Publisher: Belart Release date: 1993-11-01 Creator: London Symphony Chorus Price: £4.99
Review Sacred Songs [CASSETTE] / London Symphony Orchestra:
Tracks Mozart: Requiem
- Confutatis (Sequenz)
- Requiem (Introitus) - Ileana Cotrubas, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- Rex tremendae (Sequenz)
- 3. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
- Tuba mirum (Sequenz) - Ileana Cotrubas, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- Sanctus
- Recordare (Sequenz) - Ileana Cotrubas, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- Agnus Dei
- Dies irae (Sequenz)
- Lux aeterna (Communio) - Ileana Cotrubas, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- Domine Jesu (Offertorium) - Ileana Cotrubas, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
- Kyrie
- Hostias (Offertorium)
- Benedictus - Ileana Cotrubas, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Publisher: Decca Release date: 1988-02-17 Run time: 55 min. Creator: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart RRP: £9.99 Price: £3.51
Review Mozart: Requiem / Decca:
Tracks Serenata
- Printemps, Song - Charles Gounod
- Musica Proibita, Song - José Carreras
- Sérénade Napolitaine, Song - José Carreras
- Pena d'Amore, Song - Pietro Mascagni
- Chanson d'Avril, Song - Georges Bizet
- Ultima Canzone, Song - Francesco Paolo Tosti
- Risveglio, Song - Pietro Mascagni
- Absence, Song - Georges Bizet
- Lasciati Amar - José Carreras
- Sérénade, Song - Georges Bizet
- Déclaration - José Carreras
- Chanson des Yeux, Song - José Carreras
- Tua Stella, Song - Pietro Mascagni
- Vucchella, Song - Francesco Paolo Tosti
- Soir, Song - Charles Gounod
- Quanti Mai, Song - Charles Gounod
- Notti Di Neve, Song - José Carreras
- Ouvre Tes Yeux Bleus, Song - Jules Massenet
- Intima, Song - Tata Nacho
- Sérénade Française, Song - José Carreras
- Notti d'Agosto, Song - José Carreras
- Serenata, Song - Pietro Mascagni
- Élégie, Song - Jules Massenet
Publisher: Erato Release date: 1995-08-28 Run time: 66 min. Creator: Lorenzo Bavaj RRP: £15.99 Price: £2.99
Review Serenata / Erato:
Tracks Massenet - Werther
- Jules Massenet: Act One: Il faut nous separer (Charlotte, Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Trois mois! (Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Vorspiel - Allez! chantez l'office
- Jules Massenet: Act Three: Bonjour, grand soeur! (Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act One: Je ne sait (Werhter)
- Jules Massenet: Act Four: First tableau - Zwischenspiel
- Jules Massenet: Act One: Sophie!
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Mais venez donc! (Werther, Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act Four: Second tableau - Werther! Werther! Rien! (Charlotte, Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Three: Werther! Werther! (Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act Three: Ah! Moi! Moi! dans ses bras! (Charlotte, Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act One: Jesus vient de naitre! (Werther, Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Frere voyez! (Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Three: Vorspiel
- Jules Massenet: Act Three: Werther est de retour (Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act Three: Oui, c'est moi! (Werther, Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Ai-je dit vrai! (Werther, Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act One: Assez! Assez! (Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Au bonheur dont mon ame est pleine (Albert, Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Oui, ce qu'elle m'ordonne (Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Two: Un autre est son epoux! (Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Four: Noel! Noel! Noel! (Charlotte, Werther)
- Jules Massenet: Act Three: Ah! mon courage m'abandonne! (Charlotte)
- Jules Massenet: Act One: Vorspiel
Publisher: Orfeo D'or Release date: 1998-05-20 Creator: Bavarian State Opera Chorus RRP: £19.99 Price: £11.98
Review Massenet - Werther / Orfeo D'or:
Tracks Vol.2 [IMPORT]
- TOSCA: 'Vissi d'arte'
- Otello: 'Dio! mi potevi scagliar'
- The Barber Of Seville: 'Largo al factotum'
- The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Les oiseaux dans la charmille...'
