Capriccio
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Engelbert Humperdinck: The Miracle
Josette Micheler (mezzo-soprano), Sophie Klußmann (soprano), Rundfunkchor Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Steffen Tast
Though Humperdinck's mastery with miracle music has been usurped by Hollywood, the music feels more familiar than clichéd, partly due to echoes from Hansel and Gretel. —
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Max Meyer-Olbersleben: Chamber Music
Oliver Triendl (piano), Nina Karmon (violin), Benedict Kloeckner (cello), Roland Glassl (viola)
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Paul Hindemith: Cardillac
Evgeny Solodovnikov, Stephanie Houtzeel, Daniel Jenz, Tomasz Konieczny (bass-baritone), Wolfgang Bankl, Vera-lotte Boecker, Herbert Lippert, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna State Opera Stage Orchestra, Cornelius Meister
If this is a study in obsession then it's left to the musicians in the pit to direct us. And the Bühnenorchester der Wiener Staatsoper conducted by Cornelius Meister, do their very best negotiating... —
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HK Gruber: Short Stories from the Vienna Woods
Piano Concerto - Castle In The Air
Frank Dupree (piano), Orf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, HK Gruber
Both soloist and orchestra bring the necessary mix of precision, flow and stamina to this impeccably recorded programme, with the composer conducting...If you like music that manages to be both... —
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Special offer. Schulhoff: Flammen (Flames)
Raymond Very (Don Jun), Iris Vermillion (La Morte), Arnold Schoenberg Chor, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand De Billy
Bertrand de Billy is in his element, whether it’s on the dance f loor, ushering in the Dies Irae or leading a battery of orgasmic bells. Raymond Very is a handsome Don Juan, at his best in the... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Josef Labor: Piano Concertos 'Wittgenstein Concertos'
Oliver Triendl (piano), Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Eugene Tzigane
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Premiere Recordings
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Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1
Patricia Petibon (soprano), Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Ariane Matiakh
Absence of comparisons makes this release self-recommending, but those new to Koechlin’s orchestral music could not wish for a better introduction or more persuasive readings. —
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Special offer. Weinberg: Die Passagierin (The Passenger)
Dshamilja Kaiser (Lisa), Nadja Stefanoff (Marta), Will Hartmann (Walter), Markus Butter (Tadeusz), Chor Der Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmoniker, Roland Kluttig
the extended arias by Marta and Katja in Scene 6 are beautifully sung here by Nadja Stefanoff and Tetyana Miyus...Capriccio’s engineers have done a fine job in securing a good balance between... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Male Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Engelbert Humperdinck: Der Blaue Vogel (The Blue Bird)
Incidental Music After A Christmas Fairy Tale By Maurice Maeterlinck)
Juri Tetzlaff, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Steffen Tast
The festive fairytale by Maeterlinck for which Humperdinck wrote this incidental music is read here in German, so you may want to find a translation online. Or simply head to Disc 2, where the... —
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The new recording comes from concert performances at least year’s Salzburg Festival celebrating the composer’s centenary. It’s led with great gusto and accuracy by one of his leading pupils…The... —
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Diapason d’Or, Summer Issue 2019
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