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Wagner - Die Walkure (Zubin Mehta) [2009]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 18 Jun 2013 05:38:32 | Comments : 3

Wagner - Die Walküre (Zubin Mehta) [2009]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Letterboxed | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch), (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.10 Gb + 7.00 Gb (2*DVD9)
Classical | Label: C Major | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol | +3% Recovery | 272 min

“ In the words of the prestigious German weekly 'Die Zeit,' the stage production of Wagner's 'Rheingold' and 'Walküre' by La Fura dels Baus 'quite possibly shows us the path that musical theater will be taking in the future.' There's no doubt about it: the Catalan city of Valencia is setting new accents in 21st-century opera not only with its spectacular new theater designed by Santiago Calatrava, but also with its visually transfixing production of Wagner's 'Ring' staged by Carlos Padrissa and his theater group La Fura dels Baus. The Barcelona-based Fura blends music, dance, acrobatics and technology into unforgettable stage events of sometimes raw but always captivating power... ”
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Wagner - Das Rheingold (Zubin Mehta) [2009]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 17 Jun 2013 05:40:39 | Comments : 9

Wagner - Das Rheingold (Zubin Mehta) [2009]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Letterboxed | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch), (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.06 Gb + 1.88 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: C Major | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol | +3% Recovery | 194 min

“ In the words of the prestigious German weekly 'Die Zeit,' the stage production of Wagner's 'Rheingold' and 'Walkure' by La Fura dels Baus 'quite possibly shows us the path that musical theater will be taking in the future.' There's no doubt about it: the Catalan city of Valencia is setting new accents in 21st-century opera not only with its spectacular new theater designed by Santiago Calatrava, but also with its visually transfixing production of Wagner's 'Ring' staged by Carlos Padrissa and his theater group La Fura dels Baus... ”
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Hummel - Mathilde von Guise (Didier Talpain, Kristine Gailite, Philippe Do) [2010] RE-UPLOAD

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 16 Jun 2013 19:36:00 | Comments : 7

Hummel - Mathilde von Guise (Didier Talpain, Kristine Gailite, Philippe Do) [2010]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Scans | 468.2 MB
Classical | Label: Brilliant | Catalog Number: 94043

“ When Stephen Hough’s disc of Hummel piano concertos came out in the early 1990s, it was a revelation. Here was a much neglected composer whose music responded to Hough’s treatment and made us realise that there was rather more to this man than we might have thought. Having not come across any of Hummel’s fifteen operas on disc before, I had high hopes of this recording. -- Robert Hugill, MusicWeb International ”
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Handel - Agrippina (Jean-Claude Malgoire, Véronique Gens, Philippe Jaroussky) [2004]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 15 Jun 2013 05:41:56 | Comments : 3

Handel - Agrippina (Jean-Claude Malgoire, Veronique Gens, Philippe Jaroussky) [2004]
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch), (Dolby AC3, 6 ch), (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.05 Gb + 3.83 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol | +3% Recovery | 172 min

“ The performance of Agrippina received a guarded welcome on CD from David Vickers (7/04). Frédéric Fisbach’s production gives an amusing account, respectful yet inventive, of librettist Vincenzo Grimani’s look at the shenanigans of ancient Rome.
Agrippina shares three characters with L’incoronazione di Poppea but at an earlier stage of the story, Poppea here being pursued by Otho, Nero and the emperor Claudius. Agrippina, Claudius’s wife, spends the opera scheming to discredit Otho and to get Nero, her son by a previous marriage, designated as the next emperor. She is ultimately successful, but only after Claudius’s first attempt at a solution proves satisfactory to nobody...-- Richard Lawrence, Gramophone [1/2005] 		”
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Verdi - Stiffelio (James Levine, Plácido Domingo) [2007 / 1993]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 14 Jun 2013 05:47:07 | Comments : 5

Verdi - Stiffelio (James Levine, Placido Domingo) [2007 / 1993]
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch), (Dolby AC3, 6 ch), (DTS, 6 ch) | 6.67 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, Chinese | +3% Recovery | 116 min

“ Plácido Domingo, as we know, has the power of voice, the strength of intensity and the physical presence to make a living figure of Stiffelio. Close-ups provided by the camera enable the viewer to see the anger, not only in his face but in his eyes. Vocally, he is in excellent condition, with the baritonal edge in his timbre to enforce Stiffelio's responses. Equally steadfast is the Stankar of Vladimir Chernov, who makes his recitative, aria and cabaletta . . . one of the most exciting and dramatic solos in opera . . .
Record Review / John T. Hughes, International Record Review (London) / 01. July 2007		”
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Mozart - Missae breves, KV49, KV194, KV220, KV275, KV258, KV192, KV259, KV65 (Reinhard Kammler) [2011] RE-UPLOAD

