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Review EMI Classics  / Schubert - Piano Sonata; Selected Lieder
Tracks Schubert - Piano Sonata; Selected Lieder
  • Die Sterne
  • Pilgerweise
  • IV: Rondo: Allegretto
  • III: Scherzo: Allegro Vivace - Trio
  • II: Andantino
  • Der Ungluckliche
  • I: Allegro
  • Auf Dem Strom - Timothy Brown
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release date: 2002-08-05
Creator: Timothy Brown
RRP: £15.99
Price: £5.74

Review Schubert - Piano Sonata; Selected Lieder / EMI Classics:

Instrumental and vocal music are normally kept tightly in their pigeon holes but with Schubert it makes abundant sense to mix the two, as there are such close links between them. The idea here came from performances at Leif Ove Andsnes' chamber music festival in Risor, Norway, though the disc itself is a studio recording. The result is like a flower unfolding: the sonata leading to four songs, the third of which ("Auf dem Strom") has the added tonal element of a horn part (beautifully played by Timothy Brown). The D959 sonata is one of Schubert's most dramatic, with some wild and unexpected passages. Andsnes does not hold back here, yet it is the intimacy of his reading which really makes you sit up and listen. There is a sense of scale which is truly Schubertian-we are not in a large concert hall but sitting with the composer and a few friends. The same intimacy is followed through in the choice and performance of the songs, Ian Bostridge in fine voice and accompanied with such sensitivity by Andsnes. The pianist says it is the first part of a longer project. With performances like this, the more the merrier. -Keith Clarke.

Review Erato  / Simply the Best Night at the Opera
Tracks Simply the Best Night at the Opera
  • Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
  • L'Italiana: Gia d'insolito ardore nel petto
  • Billy Budd: Look! ... Through The Port Come The Moonshine Astray!
  • La Damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme
  • Turnadot: Nessun Dorma
  • Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedreno
  • Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Les oiseaux dans la charmille
  • L'Inganno felice: Al piu dolce
  • Les Conte d'Hoffmann: Messiers, Silence!
  • Carmen: Je Dis que rien ne m'epouvant
  • Dido's Lament: Thy Hand, Belinda - When I Am Laid In Earth
  • Xerxes: Ombra mai fu
  • La Boheme: O soave faciulla
  • L'Elisir diAmore: Una fortiva lagrima
  • La nozze di Figaro: Voi, che sapete che cosa e amor
  • Manon Lescant: Donna on vidi mia
  • Rusalka: Song To The Moon
  • The Rake's Progress: Quietly, night
  • Cosi fan tutte: Soave sia il vento
  • Carmen: Votre toast, je peaux le rendre
  • Rigoletto: Gaultier Malde ... caro nome
  • Faust: Vous qui faites l'endormie
  • Werther: Pourquoi me revieller
  • Les pecheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint
  • Tannhauser: Wie Todesahnung Damn'rung deckt die Lande ...
  • L'Incoronazione di Poppea: Lameto di Ottavia: 'Diprezzata Regina'
  • Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
  • TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
  • Yolanta: Scene & Monologue By Ibn Hakia
Publisher: Erato
Release date: 1999-05-31
Run time: 135 min.
Creator: Catherine Dubosc
RRP: £15.99
Price: £5.99

Review Simply the Best Night at the Opera / Erato:


Review Decca  / Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ & Choruses + Songs
Tracks Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ & Choruses + Songs
  • 9 Melodies (Irlande), Op.2 No.2: Helene, Ballade - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Troisieme Partie, Scene 1. Duo: Dans Cette Ville Immense - Susan Graham/Francois Le Roux/Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Troisieme Partie, Scene 2: Vous Pleurez, Jeune Mere - Andrew Wentzel/Susan Graham/Francois Le Roux/Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 5. Duo: O Mon Cher Fils, Donne Cette Herbe Tendre - Susan Graham/Francois Le Roux
  • 9 Melodies (Irlande), Op.2 No.4: La Belle Voyageuse, Ballade - Susanne Mentzer
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 6: Joseph! Marie! Ecoutez-nous - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards/Susan Graham/Francois Le Roux
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Troisieme Partie, Scene 2: Trio Pour Deux Flutes Et Harpe - Timothy Hutchins/Carolyn Christie/Jennifer Swartz
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Troisieme Partie, Scene 2: Entrez, Entrez, Pauvres Hebreux! - Andrew Wentzel/Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards/Francois Le Roux
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 4. Herode Et Les Devins: Evolutions Cabalistiques - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards/Philip Cokorinos
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte. Le Songe D'Herode: Dans La Creche, En Ce Temps, Jesus Venait... - John Mark Ainsley
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 4. Herode Et Les Devins: La Voix Dit Vrai, Seigneur - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards/Philip Cokorinos
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 3: Seigneur! - Laches, Tremblez! - Marc Belleau/Philip Cokorinos
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Troisieme Partie. L'Arrivee A Sais: Depuis Trois Jours, Malgre L'Ardeur Du Vent - John Mark Ainsley
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Deuxieme Partie. Le Repos De La Sainte Famille: Les Pelerins Etant Venus... - John Mark Ainsley/Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Deuxieme Partie. La Fuite En Egypte: Ov - Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Charles Dutoit
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 2. Air D'Herode: Toujours Ce Reve!...O Misere Des Rois! - Philip Cokorinos
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Troisieme Partie, Scene 3. Epilogue: O Mon Ame, Pour Toi Que Reste-t-il A... - John Mark Ainsley/Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • 9 Melodies (Irlande), Op.2 No.6: Chant Sacre - John Mark Ainsley/Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • Sara La Baigneuse, Ballade, Op.11 - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 1. Marche Nocturne: Qui Veint? - Rome - Gordon Getz/Marc Belleau
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Deuxieme Partie. L'Adieu Des Bergers A La Sainte Famille: Il S'en Va Loin De... - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Premiere Parte, Scene 4. Herode Et Les Devins: Les Sages De Judee, O Roi - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards/Philip Cokorinos
  • Qt E Coro Dei Maggi - Chor De L'Orch Symphonique De Montreal/Iwan Edwards
  • L'Enfance Du Christ: Troisieme Partie, Scene 3. Epilogue: Ce Fut Ainsi Que Par Un Infidele Fut... - John Mark Ainsley
Publisher: Decca
Release date: 2000-10-16
Run time: 119 min.
Creator: Susan Graham
RRP: £30.99
Price: £14.75

Review Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ & Choruses + Songs / Decca:


Review EMI  / Puccini - Tosca - highlights
Tracks Puccini - Tosca - highlights
  • Act III: Mario, Su, Presto! - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo/Paul Hudson/Ambrosian Opr Chor/John McCarthy
  • Act II: Floria!...Amore - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo/Renato Bruson/Paulk Hudson
  • Act I: Mario! Mario! Mario! - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo
  • Act III: E Non Giungono - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo/Itzhak Perlman
  • Act II: Vissi D'Arte - Renata Scotto
  • Act I: Dammi I Colori - Placido Domingo/Renato Capecchi
  • Act III: E Lucevan Le Stelle - Placido Domingo
  • Act III: Franchigia A Floria Tosca - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo
  • Act I: Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza - Renato Bruson/Andrea Velis/Ambrosian Opr Chor/John McCarthy
  • Act II: Vittoria! Vittoria! - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo/Renato Bruson
  • Act III: Com'e Lunga L'Attesta - Renata Scotto
  • Act II: E Qual Via Scegliete? - Renata Scotto/Renato Bruson
  • Act II: Se La Giurata Fede - Renata Scotto/Renato Bruson
  • Act I: Ah, Quegli Occhi! - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo
  • Act II: Vedi, Le Man Giunte Lo Stendo A Te! - Renata Scotto/Renato Bruson/Andrea Velis
  • Act III: O Dolci Mani - Renata Scotto/Placido Domingo
Publisher: EMI
Release date: 1991-11-01
Run time: 65 min.
Creator: Itzhak Perlman
Price: £22.95

Review Puccini - Tosca - highlights / EMI:


Review Universal Classics  / Sentimento
Tracks Sentimento
  • Vaghissima sembrianza
  • Sogno d'amore (after Liebestraum No.3)
  • Sogno
  • Malìa
  • En Aranjuez con tu amor - Andrea Bocelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel
  • Ideale (Italy)
  • Non t'amo più
  • Vorrei morire
  • La Danza
  • L'ultima canzone
  • Sogno d'amore (after Liebestraum No.3)
  • Plaisir d'amour
  • Sogno
  • Vorrei morire
  • Occhi di fata
  • L'alba sepàra della luce l'ombra
  • Ideale (Italy)
  • Non t'amo più
  • Ideale (Italy)
  • La Serenata
  • Musica proibita
  • L'ultima canzone
  • Barcarolle
  • Mattinata
  • Vorrei morire
  • La Danza
  • En Aranjuez con tu amor
  • Non t'amo più
  • Occhi di fata
  • La Serenata
  • L'ultima canzone
  • L'alba sepàra della luce l'ombra
  • "Oh, quand je dors" S 282
  • Mattinata
  • Sogno d'amore (after Liebestraum No.3)
  • Malìa
  • "Oh, quand je dors" S 282
  • Musica proibita
  • Mattinata - Andrea Bocelli
  • Occhi di fata
  • Barcarolle - Andrea Bocelli
  • Vaghissima sembrianza
  • L'alba sepàra della luce l'ombra - Andrea Bocelli
  • Sogno
  • Barcarolle
  • "Oh, quand je dors" S 282
  • En Aranjuez con tu amor
  • Plaisir d'amour
  • Malìa
  • 'A vucchella
  • Vaghissima sembrianza
  • Musica proibita
  • La Serenata
  • 'A vucchella
  • La Danza
  • Plaisir d'amour
  • 'A vucchella
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2003-04-07
Run time: 212 min.
Creator: Lorin Maazel
RRP: £17.99
Price: £8.69

Review Sentimento / Universal Classics:


Review Universal Classics  / Puccini: Tosca
Tracks Puccini: Tosca
  • "Mario Cavaradossi?" - "A voi" - José Ignacio Ventura, Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • Voi! Cavaradossi! - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo, Andrea Bocelli, Fiorenza Cedolins, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Dammi i colori!" - "Recondita armonia" (Aria) - Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Peirone, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • Vittoria! Vittoria! - Andrea Bocelli, Fiorenza Cedolins, Carlo Guelfi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • Chi è là? - Carlo Guelfi, Sergio Bertocchi, Fiorenza Cedolins, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • Prelude - "Io de' sospiri" - Matteo Ciccone, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "E lucevan le stelle" - Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • Ov'è Angelotti? ... Ed or fra noi parliam - Carlo Guelfi, Andrea Bocelli, Sergio Bertocchi, Fiorenza Cedolins, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • Quanto? Quanto? Il prezzo! - Fiorenza Cedolins, Carlo Guelfi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • O dolci mani! ... L'ora! Son pronto! - Andrea Bocelli, Fiorenza Cedolins, José Ignacio Ventura, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" - Fiorenza Cedolins, Carlo Guelfi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Floria..." - "Amore..." - Andrea Bocelli, Fiorenza Cedolins, Carlo Guelfi, Diego Barretta, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "E buona la mia Tosca" - "Siam soli?" - Andrea Bocelli, Ildebrando d' Arcangelo, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "E sempre lava!" - "Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae" - "Che fai?" - Matteo Peirone, Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Tosca è un buon falco!" - Carlo Guelfi, Diego Barretta, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Presto, su! Mario!" - Fiorenza Cedolins, Diego Barretta, Sergio Bertocchi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Come è lunga l'attesta!" - Fiorenza Cedolins, Diego Barretta, Sergio Bertocchi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Orsù, Tosca, parlate." - "Mario, consenti ch'io parli?" - Carlo Guelfi, Fiorenza Cedolins, Andrea Bocelli, Sergio Bertocchi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Sciarrone: che dice il cavalier?" - Carlo Guelfi, Diego Barretta, Fiorenza Cedolins, Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Mario! Mario! Mario!" "Son qui!" - "Mia gelosa!" - Fiorenza Cedolins, Andrea Bocelli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Ah! Finalmente!" - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Franchigia a Floria Tosca" - Andrea Bocelli, Fiorenza Cedolins, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Io tenni la promessa..." - "E qual via scegliete?" - "Tosca, finalmente mia!" - Carlo Guelfi, Fiorenza Cedolins, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Tre sbirri... Una carozza... Presto" - Te Deum - Carlo Guelfi, Sergio Bertocchi, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Ha più forte sapore" - "Spoletta è giunto" - Carlo Guelfi, Diego Barretta, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • Or tutto è chiaro ... Mario? Mario? - Carlo Guelfi, Fiorenza Cedolins, Matteo Peirone, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Un tal baccano in chiesa! Bel rispetto!" - Carlo Guelfi, Matteo Peirone, Sergio Bertocchi, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • "Sommo giubilo, Eccelenza!" - Matteo Peirone, Coro Polifonico della Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
  • O galantuomo, come andò la caccia? - Carlo Guelfi, Sergio Bertocchi, Andrea Bocelli, Fiorenza Cedolins, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
Publisher: Universal Classics
Release date: 2003-05-05
Run time: 113 min.
Creator: Polifonic Chorus of Fiesole Music School
RRP: £30.99
Price: £14.95

