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Special offer. Handel: Partenope, HWV 27
Rosemary Joshua (Partenope), Kurt Streit (Emilio), Stephen Wallace (Armindo), Andrew Foster-Williams (Ormonte), Hilary Summers (Rosmira), Lawrence Zazzo (Arsace)
Early Opera Company, Christian Curnyn
Handel composed Partenope for the 1730 London season, less than a year into the so-called 'Second Academy' period in which he enjoyed increased artistic control over his productions. Partenope... —
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Gounod: Faust
Paul Charles Clarke (Faust), Alastair Miles (Méphistophélès), Mary Plazas (Marguerite), Garry Magee (Valentin), Diana Montague (Siébel), Sarah Walker (Martha), Matthew Hargreaves (Wagner)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
After listening to this Faust, one can feel something very like awe. The structure is massive, the workmanship infinitely thorough, the boldness of stroke (dramatic and musical) almost breathtaking.... —
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Bavouzet's performances are distinguished and virtuosic, but he does overemphasise the storminess of some passages, the results sounding perilously close to self-parody...But Bavouzet is quite... —
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Berg: Lulu
Constance Hauman, Julia Juon, Theo Adam, Peter Straka, Monte Jaffe
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ulf Schirmer
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Marcello, B: Arianna
Anna Chierichetti, Gloria Banditelli, Mirko Guadagnini, Sergio Foresti, Antonio Abete
Athestis Chorus, Academia de li Musici, Filippo Maria Bressan
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Garry Magee (Don Giovanni), Andrew Shore (Leporello), Clive Bayley (Commendatore), Majella Cullagh (Donna Anna), Barry Banks (Don Ottavio), Vivian Tierney (Donna Elvira), Dean Robinson (Masetto), Mary Plazas (Zerlina)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry
We have come to know that an operatic performance recorded under David Parry is likely to be strong in its convictions, and this Don Giovanni is no exception… Personally, I found myself gripped —
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Alwyn: Complete Symphonies
Edward Vanderspar (viola), Konstantin Stdianov (violin), Timothy Waldon (cello)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
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Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1-6
Gillian Keith (soprano) & Mark Stone (baritone)
BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds
It's fascinating to hear Carl Nielsen's six symponies in quick succession…Storgårds's approach is thoughtful…[and] the BBC Philharmonic players respond to their principal guest conductor superbly:... —
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