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Max Emanuel Cencic - Fantastic Cencic [3CDs] (2016)

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Max Emanuel Cencic - Fantastic Cencic [3CDs] (2016)

Max Emanuel Cencic - Fantastic Cencic (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 0.97 Gb | Total time: 75:31+78:36+80:11 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | # 0190295904722 | Recorded: 1992, 1993, 2007-2012

Even in an age of thrilling countertenors, Max Emanuel Cencic stands out for the heroic scale and brilliance of his voice, his expansive lyricism, and his imagination and enterprise in choice of repertoire. Cencic has excelled as both a soprano and a mezzo-soprano, and Fantastic Cencic showcases his extraordinary interpretative range – from the great and lesser-known masters of the Baroque to the bel canto of Rossini and composers of the Romantic era from Schubert to Strauss. The third of these three CDs comprises recordings from the early 1990s, shortly after Cencic left the Wiener Sängerknaben, which are released here for the first time.

Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia - Cecilia & Bryn: Duets (1999)

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Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia - Cecilia & Bryn: Duets (1999)

Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel, Myung-Whun Chung, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Cecilia & Bryn: Duets (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 233 Mb | Total time: 54:06 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 458 928-2 | Recorded: 1998

Superlatives don't do justice to this priceless and incomparable collection of duets by opera's two most charismatic singers, whose interpretations are brimming with nuance only the truly gifted could capture. However pleasing Cecilia Bartoli's renditions of Cherubino and others in Mozart Arias, the depth of Susanna's emotional life that Bartoli conveys has yet to be even imagined by other sopranos, as she rips through opera's boundaries, creating her very own Fach and threatening the jobs of soubrettes the world over. Once she and Bryn Terfel draw you into their world of stellar, multidimensional creations, there's no escape from pleasure; in their talented hands, recitative becomes as interesting as any aria.

Myung Whun Chung, Cecilia Bartoli, Andrea Bocelli - A Hymn for the World (1997)

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Myung Whun Chung, Cecilia Bartoli, Andrea Bocelli - A Hymn for the World (1997)

Myung Whun Chung, Coro e Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Cecilia Bartoli, Andrea Bocelli - A Hymn for the World (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 251 Mb | Total time: 58:45 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 457 355-2 | Recorded: 1997

The music in this collection, inspired by religious thought and liturgical text, has been selected in honor of Pope John Paul II's visit to Paris in August of 1997 to celebrate Mass as part of the Worldwide Days of Youth. Much of the music here is very familiar to even casual listeners to classical music. From J. S. Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," to a rousing version of "Hallelujah" from Handel's 'Messiah,' this CD plays like a greatest hits of church music from the last 400 years.

The Art of Cecilia Bartoli (2002)

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The Art of Cecilia Bartoli (2002)

The Art of Cecilia Bartoli (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 353 Mb | Total time: 73:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 473 380-2 | Recorded: 1992-2002

Ein Rückblick auf zehn Jahre Cecilia Bartoli: Die Arie "Non piú mesto" aus der 1992 entstandenen Gesamtaufnahme von Rossinis La Cenerentola ist das älteste Tondokument dieser Anthologie, und mancher, der wie der Rezensent diese Cenerentola damals erworben hat, wird sich gut erinnern an die unbeschreiblich elektrisierende Wirkung, die die junge Italienerin mit ihrem vollblütigen Stimmmaterial, ihrem Temperament und ihrer faszinierenden Virtuosität auf ihn ausübte. Das Besondere: Die Geschwindigkeit der rasend schnellen Koloraturen geht niemals zu Lasten des Ausdrucks oder der Intensität.

Cecilia Bartoli, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca - Live in Italy (1998)

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Cecilia Bartoli, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca - Live in Italy (1998)

Cecilia Bartoli, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca - Live in Italy (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 328 Mb | Total time: 76:47 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 455 981-2 | Recorded: 1998

The gleaming smile in the cover shot belongs to a young mezzo-soprano coasting at the top of her game, thrilled at the chance to show off in the 400-year-old Teatro Olimpico in Vicenze. The cheers interspersed throughout this June 1998 concert are her adoring fellow Italians. Count yourself lucky to be able to join them and Cecilia Bartoli with a recording that faithfully reflects the scrumptious range of both her voice and emotional dynamics.

