Tracks The Da Vinci Code
- Daniel's 9th Cipher
- The Paschal Spiral
- Salvete Virgines
- Kyrie For The Magdalene - Various Artists, Richard Harvey
- Poisoned Chalice
- L'Esprit Des Gabriel
- Chevaliers De Sangreal
- Ad Arcana
- Dies Mercurii I Martius
- Beneath Alrischa
- Malleus Maleficarum
- Rose Of Arimathea
- The Citrine Cross
- Fructus Gravis
Publisher: Universal Classics Release date: 2006-05-15 Run time: 68 min. RRP: £8.99 Price: £2.95
Review The Da Vinci Code / Hans Zimmer:
Tracks The Noel Coward Album (Live in Las Vegas and New York)
- World Weary
- 20th Century Blues
- Time And Again
- Dance Little Lady
- Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
- Loch Lomond
- Wait A Bit Joe
- Room With A View
- Party's Over Now
- Nina
- Louisa
- What's Going To Happen To The Tots
- If Love Were All
- Sail Away
- Bar On The Piccola Marina
- Why Must The Show Go On
- I'll Follow My Secret Heart
- Matelot
- Play Orchestra Play
- Room With A View
- I Went To A Marvellous Party
- Someday I'll Find You
- Poor Little Rich Girl
- I'll See You Again
- Mad Dogs And Englishmen
- Uncle Harry
- Half Caste Woman
- Alice Is At It Again
- I Like America
Publisher: Classical Release date: 1991-11-01 RRP: £5.99 Price: £2.31
Review The Noel Coward Album (Live in Las Vegas and New York) / Noel Coward:
Tracks Massenet: Thaïs
- Voici le pain - Olivier Schock, Bernard Mansencal, Bruno Moga, Loïc Cassin, José Luis Victoria, Stefano Palatchi, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Voilà donc la terrible cité - Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Qui te fait si sévère - Renée Fleming, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Divertissement: 3. Allegro brillante - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Le voici! Le voici! - Olivier Schock, Bernard Mansencal, Bruno Moga, Loïc Cassin, José Luis Victoria, Thomas Hampson, Stefano Palatchi, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Divertissement: 5. Mouvement de valse - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Ah! des gouttes de sang coulent de ses pieds - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Il dit vrai! - Renée Fleming, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Thomas Hampson, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Père, Dieu m'a parlé par ta voix - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Thaïs va mourir! - Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Divertissement: 7. Finale - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Quel est cet étranger - Renée Fleming, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Eh bien, fais-moi connaître tou cet amour - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Considère, ô mon père - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Va, mendiant chercher ailleirs ta vie! - David Grousset, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- O messager de Dieu, si bon dans ta rudesse - Renée Fleming, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Je n'ai pas plus choisi mon sort que ma nature - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Ah! Ah! Ah!...Je vais donc te revoir - Marie Devellereau, Isabelle Cals, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Méditation religieuse - Symphonie - Renaud Capuçon, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Voilà l'incomparable!...Divertissement: 6 La Charmeuse - Giuseppe Sabbatini, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Dis-moi que je suis belle - Renée Fleming, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- C'est Thaïs, l'idole fragile - Renée Fleming, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Toi, qui mis la pitié dans nos âmes - Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Seigneur, ayez pitié de moi - Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Enkelejda Shkosa, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Nous nous mêlons jamais, mon fils - Stefano Palatchi, Thomas Hampson, Olivier Schock, Bernard Mansencal, Bruno Moga, Loïc Cassin, José Luis Victoria, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Garde-toi bien! Voici ta terrible ennemie! - Giuseppe Sabbatini, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Divertissement: 4. Allegretto con spirito - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Ah! je suis seule, seule enfin! - Renée Fleming, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Non loin d'ici, vers l'occident - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- C'est lui qui vient! - Thomas Hampson, Stefano Palatchi, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Ah! Ah! Ah!...Athanaël, c'est toi! - Marie Devellereau, Isabelle Cals, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Baigne d'eau mes mains et mes lèvres - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Mon oeuvre est accomplie! - Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Enkelejda Shkosa, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Suivez-moi