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Chicago inaugurates Riccardo Muti’s tenure as music director with their most anticipated release of the year. Recorded live in January 2009, from sold-out, electrifying concerts, this stunning performance brilliantly captures both the pathos and passion of Verdi’s masterpiece. Something of a marker in Muti’s career, who can forget his groundbreaking account for EMI? 'Chicago's new boss' features on the cover of September BBC Music Magazine and in a six-page feature/interview inside the magazine. “I’m sure many in the packed hall will long remember it as a life-changing experience... The thwacks of the bass drum ricocheted mightily... with the fiery blasts of the brass from the balcony really sounding as if Heaven were beckoning.” Chicago Tribune “...much remains of the potency of [Muti's] classic 1979 recording...The Dies Irae, for instance, retains all his customary bite and fury...Frittoli's substantial soprano charts the emotions of the music along with the notes...Borodina's glamorous mezzo-soprano is employed with consistent insight and depth.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2010 *** “Muti and company do plenty with the rich material here, and succeed in making the Requiem a thoroughly entertaining work as well as a deeply artistic one. Many shades make for a varied performance, one that tackles the work confidently and with vim to spare.” Daniel Ross, bbc.co.uk, 30th November 2010 “[Muti] certainly runs the full gamut of emotions, as does his blazing and immaculately trained chorus, which sounds as if it understands the full import and context of every word of the Latin text, projecting the widest dynamic range and nuance. All-purpose fervour and sanctimonious rhetoric are mercifully off-limits.” International Record Review, December 2010 “This recording suggests that Riccardo Muti’s contract as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is likely to be a huge success. Muti’s conducting produces playing of astonishing clarity of texture and firmness of phrase, as well as high drama.” The Telegraph, 5th November 2010 *** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Chicago inaugurates Riccardo Muti’s tenure as music director with their most anticipated release of the year. Recorded live in January 2009, from sold-out, electrifying concerts, this stunning performance brilliantly captures both the pathos and passion of Verdi’s masterpiece. Something of a marker in Muti’s career, who can forget his groundbreaking account for EMI? 'Chicago's new boss' features on the cover of September BBC Music Magazine and in a six-page feature/interview inside the magazine. “I’m sure many in the packed hall will long remember it as a life-changing experience... The thwacks of the bass drum ricocheted mightily... with the fiery blasts of the brass from the balcony really sounding as if Heaven were beckoning.” Chicago Tribune “...much remains of the potency of [Muti's] classic 1979 recording...The Dies Irae, for instance, retains all his customary bite and fury...Frittoli's substantial soprano charts the emotions of the music along with the notes...Borodina's glamorous mezzo-soprano is employed with consistent insight and depth.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2010 *** “Muti and company do plenty with the rich material here, and succeed in making the Requiem a thoroughly entertaining work as well as a deeply artistic one. Many shades make for a varied performance, one that tackles the work confidently and with vim to spare” Daniel Ross, bbc.co.uk, 30th November 2010 “Like Riccardo Muti's previous recordings of the work, this interpretation is typically bold and personal. It's also strikingly idiosyncractic in tempo and articulation...his account, as unpredictable as life itself, is well worth hearing.” Classic FM Magazine, January 2011 *** “[Muti] certainly runs the full gamut of emotions, as does his blazing and immaculately trained chorus, which sounds as if it understands the full import and context of every word of the Latin text, projecting the widest dynamic range and nuance. All-purpose fervour and sanctimonious rhetoric are mercifully off-limits.” International Record Review, December 2010 “This recording suggests that Riccardo Muti’s contract as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is likely to be a huge success. Muti’s conducting produces playing of astonishing clarity of texture and firmness of phrase, as well as high drama.” The Telegraph, 5th November 2010 *** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Live broadcast from the Met | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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The soloists on this recording are Daniela Dessi, Fabio Armiliato, and Claudio Sgura. This is the first time these artists had performed this work in front of microphones, having sung it many times on stage. Together with the John Neschling, they have realized a long dreamed plan and this is a highlight for the label SoloVoce. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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This performance was recorded in the Teatro Cummunale, Florence in 1951 is a complete version from a newly discovered source. Recorded on 26th May 1951 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Gustav Neidlinger
