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C.W. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Maag

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2010-04-13

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo
Conductors: Maag, Peter

Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera whose historical value is as great as its musical worth. This stellar performance in stunning surround sound comes...continue...
Recording information: La Coruña, Spain (06/19/1998)....continue...

Mozart: Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail K, 384 / Peter Maag

2 CD / Arts / 2009-10-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Haflinger, Ernst; Handt, Herbert; Schwaiger, Rosl; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors: Maag, Peter

This original 1958 RAI mono recording has been digitally remastered and is part of the Arts Archives series....continue...

New Year's Concert 2000 / Guth, Strauss Festival Orchestra

1 CD / Arts / 2008-10-20

Works: Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Stürmisch in Lieb' und Tanz (Stormy in Love and Dance), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 393 (RV 393; Der Zigeunerbaron; Freut euch...
Conductors: Guth, Peter

Verdi: Luisa Miller / Pavarotti, Maag, et al

2 CD / Arts / 2007-11-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller
Performers: Angelakova, Cristina; Arie, Raffaele; Artioli, Walter; Cruz-Romo, Gilda; di Stasio, Anna; Manuguerra, Matteo; Mazzoli, Ferruccio; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Turin

This release was always intended to be part of the ongoing series devoted to the artistry of conductor Peter Maag - with the added cachet...continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo, Ré di Creta / Maag, RAI Rome

2 CD / Arts / 2006-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo, rè di Creta, opera, K. 366
Performers: Bertocci, Aldo; Giebel, Agnes; Jeiden, Georg; Leon, Cesare Ponce de; Shofer, Ottokar; Stadler, Irmgard; Ward, David
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

First staged at the New Court Theatre in Munich on January 29, 1781, 'Idomeneo' is a major statement in Mozart's operatic output. During the 1950's...continue...

Cherubini: Les Abencérages / Maag, et al

2 CD / Arts / 2006-06-01

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Les abencérages
Performers: Degl'Innocenti, Angelo; Dupouy, Jean; Fante, Maria Del; Lavani, Carmen; Lorenzi, Ermanno; Machi, Mario; Magnaghi, Vittorina; Mars, Jacques; Ortiz, Francisco; Rinaldi, Margherita; Schreiber, Carlo; Sn...
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan

Despite the acclaim given to Les Abencerages at its premiere in Paris in 1813 by critics and the audience (including Napoleon) and many subsequent performances...continue...

Gruss an Wein - New Year's Concert in Vienna

1 CD / Arts / 2006-04-01

Works: Franz von Suppé: Die schöne Galatea; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Ritter Pázmán; Eljen a Magyar, Op. 332; Freikugeln, Op. 326; Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Gruss an Wien, Op. 2...
Performers: Raimondi, Ildiko
Conductors: Guth, Peter
Ensemble: Strauss Festival Orchestra Vienna

The joyous festivities and spirited music that accompanies the New Year's Galas in Vienna (and the rest of Europe) are part of a tradition that...continue...

Maderna: Serenata per un Satellite / Contempoartsensemble

1 CD / Arts / 2005-04-01

Works: Bruno Maderna: Serenata per un satellite; Don Perlimplin, opera for radio
Performers: Bergamasco, Sonia; Fabbriciani, Roberto
Conductors: Ceccanti, Mauro
Ensemble: Contempoartensemble; Suocera

Ravel: L'Heure Espagnole / Maag, Milan RAI Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Arts / 2004-11-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: L' heure espagnole, opera in 1 act; Valses nobles et sentimentales
Performers: Luchini, Andree Aubery; Mollet, Pierre; Olsen, Derrik; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; Tappy, Eric
Conductors: Maag, Peter

Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortilèges / Maag, RAI Rome Orchestra

1 CD / Arts / 2004-11-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges, opera-ballet in 2 parts; Ma mère l'oye
Performers: Cadoni, Fernanda; Herzog, Colette; Luchini, Andrée Aubery; Mesple, Mady; Mollet, Pierre; Olsen, Derrik; Sénéchal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; Scanabucci, Paola
Conductors: Maag, Peter

Wagner: Die Meistersinger / Rafael Kubelik

4 CD / Arts / 2003-12-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Baillie, Peter; Crass, Franz; Diakov, Anton; Engen, Keith; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Grumbach, Raimund; Hemsley, Thomas; Janowitz, Gundula; Kogel, Richard; Kohn, Karl Christian; K...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Organ History - The Italian School: Busoni, etc / Sacchetti

1 CD / Arts / 2003-11-01

Works: Giuseppe Martucci: Sonata for organ in D minor, Op. 36; Giovanni Sgambati: Benedizione Nuziale in A flat major, for piano; Marco Enrico Bossi: Fede a Bach (Fuga a quattro voci su un tema di Arrigo Bo...
Performers: Sacchetti, Arturo

"Wherever he came from and whoever trained him, Sacchetti plays well. The mysterious organs sound fine, and there is some very beautiful music to be...continue...