tous, amis! - Giuseppe Sabbatini, Marie Devellereau, Isabelle Cals, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Divertissement: 2. Mélopée orientale - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Non! Non! je hais vos fausses ivresses - Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Sois le bienvenu dans nos tabernacles - Enkelejda Shkosa, Thomas Hampson, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Prélude (Deuxième Tableau) - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Etranger, te voilà comme tu l'avais dit - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Que le ciel est pesant! - Stefano Palatchi, Thomas Hampson, Olivier Schock, Bernard Mansencal, Bruno Moga, Loïc Cassin, José Luis Victoria, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Eh! C'est lui!...Athanaël - Giuseppe Sabbatini, Thomas Hampson, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Qui te fait si sévère - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Choeur de l'Opéra de Bordeaux, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Mon fils, nous nous mêlons jamais - Stefano Palatchi, Thomas Hampson, Olivier Schock, Bernard Mansencal, Bruno Moga, Loïc Cassin, José Luis Victoria, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Divertissement: 1. Allegro vivo - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- C'est toi, mon père - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- La paix du Seigneur soit avec toi - Thomas Hampson, Enkelejda Shkosa, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Hélas! enfant encore - Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Je suis Athanaël, moine d'Antinoé - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- L'ardent soleil m'écrase - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
- Vision ...Honte! Horreur! - Thomas Hampson, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Yves Abel
Publisher: Decca Release date: 2000-09-11 Run time: 146 min. Creator: Jules Massenet RRP: £30.99 Price: £17.98
Review Massenet: Thaïs / Decca:There is much to recommend in this impressive recording of an unjustly neglected operatic gem. As the eponymous Alexandrian courtesan who converts to asceticism, Renée Fleming is gorgeous and produces a stream of rich, golden sounds that enchant and seduce. Thomas Hampson as the monk who converts her and-too late-realises that he loves her, is bold and authoritative. Yves Abel draws some supple and sinuous playing from his Bordeaux orchestra-the Prelude to Act 1 Scene 2, for example, which is a shimmering musical portrait of the port of Alexandria, is stunning. Unfortunately both Fleming and Hampson lack a certain vulnerability and sense of inner conflict, which makes their respective conversions a little hard to swallow and can sometimes make the recording feel a little unfocussed. But what the piece lacks in fin de siècle languor and anguish, it makes up for in a dramatically driven robustness in the big set pieces which is thrilling-and being able to hear the famous "Meditation" in context (with off-stage choral accompaniment) is a treat worth the price alone. -Warwick Thompson.
Tracks The Essential Emma Johnson
- 2. Lento - Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, Ivor Bolton, Malcolm Arnold
- 3. Rasch und mit Feuer - Emma Johnson, Gordon Back, Roy Emerson, Martin Haskell, Robert Schumann
- 2. Andante pastorale - Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Groves, John Boyden, Antony Howell
- To a Wild Rose - Emma Johnson, Julius Drake
- Vocalise, Op.34 No.12 - Andrew Keener, Emma Johnson, Julius Drake, Martin Haskell, Sergey Vasil'yevich Rachmaninov
- 1. Allegro vivace - Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, Ivor Bolton, Malcolm Arnold
- 3. Rondo. Allegro - Emma Johnson, John Boyden, English Chamber Orchestra, Tim Handley, Raymond Leppard, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 2. Modéré - Andrew Keener, Emma Johnson, Julius Drake, Martin Haskell, Darius Milhaud
- Adagio for clarinet and strings in D flat "Wagner's Adagio" - Emma Johnson, John Boyden, Antony Howell, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Groves, Heinrich Baermann
- 1. Zart und mit Ausdruck - Emma Johnson, Gordon Back, Roy Emerson, Martin Haskell, Robert Schumann
- 1. Vif - Andrew Keener, Emma Johnson, Julius Drake, Martin Haskell, Darius Milhaud
- 1. Prelude - Allegro deciso - Emma Johnson, Roy Emerson, Malcolm Martineau, Michael Sheady, Richard Hale
- Pavane pour une infante défunte - Emma Johnson, Gordon Back, Maurice Ravel
- 3. Brazileira - Andrew Keener, Emma Johnson, Julius Drake, Martin Haskell, Darius Milhaud
- 1. Allegro ben ritmato - Emma Johnson, Julius Drake
- 2. Romance - Andante tranquillo - Emma Johnson, Roy Emerson, Malcolm Martineau, Michael Sheady, Richard Hale
- 2. Lebhaft, leicht - Emma Johnson, Gordon Back, Roy Emerson, Martin Haskell, Robert Schumann
- Flight of the Bumble Bee - Emma Johnson, Julius Drake
