Martini, Jean-Paul-Gilles

Victoria from the Heart: Love Songs / Victoria de las Angeles, soprano

1 CD / Columna Musica / 2012-09-11

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Franz Schubert: Gesänge (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D 877/Op. 62; Gabriel Fauré: Les roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39 no 4; ...
Performers: Campora, Giuseppe; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Monte, Carlo del; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Morante, Manuel Garcia; Parsons, Geoffrey; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Prêtre, Georges; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierre; Morelli, Giuseppe; Susskind, Walter; Cluytens, André; Monteux, Pierre; Santini, Gabriele; Serafin, Tullio

The pieces on this CD help us remember the softer side of Victoria de los Angeles, a soprano with a magnificent and unique voice, through...continue...

Time Traveller: La Belle Epoque

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaité Parisienne; La Périchole; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Prinz Methusalem; Emile Waldteufel: Les Patineurs Valse ("Skater's Waltz"),...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baldwin, Dalton; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Cziffra, György; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gigli, Beniamino; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Pennario, Leonard; Royal, Kate
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Boskovsky, Willi; Rosenthal, Manuel; Gardner, Edward; Goehr, Walter; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

As the 19th century faded and the 20th century began; something special was in the air: the scent of decadence mingled with the thrill of...continue...

Hommage à Bidú Sayao, Vol. 2

1 CD / Cembal d'amour / 2009-11-08

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi); Tommaso Traetta: Tantin, tantino ("Ma che vi costa, signor tutore"), for voice & piano; Luigi Ar...
Performers: Sayao, Bidu [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Voorhees, Donald; Barlow, Howard; Leger, Frank St.; Whitman, Paul; Reiner, Fritz

Considered by many music and opera lovers as one of the greatest lyric sopranos of all times, Bidu Sayao had a legendary career which was...continue...

Live in Dresden: Wedding at the Opera

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2009-11-03

Works: André Rieu: Wiener Melange, medley for violin & orchestra; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; German Traditional: Hoch soll sie leben! (Long May He Live!), traditional song; Johann St...
Performers: Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Rieu, André

Personnel: André Rieu (violin).

Recording information: André Rieu Studios B.V., Maastricht, The Netherlands; Semper Opera of Dresden....continue...

50 Classics for Relaxation / Ingman, Gerhardt, Gamley, et al

2 CD / Time Life Music / 2009-06-30

Works: Jules Massenet: Élégie; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Pyotr Il'yich Tch...
Performers: Dalton, Larry; Davis, William; Fontanarosa, Patrice; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Harvey, Keith; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Steiner, Christian [Photography]; Wild, Earl [Piano]
Conductors: Firman, David; ; Pourcel, Frank; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Gamley, Douglas; Gerhardt, Charles; Hammerstein, Eric; Slatkin, Leonard; Guth, Peter; Kosik, Mario; Ingman, Nick; Leibowitz, René; Randa...
Ensemble: ; National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble; Prague Virtuosi

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

Best of Best

2 CD / Philips Import / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Ernani; Il Trovatore; La battaglia di ...
Performers: Barboza, Raul; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Domingo; Gutierrez, Lalo; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Padin, Jorge; Ramirez, Ariel; Ricciarelli, Katia; Trimarchi, Domenico [Bass-Baritone Vocal];...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; López-Cobos, Jesús; Scimone, Claudio; Benzi, Roberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Ocejo, José Luis; Müller, Eduardo; Garcia-Ase...
Ensemble: ; Grupo Huancara

Japanese-only 2 disc SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound....continue...

