Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]

Bellini: I Puritani [Highlights] / Caballe, Kraus, Hamari, Manuguerra, Ferrin

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani, opera; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra, Matteo; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Elvira might have been written with CaballT's limpid tones and predominantly gentle art in mind, Arturo with Alfredo Kraus's sense of line and plangency...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1979-06-18_1979-06-30&1979-)....continue...

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci; Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana [Highlights] / Scotto, Carreras, Nurmela, Benelli

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-09-13

Works: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Benelli, Ugo; Caballé, Montserrat; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Manuguerra, Matteo; Nurmela, Kari; Scotto, Renata; Varnay, Astrid
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Gramophone Magazine
Caballé and Scotto have some lovely moments and both are strong in dramatic commitment ... Carreras gives generously of voice and emotion in both...continue...

The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Don Carlo; Otello; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: Guilla...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lombard, Alain; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

Rossini: Stabat Mater

2 CD / Testament / 2010-04-13

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 3/2; Gioachino Rossini: Stabat mater
Performers: Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Luchetti, Veriano; Raimondi, Ruggero; Stefan-Savova, Nadia
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria

This Rossini Stabat Mater is offered at a special "2 for 1" price. A reviewer for Die Welt said of Giulini's performance, "Giulini's interpretation was...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie, Berlin (09/13/1978)....continue...

Essential Mozart

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Hor...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Baltsa, Agnes; Brendel, Wolfgang; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Desderi, Claudio; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gedda, Nicolai; Gr...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Vonk, Hans; Tate, Jeffrey; Haitink, Bernard; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Karajan, Herbert von; Armstrong, Richard; Welser-Möst, Franz; Leppard,...
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members)

100 Chefs-D'oeuvre

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-01-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 en sol mineur, K. 550; Concerto pour clarinette en la majeur, K. 622; Symphony no 25 en sol mineur, K. 183; Concerto pour piano no 21 en ut majeur, K. 467; Sym...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Car...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Nash Ensemble; Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

Strauss: Salome

2 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2009-11-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Final Scene
Performers: Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Howlett, Neil; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; King, James; Milnes, Sherrill; Wicks, Dennis
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall, London (1968-06-24&1968-06-26&1968-)....continue...

Icon - Montserrat Caballé sings Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Boito, Mascagni, Giordano

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata, opera; I Puritani, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Hugenoten; Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; Macbeth; Un ba...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baratti, Giuseppe; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; K...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno; Lombard, Alain
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe was one of the world's leading operatic divas during the latter part of the 20th century. This 4-CD set brings together...continue...

Grand Tier - Rossini: La Donna del Lago / Bellugi, Caballe, Bonisolli, Hamari, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2008-03-11

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Performers: Balboni, Anna Maria; Bonisolli, Franco; Bottazzo, Pietro; Caballé, Montserrat; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Sinimberghi, Gino; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Bellugi, Piero

The Lady of the Lake, based on the narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, has been one of the most successful of Rossini's "serious" operas...continue...

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

2 CD / Capriccio / 2006-12-28

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo
Performers: Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kincses, Veronika; Zempleni, Maria
Conductors: Lukacs, Ervin

Handel: Giulio Cesare / Fischer

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Baumann, Hermann; Crass, Franz; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Richter, Karl; Schöne, Wolfgang; Schopper, Michael; Schramm, Ernst-Gerold; Schreier, Peter; Thibault,...
Conductors: Richter, Karl
Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra

"Tatiana Troyanos copes marvelously well with Cleopatra's essentially soprano part." -Gramophone...continue...

Best Mozart 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 3...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Anna, Donna; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kathleen; Bostridge, Ian; Bracht, Roland; Brendel, Wolfgang; Brymer, Jack [C...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Tate, Jeffrey; Faerber, Jörg; Welser-Möst, Franz; Barenboim, Daniel; Muti, Riccardo; Mackerras, Charles, Si...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Classicum; Melos Ensemble of London; Members of the Sinnhoffer Kammerorchester München ; Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members); Nash Ensemble; Sabine...

This collection features the top 100 tracks loved the world over, made popular by films such as 'Amadeus' and featured in TV commercials. Many may...continue...

