Clarinet > Opera/Operetta

Viva Verdi: Overtures & Preludes / Riccardo Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliana; Alzira; La traviata; Il corsaro; Nabucco; Jérusalem (Original Version (libr. from 1843 "I Lombardi")); Jérusalem; Giovanna d'Arco; Aida, opera; Macbeth...
Performers: Ferrando, Mauro; Meloni, Fabrizio; Prandino, Luisa; Thouand, Fabien; Zoni, Marco
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Filarmonica Della Scala

Wiiner of the 2012 ECHO Award for "Conductor of the Year" and one of the world's most respected maestros Riccardo Chailly celebrates Verdi's bicentenary year...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium di Milano (06/05/2012-06/11/2012)....continue...

Verdi: Preludes; Ballet Music; Opera Choruses

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; I lombardi; Ernani; Attila; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; La forza del destino; Requiem Mass; Aida, opera; La battaglia di Legnano; Luisa Miller; La traviata; I vespri si...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; McCaw, John; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,

2013 will herald the start of Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial year. To celebrate the occasion, EMI Classics presents Verdi: Preludes, Ballet Music K& Opera Choruses. The...continue...

Villazon Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor. Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio; I due Foscari; Brindisi I ("Mescetemi il vino!"), song for voice & piano; L'esule, song for voice & piano; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; In solitaria...
Performers: Barilli, Armando; Erdmann, Mojca; Favaro, Ugo [Horn]; Lukic, Relja; Ombuena, Vicente; Picatto, Luigi [Clarinet]; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Tori

Released to coincide with Verdi's anniversary year (1813 to 2013).

A unique and carefully-crafted personal selection of Verdi arias and songs that takes us on

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Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (09/2012)....continue...

Oboe Divas! Operatic Duos and Ensembles from Handel to Wagner / Emily Pailthorpe & Elaine Douvas, oboes

1 CD / The Classics Label / 2012-10-09

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Fidelio, Op. 72; George...
Performers: Baker, Michelle; Brown, Douglas [Photography]; Douvas, Elaine; Flammineis, Andrea; Gemeinhardt, Brad; Höskuldsson, Stefán; Landsman, Julie; Martin, James [Organ]; Martyn, Elizabeth; McGil...
Conductors: Gould, Mark [Trumpet]

This is a CD for lovers of opera and oboe alike, portraying some of the great oboe moments in opera as well as songs that...continue...

Gioachino Rossini: Chamber Music with Strings and Winds / Italian Classical Consort

1 CD / Gallo / 2012-10-09

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Notte, Temporale, Preghiera, Caccia, for 2 flutes, clarinet & string quartet; Fantasie for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major; Ouf! les petits pois, for piano in B major (Pé...
Performers: Columbro, Giovanni Battista; Dervishi, Daorsa [Flute]; Furini, Stefano; Magistrelli, Luigi; Nicora, Chiara
Conductors:
Ensemble: Italian Classical Consort

The Italian Classical Consort performs chamber music for strings and winds as well as arrangements for this configuration of arias from operas. They perform on...continue...
Recording information: Milano (2009-12-??&2010-01-??&2010-); Varese (2009-12-??&2010-01-??&2010-)....continue...

Explorer With the Clarinet - works by Hoffmeister, Schacht, Danzi, Lachner, Spohr, Mozart et al. / Dieter Kloecker, clarinet [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-09-25

Works: Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major; Theodor Schacht: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat major; Franz Danzi: Sextet for winds in E flat major; Concerto Concertant for clarinet...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donath, Klaus; Feit, Pierre W.; Hartmann, Karl-Otto; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Klocker, Dieter; Wandel, Waldemar
Conductors: Schroder, Jaap; ; Donath, Klaus
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum

Dieter Klocker dedicated his life to music with great devotion: his importance as a clarinetist is demonstrated by the fact that his name became synonymous...continue...

Louis Cahuzac: The Works for Clarinet & works by Pierne, Louis, Giamperi, Jeanjean, Danagain / Misaki Baba, clarinet

1 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Canzonetta, for clarinet & piano, Op. 19; Louis Cahuzac: Fantaisie variée sur un vieil air champêtre, for clarinet & piano; Pastorale Cévenole, for clarinet & pian...
Performers: Baba, Misaki; Dangain, Guy

Louis Cahuzac (1880-1960) was one of the most famous clarinet players in the first half of the 20th century and left some lovely pieces for...continue...
Recording information: 2003....continue...

