Naxos
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I trust that anyone who is not already convinced that this composer truly deserves recognition as a great one whose contribution is highly valuable will be won over by the superb music on this... —
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Special offer. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Giacomo Aragall (tenor), Stefka Evstatieva (soprano), Anna di Mauro (mezzo-soprano), Alzbeta Michalkova (contralto), Eduard Tumagian (baritone)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Alexander Rahbari
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Humperdinck: Hänsel & Gretel
Elisabeth Grümmer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Josef Metternich, Maria von Ilosvay, Else Schürhoff, Anny Felbermayer
Loughton High School for Girls Choir, Bancroft’s School Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
The EMI CD transfer has opened up the mono sound, putting air round the voices and instruments, giving presence. Where the earlier transfer of this set sounded disappointingly flat, this one... —
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Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, Turkish March & Fragments
Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen
The performances are well judged, with some excellent playing of the all-important wind instruments. —
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Special offer. Handel: Athalia
Markus Brutscher, Friederike Holzhausen, Stephan MacLeod, Annette Reinhold, Barbara Schlick, Elisabeth Scholl
Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini
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Highly recommended in every aspect —
