Naxos
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Weber: Der Freischütz
Julia Kleiter (Agathe), Eva Liebau (Äennchen), Michael König (Max), Günther Groissböck (Kaspar), Michael Kraus (Ottokar), Frank van Hove (Kuno), Stephen Milling (Hermit), Till Von Orlowsky (Kilian)
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Myung-Wha Chung, Matthias Hartmann
There are plenty of pyrotechnics here, and red demons writhing in the forest while Myung-Whun Chung fires up the La Scala orchestra…Groissböck is the star of the show, his muscular bass perfect... — More…
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Britten: Death in Venice
John Daszak (Aschenbach), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Apollo), Leigh Melrose (Traveller), Duncan Rock (English Clerk/Guide), Tomasz Borczyk (Tadzio)
Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra, Alejo Pérez, Willy Decker
After so many disappointing productions, it’s exciting to watch one which casts a lurid new light on this disturbing opera and, more importantly, gives scope for two very fine singing actors…Daszak,... — More…
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Written On Water
A Dance Film by Pontus Lidberg with music by Stefan Levin
Aurélie Dupont, Alexander Jones, Stina Ekblad, Leslie Caron
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Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals
and works by Ravel, Prokofiev and Britten
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor/narrator)
[The Britten] is the best thing here – vivid, highly commendable playing from the youngsters in a performance that captures all the colour and exuberance of this deservedly popular score. Marin... — More…
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Handel: Dettingen Te Deum
Ulrike Andersen (alto), Chris Dixon (bass), Dorothee Mields (soprano), Mark Wilde (tenor)
Concerto Polacco, Alsfelder Vocal Ensemble, Wolfgang Helbich
.Helbich gives us the Dettingen work in a thoroughly enjoyable performance... his choir and solo quartet, with period orchestra, give a rousing rendition, with no serious problems of English... — More…
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Weber: Euryanthe
Jacqueline Wagner (soprano), Theresa Kronthaler (mezzo-soprano), Norman Reinhardt (tenor), Andrew Foster-Williams (bass-baritone), Stefan Cerny (bass)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Constantin Trinks
It’s a classic example of the modern minimalist staging that Christof Loy has been perfecting over the years….this is the most approachable and effective Euryanthe yet in the current catalogues. — More…
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Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3
Iwona Hossa (soprano I), Christiane Libor (soprano II), Anna Luban´ska (alto I), Ewa Marciniec (alto II), Daniel Kirch (tenor), Jaakko Kortekangas (baritone) & Andrew Gangestad (bass)
Warsaw Boys’ Choir & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Wit and his well-drilled Warsaw forces are...impressive in Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust. The rarity of this masterpiece is baffling, and this unaffected performance should win many... — More…
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Janacek: The Danube, Moravian Dances & Suite No. 3
Zdenek Husek (viola), Jana Valaskova (soprano)
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek
This release is very fair priced for some fine music from a composer whose highly individual genius deserves more attention than it has received in the West. — More…
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$13.75
