Naxos
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There are no modern alternatives to this admirable Naxos production. Truthful, well-balanced sound and faultless musicianship makes this another winner. —
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Raff: Die Eifersüchtigen
Matthias Bein, Balduin Schneeberger, Raìsa Ierone, Mirjam Fässler, Serafina Giannoni, Martin Roth, Benjamin Popson, Orchestra of Europe, Joonas Pitkänen
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Arthur Benjamin & Edgar Bainton: Songs
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Gillett (tenor) & Wendy Hiscocks (piano)
Many gems here - Bainton and Benjamin need to be taken into the equation when assessing the legacy of British song. —
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Special offer. Ian Krouse: Armenian Requiem
Vladimir Chernov (baritone), Christoph Bull (organ), Shoushik Barsoumian (soprano), Garineh Avakian (mezzo-soprano), Yeghishe Manucharyan (tenor), Ruben Harutyunyan (duduk), VEM String Quartet, UCLA Philharmonia, Lark Master Singers, Tziatzan Children's Choir, Neal Stulberg
Krouse has – perhaps following Benjamin Britten in the War Requiem – not strictly followed the liturgical form of the traditional Armenian Mass, but has interspersed poetry, mostly by writers... —
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Camargo Guarnieri: Choros Vol. 2; Flor de Tremembé
Ovanir Buosi (clarinet), Olga Kopylova (piano), Horácio Schaefer (viola), Matias de Oliveira Pinto (cello), Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Roberto Tibiriçá
I have so enjoyed discovering Guarnieri’s music. This second volume of his Choros serves up what are essentially concertos for clarinet, piano, viola and cello. It’s truly vivacious music with... —
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Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 5, No. 1, etc.
Takako Nishizaki (violin)
Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl
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Special offer. American Classics - David Diamond
Janos Starker (cello)
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz
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Johannes Brahms: Complete Songs 1 - Opp. 32, 43, 86, 105
Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano)
Few lieder singers today combine such honest directness and subtle understanding as Christoph Prégardien, whose career now stretches back some 40 years...Eisenlohr is a sympathetic and observant... —
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Special offer. Strauss, R: Ariadne auf Naxos
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (Prima Donna/Ariadne), Rita Streich (Zerbinetta), Irmgard Seefried (The Composer), Rudolf Schock (The Tenor/Bacchus), Alfred Neugebauer (Major Domo), Karl Dönch (The Music Teacher) (An Officer) Gerhard Unger (An Officer), Lisa Otto (Naiad), Grace Hoffman (Dryad), Anny Felbermayer...
Karajan's recording may yield top position to Rudolf Kempe's 1968 account, but surely to no other. His feeling for the music, as well as his cast - especially Schwarzkopf's Ariadne, Streich's... —
