Ambrosian Singers
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Special offer. Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio
RecommendedMattiwilda Dobbs (Constanza), Nicolai Gedda (Belmonte), Jenifer Eddy (Blonda), John Fryatt (Pedrillo), Noel Mangin (Osmin), David Kelsey (Pasha Selim)
Ambrosian Singers, The Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
Menuhin's set of The Abduction from the Seraglio in English makes the performance sparkle from first to last, favouring brisk, well-lifted Allegros, so that the fun of the piece comes over vividly...[the... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
2 CDs
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Special offer. Rossini - Heroes and Heroines
RecommendedThe Spectacular Voice of Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne (mezzo)
Suisse Romande Orchestra and Royal Opera House Orchestra, Henry Lewis
Horne seems born to sing this repertoire: her combination of agility and dramatic heft yield thrilling results in male and female roles alike on this collection. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Kern: Show Boat
RecommendedFrederica von Stade (Magnolia), Teresa Stratas (Julie), Jerry Hadley (Gaylord), Bruce Hubbard (Joe), Karla Burns (Queenie)
Ambrosian Chorus & London Sinfonietta, John McGlinn
this superb set at last does justice to a musical of the 1920s which is both a landmark in the history of Broadway and musically a work of strength..von Stade gives a meltingly beautiful performance,... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Music Theatre
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Jessye Norman: Sacred Songs
Jessye Norman
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Alexander Gibson
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Special offer. Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Beethoven
English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
6 CDs
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Georges Prêtre conducts Poulenc
RecommendedMaurice Duruflé, Gabriel Tacchino, Aimée Van der Weile, Francis Poulenc & Jacques Fevrier
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Maîtrise d'enfants de la Radiodiffusion Française, Ambrosian Singers & Philharmonia Orchestra, Georges Prêtre, Jacques Jouineau & Henriette...
This set usefully collects Poulenc's concertante works and throws in Les biches and the Litanies à la Vierge noire for good measure. Richly characterful accounts, though far from blemish-free. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Collection Winner
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Building a Library, May 2019, Also Recommended
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Debussy: Images pour piano - Books 1 & 2, etc.
RecommendedPeter Lloyd (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Engineering
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Orchestral
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Debussy: Images, Prélude à l'apres-midi d'un faune & Nocturnes
RecommendedPeter Lloyd (flute)
London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Engineering
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Orchestral
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Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
RecommendedNicolai Gedda, Jules Bastin, Josephine Veasey, Richard Van Allan, Gillian Knight
Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
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Grammy Awards, 17th Awards (1974), Best Choral Performance
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Building a Library, February 2018, Also Recommended
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Verdi: Il Trovatore
RecommendedLeontyne Price (Leonora), Placido Domingo (Manrico), Sherrill Milnes (Il Conte di Luna), Fiorenza Cossotto (Azucena), Bonaldo Giaiotti (Ferrando), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Ines), Ryland Davies (Ruiz)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
The Leonora of Leontyne Price is the high point of the Mehta recording: her velvety, sensuous articulation of what's certainly an 'immenso, eterno amor' is entirely distinctive and dramatically... — More…
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