Gemini - Schumann: Requiem, etc / Klee, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Op. 112; Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b; Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Requiem, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 148
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Andonian, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Georg, Mechthild; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Lindner, Brigitte; Lovaas, Kari; Meyer,...
Conductors: Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Klee, Bernhard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus ; Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
Schumann's neglected choral output includes several worthwhile pieces, notably the charming, light-filled oratorio The Pilgrimage of the Rose, and the late and dark-toned...continue...

Opera House - Weber: Oberon / Kubelik, Domingo

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Domingo, Placido; Grobe, Donald; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Schiml, Marga
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Carl Maria von Weber's giant fantasy, with English libretto, tells the story of the king of the fairies. 'Oberon' is full of a rich variety...continue...

Classic Opera - Wagner: Die Meistersinger / Solti, et al

4 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Appel, Wolfgang; Bailey, Norman; Berger-Tuna, Helmut; Bode, Hannelore; Dallapozza, Adolf; Egel, Martin; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hartmann, Rudolf; Klumlikboldt, Werner; Kollo, René [T...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

"Bailey's... is the most rounded portrayal to date... the set as a whole is a considerable achievement, a worthy addition to the Decca/solti/Wagner discography." -...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Solti, Weikl, Burrows, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Burrows, Stuart; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hartle, Enid; Kubiak, Teresa; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Reynolds, Anna; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; van Allan, R...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

Sacred Classics - Bach, Fauré, Franck, Handel, Mozart, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-08-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Coronation Anthem; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Johann Sebastian Ba...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gambill, Robert; Hamari, Julia [...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cluytens, André; Muti, Riccardo; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Barbirolli, John; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Karajan, Herbert von; Gön...

The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2003-04-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Macbeth; Don Carlos; Otello; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Gioachino Rossini: Gugli...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Elenkov, Stefan; Ferrin, Agostino; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Manuguerra...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Rudel, Julius; Muti, Riccardo; Gardelli, Lamberto; Bartoletti, Bruno; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Lombard, Alain; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Rossini: La Donna del Lago / Bellugi, Caballé, Bonisolli

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-08-17

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Donna del Lago
Performers: Balboni, Anna Maria; Bonisolli, Franco; Bottazzo, Pietro; Caballé, Montserrat; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Sinimberghi, Gino; Washington, Paolo
Conductors: Bellugi, Piero
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin

Bizet: Carmen / Karajan, Bumbry, Vickers, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1998-02-17

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Bumbry, Grace; Diakov, Anton; Freni, Mirella; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Kesteren, John van; Miljakovic, Olivera; Paounov, Milen; Vickers, Jon; Vocals], Justin...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel / Solti, Fassbaender, Popp

2 CD / Polydor Import / 1997-11-11

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Performers: Berry, Walter; Burrowes, Norma; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gruberova, Edita; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Humperdinck, Engelbert [Classical]; Popp, Lucia; Schlemm, Anny
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Soloists of the Vienna Boys' Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Opera for Children

1 CD / Decca / 1994-08-23

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Die Walk...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Berbie, Norma; Berry, Walter; Burrowes, Norma; Charon, Jacques; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Elkins, Margreta; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Hamari, Jul...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Bonynge, Richard;
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Very Best of Gregorian Chants and Other Sacred Music

1 CD / Vox Classical /

Works: Gregorian Chant: Resurrexi et adhuc tecum sum, introit for Easter Sunday in mode 4; Haec dies, Confitemini, gradual for Mass for Easter Sunday; Pascha Nostrum, alleluia in mode 7 (Mass for Easter Sun...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Anlauf, Richard; Bence, Margarete; Buckel, Ursula; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hodgson, Alfreda; Laki, Krisztina; Marshall, Margaret; Mielsch, Hans Ulrich; Nussbaumer, Mari...
Conductors: Schabasser, Josef; Couraud, Marcel; Bader, Roland; Kehr, Günter; Grossmann, Ferdinand; Bernius, Frieder; Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Böblingen Bach Choir ; Mainz Chamber Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Stuttgart Pro Musica Orchestra; Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Hofburgkapelle Choralschola

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...