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    Rossini: La Cenerentola / Zedda, Didonato, Et Al
    Naxos

    Rossini: La Cenerentola / Zedda, Didonato, Et Al

    CD · 2 discs

    $29.99
    Composer
    ROSSINI
    Artist
    Didonato/Swr Rso/Zedda
    Released
    Sep 20, 2005
    Although the whole performance is top-notch, the main reason for owning this Cenerentola is the warm, delightfully human, and stunningly sung Cinderella of Joyce DiDonato. There is no paucity of fine, recorded Cenerentolas (Bartoli, Larmore, Baltsa), but DiDonato, an under-recorded American mezzo, catches precisely the right tone of vulnerability and goodness in the character while never stinting on the coloratura fireworks we expect from the role. She's always in character--modest and kind; it's a beautiful, understated portrayal.


    The rest of the cast is excellent as well. José Manuel Zapata's slim tenor may not have the ping of a Vargas or the brilliance of Florez, but he's got all the "little notes" needed for the Prince and is unafraid of heights. Paolo Bordogna's Dandini is well sung, but the voice has a fast vibrato that may not agree with everyone, and Bruno Pratico's Don Magnifico articulates every single note and refrains from mugging--a good combination. The sisters are nicely characterized by Patrizia Cigna and Martina Borst, and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni delivers Alidoro's music, including the aria Rossini added for him in 1820, with a good tonal center and dignity.


    Conductor Alberto Zedda includes a brief chorus penned by another composer at the start of Act 2, and he leads with suavity if just a bit less flair and energy than this opera seems to want. The orchestra and chorus are good enough. The first CD ends at an awkward spot, but had the offending few minutes been added to the second CD it would have reached a dangerously long 80 minutes and three seconds. (It would have been easier if the extra chorus had been cut!) Bicker, bicker--this is an excellent performance, at a great bargain price.
    --Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com
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  • Rossini: La Cenerentola / Zedda, Didonato, Et Al

    Rossini: La Cenerentola / Zedda, Didonato, Et Al

    Naxos Sep 2005
    2 discs
    CD
    $29.99
    Alpha

    Take Two / Patricia Kopatchinskaja

    CD · 1 disc

    $15.99 $20.99 Save 23%
    Composer
    BACH MACHAUT CAGE MILHAUD
    Artist
    Kopatchinskaja, Sanchez-Chiong, Romaniuk, Bieri, Dreyfus, Wursch, Marquez, Estrella
    Released
    Oct 30, 2015
    Duets from thousand years of musical history for young people from 0-100 years. Patricia Kopatchinskaja invites us to join her for a musical experience that mixes composers spanning the eleventh century to present day. This album and book tell the story of this utterly crazy recording with the help of a rich selection of photos by Marco Borggreve. The barefoot violin player is joined by many musician friends including a clarinet player, playing the ocarina, an improvisatory harpsichordist, an electro musician, a toy piano player, and even her daughter, Alice. Take Two includes compositions from Bach, Miljaud, Cage, Sanchez-Chiong, and many more. It is said that Patricia Kopatchinskaja is as irresistible as a force of nature: passionate, challenging and totally original in her approach; (RPS Music Awards) a statement that is ever apparent on this album!
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  • Take Two / Patricia Kopatchinskaja
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    Take Two / Patricia Kopatchinskaja

    Alpha Oct 2015
    1 disc
    CD
    $20.99 $15.99Save 23%
  • Cello Rhapsody

    Cello Rhapsody

    Brilliant Classics May 2010
    2 discs
    CD
    $17.99
  • VIRTUOSO VIOLIN PIECES

    VIRTUOSO VIOLIN PIECES

    Profil Oct 2005
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
  • EL NOUR
    WARNER CLASSICS

    EL NOUR

    Vinyl · 1 disc

    $27.99
    Artist
    SAID, FATMA
    Released
    Nov 05, 2021
    The young Egyptian soprano Fatma Said, praised for the luminosity and rich colours of her voice, makes her recording debut for Warner Classics with El Nour. Her enticing and absorbing recital programme crosses cultures, combining art songs by French, Spanish and Egyptian composers with Egyptian folk songs and popular songs from the Middle East. As she explains, "'El Nour' in Arabic means 'Light', and this album sheds light on how music that has been interpreted many times can be perceived in a different light. The idea is to connect three cultures - Arabic, French and Spanish - and to show how much, despite cultural, geographical and historical differences, they have in common when it comes to music".
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  • EL NOUR

    EL NOUR

    WARNER CLASSICS Nov 2021
    1 disc
    Vinyl
    $27.99
  • Clavecin XX
    Alpha

