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NEW ACO ALBUM ON BIS!
ABC CLASSIC FM CD OF THE WEEK 2-8 May 2011
Mozart Violin Concertos Nos 1, 2, 4, Rondo in C Major, Adagio in E Major
Richard Tognetti (violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra
BIS |
BISSACD1755 |
7318599917559 |
SACD
Mozart’s delightful violin concertos never sounded so fresh and alive as here. Richard Tognetti conjures pure magic from his exquisite 1743 Guarneri del Gesu violin, and the ACO matches him note-for-note with buoyancy and extraordinary vitality. Clearly all involved enjoy themselves, making for what are surely the best recordings of these delightful works available anywhere in the world today! Essential for all CD collections.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Mozart Violin Concertos Vol 1
Nos. 3 & 5, Sinfonia Concertante
Richard Tognetti (artistic director & violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra
BIS | BISSACD1754 | 7318599917542 | SACD
“Simply breathtaking” The Australian
“Very strongly recommended” International Record Review
“Highly recommended” The Observer
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Mozart The Marriage of Figaro (DVD)
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Figaro), Taryn Fiebig (Susanna), Peter Coleman-Wright (Count), Rachelle Durkin (Countess), Opera Australia Chorus, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Patrick Summers (conductor), Neil Armfield (director)
OPERA AUSTRALIA |
OPOZ56001DVD |
5060266600005 |
DVD2
Recorded in 2010. ‘A marriage of distinction. An energetic, fresh-voiced cast...Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Taryn Feibig were a vivacious, appealing pairing...vocally strong and agile’ (The Australian) ‘As the Countess, Rachelle Durkin mixed statuesque hauteur with girlish puppy love...refined phrasing and beautifully poised tonal control’ (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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Mozart The Marriage of Figaro (Blu-ray)
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Figaro), Taryn Fiebig (Susanna), Peter Coleman-Wright (Count), Rachelle Durkin (Countess), Opera Australia Chorus, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Patrick Summers (conductor), Neil Armfield (director)
OPERA AUSTRALIA |
OPOZ56002BD |
5060266600012 |
BLU-RAY
Recorded in 2010. ‘A marriage of distinction. An energetic, fresh-voiced cast...Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Taryn Feibig were a vivacious, appealing pairing...vocally strong and agile’ (The Australian) ‘As the Countess, Rachelle Durkin mixed statuesque hauteur with girlish puppy love...refined phrasing and beautifully poised tonal control’ (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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Mozart The Marriage of Figaro (CD)
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Figaro), Taryn Fiebig (Susanna), Peter Coleman-Wright (Count), Rachelle Durkin (Countess), Opera Australia Chorus, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Patrick Summers (conductor), Neil Armfield (director)
OPERA AUSTRALIA |
OPOZ56003CD |
5060266600029 |
CD3
Recorded in 2010. ‘A marriage of distinction. An energetic, fresh-voiced cast...Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Taryn Feibig were a vivacious, appealing pairing...vocally strong and agile’ (The Australian) ‘As the Countess, Rachelle Durkin mixed statuesque hauteur with girlish puppy love...refined phrasing and beautifully poised tonal control’ (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor
Joan Sutherland (Lucia), Richard Greager (Edgardo), Malcolm Donnelly (Enrico), Clifford Grant (Raimondo), Patricia Price (Alisa), Sergei Baigildin (Arturo), Robin Donald (Normanno), Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (conductor), John Copely (producer)
OPERA AUSTRALIA |
OPOZ56005CD |
5060266600043 |
CD2
Recorded in 1986. ‘superb...incredibly moving’ (The Australian) ‘Exceptionally fine...Sutherland remains a splendid heroine...Malcolm Donnelly is an outstanding Enrico’ (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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Donizetti Lucrezia Borgia
Joan Sutherland (Lucrezia), Robert Allman (Don Alfonzo), Margreta Elkins (Maffio Orsini), Ron Stevens (Gennaro), Graeme Ewer (Rustighello), Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (conductor), George Ogilvie (director)
OPERA AUSTRALIA |
OPOZ56006CD |
5060266600050 |
CD2
Recorded in 1977. ‘(Sutherland’s) extraordinary voice here not only scales the heights of coloratura but plunges with new ease into the depths of the mezzo range’ (The Bulletin) ‘Bonynge shapes the whole performance with assurance’ (Canberra Times) ‘delights the ear endlessly...ravishing’ (Financial Review)
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Meyerbeer Les Huguenots
Joan Sutherland (Marguite de Valois), Clifford Grant (Marcel), Amanda Thane (Valentine), Suzanne Johnson (Urbain), Anson Austin (Raoul de Nanglis), John Pringle (Comte de Nevers), John Wegner (Comte de Saint Bris), Richard Bonynge (conductor), Lotfi Mansouri (director)
OPERA AUSTRALIA |
OPOZ56007CD |
5060266600067 |
CD3
Recorded in 1990. Joan Sutherland's farewell performance of Les Huguenots. ‘Full of spectacle’ (The Sun Herald) ‘Incandescent...a wondrous, full-voiced performance that should be remembered for light years to come’ (The Age) ‘ [Sutherland] sings effortlessly...remarkable’ (The Sydney Morning Herald)
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