- Rigoletto: 'La Donna e mobile'
- Faust: Jewel Song - (Marguerite) 'Les grands Seigneurs...Ah! je ris de me voir si belle'
- Carmen: Toredor Song - 'Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre'
- Turandot: 'In questa reggia'
- Don Carlos: 'Ella giammai m'amo!'
- The Walkyrie: Wofan's Farewell: 'Leb wohl, du kuhnes, herrliches Kind'
- Louise: 'Depuis le jour'
- Orpheus And Euridice: 'Che faro senza Euridice'
- Don Giovanni: Champagne Aria 'Finch 'han dal vino'
- Fidelio: 'Abscheulicher! Wo einst du hin..Komm, Hoffnung'
- Gianna Schicchi: 'O mio babbino caro'
- The Marriage Of Figaro: 'E susanna no vien...Dove Sono'
- Lohengrin: Elsa's Dream: 'Einsam in truben Tagen'
- William Tell: 'Ne m'abondonne pas, espoir de la vengeance... Asile hereditaire'
- L'amico Fritz: 'Ed anche Beppe amo'
- Der Rosenkavalier: 'Da geht er hin...'
- Tannhauser: 'Dich teure Halle'
- Mignon: 'Connais-tu le pays...'
- Il Trovatore: 'Di quella pira'
- The Magic Flute: 'Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja'
- The Juggler Of Notre Dame: 'Marie, avec l'Enfant Jesus'
Publisher: Emd/Emi Classics Release date: 1988-12-01 Creator: Julius Rudel RRP: £13.11 Price: £10.95
Review Vol.2 [IMPORT] / Philharmonia Orchestra:
Tracks Caruso, Gigli and Tauber in Concert
- Cardillo: Core 'ngrado
- Andrea Chenier: L'improvviso: Un di all'azzuro spazio
- de Crescenzo: Rondine al nido
- La Traviata: Brindisi: Llbiamo (In German)
- Turandot: Nessun dorma (In German)
- Blossom Time: Ballade (In French)
- Tango In D-Major, Op. 165, No. 2: Quisiera olvidar tus ojos
- di Capua: 'O sole mio
- Quanno a femmena vo'
- TOSCA: Recondita armonia
- Mattinata
- The Land Of Smiles: You Are My Heart's Delight
- Vieni sul mar
- L'africana: O Paradiso
- Simons: Marta (In Italian)
- Zeller: Nightingale Song: Wie mein Ahnl zwanzig jahr
- Melody In F
- TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (In German)
- Lolita
- Denza: Funiculi-Funicula
- Santa Lucia
- Martini: Plaisir d'amour (In German)
Publisher: Flapper Release date: 1992-03-02 Run time: 68 min. RRP: £10.99 Price: £7.20
Review Caruso, Gigli and Tauber in Concert / Gigli/Tauber/Caruso:
Publisher: EMI Release date: 1997-02-01 Creator: Toulouse Capitole Chorus RRP: £11.99 Price: £6.00
Review Sanctus (Sacred Songs): Roberto Alagna [CASSETTE] / EMI:
Publisher: World of Release date: 1992-02-01 Creator: Rome Opera Chorus Price: £4.99
Review The World of Verdi [CASSETTE] / London Symphony Orchestra:
Publisher: Red Seal Release date: 1997-03-08 Creator: Clifford Grant RRP: £19.99 Price: £6.89
Review Puccini: Tosca / Red Seal:
Tracks Beethoven: Fidelio
- No. 11 Introduction and Aria: 'Gott! Welch Dunkel Hier!'/'In Des Lebens Fruhlingstagen' - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- No. 7 Aria With Chorus: 'Ha! Welch Ein Augenblick!' - Edinburgh Festival Chorus
- No. 2 Aria: 'O War Ich Schon Mit Dir Vereint' - Ildiko Raimondi
- No. 13 Trio: 'Euch Werde Lohn In Bessern Welten' - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Appendix - 'Leonore' Overture No. 3 - Edinburgh Festival Chorus
