, Massimo La Guardia, Mario Malagnini, Ramaz Chikviladze / Donato Renzetti (cond) [ Dynamic Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2017 ] Turandot, one of Puccini's most powerful and original operas, is a favourite with audiences. Musically, it is one of the composer's most modern and innovative scores, and also a work that calls for sumptuous sets and dramatic costumes. |
ROSSINI
L'Italiana in Algeri [An Italian in Algeries] (complete opera recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Anna Goryachova, Alex Esposito, Yijie Shi & Mario Cassi / José Ramón Encinar [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Pesaro's new offering in 2013 was an off-the-wall production of Rossini's popular comedy, 'The Italian Girl in Algiers', presented as a Swinging Sixties, James Bond adventure, set in the desert oil fields of the North African coast. Davide... |
UMBERTO GIORDANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Giordano: Andrea Chenier (complete opera) Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Ettore Bastianini / Orchestra e cora dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, Gianandrea Gavazzeni [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1990 ] Originally recorded 1957 |