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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Magic Verdi
Artists include Agnes Baltsa, Montserrat Caballé, Mirella Freni & Plácido Domingo
The name Verdi is synonymous with Italian opera. No other composer embodies all the fascination and passion of Italian music drama like Verdi. The special magic of his music comes out especially vividly when it's performed by the very greatest of vocal stars: Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé and Mirella Freni. | 
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| |  | José van Dam: 30 Years at la Monnaie/De Munt
Berlioz: | Une puce gentille 'Flea Song' (from La damnation de Faust) Recorded in 2002 Antonio Pappano | Debussy: | Pelléas part ce soir (from Pelléas et Mélisande) Recorded in 1999 Juanita Lascarro (Mélisande), Donald McIntyre (Arkel) George Benjamin | Mozart: | Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni) Recorded in 1987 Sylvain Cambreling La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Recorded in 1987 Joana Kozlowska (Zerlina) Sylvain Cambreling | Mussorgsky: | Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene Recorded in 1986 Michael Schønwandt Oy, dušno, dušno! - Prošcay, moy sïn (from Boris Godunov) Recorded in 1986 Bart Ravache (Fiodor) Michael Schønwandt | Offenbach: | Scintille, diamant (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann) Recorded in 1985 Sylvain Cambreling | Rossini: | Il turco in Italia 'Credete alle femmine' Recorded in 1995 Tiziana Fabbricini (Fiorilla) Iván Fischer | Strauss, R: | Wo ist er, dessen Sündenbecher jetzt voll ist? (from Salome) Recorded in 1992 Catherine Malfitano (Salome), Scot Weir (Narraboth) Antonio Pappano | Verdi: | Ella giammai m'amò (from Don Carlo) Recorded in 1981 Sir John Pritchard Il Grande Inquisitor! ... Son io dinanzi al Re? (from Don Carlo) Recorded in 1981 Jules Bastin (Grand Inquisitor), Arnaud Dufrasne (Lerma) Sir John Pritchard Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo! (from Simon Boccanegra) Recorded in 1990 Nancy Gustafson (Amelia), Carlos Krause (Pietro), William Stone (Paolo), Alberto Cupido (Gabriele), David Pittsinger (Fiesco) Sylvain Cambreling L'onore! Ladri! (from Falstaff) Recorded in 1987 Sylvain Cambreling Eh! Taverniere … Mondo ladro (from Falstaff) Recorded in 1987 Sylvain Cambreling | Wagner: | Die Frist ist um (from Der fliegende Holländer) Recorded in 1984 Sylvain Cambreling Nein, Lasst ihn unenthüllt (Parsifal) Recorded in 1989 Sylvain Cambreling Was duftet doch der Flieder (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Recorded in 1985 Sir John Pritchard Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! (from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) Recorded in 1985 Sir John Pritchard |
José van Dam (bass-baritone) La Monnaie/De Munt Symphony Orchestra and Choir This world famous singer was Belgian, yet only appeared at La Monnaie on the 20th anniversary of his career. After returning from exile, he took many roles and has worked with some of the greatest conductors. This CD includes works by Wagner, Strauss, Mussorgsky, Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Debussy, Berlioz and Offenbach. These CDs contain a fragment of history. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | René Pape - Gods, Kings and Demons
Rene Pape’s solo debut for DG gives an overview of the roles that have made his career plus a few rarities.. Accompanied by the Dresden Staatskapelle under Sebastian Weigle, Pape performs his signature piece: King Mark’s monologue from Tristan und Isolde, as well as arias from Gounod’s Faust (the role of Méphistophélès), Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov and wonderful arias of the rarely performed Demon (Rubinstein) among others. “René Pape is an artist who thrills his audiences with charisma, intelligence and a one-in-a-million voice.” (Opera News) The operatic roles on this album have to a large extend been performed by Pape to the highest critical acclaim in the world’s major opera houses, from the Metropolitan Opera to the Berlin Staatsoper. As Pape’s first solo recording and his DG solo debut, this album is long overdue and is eagerly awaited not only by the music press but also by the singer’s international fan base. “Very welcome on this recording… are less usual arias from Mefestofele… and Dvorák's Rusalka… with brisk support provided throughout by the Dresden Saatskapelle and Staatsopernchor under the direction of Sebastian Weigle, this is a fine showcase.