Martinpelto, Hillevi

Opera 2012 / Gheorghiu, Villazon, Damrau, Alagna, Dessay, Grigolo, DiDonato, Daniels

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La Fille du Régiment; ...
Performers: Ades, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Damrau, Diana; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Garanca, Elina; Gens, Veroni...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Ono, Kazushi; Viotti, Marcello; Pidò, Evelino; Morandi, Pier G.; Coppola, Anton; Armstrong, Richard; Bellincampi, Giordano; Curtis, Alan; Norrington, Roger; Faso...

Following the enormous success of the album OPERA 2011, Virgin Classics releases OPERA 2012. With 40 tracks, and over 2½ hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Songs from the North

1 CD / Phaedra / 2009-09-01

Works: Emil Sjögren: Klings, klinge, mein Pandero, for voice & piano; In dem Schatten; Lieder (6) auf Tannhäuser, Op. 12; Jahrlang möcht ich so dich halten; Wie soll ich's bergen; Jean Sibeli...
Performers: Hirvonen, Matti; Martinpelto, Hillevi

Bach: Mass in B minor / RIAS Kammerchor, et al

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Goerne, Matthias; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Pregardien, Christoph; Selig, Franz-Josef
Conductors: Jacobs, René

In 1818, well before Bach's 'Mass in b-minor' was given its first complete performance, the Swiss music historian and publisher Hans Georg Nageli described it...continue...

Verdi: Don Carlos (Highlights) / Hold-Garrido, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Cleveman, Lars; Hedlund, Klas; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rundgren, Bengt; Ryhänen, Jaakko; Sorenson, Iwa; Tobiasson, Ingrid; Wallén, Martti
Conductors: Hold-Garrido, Alberto
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Opera Chorus; Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra

This disc of highlights from Verdi's epic opera 'Don Carlos' is taken from a complete set recorded live at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm. When...continue...

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Kozenà, Mackerras, Scottish CO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito
Performers: Kozená, Magdalena; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Milne, Lisa; Relyea, John; Rice, Christine; Schneider, Ronald; Trost, Rainer; Watkin, David
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

With all of its dramatic characters driven by pure emotion- vengeance, obsession, hate, and grace- 'La Clemenza' contains some of the most gripping music in...continue...

Opera Classics - Verdi: Don Carlos / Hold-Garrido, et al

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-10-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos
Performers: Cleveman, Lars; Hedlund, Klas; Leidland, Hilde; Magnell, Mikael; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Nilsson, Mattias; Pettersson, Torbjorn; Rundgren, Bengt; Ryhanen, Jaakko; S...
Conductors: Hold-Garrido, Alberto
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra

"The budget-price opera recordings on the Naxos Label are a valiant attempt to offer affordable performances of basic repertoire that can stand comparison from full-price...continue...

Verdi: Gustavo III

2 CD / Dynamic / 2003-07-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Gustavo III, opera (uncensored version of Un ballo in maschera)
Performers: Almgren, Mats; Glemme, Ulf; Landstrom, Jonas; Lind, Thomas; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Resmark, Susanne; Rosenlund, Joel; Sandgren, Carolina; Simlund, Mikael; St. Hill, Krister; Sverredal, Tore; Tjelle, H...
Conductors: Barbacini, Maurizio

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Soustrot, Martinpelto, Zaremba

2 CD / MD&G / 2003-01-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Leonore, opera (early version of Fidelio), Hess 109; Ernst Krenek: Karl V, stage work with music; Krzysztof Penderecki: Passio et mors domini...
Performers: Baker, Mark; Coburn, Pamela; Courtis, Jean-Philippe; Halem, Victor von; Hirzel, Franziska; Johansen, Ronnie; LaFont, Jean-Philippe; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Martinpelto, Hillevi
Conductors: Soustrot, Marc
Ensemble: Beethovenhalle Orchestra; Brno Philharmonic Choir

"After a long run of performances of Beethoven's great Mass with reduced forces, it is regreshing to hear the massive work with a large chorus...continue...

