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Vaughan Williams: Anniversary Collector Edition & five more Serenades to Music
[…] of The Lark Ascending with Hugh Bean. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)01. - 05. Symphony No.4 in F minor [33'49]06. Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis [18'04]07. (arr. Ralph Greaves) Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' [5'02]08. Serenade to Music * [13'30] Sopranos: Adele Addison, Lucine Amara, Eileen Farrell, [A N Other]Mezzos/Contraltos: Lili Chookasian, Jennie Tourel, Shirley Verrett, [A N Other]Tenors: Richard Tucker, Charles Bressler, Jon Vickers, [A N Other]Baritones/Basses: George London, Ezio Flagello, Donald Bell, [A N Other] *, New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein Sony SBK89779 [recorded 1962 to 1976; digital download released 2002][digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans only - no booklet] Another recording of Serenade to Music with an all-star cast of soloists. This recording has circulated in numerous issues - although I have never seen a listing of the complete roster of soloists. Perhaps it was performed with only 12 […]
2019-03-23 00:00:00
Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor - Anna Moffo - Remastered
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)Anna Moffo, Carlo Bergonzi, Mario SereniEzio Flagello, Pierre Duval, Corinna VozzaChorus and Orchestra of RCA Italiana Operadir: Georges PrêtreRec. RCA Italiana Studio, Rome July- August 1965.Sony Classical Opera - RCA Read Seal - 8887573472 (2015)ADD 2 CD Stereo - Remastered 24bit/96k Hz[flac&cue; cover, inlays, booklet&disc scans] Reviews: "Back in the LP days this was my LUCIA recording. The first Callas recording was out of print and I knew who Anna Moffo was. I was also attracted to the eye candy cover. I had already heard Bergonzi live. And I was familiar with the wonderful Georges Pretre. I loved the performance. Well years later the recording still holds up. But I can hear some of the issues others have mentioned. Moffo is a superb Lucia but the role's high tessitura exposes some edgy attacks. Be that as it may, Moffo had one of the most beautiful […]
2017-05-22 14:00:40
And one for Goethe!
[…] Thursday was the 106th anniversary of Mahler’s death. For many years, Wiener Staatsoper commemorated 18 May with a special memorial concert featuring the Wiener Philharmoniker. Since the last was in 2011, I thought the massive Symphonie Nr. 8 – probably the closest Mahler ever got to composing an opera – would be appropriate. Leonard Bernstein conducts a 1965 performance with the New York Philharmonic and soloists including Beverly Wolff, Jennie Tourel, George Shirley, and Ezio Flagello, and hundreds of other musicians. Despite his astounding symphonic works and Lieder, Mahler’s brief life was dominated by conducting assignments specializing in opera, the first of which was Il trovatore. He served as music director of several opera houses throughout Central Europe including theaters in Hamburg, Prague, Budapest, and, most notably, a decade of innovation at the helm of the K. & K. Hofoper (the name of Wiener Staatsoper prior to the dissolution of […]
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