Review Puccini: Tosca / Universal Classics:


Review Sony TV  / Classical BRIT Awards 2002
Tracks Classical BRIT Awards 2002
  • Somewhere - Russell Watson
  • Finzi Violin Concerto (Third Movement) - Tasmin Little
  • Habanera - Charlotte Church
  • Sarabande - Caroline Dale
  • Pourquoi me reveiller? - Marcelo Alvarez
  • Ave Maria - Libera
  • Meditation (Glazunov) - Chloë
  • O Silver Moon from "Rusalka" - Summer
  • Nunc Dimitis/Salva Nos, Domine - Priory of the Resurrection
  • Brahms Violin Concerto (Third Movement) - Hilary Hahn
  • Pavane - John Williams
  • Call of the Champions - John Williams
  • Band of Brothers - Simon Mulligan
  • Tonight - Joshua Bell
  • Last Rose of Summer - The Celtic Tenors
  • Pie Jesu - Angela Gheorghiu
  • Voi che sapete - Magdalena Kozena
  • Elegy - Yo Yo Ma
  • Benedictus - Karl Jenkins
  • O mio babino caro - Renée Fleming
  • Luna Rossa - Mario Frangoulis
  • In Darkness Let Me Dwell - Andreas Scholl
  • Dido's Lament - Barbara Bonney
  • Rodrigo - The Planets
  • Simple Gifts - Yo Yo Ma
  • Minor Swing - Rachel Portman
  • Movement IX - Vangelis
  • Leonora - Emma Shapplin
  • Algun Otro Silio - Cantamus
  • Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 (Third Movement) - Arcadi Volodos
  • O Blonde Ceres from "Les Troyens" - LSO/Colin Davis
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun
  • Mitopa - John Williams
  • One Fine Day - OperaBabes
Publisher: Sony TV
Release date: 2002-05-27
Creator: Russell Watson
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.49

Review Classical BRIT Awards 2002 / Sony TV:


Review Prima Voce  / Jussi Björling in Song
Tracks Jussi Björling in Song
  • Sommarnatt (I De Lyse Naetter)
  • Carmela
  • Slut Dina Ogon
  • Das Land Des Lachelns: Du Ar Min Hela Varld (Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz)
  • Ungdomsdrommar (Dreams Of Long Ago)
  • Love Me And The World Is Mine
  • Tantis Serenad
  • O Sole Mio
  • Bachanal
  • Serenata
  • Das Veilchen You Montmartre: Jag Drommer Varje Natt Om Dig (Heut' Nacht Hab' Ich Getraumt Von Dir)
  • Land, Du Valsignade
  • Bland Skogens Hoga Furustammar
  • Ay, Ay, Ay
  • Violer (Salut D'Amour)
  • Ett Folk: Sverige
  • The Sunshine Of Your Smile
  • Mattinata
  • Das Land Des Lachelns: Av Appelblommor Jag Binder En Krans (Von Apfelbluten Einen Kranz)
  • Brollopsvalsen (Bryllupsvalsen)
  • Lilla Prinsessa
  • Nar Jag For Mig Sjalv I Morka Skogen Gar
  • Today
  • Sjung Din Hela Langtan Ut
Publisher: Prima Voce
Release date: 2003-08-23
Run time: 76 min.
Creator: Jussi Björling
RRP: £6.99
Price: £4.26

Review Jussi Björling in Song / Prima Voce:


Review Philips (Ims  / Vivaldi - Sacred Choral Works, Vol. 3
Tracks Vivaldi - Sacred Choral Works, Vol. 3
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: b. Recitativo: In Tam Solemni Pompa - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 6. (Allegro): Domine Fili Unigenite - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Credidi Propter Quod in C, RV 605: 3. (Allegro): Vota Mean Domino Reddam - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: a. Allegro Molto: Jubilate O Amoeni Chori - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 9. Largo: Qui Sedes - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Credidi Propter Quod in C, RV 605: 1. (Allegro): Credidi Propter Quod - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Credo in e, RV 591: 1. Allegro: Credo In Unum Deum - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Kyrie in g, RV 587: 1. Adagio: Kyrie Eleison - Jeffrey Tate & Alastair Ross/John Alldis Chor
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 7. Allegro: Domine Deus, Agnus Dei - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Kyrie in g, RV 587: 2. Allegro: Christie Eleison - Jeffrey Tate & Alastair Ross/John Alldis Chor
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 2. Largo: Et In Terra Pax - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 5. Largo: Domine Deus - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 3. Allegro: Laudamus Te - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: c. & 1. Allegro: Sonoro Modulamine - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Credo in e, RV 591: 4. Allegro: Et Resurrexit - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 8. Adagio: Qui Tollis - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 10. Allegro: Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 4. Adagio: Gratias Agimus Tibi - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
  • Credidi Propter Quod in C, RV 605: 2. Andante: Calicem Salutaris Accipiam - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Credo in e, RV 591: 2. Adagio: Et Incarnatus Est - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Credo in e, RV 591: 3. Largo: Crusifixus - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Laetatus Sum in F, RV 607: Allegro: Laetatus Sum - John Constable/John Alldis Chor
  • Kyrie in g, RV 587: 3. Adagio - Allegro: Kyrie Eleison - Jeffrey Tate & Alastair Ross/John Alldis Chor
  • Intro Al Gloria in D, RV 639: 11. Adagio - (Allegro): Cum Sancto Spiritu - John Constable/Olga Hegedus/Adrian Beers/Margaret Marshall/Felicity Lott/Linda Finnie...
Publisher: Philips (Ims
Release date: 1989-07-01
Creator: Anthony Rolfe Johnson
RRP: £9.99
Price: £10.61

Review Vivaldi - Sacred Choral Works, Vol. 3 / Philips (Ims:


Review Epoch  / Bax - Songs Publisher: Epoch
Release date: 2004-03-29
Run time: 78 min.
Creator: Jean Rigby
RRP: £9.99
Price: £8.99

Review Bax - Songs / Epoch:


Review Decca  / Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci Publisher: Decca
Release date: 2000-10-16
Run time: 73 min.
Creator: Charles Castronovo
RRP: £15.99
Price: £17.22

Review Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci / Decca:

Does the world need another Pagliacci? Well perhaps, if it amounts to something materially unlike the others on the market-and this new recording from Riccardo Chailly is just that. Where Karajan's classic DG version goes for expansive grandeur and Muti's various Philips readings for rapid gloss, Chailly makes no particular stand on tempi and avoids glossy effects. Instead he gives you a dark and grainy textured piece of drama with voices to match, the tone set by Carlos Alvarez (Tonio) upfront in a Prologue that leaves no doubt about who'll be the villain of the piece. You also get a shadow in the voice of Jose Cura (Canio) who makes this disc a calling card for his credentials as a serious singer-actor and contains the bell-like potential of his singing in an earthy desperation, more cinema-verité than conventional verismo. The sobs are there for "Vesti la giubba" but not in the dimensions that come with Pavarotti's hanky to attend them. You feel the private trauma of a man at the edge rather than the public histrionics of a performer playing to the gallery. Barbara Frittoli makes a slightly cool Nedda but registers in vocal colouring how differently she feels toward the three men in her operatic life. Among them Simon Keenlyside cuts an ardent, eloquently virile figure as her lover Silvio. And the Concertgebouw counts almost as a lover too, its brilliantly articulated playing compensating for a soft-edged chorus-but seductive with it. A distinctive Pagliacci? Yes. [+]
-Michael White.

