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Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)

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Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Koln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)

Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Bach: Bachianas - Music By The Bach Family [5CDs] (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,54 Gb | Total time: 05:19:56 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 00289 479 0377 | Recorded: 1986, 2000, 2002, 2003

Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Koln s recordings of J. S. Bach are classics of the Early Music movement. Equally revelatory is their championing of the music of the Bach family stretching from the mid-17th to the late 18th century: a treasure trove of vocal and instrumental works. Here they are complete in a single box for the first time, with Magdalena Kozená a stunning soloist.

Magdalena Kožená, Simon Rattle, Czech Philharmonic - Folk Songs: Bartók, Berio, Ravel, Montsalvatge (2023)

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Magdalena Kožená, Simon Rattle, Czech Philharmonic - Folk Songs: Bartók, Berio, Ravel, Montsalvatge (2023)

Magdalena Kožená, Simon Rattle, Czech Philharmonic - Folk Songs: Bartók, Berio, Ravel, Montsalvatge (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 189 Mb | Total time: 53:03 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Pentatone | # PTC5187075 | Recorded: 2020, 2022, 2023

Magdalena Kozena's fourth Pentatone album Folk Songs brings together folk-inspired song cycles from across the globe. Ranging from Berio's Folk Songs to sets by Bartok, Ravel and Montsalvatge, this collection provides a kaleidoscope of twentieth-century orchestral song composition. Kozena performs them together with the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. Folk Songs is star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena's fourth album as part of her exclusive collaboration with Pentatone, after having presented the baroque cantatas recital album Il giardino dei sospiri and the songs in chamber-musical setting project Soiree in 2019, as well as Nostalgia together with Yefim Bronfman in 2021.

Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski - Handel: Alcina (2024)

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Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski - Handel: Alcina (2024)

Magdalena Kožená, Anna Bonitatibus, Erin Morley, Elizabeth DeShong, Alois Mühlbacher, Alex Rosen, Valerio Contaldo, Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski - Handel: Alcina (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 995 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 447 Mb | 03:12:20
Classical, Opera | Label: Pentatone

Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre return to Handel with a complete recording of his opera Alcina.The title role is interpreted by Magdalena Kožená, who reunites with Les Musiciens and maestro Minkowski after a series of acclaimed baroque recordings.She is joined by an excellent cast of soloists, consisting of Erin Morley (Morgana), Anna Bonitatibus (Ruggiero), Elizabeth De Shong (Bradamante), Alois Mühlbacher (Oberto), Valerio Contaldo (Oronte) and Alex Rosen (Melisso).This studio recording transports the listener to Alcina’s enchanted island, and shows Handel at the peak of his power: the score is dramatic, lush and colourful as well as introspective and profound where the story requires it.

Magdalena Kozena - French Arias (2003)

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Magdalena Kozena - French Arias (2003)

Magdalena Kozena - French Arias (2003)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 318 MB | 01:16:50
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Magdalena Kožená is a remarkable singer. Her voice is a somewhat light mezzo with many colors, and she can shade it to a whisper or impress with a fortissimo high B-flat. Her range is absolutely even from top to bottom and she never switches gears; similarly she refuses to push the voice at either end. Her reading of Eboli's "Veil Song" from Verdi's Don Carlos is seductive and insinuating, with just the right Spanish flavor in the low-register roulades–but they're soft-focused. Perhaps she has no "chest" register, or is afraid to use it?

Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Magdalena Kozena - Mahler: Symphonies Nos.3 & 4; Ruckert-Lieder (2011) [Blu-Ray]

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Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Magdalena Kozena - Mahler: Symphonies Nos.3 & 4; Ruckert-Lieder (2011) [Blu-Ray]

Claudio Abbado, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Magdalena Kožená - Mahler: Symphonies Nos.3 & 4; Rückert-Lieder (2011) [Blu-Ray]
BluRay | BDMV | MPEG-2 Video / 18999 kbps / 1080i / 29,970 fps | 190 min | 37,7 Gb
Audio1: Deutsch / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 24-bit | Audio2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 24-bit / 2283 kbps
Classical | EuroArts | Sub.: German, English, French, Spanish

Claudio Abbado was undeniably the supreme Mahler conductor of our time. With his Lucerne Festival Orchestra he has set new standards in the field of classical music, especially in the interpretation of works by Gustav Mahler. The core of the orchestra is provided by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, itself an élite body of players. Soloists like violinist Kolja Blacher, clarinettist Sabine Meyer, oboist Albrecht Mayer, violist Wolfram Christ, cellist Natalia Gutman, the Hagen Quartet and members of the Alban Berg Quartet to name just a few, make the Lucerne Festival Orchestra a star-studded ensemble.

Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis - Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha triumphans (2001)

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Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis - Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha triumphans (2001)

Alessandro De Marchi, Academia Montis Regalis - Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha triumphans (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 845 Mb | Total time: 165:24 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # OP 30314 | Recorded: 2000

Vivaldi may be best remembered for his virtuosic concertos but, as anyone familiar with his famous D major Gloria will know, he also had a real ear for vocal sonorities. His only surviving oratorio, Juditha Triumphans, has until recently been a well-kept secret. The biblical story of Judith overcoming Holofernes and his army (beheading him herself–no shrinking violet she) was popular with both librettists and composers, offering plenty of opportunities for exuberant tub-thumping. And these Vivaldi seizes eagerly, the opening rabble-rousing chorus (here preceded by a sinfonia reconstructed by Vivaldi scholar Michael Talbot) setting the tone in truly martial fashion.

VA - Handel: Famous Pieces (2023)

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VA - Handel: Famous Pieces (2023)

VA - Handel: Famous Pieces (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 896 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 411 Mb | 02:59:06
Classical | Label: Pentatone

Georg Friedrich Händel was one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period. Opera dominated Handel’s career, yet he was better known for his oratorios and instrumental works for several centuries. He forged a personal idiom by taking Italian traditions and adding elements of German counterpoint and dance forms from France. The result was a uniquely cosmopolitan style which, when Handel took it to London, would expand to embrace the musical legacy of the English Restoration composer Henry Purcell. Discover a compilation of famous Handel works featuring masterpieces by the great composer and wonderful musicians.

Magdalena Kožená, Czech Philharmonic & Sir Simon Rattle - Folk Songs (2023)

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Magdalena Kožená, Czech Philharmonic & Sir Simon Rattle - Folk Songs (2023)

Magdalena Kožená, Czech Philharmonic & Sir Simon Rattle - Folk Songs (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 187 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 124 Mb | 00:52:59
Classical, Vocal | Label: Pentatone

Magdalena Kozena's fourth Pentatone album Folk Songs brings together folk-inspired song cycles from across the globe. Ranging from Berio's Folk Songs to sets by Bartok, Ravel and Montsalvatge, this collection provides a kaleidoscope of twentieth-century orchestral song composition. Kozena performs them together with the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle. Folk Songs is star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena's fourth album as part of her exclusive collaboration with Pentatone, after having presented the baroque cantatas recital album Il giardino dei sospiri and the songs in chamber-musical setting project Soiree in 2019, as well as Nostalgia together with Yefim Bronfman in 2021.

Roger Norrington, Camerata Salzburg - Mozart: Idomeneo (2006)

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Roger Norrington, Camerata Salzburg - Mozart: Idomeneo (2006)

Roger Norrington, Camerata Salzburg - Mozart: Idomeneo (2006)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | LinearPCM, 2 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 7.11+5.69 Gb (2xDVD9) | 165 min
Classical | DECCA | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

Mozart's opera seria tells of the King of Crete who is saved from a terrible storm by promising the gods that he sacrifice the first person he meets when reaching land, only to be greeted by his beloved son Idamante. In this Salzburg staging under Sir Roger Norrington Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas sings the title role, with Czech mezzo Magdalena Kozena giving an acclaimed performance as Idamante. Salzburg favourite Anja Harteros is the jealous Elettra, with Ekaterina Siurina as Idamante's beloved Ilia.

Magdalena Kozena, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon - Vivaldi: Opera & Oratorio Arias (2009)

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Magdalena Kozena, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon - Vivaldi: Opera & Oratorio Arias (2009)

Magdalena Kozena, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon - Vivaldi: Opera & Oratorio Arias (2009)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:17:19 | 365 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Archiv Produktion | Catalog: 777 8096

Due at least in part to Naïve's growing catalogue of exemplary recordings of the relatively obscure operas of Antonio Vivaldi, more and more singers are happily turning to his vast operatic output as a source of new material. Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená brings an earthy emotionality to this selection of arias that is weighted toward the ravishingly lyrical, but which also includes the floridly virtuosic.

