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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Angela Denoke (Katerina), Misha Didyk (Sergey), Kurt Rydl (Boris), Marian Talaba (Zinovy), Michael Roider (Shabby peasant), Nadia Krasteva (Sonyetka), Donna Ellen (Aksinya), Janusz Monarcha (Priest), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Old convict), Eijiro Kai (Sergeant) & Wolfram Igor Derntl (Teacher)
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Metzmacher conducts with his trademark mix of intelligence and raw emotion and orchestrally it's superb...Angela Denoke's Katerina is sharply characterised as a woman for whom murder is the... —
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Wagner: Die Feen, Das Liebesverbot & Rienzi
RecommendedLinda Esther Gray (Ada), Kari Lövass (Farzana), Krisztina Laki (Zemina), John Alexander (Arindal), June Anderson (Lora), Roland Hermann (Morald), Kurt Moll (Der Feekönig), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Gernot), Cheryl Studer (Drolla), Roland Bracht (Stimme Gromas), Karl Helm (Harald), Hermann Prey (Friedrich),...
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Leister has never been known as a technician per se, but here he shows a transcendent technique in these difficult concertos. He is never flashy, though; indeed, his playing is perhaps understated... —
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 'Reformation'
Mojca Erdmann (soprano)
Irish Chamber Orchestra, Jörg Widmann
The Irish Chamber Orchestra, of which Widmann is principal guest conductor, follow their conductor’s every gesture…the breadth of dynamics is enormous, giving [the Mozart] the character of a... —
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The late South African tenor is never less than impressive, negotiating even the most taxing vocal lines smoothly and stylishly. The voice is focused and well supported throughout its range:... —
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The incandescent strings are on inspired form. Imperturbable in its crucial role, the reedy sounding oboe is quite magnificently played. The final work is the Prelude to Die Meistersinger von... —
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This may be a debut disc, but the Skride Piano Quartet show it already has bags of personality, generous sound, overall architecture and telling detail. —
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Haydn: Missa Cellensis & Jommelli: Te Deum and Mass in D major
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Rafael Kubelik
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