Review Harmonia Mundi  / Mozart - Requiem Mass, K626; Kyrie, K341
Tracks Mozart - Requiem Mass, K626; Kyrie, K341
  • Requiem K. 626: V. Sanctus (Adagio, Allegro)
  • Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - 1. Dies Irae (Allegro assai)
  • Requiem K. 626: Kyrie K. 341
  • Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - 1. Domine Jesu (Andante con moto)
  • Requiem K. 626: VI. Benedictus (Andante, Allegro)
  • Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - 4. Recordare
  • Requiem K. 626: VIII. Communio - Lux aeterna
  • Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - 3. Rex tremendae
  • Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - 5. Confutatis (Andante)
  • Requiem K. 626: VII. Agnus Dei
  • Requiem K. 626: III. Sequenz - 2. Tuba mirum (Andante)
  • Requiem K. 626: III. Sequanz - 6. Lacrimosa (Larghetto)
  • Requiem K. 626: II. Kyrie - (Allegro)
  • Requiem K. 626: I. Introitus - Requiem aeteram (Adagio)
  • Requiem K. 626: IV. Offertorium - 2. Hostias (Andante, Andante con moto)
Publisher: Harmonia Mundi
Release date: 1997-04-08
Run time: 54 min.
Creator: Hanno Müller-Brachmann
RRP: £15.99
Price: £8.85

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Review Chandos  / Britten - Song Cycles
Tracks Britten - Song Cycles
  • Chanson D'automne. Moderato Con Molto Ma Sempre Colla Voce
  • VII Being Beauteous. Lento Ma Comodo
  • Elegy. Andante Appassionato
  • Hymn. Presto E Leggiero
  • IIIb Antique. Allegro Un Poco Mosso
  • VIII Parade. Alla Marcia
  • I Fanfare. Maestoso-Largamente
  • Pastoral. Lento
  • VI Interlude. Moderato Ma Comodo
  • 2 Sagesse. Lento Ma Non Troppo
  • 1 Nuits De Juin. Lento E Molto Rubato
  • L'Enfance. Animato
  • Sonnet. Adagio
  • V Marine. Allegro Con Brio
  • Dirge. Alla Marcia Grave
  • Nocturne. Maestoso
  • IV Royaute. Allegro Maestoso
  • Prologue. Andante
  • II Villes. Allegro Energico
  • IX Depart. Largo Mesto-Largamente
  • Epilogue. Andante
  • IIIa Phrase. Lento Ed Estatico
Publisher: Chandos
Release date: 2004-04-05
Run time: 59 min.
Creator: Michael Thompson
RRP: £7.99
Price: £4.88

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Review Hyperion  / Purcell: Odes
Tracks Purcell: Odes
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: Let These Amongst Themselves Contest
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: Hark, Each Tree Its Silence Breaks
  • Overture
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: Thou Tun'st This World Below
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: The Fife And All The Harmony Of War
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: With That Sublime Celestial Lay
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: The Airy Violin
  • Sound The Trumpet
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: In Vain The Am'rous Flute
  • If Now He Burns With Noble Flame
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: 'Tis Nature's Voice
  • The Father Brave As E'er Was Dane
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: Soul Of The World
  • A Prince Of Glorious Race
  • Who Can From Joy Refrain
  • The Graces In His Mother Shine
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: Wond'rous Machine!
  • Hail! Bright Cecilia: Symphony
Publisher: Hyperion
Release date: 1993-12-31
Run time: 77 min.
Creator: John Mark Ainsley
RRP: £15.99
Price: £10.06

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Review Pegasus  / Three Tenors Publisher: Pegasus
Release date: 2004-02-22
Run time: 58 min.
Creator: José Carreras
RRP: £4.99
Price: £0.49

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Review Philips  / Neapolitan Songs
Tracks Neapolitan Songs
  • 'O Surdato 'Nnamurato
  • 'O Sole Mio
  • Dicitencello Vuie
  • Funiculi, Funicula
  • Torna A Surriento
  • Passione
  • 'Na Sera 'E Maggio
  • 'O Paese D'o Sole
  • I'te Vurria Vasa
  • Core 'Ngrato
  • Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne!
  • Santa Lucia Luntana
  • Silenzio Cantatore
Publisher: Philips
Release date: 1983-03-01
Creator: José Carreras
RRP: £15.99
Price: £11.65

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Review Helios  / In Praise of Woman Publisher: Helios
Release date: 2004-05-31
Run time: 79 min.
Creator: Graham Johnson
RRP: £6.99
Price: £4.45

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Review Deutsche Grammophon  / Falla: La Vida Breve Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release date: 1992-07-01
Creator: Manuel de Falla
RRP: £15.99
Price: £19.42

