1 CD / Tzadik Records /
2009-11-24
Works: Traditional: Greensleeves; Meredith Monk: Nota; Duet for Voice and Echoplex; Trance; Epic 1; Paris; Biography; Mill; The Tale; Quarry Weave; Epic 2; Tower; Do You Be?; Quarry Procession; Porch; Don P...
Performers:
Goodman, Andrea; Kampe, Susan; Monk, Meredith; Preston, Don; Solem, Monica; Walcott, Collin
An unprecedented collection of recordings charting the earliest years of one of the world's most personal and exciting renaissance women-composer, singer, performance artist, playwright, film...continue...
1 CD / ECM New Series /
2009-11-17
Works: Heiner Goebbels: Landschaft mit entfernten Verwandten; Allah Rakha Rahman: Landschaft mit entfernten Verwandten; Estelle Philleo: Landschaft mit entfernten Verwandten
Performers:
Bennett, David; Ensemble Modern; Goebbels, Heiner; Nigl, Georg; Ollu, Franck
Ensemble:
Ensemble Modern
This is the "soundtrack" of Heiner Goebbels' massive music theatre piece 'Landscape with Distant Relatives' recorded at Paris' Festival d'Automne. An "opera in the full...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre des Amandiers, Nanterre, Paris (10/2004)....continue...
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ECM B001360102
1 CD / Challenge Classics /
2009-11-10
Works: Peter Tiehuis: Gustav on the rocks; Piet Souer: Into ecstasy; Luigi Boccherini: Guitar quintet in D major, G 448; Leonardo Amuedo: Beyond reminiscence-universal; Arturo Ramón: Rumba de tuti; Ver...
Performers:
Amuedo, Leonardo; Eddy Koopman; Hagen, Axel; Mancuso, Silva; Meulendijk, Bert; Ramon, Arturo; Schultz, Jim; Tarenskeen, Olaf; Tiehuis, Peter; Udo Demandt; Van Der Grinten, Maarten
The most original guitar & string quartet compositions since 1805! These are not solo guitar pieces with string backgrounds, but are real dialogues between the...continue...
2 CD / Aeon /
2009-11-10
Works: James Dillon: Philomela
Performers:
Barriga, Luisa; Castillo, Ricardo; Harrison, Josquin; Komsi, Anu; Narucki, Susan; Peintre, Lionel
Ensemble:
Remix Ensemble
British composer James Dillon, inspired by the myth reported by Ovid and Sophocles, created his first scenic work with this visionary work. For this recording,...continue...
Recording information: Casa de Musica, Porto (10/15/2006-10/17/2006)....continue...
2 CD / Bel Canto Society /
2009-11-10
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida
Performers:
Bechi, Gino; Caniglia, Maria; Gigli, Beniamino; Pasero, Tancredi; Stignani, Ebe; Tajo, Italo
Ensemble:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
"My first reaction on hearing this recording again was that to sing RadamEs, Gigli denies the sweetness of his voice and belts, making him sound...continue...
Recording information: Teatro dell'Opera (07/15/1946-07/24/1946)....continue...
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BCS OF54
1 CD / Bel Canto Society /
2009-11-10
Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Performers:
Melandri, Antonio; Meloni, Maria; Poli, Afro; Rasa, Lina Bruna; Toscani, Rina Gallo
Ensemble:
Opera Italiana d'Olanda Orchestra
Booklet includes interviews with Olivero and Simionato on Mascagni's conducting. Mascagni conducted this studio recording of the opera from 1940, and the world always has...continue...
Recording information: Den Haag (11/07/1938)....continue...
1 CD / Philips /
2009-11-03
Works: Irving Berlin: White Christmas; Traditional: Angels we have heard on high; The Lord's Prayer; What child is this; O Tannenbaum; Cantique de Noel; John Frederic Coots: Santa Claus is coming to town; M...
Performers:
Blige, Mary J.; Blooding, Courtney; Bocelli, Andrea; Bonaviri, Daniele; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Cole, Natalie; Foster, David [Composer]; Jenkins, Katherine; McEntire, Reba; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Muppets...
Millions will rejoice this holiday season with the much-anticipated release of Andrea Bocelli's 'My Christmas'. The first-ever live Christmas recording from Andrea is a heart-warming...continue...
Personnel: Jochem Van Der Saag (programming). Recording information: Chartmaker Studios in Los Angeles; Abbey Road Studio in....continue...
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PHI B001343702
1 CD / Virgin Classics (USA) /
2009-11-03
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Lucia di Lammermoor; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Pardon de Ploërmel
Performers:
Cavallier, Nicolas; Dessay, Natalie; Ferrari, Franck; Klose, Wolfgang; Rose, Matthew [Bass Voice]; Tezier, Ludovic
Ensemble:
Concerto Cologne; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra
This collection features Natalie Dessay in five scenes of coloratura madness - or near-madness - by two Italian composers, two French composers, and one satirising...continue...