Cecilia Bartoli, Ion Marin, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice - Rossini Heroines (1992)

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Cecilia Bartoli, Ion Marin, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice - Rossini Heroines (1992)

Cecilia Bartoli, Ion Marin, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice - Rossini Heroines (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 260 Mb | Total time: 59:09 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 436 075-2 | Recorded: 1991

The subtitle of this fine recital disc by Cecilia Bartoli is ''arias composed for Isabella Colbran: Rossini's primissima donna''. Colbran was around 30 years old when Rossini first wrote for her in Naples in 1815. (The opera was Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra.) But it is tempting to wonder whether even then she had a voice to match that of Signorina Bartoli, our newest and most lustrous Rossinian primissima donna. As a Rossini mezzo, Bartoli has most things one could wish for: tone of burnt umber, a brilliant top and rock-solid bottom with well-matched registers in between, and a temperament that can be fiery and affecting by turns. Much of this is on display in the recital's opening number, the closing scene from Zelmira (Naples, 1822) which the ageing Colbran almost certainly didn't sing as expertly as Bartoli does here.

Cecilia Bartoli, Charles Spencer - Rossini recital (1991)

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Cecilia Bartoli, Charles Spencer - Rossini recital (1991)

Cecilia Bartoli, Charles Spencer - Rossini recital (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 250 Mb | Total time: 70:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 430 518-2 | Recorded: 1990

Gioacchino Rossini was born to a family of musicians in 1792. He began writing music at 15 and by 1829 he had written nearly 40 operas and had been the toast of society. He had early success in 1813 with "Tancredi" and in 1816 with "The Barber of Seville" (under the title of "Almaviva"). And while he wrote some songs and sacred works along the way, he won the world over with his operas and concluded with "Guillaume Tell" (William Tell) in 1829. Thereafter, he wrote sacred works and small works for his own delight that he shared with his friends at soirées in his home (they were regular and sought after events between 1857 until his death in 1868). He wrote hundreds of these pieces and would play the piano (he called himself a pianist of the fourth class) for the singers.

Karen Geoghegan, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda - Mozart, Rossini, Kreutzer, Crusell: Bassoon Concertos (2010)

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Karen Geoghegan, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda - Mozart, Rossini, Kreutzer, Crusell: Bassoon Concertos (2010)

Karen Geoghegan, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda - Mozart, Rossini, Kreutzer, Crusell: Bassoon Concertos (2010)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 63:43 | 244 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Chandos | Catalog: CHAN 10613

Mozart’s sole bassoon concerto dates from 1774. As the booklet points out, every bassoonist plays it at some time, and most seem to harbour an ambition to record it. I have come to regard the results as a very special test of a player’s musicianship. A technically proficient but dull performance will leave you wondering why you bothered to spend a quarter of an hour with such tedious music, whereas in the hands of a player with real imagination and energy it can be a most exhilarating experience.

Cecilia Bartoli, Giuseppe Patanè, Wiener Volkopernorcheste - Rossini Arias (1989)

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Cecilia Bartoli, Giuseppe Patanè, Wiener Volkopernorcheste - Rossini Arias (1989)

Cecilia Bartoli, Giuseppe Patanè, Wiener Volkopernorcheste - Rossini Arias (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 260 Mb | Total time: 64:45 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 425 430-2 | Recorded: 1989

"[a] starry debut recital, from 1988, introduced Bartoli's Italianate mezzo - her technique and accurate coloratura mingled with earthy, sweet-sour tone." — BBC Music Magazine

Renée Fleming, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Greatest Moments at the Met (2022)

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Renée Fleming, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Greatest Moments at the Met (2022)

Renée Fleming, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Greatest Moments at the Met (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 589 Mb | Total time: 02:23:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 485 3569 | Recorded: 1994-2015

This first-ever, specially remastered collection compiles highlights chosen by Renée of her “most magical experiences”, captured live on stage in this pinnacle of opera houses. Produced by GRAMMY-winning David Frost, the collection features duets with Cecilia Bartoli, Susan Graham, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Samuel Ramey, Bryn Terfel & more. Since her 1991 debut when she stepped in for Felicity Lott, Renée has performed on the MET stage over 250 times and describes the MET as “my musical home, the theater where I feel welcome amongst friends – backstage, onstage, and in the audience.” Renée will return to the MET on 22 November for the world premiere work by Kevin Puts, The Hours, with Joyce DiDonato & Kelli O’Hara.