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 13 Jun 2013 13:45:00 | Comments : 7

Mozart - Missae breves, KV49, KV194, KV220, KV275, KV258, KV192, KV259, KV65 (Reinhard Kammler) [2011]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 2cd, 554.88 MB
Classical | Label: DHM | Catalog Number: RD77090

“ The words in Latin "Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy" might be affecting to someone with more belief than I have, and I confess are even touching to me who have nearly none, but I have at one time had many recordings of this little mass and they all have some opera lady singing the solo part in the Kyrie which was written for a little boy to sing - and they are stilted, poised and SUCK. But this recording has all the melancholy of adolescence with its thesis of sexual discovery and antithesis of gerontion or whatever... ”
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Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Hwv 17 (George Petrou) [2010] RE-UPLOAD

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 12 Jun 2013 20:02:00 | Comments : 17

Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Hwv 17 (George Petrou) [2010]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Scans Covers | 3cd, 1.01 GB
Classical | Label: MDG | Catalog Number: 609 1604-2

“ It could be argued that Händel’s Giulio Cesare is, in a sense, the La Bohème of Baroque opera: surely performed both more frequently and more widely afield than any of Händel’s other operas, Giulio Cesare is the most popular of Händel’s operas and the one that is most known even by audiences with limited exposure to Baroque opera. This familiarity led to the long-held assumption that Giulio Cesare was likewise the finest of Händel’s operatic scores, a supposition that has been challenged during the past two decades by more frequent – and more impressive – performances of Händel’s lesser-known operas... ”
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Kraus - Miserere, Requiem, Stella coeli (Schneider) [2009] RE-UPLOAD

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 12 Jun 2013 08:23:00 | Comments : 8

Kraus - Miserere, Requiem, Stella coeli (Schneider) [2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 1cd, 268.53 MB
Classical | Label: Cpo Records | Catalog Number: 777 409-2

“ Joseph Martin Kraus' most famous work -- the one that was still heard once in awhile even though his name was wholly out of circulation -- is his Funeral Cantata for King Gustav III, written in the last year of Kraus' life to memorialize his fallen patron. It is not his only sacred work, however; although they are relatively small in number, Kraus' sacred choral works may be found in all parts of his career and include some pretty substantial pieces. CPO's Joseph Martin Kraus: Sacred Works contains three such works -- very early settings of the Miserere (1773), a Requiem Mass (1775), and a middle period motet based on a Marian antiphon, Stella coeli (1783). These are performed by a group of soloists and the Deutscher Kammerchor with La Stagione Frankfurt under the direction of Michael Schneider. Although there is some curiosity about the date of the Requiem, the two earlier pieces date from Kraus' years as a university student studying law, not music...
~ Uncle Dave Lewis , Rovi 		”
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Rossini - Il Turco in Italia (Riccardo Chailly, Cecilia Bartoli, Ramon Vargas) [1998] RE-UPLOAD

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 10 Jun 2013 22:31:00 | Comments : 11

Rossini - Il Turco in Italia (Riccardo Chailly, Cecilia Bartoli, Ramon Vargas) [1998]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 2cd, 554.86 MB
Classical | Label: DECCA | Catalog Number: 458 924-2

“ Gioacchino Rossini wrote two kinds of comic opera. First there was the manic, almost farcial "opera buffa" (eg. THE BARBER OF SEVILLE). Then there was a kind of serio-comedy akin to the "dramma giocoso" of Mozart. IL TURCO IN ITALIA (1816) definitely falls in the latter category (as does LA CENERENTOLA). This little-known opera is a real gem. It is about a Muslim prince (Selim, sung by Michele Pertusi in fine voice) from Turkey and the comedy and conflict that ensue when he visits Italy. A clash of cultures ensues as the polygamous Selim tries to steal Don Geronio's young wife, Fiorilla (mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, singing a role written for soprano)... ”
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Donizetti - Lucrezia Borgia (Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland) [2006 / 1977]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 10 Jun 2013 05:40:13 | Comments : 2

Donizetti - Lucrezia Borgia (Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland) [2006 / 1977]
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 6.43 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English | +3% Recovery | 140 min