- 2. Adagio - Emma Johnson, John Boyden, English Chamber Orchestra, Tim Handley, Raymond Leppard, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Exotica - Emma Johnson, Skaila Kanga
- 3. (The Pre-Goodman Rag) Allegro non troppo - Andrew Keener, Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, Martin Haskell, Ivor Bolton, Malcolm Arnold
- Walking in the Air from The Snowman - Andrew Keener, Emma Johnson, Julius Drake, Martin Haskell, Howard Blake
- 4. Forlana - Allegretto grazioso - Emma Johnson, Roy Emerson, Malcolm Martineau, Michael Sheady, Richard Hale
- Spring - Emma Johnson, Skaila Kanga
- 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato - Emma Johnson, Julius Drake
- 3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso - Emma Johnson, Julius Drake
- 1. Allegro - Emma Johnson, John Boyden, English Chamber Orchestra, Tim Handley, Raymond Leppard, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin - Brian B. Culverhouse, Emma Johnson, Gordon Back, Claude Debussy
- 5. Fughetta - Allegro vivace - Emma Johnson, Roy Emerson, Michael Sheady, Richard Hale, Malcolm Martineau
- 3. Carol - Andantino semplice - Emma Johnson, Roy Emerson, Malcolm Martineau, Michael Sheady, Richard Hale
- Mists - Emma Johnson, Skaila Kanga
- I. Allegro - Emma Johnson, John Boyden, Antony Howell, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Groves
- 3. Rondo - Emma Johnson, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Groves, John Boyden, Antony Howell
- Summer - Emma Johnson, Skaila Kanga
- Gymnopedie No. 1 - Andrew Keener, Emma Johnson, Julius Drake, Martin Haskell, Erik Satie
- Jamaican Rumba - Emma Johnson, Julius Drake, Arthur Benjamin
- Prelude - Emma Johnson, Skaila Kanga
Publisher: ASV Release date: 2008-07-22 Run time: 150 min. Creator: Gordon Back RRP: £5.99 Price: £4.36
Review The Essential Emma Johnson / ASV:
Tracks The Collection Vol.1 1981-1991
- Nancy Spain
- City Of Chicago
- Mystic Lipstick
- Messenger Boy
- Don't Forget Your Shovel
- Time Has Come
- Lisdoonvarna
- Voyage
- Night Visit
- Ordinary Man
- Delirium Tremens
- Reel In The Flickering Light
- Lakes Of Ponchartrain
- Easter Snow
- Biko Drum
- Bright Blue Rose
- Faithful Departed
- Ride On
- Knock Song
- Missing You
Publisher: Warner Release date: 1991-09-09 RRP: £14.99 Price: £6.89
Review The Collection Vol.1 1981-1991 / Christy Moore:
Tracks The Original Three Tenors Concert - Luciano Pavarotti/Placido Domingo/Jose Carreras
- Luciano Pavarotti
- Brian Large
- Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- José Carreras
- Zubin Mehta
- Plácido Domingo
Publisher: Decca Release date: 2007-06-18 Run time: 86 min. RRP: £24.99 Price: £18.08
Review The Original Three Tenors Concert - Luciano Pavarotti/Placido Domingo/Jose Carreras / Decca:
Tracks Handel - Tolomeo / Hallenberg, Gauvin, Bonitatibus, Basso, Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Curtis
- Duetto: Tutta contenta - Karina Gauvin, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Olà! che più si tarda - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Ouverture - Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Eccolo appunto - Bella, già men severe - Karina Gauvin, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Fonti amiche - Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Aure, portate - Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Quanto è felice - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Sarò giusto - Pietro Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Signor, se non t'è noto - Pietro Spagnoli, Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Lascia, o fratel - Romina Basso, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Numi, pietà! - Romina Basso, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Torni omai la pace - Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Ahi! Elisa infelice - Anna Bonitatibus, Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: V'è ancor qualche martire - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria a due, Rec. & Arioso: Dite, che fa - Karina Gauvin, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: In questa più remota parte - Romina Basso, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Acc.: Madre, pagasti alfine - Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Quest'è pur Cipro - Karina Gauvin, Pietro Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Il mio core - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Pur sento, oh Dio - Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Non lo dirò col labbro - Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Arioso: Voi dolci aurette - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: O cari agli occhi miei - Anna Bonitatibus, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Arioso: Tiranni miei pensieri - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: S'io potessi sperare - Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Io ti cerco per tutto - Delia, per queste sì remote selve - Karina Gauvin, Pietro