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Verdi Heroines / Gheorgiu, Chailly, Giuseppe Verdi SO Milan

1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani; Don Carlos; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra; La forza del destino; Otello
Performers: Downes, Shana; Gheorghiu, Angela; Polverelli, Laura; Tramonti, Tizana
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"...this stunning new disc captures Angela Gheorghiu in some big roles we would not expect her to take into her repertoire at present...it is refreshing...continue...

Shostakovich - The Complete Symphonies / Caetani, et al

10 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-12-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To Octobe...
Performers: Corapi, Enrico; Davidov, Mikhail; Franzetti, Luca; Kudinov, Pavel; Mugnai, Gabriele; Ojeda, Ana Liz; Poplavskaia, Marina; Santaniello, Luca; Zanetti, Gabriele
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

"The first thing you will notice about this set, the second complete Shostakovich cycle to appear on SACD, is the excellent live sonics. Interestingly, the...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies no 1 & 15 / Caetani, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-10-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 15 in A major, Op. 141
Performers: Franzetti, Luca; Santaniello, Luca; Zanetti, Gabriele
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

The path that Shostakovich strode between the two symphonies on this CD, especially when heard in succession, is remarkable to consider. Yet the absence of...continue...