C Major
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Special offer. Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier
Hector Sandoval (André Chénier), Norma Fantini (Maddalena di Coigny), Scott Hendricks (Carlo Gérard), Tania Kross (Bersi), Rosalind Plowright (Madelon)
Wiener Symphoniker, Ulf Schirmer
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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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Special offer. Janáček: The Makropulos Case
Angela Denoke (Emilia Marty), Raymond Very (Albert Gregor), Peter Hoare (Vitek), Jurgita Adamonyte (Krista), Johan Reuter (Jaroslav Prus), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Dr. Kolenaty), Ales Briscein (Janek)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Esa-Pekka Salonen
The vocal performances are nearly all compelling. The men - Janacek's usual weak and neurotic bunch - are entirely believable...Both the lead and female roles are remarkably complete. Jurgita... —
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Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (HR-Sinfonieorchester), Paavo Järvi
No previous instalment in Paavo Järvi's Mahler cycle prepared me for the raw passion of this Ninth. —
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Special offer. Verdi: Falstaff
Ambrogio Maestri (Falstaff), Luca Salsi (Ford), Antonio Gandia (Fenton), Svetla Vassileva (Alice Ford), Romina Tomasoni (Mistress Quickly), Daniela Pini (Meg Page), Barbara Bargnesi (Nannetta)
Teatro Regio di Parma, Andrea Battistoni
Medcalf's Falstaff...makes use of Ambrogio Maestri's Falstaff (terrific diction)...Svetla Vassileva's Alice (as glamorous as she is witty) or Romina Tomasoni's amusingly British Quickly. —
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Special offer. Verdi: Luisa Miller
Giorgio Surjan (Il Conte di Walter), Marcelo Alvarez (Rodolfo), Francesca Franci (Federica), Rafal Siwek (Wurm), Leo Nucci (Miller), Fiorenza Cedolins (Luisa), Katarina Nikolic (Laura), Angelo Villari (Un Contadino)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Donato Renzetti
Cedolins is wonderfully precise in negotiating the trills and staccatos of Luisa's music...Alvarez is quite excellent as Rodolfo...His is a warm, passionate performance, thrilling singing but... —
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Special offer. Verdi: Luisa Miller
Giorgio Surjan (Il Conte di Walter), Marcelo Alvarez (Rodolfo), Francesca Franci (Federica), Rafal Siwek (Wurm), Leo Nucci (Miller), Fiorenza Cedolins (Luisa), Katarina Nikolic (Laura), Angelo Villari (Un Contadino)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma, Donato Renzetti
Cedolins is wonderfully precise in negotiating the trills and staccatos of Luisa's music...Alvarez is quite excellent as Rodolfo...His is a warm, passionate performance, thrilling singing but... —
