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"Noah" - Ave Maria; Deep River; Notte di Luce; Shenandoah; Amazing Grace et al. / Noah Stewart, tenor

1 CD / Verve / 2012-07-03

Works: Mantovani: Cara mia; Harry: Jubilee Songs of the USA; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Justin Hayward: Nights in White Satin; Vincent Youmans: Without a Song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; American Traditional: ...
Performers: Baker, Steven; Bertl, Johnny M.; Dorn, Elisabeth; Dubach, Susanne [Violin, Viola]; Hintringer, Harry [Drums]; Juritz, David; Karlsson, Fridrik; Knollmueller, Christian; Laher, Werner; Sasdi, Inka [Ce...
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Bertl, Johnny M.; Hein, Richard

Verve Records is thrilled to present the debut album from Harlem Tenor, Noah Stewart.

It is hard to believe that only a few years ago

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Personnel: Susanne Dubach (violin, viola); Inka Sasdi (cello); Wolfgang Drechsler (woodwinds, horns).

Tenor Noah Stewart, a native of Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood, has won raves not only i...continue...

Puccini: Tosca [Highlights] / Scotto, Domingo, Bruson

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Unspecified: [Untitled CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Hudson, Paul; Perlman, Itzhak; Scotto, Renata; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Scotto provides perhaps the most telling use of the text since Callas's, and she constantly lets one see the distraught, temperamental woman behind the...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (07/29/1980-08/02/1980)....continue...

Opera Arias / Barbara Hendricks

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin; Claude Debussy: L'Enfant prodigue; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress; Francesco Cilèa: Adri...
Performers: Collerette, Helene; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

Barbara Hendricks' voice - particularly suited to Mozart, Debussy, Faure, and the lighter roles of Puccini and Richard Strauss - has a warm, crystalline quality...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Olivier Messiaen, Radio France, Paris (2002-12-16_2002-12-21&2003-)....continue...

Romance in Tuscany

1 CD / Capitol / 2010-07-27

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Harry Warren: Innamorata; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La Boheme; Turandot; Andrea Morricone: Cinema Paradiso (for the ...
Performers: Angell, David; Catchings, John; Davidson, David [Violin]; Jezzro, Jack; Mock, John; Reist, Sari; Sixfin, Pamela; Steinberg, Jeff; Taylor, Jeff [Accordion/Keyboards]; Winkelman, Karen

Recording information: Wildwood....continue...

Icon: Tito Gobbi / The Complete Solo Recordings

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Pagliacci; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Otello...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Arie, Raffaele; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Caselli, Dario; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Cornoldi, Claudio; de los Angeles, Victoria; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Dickie...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Robertson, James; Green, Philip; Susskind, Walter; Braithwaite, Warwick; Olivieri, Dino; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Bizzelli, Annibale; Serafin, Tullio; Santini, Ga...

This 5-CD set, devoted to the outstanding Italian baritone Tito Gobbi, is a further release in the EMI Classics ICON series. The bulk of this...continue...

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-03-03

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Canali, Anna Maria; Caroli, Paolo; Cornoldi, Claudio; de los Angeles, Victoria; Gobbi, Tito; Marimpietri, Lidia; Mariotti, Alfredo; Meletti, Saturno; Montarsolo, Paolo; Monte, Carlo del; Raymondi, Gi...
Conductors: Santini, Gabriele

Recording information: Opera House, Rome (07/1958)....continue...

Live In Sydney

2 CD / Universal Classics Import / 2009-12-29

Works: Meredith Willson: The Music Man; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la l...
Performers: Jones, Alan; Louwerse, Mirusia; Monarcha, Carmen; Rieu, Andre; Schrijvers, Kalki
Conductors: Rieu, André

This year, the scene shifts to Sydney, from his November concerts is the star-studded CD to end all CDs. It features special guests Alan Jones...continue...
Recording information: Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia (10/15/2009-10/16/2009).

Includes work(s) by Johann Strauss II (Junior)....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...

It Takes Two / Duo Concertante

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2009-05-19

Works: Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-tico no Fubá; George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55...
Performers: Dahn, Nancy; Steeves, Timothy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Concertante

Acclaimed for their "artistry, poetry, and impeccable technique" (La Scena Musicale) Duo Concertante present 14 of their favorite encore pieces - music that is immediately...continue...