Spagnoli, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Piangi pur - Pietro Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Voglio amore - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Al fin che si risolve - Anna Bonitatibus, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Eccoti, o Prence - Pietro Spagnoli, Romina Basso, Anna Bonitatibus, Ann Hallenberg, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Cielo ingiusto - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Senza il suo bene - Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Son qual rocca - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Delia, attendi un momento. - Anna Bonitatibus, Ann Hallenberg, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Quell'onda che si frange - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Veggio che m'ama il prence - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Ché più si tarda - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Dov'è chi la mia morte richiede - Osmin, Osmino, e come - Ann Hallenberg, Anna Bonitatibus, Pietro Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Ma! quel pastor - Delia ad un pastor - Karina Gauvin, Pietro Spagnoli, Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Acc.: Orgoglioso elemento - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Respira almen un poco - Pietro Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Coro: Applauda ognuno - Karina Gauvin, Anna Bonitatibus, Ann Hallenberg, Romina Basso, Pietro Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Torna sol per un momento - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Ti pentirai, crudel - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Se non erra il pensiero - Pietro Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Disprezzato e schernito - Signora, la mia sorte - Anna Bonitatibus, Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Se un solo è quel core - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Mi volgo ad ogni fronda - Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Se talor miri un fior - Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Conosco ben - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Se l'interno pur vedono - Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Duetto: Se il cor ti perde - Ann Hallenberg, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Acc.: Inumano fratel - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Aria: Stille amare - Ann Hallenberg, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Seleuce! / Tolomeo! - Ann Hallenberg, Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: E dove, e dove mai - Karina Gauvin, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Affetto, che ragione - Romina Basso, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
- Rec.: Elisa, che ricerchi - Karina Gauvin, Anna Bonitatibus, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
Publisher: Archiv Produktion Release date: 2008-02-04 Run time: 148 min. RRP: £30.99 Price: £11.87
Review Handel - Tolomeo / Hallenberg, Gauvin, Bonitatibus, Basso, Spagnoli, Il Complesso Barocco, Curtis / Ann Hallenberg:
Tracks Tchaikovsky - the Nutcracker (Mariinsky Ballet Orchestra) [Blu-ray] [2008]
- Irina Golub
- Mikhail Chemiakin
- Christopher Recupito Rossi
Publisher: Decca Release date: 2008-10-06 RRP: £19.99 Price: £14.87
Review Tchaikovsky - the Nutcracker (Mariinsky Ballet Orchestra) [Blu-ray] [2008] / Decca:
Tracks Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; Pelleas und Melisande
- Ciff. 16: Sehr rasch
- 4. Adagio
- 3. Pesante - Grave
- 2. Molto rallentando
- Ciff. 62: Breit
- Ciff. 50: Sehr langsam
- Ciff. 43: Ein wenig bewegter
- Ciff. 9: Lebhaft
- 5. Adagio
- Ciff. 59: In gehender Bewegung
- 1. Grave
- Die Achtel ein wenig bewegt - zögernd
- Heftig
- Ciff. 33: Ein wenig bewegt
- Ciff. 36: Langsam
- Ciff. 55: Etwas bewegt
Publisher: Universal Classics Release date: 1998-03-16 Run time: 73 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £6.87
Review Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; Pelleas und Melisande / Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert Karajan:
Tracks Viaggio Italiano
- Marinarello
- Turandot: Nessun Dorma (Act 3)
- Les pêcheurs de perles - C'était le soir - Au fond du temple Saint - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Andrea Bocelli
- Adeste Fideles - Andrea Bocelli, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Academy Of Choir Art Of Russia, Victor Popov
- Santa Lucia Luntana
- O Sole Mio
- Piscatore 'E Pusilleco
- I Believe - Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Roberto Gabbiani
- Messagio Bocelli - Andrea Bocelli
- Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lacrime (Act 2)
- Core N'Grato
- Panis Angelicus
- I'Te Vurria Vasa
- Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile (Act 3)
- L'Arlesiana: Lamento Di Federico (Act 2)
- Macbeth: Ah, La Paterna Mano (Act 4)
- Ave Maria
- Tu,'Ca Nun Chiagne!