- Act One No. 7 Dialogue: 'Hauptmann, Horen Sie!' - Franz-Josef Kapellmann
- No. 16 Finale II: 'Heil Sei Dem Tag' - Edinburgh Festival Chorus
- No. 10 'Nun Sprecht, Wie Ging's?' - Gabriela Benackova
- No. 12a Dialogue: 'Er Erwacht!' - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- No. 10 Finale I: 'O Welche Lust' - Edinburgh Festival Chorus
- No. 3 Dialogue: 'Hore, Fidelio' - Gabriela Benackova
- No. 9 Dialogue: 'Aber Marzelline' - John Mark Ainsley
- No. 16 Recitative: 'Hinweg Mit Diesem Bosewicht!' - David Wilson-Johnson
- No. 14 Dialogue: 'Vater Rocco, Der Herr Minister Kommt An!' - John Mark Ainsley
- No. 10 'Ach, Vater, Vater, Eilt!' - John Mark Ainsley
- No. 9 Recitative and Aria: ' Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin?' - Gabriela Benackova
- No. 13 Dialogue: 'Alles Ist Bereit' - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- No. 10 'Leb Wohl, Du Warmes Sonnenlicht' - John Mark Ainsley
- No. 1 Duet: 'Jetzt, Schatzchen, Jetzt Sind Wir Allein' - John Mark Ainsley
- Overture - No.
- No. 16 'Wer Ein Holdes Weib Errungen' - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- No. 15 Duet: 'O Namelose Freude' - Gabriela Benackova
- No. 3 Quartet: 'Mir Ist So Wunderbar' - John Mark Ainsley
- No. 8 Duet: 'Jetzt, Alter, Jetzt Hat Es Eile!' - Franz-Josef Kapellmann
- No. 5 Dialogue: 'Aber Nun Ist Es Zeit' - No. 6 March - Siegfried Vogel
- No. 16 'Des Besten Konigs Wink Und Wille' - David Wilson-Johnson
- No. 1 Dialogue: 'Der Arme Jaquino Dauert Mich' - Ildiko Raimondi
- No. 12 Melodrama and Duet: 'Wie Kalt ist Es In Diesem Unteridischen Gewolbe!' - Siegfried Vogel
- No. 14 Quartet: 'Er Sterbe! Doch Er Soll Erst Wissen' - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Act Two No. 12a 'Nur Hurtig Fort, Nur Frisch Gegraben' - Siegfried Vogel
- No. 4 Aria: 'Hat Man Nicht Auch Gold Beineben' - Siegfried Vogel
- No. 2 Dialogue: 'Marzelline! Ist Fidelio Noch Nicht Zuruck?' - John Mark Ainsley
- No. 14 Dialogue: 'Meine Leonore, Was Hast Du Fur Mich Getan!' - Gabriela Benackova
- No. 4 Dialogue: ' Ihr Konnt Das Leicht Sagen, Meister Rocco' - Gabriela Benackova
- No. 6 Dialogue: 'Ist Etwas Neues Vorgefallen?' - Franz-Josef Kapellmann
- No. 5 Trio: 'Gut, Sohnchen, Gut' - Gabriela Benackova
Publisher: Telarc Release date: 2001-04-04 Run time: 124 min. Creator: Siegfried Vogel RRP: £29.99 Price: £15.26
Review Beethoven: Fidelio / Telarc:There are several good recordings of Beethoven's only opera-most notably, perhaps, those of Otto Klemperer and Wilhelm Furtwangler, both intensely dedicated-in their different ways-to bringing out the music's nobility and idealism. I would not want to be without either one, but they do not exhaust possible approaches to this masterpiece. Mackerras offers an exciting alternative from the crackling first chords of the overture: high energy, dramatic tension and strong narrative flow in this story of a political prisoner, persecuted and condemned to death, whose wife disguises herself as a man to gain access to his dungeon. The singing and playing are first class, and vivid recording heightens the excitement. -Joe McLellan.