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 **** “Probably the premier basso cantante of our time, René Pape is a good god, a good king and a still better singer…” Gramophone Magazine, December 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Cesare Siepi
“Arguably the finest Italian bass of his time and acclaimed as the leading exponent of Don Giovanni, Cesare Siepi is heard here in roles central to his repertoire and lighter songs in which his sensitivity is to the fore.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Boris Christoff: The Russian BassMusic from Prince Igor, Don Carlo & Boris Godunov
This release features Christoff in the great Russian bass roles with substantial ‘bonus tracks’ and serves as an excellent introduction to this wonderful singer, caught between 1949 and 1954. Repertoire includes arias from Prince Igor, Eugene Onegin, Sadko and Boris Godunov. Super budget price. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tribute to Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi: | Ben io t'invenni … Anch'io dischiuso … Salgo già (from Nabucco) Anita Cerquetti (soprano) O de ver'anni miei (from Ernani) Carlo Tagliabue (baritone) Una macchia è qui tutt'ora (from Macbeth) Margherita Grandi (soprano) Perfidi!…Pietà, rispetto, amore (from Macbeth) Leonard Warren (baritone) Quando le sere al placido (from Luisa Miller) Giacinto Prandelli (tenor) Pari siamo! (from Rigoletto) Tito Gobbi (baritone) Parmi veder le lagrime (from Rigoletto) Alfredo Kraus (tenor) Bella figlia dell'amore (from Rigoletto) Jan Peerce (tenor), Erna Berger (soprano), Nan Merriman (mezzo), Leonard Warren (baritone) Stride la vampa (from Il Trovatore) Fedora Barbieri (mezzo) Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Aureliano Pertile (tenor) Ah, fors'è lui che l'anima (from La Traviata) Maria Callas (soprano) Parigi, o cara (from La Traviata) Amelia Galli Curci (soprano) and Tito Schipa (tenor) Mercè, dilette amiche 'Bolero' (from I Vespri Siciliani) Joan Sutherland (soprano) Plebe! Patrizi! Popolo! (from Simon Boccanegra) Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) Re dell’abisso affretati (Un ballo in maschera) Giulietto Simionato (mezzo) Ma se m'è forza perderti (from Un ballo in maschera) Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor) La Vergine degli Angeli (from La Forza del Destino) Rosa Ponselle (soprano) and Ezio Pinza (bass O tu che in seno agli angeli (from La Forza del Destino) Franco Corelli (tenor) Dio, che nell'alma infondere (from Don Carlo) Jussi Bjorling (tenor) and Robert Merrill (baritone) Ella giammai m'amò (from Don Carlo) Cesare Siepi (bass) O don fatale (from Don Carlo) Ebe Stignani (mezzo) Celeste Aida (from Aida) Mario del Monaco (tenor) O patria mia (from Aida) Zinka Milanov (soprano) Si, pel ciel (from Otello) Enrico Caruso (tenor), Titta Ruffo (baritone) Dio, mi potevi scagliar tutti i mali (from Otello) Lauritz Melchior (tenor) Ave Maria (from Otello) Renata Tebaldi (soprano) L'onore! Ladri! (from Falstaff) Giuseppe Taddei (baritone) |
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi, Preiser Records is delighted to offer this 2 CD digipack at a special price. A Tribute to GIUSEPPE VERDI features iconic recordings of his most famous works and recordings from various labels over the period 1914-1962. A true collectors’ edition. |
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| |  | Edition Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Vol.2
Beethoven: | Gott! Welch Dunkel hier! (from Fidelio) August Seider (Florestan) Paul Schmitz Euch werde lohn in bessern Welten (from Fidelio) Margarete Bäumer (Leonore), August Seider (Florestan), Willi Schwenkreis (Rocco) Paul Schmitz Heil sei dem Tag! (from Fidelio) Margarete Bäumer (Leonore), August Seider (Florestan), Willi Schwenkreis (Rocco), Rosel Schaffrian (Marzelline), Paul Reinecke (Jaquino), Theodor Horand (Don Fernando) Paul Schmitz | Mozart: | Sola, sola in bujo loco (from Don Giovanni) sung in German Margarete Bäumer (Donna Anna), Rita Meinl-Weiser (Donna Elvira), Lotte Schürhoff (Zerlina), Heinz Daum (Don Ottavio), Joseph Olberts (Leporello), Gottlieb Zeithammer (Masetto) Paul Schmitz Come scoglio (from Così fan tutte) sung in German Rita Meinl-Weiser (Fiordiligi) Paul Schmitz | Verdi: | Ella giammai m'amò (from Don Carlo) sung in German Friedrich Dalberg (Philip) Paul Schmitz Presso alla mia persona (from Don Carlo) sung in German Theodor Horand (Rodrigo), Friedrich Dalberg (Philip) Paul Schmitz O Carlo, ascolta (from Don Carlo) sung in German Theodor Horand (Rodrigo) Paul Schmitz Io morro (from Don Carlo) sung in German Theodor Horand (Rodrigo) Paul Schmitz | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) August Seider (Lohengrin) Paul Schmitz Tannhäuser: Overture Paul Schmitz Soll ich lauschen?...Lass mich sterben! (from Tristan und Isolde) Margarete Bäumer (Isolde), August Seider (Tristan); with Willi Schwenkreis (baritone - Kurwenal), Walter Streckfuss (bass - Melot), Freidrich Dalberg (bass - König Marke) Paul Schmitz | Weber: | Der Freischütz Overture Gustav Brecher Nein! länger trag' ich nicht die Qualen…Durch die Wälder (from Der Freischütz) August Seider (Max) Paul Schmitz |
2CD + Book This beautifully packaged 2 CD set is packaged into a book which documents the history of the beautiful Gewandhaus in Leipzig. The book contains photographs of the venue, the performers, programmes from concerts etc, which together form a wonderful history of this iconic venue and orchestra. |
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| |  | Bass Arias Vol. 2Complete versions and orchestral backing tracks
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| |  | Carlo Colombara: The Art of the Bass
Carlo Colombara (bass) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra & Prague Tchaikovsky Orchestra, György G. Ráth, Vladimir Ghiaurov & Fabrizio Milani Described as “the great Verdian bass” (Le Figaro) and a “Mefistofele who stood out over all the others” (Der Neue Merker), Carlo Colombara brings some of the most famous bass rôles to life in this wide-ranging programme. Emotions range from the pride of Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen, through the terrors of Verdi’s Attila, to the tender recollections of Rachmaninov’s Aleko. Mephistopheles strides powerfully through both Gounod and Boito’s operas, and Rossini’s comic wit contrasts with the darkness of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. In 1986 he won the prize for the best Italian singer in the G. B. Viotti Competition and the following year he won the As.Li.Co competition before making his début at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome in Ernani. His subsequent career has brought appearances in the most important theatres of the world, in Tokyo, London, Berlin, Vienna, Milan, New York, Zurich, Barcelona, where he now lives, Verona and elsewhere. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Great Singers Live: Nicolai GhiaurovSelection from two “Sunday Concerts” with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester given in 1966 and 1969.
Nicolai Ghiaurov’s unmistakable timbre brought him the title “Re dei bassi” – “King of Basses”. In live recordings from two Sunday Concerts by the Münchner Rundfunkorchester he can be heard in key roles from the bass repertoire as well as rarely performed arias by Bizet, Glinka and Rimsky Korsakov. The program also contains arias from two roles in which Ghiaurov became world-famous: the title role in Boris Godunov and Mephistophèlès in Gounod’s Faust. - Previously unreleased recordings by Nicolai Ghiaurov - Documents of the beloved Sunday concerts with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester from the 1960’s under the direction of Georges Prêtre and Alfredo Antonini. - The program contains key roles of the bass repertoire as well as rarely heard arias. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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