Publisher: Universal Classics Release date: 2007-07-02 Run time: 72 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £3.99
Review Viaggio Italiano / Andrea Bocelli:Opera is in fashion, and the woods are full of pop vocalists who think they have the chops to sing arias. The best contender so far is Andrea Bocelli, who at least has a real voice, if a small one, and sometimes manages a really exciting tenor sound. Unfortunately, he is inconsistent in his tone and production, and, despite the fact that he's singing in his native language, he often sounds as though he has only the barest idea of what the words mean. The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev, plays stodgily. Anyone with a real interest in tenor arias would be much better advised to check out recordings by the young Luciano Pavarotti. -Sarah Bryan Miller.
Tracks Tales from the Norse Legends (Junior Classics)
Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Release date: 2000-04-28 Creator: Benjamin Soames RRP: £12.91 Price: £5.80
Review Tales from the Norse Legends (Junior Classics) / Naxos AudioBooks:
Tracks Berlioz: Requiem; Te Deum
- Dignare - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Nicolas Kynaston, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 5. Quaerens me
- 6. Lacrymosa
- 4. Rex tremendae
- Te Deum - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Nicolas Kynaston, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- Tibi omnes - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Nicolas Kynaston, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 9. Sanctus - Ronald Dowd, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- Christe, rex gloriae - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Nicolas Kynaston, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 2. Dies irae - Tuba mirum
- 7. Domine Jesu Christe
- 3. Quid sum miser
- Judex crederis - Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Nicolas Kynaston, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 10. Agnus Dei
- 8. Hostias
- Te ergo quaesumus - Franco Tagliavini, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Nicolas Kynaston, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
- 1. Requiem - Kyrie
Publisher: Universal Classics Release date: 2001-05-21 Run time: 143 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £9.87
Review Berlioz: Requiem; Te Deum / London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Colin Davis:
Tracks Madama Butterfly - Puccini [1974] (NTSC)
- Mirella Freni
- Christa Ludwig
- Michel Sénéchal
- Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Robert Kerns
- Plácido Domingo
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon Release date: 2005-05-19 Run time: 147 min. Creator: Luigi Illica RRP: £19.99 Price: £11.74
Review Madama Butterfly - Puccini [1974] (NTSC) / Deutsche Grammophon:Of all Puccini's major operas, the intimate tragedy of Madama Butterfly is least in need of elaborate staging and might therefore benefit most from the close scrutiny of film. The story is domestic, the setting Spartan, the incidental characters kept to a minimum. This 1974 version, however, demonstrates that Butterfly still needs a healthy injection of proscenium arch melodrama. Director Jean-Pierre Ponelle's production strives for realism but remains unfortunately studio-bound, having neither the benefit of location filming nor the heightened reality of an opera stage. The exterior is a perpetually fog-shrouded heath of indeterminate locale; the interior is cramped and unadorned. The setting is just too prosaic to contain the epic emotions of grand opera. Thankfully, the cast is superb, headed by Placido Domingo's rakish Pinkerton and Mirella Freni's rubicund Butterfly. Their singing is incomparable, as is Herbert von Karajan's musical direction of the Vienna Phil. The singers mime to pre-recorded music, which is occasionally disconcerting since when film demands close-ups opera provides broad gestures. Musically, this Butterfly is impeccable. [+]
Visually it adds nothing that could not be seen to better effect in a stage version. On the DVD: Madama Butterfly is presented disappointingly on disc in a poor NTSC transfer full of distracting graininess that makes every scene, both inside and out, look like it takes place in an omnipresent drizzle. Sound is reasonable stereo and adequate 5. 0 surround. There are subtitles in the major European languages as well as Chinese, and the booklet contains a background essay plus synopsis. -Mark Walker.