Publisher: EMI Release date: 1991-11-01 Creator: Brussels National Opera Chorus Price: £27.38
Review Offenbach - Les contes d'Hoffmann (highlights) / EMI:
Tracks Caruso in Ensemble
- I Lombardi: Qual Volutta Trascorrere
- Un Ballo In Maschera: La Rivedra Nell' Estasi
- Il Travatore: Mal Reggendo All' Aspro Assalto
- Rigoletto: Bella Figlia Dell' Amore
- Il Travatore: Miserere...Ah! Che La Morte Ognora
- La Boheme: Addio Dolce Svegliare
- Aida: La Fatal Pietra...O Terra Addio
- Martha: Solo Profugo Reitto
- Lucia Di Lammermoor: Chi Mi Frena?
- Un Ballo In Maschera: E Scherzo Od E Follia
- Il Travatore: Se M' Ami Ancor
- La Forza Del Destino: Invano Alvaro...Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti
- La Forza Del Destino: Solenne In Quest' Ora
- Martha: T' ho Raggiunta, Sciagurata!...Dormi Pur
- Madama Butterfly: Non Ve L' avevo Detto
- Madama Butterfly: Amore O Grillo
Publisher: Prima Voce Release date: 1992-05-01 Run time: 74 min. Creator: New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus RRP: £10.99 Price: £5.39
Review Caruso in Ensemble / Orchestra:
Tracks Plácido Domingo - Vienna, City of my Dreams
- Act I: Softly, So Softly
- Act I: Come, Gipsy
- Act I: Then I Go To Maxim's
- Act I: Come Into The Gondola
- Act II: You Are My Heart's Delight
- Act II: Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss
- Act II: Do Not Ask Me
- Act I: When You Give Roses In The Tyrol
- Vienna, City Of My Dreams
- Act II: Sweet, Silent Ladies
- Act I: Greet For Me My Vienna
Publisher: EMI Release date: 1990-10-25 Run time: 44 min. Creator: Plácido Domingo RRP: £15.99 Price: £9.80
Review Plácido Domingo - Vienna, City of my Dreams / EMI:
Tracks Beethoven - Mass in C; Arias
- Mass In C Major: Kyrie
- Mass In C Major: Sanctus
- Mass In C Major: Benedictus
- Mass In C Major: Tremate, Empi, Tremate
- Mass In C Major: Aria
- Mass In C Major: Scena
- Mass In C Major: Ne' Giorni Tuoi Felici
- Mass In C Major: Credo
- Mass In C Major: Gloria
- Mass In C Major: Agnus Dei
Publisher: Hyperion Release date: 1996-03-28 Run time: 74 min. Creator: Corydon Singers RRP: £15.99 Price: £21.95
Review Beethoven - Mass in C; Arias / Hyperion:
Tracks O Sole Mio [IMPORT]
- Funiculì, Funiculà
- Dicintancello Vuje
- Celebre Tarantella
- Na Sera È Maggio
- Danza
- Santa Lucia
- Rigoletto: Questa O Quella
- O Sole Mio
- Marechiare
- Turandot, Opera: Nessun Dorma!