Wagner: Parsifal / Kubelik, Weikl, Moll, Minton, et al

4 CD / Arts / 2003-10-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Parsifal
Performers: Bracht, Roland; King, James [Vocals]; Mazura, Franz; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Moll, Kurt; Orth, Norbert; Reppel, Carmen; Salminen, Matti; Schiml, Marga; Seibel, Marianne; Sonnenschein, Suzann...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Wagner: Overtures and Preludes / Caetani, Schumann PO

1 CD / Arts / 2003-05-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Lohengrin; König Enzio, overture for orchestra in E minor, WWV 24a; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Robert Schumann Philharmonic

Rossini Opera Concert - Overtures, etc / Matteuzzi, Bellini

1 CD / Arts / 2003-04-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; La Cenerentola; La gazza ladra; Otello; Guglielmo Tell; Messa di Gloria, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Matteuzzi, William
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele; Handt, Herbert
Ensemble: ; International Belcanto Orchestra

Unpublished Verdi - Credo, Capriccio, etc / Pedretti, et al

1 CD / Arts / 2003-02-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Credo, for tenor, bass, male chorus & orchestra (doubtful); Capriccio per fagotto con accompagnamento di grande orchestra (doubtful); Un giorno di regno (Il finto Stanislao); Attila; ...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Negroni, Alberto; Tenzi, Fausto; Vernizzi, Rino
Conductors: Pedretti, Fausto
Ensemble: G. Verdi di Bussetto Chorus; Orchestra G. Verdi di Bussetto

The Organ Transcription in France / Arturo Sacchetti

1 CD / Arts / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Le Déluge, oratorio for voices, chorus & orchestra, Op. 45; George Frederick...
Performers: Sacchetti, Arturo

Rossini: Armida / Scimone, Gasdia, Merritt, I Solisti Veneti

2 CD / Arts / 1999-11-09

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Armida
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gasdia, Cecilia; Matteuzzi, William; Vocal], Chris Merritt [Tenor; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti

Bellini: La Sonnambula - Highlights / Bellini, Lind, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1999-11-09

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: De Candia, Roberto; Donzelli, Stefania; Ganassi, Sonia; Lind, Eva [Soprano Vocals]; Matteuzzi, William; Pastoor, Henk; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: National Traveling Opera Chorus; Orchestra of Eastern Netherlands

Bellini: La Sonnambula / G. Bellini, Lind, Matteuzzi, et al

2 CD / Arts / 1999-07-13

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula, opera
Performers: De Candia, Roberto; Donzelli, Stefania; Ganassi, Sonia; Lind, Eva [Soprano Vocals]; Matteuzzi, William; Pastoor, Henk; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: National Traveling Opera Chorus

"...the present set (recorded in 1991) is a major bargain...and presents much of the score in the original higher keys performed by a strong cast...continue...

Rossini/Gambaro: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Otetto Italiano

1 CD / Arts / 1999-04-20

Works: Vincent Gambaro: Transcription for winds of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ottetto Italiano

"In the era before sound recording, the only way these infectious [opera] melodies could reach beyond the stages of La Scala and San Carlo was...continue...

Paisiello: La Serva Padrona / Hirsch, Bima, Salomaa, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1998-03-17

Works: Giovanni Paisiello: La Serva padrona, opera
Performers: Bima, Jeanne Marie; Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig

Puccini: Madame Butterfly - Highlights / Bellini, Sofia PO

1 CD / Arts / 1998-01-20

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Antinori, Nazzareno; Kabaivanska, Raina; Portella, Nelson; Troeva-Mircheva, Rossitza
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Bulgarian National Chorus; Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini: Turandot / Oren, Dimitrova, Martinucci, et al

2 CD / Arts / 1997-11-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot
Performers: Casertano, Angelo; Ceccarini, Giancarlo; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gasdia, Cecilia; Giacomotti, Alfredo; Martinucci, Nicola; Pane, Tullio; Scandiuzzi, Roberto
Conductors: Oren, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Genoa Teatro Comunale Chorus

