Presto CD, Rossini (composer)
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Rossini - Heroes and Heroines
RecommendedThe Spectacular Voice of Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne (mezzo)
Suisse Romande Orchestra and Royal Opera House Orchestra, Henry Lewis
Horne seems born to sing this repertoire: her combination of agility and dramatic heft yield thrilling results in male and female roles alike on this collection. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Rossini: Stabat Mater
RecommendedHelen Field (soprano), Della Jones (contralto), Arthur Davies (tenor), Roderick Earle (bass)
London Symphony Chorus, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Hickox rightly presents Rossini's Stabat Mater warmly and with gutsy strength...All four soloists here are first rate, not Italianate of tone but full and warm, and the London Symphony Chorus... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Recommendedand works by Rossini, Weber and Baermann
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves
It was this Crusell Grand Concerto which Emma Johnson played when she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1984. That occasion was the first time she had played a concerto with... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Rossini: String Sonatas
and works by Mendelssohn, Wolf and Bottesini
Luciano Vicari (violin), Lucio Buccarella (double bass)
I Musici
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Rossini: La Cenerentola
Teresa Berganza (Cenerentola), Luigi Alva (Ramiro), Renato Capecchi (Dandini), Paolo Montarsolo (Don Magnifico)
London Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera Chorus, Claudio Abbado
Rossini's Cinderella is a fairy-tale without a fairy, but no less bewitching for that. In fact the replacement of the winged godmother with the philanthropic Alidoro, a close friend and adviser... —
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Rossini: Stabat Mater
Katia Ricciarelli, Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Dalmacio Gonzalez & Ruggero Raimondi
Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini
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Rossini: The Barber of Seville (highlights)
Plácido Domingo (Figaro), Frank Lopardo (Il Conte Almaviva), Kathleen Battle (Rosina), Lucio Gallo (Dr. Bartolo), Ruggero Raimondi (Don Basilio), Gabriele Sima (Berta), Carlos Chausson (Fiorello), Goran Simic (Un Ufficiale)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Claudio Abbado
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Coloratura Spectacular
Joan Sutherland (soprano), Sumi Jo (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Chorus
Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne du Brassus, L'Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, English Chamber Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra of London, London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra...
