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John Eliot Gardiner, The English Baroque Soloists - Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (1992)

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John Eliot Gardiner, The English Baroque Soloists - Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (1992)

John Eliot Gardiner, The English Baroque Soloists - Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten / The Seasons (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 585 Mb | Total time: 64:26+72:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 431 818-2 | Recorded: 1990

Wieder einmal vergrub sich Gardiner in alle möglichen Quellen, um auch Haydns lebens- und sinnenfrohes Oratorium in neuen, trotz schlanker Besetzung nicht minder prallen Farben malen zu können. In den teilweise hymnischen Chorszenen treibt er seinen erstklassigen Monteverdi-Chor behende durch die Fugen und enorme Steigerungen hinauf. Sein Orchester stürzt sich geradezu auf die vielen Lautmalereien, und die Solisten können nahezu als Idealbesetzung gelten. Auch wegen der exzellenten Aufnahmequalität die zweite Platte des Monats.

100 Christmas Masterworks [5CDs] (2018)

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100 Christmas Masterworks [5CDs] (2018)

100 Christmas Masterworks [5CDs] (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1.40 Gb | Total time: 05:28:14 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | 483 6001 | Recorded: 1961-2017

This imaginatively-curated, generously-filled Christmas package is sure to find favor during this and future holiday seasons. Why? Because it packs in every conceivable carol, tune, choral work or song in timeless performances from the greatest artists in the world: singers of immense communicative gifts including Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Renee Fleming and Luciano Pavarotti to name but four. It truly offers something of every Christmas mind, spirit, and looks fantastic.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2022)

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2022)

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni (2022)
WEB FLAC | Tracks ~ 664 Mb | Total time: 02:51:57 | Cover included
Classical | Label: Warner Classics / Teldec | 2292-44184-2 | Recorded: 1988

The late lamented Edita Gruberová, who passed away last October, was perhaps at the peak of her powers in Mozartian repertoire during the late 80s, particularly under the baton of Nikolaus Harnoncourt. This beautiful version of Don Giovanni with Thomas Hampson, available for the first time in digital format, allows us to enjoy her mesmerizing Donna Anna.

Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (2004/1985)

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Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (2004/1985)

Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House - Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (2004/1985)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.47 Gb (DVD9) | 197 min
Classical | NVC ARTS | Sub.: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, Japanese

This Covent Garden performance has transferred to video and DVD remarkably successfully, partly because the singing and acting of the principals is so good, but chiefly because conductor Georg Solti finds an excellent balance between sharp characterisation and sumptuous romance; between wit and mischief on the one hand and profound feelings on the other. Though sensitive to its beauties, Solti keeps the music moving along, never becoming sloppy or over-indulgent.

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boreades (2004)

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William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boreades (2004)

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants - Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boréades (2004)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Francais (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 218 min | 6,42+7,50 Gb (2xDVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: Deutsch, English, Espanol, Francais | Recorded: 2003

It's possible to recreate everything about an eighteenth century opera except the audience,’ says director Robert Carsen in a documentary included with this DVD. ‘My work is for modern audiences.’ And how…In this brilliant production, Carsen goes to the heart of the drama…Michael Levine's stylised, bold designs allow the story to unfold with gripping clarity and, remarkably, some of the spectacular set-pieces (especially the storm in Act III) work even better on DVD than in the theatre itself. Barbara Bonney is vocally and dramatically stunning as Alphise…Conductor William Christie responds to Rameau's varied and colourful score with élan, and Édouard Lock's choreography – a version of classical ballet deconstructed and then pumped with amphetamines – is breathtaking.

