classical music: Nathan Gunn

classical music: Nathan Gunn

classical music:

Nathan Gunn

Arias By Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Gounod & Meyerbeer

Riccardo Frizza, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, ...

Decca, 2008

Beautiful man and voice
Having met and heard him sings, Mr. Schrott has a powerful and beautiful voice. He is very good looking and makes a great Don Giovanni. Mr. Schrott has become a well known singer in all the world Opera Houses. I have added this recording to my collection.

Barber: Prayers of Kierkegaard/Bartok: Cantata profanna/Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem

Nathan Gunn, Samuel Barber, ...

Telarc, 1998

Lesser-known Choral Masterpieces
A disk of lesser-known choral/orchestral works by great masters of composition are always a welcome addition, and this CD doesn't fail, perhaps giving these works new life and hopefully a new future of performances. The Danish-born theologian Soren Kierkegaard and ...

Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (3 CD)

Benjamin Britten, Daniel Harding, ...

Virgin Classics, 2008

A great 'Billy Budd' if you can get past a seriously miscast Bostridge
I doubt even the beloved Britten could have prompted EMI to front money for a new studio recording of his masterpiece,'Billy Budd,' but recording a concert performance from London's Barbican Hall last December paid off artistically. Daniel Harding's leadership of the ...

Voce D'Italia: Arias For Rubini

Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, ...

Decca, 2008

By now, a known quantity
After flirting with other repertoire and recording a crossover disc or two, the reigning Rossini tenor Juan Diego Florez returns to what he does best on this album: the florid, high-lying music of early nineteenth-century bel canto opera. The concept here is to evoke ...

DEBUT ~ Nathan Gunn - "American Anthem" from Ragtime to Art Song / Kevin Murphy

Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy

EMI Classics, 1999

Old American Songs
Fantastic compilation of Old American Songs! This album was recorded about a decade ago, today - Nathan Gunn is a well known and respected opera singer, a title he truly deserves. You might check out his other album - John Adams: Shaker Loops; The ...

Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"; Concerto for Orchestra "Jubilee Games"

Nathan Gunn, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Naxos American, 2004

A Complete Success for Judd and His New Zealanders
I have not had very many kind words heretofore for the ongoing Bernstein issues on the super-budget Naxos label. And generally that's been because we have earlier presumably definitive recordings conducted by Bernstein himself. But this issue is different. I've spent a ...

Romantic Arias

Jonas Kaufmann

Decca, 2008

A fine large-voiced tenor at work
Jonas Kaufmann is what I would call a big voiced tenor--along the lines of Franco Corelli or Richard Tucker (I'm not saying he's that good yet--but his voice is powerful!). The liner notes begin by noting that many of us want to compartmentalize tenors--"He's a Puccini ...

Italian Opera Arias [Includes DVD]

Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, ...

Virgin Classics, 2008

Brilliant Soprano
This is just an outstanding recording. Thankfully, the future of opera is safe with the voice of Ms. Dessay. The lovely DVD of her Lucia "mad scene" is just grand. A noble addition to my library.

Brahms: A German Requiem (New English Adaptation)

Nathan Gunn, Johannes Brahms, ...

Telarc, 1999

Brahms Requiem
Very Happy with my purchase of the English Version of Brahms German Requiem. I am in the process of studying this Choral work for a concert coming up with our Chorale. Makes learning much easier and also just a joy to listen to at any time. Thank You

Just Before Sunrise

Gene Scheer, John Bucchino, ...

SONY CLASSICS, 2007

Smooth as silk!
Having seen Nathan Gunn on the stage of the Metropolitan three times I fell in love with his voice and stage presence from the first. I bought this CD out of curiosity -- could that great baritone pull off pop music? The answer for me is an enthusiastic yes. ...

Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical

Nathan Gunn, Nicholas Isherwood, ...

Naxos, 2007

Start the revolution
Even people who like classical music tend to run screaming when they hear names like Penderecki, Ligeti and Cage. But it's hard to blame them. The majority of concert halls and classical music stations play it safe, programming little but such familiar composers as ...

Sibelius: Kullervo [Hybrid SACD]

Nathan Gunn, Jean Sibelius, ...

Telarc, 2006

Finest sound in Telarc's history
Bob Woods and the boys and girls out there on the shore of Lake Erie have created some great sounding recordings in their day but none better than [as good as?] Jean Sibelius's Kullervo. Atlanta's Symphony Hall is virtually a second home to these Ohioans, and they've ...

John Adams: Shaker Loops; The Wound-Dresser; Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Nathan Gunn, John Adams, ...

Naxos American, 2004

Four Revelations by Adams, Impressive Work by Alsop and Gunn
As a collection of John Adams' earlier works (1979-91), this is nothing sort of a revelation for me. Long associated with the American minimalism movement, Adams composes music which I tend to think of as alternately challenging and droning with unexpected flashes of ...

Prokofiev - War and Peace / Bertini, Gunn, Kit, Mamsirova, Gouriakova, Brubaker, Paris Opera

Olga Gouriakova, Nathan Gunn (III)

Tdk DVD Video, 2003

Great opera. Wonderful production.
Other reviewers said almost everything that can be said about this amazing opera DVD. This is one of the greatest Russian operas, and the performance is outstanding from every point of view. It should not be missed! Urgently recommended!!!

Britten - Peter Grimes / Davis, Winslade, Watson, London Symphony Orchestra

Britten, Glenn Winslade, ...

Lso Live UK, 2004

Peter Grimes Given a Powerful, Meditative Makeover by Davis
A remarkable work that began Benjamin Britten's opera-writing career, "Peter Grimes" is an enthralling, sometimes challenging work that requires passionate singing of the first order to make it resonate. Fortunately Colin Davis, in his second recording of this work, ...