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VCL 994690
1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon /
2009-10-27
Works: Turlough O'Carolan: Carrickfergus; Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Loch Lomond; Danny Boy; Molly Malone; Blow the Wind Southerly; O Waly Waly (The Water is Wide); My Lagan Love; My Love is Like a Red,...
Performers:
Corr, Sharon; Findon, Andy; Keating, Ronan; Martin, Neil; Paricelli, John; Royal, Kate [Soprano]; Terfel, Bryn
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Following the success of his previous popular albums 'Favorites' and 'Simple Gifts', Bryn Terfel turns his attention to the folk songs of the British Isles,...continue...
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DGG B001264202
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-10-27
Works: Huang Ruo: Drama Theater No. 2; Drama Theater No. 3; Drama Theater No. 4; String Quartet No. 1
Performers:
Buck, Stephen; Fen, Min Xiao; Tyler, Charles
Ensemble:
Future In REverse (FIRE)
The release by Naxos of Huang Ruo's 'Chamber Concertos Nos. 1–4' was hailed as "a bold debut" (Gramophone) which "shows a major compositional voice emerging"...continue...
Recording information: Juilliard School Recording Studio (12/01/2008); Juilliard School Recording Studio (12/19/2008)....continue...
3 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-10-27
Works: John Adams: Nixon in China
Performers:
Dahl, Tracy; Hammons, Thomas; Heller, Marc; Kanyova, Maria; Malde, Melissa; Orth, Robert; Simson, Julie; Yuan, Chen-Ye
Ensemble:
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
A longtime collaborator of John Adams and champion of his music, Marin Alsop directs this live recording of Opera Colorado's 25th Anniversary Celebration production of...continue...
Recording information: Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, Colorado (06/06/2008-06/14/2008)....continue...
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NXS 8669022
1 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-10-27
Works: François Rebel: Zélindor, roi des Sylphes; Suite from 'Le Trophée'
Performers:
Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hong, Ah Young; Sharp, William [Baritone]
Ensemble:
Opera Lafayette Orchestra
First performed at Versailles in 1745, the opera ballet 'Zelindor' is a delightful rococo pastorale which found favour with Louis XV's mistress, Madame de Pompadour,...continue...
Recording information: Music Center of Strathmore, North Bethesda, Maryland, U (10/15/2007-10/16/2007)....continue...
2 CD / Chandos Records /
2009-10-27
Works: John Gay: The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43
Performers:
Batho, Katy; Bickley, Susan; Evans, Bryn; Fox, Sarah [Soprano]; Gardiner, Robert Anthony; Gibson, Siobhain; Hopwood, Paul; Jenkin, Kathryn; Jones, Leah-Marian; Katherine Peterson; Lord, Bernadette; M...
Ensemble:
City of London Sinfonia
The popularity of Britten's three chamber operas proper (The Rape of Lucretia, Albert Herring and The Turn of the Screw) has tended to somewhat overshadow...continue...
Recording information: Blackheath Halls, London (02/04/2009-02/04/2009)....continue...
1 CD / ECM New Series /
2009-10-27
Works: Vincenzo Capirola: Ricercata prima; Joan Ambrosio Dalza: Saltarello; Piva; Diego Ortiz: Petit Jacquet / Quinta pars; Vestiva i colli / Recercada quinta; Anonymous: La perra mora; Canon; Tourdion; Gio...
Performers:
Behringer, Michael; Friman, Anna Maria; Fuglseth, Linn Andrea; Harald Johnsen, Thor; Kjellemyr, Bjorn; Lislevand, Rolf; Mayoral, David; Pessi, Giovanna
Once again putting a strong emphasis on improvisation, Lislevand and his colleagues disclose the astounding modernity and emotional wealth in the music of composers such...continue...
Recording information: Propstei St. Gerold (10/2007); Propstei St. Gerold (05/2008)....continue...
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ECM B001335502
2 CD / Decca /
2009-10-27
Works: Nicolo Porpora: Siface; Germonico in Germania; Semiramide riconosciuta; Adelaide; Antonio Caldara: Sedecia; La morte d'Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore; Francesco Araia: Berenice; Carl Hein...
Performers:
Bartoli, Cecilia
Ensemble:
Il Giardino Armonico
Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the extraordinary and cruel world of the castrati and sings the glorious music they inspired. The all-new album consists almost entirely of...continue...
Recording information: Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain (01/28/2009-01/31/2009); Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes, Valladolid, Spain (02/01/2009-02/03/2009); Centro Cultural Miguel Deli...continue...
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DEC B001341202
1 CD / Fuga Libera /
2009-10-13
Works: François-Auguste Gevaert: Grand'Messe de Noël "Puer Natus Est Nobis" en musique polyphone à trois voix de femmes avec accompag; Le Sommeil de l'enfant Jésus; Voisin, d'oú ven...
Performers:
Calbete, Julie; Declerck, Nico; Deprez, Xavier; Hallynck, Sophie; Lamy, Christine; Lenaerts, Thibaut; Lestang, Alice; Moreels, Aurelie; Weynants, Caroline
Francois-Auguste Gevaert's Christmas works are admirable pieces of harmonic and contrapuntal craftsmanship, and his Grand'Messe de Noel "Puer natus est nobis," written shortly before his...continue...