Michael F. Williams: The Juniper Passion / Stephanie Acraman, Julia Booth, Lilia Carpinelli, Pene Pati et al.

2 CD / Atoll / 2012-08-14

Works: Michael F. Williams: The Juniper Passion, opera
Performers: Abramova, Elena [Violin]; Acraman, Stephanie [Soprano (Vocal)]; Austin, Katherine; Bierre, Susan; Booth, Julia; Campbell, Ian; Carpinelli, Lillia [Soprano (Vocal)]; Cross, Douglas; Grapes, Brent [Tru...
Conductors: Griffiths-Hughes, Rachel
Ensemble: New Zealand Chamber Soloists

This World War II opera, set during the Battle of Monte Cassino, presents a universal experience of war with a uniquely New Zealand perspective. Contains...continue...
Recording information: Stebbing Recording Centre, Auckland, New Zealand (07/2011-09/2011)....continue...

La Voce d'Oro

1 CD / RCA Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Charles Gounod: Faust; Roméo et Juliette; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Francesco C...
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Eathorne, Wendy; Etheridge, Brian; McCaw, John; Pasaros, Georgetta; Whiteley, Franklyn
Conductors: Santi, Nello

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, Great Britain (06/20/1972-06/24/1972)....continue...

Le Belle Immagini - Magdalena Kozena sings Gluck, Mozart, Myslivecek

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito; Le nozze di Figaro; Idomeneo; Lucio Silla; La finta giardiniera; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Paride ed Elena; La clemenza di Ttio; Josef Myslivecek: Isacc...
Performers: Borovka, Vladislav; Kozena, Magdalena; Pavlis, Jindrich; Willi, Barbara Maria
Conductors: Swierczewski, Michel
Ensemble: ; Prague Philharmonia

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Rudolfinum, Dvorák Hall (09/2001)....continue...

Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Minjelkiev, Galuzin, Steblianko, Okhotnikov, Borodina, Alexeyev

3 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina
Performers: Kazakov, Andrei; Lupachev, Viacheslav; Volobuev, Grigori; Zagorodniuk, Uri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Opera Chorus

Artists:
Bulat Minjelkiev (Ivan Khovansky), Vladimir Galusin (Andrey Khovansky), Alexei Steblianko (Vasily Golitsyn), Nikolai Ohotnikov (Dosifey), Olga Borodina (Marfa), Valery Alexeev (Shak...continue...
Recording information: Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg (01/1991/02/1991)....continue...

Homage to Maria Callas / Soprano Angela Gheorghiu

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Charles Gounod: Faust; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; G...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Tuck, Luisa; Valenti, James; Watmouch, Tom
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco

Homage to Maria Callas is a collection of beloved French and Italian operatic masterpieces performed by Angela Gheorghiu, the defining diva of this century. The...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (01/2011); MSR Studios, New York (01/2011); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (01/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (02/2011); MSR Studios, New York (02/2011...continue...

Embrace: Works for clarinet & piano by Schumann, Dvorak, Grieg, et al. / Seunghee Lee, clarinet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2011-11-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Gabriel Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Gabriel Pierné: Canzonetta, for clari...
Performers: Lee, Seunghee; Solomon, Evan

A fresh take on some of the most beautiful and heartwarming pieces of classical music, this recording showcases the versatility of the clarinet as Seunghee...continue...
Recording information: St. Peter's Church, New York, NY (05/17/2011-05/19/2011)....continue...

Homage to Maria Callas [Deluxe Edition]

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-11-01

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Charles Gounod: Faust; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; G...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Angela; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Tuck, Luisa; Valentini, James; Watmouch, Tom
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco

Homage to Maria Callas is a collection of beloved French and Italian operatic masterpieces performed by Angela Gheorghiu, the defining diva of this century. The...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (01/2011); MSR Studios, New York (01/2011); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (01/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (02/2011); MSR Studios, New York (02/2011...continue...