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Review Emi Classical  / Verdi: Aida
Tracks Verdi: Aida
  • Aida: Act One - Scene Two : Nume Custode E Vindice (Ramfis, Radames, Sacerdoti, Sacerdotesse, Sacerdotessa)
  • Aida: Act Four - Scene One : Gia i sacerdoti adunansi (Amneris, Radames)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Si, Corre Voce Che l'Etiope Ardisca (Ramfis, Radames)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Dance Of The Moorish Slaves
  • Aida: Act Three : Pur ti riveggo, miz dolve Aida (Radames, Aida)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Che veggo! Egil> Mio padre! .... Ma tu, Re tu signore possente (Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Il Re, Ramfis)
  • Aida: Act Three : Fuggiam gli ardor inospiti . . . La, tra foreste vergini (Aida, Radames)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Il dolor che in quel volto favella...Na tu, o Re, tu dignore possente (Radames, Amneris, Amonasro, Il Re, Aida, Ramfis)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene Two : Immenso Ftha...Mortal Diletto Ai Numi (Sacerdotese, Ramfis, Sacerdoti)
  • Aida: Act Three : Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamante (Aida, Amonasro)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Salvator della patria (Il Re, Radames, Ramfis, Sacerdoti)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Chi mai fra gl'inni e i plausi (Sciave, Amneris)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene Two : Possente Ftha...Tu Che Dal Nulla Hai Tratto (Sacerdotessa, Ramfis, Sacerdoti, Sacerdotesse)
  • Aida: Act Four - Scene Two : La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse (Radames, Aida) - Immenso ftha (Sacerdotesse, Sacerdoti, Aida, Radames)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Glorai all' Egirro, ad Iside (Sacerodoti)
  • Aida: Act Four - Scene Two : O terra addio (Aida, Radames, Coro, Amneris)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Vieni, o guerriero vindice (Sacerdoti)
  • Aida: Act Three : Ciel! mio padre (Aida, Amonasro)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Se Quel Guerriero Io Fossi (Radames)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Triumphal March
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor (Aida, Amneris)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Alta Cagion V'aduna (Il Re, Messaggero, Aida, Radmames, Amneris, Ministri, Capitani)
  • Aida: Act Three : Qui Ramames verra! (Aida)
  • Aida: Act Four - Scene One : L'abborrita rivale a me sfuggia (Amneris)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Vieni, O Diletta Appressati (Amneris, Aida, Radames)
  • Aida: Act Four - Scene One : A lui vivo, lu tomba! . . . Sacerdoti: compister un delitto!(Amneris, Ramfis, Sacerdoti)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Quale Insolita Gioia Nel Tuo Sguardo (Amneris, Radames)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : O Re, pei sacri Numi Gloria all Egitto... (Radames, Ramfis, Il Re, Amneris, Aida, Amonasro)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Ballet
  • Aida: Act Three : O tu she sei d'Osiride
  • Aida: Act Three : Nel fiero anelito di nuova guerra (Radames, Aida)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Su Del Nilo Al Sacro Lido (Il Re, Ramfis,, Ministri, Capitani,, Aida, Radames, Amneris, Sascerdoti, Messaggero)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Ritorna Vincitor! (Aida)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Vieni, sul crin ti piovano (Schiave, Amneris)
  • Aida: Act Four - Scene One : Ohime! morir me sento (Amneris)
  • Aida: Act Four - Scene One : Spirto del Nume (Ramfis, Sacerdoti, Amneris)
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Fu la sorte dell'armi a' tuoi funesta (Amneris, Aida)
  • Aida: Act Three : O partia mia (Aida)
  • Aida: Act One - Scene One : Celeste Aida (Radames)
  • Aida: Act Three : Ma, dimmi: per qia via (Aida, Radames, Amonasro, Amneris, Ramfis)
  • Aida: Preludio
  • Aida: Act Two - Scene One : Su! del Nilo al sacro lido . . . Numi, pieta (Aida, Amneris, Coro)
  • Aida: Act Three : Vieni d'Iside al Tempio (Ramfis, Amneris)
Publisher: Emi Classical
Release date: 1994-10-03
Creator: Giuseppe Verdi
RRP: £20.99
Price: £14.49

Review Verdi: Aida / Emi Classical:


Review Decca  / Tippett - The Knot Garden; Symphony No 4 Publisher: Decca
Release date: 2003-06-09
Creator: Yvonne Minton
Price: £14.99

Review Tippett - The Knot Garden; Symphony No 4 / Decca:


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