Tracks 100 Best Maria Callas
- Pres Des Remparts De Seville (Sequedille)
- La Mamma Morta
- Ritorna Vincitor!
- Quel Suono...Oh, Sole!
- L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera)
- Gualtier Malde...Caro Nome
- Non Si Da Follia Maggiore
- De Cet Affreux Combat...Pleurez, Pleurez, Mes Yeux!
- Caro Oggetto
- Serva...Servo
- Donde Lieta Usci
- Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata
- Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
- Una Voce Poco Fa
- Ah, Fors'e Lui
- Ch'ei Provo Lontan Da Me?
- Sovra Il Sen La Man Mi Posa
- Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi
- Come Per Me Sereno
- Quanto Cielo...Ancora Un Passo Or Via
- In Questa Reggia
- Tacea La Notte Placida...Di Tale Amore
- Vissi D'arte
- Poveri Fiori
- Cedi, Deh Cedi! Si, Fino All'ore
- Com'e Bello
- Mira, O Norma
- Chi Mi Frena
- O Malheureuse Iphigenie
- Dunque E Proprio Finita?
- O Nume Tutelar
- Ah! Non Giunge
- Senza Mamma
- Non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia
- O Madre, Dal Cielo Soccorri
- Les Tringles Des Sistres Tintaient (Chanson Boheme)
- Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta
- L'altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare
- Al Dolce Guidami Castel Natio
- O Soave Fanciulla
- Un Bouquet!...Ah! Je Ris (Jewel Song)
- Deh! Non Volerli Vittime
- Carreau! Pique! (Card Scene)
- Signore, Ascolta
- In Quali Eccessi, O Numi!...Mi Tradi Quell'alma Ingrata
- O Terra Addio
- J'ai Perdu Mon Eurydice
- Qui Radames Verra...O Patria Mia
- Qual Fiamma Avea Nel Guardo...Hui! Stridono Lassu
- Col Sorriso S'innocenza
- Senti, L'ora E Vicina...Amaro Sol Per Te
- Ebben? ne Andro Lontana
- Printemps Qui Commence
- Casta Diva
- D'amour L'ardente Flamme
- Ciel, Ch'io Respire!...Salvami, Salvami Tu, Gran Dio!
- Ecco: Respiro Appena. Lo Son L'umile Ancella
- Ave Maria
- Prendi, Prendi; Per Me Sei Libero
- Ah! Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve
- Vogliatemi Bene
- Ah Vieni Al Tempio
- Merce, Dilette Amiche
- Vieni Fra Queste Braccia
- O Don Fatale
- O Mio Babbino Caro
- D'amor Sull'ali Rosee
- Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma
- Vien, Diletto
- Depuis Le Jour
- Non Pianger, Mia Compagna
- Suis-je Gentille Ainsi?...Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins
- No, Mia Vita
- Or Sai Chi L'onore
- Son Vergin Vezzosa
- Suicidio!
- Dei Tuoi Figli
- Spargi D'amaro Pianto
- Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix
- Divinites Du Styx
- Qual Cor Tradisti
- Un Bel Di Vedremo
- Convien Partir
- Dunque Io Son
- Qui La Voce
- Ecco L'orrido Campo...Ma Dall'arido Stelo Divulsa
- Selva Opaca
- Bel Raggio Lusinghier
- Werther! Qui M'aurait Dit...Des Cris Joyeux (Letter Scene)
- V'ho Ingannato...Lassu In Cielo
- Credete Alla Femmine...In Italia Certamente
- Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia
- Con Onor Muore
- Non La Sospiri, La Nostra Casetta
- In Quelle Trine Morbide
- D'un Pensiero
- Je Ne Suis Que Faiblesse...Adieu, Notre Petite Table
- Regnava Nel Silenzio...Quando Rapito In Estasi
- Ah, Pour Ce Soir...Je Suis Titania (Polonaise)
- Non Piu Mesta
Publisher: EMI Release date: 2007-06-04 RRP: £10.99 Price: £6.70
Review 100 Best Maria Callas / Maria Callas:
Publisher: Harmonia Mundi Release date: 2008-10-27 Run time: 307 min. RRP: £29.99 Price: £20.57
Review HANDEL Famous Arias [Lorraine Hunt - Handel Arias / Dorothea Roschmann - German Arias / Andreas Scholl - Ombra Mai Fu / Mark Padmore - As Steals the Morn] / George Frideric Handel:
Publisher: Supraphon Release date: 2006-10-30 Run time: 712 min. Creator: Prague Symphony Orchestra RRP: £50.99 Price: £38.24
Review Shostakovich - The Symphonies / Kühn Mixed Chorus:
Tracks Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem
- I. Selig Sind, Die Da Leid Tragen
- II. Denn Alles Fleisch, Es Ist Wie Gras
- IV. Wie Lieblich Sind SDeine Wohnungen
- III. Herr, Lehre Doch Mich
- VII. Selig Sind Die Toten
- V. Ihr Habt Nun Traurigkeit
- VI. Denn Wir Haben Hier Keine Bleibende Stadt
Publisher: EMI Classics Release date: 2007-03-05 Run time: 67 min. Creator: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra RRP: £15.99 Price: £7.50
Review Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem / EMI Classics:
Tracks Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
- Cosa sento!...Basilio, in traccia tosto...Giovani - Thomas Allen, Lucia Popp, Frederica von Stade, Samuel Ramey, The London Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "In quegli anni in cui val poco" - Robert Tear, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Aprite, presto" - "O guarda il demonietto!" - "Tutto è come io lasciai" - Lucia Popp, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "La vendetta" - "Tutto ancor non ho perso" - Kurt Moll, Jane Berbié, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Crudel! perché finora" - "E perché fosti meco" - Thomas Allen, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Riconosci in questo amplesso" - "Eccovi, o caro amico" - "Andiamo, andiam, bel paggio" - Jane Berbié, Samuel Ramey, Kurt Moll, Philip Langridge, Thomas Allen, Lucia Popp, Yvonne Kenny, Frederica von Stade, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Se a caso Madama" - "Or bene, ascolta, e taci" - Samuel Ramey, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Porgi amor...Vieni, cara Susanna - Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, Frederica von Stade, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- E Susanna non vien...Dove sono i biei momenti...Io - Kiri Te Kanawa, Giorgio Tadeo, Thomas Allen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Non più andrai" - Samuel Ramey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Che imbarazzo è mai questo" - "Via, fatti core" - Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Susanna, or via, sortite" - "Dunque, voi non aprite" - Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Voi che sapete" - "Bravo! che bella voce!" - Frederica von Stade, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Cinque... deci... venti..." - "Cosa stai misurando" - Samuel Ramey, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Signore, di fuori" - "Ah! signore... signor!" - Samuel Ramey, Thomas Allen, Lucia Popp, Kiri Te Kanawa, Giorgio Tadeo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Overture - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Venite! Inginocchiatevi...Quante buffonerie! - Lucia Popp, Kiri Te Kanawa, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Allen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Cosa mi narri!...Che soave zeffiretto...Piegato è - Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, Yvonne Kenny, Giorgio Tadeo, Thomas Allen, Samuel Ramey, The London Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Esci, ormai, garzon malnato" - "Susanna!... Signore!" - Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Via resti servita" - "Va là, vecchia pedante" - Jane Berbié, Lucia Popp, Frederica von Stade, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Hai già vinta la causa!...Vedrò mentr'io sospiro... - Thomas Allen, Philip Langridge, Jane Berbié, Samuel Ramey, Kurt Moll, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Ecco la marcia...Eh, già, solita usanza - Samuel Ramey, Lucia Popp, Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lynda Russell, Anne Mason, The London Opera Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Non so più...Ah, son perduto! - Frederica von Stade, Lucia Popp, Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Tutto è disposto" - "Aprite un po' quegli occhi" - Samuel Ramey, Lucia Popp, Jane Berbié, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Bravo, signor padrone...Se vuol ballare...Ed aspettaste - Samuel Ramey, Kurt Moll, Jane Berbié, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Giunse alfin il momento...Deh, vieni, non tardar... - Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, Frederica von Stade, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- L'ho perduta...Barbarina, cos'hai? - Yvonne Kenny, Samuel Ramey, Jane Berbié, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Gente, gente, all'armi" - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti, Thomas Allen, Samuel Ramey, Philip Langridge, Robert Tear, Giorgio Tadeo, Kurt Moll, Lucia Popp, Kiri Te Kanawa