    Clavecin XX

    CD · 1 disc

    $20.99
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla, Jean Francaix, Henryk Gorecki, Francis Poulenc
    Artist
    Justin Taylor, Orchestre National de Lille, Chloe Dufresne
    Released
    May 22, 2026
    'Generally labelled as a Baroque instrument and thought to have disappeared with the French Revolution, the harpsichord flourished again in the first third of the 20th century and inspired original compositions': Justin Taylor offers us a 'personal' overview of the harpsichord in the 20th century. He has structured this album around four major concertos (Falla, Poulenc, Francaix, Gorecki) which are linked by pieces for solo harpsichord: Bartok, who, in his preface to Mikrokosmos, from which this Hommage to Bach is taken, suggests playing certain pieces on the harpsichord, Martinu and a new work by Stephane Gassot in reference to Ligeti... The programme concludes with a nod to Scott Joplin and his famous ragtimes. Always attentive and passionate about instruments, Justin Taylor chose to record the entire programme on a single instrument, a harpsichord built in the 1970s by Anthony Sidey, a hybrid model between Pleyel instruments and historical harpsichord making, which "gives a wide and highly varied range of colours". With this album, he follows in the footsteps of Wanda Landowska and Elisabeth Chojnacka, two pioneers who promoted the harpsichord in all it's modernity.
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  • Clavecin XX

    Clavecin XX

    Alpha May 2026
    1 disc
    CD
    $20.99
    IDIS

    Masters Of The Guitar, Vol. 1: Spain

    CD · 1 disc

    $16.99
    Composer
    ALBENIZ DE FALLA TARREGA
    Artist
    Llobet, Anido, Cuervas, Iglesias, Gomez, Sorrosal, Yepes, Gomez, Tarrago, De La Maza, Cano, Ponce
    Released
    May 12, 2015
    The new series "Master of The Guitar" is dedicated to the players that made the history of 20th c. guitar. This first volume, Spain: 1925-63 includes rare recordings by the most important Spanish performers, many coming to us in precarious sound quality that has been restored with new digital re-mastering, allowing listeners to appreciate the beauty and art of the performances. An example of the re-mastering job can be heard on the tracks of Llobet e Narciso Yepes, unlistenable until now because of their technical flaws, here restored to their original, acoustic-era quality.
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  • Masters Of The Guitar, Vol. 1: Spain

    Masters Of The Guitar, Vol. 1: Spain

    IDIS May 2015
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99
    IDIS

    Albéniz, Granados et al.: Master of Guitar vol. 4, Spain 1926-63 / Rodes, Anido, Diaz Cano, Gómez, Llobet, Sainz de la Maza, Iglesias, Angel

    CD · 1 disc

    $16.99
    Composer
    Isaac Albenitz, Julian Arcas, Julian Arcas, Manuel Diaz Cano, Napoleon Coste, Guillermo Gomez, Enriq
    Artist
    Guillermo Gomez, Manuel Llobet, Manuel Llobet, Maria Luisa Anido, Regino Sainz De La Maza, Angel Igl
    Released
    May 06, 2022
    IDIS is moving forward in its rediscovery of the most important legendary members of the Spanish school, presenting the fourth release in the Master of Guitar Series. The collection presents several rare pages coming from private collectors helping IDIS in making this a project that, once finished, will be a sort of Guitar Encyclopedia. Alongside famous composers and performers like Llobet, Sainz de la Maza, and Manuel Diaz Cano this anthology presents nearly forgotten artists like Angel Iglesias and Rosita Rodés whose listening will be a lovely surprise for the audience.
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  • Blancafort: Complete Songs, Vol. 2
    Naxos

    Blancafort: Complete Songs, Vol. 2

    CD · 1 disc

    $13.99 $19.99 Save 30%
    Composer
    Manuel Blancafort
    Artist
    Anna Alas i Jove, Maria del Mar Humanes, Aleix Vaque, Daniel Souto, Jordi Cornudella, Marta Carcelle
    Released
    Jul 25, 2025
    Manuel Blancafort's music has a concise tonal directness that draws on his fondness for French composers. His Cancons are not simply evocative but embody an increasing use of the Noucentist aesthetic: the Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that was a reaction against Modernisme. Blancafort rejected the Romanticism and Wagnerian pathos of the modernist Lied in favour of Classicism and beauty - sentiments he shared with his Catalan contemporaries Toldra, Gerhard and Mompou. Intimate, sensitive and playful, his Catalan songs connect both to his country's past and also to a wider European musical culture.
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  • Blancafort: Complete Songs, Vol. 2
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    Blancafort: Complete Songs, Vol. 2

