Since you are interested in Don Giovanni (complete opera), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
W.A. MOZART
Symphony no. 38 'Prague' / Symphony no. 41 'Jupiter' Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 26/Mar/2007 ] "As you might expect from René Jacobs's conducting of Mozart operas, these performances have a briskness and sense of elan that is always alert to every one of the music's expressive twists and turns. The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra needs no... |
HANDEL
Messiah / Saul (complete oratorios) Soloists / RIAS Kammerchor / Concerto Kohn / Clare College Choir / Freiburger Barockorchester / Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi Handel Edition / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "A wonderful achievement, bursting with youthful energy." The Independent (on Saul) - "a model of period-instrument style, with ravishing ornaments, intelligent accents and crystal-clear diction from the mixed-voice Choir" (Financial Times on Messiah) |
W.A. MOZART
La Clemenza di Tito (Complete opera) Mark Padmore / Bernarda Fink / Alexandrina Pendatchanska / RIAS-Kammerchor / Freiburger Barockorchester / Rena Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / 2 SACD - released 20/Apr/2006 ] The interpretation offered here by René Jacobs is nothing short of revolutionary. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: The Seasons (Complete oratorio) Marlis Petersen (soprano), Werner Gura (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), RIAS-Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi Haydn Edition / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2009 ] "The thrilling sound of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Berlin's crack RIAS Chamber Choir make for a life-enhancing experience. The three soloists are superb; the whole set makes you wonder anew at the 67-year-old composer's creativity and... |
JOSEF HAYDN
The Seasons (Complete oratorio) Marlis Petersen (soprano), Werner Gura (tenor), Dietrich Henschel (baritone), RIAS-Kammerchor, Freiburger Barockorchester, Rene Jacobs [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / 2 SACD - released 20/Nov/2004 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARDS - Finalist Recording of the Year 2005 "A joyous new performance of The Seasons from the Award-winning René Jacobs" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine |