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CD REVIEW: Felix Mendelssohn — SYMPHONIES NOS. 1 – 5 (Chamber Orchestra of...
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 – 1847): Symphonies Nos. 1 – 5—Karina Gauvin (soprano – Symphony No. 2), Regula Mühlemann (soprano – Symphony No. 2), Daniel Behle (tenor – Symphony No. 2); RIAS Kammerchor...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | June 2017: Georg Friedrich Händel — OTTONE, RE DI...
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 – 1759): Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15—Max Emanuel Cenčić (Ottone), Lauren Snouffer (Teofane), Pavel Kudinov (Emireno), Ann Hallenberg (Gismonda), Xavier Sabata...
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CD REVIEW: Richard Wagner — PARSIFAL (L. Cleveman, K. Dalayman, J. Tomlinson,...
RICHARD WAGNER (1813 – 1883): Parsifal, WWV 111—Lars Cleveman (Parsifal), Katarina Dalayman (Kundry), Sir John Tomlinson (Gurnemanz), Detlef Roth (Amfortas), Tom Fox (Klingsor), Reinhard Hagen...
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CD REVIEW: Back to the Future — Journeys through the History of the...
[1] ANTONIO DE CABEZÓN (circa 1510 – 1566), VINCENZO CAPIROLA (1474 – after 1548), MARCHETTO CARA (circa 1465 – 1525), MARCO ANTONIO CAVAZZONI (circa 1490 – circa 1560), JOAN AMBROSIO DALZA (fl. 1508),...
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CD REVIEW: Sir Edward Elgar — THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS (A. Staples, C....
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934): The Dream of Gerontius, Opus 38—Andrew Staples (Gerontius), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (The Angel), Thomas Hampson (The Priest, The Angel of the Agony); Staatsopernchor...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | July 2017: Jeffrey Roden — threads of a prayer,...
JEFFREY RODEN: threads of a prayer, Volume 2—Jakub Fišer and Štěpán Ježek, violin; Szymon Marciniak, double bass; Wolfgang Fischer, timpani; Tobias Fischer, organ; Sandro Ivo Bartoli, piano [Recorded...
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CD REVIEW: Ned Rorem — OUR TOWN (M. DiBattista, D. Wilkinson, G. Arroyo, B....
NED ROREM (born 1923): Our Town—Matthew DiBattista (Stage Manager), Donald Wilkinson (Dr. Gibbs), Glorivy Arroyo (Mrs. Soames), Brendan P. Buckley (George Gibbs), Margot Rood (Emily Webb), Angela Hines...
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BEST CHORAL RECORDING OF 2017: Bohuslav Martinů — CANTATAS (Prague...
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ (1890 – 1959): Cantatas – Legenda z dýmu bramborové nati (H 360), Otvírání studánek (H 354), Romance z pampelišek (H 364), and Mikeš z hor (H 375)—Prague Philharmonic Choir; Pavla...
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CD REVIEW: Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, and Franz Schreker — LIEDERABEND...
RICHARD WAGNER (1813 – 1883), RICHARD STRAUSS (1864 – 1949), and FRANZ SCHREKER (1878 – 1934): Liederabend—Brenda Roberts, dramatic soprano; Christian Schmitt-Engelstadt, piano [Recorded in performance...
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RECORDINGS OF THE MONTH | September 2017: ÉCHO — Joyce El-Khoury, soprano...
[1] CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786 – 1826), FERDINARD HÉROLD (1791 – 1833), GIACOMO MEYERBEER (1791 – 1864), GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792 – 1868), GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1858), FROMENTAL HALÉVY (1799 –...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giuseppe Verdi — AIDA (L. Crocetto, M. Prudenskaya, C....
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Aida—Leah Crocetto (Aida), Marina Prudenskaya (Amneris), Carl Tanner (Radamès), Gordon Hawkins (Amonasro), Morris Robinson (Ramfis), Soloman Howard (Il Re d’Egitto),...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | October 2017: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — IL SOGNO DI...
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791): Il sogno di Scipione, K. 126—Stuart Jackson (Scipione), Klara Ek (Costanza), Soraya Mafi (Fortuna), Krystian Adam (Publio), Robert Murray (Emilio), Chiara Skerath...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giuseppe Verdi — OTELLO (R. Thomas, M. E. Williams, N....
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Otello—Russell Thomas (Otello), Mary Elizabeth Williams (Desdemona), Nmon Ford (Iago), Ben Bliss (Cassio), Arthur Woodley (Lodovico), Kathryn Leemhuis (Emilia), Miles...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Georg Friedrich Händel — ALCINA (A. Meade, E. DeShong, Y....
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 – 1759): Alcina, HWV 34—Angela Meade (Alcina), Elizabeth DeShong (Ruggiero), Ying Fang (Morgana), Daniela Mack (Bradamante), Rexford Tester (Oronte), Michael Adams...
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CD REVIEW: A. Boito, S. Donaudy, U. Giordano, R. Leoncavallo, P. Mascagni, A....
ARRIGO BOITO (1842 – 1918), STEPHANO DONAUDY (1879 – 1925), UMBERTO GIORDANO (1867 – 1948), RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO (1857 – 1919), PIETRO MASCAGNI (1863 – 1945), ANGELO MASCHERONI (1855 – 1905), AMILCARE...
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DVD REVIEW: Mark Adamo — BECOMING SANTA CLAUS (J. Rivera, J. Blalock, M....
MARK ADAMO (born 1962): Becoming Santa Claus—Jennifer Rivera (Queen Sophine), Jonathan Blalock (Prince Claus), Matt Boehler (Donkey/Messenger), Hila Plitmann (Yan), Lucy Schaufer (Ib), Keith Jameson...
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CD REVIEW: HEAR THE ANGEL VOICES — Carl Tanner, tenor (Timeless Music 17822 /...
Hear the Angel Voices—Carl Tanner, tenor; The Northwest Boychoir, The Northwest Sinfonia Choir; Northwest Sinfonia; Steven Mercurio, conductor [Recorded in Bastyr University Chapel, Seattle,...
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CD REVIEW: Jake Heggie & Terrence McNally — GREAT SCOTT (J. DiDonato, A....
JAKE HEGGIE (born 1961) and TERRENCE MCNALLY (born 1938): Great Scott—Joyce DiDonato (Arden Scott), Ailyn Pérez (Tatyana Bakst), Frederica von Stade (Winnie Flato), Nathan Gunn (Sid Taylor), Anthony...
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BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLO RECORDING OF 2017: Ludwig van Beethoven — A BEETHOVEN...
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827): A Beethoven Odyssey, Volume 5 – Piano Sonatas Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 10—James Brawn, piano [Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK, 20 – 22 April 2017; MSR ClassicsMS 1469;...
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BEST LIEDER RECORDINGS OF 2017: Franz Liszt — SONGS FOR BASS VOICE AND PIANO...
[1] FRANZ LISZT (1811 – 1886): Songs for Bass Voice and Piano—Jared Schwartz, bass; Mary Dibbern, piano [Recorded in St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral, Dallas, Texas, 25 – 27 April 2017; Toccata...
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