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Venetian Composers in Guatemala & Bolivia - Galuppi, Facco, etc / Cetrangolo, Pozer, Albalonga Ensemble, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2008-07-08

Works: Baldassare Galuppi: De Dios esposa amante, aria for soprano & ensemble; Introduction, recitative and aria ("Gira volando la sacra esfera"), for soprano & ensemble; Cantada al Santísimo con violi...
Performers: Donato, Vincenzo di; Pozzer, Roberta; Pozzer, Sylva
Conductors: Cetrangolo, Anibal
Ensemble: Albalonga

This CD is the second in the series Italian Musicians in Iberian archives. The disc includes world-premiere recordings of two composers from the Veneto region,...continue...

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...

Bach: Cantatas, BWV 205 & 110 / Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 205, "Zerreisset, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft" BWV 205; Cantata no 110, "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" BWV 110
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Daniels, Charles; Dominguez, Rosa; Galfetti, Duilio; Invernizzi, Roberta; Iten, Claudia; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti; Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Chorus

The tribute to cantata Aeolus Pacified was probably first performed in 1725 in the open air for Dr. August Friedbirch Mueller, a professor at Leipzig...continue...

Schumann: The Paradise & The Peri / Giulini, RAI SO

2 CD / Arts / 2007-07-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50
Performers: Brendel, Wolfgang; Gaifa, Carlo; Hage, Robert Amis el; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Miljakovic, Olivera; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Wright, Marjorie
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

The composer himself thought this oratorio was one of his best works; his contemporaries held it in high esteem and it received more than 50...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 "Babi Yar" / Caetani, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2007-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 13 in B flat minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Performers: Kudinov, Pavel
Conductors: Caetani, Oleg
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan

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...

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Diego Fasolis, I Barocchisti

2 Super Audio CD / Arts / 2006-08-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Mertens, Klaus
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

At the time Bach created his masterpiece, the order of church services in Leipzig only provided limited space for music, and thus more extensive works...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...

Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht / Peter Maag, et al

1 CD / Arts / 2005-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 60; Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, in D major Op. 27; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Overture for orchestra in F...
Performers: Giovanna, Fioroni; Hage, Robert Amis el; Oncina, Juan
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

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

Arts Archives - Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte / Maag

2 CD / Arts / 2004-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Braun, Victor; Feller, Carlos; Krenn, Werner; Martin, Janis [50's]; Martino, Adriana; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Rome

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

Handel: Messiah / Fasolis, Dawson, Laurens, et al

2 CD / Arts / 2003-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: I Barocchisti

Mendelssohn: Symphonies 1-5 / Peter Maag, Madrid SO, et al

3 CD / Arts / 2003-10-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Refor...
Performers: Calderon, Santiago; Suarez, Maria Jose; Valente, Valentina
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Madrid Symphony Orchestra; Orféon Donostiarra

Dalla Casa: Il Secondo Libro dei Madrigali / Il Terzo Suono

1 CD / Arts / 2003-07-01

Works: Girolamo della Casa: Il secondo libro dei madrigali; Ahi, com'a un vago sol, cortese giro, madrigal (Book 2); Se alla gelata mia timida lingua, madrigal (Book 2); Hor che di bionde spiche, madrigal (...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Dallape, Adriano; Fabris, Laura; Fagotto, Gian Paolo; Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Ghielmi, Vittorio; Tapella, Francesco; Tubéry, Jean
Conductors: Fagotto, Gianpaolo
Ensemble: Il Terzo Suono

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Fasolis, et al

2 CD / Arts / 2000-09-12

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Beasley, Marco; Carnovich, Daniele; Dordolo, Luca; Grandini, Alfredo; Maletto, Giuseppe; Naglia, Sandro; Pennicchi, Marinella; Simbola, Anna; Zanasi, Furio
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino; Ensemble More Antiquo; I Barocchisti

Brüggemann: Liederzyklen / Bluth, Melián, Hewig-Tröscher

1 CD / Arts / 2000-07-11

Works: Kurt Brüggemann: Die Ferne Flöte, for voice & ensemble, no 1, Der Tanz auf der Wolke (Dance on the clouds); Die Ferne Flöte, for voice & ensemble, no 2, Die ferne Flöte (The dista...
Performers: Blum, Stefan; Bluth, Sebastian; Cantoreggi, Muriel; Hewig-Troscher, Sylvia; Melian, Cornelia

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

Bach: St. John Passion / Fasolis, Ensemble Vanitas, et al

2 CD / Arts / 1999-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Foresti, Sergio; Galli, Emanuela; Grandini, Alfredo; Invernizzi, Roberta; Meel, Nico van der; Mertens, Klaus; Nennemann, Gerhard; Ovenden, Jeremy
Conductors: Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: Ensemble Vanitas

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...

Alfonso X "El Sabio": Cantigas de Santa Maria /Karlic, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1999-04-20

Works: Alfonso X: Prologue to the "Cantigas de Santa María" (Porque trobar é cousa en que jaz); Cantiga de Santa María 140, A Santa María dadas; Cantigas de Santa María; Cantiga de ...
Performers: Bolelli, Roberto; Doniselli, Federica; Grasso, Ivana; Moretti, Gloria
Conductors: Karlic, Aleksander
Ensemble: Theatrum Instrumentorum

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 / Maag, Valente, Suárez, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1998-10-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"
Performers: Calderon, Santiago; Suarez, Maria Jose; Valente, Valentina
Conductors: Maag, Peter
Ensemble: Madrid Symphony Orchestra

Carissimi: Jonas, Dives malus, Beatus Vir / Fasolis, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1998-09-15

Works: Giacomo Carissimi: Jonas; Beatus Vir, motet for double chorus & continuo (doubtful); Dives Malus (Historia Divitis), oratorio for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass, chorus & continuo
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Battistella, Massimo; Beasley, Marco; Bettini, Fulvio; Cialfi, Massimo; Diego Fasolis [Conductor/Organ]; Donato, Vincenzo di; Fava, Giorgio; Ghielmi, Lorenzo; Invernizzi, Roberta; Mar...

"Giacomo Carissimi (1605-74) is best remembered today as the most important pioneer in the form we have come to know as oratorio, or 'historiae', as...continue...

Carmina Burana (XI-XII Century) / Theatrum Instrumentorum

1 CD / Arts / 1998-06-23

Works: Anonymous, Carmina Burana: Ich was ein chint so wolgetan, CB 185; Ecce torpet probitas, CB 3; Work(s); In Gedeonis ara, CB 37; Ave nobilis venerabilis Maria, CB Supplementum 11
Performers: Doniselli, Federica; Moretti, Gloria; Scollo, Sebastiano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Theatrum Instrumentorum

Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus, Missa Brevis / Jóo, Budapest PO

1 CD / Arts / 1998-03-17

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Psalmus Hungaricus, oratorio for tenor, chorus, children's chorus ad lib, orchestra & organ, Op. 13; Missa Brevis for soloists, chorus & orchestra (arranged from version with...
Performers: Gregor, Jozsef; Kincses, Veronika; Nagy, Janos B.; Paszthy, Julia; Zempleni, Maria
Conductors: Joo, Arpad

Two magnificent choral works by one on the greatest composers of choral music in brilliant performances at an attractive price. These compositions deserve worldwide exposure....continue...

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

Handel: Messiah - Highlights / Scimone, Schumann, et al

1 CD / Arts / 1997-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Howell, Gwynne; Schuman, Patricia; Valentini-Terrani, Lucia [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: 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

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