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Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem)
Recorded live in concert at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, March 2019
Michael Spyres (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir, John Nelson
This conductor has been outstandingly careful about the notorious acoustic. Any complaints registered about its effect in reviews of the concert are hardly apparently on these recordings of it…The... — More…
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CD + DVD Video
$14.50In stock
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
Recommended
Sophie Koch (Mère Marie), Patricia Petibon (Blanche), Véronique Gens (Madame Lidoine), Rosalind Plowright (Madame de Croissy), Topi Lehtipuu (Le Chevalier), Philippe Rouillon (Le Marquis)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chœur du Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Jérémie Rhorer, Olivier Py
taken as a whole, this is visually by far the best recent Carmelites. It also has a dream cast...Petibon masterfully conveys the complexities of her contradictory character...Piau is a wonderfully... — More…
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Verdi: Requiem
Ilva Ligabue (soprano), Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano), Sandor Konya (tenor) & Raffaele Arié (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini
Yes, it’s just a mono sound recording, it’s shot in black and white and the Royal Festival Hall acoustic is not the best. Nevertheless the fifty-year old Giulini draws out a powerfully thrilling... — More…
Purists may object to 'Neptune' not fading out but seguing into a very Hollywood-esque addition by Joby Talbot. There's ample compensation, though, in the extras, including a 'making of' documentary... — More…
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The Passions of Vaughan Williams
The award-winning film by John Bridcut
Rachel Roberts (viola), Alistair Mackie (trumpet), Ruth Peel (mezzo-soprano) & David Owen Norris (piano)
Schola Cantorum of Oxford & Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Hickox & James Burton
Bridcut’s primary gift is to bring the music of these composers alive, weaving archive footage with specially filmed performance and deft contributions from a handful of musicians well able to... — More…
Offer, William Walton London Concert
Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, 1982
Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Thomas Allen (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Andre Previn
Walton visibly moved - performances that were special indeed — More…
The Verdi Collection
Matteo Manuguerra (Nabucco), Veriano Luchetti (Ismaele), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Zaccaria), Renata Scotto (Abigaille), Elena Obraztsova (Fenena), Robert Lloyd (Gran Sacerdote), Kenneth Collins (Abdallo), Anne Edwards (Anna), Plácido Domingo (Ernani), Mirella Freni (Elvira), Renato Bruson (Carlo), Nicolai...
28 CDs + DVD Video
$82.75In stock
Ashkenazy: Complete Concerto Recordings
Limited Edition
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Vovka Ashkenazy (piano), The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (chorus), Eduardo Fernandez (guitar)
London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Wiener...
46 CDs + 2 DVD Videos
$152.50In stock
Classic Archive: Celebrating Strauss
Hertha Töpper & Irmgard Seefried, Rita Streich (soprano), Janine Reiss (piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Marschallin), Hertha Töpper (Octavian)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Berislav Klobucar, Charles Mackerras,...