“ Dame Joan Sutherland vividly brings to life the title role of Lucrezia Borgia in Donizetti's powerful and lyrical opera set in dark, decadent Renaissance Italy. From the prologue's Com' e Bello through to her gripping final scene of intense anguish and melodrama, Sutherland displays exquisite vocal mastery while thrilling musical balance is provided by Robert Allman as Lucrezia's husband, the Duke of Ferrara. Conductor Richard Bonynge draws dramatic and stylish playing from the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra and the Australia Opera Chorus. ”
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Monteverdi - L'Orfeo (Jean-Claude Malgoire) [2005]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 08 Jun 2013 08:02:57 | Comments : 4

Monteverdi - L'Orfeo (Jean-Claude Malgoire) [2005]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR, Auto Letterboxed | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch), (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 7.02 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, Chinese, Japanese | +3% Recovery | 130 min

“ This recording of Monteverdi's great tale of Orpheus in the underworld, the very first operatic masterpiece, was made live during the run of a production of Orfeo in the French city of Tourcoing in 2004. Orfeo is usually heard in studio recordings. A live performance using all of Monteverdi's unusual instruments of 1607 is difficult to put together; the work is large and expensive to produce, and it's hard to recoup those costs from audiences still generally unfamiliar with the music A studio performance will deliver the details of instrumentation that emerge from Monteverdi's giant orchestra in a way that a live recording cannot; the work followed directly in the tradition of the Florentine wedding spectaculars mounted by the Medici family, and Monteverdi had the resources to create all kinds of fabulous instrumental effects... ”
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Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots (Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland) [2006 / 1990]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 07 Jun 2013 05:40:38 | Comments : 1

Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots (Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland) [2006 / 1990]
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | Francais (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 5.76 Gb + 4.27 Gb (DVD9+DVD5)
Classical | Label: Opus Arte | Sub: English | +3% Recovery | 200 min

“ After dominating the international opera stage for more than 30 years, Dame Joan Sutherland takes a final bow in her stunning farewell performance of Meyerbeer’s grand French opera. Now regarded as one of the most memorable nights in Australia’s musical history, Joan Sutherland’s formidable vocal skill is on full display throughout the demanding score, while conductor Richard Bonynge inspires orchestral brilliance at every turn. ”
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Vivaldi, Scarlatti D., Caldara - Cantatas (Max Emanuel Cencic) [2012]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 06 Jun 2013 05:47:54 | Comments : 0

Vivaldi, Scarlatti D., Caldara - Cantatas (Max Emanuel Cencic) [2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 3cd, 902.28 MB
Classical | Label: Capriccio | Catalog Number: C7142| CD1:60’34; CD2:60’32; CD3:61’50

“ Throughout the last few years, Max Emanuel Cencic has become one of the best countertenors of his time, who delights both audiences and experts during his performances. At an early age, he was already a member and a soloist with the Vienna Boys’ Choir, and he began his solo career as a soprano in 1992. In 2001, he switched his vocal fach to become a countertenor... ”
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Mozart - Die Zauberflote (Riccardo Muti) [2006] RE-UPLOAD

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 04 Jun 2013 20:28:00 | Comments : 11

Mozart - Die Zauberflote (Riccardo Muti) [2006]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Deutsch (LPCM, 2 ch); (DTS, 6 ch) | 5,85+6,91Gb (2*DVD9)
Classical | Label: DECCA | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese | 176 min

“ This Magic Flute (part of the M22 project) is charming and delightful, a sheer joy. It achieves just the right balance between the fairytale and spiritual elements of the singspiel and is brimming with inventiveness. The bright pop-up-book colours and toyshop imagery perfectly represent the pantomime aspect of this "magic opera" which meshes well with the altogether more serious business of Sarastro's realm of Enlightenment wisdom. I love the burlesque touches which occur throughout and the comic scenes around Papageno which make this such a happy and constantly droll performance...
Riccardo Muti conducts the ever-wonderful VPO at a good pace and with a transparency that brings out the finest touches of orchestral detail. 		”
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Hasse - Didone abbandonata (Michael Hofstetter) [2013]

Posted By : Sowulo | Date : 04 Jun 2013 05:45:29 | Comments : 1

Hasse - Didone abbandonata (Michael Hofstetter) [2013]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 3cd, 752.6 MB
Classical | Label: Naxos | Catalog Number: 8.660323-25| CD1:50’05; CD2:34’10; CD3:78’58

“ Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783) is one of those composers whose importance in the history of opera has never been questioned, but whose own works have long since disappeared from the repertory. Born near Hamburg in the last year of the 17th century, Hasse studied with Alessandro Scarlatti in the 1720s in Naples, and, when he returned to German, settled in Dresden as court composer to the Elector of Saxony. Though he composed prolifically in a wide range of secular and sacred genres, it was Hasse's opere serie that established his reputation across Europe; he wrote more than 50 of them, most of which have still to be recorded... ”
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