By 1901 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov had already been a professor at the St Petersburg Conservatory for thirty years and had achieved considerable renown as a composer. Having written eleven operas of v...więcej »
A masterpiece of Italian dramatic opera, La Gioconda is Amilcare Ponchielli's finest work. Throughout the tragic tale of love, deception and revenge, Ponchielli's score wonderfully weaves together ...więcej »
One of the greatest and most revolutionary composers of the nineteenth century, Richard Wagner transformed the realm of musical drama. Years before his towering successes of the Ring Cycle, Tristan...więcej »
n addition to his mastery of instrumental and sacred works, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most celebrated operatic writers in music history. In Il re pastore, a relatively early opera from ...więcej »
'Nancy Argenta's Zerlina has charm and vitality... Huub Claessens makes a firmtoned and spirited Leporello. Markus Schafer's Ottavio is authoritatively sung, a model of style and phrasing. This is ...więcej »
This live recording of one of Tchaikovsky's least-known operas derives from a live production of a staging by Graham Vick in Cagliari, Sardinia. It features the always quirky musicianship of Gennad...więcej »
Początkowo planowana jako druga część trylogii składającej się z Borysa Godunowa, z Pugachoyowschiną przewidzianą jako trzecia i końcowa część, Chowańszczyzna zajmowała kompozytora w roku 1872, gdy...więcej »
Rossini: ArmidaComposer: Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)Conductor:Claudio Scimonesoprano:Cecilia Gasdiatenor: Bruce Fordtenor: William Matteuzzitenor: Chris Merri...więcej »
Purcell: The Fairy QueenComposer: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)Conductor: Ottavio Dantonesoprano: Carolyn Sampsontenor: Andrew Carwoodbass: Michael Bundychoir:...więcej »
„Nie umiałem stać się włoskim kompozytorem i z nostalgią wspominając moją ojczyznę, stopniowo zacząłem myśleć o komponowaniu jak Rosjanin” Glinka pisał w swoich pamiętnikach. W latach 1...więcej »
Karl Böhm (Conductor), Orchester des Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Orchestra), Wieslaw Ochmann (Narraboth), Richard Cassilly (Herod), Mignon Dunn (Herodias), Gwyneth Jones (Salome), Dietrich Fisch...więcej »
Parisian composer Georges Bizet was enrolled in the Consevatoire at the age of nine and won a premier prix in solfege within six months of his arrival. He later received prizes for his skill as a p...więcej »