SACD, Lehár (composer)
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Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus
Hilde Güden (Rosalinde), Waldemar Kmentt (Eisenstein), Giuseppe Zampieri (Alfred), Erika Köth (Adele), Regina Resnik (Orlofsky), Peter Klein (Blind), Walter Berry (Falke), Eberhard Wächter (Franke), Erich Kunz (Frosch)
Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan
Camp charm, beguiling lyricism, all the dialogue and star turns flown in for the traditional gala party, from Leontyne Price singing 'Summertime' to Birgit Nilsson trading a hit from My Fair... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2026, Archive Choice
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Special offer. Verklärte Nacht
RecommendedSchoenberg - Fried - Lehár - Korngold
Christine Rice (mezzo), Stuart Skelton (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Across the programme Edward Gardner is preternaturally attentive, nailing the volatile blend of schmaltz and suffering that underpins the Lehár; and cloaking the moonbathing opening of the Fried... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st January 2021
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Special offer. Lehár: Der Sterngucker (The Stargazer)
Lothar Odinius, Claudia Rohrbach, Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir, Robert Woerle, Markus Koehler
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Johannes Goritzki
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Inseparable: Works For Soprano & Piano By Gershwin, Piazzoll
Ieva Dudaite, Marija Dudaite, Dudaite Duet
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Special offer. Silver Voice
Opera Arias played by Flute and Orchestra
Katherine Bryan (flute)
Orchestra of Opera North, Bramwell Tovey
Bryan’s tone is powerful and well focused…Chandos’s sound is excellent, as one would expect, giving Bryan a bit of a helping hand in the balance, but this is something strictly for flute fans. —
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Salon de Budapest
Thomas Albertus Irnberger (violin), Pavel Kašpar (piano), Brigitta Simon (soprano)
As an Austrian, Irnberger is to the manner born in these works. He knows how to make his violin moan, sob, and soar like any prímás worthy of that designation, although he still plays these... —