Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Sumi Jo Collection, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Art of Renee Fleming Renee Fleming (soprano) With Placido Domingo (tenor) and various orchestras [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 14/Jun/2012 ] The Art of Renée Fleming brings together 18 defining tracks spanning Renée's finest Decca recordings, including favorite arias by Puccini, Handel and Gershwin and duets with Bryn Terfel and Plácido Domingo. Four special bonus tracks reflect Renée's... |
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. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 23 Helene Grimaud (piano) / Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 3/Nov/2011 ] This album marks two 'firsts' for Hélène Grimaud - her first live DG recording and her first ever Mozart concerto recording - the Piano Concertos Nos. 19 in F, and 23 in A. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Homage to Maria Callas Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Marco Armiliato [ EMI Classics / CD - released 14/Nov/2011 ] "she occupies [Callas's] role with aplomb. Gheorghiu animates these arias with such gusto that her interpretations sometimes border on the eccentric, so enthusiastic is her characterisation" The Independent, 4th November 2011 **** |
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER
The Complete Musician (Highlights) [2 CD set] Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) with Lambert Orkis, Andre Previn & various orchestras [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] A special 2CD set released to mark Anne-Sophie Mutter's 35-year-long association with Deutsche Grammophon. Arranged chronologically, the compilation's sequence offers a comprehensive look at Mutter's Deutsche Grammophon career. |
PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Sleeping Beauty (The Complete Ballet) Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev [ Deutsche Grammophon Duo / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2011 ] "Hardly a minute passes without one's ear being enchanted by an affective gesture of the utmost precision, poise and sensitivity..." |