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Jacques Offenbach - Christopher Columbus [Alun Francis]

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Christopher Columbus

Maurice Arthur (Christopher Columbus), Joy Roberts (Beatriz), Johanna Peters (Rosa Columbus), Lissa Gray (Fleurette Columbus), Marilyn Hill Smith (Gretel Columbus), Christian du Plessis (Luis de Torres), Alan Opie (Chief of Police), Anna Dawson (Queen Isabella), Alec Bregonzi (King Ferdinand), Clive Harré (tourist), John Duxbury (waiter), Rosemary Ashe (Princess Minnehaha Columbus)

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

London Mozart Players

Alun Francis

(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

20 April 2018

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Album for the Young [Luba Edlina, The Borodin Trio]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Album for the Young Op. 39

No. 1. Morning Prayer (Prière du matin)
No. 2. Winter Morning (Le matin en hiver)
No. 4. Hobbyhorse (Le petit cavalier)
No. 3. Mamma (Maman)
No. 5. The Toy Soldiers' March (Marche des soldats de bois)
No. 7. Dolly Is Ill (La poupée malade)
No. 8. Dolly's Funeral (Enterrement de la poupée)
No. 9. Waltz (Valse)
No. 6. My New Dolly (La nouvelle poupée)
No. 11. Mazurka
No. 12. Russian Song (Chanson russe)
No. 13. Peasant Prelude (Le paysan prélude)
No. 14. Popular Song (Kamarinskaya, Chanson populaire)
No. 10. Polka
No. 15. Italian Song (Chanson italienne)
No. 16. Old French Song (Mélodie antique française)
No. 17. German Song (Chanson allemande)
No. 18. Neapolitan Song (Chanson napolitaine)
No. 19. A Nursery Tale (Conte de la vieille bonne)
No. 20. The Witch Baba Yaga (La sorcière)
No. 21. Sweet Dreams (Douce rêverie)
No. 22. The Lark (Chant de L'alouette)
No. 24. The Organ-Grinder's Song (L'orgue de barbarie)
No. 23. At Church (A L'église)

Luba Edlina (piano)

The Borodin Trio and friends

(flac tracks, log, cue, booklet)

Jacques Offenbach - Vert-Vert [David Parry]

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Vert-Vert

Thora Einarsdottir (Mimi), Ann Taylor (Emma), Lucy Crowe (Bathilde),
Toby Spence (Valentin), Mark Le Brocq (Binet), Mark Stone (Le Comte d’Arlange), Anne-Marie Owens (Mademoiselle Paturelle), Franck Leguérinel (Baladon), Loïc Félix (Chevalier de Bergerac), Jennifer Larmore (La Corilla),
Sébastien Droy (Bellecour), Franck Lopez (Friquet/Maniquet)

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Philharmonia Orchestra

David Parry

(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

Giuseppe Verdi - Gustavo III [Maurizio Barbacini]

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Gustavo III

Hillevi Martinpelto (soprano), Fredrik Zetterström (bass baritone),
Thomas Lind (tenor), Mats Almgren (bass), Jonas Landström (bass),
Carolina Sandgren (soprano), Harald Tjelle (bass), Susanne Resmark (mezzo-soprano)

Chorus of the Gothenburg Opera House

Orchestra of the Gothenburg Opera House

Maurizio Barbacini

(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Lupo - Music for Prince Charles [Peter Holman]

Music for Prince Charles

Fantasias and Dances by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) and Thomas Lupo (1571-1627)

[The English Orpheus Volume 4]

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

2 Fantasias a 4 'for the great double bass'

Thomas Lupo (1571-1627)

Fantasy-airs a 3 Nos. 20, 16, 17

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

Fantasias a 3 'for the great double bass' Nos. 1 and 2, Galliad a 3

Thomas Lupo (1571-1627)

Fantasy-airs a 4 Nos. 5-7

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

Fantasias a 3 Nos. 5-9

Thomas Lupo (1571-1627)

Fantasy-airs a 4 Nos. 11-12

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

Fantasias a 3 'for the great double bass' Nos. 3-4

Thomas Lupo (1571-1627)

Fantasy-airs a 4 Nos. 4, 9

The Parley of Instruments

Peter Holman

(flac tracks, log, cue, booklet)

More Info at Discogs

Review at Gramophone

Antonín Dvořák - Alfred [Heiko Mathias Förster]

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)

Alfred

Felix Rumpf (baritone), Ferdinand von Bothmer (tenor), Jarmila Baxová (soprano), Jörg Sabrowski (baritone), Peter Mikuláš (bass), Petra Froese (soprano), Tilmann Unger (tenor)

Czech Philharmonic Chorus Brno

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Heiko Mathias Förster

(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

Joseph Lanner - Wiener Tänze [Ensemble Wien]

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843)

Wiener Tänze

New Year's Galop
Hansjoergl-Polka
Die Humoristiker-Waltz
Summer Night Dream-Waltz
Die Lebenswecker-Waltz
Amalien-Polka
New Viennese Landler
Tattoo-Polka
Taglioni-Waltz
Die Romantiker-Waltz
Tarantel-Galopp
Favorit-Polka
Spanish Galop
Genre Picture Waltz
Styrian Dances

Ensemble Wien

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)

More Info at jpc

Giacomo Meyerbeer - Robert le Diable [Renato Palumbo]

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

Robert le Diable

Patrizia Ciofi (soprano), Alessandro Codeluppi (tenor),
Domenico Colaianni (baritone), Soon-Won Kang (bass), Warren Mok (tenor),
Annalisa Raspagliosi (soprano), Giorgio Surjan (bass)

