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Christmas Goes Baroque: A Musical Tour of Switzerland, Germany and Belgium
Christmas music in the style of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Arranged by Peter Breiner
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Chaya Czernowin: Heart Chamber
Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), Noa Frenkel, Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Terry Wey (countertenor), Ensemble Nikel, SWR Experimentalstudio, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Johannes Kalitzke, Claus Guth
There is only the hint of a story; the opera unfolds through a chain of connected situations, whether imagined, dreamlike or real. Bringing this to life is music of fabulous subtlety, its textures... — More…
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Among the most touching moments of the event is a six-hands Romance by Rachmaninov…in which Kissin and Trifonov are joined on the lowest part by the composer Rodion Shchedrin, now 85 but still... — More…
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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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Wagner: Der Fliegende Holländer (1841 version)
Samuel Youn (Der Holländer), Ingela Brimberg (Senta), Lars Woldt (Donald), Bernard Richter (Georg), Ann-Beth Solvang (Mary), Manuel Günther (Der Steuermann)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Marc Minkowski
Minkowski sounds totally at home in this ‘Romantische Oper’, pacing the drama unerringly without sacrificing spontaneity of phrasing. The orchestral playing...has all the warmth and impulsiveness... — More…