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Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Bernard Haitink)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91) Così fan tutte, K588 Carol Vaness (Fiordiligi), Delores Ziegler (Dorabella), Lilian Watson (Despina), John Aler (Ferrando), Dale Duesing (Guglielmo), Claudio Desderi (Don Alfonso) Glyndebourne Chorus & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (1987) 3 CDs Flac Files, Front & Back Covers I have also included on a separate link 2 excellent essays from the booklet: "The neglect & rediscovery of a masterpiece" by William Mann (1987) and "The enigma of Cosi Fan Tutte" by David Cairns (1978).
2019-02-06 10:00:41
The best recordings of Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ
[…] in which the choral contributions are perfectly scaled. Paul Agnew savours the Narrator’s text while Laurent Naouri provides a psychologically probing Herod. Véronique Gens’s Mary is tender and gentle, and Olivier Lallouette’s Joseph exhibits a real sense of desperation when rejected by the citizens of Sais. The love story behind Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique The 25 Greatest Christmas carols of all time Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), Alastair Miles (bass), Gerald Finley (baritone), John Aler (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), Peter Evans (tenor), Robert Poulton (baritone), St Paul’s Cathedral Choristers, Corydon Singers & Orchestra/Matthew BestHyperion CDD22067 Though some may find the acoustic over-resonant, Matthew Best’s 1994 performance with the Corydon Singers and Orchestra maintains a sense of drama without tipping over into the overly theatrical. Alastair Miles is a grand-scale Herod and Jean Rigby’s Mary conveys maternal warmth and suggests real anxiety when she and Gerald Finley’s perfectly matched Joseph […]
2018-12-14 00:00:00
Berlioz - L'ENFANCE DU CHRIST - Best
Hector Berlioz L'ENFANCE DU CHRISTJean Rigby, Alastair Miles, Gerald FinleyJohn Aler, Gwynne HowellCorydon Singers and OrchestraSt. Paul's Cathedral Choristersdir : Matthew BestHyperion CDA66991/2 (2 stereo CDs), [P] 1995Recorded London, October 1994FLAC image files, cuesheets, logs, scansBerlioz held traditional religion in contempt, but something of the biblical story of Herod’s massacre of the innocents and the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt seems to have struck a chord and resulted in one of his most beautiful works. Indeed, Berlioz compared his ‘trilogie sacrée’ to the illuminations in medieval missals: he saw it as an aid to contemplative devotion. L’Enfance du Christ is one of Berlioz’s most popular and enduring works. The renowned Corydon Singers and Corydon Orchestra, under their conductor and founder Matthew Best, are joined by a first-class team of soloists. ‘This new recording of Berlioz's appealing work well stands comparison with […]
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