ARTS Sampler

1 CD / Arts / 1997-09-16

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto à cinque, for 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 3 in F major, Op. 9/3 (T. 9/3; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; John Field: Rondo on...
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Benvenuti, Monica; Bertini, Rossana; Cecchetti, Mario; Devia, Mariella; Spada, Pietro; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: ; Maag, Peter; Bellini, Gabriele; Scimone, Claudio; Caro, Roberto de; Spada, Pietro; Joo, Arpad
Ensemble: ; Concerto Armonico (Budapest); Ensemble Arpeggio; I Solisti Veneti

Paisiello: Nina o sia la Pazza per amore / Hirsch, et al

2 CD / Arts / 1997-02-01

Works: Giovanni Paisiello: Nina, o sia La pazza per amore, opera
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Banditelli, Gloria; Bima, Jeanne Marie; Carolis, Natale de; Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig; Matteuzzi, William
Conductors: Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig
Ensemble: Concentus Hungaricus

Piano Festival / Pietro Spada

1 CD / Arts / 1996-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (V), chorale prelude for organ (Clavier-Übung III/7), BWV 675 (BC K7); Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 1...
Performers: Spada, Pietro

Gymnopédies - Satie, Fauré, et al / Ciacci, I Cameristi

1 CD / Arts / 1996-11-01

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Gymnopedie for piano no 3; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Jacques Offenb...
Performers: Bettotti, Patrizia; Finotti, Mario; Zanetti, Roberto
Conductors: Dini-Ciacci, Diego
Ensemble: La Scala Theater I Cameristi

Pergolesi: Symphonies / Alessio Vlad, Santa Cecilia CO

1 CD / Arts / 1996-11-01

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade; Ogni pena più a spietata; Salustia, opera in 3 acts; Piccola sinfonia, for 2 violins, viola & bass in E flat major (doubtful); Il Flaminio, musical comedy in 3...
Conductors: Vlad, Alessio

Schubert: Ouvertüren / Renzetti, ORT Orchestra della Toscana

1 CD / Arts / 1996-10-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Overture in D major, D 590 "In the Italian style"; Overture in C major, D 591/Op. 170 "In the Italian Style"; Overture for orchestra in D major (for Albrecht's play "Der Teufel als Hy...
Conductors: Renzetti, Donato
Ensemble: Tuscany Radio and Television Orchestra

Cimarosa: Il Matrimonio Segreto / Bellini, Antoniozzi, et al

3 CD / Arts / 1996-09-01

Works: Domenico Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Banditelli, Gloria; Hirsch, Hans-Ludwig; Matteuzzi, William; Patterson, Susan; Salomaa, Petteri; Williams, Janet
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Orchestra of Eastern Netherlands

Puccini: Tosca / Bellini, Kabaivanska, Antinori, et al

2 CD / Arts / 1996-07-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Antinori, Nazzareno; Balabanov, Stoyan; Dara, Enzo; Doikov, Roumen; Kabaivanska, Raina; Peev, Borislav; Portella, Nelson
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Bulgarian Children's Choir; Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra; Svetoslav Obretenov Bulgarian Chorus

Bertoni: Orfeo / Scimone, Ziegler, Gasdia, Ford

1 CD / Arts / 1996-06-01

Works: Ferdinando Bertoni: Orfeo, opera
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Gasdia, Cecilia; Ziegler, Delores
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti

Puccini: Madama Butterfly / Bellini, Kabaivanska, Antinori

2 CD / Arts / 1996-06-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Performers: Antinori, Nazzareno; Dinkov, Kosta; Doikov, Roumen; Kabaivanska, Raina; Milcheva, Alexandrina; Portella, Nelson; Troeva-Mircheva, Rossitsa; Vrachovski, Verter
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Bulgarian National Chorus; Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix / Bellini, Devia, Canonici

3 CD / Arts / 1996-06-01

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Linda di Chamounix
Performers: Antoniozzi, Alfonso; Canonici, Luca; Devia, Mariella; Fiksinski, Boguslaw; Ganassi, Sonia; Provisionato, Francesca; Salomaa, Petteri
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: National Traveling Opera Chorus

Peri: Euridice / Roberto de Caro, et al, Ensemble Arpeggio

2 CD / Arts / 1996-06-01

Works: Jacopo Peri: Euridice, opera
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Benvenuti, Monica; Bertini, Rossana; Cecchetti, Mario; Col, Paolo da; Fagotto, Gian Paolo; Falqui, Stefano; Foresti, Sergio; Tavassi, Cristiano; Veronesi, Carlo Alberto; Zambon, G...
Conductors: Caro, Roberto de