Recording information: Braine-l'Alleud, église Saint-Étienne (05/16/2008-05/18/2008); Braine-l'Alleud, église Saint-Étienne (06/21/2008-06/22/2008)....continue...
1 CD / Alpha Productions /
2009-10-13
Works: Nicolas Saboly: Ben urosa la naissença; Orgulbós, plen de maganha; Tu que cerques tei delices; Li a quanqua ren que m'a fat paur; Adam e sa companba; Li a pron de gens; Aquel ange qu'es ven...
Performers:
Benoit, Matthieu; Bonhoure, Bruno; Germond, Olivier; Paya, Jean-Louis
Ensemble:
La Camera Delle Lacrime; Maîtrise De Saint-Christophe De Javel
Mixing popular and learned traditions, the Camera delle Lacrime perfectly catches the historical context of these works, which were very popular in the 16th and...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle de l'Hôpital Notre-Dame de Bon Secours, Paris, (06/26/2007-06/29/2007)....continue...
2 CD / Bel Canto Society /
2009-10-13
Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Performers:
Acampora, Irene; Cambi, Adelina; de Palma, Piero; Gentile, Giuseppe; Gigli, Beniamino; Guelfi, Piero; Malgarini, Pina; Meletti, Saturno; Pini, Amalia
These recordings come from San Carlo, Naples, January 1952. Here, Gigli is perfervid throughout the performance and more involved with words than in the 1934...continue...
Recording information: Teatro di San Carlo, Napoli (1952)....continue...
2 CD / Bel Canto Society /
2009-10-13
Works: Licinio Refice: Cecilia; Ombra di nube; Ave Maria; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; Arturo Buzzi-Peccia: Colombetta; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Gia...
Performers:
Merli, Francesco; Muzio, Claudia
In 1934–35 Claudia Muzio recorded a number of arias and songs for the Italian Columbia company. Columbia wouldn't put up the money, so Lauri Volpi...continue...
1 CD / Regent /
2009-10-13
Works: Orlando de Lassus: Surrexit pastor bonus; Missa Jäger (Missa Venatorum); Taedet animam meam; Veni creator; Tristis est anima mea; In pace in idipsum; Quare tristis es anima mea; Videntes stellam...
Performers:
Holgate, Jessica; McMullan, Edward; O'Gorman, Christopher; Ryan, James [Vocals]; Viddicombe, Rebecca; Whitbourn-Hammond, Russell; Whiteley, John Scott
The York Minster Girls' Choir was formed in 1995. This choir is joined by the men of the York Minster Choir for this recording of...continue...
Recording information: Chapter House of York Minster (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)....continue...
1 CD / Sony Broadway /
2009-10-06
Works: George Forrest: Kismet
Performers:
Oneto, Richard
Ensemble:
Kismet Pit Orchestra
Recording information: 12/06/1953....continue...
1 CD / Sony Broadway /
2009-10-06
Works: Jerome Kern: Show Boat
Performers:
Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Douglas, Stephen; McLerie, Allyn Ann; Noire, Rosetta Le; Phillips, Eddie; Towers, Constance; Warfield, William
Ensemble:
Show Boat Pit Orchestra
Recording information: Webster Hall, New York City (07/24/1966)....continue...
2 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-09-29
Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers:
Altomare, Giuseppe; Cazacu, Valeria; Corro, William; Dall'Amico, Luca; De Angelis, Velia Moretti; Kudinov, Pavel; Pelizzari, Rubens; Pistolesi, Andrea; Voleri, Marco; Zhuravel, Olha
Ensemble:
Marchigiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Verdi was justifiably pleased with 'Macbeth', his tenth opera and his first on a Shakespearian subject - it would long remain his own favourite among...continue...
Recording information: Macerata, Italy (08/02/2007-08/05/2007)....continue...
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NXS 8660259
2 CD / Naxos (USA) /
2009-09-29
Works: Leonardo Balada: La Muerte de Colón
Performers:
Garrison, Jon; Jenkins, Judith; Stater, Brent
Ensemble:
Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed as a sequel to 'Christopher Columbus', Leonardo Balada's 'The Death of Columbus' has been critically acclaimed as "uncommonly impressive and winning". From its spectacular...continue...
Recording information: Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (01/16/2005-01/19/2005)....continue...
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NXS 8660193
1 CD / Sony Classical /
2009-09-29
Works: George Gershwin: I Loves You Porgy; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Oblivion; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Mongo Santamaria: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Ma...
Performers:
Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; David Blinn; David Ratajczak; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave; Erdody, Steve; Finck, Davi...
Ensemble:
Tiempo Libre
The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
A former child prodigy who performed as a featured soloist with Ricardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra at the tender age of 14, Joshua Bell garnered an unusual degree of celebrity (for a classica...continue...
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