Magdalena Kožená, Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra - Ah! mio cor: Handel Arias (2007)

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Magdalena Kožená, Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra - Ah! mio cor: Handel Arias (2007)

Magdalena Kožená, Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra - Ah! mio cor: Handel Arias (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 325 Mb | Total time: 76:33 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 477 6547 | Recorded: 2006

Before the release of this disc called Ah! Mio cor!, charismatic mezzo soprano Magdalena Kozená had already made her mark as a Handel singer with her recordings of the composer's Italian cantatas and opera Julius Caesar, but this triumphant 2007 collection of arias affirms her mastery of the German-English composer's music. Featuring selections from the composer's operas and oratorios, this disc is more of a smorgasbord than a balanced meal with one highly expressive and supremely virtuosic aria following another and the only cohesion supplied by the performer.

John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Eurydice (2008)

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John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Eurydice (2008)

John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Monteverdi Choir - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (2008)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Français (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 100 min | 6,94 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | Sub: English, Français, Deutsch | Recorded: 1999

When the historic Theatre du Chatelet in Paris re-opened after a period of extensive refurbishment, the first two productions mounted in the theatre were Gluck’s Alceste and Orphée et Eurydice. Both operas were sung in their French versions and were mounted and designed by Robert Wilson and conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. This was the first time Wilson and Gardiner had collaborated and their individual credentials combined to produce an exceptional result.

Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Armide (1999)

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Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Armide (1999)

Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Christoph Willibald Gluck: Armide (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 600 Mb | Total time: 79:19+60:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | 459 616 2 | Recorded: 1995

‘Perhaps the best of all my works’, said Gluck of his Armide. But this, the fifth of his seven ‘reform operas’, has never quite captured the public interest as have Orfeo, Alceste, the two Iphigenies and even Paride ed Elena. Unlike those works it is based not on classical mythology but on Tasso’s crusade epic, Gerusalemme liberata. No doubt Gluck turned to this libretto, originally written by Quinault, to challenge Parisian taste by inviting comparison with the much-loved Lully setting. Its plot is thinnish, concerned only with the love of the pagan sorceress Armide, princess of Damascus, for the Christian knight and hero Renaud, and his enchantment and finally his disenchantment and his abandonment of her; the secondary characters have no real life.

Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (2000)

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Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (2000)

Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 723 Mb | Total time: 78:49+76:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 403 476-2 | Recorded: 1998

The story of rival factions, divine interventions, and love triumphing over obstacles political and personal clearly inspired some of Rameau's most adventurous musical evocations (just one example might be the fascinating harmonic language he uses to depict a magician commanding an eclipse). It's this spirit of daring experiment that Rameau expert Marc Minkowski relishes throughout this magnificent, high-octane, deftly tailored account. He fires the authentic-instrument group Les Musiciens du Louvre into his customary whiplash speeds, which are just perfect for the air of martial excitement that prevails, while the many dance-centered numbers have a muscular grace. The result in general is some of his best work to date on disc, with a special emphasis on the through line of the score.

Magdalena Kožená, Yefim Bronfman - Nostalgia: Bartók, Mussorgsky, Brahms (2021)

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Magdalena Kožená, Yefim Bronfman - Nostalgia: Bartók, Mussorgsky, Brahms (2021)

Magdalena Kožená, Yefim Bronfman - Nostalgia: Bartók, Mussorgsky, Brahms (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 235 Mb | Total time: 64:08 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Pentatone | # PTC 5816 777 | Recorded: 2019

On her third PENTATONE album Nostalgia, Magdalena Kožená presents Bartók’s Village Scenes, Mussorgsky’s The Nursery and a selection of Brahms songs, together with acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman. Sung in Slovak, Russian and German, these songs on love, longing and innocence show three master composers transforming folk traditions into their unique musical styles. Kožená demonstrates her vocal mastery once more, and this recording with Bronfman is the result of a two-decades-spanning congenial artistic partnership.