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The Early Music of Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-05-28 Works: Alfonso X: Cantiga de Santa María 35, O que a Santa María der algo ou prometer; Cantiga de Fiestas de Santa María 419, Des quando Deus sa Madre aos çeos levou; Cantiga de Santa Ma...Performers: Alonso, Sergio; Ferrero, Jose; Lopez-Pintor, Ana Maria; Maesso, Maria Luisa; Saenz, Alfonso; Sanz, Juan Francisco Conductors: Ferrero, José; Ensemble: Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla Troubadours, poet-singers, and mystics composed the most vibrant songs and sacred music of the Middle Ages. Their endechas (laments), sung in ladino (Judaeo-Spanish), are some...continue...
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Mad Scenes / Gruberova, Luisi, Münchner Rundfunksorchester1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2013-05-28 Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Ambroise Thomas: Hamlet; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Anna BolenaPerformers: d'Artegna, Francesco Ellero; Gruberova, Edita; Kim, Ettore; Rosner, Anton; Schmidt, Monika; Siegele, Dankwart; Uhlmann, Gisela; Weber, Heinrich Conductors: Luisi, Fabio Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra The philosophy and artistic work of the Romantic period exhibits a curious interest in the phenomenon of insanity. Featuring scenes from I Puritani, Il Pirata,...continue...
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NGL 1105602
From a City Window: Songs by Hubert Parry / Ailish Tynan, soprano; Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano; William Dazeley, baritone; Iain Burnside, piano1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-05-14 Works: Hubert Parry: Good Night; To Lucasta on Going to the Wars, for voice & piano (English Lyrics, Vol. 3); Sleep, for voice & piano; Where shall the Lover Rest, for voice & piano; What Part of Dread Eter...Performers: Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Dazeley, William; Tynan, Ailish Recorded in the music room of Parry's boyhood home, Highnam Court in Gloucestershire, this disc sheds light on an area of the repertoire that has...continue... Recording information: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, England (05/22/2012-05/24/2012)....continue...
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DELP 34117
Carmen: The Arias1 CD / Decca Import / 2013-05-07 Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, operaPerformers: Ballestra, Jean-Luc; Bocelli, Andrea; Domashenko, Marina; Felix, Thierry; Gabriel, Alain; Haidan, Delphine; Lallouette, Olivier; Leger, Magali; Mei, Eva; Terfel, Bryn Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun The 2005 studio recording of Bizet's Carmen, performed by the Radio France Orchestre Philharmonique with soloists Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Marina Domashenko, and Myung-Whun Chung is here abridged ...continue...
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PID 1447102
![The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]](http://www2.hbdirect.com/coverm/91/2446591.jpg)
The John Eliot Gardiner Collection - Works by Monteverdi, Bach, Handel, Gluck, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Berlioz et al. [30 CDs]30 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-04-30 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; Recorded Sound: Applause; C...Performers: Bilson, Malcolm; Bonney, Barbara; Montague, Diana; Robson, Nigel; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Schmidt, Andreas [Baritone Vocals] Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; His Majesties Sagbutts and Cornetts; NDR Sinfonieorchester; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra One of the great advocates of period-instrument performance - but not, he insists a period - instrument specialist (the vial thing is to combine a...continue...
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DGG B001826002
Bel Canto Bully: The Musical Legacy of the Legendary Opera Impresario Domenico Barbaja with music by Rossini, Weber, Bellini et a.1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Gazzetta; Otello; Mosè in Egitto (Naples version); La Donna del lago; Maometto II; Carl Maria von Weber: Euryanthe; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: R...Performers: Adami, Filippo; Amou, Akie; Bandelow, Karen; Colonna, Monica; Ganassi, Sonia; Giordani, Marcello; Guagliardo, Giovanni; Mahieux, Ugo; Mironov, Maxim; Podles, Ewa; Pratt, Jessica; Regazzo, Lorenzo; Th... Conductors: Franklin, Christopher; Fogliani, Antonino; Koch, Martin; Amberger, Martin; Zedda, Alberto; Morandi, Pier G.; Walter, Alfred; Mercurio, Steven; Rota, Marcello; Benini, Maurizio Domenico Barbaja (1777-1841) was the legendary impresario who dominated European operatic stages for thirty years. The ruthless mogul was at the very heart of the...continue...
