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Verdi: La Traviata / Rizzi/Vienna PO, Netrebko, Villazon, Hampson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Schneiderman, Helene; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A standard DVD is available as DGG B000692209. The infamous and...continue...

Violetta - Selections from La Traviata / Netrebko, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-02-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Schneiderman, Helene; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Anna Netrebko has quickly established herself as one of the finest sopranos in the world today. "Violetta" is a show-stopping recording of highlights from her...continue...
Violetta, a CD featuring Anna Netrebko, is essentially an album of highlights from La Traviata, and although the focus is rightly on her, the musical quality of all the performances and of the entire ...continue...

Tapiola Originals - Saariaho, et al / Tapiola Chamber Choir

1 CD / Alba / 2006-02-01

Works: Urmas Sisask: Words of Creation, Op. 51; Jouni Kaipainen: Des Flusses Stimme, Op. 54; Kaija Saariaho: Tag des Jahrs; Erkki-Sven Tüür: Inquiétude du Fini
Performers: Nissinen, Marttii; Ojala, Johanna; Wallen, Herman
Conductors:
Ensemble: Tapiola Chamber Choir

'Tapiola Originals' is one of the long-term projects of the Tapiola Chamber Choir, a collection of commissioned works from composers around the Baltic Sea. Both...continue...

Hindemith: The Long Christmas Dinner / Janowski, et al

1 CD / Wergo / 2005-12-13

Works: Paul Hindemith: Das lange Weihnachtsmahl (The Long Christmas Dinner), opera in 1 act
Performers: Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Kaune, Michaela; Kotchinian, Arutiun; Martin, Rebecca; Wallen, Herman; Welch, Corby; Ziesak, Ruth
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

"Hindemith's score is spare and transparent; the beginning and end quote the carol God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and there are other references to dance...continue...

Verdi: La Traviata / Rizzi, Netrebko, Villazón, Vienna PO

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Luca, Dritan; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Schneiderman, Helene; Springer, Friedrich; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo
Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

This new recording of La Traviata, the time-honored verismo masterpiece by Giuseppe Verdi performed live from the stage of the 2005 Salzburg Festival, features soprano...continue...

Grieg, Mahler: Songs with Orchestra / Lintu, Wallén, et al

1 CD / Claves / 2005-02-01

Works: Edvard Grieg: Mountain thrall, Op. 32; Melodies (12), Op. 33; Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Performers: Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Sallinen: The King Goes Forth in France / Kamu, et al

2 CD / Ondine / 2002-02-14

Works: Aulis Sallinen: The King Goes Forth to France, opera in 3 acts ("Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan "), Op. 53
Performers: Anttila, Jyrki; Hakala, Tommi; Kataja, Arttu; Katajala, Tuomas; Kinnunen, Santeri; Korhonen, Jyrki; Malo, Mari; Myllys, Jussi; Paasikivi, Lilli; Palo, Mari; Rantanen, Riikka; Spangberg, Niklas; Sundq...
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir

"Sallinen is a colorful composer, working within tonal boundaries and using the orchestra for masterly flavoring and description. It can bite like Shostakovich when it...continue...

Violetta: Arias and Duets from Verdi's "La Traviata"

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-01-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Cordella, Salvatore; Gay, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Netrebko, Anna; Pilcher, Diane; Roni, Luigi [Bass Vocals]; Schneiderman, Helene; Villazon, Rolando; Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo

"[Anna Netrebkos] voice is gloriously rich, fully accurate and expressive. - Bloomberg News...continue...
Violetta, a CD featuring Anna Netrebko, is essentially an album of highlights from La Traviata, and although the focus is rightly on her, the musical quality of all the performances and of the entire ...continue...

The Classical Age in Finland / Kentala, Wallen, et al

1 CD / Ondine / 1997-03-05

Works: Erik Ferling: Concerto for Violin in D major; Contradance no 2 in E flat major; Contradance no 3 in B major; Contradance no 1 in E flat major; Minuet no 4 in E flat major; Minuet no 5 in E flat major...
Performers: Kentala, Kreeta-Maria; Wallen, Herman
Conductors: Rautasalo, Jukka
Ensemble: Sixth Floor Orchestra

Here's a charmer! From Ondine's "The Classical Age in Finland" series comes a program (in the true sense of the word) of world premiere recordings...continue...