Mozart: | A forza di martelli (from La Finta Giardiniera) Sung in German as 'Der Hammer formt das Eisen' Rolf Reinhardt Con un vezzo all'Italiana (from La Finta Giardiniera) Sung in German as 'In der welschen Art und Weise' Rolf Reinhardt Ho capito, signor sì! (from Don Giovanni) Leopold Ludwig | Strauss, R: | Da lieg ich (from Der Rosenkavalier) with Sieglinde Wagner (Oktavian) Wilhelm Schüchter | Verdi: | Holà, Holà, Holà! (from La Forza del Destino) Sung in German as 'Ho! Ho! Heissajuchheia!' Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt | Wagner: | Was euch zum Leide Richt, und Schnur (from Die Meistersinger) Rudolf Kempe Da, Vetter, sitze du fest! (from Das Rheingold) with Erich Witte (Loge), Hans Hotter (Wotan) Clemens Krauss In Wald und Nacht (from Siegfried) with Hans Hotter (Wanderer), Josef Greindl (Fafner) Clemens Krauss Schläfst du, Hagen, mein Sohn? (from Götterdämmerung) with Josef Greindl (Hagen) Hans Knappertsbusch Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind! (from Die Walküre) |
Gustav Neidlinger was particularly well-known for his Wagnerian roles and sang for 20 seasons at the Bayreuth Festival. He also made guest appearances at the world’s great opera houses. He retired from the stage in 1977. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Jussi Björling’s Last Concert
This will be of great interest to collectors. The last concert given by this world famous tenor was in Göteborg in 1960. It includes excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Puccini’s Manon Lescaut and Wagner’s Lohengrin. The bonus tracks were recorded in Stockholm and are excerpts from Il Trovatore (1960), Rigoletto (1957) and Pagliacci (1954). | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (sung in Russian/Italian)and excerpts from Otello and Manon Lescaut
Cilea: | L'anima ho stanca (from Adriana Lecouvreur) Recorded on 2nd February 1959 Ferruccio Scaglia | Halévy: | Rachel, quand du Seigneur (from La Juive) Recorded in San Francisco on 12th October 1952 Giuseppe Merola | Leoncavallo: | I Pagliacci Recorded on 15th June 1959: Mario del Monaco sings in Italian; other principals sing in Russian Mario del Monaco (Canio), Alex Iavnov (Tonio), Leocadia Maslennikova (Nedda), Evgenyi Belov (Silvio), Nikolai Timchenko (Beppe) Orchestra & Chorus of the Bolshoi Theatre, Vassili Nebolsin | Meyerbeer: | O Paradiso! (from L'Africana) Recorded in San Francisco on 22nd October 1950 Giuseppe Merola | Puccini: | Manon Lescaut: excerpts Recorded in Mexico City on 12th June 1951 Mario del Monaco (Des Grieux), Clara Petrella (Manon Lescaut), Carlo Morelli (Lescaut), Roberto Silva (Geronte), Jose Mendieta (Edmondo) Orquesta e Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Giuseppe Antonicelli Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolini (from Madama Butterfly) Recorded at the Ed Sullivan Show on 27th February 1957 Dorothy Kirsten (Butterfly) | Verdi: | Otello (excerpts) Recorded in Mexico City on 20th June 1951 Mario del Monaco (Otello), Clara Petrella (Desdemona), Giuseppe Taddei (Jago) Orquesta e Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Oliviero de Fabritiis Teco io sto (from Un ballo in maschera) Recorded in San Francisco on 12th October 1952 Herva Nelli (Amelia) Giuseppe Merola Ah, la paterna mano (from Macbeth) Recorded on 12th December 1957 Alfredo Simonetto | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) Recorded on 12th December 1957 Alfredo Simonetto |
This performance of Pagliacci was recorded in the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1959. Del Monaco appeared in Moscow after forty years of isolation for the Soviet Opera. He was famous in Russia from radio broadcasts. Del Monaco sings in Italian but the rest of the cast sing in Russian. This set also includes excerpts from Verdi’s Otello and Puccini’s Manon Lescaut with Del Monaco (Mexico 1951). | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Jussi Björling LiveBroadcast Concerts 1937-1960
Adam: | O Holy Night Recorded 20th December 1954 | Alfvén: | Skogen sover, Op. 28 No. 6 Recorded 11th April 1949 Jag längtar dig (Text: Ernest Thiel) Recorded 5th August 1960 | Althen: | Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Country) Recorded 12th May 1946 Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Country) Recorded 25th May 1952 | Flotow: | M'appari (from Martha) Recorded 19th November 1945 | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Recorded 19th November 1945 I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Recorded 7th November 1949 | Geehl: | For You Alone Recorded 21st January 1946 For You Alone Recorded 8th January 1951 | Giordano, U: | Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) Recorded 23rd October 1950 | Glover: | Rose of Tralee Recorded 12th March 1951 | Godard, B: | Cachès dans cet asile (Jocelyn) Recorded 25th March 1946; sung in English Cachès dans cet asile (Jocelyn) Recorded 11th August 1949; sung in English | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) Recorded 12th May 1946 Nuit d'hyménée from Roméo et Juliette Recorded 23rd October 1949 Anna-Lisa Björling (soprano) Nuit d'hyménée from Roméo et Juliette Recorded 30th September 1951 Bidú Sayão (soprano) Prison Scene (from Faust) Recorded 5th December 1937; Björling sings in Swedish | Grieg: | Jeg Elsker Deg, Op. 41 No. 3 Recorded 25th March 1946 | Hardelot: | Because Recorded 25th March 1946 | Herbert, V: | Neapolitan Love Song Recorded 25th March 1946 Neapolitan Love Song Recorded 4th April 1949 | Leoncavallo: | Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Recorded 16th February 1951 Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' Recorded 15th March 1948 Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Recorded 12th March 1951 | Mascagni: | Addio alla madre (from Cavalleria Rusticana) Recorded 4th April 1949 | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Recorded 19th November 1945 Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Recorded 23rd October 1949 Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Recorded 15th March 1948 Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Recorded 8th January 1951 | Meyerbeer: | Pays merveilleux... Ô paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded 23rd October 1950 Pays merveilleux... Ô paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded 5th December 1937 | Millöcker: | Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (from Der Bettelstudent) Recorded 25th May 1952; sung in Swedish | Morgan, O: | Clorinda Recorded 15th March 1948 | Nordqvist: | Till havs (Towards the Sea) Recorded 20th December 1954 | Peterson-Berger: | Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) Recorded 12th May 1946 Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) Recorded 11th April 1949 Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) Recorded 8th January 1951 När jag för mig själv (When I Walk by Myself) Recorded 20th December 1954 | Ponchielli: | Cielo e mar! (from La Gioconda) Recorded 30th September 1951 | Puccini: | O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Recorded 25th September 1949 Licia Albanese (soprano) Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded 23rd October 1949 O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Recorded 23rd October 1949 Anna-Lisa Björling (soprano) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Recorded 30th September 1951 Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded 7th November 1949 Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) Recorded 8th January 1951 O sventata, sventata (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 Renata Tebaldi (soprano) Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Recorded 5th December 1937 | Rachmaninov: | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 Recorded 15th March 1948 V molchanii nochi taynoy, Op. 4 No. 3 Recorded 23rd October 1950 | Rangström: | Tristans död Recorded 11th April 1949 | Romberg, S: | Will You Remember (from Maytime) Recorded 21st January 1946 | Schubert: | An Sylvia, D891 sung in English; recorded 19th November 1945 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Recorded 4th April 1949 | Sjögren: | I drömmen du är mig nära Recorded 11th April 1949 | Söderman: | Trollsjön Recorded 11th April 1949 Trollsjön Recorded 25th May 1952 | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Recorded 7th November 1949 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Recorded 23rd October 1950 | Tchaikovsky: | Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) Recorded 5th August 1960; sung in Swedish | Tosti: | L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Recorded 30th September 1951 L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Recorded 11th April 1949 | Verdi: | Quel suon…Ah! Che la morte ognora (from Il Trovatore) Recorded 21st January 1946 Eleanor Steber (soprano) Solenne in quest'ora (from La Forza del Destino) Recorded 5th December 1937 Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) Recorded 12th March 1951 Celeste Aida (from Aida) Recorded 12th March 1951 | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) Recorded 20th December 1954 In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) Recorded 5th August 1960; sung in Swedish |
This month is an excellent one for Björling fans. This collection is a treasury of rare performances from the US and Sweden and includes previously unreleased material. There is commentary and interviews, as well as Art and popular songs, Arias and duets and there are many guest artists such as Licia Albanese, Anna Lisa Björling and Renata Tebaldi. “Björling recorded [Lensky's aria] many times but never, I think, so poignantly as here. As a prologue to this year's centenary celebrations the album is a worthy offering and this track an especially moving example of the great tenor's art at its best.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Recorded December 1947, Studio 8H | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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