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Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Alice Coote; Burkhard Fritz. Marc Albrecht1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-04-30 Works: Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der ErdePerformers: Coote, Alice; Fritz, Burkhard Conductors: Albrecht, Marc Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Das Lied is considered the most personal of Mahler's works. It represents a synthesis of the two great pillars in Mahler's oeuvre, the symphony and...continue... Recording information: Beurs van Berlage, Yakult zaal, Amsterdam (06/21/2012-06/22/2012)....continue...
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PTE 5186502
Ricky Ian Gordon (b.1956): Rappahannock County; Late Afternoon / Walters, Sherman, Tuell, Moreno, Lattimore. Ricky Ian Gordon, piano2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30 Works: Ricky Ian Gordon: Rappahannock County, song cycle for voices & theater orchestra; Late Afternoon, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & pianoPerformers: Gordon, Ricky Ian; Lattimore, Margaret; Sherman, Faith; Tuell, Matthew [Tenor Vocal]; Walters, Mark Conductors: Fischer, Rob Ensemble: Virginia Arts Festival Orchestra Inspired by diaries, letters, and personal accounts from the 1860s, Rappahannock County is a music-theatre work which movingly and dramatically commemorates the 150th anniversary of...continue... Recording information: Harrison Opera House, Norfolk, Virginia, USA (2011-04-12&2011-04-16&2011-)....continue...
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NXS 8669028
Hidden Handel - unfamiliar and unknown arias and orchestral pieces / Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano; Il Complesso Barocco1 CD / Naïve / 2013-04-30 Works: George Frederick Handel: Sento prima le procelle, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's Pirro e Demetrio); Rinaldo; No, non così severe, aria for voice & orchestra (for A. Scarlatti's P...Performers: Hallenberg, Ann Conductors: Curtis, Alan Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard The performances by Alan Curtis, his excellent period instrument ensemble Il Complesso Barocco, and especially Swedish mezzo-soprano...continue... Recording information: Lonigo, Italy (06/2010/07/2010)....continue...
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NAI 5326
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete; La mort de Cleopatre / Karen Cargill, mezzo-soparno; Robin Ticciati1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2013-04-30 Works: Hector Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; Roméo & Juliette; La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36Performers: Cargill, Karen Conductors: Ticciati, Robin Ensemble: ; Scottish Chamber Orchestra Robin Ticciati cements his reputation as an outstanding Berliozian with his latest recording. A pupil of Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Colin Davis, Robin's reputation...continue... Recording information: Usher Hall, Edinburgh, England (04/01/2012-04/04/2012)....continue...
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LINN 421
Magic Verdi - highlights of Aida, Otello, Don Carlo, La Forza & Un ballo / Caballé, Freni, Domingo, Carreras, Gobbi, Muti,Giulini, Karajan1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-04-09 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Falstaff; La forza del destino; Don Carlo; OtelloPerformers: Arroyo, Martina; Baltsa, Agnes; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Caballé, Montserrat; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Christoff, Boris; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Pla... Conductors: Kurtz, Efrem; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Guadagno, Anton; Gardelli, Lamberto; Ceccato, Aldo; Karajan, Herbert von; Semkov, Jerzy; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferraris, Franco The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special...continue...
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EMI 282712
The music of Joelle Wallach (b.1946): The Nightwatch / Univ. of N. Texas Faculty1 CD / 4 Tay / 2013-04-09 Works: Joelle Wallach: The Nightwatch, for voice & piano; Alleycat Love Song, for voice & piano; Sin mañanas; Lágrimas y locuras; Pax, for voice & piano; Voices of the Iron Harp, for piano; The Fi...Performers: Didier-Cano, Gines [Bassoon]; Ganz, Isabelle; Mattingly, Marie Therese; McKelton, Samuel; Polgar, Eva [Piano]; Rodgers, Elizabeth; Trigg, William; Vassiliades, Christopher; Watanabe, Chie [Piano] Conductors: Ensemble: University of North Texas Faculty Joelle Wallach served as visiting professor of composition at the University of North Texas during the 2010-2012 academic years. This recording commemorates her years teaching...continue...
