Tag: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Opera Arias
“This collection shows how directly he transplants Lieder-style into another genre…on the Mozart side the results are both convincing and intensely memorable. Fischer-Dieskau has twice recorded the part of Papageno, these earlier Fricsay versions have been preferred to the later Bohm …and in the Don Giovanni items….the Don’s Champagne Aria and Serenade are more mellifluous….…
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Brahms & Mozart Clarinet Quintets
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 24
“Howard Shelley gives delightfully fresh and characterful readings of both concertos, bringing out their strength and purposefulness as well as their poetry, never overblown or sentimental… an outstanding digital bargain” -Penguin Guide (3 Stars) “This is a real bargain….orchestral phrases are well moulded in tone…ensemble is admirable, and textures well integrated….all the drama without ever…
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Art of the Prima Donna
First released by Decca in 1960 as a two LP set, “The Art of the Prima Donna” created a sensation among critics and opera fans, brought soprano Joan Sutherland an international following, and became one of the best-selling opera recordings of all time. The young Sutherland took on some of the most difficult coloratura soprano…
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Don Giovanni
For half a century, a rare concensus of critical opinion has deemed this landmark recording of Mozart’s Don Giovanni the finest recording of a work frequently deemed greatest opera in the repertoire. The cast is a who’s who of opera legends from the early stereo era, including (a young) Joan Sutherland, Eberhard Waechter, Giuiseppe Taddei,…
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Once Were Angels
Here at last is the Boy Trebles collection awaited by collectors from the 25-year period covered by The Abbey & Alpha Labels. This is an essential document of British Church performance style.
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Mozart: Wind Concertos
Richard Hickox and three exceptional soloists play Mozart’s most popular wind concertos. This acclaimed recording, originally released on IMP (and MCA in the United States), returns to the catalogue at a super-value price. “Campbell’s agile and pointed performances bring … a fresh unmannered style… [Concerto for Flute and Harp] is just as freshly and sympathetically…
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
A legendary cast of Vienna State Opera stars and the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Erich Kleiber at the peak of his career were the essential ingredients in the making of this 1955 recording of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro that is regarded as one of the greatest opera recordings ever made. Alto is…
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Karaoke Opera: Grand Arias For All Voices
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Karaoke Opera: Mozart For Men
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Karaoke Opera: Arias For Baritone & Bass
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Karaoke Opera: Tenorissimo!