La - Solo Cello Works by Morricone, Saint-Saens, Gagnon and Caccini / Vincent Belanger, cello

1 CD / Fidelio Music / 2011-10-25

Works: Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West, film score; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Vincent Belanger: Evolution, tango for solo cello on El Choclo; Mélancolie, for cell...
Performers: Barney, Melanie; Beaulieu, Nathalie; Belanger, Antoine; Belanger, Guy; Bell, Karen [Violin]; Belpaire, Nicolas; Blanchet, Helene; Dubuc, Valerie; Gagnon, Francois; Gervais, Lizann; Guenette, Nadine; ...
Conductors: Belanger, Guy

The originality of this disc lies in its blending the gypsy guitar sound with a complex jazz repertoire not easily available to gypsy musicians and...continue...

Verdi: Opera Choruses, Overtures & Ballet music / Riccardo Muti

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; I lombardi; Ernani; Attila; Macbeth; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; La forza del destino; Requiem Mass; Aida, opera; La battaglia di Legnano; Luisa Miller; La traviata; I vespri si...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Hunt, Gordon [Oboe]; McCaw, John; Zajick, Dolora
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; La Scala Orchestra and Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera Chorus; Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,

With his questing spirit, Verdi took an often innovative approach to the choral and orchestral components of his operas. In Nabucco, his first great success,...continue...

Mozart, Handel: Opera Arias / Jennifer Larmore

1 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta semplice; Le nozze di Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Mitridate, re di Ponto; La finta giardiniera; Così fan tutte, K 588; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Hercules...
Performers: Friedli, Thomas; Larmore, Jennifer
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús

Recording information: Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux (10/1994)....continue...

100 Years of Strauss

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-04-26

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler; Fata Morgana, Op. 330; The Gypsy Baron; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Casanova; Sp...
Performers: Awouters, Michel; Awouters, Veronique; Bercu, Jan; Bertholome, Marie Helene; Brepols, Mireille; Casteleyn, Elke; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; Das, Monica; Delplanque, Claire; Derwahl, Tanja; D...
Conductors: Rieu, André
Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra

Recording information: Wijngrachttheater, Kerkrade, The Netherlands....continue...

Rimsky-Korsakov: 5 Operas / Gergiev

11 CD / Decca / 2011-04-19

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashchey the Immortal (Kashchey bessmertnïy), opera ("autumnal parable") in 1 act; Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya; The Maid of Pskov (Ps...
Performers: Cherenkov, Vaneltin; Fokine, Yuri; Kazakov, Andrei; Lupachev, Viacheslav; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin; Shaguch, Marina; Zagorodnyuk, Yuri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

Enter the magical world of Rimsky-Korsakov opera with five celebrated recordings made by the Kirov Opera under Valery Gergiev: Kashchey the Immortal, Legend of the...continue...

Clarinet Collection

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: English Traditional: She moves through the fair; Alessandro Scarlatti: Su le Sponde del Tebro; Georg Philipp Telemann: L'hiver, for treble instrument (flute or recorder) & continuo in D minor (GMM no...
Performers: Burnett, Richard [Piano]; Hacker, Alan

Recording information: Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent (01/1983)....continue...

Elliott Sharp: Binibon

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-12-14

Works: Elliott Sharp: Binibon, opera
Performers: Sharp, Elliott

New York composer Elliott Sharp was in the East Village café, Binibon, the night in 1981 when paroled murderer and best-selling author Jack Henry Abbott, a protégé of Norman Mailer's, k...continue...

Vaughan Wiliams: Carols, Songs & Hymns

1 CD / Park Records (uk) / 2010-12-07

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Golden Carol ("Now is Christèmas y-come"), carol for chorus; Blake's Cradle Song ("Sweet dreams, form a shade o'er my lovely infant's head"), carol for chorus; Hodie;...
Performers: Banks, Steve; Davis, Jub; Lewin, Giles [Violin/Bagpipe]; Prior, Maddy; Prior, Maddy & The Carnival Band; Vitale, Steno; Watts, Andy

Recording information: Blue Moon Studios, Oxfordshire; The Steppings Cumbria....continue...