Bratislava Chamber Choir

Italian International Orchestra

Renato Palumbo

(3CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

More Info and Buy at ArkivMusic

Giuseppe Verdi - Le Trouvère [Marco Guidarini]

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

Le Trouvère

Iano Tamar (soprano), Sylvie Brunet (mezzo-soprano), Philippe Casado (tenor), Warren Mok (tenor), Angela Masi (soprano), Lee Jae-Jun (bass),

Jean Paul Cinelli (baritone), Emil Alekperov (tenor), Nikola Mijailovic (baritone)

Bratislava Chamber Chorus

Italian International Orchestra

Marco Guidarini

(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

19 April 2018

Gaetano Donizetti - Ugo Conte di Parigi [Alun Francis]

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Ugo Conte di Parigi

Christian Du Plessis, Della Jones (alt), Eiddwen Harrhy,

Janet Price, Maurice Arthur, Yvonne Kenny

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

New Philharmonia Orchestra

Alun Francis

(3CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

Gaetano Donizetti - Les Martyrs [Mark Elder]

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

Les Martyrs

Brindley Sherratt (bass), Clive Bayley, David Kempster,
Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres (tenor), Wynne Evans

Opera Rara Chorus

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Mark Elder

(3CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

Review at MusicWeb International

Domenico Zipoli - Vêspres de San Ignacio [Gabriel Garrido]

Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726)

Vêspres de San Ignacio

Deus In Adjutorium, Domine Ad Adjuvandum
Antienne : Domine Quinque, Psaume : Dixit Dominus
Antienne : Euge Serve, Psaume : Confiteor Tibi Domine
Antienne : Fidelis Servus, Psaume : Beatus Vir
Antienne : Beatus Ille Servus, Psaume : Laudate Pueri Dominum
Antienne : Bone, Psaume : Laudate Dominum
Hymne : Iste Confessor
Antienne : Hic Vir, Cantique : Magnificat
Pastorela : Ichepe Flauta
Te Deum Laudamus

Coro de Niños Cantores de Córdoba

Ensemble Elyma

Gabriel Garrido

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)

Gaetano Donizetti - Zoraida di Granata [David Parry]

Gaetano Donizetti (1747-1848)

Zoraida di Granata

Bruce Ford, Cristina Pastorello, Diana Montague, Dominic Natoli,

Majella Cullagh, Matthew Hargreaves, Paul Austin Kelly

Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

David Parry

(4CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

More info and buy at Challenge Records

Dieterich Buxtehude: Opera Omnia XIX (Vocal Works 9) [Ton Koopman]

Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Opera Omnia XIX: Vocal Works 9

Was frag’ ich nach der Welt BuxWV 104

Salve Jesu BuxWV 94

Welt, packe dich BuxWV 106

Was mich auf dieser Welt betrübt BuxWV 105

Pange lingua gloriosi BuxWV 91

Accedite gentes, accurrite populi BuxWV 1

Fürchtet euch nicht, siehe ich verkündige euch große Freude BuxWV 30

Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden BuxWV 46

Schaffe in mir Gott, ein rein Herz BuxWV 95

O dulcis Jesu, o amor cordis mei BuxWV 83

The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir

Ton Koopman

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)

(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)

Georg Friedrich Händel - Atalanta [Nicholas McGegan]

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Atalanta

Cécile van de Sant (mezzo-soprano), Corey McKern (baritone),

Dominique Labelle (soprano), Michael Slattery (tenor),

Philip Curlip (baritone), Susanne Rydén (soprano)

Philharmonia Chorale

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan

(2CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)

Leonardo Vinci - Alto Arias [Filippo Mineccia]

Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730)

Alto Arias

Bella pace dal seno di Giove (Gismondo re di Polonia)
Sotto il peso tra sassi cadendo (Oratorio di Maria dolorata)
Nella foresta (Medo)
Vengo a voi, funesti orrori (Medo)
Se soffia irato il vento (Ernelinda)
Ai lampi del tuo lume (Oratorio per la Vergine del Rosario)
Chi mi priega, chi m'ama (Oratorio per la Vergine del Rosario)
Alma grande (Astianatte)

Aprirti il seno (Eraclea)

Che legge spietata (Catone in Utica)
Taci, o di morte (Medo)
Ti calpesto, oh crudo Amore (Astianatte)
Non meno risplende (La contesa de' Numi)
In questa mia tempesta (Eraclea)

Filippo Mineccia (countertenor)

Stile Galante

Stefano Aresi

(flac image, log, cue, scans)

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier - Sonatas & trios [Le Petit Trianon]

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755)

Sonatas & trios

Sonate IV en sol mineur Op. 41
Sonate VI en ré majeur Op. 50
Sonate III en sol majeur Op. 41
Sonate II en mi mineur Op. 37
Sonate II en ré majeur Op. 41
Sonate V en la mineur Op. 37

Le Petit Trianon

(flac image, log, cue, booklet)

William Boyce - The Eight Symphonies [Ronald Thomas]

William Boyce (1710-1779)

The Eight Symphonies

Bournemouth Sinfonietta

Ronald Thomas

(flac tracks, log, cue, booklet)

More Info at Discogs

More Info at Decca Classics

Giacomo Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots [Richard Bonynge]

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

Les Huguenots

Anastasios Vrenios (tenor), Gabriel Bacquier (bass),
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Joan Sutherland (soprano),
Martina Arroyo (soprano),Nicolai Ghiuselev (bass)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Richard Bonynge

(4CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)