Greatest Hits / André Rieu

2 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2009-03-03

Works: Johann Strauss II: Casanova; An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Georges Boulanger: Komm, Zigany!; André Rieu: All Men Shall Be Brothers / Beethoven's 9th Symphony, medley for salon orch...
Performers: Rieu, Andre
Conductors: Rieu, André

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Puccini: Il Trittico / Bellezza, Serafin, Santini, Gobbi, Los Angeles, Rome Opera House Orchestra, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera
Performers: Barbieri, Fedora; Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Canali, Anna Maria; Caroli, Paolo; Chissari, Santa; Clabassi, Plinio [Bass Vocal]; Cornoldi, Claudio; de los Angeles, Victoria; de Palma, Piero [Ten...
Conductors: Bellezza, Vincenzo; Serafin, Tullio; Santini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Rome Opera House Orchestra

These three recordings of Puccini's operatic trio are tied together by the casting of Tito Gobbi in the baritone roles in the first and third...continue...

Giacomo Puccini - The Operas / Bartoletti, Prêtre, Alagna, Bergonzi, Caballé, Callas, Corelli, Freni, et al

17 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; La Rondine; Morire?, song for voice & piano; Le Villi; Il tabarro (The Cloak), opera; Suor Angelica; ...
Performers: Adani, Mariella; Alagna, Roberto; Andreolli, Florindo; Bacelli, Monica; Badioli, Carlo; Banks, Barry; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bertona, Silvia [Soprano Vocal]; Biccire, Patrizia; Björling, Jussi; Busher...
Conductors: Bartoletti, Bruno; Pappano, Antonio; Schippers, Thomas; Prêtre, Georges; Santini, Gabriele; Matacic, Lovro von; Molinari-Pradelli, France
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra

All of Puccini's popular operas are represented in this 17-CD boxed set, as well as the less frequently heard titles 'La Rondine', 'La Fanciulla del...continue...

Silver Screen Serenade - John Williams, etc / Oaks Baker, Bestor, et al

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2008-09-30

Works: John Williams: Far and Away; Schindler's List; Memoirs of a Geisha; George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Ennio Morricone: The Mission; Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet; John Morris: Young Frankenstein; ...
Performers: Baker, Jenny Oaks
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orchestra

André Rieu - Masterpieces

1 CD / Philips / 2007-09-11

Works: Rieu André / Jo Huijts: Strauss Party; Dmitry Shostakovich: Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F ...
Performers: Rieu, André

Loved by millions around the world, no one makes people feel as good as Today's Waltz King André Rieu. Whether performing a lilting waltz or...continue...
Personnel: André Rieu (violin)....continue...

The Essential Joshua Bell

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-04-03

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words for piano no 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6; Frédéric Chopin:...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Chiu, Frederic [Piano]; Fleck, Bela; Marshall, Mike [Guitar/Mandolin]; Mulligan, Simon; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Norrington, Roger; Leon, Craig; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stern, Michael; Williams, John; Hess, Nigel; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Salzburg; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Joshua Bell has captured the public's imagination like no other classical violinist of his time. His virtuosity in the most demanding concerto repertoire is second...continue...
Existing fans of violinist Joshua Bell are already well-acquainted with the broad scope of repertoire and performance abilities ranging deftly from the classical concerto repertoire to his well-known ...continue...

The Knot Collection of Ceremony & Wedding Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-05-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Sheep may safely graze (after Bach's The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208); Ich steh' mit einem Fu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Biggs, E. Power; Carmignola, Giuliano; Carroll, Edward; Hoffman, Peter; Koopman, Ton; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marcon, Andrea; Marsalis, Wynton; Neil, William [organ]; Newman, Anthony; Sasson, Debora...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Gosman, Lazar; Leppard, Raymond; Lamon, Jeanne; Newman, Anthony; Kapp, Richard; Stern, Michael; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Carroll, Edward; Ottley, Jerold; Marcon, Andrea; Szell, George
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Soloists of Washington; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic...

Aria Fresca

1 CD / Koch International / 2005-11-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Anonymous: Hungaria; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Claudio Vena: Tango Solitario; Charles Gounod: Faust; Antonio ...
Performers: Meanwell, George; Quartetto Gelato; Sotto, Peter de; Steljes, Cynthia; Vena, Claudio
Conductors: ; Valdepeñas, Joaquin
Ensemble: Quartetto Gelato

Personnel: Peter DeSotto (tenor, mandolin, violin); George Meanwell (guitar, cello); Claudio Vena (viola, accordion); Cynthia Steljes (oboe, English horn).

