Presto CD, Rossini (composer)
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Rossini - Heroes and Heroines
RecommendedThe Spectacular Voice of Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne (mezzo)
Suisse Romande Orchestra and Royal Opera House Orchestra, Henry Lewis
Horne seems born to sing this repertoire: her combination of agility and dramatic heft yield thrilling results in male and female roles alike on this collection. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Crusell: Clarinet Concerto No. 2
Recommendedand works by Rossini, Weber and Baermann
Emma Johnson (clarinet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves
It was this Crusell Grand Concerto which Emma Johnson played when she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1984. That occasion was the first time she had played a concerto with... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Rossini: String Sonatas
and works by Mendelssohn, Wolf and Bottesini
Luciano Vicari (violin), Lucio Buccarella (double bass)
I Musici
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Rossini: La Cenerentola
Teresa Berganza (Cenerentola), Luigi Alva (Ramiro), Renato Capecchi (Dandini), Paolo Montarsolo (Don Magnifico)
London Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera Chorus, Claudio Abbado
Rossini's Cinderella is a fairy-tale without a fairy, but no less bewitching for that. In fact the replacement of the winged godmother with the philanthropic Alidoro, a close friend and adviser... —
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Antal Dorati conducts Verdi and Rossini Overtures
London Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati
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Frederick Fennell conducts Carousel Waltz
and other orchestral favourites with Popovers II
London Pops Orchestra, Eastman-Rochester Pops, Frederick Fennell
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Coloratura Spectacular
Joan Sutherland (soprano), Sumi Jo (soprano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), London Symphony Chorus
Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne du Brassus, L'Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, English Chamber Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra of London, London Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra...