- Pian pianin le andrò più presso...Tutto è tranquillo - Frederica von Stade, Kiri Te Kanawa, Thomas Allen, Lucia Popp, Samuel Ramey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Voi signor, che giusto siete" - Jane Berbié, Robert Tear, Kurt Moll, Thomas Allen, Lucia Popp, Kiri Te Kanawa, Samuel Ramey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- Il capro e la capretta...Nel padiglione a manca - Jane Berbié, Yvonne Kenny, Samuel Ramey, Robert Tear, Kurt Moll, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
- "Che novità!" - Thomas Allen, Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
Publisher: Decca Release date: 1984-01-20 Run time: 168 min. Creator: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart RRP: £45.99 Price: £26.97
Review Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Decca:An all-star cast and conductor, with an equally stellar set of recording engineers working at the dawn of the digital era, have produced a Marriage of Figaro that is probably the one to pick if you can stand living with only one. Georg Solti, a conductor sometimes noted for violence, has mellowed considerably for Mozart; the conducting is vigorous, the tempos often sharply contrasted, but the work is seen as a whole (a very large, complex whole) and balance and proportion are maintained. The whole cast is fine; the most notable work is done by Kiri Te Kanawa, who owned the role of the Countess for a generation; Frederica von Stade, a hilarious and musically sensitive Cherubino; Samuel Ramey as Figaro; and Thomas Allen as the Count. -Joe McLellan.
Tracks The Very Best of Rachmaninov
- Variation 20
- Adagio
- Daisies
- Humoresque In G Major
- Bless The Lord, O My Soul
- The Young Gypsy's Romance
- Vocalise
- Francesca's Aria
- Elege
- Variation 24
- Variation 18
- Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor, Op.36
- Allegro Moderato
- Allegro Mon Tanto
- Variation 21
- Alla Marcia
- Prelude In C Sharp Minor
- Allegro
- Adagio Sostenuto
- Troparion For The Virgin Mary
- Non Allegro
- Andante
- Andante Cantabile
- Variation 22
- Moderato
- Variation 23
- Maestoso
- Variation 19
Publisher: Naxos Release date: 2005-10-03 Run time: 135 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £4.93
Review The Very Best of Rachmaninov / Sergey Rachmaninov:
Tracks Unforgettable Ballet
- The Sleeping Beauty: Act I: 'Rose' Adagio - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
- The Nutcracker: Act II: Dance Of The Reed Flutes - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
- Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Knights - LSO/Andre Previn
- Sylvia: Act III: Pizzicati - New Philharmonia Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras
- Les Sylphides: Finale (Grand Valse Brillante in E flat, Op.18) - Hollywood Bowl SO/Carmen Dragon
- Don Quixote: Act III: Entrance Of Kitri & Basilio - Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orch/John Lanchbery
- Romeo And Juliet: Act III: The Last Farewell - LSO/Andre Previn
- La Fille Mal Gardee: Act I: Clog Dance - RLPO/Barry Wordsworth
- Gymnopedie No.3 - CBSO/Louis Fremaux
- Cinderella: Act I: Shawl Dance - RPO/Robert Irving
- Petrushka: Act I: Shawl Dance - CBSO/Simon Rattle
- The Nutcracker: Act II: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
- Pineapple Poll: Grand Finale - Pro Arte Orch/John Hollingsworth
- Swan Lake: Act I: Finale - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
- Swan Lake: Act II: Dance Of The Little Swan - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
- Gaite Parisienne: Waltz (From La Perichole) - Monte Carlo PO/Manuel Rosenthal
- Don Quixote: Act III: Kitri's Solo - Elizabethan Trust Melbourne Orch/John Lanchbery
- Coppelia: Act I: Prld And Mazurka - New Philharmonia Orch/Sir Charles Mackerras
- Swan Lake: Act III: Hungarian Dance (Czardas) - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
- The Nutcracker: Act II: Waltz Of The Flowers - Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
Publisher: Cfp Release date: 1996-04-15 Run time: 72 min. RRP: £4.99 Price: £3.60
Review Unforgettable Ballet / Various Artists:
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