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4TY 4035
Lorraine - J.S. Bach: Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 / Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, soprano1 CD / Yarlung / 2013-03-26 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199Performers: Batjer, Margaret; Hunt Lieberson, Lorraine; Kato, Roland; Schoenwald, Brook Ellen [Flute]; Shostac, David; Vogel, Allan Conductors: ; Kahane, Jeffrey Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra "I remember when Lorraine sang through the opening recitative of Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut BWV 199 during the first rehearsal for the performance with...continue... Recording information: Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (09/2003/11/2011)....continue...
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YARL 96298
Rimsky-Korsakov: Cantatas - Aleksey, the man of God; Oleg the Wise; From Homer; The Mermaid of Lake Switez1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26 Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Song of Alexis, Man of God (Stikh ob Alexeye, Bozh'yem cheloveke), for chorus & orchestra, Op. 2; The Song of Oleg the Wise (Pesn' o veshchem Olege), for 2 male soloists,...Performers: Didenko, Nikolaj; Fedotova, Tatiana; Kortchak, Dimitri; Mitrakova, Elena; Sizova, Svetlana Conductors: Ziva, Vladimir Ensemble: ; Moscow Symphony Orchestra The cantatas feature the Chorus of the Moscow Academy of Choral Art and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, as well as a host of accomplished soloists....continue... Recording information: 2001....continue...
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BLC 94495
Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He... Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe... Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue... Includes work(s) by Alessandro Marcello....continue...
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BLC 94659
Anton Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F minor / Lenneke Ruiten, Iris Vermillion, Shawn Mathey, Franz Josef Selig. Janowski1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2013-03-26 Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28Performers: Mathey, Shawn [Tenor Vocal]; Ruiten, Lenneke; Selig, Franz-Josef; Vermillion, Iris Conductors: Janowski, Marek Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande In 2008 PentaTone started the recording of a complete Bruckner Symphonies cycle with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Marek Janowski. This title,...continue... Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (06/2012)....continue...
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PTE 5186501
Makh tsu di Eygelekh: Yiddish Songs by Oysher, Papiernikov, Warshavsky, Gebirtig, Brudno / Helene Schneiderman, Gotz Payer1 CD / Carus / 2013-03-26 Works: Moyshe Oysher: Unter beymer (Under the Trees); Iosef Papiernikov: Zol zayn; Yemeni Traditional: Yome, yome, folk song; Yoshke, Yoshke, folk song (a.k.a. "Lustig zein"); Anonymous, Yiddish: Margaritke...Performers: Payer, Götz; Schneiderman, Helene; Schneiderman, Judith [Vocals]; Schneiderman, Paul [Vocals] Recording information: Kammermusikstudio, SWR Stuttgart (03/21/2012-03/22/2012)....continue...
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CRS 83380
Norbert Burgmuller: Songs and Chamber Music / Ulrike Fulde, soprano; Manja Raschka, mz; Andreas Fischer, tenor1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12 Works: Norbert Burgmüller: Songs (6), for voice & piano, Op. 3; Rhapsody for piano in B minor, Op. 13; Deutsche Lieder (5), for voice & piano, Op. 6; Ständchen, for clarinet, viola & guitar in E f...Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Fulde, Ulrike; Hartmann, Andreas; Henneberg, Kristin; Plock, Felix; Raschka, Manja; Roske, Alexander; Sannemuller, Matthias; Wieschebrink, Anna One of the most gifted composers in the first half of the 19th century, Norbert Burgmüller had a close connection with Felix Mendelssohn (who premiered...continue... Recording information: MDR Studio Augustusplatz, Leipzig, Germany (11/2009)....continue...
