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Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Chamber Choir of Europe [8 CDs]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46; Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Allert, Lydia; Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Duskova, Alice; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Heilmann, Heike; Holzle, Gerhard; Karl, Nathalie; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Leja, Alena; ...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Chamber Choir of Europe

A Jew who converted to Protestantism, Mendelssohn was a prolific composer of sacred music and made important studies of J.S Bach that were instrumental in...continue...

Bellini: Complete Operas / Bernstein, Callas, Bonynge, Caballé, Cioffi, Scotto, et al

25 CD / Dynamic / 2008-09-30

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Adelson e Salvini, opera; Bianca e Fernando, opera; Il Pirata, opera; La Straniera, opera; Zaira, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; La sonnambula, opera; Norma, opera; Beatric...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Amodio, Nicola; Anderson, Kelly; Balboni, Anna Maria; Barcellona, Daniela; Caballe, Montserrat; Caforio, Armando; Callas, Maria; Campi, Enrico; Capasso, Camille;...
Conductors: Licata, Andrea; Viotti, Marcello; Sanzogno, Nino; Olmi, Paolo; Acocella, Luciano; Carella, Giuliano; Arrivabeni, Paolo; Luisi, Fabio; Bonynge, Richard; Bernstein, Leonard; Prêtre, Georges
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Catania Teatro Massimo Bellini Opera Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Macerata Opera Festival Orchestra; Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra

Opera 2008

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-04-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Bostridge, Ian; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brightma...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Viotti, Marcello; Langrée, Louis; Plasson, Michel; Bateman, Paul; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Chung, Myung-Whun; Kohn, Eugene; Serafin, Tullio; Ensemble, Matheus; Spinosi, Jean-Chri...

2008 two-CD compilation featuring the world's favorite opera tracks, sung by the world's greatest opera stars. Featuring Operatic Superstars such as Luciano Pavarotti, Maria Callas...continue...

Telemann, Buxtehude, Bach: German Baroque Cantatas

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2008-03-18

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Du aber Daniel, gehe hin, funeral cantata for chorus, recorder, oboe, 2 violas da gamba, strings & c; Johann Christoph Bach: Ach, dass ich Wassers genug hätte; Dietrich B...
Performers: Kobow, Jan; MacLeod, Stephan; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: MacLeod, Stephan
Ensemble: Gli Angeli Genève

Airs D'Opéras Italiens

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2008-03-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda; Lucia di Lammermoor
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Ferrari, Franck; Klose, Wolfgang; Reckert, Sascha; Rose, Matthew
Conductors: Pidò, Evelino

Handel: Riccardo Primo

3 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2008-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Riccardo Primo, HWV 23
Performers: McGreevy, Geraldine; Mead, Timothy; Rial, Nuria; Streetman, Curtis; Wilson-Johnson, David; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul

International Record Review
Nuria Rial sings neatly, sweetly with smooth tone and line
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The One and Only - Opera Arias / Maria Callas

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-08-28

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chéni...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Callas, Maria; Canali, Anna Maria; Dickie, William; Ercolani, Renato; Forti, Carlo; Gedda, Nicolai; Sautereau, Nadine
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; De Sabata, Victor; Karajan, Herbert von; Ghione, Franco; Galliera, Alceo; Rescigno, Nicola; Prêtre, Georges

A 2-CD compilation of Callas' most famous arias, at a 1-CD price! Packaged in a limited edition 6-panel digipack with a lavishly illustrated booklet....continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Prêtre, Caballé, Bergonzi, Milnes

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-10-04

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Boucher, Gene; Caballe, Montserrat; Enns, Harold; Iacopucci, Fernando; Jamerson, Thomas; Krebill, Dorothy; Milnes, Sherrill; Ruta, Franco; Sforza, Camillo; Stokes, Nancy; Tasin, Flav...
Conductors: Prêtre, Georges

Puccini: La Boheme / Caballé, Domingo, Solti

2 CD / RCA Records / 2005-10-04

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Byers, Alan [Tenor Vocal]; Caballé, Montserrat; Castel, Nico; Domingo, Plácido III; Domingo, Placido; Mangin, Noel; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

For Coffee Lovers

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Cantata no 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Altobelli, Enzo; Ayo, Felix; Bennett, William; Bylsma, Anner; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Kirkby, Emma; Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrie...
Conductors: Judd, James; Hogwood, Christopher; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Felix Ayo, Kenneth Sillito (violin); Enzo Altobelli, Denis Vigay, Richard Lester , Julian Lloyd Webber, Anthony Pleeth (cello); William Bennett (flute); George Malcolm (harpsichord); Mari...continue...

The Compact Opera Collection - Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-01-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elvin, William; Ghazarian, Sona; Howell, Gwynne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Payne, Patricia; Summers, Jonathan; Wixel...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

The Compact Opera Collection - Mozart: Don Giovanni / Solti

3 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Burrows, Stuart; Moll, Kurt; Popp, Lucia; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sass, Sylvia; Sramek, Alfred; Vocals], Bernd Weikl [Baritone
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Opera Chorus

Margaret Price is one of the finest Mozartian sopranos of her generation and Lucia Popp gives a truly exquisite portrayal of the peasant girl Zerlina....continue...