Handel: Gloria, Dixit Dominus / Cummings, Kirkby, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-06-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Gloria; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Performers: Boman, Birgitta; Enecker, Jörgen; Fagerberg, Magnus; Kirkby, Emma; Ljunggren, Margareta; Martinpelto, Hillevi; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence; Öhrwall, Anders
Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra; Stockholm Bach Choir

The Romantic Opera in Sweden - Hallström: Den Bergtagna

2 CD / Sterling / 1998-03-10

Works: Ivar Christian Hallström: The Bride of the Mountain King
Performers: Billengren, Lars; Krantz, Bengt; Lannerback, Helge; Lindgren, Karl-Robert; Lindholm, Berit; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Sjoholm, Monica; Tibell, Lars
Conductors: Hacker, Alan
Ensemble: Norrlands Opera Choir; Umeå Symphony Orchestra

"An impressive number of operas were written in Sweden before the 20th century...the case might be made that Den Bergtagna by Ivar Hallstrom is the...continue...

Joseph Martin Kraus-A Musical Portrait

1 CD / Musica Sveciae / 1996-01-01

Works: Joseph Martin Kraus: Proserpina, opera; Quintet for flute & strings in D, Op. 7/Vb. 184 ("Wiener"); Zum Geburtstage des Königs; Quartet for Strings no 2 in B flat major; Symphony in C minor ("Sy...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Arvidson, Lars; Bonney, Barbara; Eklund-Tarantino, Anna; Hogman, Christina; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Lander, Thomas; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone V...
Conductors: Tatlow, Mark; Schuback, Thomas; ; Halstead, Anthony; Parkman, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Lysell Quartet

Johan Helmich Roman: A Musical Portrait

1 CD / Musica Sveciae / 1995-01-01

Works: Johan Helmich Roman: Drottningholmsmusique, wedding music (24) for orchestra, BeRI 2; Concerto, for violin & orchestra in F minor, BeRI 52; Svenska Mässan (Swedish Mass), for voice, chorus & orc...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Hogman, Christina; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Lindskog, Par; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Robson, Anthony; Ryden, Susanne; Samuelson, Mikael; Son...
Conductors: ; Halstead, Anthony; Ohrwall, Anders; Ericson, Eric
Ensemble: ; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Sonnerie

Spohr: Faust / Arp, Skovhus, Hawlata, Swensen, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 1994-01-01

Works: Louis Spohr: Faust
Performers: Borst, Martina; Hawlata, Franz; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Orrego, Rodrigo; Reiter, Alfred; Skovhus, Bo; Späth, Christoph; Swensen, Robert; Wand, Ulrich; Wohlfahrth, Brigitte
Conductors: Arp, Klaus
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern; Stuttgart Radio Chorus

Eighteenth Century Sweden In Music

1 CD / Musica Sveciae / 1993-01-01

Works: Johan Helmich Roman: Sinfonia in F major, BeRI 17; Svenska Mässan (Swedish Mass), for voice, chorus & orchestra; Sonata for harpsichord No 9 in D minor; Assaggio, for violin in G minor, BeRI 320...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Bersgtrom, Mats; Bonney, Barbara; Dahlberg, Stefan; Ericson, Bengt; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Korberg, Tommy; Martinpelto, Hillevi; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; R...
Conductors: ; Schuback, Thomas; Halstead, Anthony
Ensemble: ; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

Mozart: Idomeneo / Gardiner, McNair, von Otter, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-09-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Halstead, Anthony; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Martinpelto, Hillevi; McNair, Sylvia; Mitchell, Alastair; Robson, Anthony; Ro...
Conductors: Wilcock, Elizabeth; Gardiner, John Eliot

"Through his quiet pursuit of excellence, Sir John Eliot Gardiner has become one of the great musical communicators of our time." -Lord Puttnam...continue...