Barbara Bonney, Håkan Hagegård, Geoffrey Parsons - Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch (1994)

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Barbara Bonney, Håkan Hagegård, Geoffrey Parsons - Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch (1994)

Barbara Bonney, Håkan Hagegård, Geoffrey Parsons - Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch (1994)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 76:09 | 284 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Teldec | Catalog: 9031-72301-2

Apart from very occasional live performances of the Italian Songbook, Wolf’s 46 remarkable songs can only be experienced and appreciated in their entirety from recordings. This disc from Bonney and Hagegård keeps distinguished company with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Irmgard Seefried (twice: 1958 and 1959); Fischer-Dieskau and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1969); and Ruth Ziesak and Andreas Schmidt (1991). Wolf’s settings of Paul Heyse’s mid-19th-century translations of Italian folk verses offer an intricate and colourful tapestry of reflections on life and love. The craftsmanship of these songs is truly amazing.

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Mozart: Così fan tutte (2006)

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Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Mozart: Così fan tutte (2006)

Daniel Harding, Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Mozart: Così fan tutte (2006)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | LinearPCM, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 6.76+6.62 Gb (2xDVD9) | 179 min
Classical | Label: Virgin Classics | Sub: Italiano, Francais, English, Deutsch, Espanol

It takes a long time to find such a distinguished conductor who, in his early 20s, has already conducted orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with great success. You will find what you are looking for in this class with the conductor Daniel Harding, who was born in 1975. After many great CD recordings, Harding's work can now be experienced in a fascinating DVD production: in the recording of Mozart's opera »Così fan tutte« at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2005 - staged by Patrice Chéreau, the director of the legendary Bayreuth-Rings from 1980. Elina Garança, the new star in the Mozart heavens (who released a sensational Mozart recital on Virgin Classics in November 2005), is there as Dorabella.

Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Johann Adolf Hasse: Salve Regina (2007)

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Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Johann Adolf Hasse: Salve Regina (2007)

Reinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln - Johann Adolf Hasse: Salve Regina (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 362 Mb | Total time: 71:53 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 477 6730 | Recorded: 1995, 1996

During this visit, these young ladies were so obliging as to sing me a salve regina, lately set by their father, in duo. It is an exquisite composition, full of grace, taste and propriety.” So wrote the english traveller charles burney in 1772. The “father” was Johann Adolf Hasse, one of the 18th century’s most famous composers – and here he is in “a delightful programme, thoughtfully put together and very well executed.

Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Andreas Scholl, Barbara Bonney - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina (1999)

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Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Andreas Scholl, Barbara Bonney - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina (1999)

Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Andreas Scholl, Barbara Bonney - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, Salve Regina in F minor & A minor (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 248 Mb | Total time: 60:33 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 466 134-2 | Recorded: 1999

Pergolesi’s sublime setting of the Stabat mater, a 13th-century text that was accepted as part of the Catholic liturgy only in 1727, was written at the end of his brief life (he died in 1736 at the age of 26) and suggests that had he lived longer his name might be as familiar as Vivaldi. Rossini, in particular, admired it to such an extent that he was reluctant to accept the commission for his own setting (1842) on the grounds that it could never equal Pergolesi’s.

Arnold Ostman, The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Die Zauberflote (2001)

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Arnold Ostman, The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Die Zauberflote (2001)

Arnold Östman, The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 609 Mb | Total time: 78:57+76:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 470 056-2 | Recorded: 1992

There's magic in these musical hills, as conductor Arnold Östman leads an exemplary performance of Die Zauberflöte on original instruments.Sumi Jo's breathtaking Queen of the Night is the queen of intonation, while Barbara Bonny's Pamina is a phrasing angel, from her pianissimo B flats to her gentle, yet heartfelt, "Ach ich fühl's." Singing as comfortably as a folk singer, Kurt Streit's lyrical, yet dramatic, Tamino is manly and heroic. Gilles Cachemaille is an appropriately charming Papageno, and all supporting performances are stellar. This crystal-clear interpretation must be as close to perfection as Mozart probably dreamed. A true treasure.

