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J.S. Bach: The Cello Suites / William Butt, cello (live, St. John's, London)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Suite for Cello solo no 2 i...
Performers: Butt, William

Live recordings of the Bach Cello Suites are rare, with soloists using the safety of the recording studio and the opportunities offered for re-takes and...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London (03/20/2009/03/27/2009)....continue...

Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Namouna; Scherzo / Alexandre da Costa, violin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Namouna, Suite no 1, for orchestra; Namouna, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Scherzo for orchestra in D minor
Performers: da Costa, Alexandre
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfonica de Radio Television Espanola

Following the "Fire and Blood" CD of music by Michael Daugherty (0825646719570), Canadian/Spanish violinist Alexandre da Costa is teamed with the Spanish Radio & TV...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Monumental in Madrid (06/07/2012-06/08/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Taddei, Pagliughi, Carteri, Meletti, Renzi. Mario Rossi (1949)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Rossi, Mario
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI

Though Verdi is often remembered for the serious themes that characterized his verismo operas, he was also a man of good humor, as evinced by...continue...
Recording information: Turin (10/02/1949)....continue...

Verdi: Aida / Mancini, Filippeschi, Simionato, Panerai, Neri. Vittorio Gui (1951)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Gui, Vittorio
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI

Here Verdi's most popular work - and perhaps the best-known opera of all - has been reclaimed and remastered from an original 1951 mono recording...continue...
Recording information: Rome (06/12/1951)....continue...

Verdi: I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata / Vitale, Bertocci, Petri, Pirazzini. Manno Wolf-Ferrari (1951)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Wolf-Ferrari, Manno
Ensemble: Orchestra Lirica e Coro di Milano della RAI

Though a gem among Verdi's 26 operas, I Lombardi alla prima crociata has been criminally underperformed in the repertoire. This historic mono recording, made in...continue...
Recording information: Milan (02/22/1951)....continue...

Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Silveri, Stella, Bergonzi, Petri. Pradelli (1951)

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2013-02-26

Conductors: Pradelli, Francesco Molinari
Ensemble: Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI

The personal becomes political when public life and private life merge against the backdrop of socially embattled 14th century Genoa. Though not the best-known of...continue...