Since you are interested in Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 / 5 Melodien Martha Argerich (piano) Gidon Kremer (violin) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "these performances are mercurial and provocative. Kremer and Argerich find expectedly dark resonances in the lyrical Second Sonata whilst projecting a radiant beauty in the Five Melodies." BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** |
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BARTOK
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Two Portraits Maurizio Pollini (piano) Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - A recording of Bartók's demanding concertos that set new standards of precision and clarity in this repertoire. "Virtuosity goes with a sense of spontaneity. The Chicago orchestra,... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quintet D 956 Melos Quartett with Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] "Probably the best all-round version" - BBC Radio3 |
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JOHANN DAVID HEINICHEN
Heinichen: Dresden Concerti Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Prix / 2 CD - released 3/Mar/2007 ] Gramophone Awards 1993 Winner - Baroque Instrumental |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great Singers Live: Mirella Freni (recorded 1971-83) Mirella Freni (soprano) / Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Kurt Eichhorn / Vladimir Ghiaurov [ BR Klassik Great Singers Live / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "I just couldn't stop playing this disc which is not surprising given that Freni has one of the finest soprano voices I have ever heard." (MusicWeb July 2011) |