classical music: Roger Norrington

classical music: Roger Norrington

classical music:

Roger Norrington

Marc Barrard, Thomas Hampson, ...

EMI Classics, 2005

An Homage to a Great Artist
EMI is wisely creating a series of recordings to gather the moments of artists that showcase the very reasons they become so highly regarded. Usually these collections are produced late in careers or even posthumously, but in the case of THE VERY BEST OF THOMAS ...

Mendelssohn & Beethoven: Violin Concertos

Joshua Bell, Roger Norrington, ...

Sony, 2002

Joshua Bell does it once again
If you haven't heard of Joshua Bell, take a tour on Amazon of his recordings. He is a young man with a beautiful hand on the violin. His interpretations are as wonderful as YoYo Ma on cello or Ruth Larado on piano. I sneek a CD of his in every few orders from ...

Purcell - The Fairy Queen / Hunt, Pierard, Bickley, Crook, Padmore, Wilson-Johnson, Wistreich, Schütz Choir, ...

Henry Purcell, Roger Norrington, ...

Virgin Veritas, 2002

If you like Monteverdi, you will love Purcell
Absolutely beautifull baroque opera! The arrangament, singing and instrumentation is superb. If you liked Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea, it is a must to have this baroque masterpiece! It is too bad that Henry Purcell is not as widely known as Bach, because he ...

100 Best Opera Classics

Andreas Schmidt, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, ...

Emd Int'l, 2007

Amazing Value
I am so impressed by this collection that I must share my joy at getting so many beautiful arias, duets, et al in one collection. It captures many of the great operatic voices in stellar performances spanning the last 50 years. If you are enchanted by beautiful ...

Baroque Adagios

Janos Starker, Julian Lloyd Webber, ...

Decca, 2002

Why is this beautiful set so low in Amazon sales?
While classical music is achieving a resurgence in the UK and Finland, in the U.S. the meager proportion of classical music among record store and department offerings still reflects classical's waning status. What we do find even in drugstores and supermarkets is ...

The Opera Album

Maria Callas, Placido Domingo

EMI Classics, 2002

Nessun dorma!
This set of two CDs is a great way to listen to some highlights from many different operas when you aren't in the mood to listen to a full opera. Many of your favorite arias are here, such as Nessun Dorma, Habanera, Non piu andrai etc. But what I liked most about it is ...

David Daniels: Operatic Arias

George Frideric Handel, Roger Norrington, ...

Virgin Veritas (EMI), 1998

Stellar Performance and a Sign of the Greatness to Come
It is hard to imagine that there could be a finer recital disc of Handel's arias than this one reflecting the exquisite taste and powerful talent of David Daniels...unless of course, you count his splendid follow-up disc of Handel's lesser known oratorio arias released ...

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

John Shirley-Quirk, Daniel Sladden, ...

EMI Classics, 2005

I love it and I give it as a gift
This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've ...

Cello for Relaxation

Saint-Saëns, Bruch, ...

RCA, 2001

A Fine Way To Relax
Currently I'm enjoying this cello music while in the car, as it lessens the stress of traffic. It contains a variety of cello pieces that have beauty and grace. As a cellist I appreciate the supurb execution of each piece. This CD is everything I hoped it would be.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6
Anton Bruckner, Roger Norrington, ...

Hanssler Classics, 2008

The second recording of a Bruckner Symphony by Roger Norrington for hänssler CLASSIC features romantic music performed in the historical "non vibrato" sound of the RSO Stuttgart. Bruckner's 6th Symphony has remained one of the composer's least performed orchestral works. It is Norrington's goal to reveal the hidden "dramas" that exist in ...

Euphoric Classics: A Classical High

Ernest Blanc, Renato Bruscon, ...

EMI Classics, 2004

Surprisingly good.
I bought this album because it had some favorites of mine and what looked to be an interesting composition of titles. It wasn't until I sat down to listen to it, did I fully realize how masterfully it had been put together. Most of the artists on here are well known ...

The Ultimate Sacred Christmas Album ~ Ave Maria

Knut Sonstevold, Adolphe Adam, ...

Decca, 2000

Awesome voices
This CD is eloquent and so magnetically alluring. It begins with the ever so popular (sopranist) Ms. Leontyne Price's "Ave Maria" and finishes beautifully with the entire operatic voices of the English Choir in the song "Amen". I'm always floored by the voices of Ms. ...

Brahms: German Requiem; Choral Works

Dietrich Henschel, Donaldson Bell, ...

Angel Records, 2002

PARADIESE NOCH EINMAL
From my own point of view I recommend this set heartily. However not all, perhaps not even most, of the set is a safe middle-of-the-road recommendation, and I need to do my best to explain just what I'm recommending and in what senses. Choral music makes up the ...

Steven Isserlis - Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Joseph Haydn, ...

RCA Victor Europe, 1998

A beautiful recording
In this recording of Haydn's two cello concertos, Steven Isserlis demonstrates his absolutely gorgeous tone combined with technical prowess and authentic style. Unlike most other recordings of the cello concertos, Isserlis performs with a small orchestra and takes a ...

40 Famous Marches

Kenneth J. Alford, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, ...

Decca, 2000

Bold and brassy mixes well with the rest
I am impressed most by the variety in 40 Famous Marches on 2 CDs, a Double Decca release. The performers include Philharmonic Orchestras, a Brass Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, organ, Symphony, and for nine selections, the Wiener Philharmoniker. I am not sure if the ...