C Major
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Mozart: Idomeneo
Bernard Richter (Idomeneo), Rachel Frenkel (Idamante), Valentina Nafornița (Ilia), Irina Lungu (Elettra), Pavel Kolgatin (Arbace)
Wiener Staatsoper, Tomáš Netopil, Kasper Holten
Best of all is Irina Lungu’s Elettra who tears into her final aria ‘D’Oreste, d’Aiace’ as if there were no tomorrow, which of course there isn’t for her!..As you would expect, the chorus of... —
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Puccini: Tosca
Sonya Yoncheva (Tosca), Vittorio Grigolo (Cavaradossi), Roman Burdenko (Scarpia), Carlo Bosi (Spoletta), Giorgi Manoshvili (Angelotti), Giulio Mastrototaro (Sacristan)
Orchestra & Chorus of the Arena Di Verona, Hugo de Ana, Francesco Ivan Ciampa
In all respects, she is a sensation in this role: truly one of the great Toscas of our time, and the DVD surely deserves a place in the Puccini fan’s collection on that count alone...The production... —
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Gounod: Roméo and Juliette
Aida Garifullina (Juliette), Saimir Pirgu (Romeo), David Alegret (Tybalt), Tara Erraught (Stephano), Gabriel Bermudez (Mercutio), Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Stephen Lawless, Josep Pons
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Gounod: Roméo and Juliette
Aida Garifullina (Juliette), Saimir Pirgu (Romeo), David Alegret (Tybalt), Tara Erraught (Stephano), Gabriel Bermudez (Mercutio), Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Stephen Lawless, Josep Pons
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Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Liudmyla Monastyrska (Manon Lescaut), David Bizic (Lescaut), Gregory Kunde (Des Grieux), Carlos Chausson (Geronte), Mikeldi Atxalandabaso (Edmondo), Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Davide Livermore, Emmanuel Villaume
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4-6
and Documentaries about each Symphony
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
The performances, the Vienna Philharmonic on top form, can't help sounding wonderful...oddly, it is the discussions that are the most enjoyable elements in this ambitious set. —
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Andris Nelsons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Yefim Bronfman at the Lucerne Festival, 5th September 2011
Yefim Bronfman (piano)
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
every gesture and expression dovetails with what we hear. Subtle yet soaring, these orchestral performances are shaped by a conductor who enjoys every second of his job, and equally enjoys the... —
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Flute Concertos at Sanssouci
A Tribute to Frederick the Great
Emmanuel Pahud (flute) & Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)
Kammerakademie Potsdam
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