Zemlinsky - Chor und orchesterwerke - Conlon - 3cd box set - EMI 2008

Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871 -1942)

CD1:

Die Seejungfrau

Sinfonietta Op.23

CD2:

Lyrische Symphonie Op.18

Operatic Preludes: Sarema e Es War Einmal

CD3:

Cymbeline Suite

Frühlingsbegräbnis

Ein Tanzpoem

Gurzenich-Orchester Koln

James Conlon

A composer unjustly relatively unknown despite being regarded by his contemporaries the natural heir to Mahler and Strauss ... indeed Zemlinsky was a composer in the round, and, for those who deepens his art, recognizable in his passionate style and at the same time dreaming ...
This triple CD contains most of his best production (missing here chamber music, his complete operas and other vocal works can be found here):

http://www.amazon.com/Songs-With-Orchestra-Zemlinsky/dp/B00004TR17/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1338018449&sr=1-1

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Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition - Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps - Levine - DG Galleria 1983

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Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) 

Pictures at an Exhibition

 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Le Sacre du Printemps

The Met Orchestra

conductor: James Levine 

time: 67.28

Recording of absolute reference, both for the artistic content, both for the exceptional sound quality ...

sound quality: turn up the volume without hesitation!

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Berlioz - Nuits d'ètè - Herminie - Herreweghe - Harmonia Mundi 2001

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Two great vocal works of Berlioz, two gorgeous singers and a great conductor ... to listen to! Sound quality: excellent on quality of Harmonia Mundi stardards ... enjoy!

RELATED TOPICS:
(compilations):

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2012/08/neglected-masterworks-vol41.html

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2012/08/neglected-masterworks-vol43.html

(vocal):

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/05/moffo-canteloube-villalobos-rachmaninov.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/06/arriaga-basque-music-collection-vol-x.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/07/the-silver-swan-gibbonswilbyemorley.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/07/antonin-reicha-lenore-bernius-orfeo.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/08/berlioz-la-mort-de-ophelie-bernard-tetu.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/08/victoria-de-los-angeles.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/09/zemlinsky-lyrische-symphonie-maazel.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/09/john-blow-venus-adonis-jacobs-harmonia.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/11/delage-jaubert-chausson-melodies-lott.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2013/03/blog-post.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2013/04/handel-il-trionfo-del-tempo-e-del.html

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Mendelssohn - Christus_Cantates Chorales - Equilbey - Naive 2011

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Verleih' uns Frieden Gnädiglich

Christus Oratorio

 O Haupt Voll Blut und Wunden

 Vom Himmel Hoch

Accentus

Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Laurence Equilbey

The third element of Mendelssohn's biblical trilogy (after Paulus and Elias) unfortunately remained unfinished because of the composer's death ... pages come down to us are still very beautiful, as well as Chorale Cantatas appearing on this cd ... the sensitivity of the conductor (Equilbey) and excellent soloists do the rest ...

sound quality: airy! enjoy!

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Beethoven - "Pastorale" - Fantasie c-moll op.80 - Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt - Abbado - DG 1987

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt op.112

Sinfonie Nr.6 F-dur op.68 "Pastorale"

Fantasie C-moll für Klavier, Chor und Orchester op.80

Wiener Philarmoniker

Claudio Abbado

piano: Maurizio Pollini

I chose to post this cd, not so much for this version of the "Pastoral" (which is still one of my favorites), but especially for the Fantasia in C # for piano, chorus and orchestra, which I consider one of the finest music of Beethoven. ..

sound quality: high standards by DG Digital ... enjoy!

RELATED TOPICS:

BEETHOVEN:

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/06/beethoven-christus-am-olberge-spruit.html

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/05/ludwig-van-beethoven-1770-1827-sinfonia.html

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/06/beethoven-pastorale-fantasie-c-moll.html

PIANO:

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2013/01/gershwin-concert-in-f-cuban-overture.html

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/12/rachmaninov-piano-concerto-no3.html

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/06/tchaikovsky-piano-concerto-n1.html

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/06/beethoven-pastorale-fantasie-c-moll.html

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/10/chopin-piano-sonata-n2-and-other-works.html

PIANO COMPILATIONS:

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2012/08/neglected-masterworks-vol03-concertos.html

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2012/07/neglected-masterworks-vol01-piano.html

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2013/05/neglected-masterworks-vol092-pieces-for.html

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2013/04/neglected-masterworks-vol053-romantic.html

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2013/02/neglected-masterworks-vol09-pieces-for.html

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2012/08/neglected-masterworks-vol06-late.html

http://ariaclassicacompilations.blogspot.it/2012/08/neglected-masterworks-vol05-romantic.html

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Moffo - Canteloube - Villa_Lobos - Rachmaninov - Stokowski - Newton Classics 2011

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Joseph Canteloube (1879 - 1957)

Chants d'Auvergne

Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)

Bachianas Brasileira No.5

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Vocalise op.34

American Symphony Orchestra

Leopold Stokowski

 (recorded: 04/1964)

Anna Moffo was one of the most beautiful voices of opera ... very few had its versatility and its heat in the lower range ... into this album, through years of the greatest splendor of his career, she is grappling with an unusual repertoire of early 900 ... version of Rachmaninoff's Vocalise is still unsurpassed ...

Sound Quality: good orchestra ... well taken although sometimes the voice is too set among the orchestra ... enjoy!

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(vocal):

http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/06/arriaga-basque-music-collection-vol-x.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/07/the-silver-swan-gibbonswilbyemorley.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/07/antonin-reicha-lenore-bernius-orfeo.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/08/berlioz-la-mort-de-ophelie-bernard-tetu.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/08/victoria-de-los-angeles.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/09/zemlinsky-lyrische-symphonie-maazel.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/09/john-blow-venus-adonis-jacobs-harmonia.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2012/11/delage-jaubert-chausson-melodies-lott.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2013/03/blog-post.html
http://ariaclassical.blogspot.it/2013/04/handel-il-trionfo-del-tempo-e-del.html

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sinfonia n° 3 (Eroica)
Elisabethean Suite
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli
(recorded at the Abbey Road Studios on 19/05/1967)

Impressive version of Beethoven's masterpiece, led by a great conductor unfortunately died prematurely ... 

sound quality: remarkable ... enjoy!

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