Osias Wilenski: Carmen's Revenge

1 CD / Navona / 2010-11-16

Works: Osias Wilenski: Carmen's Revenge (La Vengaza de Carmen), opera in 3 acts; Movements (3), for flute & piano; Romances, for clarinet & piano; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Armengol, Ferran; Comas, Marina; Frances, Salvador; Guna, Jose; Lopez, Maria Rosa; Mora, Albert; Tsanowa, Yana; Wilenski, Osias
Conductors: Wilenski, Osias

Masters of the Clarinet, 1892-1920

1 CD / Archeophone / 2010-07-13

Works: E.S. Thornton: Air varié no 2 for clarinet & piano; Comin' Thro' the Rye, variations for clarinet & piano; Bolossy Kiralfy: Mathias Sandorf; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Anonymous: Clarinet Pol...
Performers: Brissett, Frederick; Caso, Pietro; Christie, Louis H.; Franklin, R.K.; Giammatteo, Anthony; Jardella, F.; McNeice, George; Norrita, Joseph; Pusinelli, T.; Rubel, Georges; Spindler, Julius; Stengler, ...

The clarinet became a favorite solo instrument in the infant recording industry because of its pleasing tone and relative ease of reproduction. Many clarinet "masters"...continue...

Voyage

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Leroy Anderson: Clarinet Candy; Niccolò Paganini: Caprice 24; Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Her...
Performers: Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Wilson, Rolf
Conductors: Reynolds, Julian

Recording information: Angel Studios....continue...

Prokofiev: The Complete Operas / Kirov Opera

14 CD / Decca / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery ("The Duenna"), opera, Op. 86; Fiery Angel, Op. 37; The Gambler, opera, Op. 24; Love for three oranges; Semyon Kotko, opera, Op. 81; Symphonic Suite from 'W...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Chepkov, Antatoli; Galuzin, Vladimir; Gassiev, Nikolai; Gorchakova, Galina; Kan, Vassili; Kazarnovskaya, Ljuba; Kuznetsov, Fyodor; Leiferkus, Sergei; Mayorov, Alexandr; Perlasova...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

This set brings together 6 complete operas on 14 CDs featuring the Kirov Opera and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre - 'Betrothal in a Monastery',...continue...

Harry Somers: Fool; Death Of Enkidu

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2010-02-23

Works: Harry Somers: The Fool (Le Fou), opera in 1 act; The Death of Enkidu, opera in 1 act
Performers: Borys, Roman; Cherney, Lawrence; Christie, Max; Coulombe, Alain [Bass Vocal]; Cram, Robert; Dahl, Gregory; Edwards, Darryl [Tenor Vocal]; Engleman, Robin [Percussion]; Fujino, Carol; Gievori, Bardyhl...
Conductors: Currie, David; Dala, Leslie

Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto....continue...

Turrin: The Scarecrow, opera

1 CD / Longhorn / 2010-01-26

Works: Joseph Turrin: The Scarecrow, opera in 2 acts
Performers: Baker, Julie [Flute]; Beverly, Ryan; Borski, Joshua; Breeding, David [Horn]; Bule, Zach; Eubanks, Sara; Gauvain, Zach; Gould, Travis; Han, Jinhee; Hearon, Mark; Hindelang, Kristin; Hou, Jou-an; Phili...
Conductors: Turrin, Joseph

Recording information: McCollough Theater, University of Texas Performing Arts....continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Dellaira: Chéri (Selections) / Shapiro, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-08-11

Works: Michael Dellaira: Chéri
Performers: Cohn, Charlotte; Lautier, Erik; Lisitza, Lorinda; Miele, Christopher; Nixon, Marni; Reed, Maggi-Meg; Schaefer, Emily; Shaddow, Elena; Shapiro, Marc [Piano]; Stamatis, Katrin

Composer Michael Dellaira and librettist Susan Yankowitz have written Cheri, a musical drama based on the novel by Colette. This recording consists of selections from...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

Donna - Mozart: Opera & Concert Arias / Diana Damrau, Jérémie Rhorer, Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, opera, K. 87 (K. 74a); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La finta sem...
Performers: Boud, Nicola; Chauvin, Julien [Violin]; Damrau, Diana; Gliozzi, Emilia; Kossenko, Alexis; Michel, Amelie; Pecqueur, Antoine; Philippe, Jean-Marc; Regel, Susanne; Whelan, Peter; Zafra, Javier
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie
Ensemble: Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

For her second recording as an exclusive Virgin Classics artist, soprano sensation Diana Damrau has chosen to sing a remarkably varied selection of concert and...continue...

