Cat. No.: 476 3439
Barcode: 0028947634393
Label: ABC Classics 2CD
Release Date: June

Bruce Martin | A Life in Song

ARTISTS

Bruce Martin bass
accompanied by Australian orchestras and pianists

TRACK LISTING

CD1
MOZART: Don Giovanni: Madamina, il catalogo è questo (Catalogue Aria)
MOZART: The Marriage of Figaro: Non più andrai (Your days of philandering are over)
SCHUBERT: Il traditor deluso (The traitor deceived)
SCHUBERT: Il modo di prender moglie (How to get a wife)
LOEWE: Der Erlkönig (The Erl-King)
MOZART: The Magic Flute: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen (A girl or a little woman)
MOZART: Don Giovanni: Finch’han dal vino (Champagne Aria)
VERDI: Don Carlo: Ella giammai m’amò (She never loved me)
WAGNER: Tristan und Isolde: King Marke’s monologue
MUSSORGSKY: Songs and Dances of Death

CD2
LERNER/LOEWE: Paint Your Wagon: They Call the Wind Maria
LEIGH: Man of La Mancha: The Impossible Dream
ANKA/REVAUX: My Way
SIGMAN/BONFÁ: A Day in the Life of a Fool
KRISTOFFERSON For the Good Times
MCLEAN: And I Love You So
RODGERS/HAMMERSTEIN: Carousel: You’ll Never Walk Alone
TRAD: Deep River
KERN/HAMMERSTEIN: Showboat: Ol’ Man River
MENDELSSOHN: Elijah: Lord God of Abraham
MENDELSSOHN: Elijah: It Is Enough
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Sadko: Song of the Viking Guest
MUSSORGSKY: Boris Godunov: Varlaam’s Song
RAVEL: Don Quixote
SANDERSON: Captain Mac

In a career lasting almost 40 years, the operatic bass Bruce Martin has taken his place among the great singers of the age. He has brought his incomparable artistry to the great opera roles of Verdi, Mozart and especially Wagner; he has appeared as lover and lovelorn, master and servant, god and demon, vagabond and king. This magnificent double album features not only opera classics but also highlights from the oratorio and art song repertoire, and even musical comedy, spirituals and popular standards: a tribute to the versatility of this Australian living legend.

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Cat. No.: 477 8362
Barcode: 00028947783626
Label: DG CD
Release Date: June

Alice Sara Ott | LISZT: Transcendental Etudes

ARTISTS

Alica Sara Ott, piano

TRACK LISTING

LISZT: 12 Transcendental Etudes
1.  Preludio
2.  Molto vivace
3.  Payasage
4.  Mazeppa
5.  Feux follets - Irrlichter
6.  Vision
7.  Eroica
8.  Widle Jagd
9.  Ricordanza
10.  Allegro agitato molto
11.  Harmonies du soir
12.  Chasse-neige

For her Deutsche Grammophon debut, Alice Sara Ott has chosen the awe-inspiring Transcendental Etudes, which, in her words, "mirror every aspect of Liszt's multi-faceted personality. Only a performance of the complete cycle captures his immense quasi-orchestral and symphonic vision".

"Ott's performance proves that the poential of classical music is still unlimited."
CD Journal, Japan

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Cat. No.: 476 3489
Barcode: 0028947634898
Label: ABC Classics CD
Release Date: July

OPERA QUEENSLAND | Opera’s Greatest Choruses

ARTISTS

Opera Queensland Chorus
Johannes Fritzsch conductor

TRACK LISTING

BEETHOVEN Fidelio: Prisoners’ Chorus ‘O welche Lust!’
LEONCAVALLO – Pagliacci: Bell Chorus
MASCAGNI – Cavalleria rusticana: Easter Hymn
MOZART – The Magic Flute: Priests’ Chorus ‘O Isis und Osiris’
MUSSORGSKY – Boris Godunov: Coronation Scene
PUCCINI – Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
PUCCINI – Turandot: ‘Gira la cote!’
VERDI – Aida: Finale Act 2: Triumphal Scene and March
            ‘Gloria all’Egitto’
            ‘Vieni, o guerriero vindice’
VERDI – Macbeth: Chorus of Scottish refugees ‘Patria oppressa’
VERDI – Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves: ‘Va, pensiero’
VERDI – Il trovatore: Anvil Chorus
WAGNER – Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus

There is nothing as stirring as the sound of a full opera chorus, and this album has it all: the splendour of the Triumphal March from Aida, the aching nostalgia of the Hebrew slaves in Nabucco, the tragic stillness of the Humming Chorus in Madama Butterfly,the joyful celebration of the Bridal Chorus in Lohengrin and much more. All your favourite choruses from the great operas, sung to perfection by the chorus of Opera Queensland.

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