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Cat. No.: 478 1366
Barcode: 00028947813668
Label: Decca 2CD
Release Date: January


JOAN SUTHERLAND, LUCIANO PAVAROTTI
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment


ARTISTS

Marie: Joan Sutherland
Tonio: Luciano Pavarotti
La Marquise de Berkenfield: Monica Sinclair
Hortensius: Jules Bruyère
Sulpice: Spiro Malas
Le caporal: Eric Garrett
La duchesse de Crakentorp: Edith Coates
Un paysan: Alan Jones
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Richard Bonynge

 

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DONIZETTI: La Fille du Régiment
CD 1: Overture. Act 1


CD 2: Act 2

Available for the first time at mid-price!

This classic recording of Donizetti's comedy pairs Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti in one of their most celebrated early studio collaborations with both singers on top form.

"...a sizzling performance ... can confidently be recommended both for comedy and for fine singing. Recorded in Kingsway Hall, the CD sound has wonderful presence and clarity of focus." Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

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Cat. No.: 478 1374
Barcode: 00028947813743
Label: Decca 2CD
Release Date: January


JOHN ELIOT GARDINER | Handel: Israel in Egypt · 2 Coronation Anthems


ARTISTS

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner

 

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HANDEL
CD 1:
Israel in Egypt  Overture · Part I: Exodus

 

CD 2:
Israel in Egypt  Part II: Moses' Song
Two Coronation Anthems: Zadok the Priest; The King shall Rejoice

2009 is the 250th anniversary of Handel's death.

The release in "Originals" of Israel in Egypt completes the series of Handel oratorio recordings John Eliot Gardiner made for Philips.

"... first-rate soloists have been chosen from the chorus, and the digital recording is full and well-balanced. The Coronation Anthems are also winningly performed" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

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Cat. No.: 478 1369
Barcode: 00028947813699
Label: Decca 4CD
Release Date: January


ALFRED BRENDEL | Haydn: Piano Sonatas


ARTISTS

Alfred Brendel, piano

 

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HAYDN: 11 Piano Sonatas
CD 1:
[1]-[3] Sonata in C minor, H.XVI No.20
[4]-[6] Sonata in E flat, H.XVI No.49

 

CD 2:
[1]-[3] Sonata in E minor, H.XVI No.34
[4]-[6] Sonata in B minor, H.XVI No.32
[7]-[8] Sonata in D, H.XVI No.42
[9] Fantasia in C, H.XVII No.4
[10] Adagio in F, H.XVII No.9

 

CD 3:
[1]-[2] Sonata in C, H.XVI No.48
[3]-[4] Sonata in D, H.XVI No.51
[5]-[7] Sonata in C, H.XVI No.50

 

CD 4:
[1]-[3] Sonata in E flat, H.XVI No.52
[4]-[5] Sonata in G, H.XVI No.40
[6]-[8] Sonata in D, H.XVI No.37
[9] Andante con variazioni in F minor, H.XVII No.6

 

2009 is the 200th Anniversary of Haydn's death.

Alfred Brendel's award-winning set of 11 Haydn Sonatas in Decca Originals and available for the first time at mid-price.

"This collection offers some of the best Haydn playing on record - and some of the best Brendel, too ... splendidly characterized and superbly recorded."
Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

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Cat. No.: 478 1380
Barcode: 00028947813804
Label: Decca CD
Release Date: January


CECILIA BARTOLI | An Italian Songbook


ARTISTS

Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano
James Levine, piano

 

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[1] ROSSINI: Aragonese
[2] BELLINI: Vaga luna che inargenti
[3] DONIZETTI: Il Barcaiolo
[4] DONIZETTI: Ah! rammenta, o belle Irene
[5] BELLINI: L’Abbandono
[6] ROSSINI: Or che di fiori adorno
[7] BELLINI: Malinconia, ninfa gentile
[8] DONIZETTI: Amore e morte
[9] ROSSINI: Bolero
[10] DONIZETTI: La conocchia
[11] BELLINI: Il fervido desiderio
[12] BELLINI: Torna, vezzosa Fillide
[13] BELLINI: Vanne, o rosa fortunate
[14] BELLINI: Dolente imagine di Fille mia
[15] BELLINI: La farfalletta
[16] ROSSINI: À ma belle mère
[17] BELLINI: Per pietà, bell’idol mio
[18] DONIZETTI: Me voglio fà ‘na casa
[19] ROSSINI: L’esule

[20] ROSSINI: La danza (tarantella napoletana)

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Cat. No.: 478 1377
Barcode: 00028947813774
Label: Decca 2CD
Release Date: January


ANTAL DORATI | Haydn: The Creation


ARTISTS

Lucia Popp, Gabriel
Werner Hollweg, Uriel
Kurt Moll, Raphael
Helena Döse, Eve
Benjamin Luxon, Adam
Brighton Festival Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Antal Dorati

 

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HAYDN: Die Schöpfung
CD 1: Part I
CD 2: Parts II & III

2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death.

One of Haydn's most popular choral works, conducted by the most celebrated Haydn interpreter. Antal Dorati did more than any other musician to bring Haydn to a wider public with his award-winning recordings of the complete symphonies and series of operas and choral works.

"Dorati, as one would expect, directs a lively and well-sprung account ... the soloists are a splendid team ... the CD transfer is strikingly vivid and immediate."
The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

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