Arnold Ostman, The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Don Giovanni (2001)

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Arnold Ostman, The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Don Giovanni (2001)

Arnold Östman, The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra and Chorus - Mozart: Don Giovanni (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 583 Mb | Total time: 75:04+79:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 470 059-2 | Recorded: 1989

It is an elegantly comic performance with a light orchestral sound, brisk tempi and lighter voices than usual. This is not to say that the reading is lacking in gravitas and there are many felicitous moments. It is a good cast, headed by Håkan Hagegård in the title role. His Giovanni is a little lacking in menace, but is full of volatile energy and sung in a suave baritone voice. The standout performance is the Leporello of the French-Swiss bass-baritone Gilles Cachemaille; the quick and pointed recitatives between him and Hagegård really fizz and his Catalogue aria is a masterpiece of breath control. The two leading ladies are interestingly cast; Arleen Auger’ lighter-voiced than most Donna Annas, produces a rich, creamy sound, while the mezzo Della Jones is a fiery Donna Elvira, with the pungency of her high notes especially impressive.

Barbara Bonney - The Other Mozart (2005)

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Barbara Bonney - The Other Mozart (2005)

Barbara Bonney - The Other Mozart (2005)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 269 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 157 MB | 01:00:47
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca

“The Other Mozart” is Franz Xaver, son of Wolfgang Amadeus, who was born in the year of Wolfgang Amadeus’s death, 1791. Franz Xaver lived into the era of high romanticism and died in 1844. Franz Xaver’s lineage, some enthusiastic early reports from his teachers (not least Salieri!) and the influence of his mother, Mozart’s widow Constanze, ensured that Franz Xaver’s talents as a pianist and composer allowed him a career. He grew up and lived his last years in Vienna, but spent most of his adult life in and around Lvov (in present-day Ukraine). Constanze complained of his easy-going nature; whether this was the cause of his limited success is not known.

Barbara Bonney - Fairest Isle (2001)

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Barbara Bonney - Fairest Isle (2001)

Barbara Bonney - Fairest Isle (2001)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 257 MB | MP3 (CBR 320 kbps) - 158 MB | 01:02:16
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca

Away from the clamor of grand opera and soaring symphonies, Fairest Isle takes us into the quiet, intimate world of English Elizabethan song, and you could hope for no better guide than Barbara Bonney. Her clear, beautifully rounded voice is superbly controlled, making light of a masterful technique; if you want to hear art concealing art, look no further. This is intensely private music, in a program that cleverly sidesteps any risk of listener fatigue by starting with lute accompaniment (infinitely tender playing by Jacob Heringman), moving on to a viol quartet, then finally to the richer sound of the Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood. Leavening the mix are three instrumental interludes. The title piece is a blithe, dancelike song.

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Mozart: Coronation Mass; Exsultate, jubilate; Vesperae solennes (1994)

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Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Mozart: Coronation Mass; Exsultate, jubilate; Vesperae solennes (1994)

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert - Mozart: Coronation Mass; Exsultate, jubilate; Vesperae solennes (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 354 Mb | Total time: 67:50 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | 445 353-2 | Recorded: 1993

These performances of the three most popular examples of Mozart's youthful sacred music represent a golden age of The English Concert - a period-instrument ensemble founded by harpsichordist and conductor Trevor Pinnock in 1973. They excelled in blowing away the cobwebs from fascinating repertoire from Purcell to Haydn during their fruitful years of collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon's Archiv label. This album also features a choir that is a veritable Who's Who of the booming British early music choral scene in the early 1990s.

Carlos Kleiber, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper - Strauss Richard: Der Rosenkavalier (2001/1994)

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Carlos Kleiber, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper - Strauss Richard: Der Rosenkavalier (2001/1994)

Carlos Kleiber, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Felicity Lott, Ann Sofie von Otter - Strauss Richard: Der Rosenkavalier (2001/1994)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 4.06 Gb+6.87 Gb (DVD5+DVD9) | 193 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

The epic grandeur of Der Rosenkavalier stems not just from its immense length (over three hours) but from the all-too-human complexity of its characters–each of whom is smitten with someone else–and the endless stream of graceful melodies the composer conjures. After the tonality-stretching dissonance of Salome and especially Elektra, Strauss moved onto a different musical path here: the music's sheer gorgeousness has given this most heartbreaking of 20th-century operas its pride of place in the repertory.