Oh My Godmother!

1 CD / / 2008-08-12

Works: Ron Lytle: Oh My Godmother!
Performers: Chano, Gerre; Drake, Roberta; Shaw, Tom; Wilson, Mike; Yeagley, Dave
Conductors: Erreca, John

Best Adagios 100 - Mozart, Mahler, Albinoni, Pachelbel, etc / Menuhin, Ove Andsnes, Norman, et al

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-07-22

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Cole, Maggie; Coles, Samuel; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Vi...
Conductors: Watson, Ian; Parrott, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Asperen, Bob van; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Norrington, Roger; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rozhdestvensky, G...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; London Academy; London Classical Players; Melante Amsterdam; Nash Ensemble; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; ...

This 6-CD set offers listeners the greatest classical slow movements ever composed, including the haunting Albinoni Adagio in G minor, Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D,...continue...

Mozart: Opera Arrangements for Clarinets & Basset Horn / Leister, Magistrelli, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 2008-07-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Don Giovanni, K 527; Al desio di chi ch'adora, K 577; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro),...
Performers: Leister, Karl; Magistrelli, Laura; Magistrelli, Luigi

The tradition of arranging popular operas for different instrumental combinations dates back to the 18th century. Two of the works on this recording date from...continue...

Bellison: Arrangements for Clarinet / Zukovsky, Head, et al

1 CD / Summit Records / 2008-06-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci daremla mano", WoO 28; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Swan Lake; Grzegorz Fitelberg: To the Weddin...
Performers: Bellison, Simeon; Bloch, Kalman; Carno, Zita; Chajes, Julius; Head, Brian; Karoly, Catherine Ransom; Martin, Joanne Pearce; Neginot Ensemble; Ritter, John Steele; Zukovsky, Michele
Conductors:
Ensemble: Armadillo Quartet

The legacy of Simeon Bellison has had a deep impact with clarinetist past and present, and will continue for those waiting in the wings. Here,...continue...

Donizetti: Imelda de Lambertazzi / Elder, Cabell, et al

2 CD / Opera Rara / 2008-04-08

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Imelda de' Lambertazzi
Performers: Cabell, Nicole; Giordano, Massimo; Lester, Richard [Cello]; Lopardo, Frank; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Sherratt, Brindley; Westman, James
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"Opera Rara have done it again. Just as the company produced the must-have opera recording of 2007 in 'Dom Sebastien', 'Imelda de' Lambertazzi' is guaranteed...continue...

Una voce...per Clarone - Mozart, Rossini, Doppler, etc / Meyer, et al

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations for 2 Oboes and English Horn in C major on "La ci darem...
Performers: Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Meyer, Wolfgang [Clarinet]; Randalu, Kalle; Wehle, Reiner
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Di Clarone

Sabine Meyer, "Queen of the Clarinet," is a household name. This disc features famous opera tunes for small instrumental settings....continue...

Allen Shawn: Music Teacher / Timothy Long, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-03-01

Works: Allen Shawn: The Music Teacher
Performers: Ariola, Lloyd P.; Basthemer, Derek; Benoliel, Ross; Cordova, Elisa; Feller, Bart; Forbach, Jason; Gomez, Lino; Hartman, Steven; Jelencovich, Lauren; Knutson, Kristin; LaGrange, Whitney; Long, Timothy...
Conductors: Long, Timothy
Ensemble: Ensemble

'The Music Teacher' is a chamber opera told by two narrators twenty years or so after the events described. The plot focuses around a music...continue...

Karl Leister and Friends - Spohr, Beethoven, Weber, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 2007-11-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Songs (6) with Clarinet obbligato, Op. 103; Ludwig van Beethoven: Adelaide, song Op. 46; Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda: Heimatlied, Op. 117; Felix Mendelssohn: Songs (12), Op. 8; Franz Schuber...
Performers: Bognar, Ferenc; Leister, Karl; Scherrer, Letizia

The tradition of transcribing vocal music for instruments has existed for generations in Western music. The clarinet-arranged lieder repertoire on this disc mixes both familiar...continue...

