C Major
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Special offer. The Colón Ring
Das Rheingold:
Jukka Rasilainen (Wotan), Andrew Shore (Alberich), Stefan Heibach (Loge), Simone Schröder (Fricka), Sonja Mühleck-Witte (Freia), Daniel Sumegi (Fasolt), Gary Jankowski (Fafner), Kevin Conners (Mime), Silja Schindler (Woglinde), Uta Christina Georg (Wellgunde), Bernadett...
The cast is reasonably strong, though Jukka Rasilainen is a lightweight Wotan...the strongest - Linda Watson's matronly but steely Brunnhilde, our own Andrew Shore's Alberich - arrive via Bayreuth. —
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Leonard Bernstein, Vol. 2
Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestre National de France, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leonard Bernstein
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Arena di Verona
Il Trovatore - Don Giovanni - Placido Domingo Opera Gala
Luca Salsi (baritone), Anna Netrebko (soprano), Yusif Eyvazov (tenor), Dolora Zajick (mezzo-soprano), Carlos Álvarez (baritone), Alex Esposito (bass-baritone), María José Siri (soprano), Irina Lungu, Rafal Siwek, Saimir Pirgu (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Anna, Pirozzi, Arturo Chacon-Cruz, Marko...
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Andreas Schager (Tristan), Rachel Nicholls (Isolde), John Relyea (King Mark), Brett Polegato (Kurwenal), Andrew Rees (Melot), Michelle Breedt (Brangäne), Orchestra and Choir of Teatro Opera of Rome, Daniele Gatti, Pierre Audi
Immediately there’s well-prepared singing and good coordination with the pit...The two main soloists are good here – they’re both wonderfully respectful of text and project their words clearly... —
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4-6
and Documentaries about each Symphony
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
The performances, the Vienna Philharmonic on top form, can't help sounding wonderful...oddly, it is the discussions that are the most enjoyable elements in this ambitious set. —
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Special offer. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Peter Hofmann (Tristan), Hildegard Behrens (Isolde), Yvonne Minton (Brangaene), Hans Sotin (Marke), Bernd Weikl (Kurwenal), Heribert Steinbach (Melot), Heinz Zednik (Hirt), Raimund Grumbach (Steuerman), Thomas Moser (Seemann)
Leonard Bernstein, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
There is no acting as such in terms of movement of props used…But it is a strong cast. It’s good to be reminded of Hofmann’s big, deep tenor…, of Hildegard Behrens’s passionate use of the text... —
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7-9
and documentaries about each Symphony
Annette Dasch (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Piotr Beczala (tenor) & Georg Zeppenfeld (bass)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
The performances, the Vienna Philharmonic on top form, can't help sounding wonderful...oddly, it is the discussions that are the most enjoyable elements in this ambitious set. —
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-3
and Documentaries about each Symphony
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann
The performances, the Vienna Philharmonic on top form, can't help sounding wonderful...oddly, it is the discussions that are the most enjoyable elements in this ambitious set. —