Recording information: Humbercrest Un...continue...

Favourite Flavors / Quartetto Gelato

1 CD / Koch International / 2005-11-08

Works: N. Salerno: Tango del Mare; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Anonymous: Hungaria; George Meanwell: Words That I Want; Jacques Ibert: Entr'acte; C. T. Cozens: The Clown of Venice; Vincenzo De Crescenzo: ...
Performers: Cooper, Kristina Reiko; De Sotto, Peter; Leon, Rosendo; Macerollo, Joseph; Meanwell, George; Occhipinti, Roberto; Quartetto Gelato; Sevastian, Alexander; Sotto, Peter de; Steljes, Cynthia; Vena, Clau...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quartetto Gelato; Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Peter DeSotto (tenor, mandolin, violin); George Meanwell (guitar, mandolin, cello); Claudio Vena (viola, accordion); Kristina Reiko Cooper (cello); Alexander Sevastian (accordion); Cynthia ...continue...

Puccini: Tosca

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Capecchi, Renato; Cheek, John; Domingo, Placido; Hudson, Paul; Martinez, Dominick; Perlman, Itzhak; Scotto, Renata; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Levine, James

Tuscany / André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2004-09-21

Works: Anonymous: Jeux interdits; André Rieu / Jean-Philippe Rieu: I Love You; Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Sebastián Yr...
Performers: Rieu, Andre

Joshua Bell - Romance of the Violin

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-10-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 20 in C sharp minor, KK IVa/16, CT. 127 (B. 49); Camille Sai...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]; Orton, Stephen
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Bell's performances and his magnetic presence have earned him popularity and acclaim that reach far beyond core classical audiences. All the arrangements for this recording...continue...
Throughout his career, violinist Joshua Bell has always sought to expand the range of works available for his instrument, and with the aptly titled ROMANCE OF THE VIOLIN, he ventures a bit further fro...continue...

Puccini: Le Villi /Guidarini, Diener, Machado, Tézier, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2003-10-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Le Villi
Performers: Comentale, Guy; Diener, Melanie; Machado, Aquiles; Tezier, Ludovic
Conductors: Guidarini, Marco
Ensemble: ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra

In the composer's first work, 'Le Villi', the tale of broken lovers' promises and ghostly apparitions offers a pretext for several superb numbers for orchestra...continue...

Puccini: Edgar / Levi, Varády, McCormick, Tanner, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2003-10-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Edgar, opera
Performers: Cigni, Carlo; Jenis, Dalibor; McCormick, Mary Ann; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]; Tanner, Carl; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levi, Yoel
Ensemble: ORTF Chorus

The plot for 'Edgar', Puccini's second opera, is set in 13th century Flanders and portrays a tenor hero torn between the pure Fidelia and the...continue...

Opera - Puccini: Tosca (Highlights) / Levine, Scotto, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Capecchi, Renato; Cheek, John; Domingo, Placido; Hudson, Paul; Martinez, Dominick; Perlman, Itzhak; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys Choir

André Rieu - Romantic Moments

1 CD / Philips / 1999-02-02

Works: Nino Rota: Romeo and Juliet, film score; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Frédéric Chopin: Etude ...
Performers: Cordewener, Arthur; Huijts, Jo; Konings, Manoe; Ramaekers, Teun; Rieu, Andre

ROMANTIC MOMENTS is the ideal CD for a romantic dinner or glass of wine with a friend. Familiar melodies come back like old friends, and a slightly over-resonant production makes André Rieu's sou...continue...

Venezia La Festa - Caffè Concerto sulla Piazza San Marco

1 CD / Winter & Winter / 1998-07-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La bohème; Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Astor Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino, tango; Libertango; Johannes B...
Performers: De Lazzari, Gianfranco; Di Prima, Maurizio; Miotti, Joseph; Prevedello Dellisanti, Paolo; Testa, Andrea
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quadri

This disc is arranged such that the listener is seated in the audience of the lively Italian plaza, Piazza San Marco. These live performances include...continue...
Recording information: Gran Caffe Quadri, Venezia, Italy (10/01/1997-10/04/1997).

This beautifully packaged aural pastiche evokes the spirit of an evening in Venice. Blending opera and tango, t...continue...