Browse: Opera, Martinů (composer)
This page lists all classical by Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959), in genre: Opera.
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This sounds throughout, even in the numinous calling of the Lord which conjures up the composer’s familiar spooky vein, like Martinů lite…There’s a performance of the First Symphony, Bělohlávek’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th October 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Diapason d’Or, January 2019, Découverte
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Life with Czech Music - Janacek & Martinu
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Drahomira Drobkova (contralto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Richard Novak (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Kvetoslava Nemeckova (soprano), Leo Marian Vodicka (tenor), Vaclav Zitek (baritone), Josef Ruzicka (piano), Jan Bouse (timpani), Eva Urbanova (soprano), Bernarda Fink (contralto),...
Even the recording acoustic is warm, enough sometimes to curl the music’s edges and smudge away little details. But Mackerras’s handling of this repertoire is so fresh, so responsive to the folk-music... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Choral
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Martinu - Music from the opera Juliette
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (Juliette), Steve Davislim (Michel), Frédéric Goncalves, Michéle Lagrange & Nicolas Testé
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
…the ardour of the exchanges are superbly captured by Mackerras and his instrumentalists. Magdalena Kožená is magnificent as the volatile Julietta and is excellently matched by Steve Davislim's... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th May 2009
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Opera Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Recital
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Opera, July 2009, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
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Martinů: The Greek Passion
Wilfried Zelinka (Priest Grigoris), Ivan Orešcanin (Archon), Dietmar Hirzberger (Captain), Falk Witzurke (Schoolmaster), Tino Sekay (Ladas), Rolf Romei (Manolios), Dshamilja Kaiser (Katerina), Manuel von Senden (Yannakos), Martin Fournier (Michelis), Taylan Reinhard (Panait), Dariusz Perczak (Kostandis),...
While it lacks the immediate lyrical appeal of the better-known second version, there is an overwhelming sense of immediacy which this excellent performance captures at every stage…Kaftan’s musical... — More…
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International Opera Awards, 2018, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
2 CDs
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Johanna Martzy, Vol. 3
Johanna Martzy (violin), Adolph Hallis (piano), István Hajdu (piano)
Netherlands Radio Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo, André Cluytens, Hans Müller-Kray, George Szell
The rediscovery of gifted Hungarian Martzy (1924-79) continues apace with this selection of live broadcasts and concerts including sparkling Mozart and a stunning Bartok Rhapsody. — More…
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Martinu: Ariane & Double Concerto
RecommendedSimona Saturová (Ariane), Zoltán Nagy (Theseus), Baurzhan Anderzhanov (Minotaurus), Abdellah Lasri (Bouroun/Wachmann), Tijl Faveyts (Alter Mann), Ivo Kahánek (piano)
Essener Philharmoniker, Aalto-Theater Essen Choir soloists, Tomáš Netopil
The score’s haunting neo-Classicism is brought to fresh life by Netopil, who draws superlative playing from his Essen orchestra. His Ariane, Simona Šaturová...with a softergrained soprano still... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Hommage à Rossini
Raphaela Gromes (cello), Julian Riem (piano), WDR Funkhausorchester, Enrico Delamboye
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Noferini and friends make a fine case for Rossini’s late chamber works, joined here by a selection of characterful miniatures and some more familiar operatic transcriptions. — More…
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Opera Fantasies for Violin, Vol. 2
Livia Sohn (violin), Benjamin Loeb (piano), Geoff Nuttall (viola)
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