- Core 'Ngrato
- Torna a Surriento
- Rigoletto: La Donna È Mobile
Publisher: Fine Tune Release date: 1999-02-17 RRP: £7.01 Price: £17.95
Review O Sole Mio [IMPORT] / Various Artists:
Publisher: Red Seal Release date: 1995-05-01 Creator: RCA Italiana Opera Chorus Price: £11.99
Review Montserrat Caballé - The Ultimate Collection [CASSETTE] / London Philharmonic Orchestra:
Tracks Beethoven - Symphony No 9
- Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': IV
- Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': III
- Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': I
- Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': II
Publisher: Encore Release date: 1994-07-01 Creator: London Symphony Chorus Price: £9.95
Review Beethoven - Symphony No 9 / London Symphony Orchestra:
Tracks Enrico Caruso - Complete Recordings, Vol 12
- Love Me Or Not
- Bois Epais
- Vaghissima Sembianza
- Deh, Ch'io Rotorni
- Liberty Forever
- Crucifixus
- Rachel, Quand Du Seigneur
- My Cousin Caruso
- Studenti, Udite
- Noche Feliz
- Premiere Caresse
- Serenata
- Nina
- Scordame
- Domine Deus
- I' M'Arricordo 'E Napule
- Mia Piccirella
- A Dream
- Ombra Mai Fu
- Senza Nisciuno
Publisher: Naxos Historical Release date: 2004-03-29 Run time: 69 min. Creator: Enrico Caruso RRP: £5.99 Price: £3.96
Review Enrico Caruso - Complete Recordings, Vol 12 / Naxos Historical:
Publisher: Bluebell Release date: 1997-03-20 Run time: 74 min. RRP: £13.99 Price: £10.35
Review Björling Family recital / Bjorling Family:
Tracks Dvorák: Tenor Arias
- The Cunning Peasant, Op.37: Act 2, Scene 8. Oh Weel, Your Daughter's Not The Only One Around
- The King And The Charcoal Burner, Op.14: Act 3, Scene 2. Go, I Am Not Envious Of Your Bliss...
- The Stubborn Lovers, Op.17: Scene 9. If Only The Old Fellow Would Get On And Marry Lenka
- Saint Ludmila (Oratorio, Op.71): 2nd Part, No.25-26. Gaily We Pass Through Field And Forest... - Miroslav Kopp/Kuhn Mixed Chor/Pavel Kuhn
- Kate And The Devil, Op.112: Act 1, Scene 1. Brothers, I Must Go - Poor Shepherd, I - Miroslav Kopp/Kuhn Mixed Chor/Pavel Kuhn
- The Spectre's Bride, Op.69: No.7. Fine Night And Clear In Times Like This - Miroslav Kopp/Magdalena Hajossyova
- Rusalka, Op.114: Act 1, Finale. Cease Your Hunting - Oh Vision Of Wonder And Beauty... - Miroslav Kopp/Ludek Vele/Kuhn Mixed Chor/Pavel Kuhn
- Armida, Op.115: Act 4, Scene 1. Alone In The Desert, Alone - I Feel Her Kisses On My Cheek
- Saint Ludmila (Oratorio, Op.71): 1st Part, No.10. Festoen With Flowers Gay
- The Jacobin, Op.84: Act 1, Scene 5. Jiri, Terinka, The Burgrave, Girls And Boys - Miroslav Kopp/Jirina Markova/Ludek Vele/Kuhn Mixed Chor/Pavel Kuhn
- Vanda, Op.25: Act 1, Scene 5. Oh, Vanda, Remember Your Youth
- Dimitrij, Op.64: Act 3, Scene 1. I Saw Her With My Own Eyes, I Caught Sight Of Ksenia
Publisher: Panton Run time: 61 min. Creator: Antonín Dvorák Price: £14.99
Review Dvorák: Tenor Arias / Panton:
| Models & Brands: Sacred Songs [CASSETTE], Mozart: Requiem, Serenata, Massenet - Werther, Vol.2 [IMPORT], Caruso, Gigli and Tauber in Concert, Sanctus (Sacred Songs): Roberto Alagna [CASSETTE], The World of Verdi [CASSETTE], Puccini: Tosca, Beethoven: Fidelio, Offenbach - Les contes d'Hoffmann (highlights), Caruso in Ensemble, Plácido Domingo - Vienna, City of my Dreams, Beethoven - Mass in C; Arias, O Sole Mio [IMPORT], Montserrat Caballé - The Ultimate Collection [CASSETTE], Beethoven - Symphony No 9, Enrico Caruso - Complete Recordings, Vol 12, Björling Family recital, Dvorák: Tenor Arias |