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Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus - George Frideric Handel: Saul (1995)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus - George Frideric Handel: Saul (1995)

Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Leeds Festival Chorus - George Frideric Handel: Saul (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 851 Mb | Total time: 61:08+68:46+44:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 447 696-2 | Recorded: 1973

This is a wonderful work, more like an opera than an oratorio (which it is called) with its fine psychological portrait of Saul, the egocentric leader with a tragic flaw, and the trouble his histrionics bring about. We also get to know the friends Jonathan and David–one gentle and rational, the other moody and flamboyant–and the scene with the Witch of Endor is a real creepfest. This 1973 performance serves the work very well, and while we might argue with Charles Mackerras’ slowish tempos (it takes 20 minutes longer than Gardiner’s), the manner in which he allows his cast to act with their words is only to be admired.

Luciano Pavarotti, Renato Bruson, Margaret Price, Georg Solti - Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (1985)

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Luciano Pavarotti, Renato Bruson, Margaret Price, Georg Solti - Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (1985)

Luciano Pavarotti, Renato Bruson, Margaret Price, Georg Solti - Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (1985)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 02:10:32 | 586 MB
Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Decca | Catalog: 410 210-2

Au moment de cet enregistrement, au début des années quatre-vingt, Sir Georg Solti était encore tout auréolé du prestige d'une précédente interprétation du Bal masqué réalisée en 33 tours. Plus encore que dans la première mouture, le chef d'origine hongroise exacerbe ici la violence du drame, poussant tous les personnages vers leur destin, dans un souffle épique d'une rare intensité. Une distribution quasiment idéale fait face au chef : un Pavarotti de la grande époque, un Bruson idiomatique et une Christa Ludwig d'une ardeur insoupçonnée.

Margaret Price, Graham Johnson - Felix Mendelssohn: On wings of song (1994)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Margaret Price, Graham Johnson - Felix Mendelssohn: On wings of song (1994)

Margaret Price, Graham Johnson - Felix Mendelssohn: On wings of song (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 220 Mb | Total time: 59:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66666 | Recorded: 1993

Mendelssohn's songs with words are bound to invite comparison with his Songs Without. Those 48 elegant piano pieces have often been viewed as being a little lacking in variety and as being a walk on the mild side. This disc contains 24 songs carolled by Margaret Price to a tasteful accompaniment from Graham Johnson. The performers take us back to the familiar world of the Lieder Ohne Worte, and rightly so. The songs range from the composer's teens to late in his brief career, and to my ears the numbers selected improve in general as they go along, and the performances improve along with them.

Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (2002)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (2002)

Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Da Ponte Operas: Le nozze di Figaro (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 647 Mb | Total time: 58:39+58:01+49:12 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 5 75535 2 | Recorded: 1986

Mozarts "Le nozze di Figaro" ist nicht nur eine der populärsten Opern überhaupt, sondern auch eine der besonders häufig eingespielten. Die Gesamtaufnahme unter Muti aus dem Jahre 1986 mit den Wiener Philharmonikern gehört nach wie vor zu den allerbesten. Auch wenn der Orchesterklang natürlich nicht die Frische und Durchsichtigkeit der von der historischen Aufführungspraxis geprägten Einspielungen besitzt, geht es hier höchst lebendig zu. Die Wiener Philharmoniker erweisen sich auch in diesem Fall als wunderbar mozart-erfahren, und für den mit ihnen bestens vertrauten Riccardo Muti gilt das ebenso. Vor allem aber ist das Solistenensemble von einer Qualität, dass es einfach eine Freude ist.

50 Years Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg [25CDs] - Mozart, Schubert, R. Strauss, Mahler (2010)

Posted By: ArlegZ
50 Years Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg [25CDs] -  Mozart, Schubert, R. Strauss, Mahler (2010)

50 Years Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg [25CDs] - Mozart, Schubert, R. Strauss, Mahler (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 684 Gb | Total time: 03:24:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 477 9111 | Recorded: 1960-2009

The Grosses Festpielhaus in Salzburg has been the scene of countless memorable musical events - operas, concerts and recitals - for 50 years. Here is a unique chance to celebrate the glories of this distinguished era. In an exceptional collaboration with the Salzburg Festival, we have prepared a 25-CD box set - 5 complete operas, 10 concerts and 2 recitals - featuring many of the world's greatest artists, in recordings with classical status and others that are appearing on CD for the first time. Concerts (five out of ten are first-time releases): with Abbado, Bernstein, B hm, Boulez, Karajan, Levine, Mehta, Muti, Solti.

Verdi The Complete Works [75CDs] (2016)

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Verdi The Complete Works [75CDs] (2016)

Verdi: The Complete Works [75CDs] (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 20,9 Gb | Total time: 76:18:01 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 4789574 | Recorded: 1950-2013

Decca proudly presents the Complete Works by Giuseppe Verdi in a single 75 CD box set. From the ever-popular “Aida” to the obscure “Alzira,” all 28 of Giuseppe Verdi's operas are here as well as his Sacred Works, Arias, Songs, Ballet Music, the String quartet and other rarities.