popular music: Friedrich Haider

popular music: Friedrich Haider

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Fledermaus-Comp Opera
Johann Strauss, Friedrich Haider, ...

Nightingale, 2005

The Queen of Belcanto

Donizetti; Bellini; etc, Edita Gruberova (soprano)

Nightingale Records, 2005

Caution: live recordings
My only problem with this CD is the fact that it does not tell you these are live recordings anywhere on the case or the Amazon listing. I generally prefer studio recordings, but if you don't mind all the applause at the end of each track then I would highly recommend ...

Vesselina Kasarova - A Portrait

George Frideric Handel, Christoph Willibald Gluck, ...

Sony Classics, 1996

Kasarova Is the Current "Gold Standard" of Living Mezzos
When this CD was first released, I happened to hear the track with "Una voce poco fa" played on a classical-music radio station. For over 50 years I had been a devoted "fan" of instrumental classical music, but, in just 3 minutes, Kasarova's performance expanded and ...

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti, Friedrich Haider, ...

Nightingale Records, 2005

Donizetti - Roberto Devereux / Gruberova, Ziegler, Bernardini, Kim, Haider

Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich Haider, ...

Nightingale Records, 1996

An Alternative To Beverly Sills' Version
Sometimes the less said the better. This is a fantastic recording, though very pricy. Stars German coloratura soprano Edita Gruberova singing a sweet, youthful, bel canto style Queen Elisabetta, Don Bernandini as Devereux, Delores Ziegler as the Duchess Sara and Ettore ...

Donizetti's Tudor Queens
Gaetano Donizetti, Elio Boncompagnio, ...

Nightingale Classics, 2005

''The clear tone and breathtaking agility sparkle as before, now informed by a loving portamento that caresses each phrase. In Piangete voi . . .? she rivals Callas and Scotto in letting the sound of the voice mirror Anne Boleyn's madness -- and all this is done through musical means, with exquisite control, legato and impeccable attention to the ...

Donizetti - Linda di Chamounix / Gruberova, Bernardini, Groop, Kim; Haider

Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich Haider, ...

Nightingale Records, 1996

Lucia di Lammermoor with a happy ending
Linda di Chamounix is a fine example of an opera semiseria, reminiscent in its pastoral setting to La Sonnambula. It contains much beautiful music and a mandatory mad scene, hence the reason it was nicknamed Lucia di Lammermoor with a happy ending. Edita Gruberova, a ...

Duets by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Antonin Dvorak and Gioacchino Rossini

Vesselina Kasarova, Friedrich Haider, ...

Nightingale Classics, 2006

Wir Schwestern Zwei, Wir Schoenen
"Wir Schwestern Zwei, Wir Schonen" is the title of this CD when it was released in Europe back in 1995. And what a pair of coloratura sisters Gruberova and Kasarova are! Their voices match perfectly in these charming duets by Brahms, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, ...

Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000
Sharon Kam, Ernesto Molinari, ...

Col Legno, 2002

Vesselina Kasarova - Schubert, Brahms, Schumann Lieder

Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, ...

RCA, 1999

Unusual but stunning
It's true, this is not the typical lieder approach. Indeed, it's often daring, pushing the limits of what a song can bear before it turns operatical. And yet, Vesselina kasarova manages to pull it off marvelously. She has such a variety in tonal colour that she brings ...

Il Segreto di Susanna

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Friedrich Haider, ...

Philartis, 2007

Surprisingly Excellent Recording of Charming Work
The best-known recording of this rarely recorded work is the hard-to-find Columbia recording with Renata Scotto in the title role, dating back 20+ years. Given this recording lacks name-brand talent, is issued by a tiny label, and is a live recording, I was HIGHLY ...

The Art of Gruberova

Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, ...

Nightingale Records, 2000

Perfect Album!
This album contains all her best performances. Adele's aria is rare to find in other records and her singing is just vivid!

I Palpiti D'Amour

Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giuseppe Verdi, ...

Orfeo, 2008

An unhackneyed recital
Stoyanova has selected a very interesting program, items not often seen on recording recitals, and she does them all very well indeed. The voice is a darkish lyric,one could say she is a falcon. As a matter of fact, she includes the numbers from Les Huguenots and La ...

Richard Strauss: Orchestral Lieder

Adrianne Pieczonka, Judith Howarth, ...

Nightingale Classics, 2006

Immaculate and Inspired!
I love this set, it contains endless music and glorious singing! I'm surprised I am the first reviewer for this set! There is constant wonder, joy, drama and beauty in these performances...and the booklet is thick with essays, notes, pictures and translations! ...

Combien Tu M'Aimes?
Vincenzo Bellini, Frederic Chopin, ...

Virgin Classics, 2006

Soundtrack to renowned and controversial French film director Bertrand Blier's film starring Monica Bellucci and Gerard Depardieu. Features operatic excerpts from Verdi's "La forza del destino" with Mirella Freni, Bellini's "Il Pirata" with Monsterrat Caballe, Verdi's "Don Carlos" with Karita Mattila and two arias by Maria Callas from "Gianni ...