Beethoven - Leonore
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Special offer. Beethoven: Leonore
RecommendedMarlis Petersen (Leonore), Maximilian Schmitt (Florestan), Dimitry Ivashchenko (Rocco), Johannes Weisser (Pizarro), Robin Johannsen (Marzelline), Johannes Chum (Jaqino), Tareq Nazmi (Don Fernando), Florian Feth, Julian Popken (Two Prisoners)
Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs
Of the principals only Johannes Weisser’s Don Pizarro disappoints, and even he is strong in the dialogue. Jacobs’s tempos are fast – sometimes a bit skittishly so – and the sublimity one looks... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Record Review, 7th December 2019, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th December 2019
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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Opera, March 2020, Disc of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Petersen)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Beethoven: Leonore (1805 version)
Nathalie Paulin (Leonore), Jean-Michel Richer (Florestan), Stephen Hegedus (Rocco), Pascale Beaudin (Marzelline), Matthew Scollin (Pizarro), Keven Geddes (Jacquino), Alexandre Sylvestre (Don Fernando), Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus, Ryan Brown
Lafayette’s modest production suggests that first thoughts were good thoughts but that Leonore is a different opera from Fidelio…Playing original instruments, the Opera Lafayette Orchestra conducted... — More…
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Beethoven 2020 – Works for the Stage 1: Opera
Christoph Bantzer (speaker), Christiane Oelze (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano), Robert Burt (tenor), Kim Begley (tenor), Adolf Dallapozza (tenor), Lucia Popp (soprano), Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master), René Kollo (tenor), Nicolai Gedda...
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Beethoven: Leonore
Edda Moser (Leonore), Richard Cassilly (Florestan), Helen Donath (Marzelline), Eberhard Büchner (Jaquino), Theo Adam (Pizarro), Hermann Christian Polster (Fernando), Karl Ridderbusch (Rocco)
Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt
Blomstedt provides weight and vigour. — More…
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Beethoven: Leonore
Hilde Zadek (Leonore), Anton Dermota (Florestan), Otto von Rohr (Rocco), Paul Schöffler (Pizarro), Hans Braun (Fernando), Gerda Scheyrer (Marzelline), Alfred Poell (Jaquino)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner
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Beethoven: Leonore
(complete opera)
Hillevi Martinpelto, Christiane Oelze, Kim Begley, Michael Schade, Matthew Best, Franz Hawlata, Alastair Miles
Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner
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Beethoven: Leonore (1805)
Gwyneth Jones (Leonore), James King (Florestan), Theo Adam (Pizarro), Gerd Nienstedt (Rocco), Rotraud Hansmann (Marzelline), Werner Hollweg (Jaquino), Eberhard Wächter (Don Fernando)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carl Melles
The main attraction in this 1970 concert performance in Vienna of Beethoven’s Leonore is its distinguished cast, with Gwyneth Jones in the title role, James King as Florestan – especially affecting... — More…
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Beethoven: Leonore & Fidelio
Hillevi Martinpelto (Leonore), Kim Begley (Florestan), Franz Hawlata (Rocco), Matthew Best (Pizzaro), Geert Smits (Fernando), Christiane Oelze (Marzelline), Michael Schade (Jaquino), Gundula Janowitz (Leonore), René Kollo (Florestan), Hans Sotin (Pizarro), Manfred Jungwirth (Rocco), Lucia Popp (Marzelline),...
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Beethoven: Leonore
Original Version from 1805
Edda Moser (Leonore), Richard Cassilly (Florestan), Karl Ridderbusch (Rocco), Theo Adam (Pizzaro), Hermann Christian Polster (Fernando), Helen Donath (Marzelline), Eberhard Büchner (Jaquino), Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Dresdener Staatskapelle, Herbert Blomstedt
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Beethoven: Leonore (1805 version)
Nathalie Paulin (Leonore), Jean-Michel Richer (Florestan), Stephen Hegedus (Rocco), Pascale Beaudin (Marzelline), Matthew Scollin (Pizarro), Keven Geddes (Jacquino), Alexandre Sylvestre (Don Fernando), Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus, Ryan Brown
Lafayette’s modest production suggests that first thoughts were good thoughts but that Leonore is a different opera from Fidelio...Playing original instruments, the Opera Lafayette Orchestra... — More…