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QRST 916
Verdi Heroines / Gheorgiu, Chailly, Giuseppe Verdi SO Milan1 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; OtelloPerformers: 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...
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PID 466952
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Melanie Diener, soprano; Petra Lang, contralto; Endrik Wottrich, tenor; Dietrich Henschel (1998 Recording)1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2013-03-12 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"Performers: Diener, Melanie; Henschel, Dietrich; Lang, Petra; Wottrich, Endrik Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Recording information: l'Arsenal de Metz (10/1998)....continue...
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HAR 1951687
Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini & Verdi Arias1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-03-12 Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Il Pirata, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Don Carlo; La Forza del destino; Macbeth; OtelloPerformers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra, Matteo; Rafanelli, Flora Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Guadagno, Anton
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EMI 828722
![Ernesto Lecuona: The Piano Music; Selected Songs / Carole Farley, soprano, John Constable, piano, Polish National RSO, Michael Bartos [6 CDs]](http://www3.hbdirect.com/coverm/85/2482085.jpg)
Ernesto Lecuona: The Piano Music; Selected Songs / Carole Farley, soprano, John Constable, piano, Polish National RSO, Michael Bartos [6 CDs]6 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-03-07 Works: Ernesto Lecuona: Rapsodia Negra for piano and orchestra; Andalucía, suite for piano (Suite Española); Ante el Escorial; Zambra gitana, for piano; Aragonesa, for piano; Granada, for piano; Z...Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]; Engel, Bruce [Trumpet]; Farley, Carole; Fleishaker, Vivian [Oboe]; Geissinger, Katie; Henreckson-Farnum, Elizabeth; Hoff, Denise; Jolles, Renee; Kocher, Gerald [Trumpet];... Conductors: Bartos, Michael Ensemble: ; Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
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BIS 1854
Desert Island Discs3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05 Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal... Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S... Ensemble: ; Taverner Players
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PID 1048750
Hahn: Chansons grises - songs by Zemlinsky, Boulanger, Milhaud, etc / Janina Baechle; Charles Spencer, piano1 Super Audio CD / Marsyas / 2013-02-26 Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Chansons grises (7); Alexander von Zemlinsky: Songs (6), for mezzo-soprano or baritone & piano (or orchestra), Op. 13; Lili Boulanger: Dans l'immense tristesse, for voice & piano; Atte...Performers: Baechle, Janina; Spencer, Charles [Piano] After only a few years, Janina Baechle has become one of the great mezzo-sopranos of our time. Her debut album as a recitalist documents a...continue...
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MAYA 1803
Joaquin Turina: Danzas Fantasticas / Clara Mouriz, soprano; Juanjo Mena1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26 Works: Joaquín Turina: Danzas fantásticas, for orchestra (or piano), Op. 22; Poema en forma de canciones, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 19; Saeta en forma de Salve a la Virgen de la Espera...Performers: Mouriz, Clara Conductors: Mena, Juanjo Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic This disc forms part of our ongoing Spanish Music series, performed by the BBC Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena. Here the focus is...continue... Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford (2011-12-09&2012-06-21&2012-)....continue...
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CHA 10753
50 Best Verdi: CD One: Tenors & Baritones; CD Two: Soparnos & Mezzos; CD Three: Choruses3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La traviata; Un ballo in maschera; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; Macbeth; Il trovatore; I lombardi alla prima crociata; Don Carlos; Requiem; La forza del destino; Otello; Fals...Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Arroyo, Martina; Bella, Benito di; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonisolli, Franco; Bruson, Renato; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco... Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Viotti, Marcello; Patanè, Giuseppe; Rudel, Julius; Erede, Alberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Pappano, Antonio; Gardelli, Lamberto; Barker, John; Pidò, Evelino; Serafin, Tullio; ... This 3-CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the iconic Italian operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi, performed by many of...continue...
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EMI 338302
Liszt: Complete Songs 2 / Janina Baechle, Charles Spencer, piano
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