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CD REVIEW: THE JOMMELLI ALBUM – Arias for Alto (Filippo Mineccia,...
NICCOLÒ JOMMELLI (1714 – 1774): The Jommelli Album– Arias for Alto—Filippo Mineccia, countertenor; Nereydas; Javier Ulises Illán, conductor [Recorded in Sala Gayarre, Teatro Real de Madrid, and Concert...
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BEST VOCAL RECITAL DISC OF 2016: Gustav Mahler, Antonín Dvořák, & Jean...
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860 – 1911), ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841 – 1904), and JEAN SIBELIUS (1865 – 1957): All Who Wander—Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano; Brian Zeger, piano [Recorded at SUNY Purchase, New York, USA, in...
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CD REVIEW: DOLCE VITA (Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Sony Classical 88875183632)
Dolce Vita—Jonas Kaufmann, tenor; Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo; Asher Fisch, conductor [Sony Classical 88875183632; 1 CD, 66:50; Available from Amazon (USA), fnac (France), iTunes, jpc...
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CD REVIEW: Louis-Ferdinand Hérold — LE PRÉ AUX CLERCS (M.-È. Munger, M....
LOUIS-FERDINAND HÉROLD (1791 – 1833): Le pré aux clercs—Marie-Ève Munger (Isabelle de Montal), Marie Lenormand (Marguerite de Valois), Jeanne Crousaud (Nicette), Michael Spyres (Baron de Mergy), Éric...
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BEST LIEDER RECORDING OF 2016: Franz Schubert — SCHUBERT SESSIONS, Lieder...
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828): Schubert Sessions, Lieder with Guitar—Philippe Sly, bass-baritone; John Charles Britton, guitar [Recorded in l’Église St-Augustin-de-Mirabel, Québec, Canada, in January...
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BEST OPERA RECORDING OF 2016: Richard Wagner — DIE WALKÜRE (P. Lang, M....
RICHARD WAGNER (1813 – 1883): Die Walküre, WWV 86B—Petra Lang (Brünnhilde), Matthias Goerne (Wotan), Heidi Melton (Sieglinde), Stuart Skelton (Siegmund), Michelle DeYoung (Fricka), Falk Struckmann...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Henry Purcell — THE FAIRY QUEEN, Z.629 (M. Molomot, K. E....
HENRY PURCELL (1659 – 1695): The Fairy Queen, Z.629—Marc Molomot (Puck), Kimberly Eileen Jones (Tanya), Cedric Berry (Ron), Alexandra Martinez-Turano (Helena, Dancer), Scott J. Brunscheen (Demetrius),...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | November 2016: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — DON...
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791): Don Giovanni, K. 527—Dimitris Tiliakos (Don Giovanni), Vito Priante (Leporello), Myrtò Papatanasiu (Donna Anna), Karina Gauvin (Donna Elvira), Kenneth Tarver (Don...
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BEST BAROQUE RECORDING OF 2016: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi — ADRIANO IN...
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI (1710 – 1736): Adriano in Siria—Yuriy Mynenko (Adriano), Romina Basso (Emirena), Franco Fagioli (Farnaspe), Dilyara Idrisova (Sabina), Juan Sancho (Osroe), Çiğdem Soyarslan...
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CD REVIEW: Gaetano Donizetti — ROBERTO DEVEREUX (Ş. Pop, M. Devia, S....
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848): Roberto Devereux—Ştefan Pop (Roberto Devereux, conte di Essex), Mariella Devia (Elisabetta I, regina d’Inghiterra), Sonia Ganassi (Sara, duchessa di Nottingham), Mansoo...
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BEST ARTISTS OF 2016, Part One: Celebrating tenors STEPHEN COSTELLO and...
Tenori trionfanti: Tenors Stephen Costello (left) and Zachary Wilder (right)[Photos © by Merri Cyr/Askonas Holt (Costello) & Teddie Hwang/Hazard Chase (Wilder)]In 1996, I waltzed at the age of...
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BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RECORDING OF 2016: Jeffrey Roden — THEADS OF A...
JEFFREY RODEN: threads of a prayer, volume one—Sandro Ivo Bartoli, piano; Bennewitz Quartet; Szymon Marciniak, double bass; Wolfgang Fischer, timpani; Johannes Kronfeld, trombone [Recorded in...
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ARTS IN ACTION: Coloratura coronation — Soprano JESSICA PRATT to début at The...
Schöne Königin: Soprano Jessica Pratt, débuting at The Metropolitan Opera as Die Königin der Nacht in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte on 20 December 2016[Photo by Benjamin Ealovega; used with...
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BEST INSTRUMENTAL SOLO RECORDING OF 2016: Johann Sebastian Bach — GOLDBERG...
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988—Ignacio Prego, harpsichord [Recorded in Centro Cultural La Torre, Guadarrama, Spain, in July 2015; Glossa GCD 923510; 1 CD, 79:08;...
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CD REVIEW: Giacomo Puccini — MANON LESCAUT (A. Netrebko, Y. Eyvazov, A. Piña,...
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 – 1924): Manon Lescaut—Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut), Yusif Eyvazov (Il cavaliere Renato des Grieux), Armando Piña (Lescaut), Carlos Chausson (Geronte di Ravoir), Benjamin...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | December 2016: Johann Sebastian Bach — PARTITAS FOR...
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750): Partitas for Harpsichord, BWV 825 – 830: Jory Vinikour, harpsichord [Recorded at Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia, USA, 17 – 21 March 2015; Sono Luminus...
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BEST CONCERTO RECORDING OF 2016: Dmitri Shostakovich & Pyotr Ilyich...
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 – 1975): Violin Concerto No. 2, Opus 129 and PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 – 1893): Violin Concerto, Opus 35—Linus Roth, violin; London Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Sanderling,...
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ARTS IN ACTION: Maestro del bel canto — Italian conductor RICCARDO FRIZZA to...
A score of such profound beauty that as vitriolic a critic of Italian opera as Richard Wagner extolled its virtues, Vincenzo Bellini’s Norma has in its 185-year history come to epitomize bel canto in...
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RECORDING OF THE MONTH | January 2017: Alban Berg — WOZZECK (R. Trekel, A....
ALBAN BERG (1885 – 1935): Wozzeck, Opus 7—Roman Trekel (Wozzeck), Anne Schwanewilms (Marie), Marc Molomot (Hauptmann), Nathan Berg (Doktor), Gordon Gietz (Tambourmajor), Robert McPherson (Andres),...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Georges Bizet — CARMEN (S. Piques Eddy, D. Vania, D....
GEORGES BIZET (1838 – 1876): Carmen—Sandra Piques Eddy (Carmen), Dinyar Vania (Don José), Melinda Whittington (Micaëla), David Pershall (Escamillo), Joann Martinson (Frasquita), Stephanie Foley Davis...
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