JEROME KERN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kern: Show Boat (Highlights from the musical) Teresa Stratas, Frederica von Stade, Jerry Hadley / Ambrosian Chorus / London Sinfonietta / John McGlinn [ EMI / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] This lavish studio reconstruction of the original score was lovingly and thoroughly put together by John McGlinn, who brought in such opera singers as Frederica von Stade and Jerry Hadley, backed by The London Sinfonietta. |
JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Haydn: Italian Arias Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) Genia KAhmeier (soprano) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Gottfried von der Golz [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 10/Dec/2008 ] Gramophone Award Finalist 2009: Recital - "Quasthoff does Haydn's neglected operatic music proud in a fine recital." (Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2009) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Opera Arias Cynthia Sieden, Charlotte Margiono, Anne Sofie von Otter, Rodney Gilfry, Bryn Terfel, Gerald Finley / English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardin [ Archiv Deutsche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 8/Oct/2012 ] "Gardiner's Mozartian style is well sprung and subtly moulded rather than severe. The principals sing beautifully...The electrifying singing of the Monteverdi Choir adds to the dramatic bite." Penguin Guide |
VERDI / WAGNER / LEONCAVALLO / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves: 20 Greatest Opera Choruses Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden, Antal Dorati / Vienna State Opera Chorus, Herbert von Karajan / Robert Shaw Chorale [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "For many, Opera is not just about large sopranos and dashing tenors sharing tender moments in duets, or villainous baritones, or even erring daughters; we also relish the thrill of a fine chorus rising to an old favourite such as the Chorus of the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age Of Light Music: From the Vintage Vaults Various Artists incls Edward Elgar, Haydn Wood, Marek Weber, Arthur Wood, Barnabas von Geczy, Ernst Fischer, etc [ Guild Light Music / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] The title of this CD could almost apply to every release in Guild's "Golden Age of Light Music" series so far, because our mission is to make available once again those recordings which have been neglected for far too long, and are no longer... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart for My Baby Various Artists incls Sabine Meyer, Christian Zacharias, Manuel Barrueco, Herbert von karajan, etc [ Warner Classics Inspiration Series / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] A perfect program for young music lovers! Feed your child's mind and imagination with this fun journey through some of the world's most beautiful enjoyable music. |
PIETRO MASCAGNI / RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mascagni/Leoncavallo: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci (complete operas recorded in 1960/62 with libretto) Victoria de los Angeles, Lucine Amara, Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi / Opera Roma, Gabriele Santini, Teatro alla Scala, Lovro von Matacic [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/1991 ] "With Met stalwart Lucine Amara a strong Nedda this is one of the most bloodcurdling recordings of this finale." Musicweb (on Pagliacci) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (with works by Scriabin) (LP) Yevgeny Kissin (piano) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 25/Feb/2022 ] In 1988 pianist Evgeny Kissin, then 17 years old, started his world career with an electrifying interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 at the Berliner Philharmoniker's New Year's Eve Concert. |
BACH / DEBUSSY / FAURE / MESSIAEN / LISZT / SAINT-SAENS / MacDOWELL
Andrew von Oeyen - Angel & Demons Andrew von Oeyen (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 15/Nov/2024 ] American-born pianist Andrew von Oeyen has an ambitious new album that combines works for solo keyboard with piano transcriptions from orchestral, opera and choral repetoire. The album possess a unique duality between the 'angelic' works of Bach,... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem / Coronation Mass (rec 1975) Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Werner Krenn, JosAC van Dam / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Master Recordings / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] The French review magazine Diapason wrote of this Coronation Mass: "The choral and orchestral forces are very effective, the soloists prestigious and the conductor's interpretation spectacular and very lyrical", and of the Requiem: "The tempos are... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights from the complete Opera) Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Kurt Moll, Agnes Baltsa / Vienna Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 3/Feb/2002 ] Highlights from the popular Strauss opera |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Orchestral Works [5 CD set] Anna Tomowa-Sintow (sop) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, with Lothar Koch, oboe, & Norbert Hauptmann, horn [ Deutsche Grammophon Collector's Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2012 ] Herbert von Karajan's Strauss recordings of the early 1980s, remastered in the 1990s, for the Karajan Gold Edition are a benchmark of lifetime of engagement with the composer in the concert hall and studio, and won unparalleled critical acclaim. |
ANDERS HILLBORG / LACI DOLDEMANN / HANS GEFORS
Swedish Songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) / Gothenberg Symphony Orchestra / Kent Nagano [ Deutsche Grammophon 20/21 / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "For me the clear winner here is Anders Hillborg's… lontana in sonna… Anne Sofie von Otter is at her focused best here - her vibrato-less pitch perfect throughout." BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 ***** |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL
Boulez Conducts Debussy and Ravel (6 CDs special price) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Cleveland Symphony, Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2012 ] "Zimerman's pianism is self-recommending. His trills in the first movement of the G major Concerto are to die for, his passagework in the finale crystalclear, never hectic, always stylish. Boulez and the Clevelanders are immaculate and responsive"... |
BRITTEN / DVORAK / GRAINGER / HAHN / KODALY / etc
Folksongs Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Jul/2000 ] Anne Sofie von Otter and Bengt Forsberg have had their eyes on this repertoire right from the start of their careers. Sometimes the vocal line is authentic, as with Grainger, Kodály and Britten. At others it is more composed in the style of folk... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Noel: Christmas Carols Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) / Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Anne Sofie von Otter presents an all-new album of holiday favourites and discovery pieces from around the world |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Terezín / Theresienstadt Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Daniel Hope (violin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] BBC Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best vocal recording) - 'The poignant history of the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto, its musicians and composers is now well known. This recital of songs and chamber works brings a broad range of the repertoire to... |
BEETHOVEN / MEYERBEER / SPOHR
Songs and melodies Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) Melvyn Tan (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Aug/2001 ] Recording of the Month. Gramophone Magazine Sept 2001 |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Sheherazade / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Pavane pour une Infante defunte / Menuet antique Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) / The Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/May/2004 ] "Boulez's sharp ear Von Otter's beguiling voice combine to satisfying effect" (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2004) |
ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER
In My Element Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) with other artists and accompaniments [ Deutsche Grammophon Portrait of an Artist / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2008 ] Anne Sofie von Otter is 'in her element' everywhere! This unique 2-CD set (twofer) surveys her boundless artistry in opera and song - ranging from Dowland, Monteverdi, Purcell to Mahler, Weill and Costello. |