    Naxos Jul 2025
    1 disc
    CD
    $19.99 $13.99Save 30%
  • Legendary Treasures - Segovia And His Contemporaries Vol 11
    Doremi

    Legendary Treasures - Segovia And His Contemporaries Vol 11

    CD + DVD · 4 discs

    $60.99
    Composer
    BACH BARRIOS SCHUMANN
    Artist
    Andres Segovia
    Released
    Nov 11, 2008

    A survey of early 20th century classical guitar artists from South America. Most are first time releases since they were first issued on 78 rpm. Featured artists include Andres Segovia, Nelly Ezcaray, Maria Luisa Anido, Agustin Barrios, Julio Martinez Oyanguren, Lalyta Almiron, Abel Carlevaro, Miguel Llobet, Maria Angelica Funes, and Ramon Ayestaran: guitars.

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  • Legendary Treasures - Segovia And His Contemporaries Vol 11

    Legendary Treasures - Segovia And His Contemporaries Vol 11

    Doremi Nov 2008
    4 discs
    CD + DVD
    $60.99
    Profil

    Jean Fournier Plays Chamber and Concerto Works

    CD · 10 discs

    $37.99
    Composer
    Isaac Albeniz, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ernest Bloch, Claude Debussy, Manuel de Falla, Gabriel Faure, C
    Artist
    Ginette Doyen, Jean Fournier, Wiener Staatsopernorchester, Milan Horvat, Paul Badura-Skoda, Antonio
    Released
    Mar 04, 2022
    Jean Fournier (1911-2003) was a French violinist and professor of classical music. Fournier’s intonation, while lean, was gentle on the ear. He made an impressive career for himself. He was a soloist with some of the great French orchestras as well as with celebrated international ones. Concert tours took him to many of Europe’s centres of culture (Belgium, Germany, England, Italy, Ireland, Yugoslavia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Spain), as well as to North and South Africa, India and the Far East. In addition to his solo work, Fournier was above all an excellent chamber musician. Together with his wife, the French pianist Ginette Doyen (1921-2002), he performed duets for violin and piano. In the 1950s he founded a brilliant piano trio together with the Italian cellist Antonio Janigro (1918-1989) and the Austrian pianist Paul Badura-Skoda (1927-2019). In addition to his active concert activities Jean Fournier also made many recordings. This 10-album compilation is testament to the violinist’s diversity. It includes recordings such as the Sonatina No. 5 op. 32/1 for solo violin by Jean Martinon (1910-1976), and of course numerous duet works (many of them with his wife Ginette Doyen), piano trios (usually together with his trio partners Antonio Janigro and Paul Badura-Skoda) and violin concertos by Mozart or the Double Concerto op. 102 by Johannes Brahms with the Vienna State Opera Orchestra under Milan Horvat (Mozart) and Hermann Scherchen (Brahms).
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  • Jean Fournier Plays Chamber and Concerto Works

    Jean Fournier Plays Chamber and Concerto Works

    Profil Mar 2022
    10 discs
    CD
    $37.99
    IBS Classical

    de Falla, Poulenc, Bacarisse: Harpsichord Concertos / Marquez

    CD · 1 disc

    $18.99
    Composer
    BACARISSE FALLA POULENC
    Artist
    Marquez, Orquesta Sinfonica De La Region De Murcia, Martinez
    Released
    May 28, 2021

    The composer of the Stabat Mater presented in this sound recording was musically educated in Malaga Cathedral at the end of the first third of the 19th century. The musical chapel of the citys first tempo had already suffered the onslaught of the yellow fever of 1803 and the French invasion during the Napoleonic invasion (1808\-1814), and had yet to receive the lethal blows of the successive disentailment measures of Mendizábal (1836), Espartero (1841) and Madoz (1854). However, what seemed to put an end to the stable ensemble to solemnise cathedral liturgies was paradoxically giving way to a paradigm shift. The everyday music of the cathedrals would be reduced to a minimum thanks to the resources established in the Concordat of 1851 signed between Pope Pius IX and Queen Elizabeth II. Hence, the drastic mutilation of the stable staffs in the cathedrals favoured what would quickly become a common and frequent practice, i.e. the ex profeso hiring of instrumental and vocal troops for certain solemnities and festivities, among which those related to Holy Week and its natural period of spiritual preparation, namely Lent, were particularly noteworthy.