Great Operatic Arias Vol 18 / Jennifer Larmore

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-05-22

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Don Carlos; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Richard Wa...
Performers: Cooper, Jonathan; Larmore, Jennifer; Lee, Colin; Patterson, Susan; Wyn, Fflur
Conductors: Parry, David

"Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore makes a strong case for opera in English in this recital, and her performance of the arias and ensembles is fully persuasive....continue...

Welcome to the Voice

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-05-15

Works: Steve Nieve: Welcome to the Voice
Performers: Belton, Ian; Bonney, Barbara; Cassidy, Paul; Costello, Elvis; Fulgoni, Sara; Haveron, Andrew; Manfrino, Nathalie; Nieve, Steve; Quessada, Antoine; Ribot, Marc; Roocroft, Amanda; Rothenberg, Ned; Stin...
Conductors: Teodori, Muriel
Ensemble: Brodsky String Quartet; Le choeur des amis français ; London Voices

"The true salvation is the human voice." When these words are sung by Sting on the title track of Welcome to the Voice, we are...continue...

Playful Clarinet - Bach, Bizet etc / Peterková

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-05-04

Works: Zequinha de Abreu: Tico-Tico no Fubá,á for voice & ensemble; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Garota de Ipanema, song (a.k.a. "The Girl from Ipanema"); Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumbleb...
Performers: Kondratenko, Irina; Peterkova, Ludmila

The swinging step of Jobim's "Girl From Ipanema", the wild revel of Monti's "Czardas" or the virtuosity of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" and Debussy's...continue...

Stravinsky: Histoire du soldat (Suite), etc / Craft, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon; L'histoire du soldat (The Soldier's Tale), concert suite for 7 instruments; Pieces (3) for Clarinet solo; Pour Pablo P...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Blount, William; Bowlin, David; Ciesinski, Catherine; Dean, Chris; Druckman, Daniel; Evitts, David; Feeney, John; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Gottlieb, Gordon;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Orchestra of St. Luke's members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This is a unique collection of mostly short works that Stravinsky re-worked in different arrangements to suit the occasion. Pastorale, transcribed here for a quartet...continue...

Soldier Stories - Soldier / Vonnegut, Schaap, et al

1 CD / Mulatta Records / 2006-03-21

Works: Dave Soldier: A Soldier's Story; The Apotheosis of John Brown
Performers: Baker, Jim [Percussion]; Davoy, Napua; Edwards, Kenneth; Emerson, Dina; Fader, Oren; Feldman, Mark; Fieldes, Mat; Friedlander, Erik; Hassler, Jay; High, Gilbert; Hougham, Brad; Kim, Soye; Kortes, Mar...
Conductors: Clark, Richard Auldon

Complete Mozart Edition 15 - Late Italian Operas

11 CD / Philips Import / 2006-03-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Arroyo, Martina; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Caballe, Montserrat; Casula, Maria; Clarke, Christina; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Freni, Mirella; Ganza...
Conductors: Davis, Colin

In Volume 15 of the Complete Mozart Edition, the Late Italian Operas are featured, including Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni. Artists such as...continue...

Lush Life / Karl-Heinz Steffens, David Gazarov

1 CD / Tudor / 2006-01-24

Works: Duke Ellington: I'm beginning to see the light; Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life, song; George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Corcovado, song; Wave, song; Sonny Rollins: Oleo; Victor Young...
Performers: Gazarov, David; Steffens, Karl-Heinz

The Artistry of Ralph McLane - Beethoven, Berg, Brahms

1 CD / Boston Records / 2005-12-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Alban Berg...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Elman, Mischa; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; McLane, Ralph

Frederica von Stade Sings Mozart & Rossini Arias

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-08-16

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Otello; La Cenerentola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La Clemenza de Tito; Don Giovanni
Performers: Jong, Bas de; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: De Waart, Edo

"If you are a fan, this will self-recommend (if you don't already own it). If you are not, this disc will demonstrate why you should...continue...