Chansons de toujours

1 CD / Forlane (France) Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Frédéric Doria: La Chanson des blés d'or; La Chanson des peupliers; Paul Delmet: Envoi de fleurs; La Petite...
Performers: Van Dam, Jose
Conductors: Diederich, Cyril

The Essential Collection - Great Tenors / McCormack, et al

2 CD / West End Records Import / 2007-02-20

Works: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Salvatore Fucito: Sultanto a Te for voice & orchestra; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; George Frederick Handel: Semele; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; Aida, op...
Performers: Ancona, Mario; Bjorling, Jussi; Bourdon, Rosario; Burke, Tom; Caruso, Enrico; Cortis, Antonio; Crooks, Richard; Gigli, Beniamino; Martinelli, Giovanni; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; Melba, Nellie; M...
Conductors: Pasternack, Josef A.; Rogers, Walter B.; Goehr, Walter; Sabajno, Carlo; Ormandy, Eugene; Hye-Knudsen, Johan; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Hauke, Ernst; Weissmann, Frieder; Bourdon, Rosario; Grevillius, Nils...

The Essential Collection takes its first foray into classical music in this set, which features some of the greatest tenor voices of the first half...continue...

On Wings of Songs & Zarzuela Arias / Victoria de los Angeles

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song; Edvard Grieg: Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy So...
Performers: de los Angeles, Victoria
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae

"Victoria de los Angeles's recital of zarzuela arias is a most rewarding disc. A carefully selected programme, finely sung and played, offers the most persuasive...continue...

Adagio

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2005-11-15

Works: Joachim Raff: Cavatina; Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini: Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Camill...
Performers: Fontanarosa, Patrice; Gilels, Emil; Koeckert, Rudolf Joachim; Perlman, Itzhak; Ricci, Ruggiero; Wuttke, Friedemann; Yaron, Yuval
Conductors: Gamley, Douglas; Wallenstein, Alfred; Wand, Günter; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Leitner, Ferdinand; Gebhardt, Charles; Fey, Thomas; Hartung, Volker; Tennstedt, Klaus

Profil presents Adagio, an introduction to the many wonderful recordings available on the Profil label. This new release features performances by Gunter Wand, Klaus Tennstedt,...continue...

Original Masters - The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

7 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-09-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Magnificat; Cantata no 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret" BWV 31; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Wolfgang Amadeu...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Donch, Karl; Fahberg, Antonia; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Giesen, Hubert; Gueden, Hilde [Soprano Vocals]; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano...
Conductors: Couraud, Marcel; Munchinger, Karl; Richter, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Böhm, Karl; Eichhorn, Kurt; Bartoletti, Bruno; Stein, Horst; Smola, Emmerich; Gerdes, Otto; Kubelik, Rafael; Wenzinger, August; L...
Ensemble: ; Die Spilar-Schrammeln

Fritz Wunderlich was considered the greatest German tenor of the 20th century. This set presents the widest selection ever of his recordings: sacred music, opera...continue...

Songs of Love / Hughes

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2004-11-09

Works: Giuseppe Giordani: Caro mio ben, for voice & piano (or orchestra); Henry Purcell: Don Quixote, Z 578; Anonymous, French: Lison Dormant (Lisa slept) (Chansons du 18th Siecle); Bergère Lé...
Performers: Hughes, David [English Opera/Pop Tenor]
Conductors: Docker, Robert

Charlotte Church

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-11-16

Works: Danny Beckerman: Just Wave Hello (Ford Global Anthem); Gioachino Rossini: La pastorella; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; George Frederick Ha...
Performers: Church, Charlotte [Vocals]; London Promenade Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Welsh Male Choir
Conductors: Edwards, Sian

This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Sony Super Audio CD players.

Personnel: Charlotte Church (vocals); Janice Graham (violin); Jane Atkins (viola); Tim Hugh (cello); Rhodri Davies (harp);...continue...

Beverly Sills - Plaisir d'amour / Columbia SO, NYPO, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-11-24

Works: Jean Lenoir: Parlez-moi d'amour, song; Georges Bizet: Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible), opera in 5 acts (unfinished); Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Charles Koechlin: Si...
Performers: Brook, Paige; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Kostelanetz, André
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

"Many of our readers only need to be told that this exists: they'll run out and snatch it up. Others may not know her voice,...continue...