Arthaus Musik
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Strauss, J, II: Simplicius
Michael Volle (The hermit), Martin Zysset (Simplicius), Elizabeth Magnuson (Hildegarde) & Piotr Beczala (Arnim von Grübben)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera House, Franz Welser-Möst
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Puccini: Tosca
Daniela Dessì (Tosca), Fabio Armiliato (Mario Cavaradossi) & Claudio Sgura (Scarpia)
Teatro Carlo Felice, Marco Boemi (conductor) & Renzo Giacchieri (stage director)
This is a good, conventionally designed Tosca, well sung and played and with a satisfying theatrical flair. —
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Vision Mahler
Karina Gauvin (soprano) & Yvonne Naef (alto)
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, NDR Choir & WDR Radio Choir, Semyon Bychkov
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Edvard Grieg - What Price Immortality
A music film about the life of Edvard Grieg directed by Thomas Olofsson
Staffan Scheja (Edvard Grieg) & Claudia Zöhner (Nina Hagerup)
Thomas Olofsson (director)
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Beethoven: Symphonies 1/2/3
Live from Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2012
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
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Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Jacques Imbrailo (Pelléas), Michaela Selinger (Mélisande), Vincent Le Texier (Golaud), Doris Soffel (Geneviève) & Wolfgang Schöne (Arkel)
Essener Philharmoniker, Stefan Soltesz (conductor) & Nikolaus Lehnhoff (stage director)
Imbrailo's Pelléas is a virile, romantic heartthrob, with fine voice to match. Mezzo-soprano Michaela Selinger follows the recent trend of shunning the blanched view of Mélisande, resulting... —
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Dvorak: Sacred Music
Live Recordings from The Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1993
Eva Randová (mezzo-soprano), Lucia Popp (soprano), Peter Mikuláŝ (bass), Josef Protschka (tenor), Eva Urbanová (soprano), Katerina Kachlíková (mezzo-soprano), ŝtefan Margita (tenor), Lívia Ághová (soprano) & Ivan Kusnjer (baritone), Ivan Zenaty (violin)
Prague Symphony Orchestra & Prague...
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Ricarda Merbeth (soprano), Daniela Sindram (mezzo-soprano), Robert Dean Smith (tenor) & Gunther Groissbock (bass)
Choeurs de l’Opera National de Paris & Orchestre de l’Opera National de Paris, Philippe Jordan
A valuable addition to the vast catalogue of Beethoven symphony recordings. A pleasure to see and hear. —