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  • de Falla, Poulenc, Bacarisse: Harpsichord Concertos / Marquez

    de Falla, Poulenc, Bacarisse: Harpsichord Concertos / Marquez

    IBS Classical May 2021
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
  • Falla: La Vida Breve / Mata, Simón Bolivar Symphony

    Falla: La Vida Breve / Mata, Simón Bolivar Symphony

    Sono Luminus Jun 1990
    1 disc
    CD
    $18.99
  • Wagner: Die Walküre

    Wagner: Die Walküre

    Opus Arte Jul 2010
    4 discs
    DVD
    $41.99
  • IGBO ALAKORIN (THE SINGER'S GROVE) VOL. I & II

    IGBO ALAKORIN (THE SINGER'S GROVE) VOL. I & II

    PI RECORDINGS Oct 2018
    1 disc
    CD
    $15.70
    Opus Arte

    Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Great Scenes

    CD · 2 discs

    $23.99
    Composer
    WAGNER, RICHARD
    Artist
    Thielemann, Bezeyun, Breedt, Dohmen, Koenig, Lukas, Mayer, Shore, Siegel, Watson, Westbroek, Wottric
    Released
    Apr 30, 2013
    “This set is essential” concluded Gramophone of the Ring cycle when this 2008 production was issued complete. Christian Thielemann leads a performance of masterful pacing and burning conviction that features detailed interpretations from many of today’s most experienced interpreters of their complex and glorious roles.
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  • Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Great Scenes

    Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - Great Scenes

    Opus Arte Apr 2013
    2 discs
    CD
    $23.99
  • XIOMARA
    CHESKY RECORDS

    XIOMARA

    CD · 1 disc

    $16.60 $16.61
    Artist
    XIOMARA
    Released
    May 23, 2006
    This is the Chesky Records debut of Cuban vocalist Xiomara Laugart. Xiomara is already well-known to Latin Jazz and world music aficionados for her association with the acclaimed Yerba Buena. On XIOMARA this superb vocalist fuses the essence of Cuba, with it's rhythmic folks ongs, to a sophiscated contemporary sound, buoyed by the participation of her Yerba Buena colleagues such Andres Levin and Descemer Bueno.
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  • XIOMARA
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    XIOMARA

    CHESKY RECORDS May 2006
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.61 $16.60
  • Astarto (Opera in 3 Acts)
    CPO

    Astarto (Opera in 3 Acts)

    CD · 3 discs

    $36.99
    Composer
    Giovanni Bononcini
    Artist
    Francesca Ascioti, Dara Savinova, Anna Maria Labin, Paola Valentina Molinari, Theodora Raftis, Luigi
    Released
    Nov 07, 2025
    That Elisa, Queen of Tyre, wishes to marry her beloved naval hero Clearco to protect him from Astarto-the son of the rightful ruler whom Elisa's father killed-sounds manageable enough. That the chosen bridegroom and the opera's title character are identical makes matters considerably more complicated. These baroque entanglements resolve themselves only through protracted, labyrinthine intrigues, seething jealous outbursts, ingenious document forgeries, and perilous conspiracies. The question, however, of why Giovanni Bononcini, the work's composer, was regarded in his time as the very embodiment of grace, and why he was considered Handel's most dangerous adversary on London's stages-this question was answered swiftly and convincingly at the 2022 Innsbruck Festival: he could pull every emotional register for which audiences storm (ed) the opera houses.
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  • Astarto (Opera in 3 Acts)

    Astarto (Opera in 3 Acts)

    CPO Nov 2025
    3 discs
    CD
    $36.99
  • Familia Valera Miranda / Estudiantina Invasora / Trio Yagua

    Familia Valera Miranda / Estudiantina Invasora / Trio Yagua

    Nimbus Oct 1996
    5 discs
    CD
    $32.99
  • COMPLETE ERATO RECORDINGS
    WARNER CLASSICS

    COMPLETE ERATO RECORDINGS

    CD · 60 discs

    $160.49
    Artist
    CICCOLINI, ALDO
    Released
    Jul 25, 2025
    Aldo Ciccolini (1925-2015) launched his career in 1950 after winning the prestigious Marguerite Long Competition. A child prodigy, he dedicated himself to rigorous study, drawing influence from Busoni, Liszt, and the Bel Canto tradition, which shaped his emotionally charged interpretations-he described himself as a "lirico spinto pianist." His rich discography, largely released by Warner/Erato, includes complete piano cycles by Liszt, Saint-Saens, and Severac, along with acclaimed performances of Debussy and Satie. This enriched collection also features exclusive, previously unreleased recordings, including live recitals at the Nohant Festival and a studio session of his favorite Encore pieces. To experience Aldo Ciccolini through his extraordinary recorded legacy is to be immersed in a masterclass of elegance and humility, struck by the richness of his tone or captivated by the mysteries of an entrancing piano.
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  • COMPLETE ERATO RECORDINGS

    COMPLETE ERATO RECORDINGS

    WARNER CLASSICS Jul 2025
    60 discs
    CD
    $160.49