Riccardo Muti, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala - Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon (2005)

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Riccardo Muti, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala - Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon (2005)

Riccardo Muti, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala - Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon (2005)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Français | LinearPCM, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 6.58+6.12 Gb (2xDVD9) | 181 min
Classical | TDK | Sub: English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano

TDK presents an impressive staging of one of Rossini’s opera masterpieces. This production, staged by La Scala Milan is conducted by Riccardo Muti. Moïse et Pharaon - Rossini’s re-adaptation of the story of Moses in Egypt - emphasizes the dramatic moments of the biblical account beautifully and also demonstrates the composer‘s mastery of the French tradition: solos and choral work are superb compositions, the duets are expressive and touching. Including an extensive ballet scene at the beginning of Act III and featuring a preeminent international cast of singer-actors – Erwin Schrott, Barbara Frittoli, Sonia Ganassi - this recording brings a Rossini experience of the highest rank onto the screen.

Antonino Fogliani, Virtuosi Brunensis - Gioacchino Rossini: Guillaume Tell (2015)

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Antonino Fogliani, Virtuosi Brunensis - Gioacchino Rossini: Guillaume Tell (2015)

Antonino Fogliani, Virtuosi Brunensis - Gioacchino Rossini: Guillaume Tell (2015)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,09 Gb | Total time: 04:12:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.660363-66 | Recorded: 2013

Performed for the first time in its original uncut version, this production of Guillaume Tell was the jewel in the crown of the 25-year history of the ‘Rossini in Wildbad’ opera festival. Rossini’s final, great, operatic masterpiece is a story of liberation, the oppressed Swiss attaining their ideal of emancipation by hounding the tyrannical Habsburgs out of their country. Although it was composed for the complex demands of the Paris Opéra, numerous dances, choruses and arias were dropped for reasons of practicality. These are restored in the present recording which also includes the stunning finale of the shorter 1831 version of the opera.

Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Rossini Discoveries (2002)

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Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Rossini Discoveries (2002)

Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Rossini Discoveries (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 330 Mb | Total time: 70:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 470 298-2 | Recorded: 2001

Philip Gossett calls this 'a Rossinian curio cabinet'. 'A banquet made with leftovers from the Rossini kitchen' would do as well. Whatever the analogy, the art is as much in the assembling of the materials as in the materials themselves. The most familiar music – gleanings from Zelmira, Armida and La donna del lago – is to be found in the very first item, the overture to the Rossinian pastiche Robert Bruce, assembled for the Paris Opéra in 1846 by the composer Louis Niedermeyer. The other orchestral items are all echt-Rossini.

Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini: La Cenerentola (1993)

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Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini: La Cenerentola (1993)

Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini: La Cenerentola (1993)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 668 Mb | Total time: 72:54+75:15 | Scans included
Classical | Label: DECCA | # 436 902-2 | Recorded: 1992

It is probably now or never. With classic older sets vying with a clutch of more recent recordings, there is currently as complete and interesting an array of recordings of Rossini's La Cenerentola as we are likely to get at any one time. Among recent versions, Chailly's new Decca set is self-evidently a powerful contender. Cecilia Bartoli is arguably the most personable and musically accomplished Cenerentola since Teresa Berganza recorded the role with Abbado in 1971; and there is a strong cast of supporting principals, among them Alessandro Corbelli who offers the best characterized Dandini since Bruscantini. (With the added advantage of being far more technically expert in fioriture passages than was his distinguished predecessor.)

Gianfranco Masini, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballe - Gioacchino Rossini: Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra (1992)

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Gianfranco Masini, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballe - Gioacchino Rossini: Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra (1992)

Gianfranco Masini, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras - Gioacchino Rossini: Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra (1992)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 569 Mb | Total time: 141:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 432 453-2 | Recorded: 1975

The Naples years, 1815 to 1822, are at the very centre of Rossini's creative life. It is here that genius—''I had facility and lots of instinct''—was put to school. And firmly so: the serious masterpieces of the Naples years take as their subjects the Bible and Shakespeare, Scott and Racine, Tasso and English historical romance.