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1. Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ (2007)
performed by Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Rose (bass), Peter de Rose (bass), William Dazeley (baritone), Yann Beuron, Yann Beuron (tenor), Tenebrae (choir, chorus), London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis (conductor)
composed by Hector BerliozColin Davis, currently the grand old man of Berlioz conductors, has recorded the French romantic's L'Enfance du Christ an amazing three times: first ... More
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2. Schubert: Mass in E flat major, D 950 (2008)
performed by Collegium Musicum 90, James Gilchrist (tenor), Mark Padmore (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano), Richard Hickox (conductor)
composed by Franz SchubertAmong Franz Schubert's most admired creations, the Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D. 950, stands with the last three piano sonatas, the song cycle ... More
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3. Sir Arthur Sullivan: Ivanhoe (2010)
performed by Andrew Staples (tenor), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), James Rutherford (bass baritone), Janice Watson (soprano), Leigh Melrose (baritone), Matthew Brock (bass baritone), Neal Davies (baritone), Peter Rose (bass)
composed by Arthur SullivanArthur Sullivan's Ivanhoe is among the most prominent works on the list of operas that almost everyone has heard of, but that almost no one has heard ... More
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4. Strauss: Ariadne on Naxos (2010)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Anita Watson (soprano), Bradley Creswick (violin), Catriona Beveridge (piano), Christine Brewer (soprano), David Watkin (cello), Dean Robinson (bass), Declan McCusker (tenor), Gail Pearson (soprano)
composed by Richard StraussChandos continues its admirable series of operas performed in English with Ariadne on Naxos. In a wordy opera like this it's particularly valuable to ... More
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5. Liszt Abroad
performed by Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Iain Burnside (piano), Matthew Rose (baritone), Rebecca Evans (soprano)
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6. Schubert: Messe in Es; Mozart: Vesparae Solennes de Confessore (2009)
performed by Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Matthew Rose (bass), Oliver Ringelhahn (tenor), Timothy Robinson (tenor), Dresden State Opera Chorus (choir, chorus), Dresden Staatskapelle, Charles Mackerras (conductor)
composed by Franz Schubert, Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWhile listening to Charles Mackerras' splendid recording of Schubert's E flat major Mass, one might well come to wonder why the work is not performed ... More
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7. The Twelve Days of Christmas (2006)
performed by Matthew Rose (bass), Royal Opera House Covent Garden Brass Soloists (brass ensemble), Chorus of The Royal Opera (choir, chorus), Members of the Royal Opera Chorus, Stockholm (choir, chorus)
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8. Sir Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time (2008)
performed by Indra Thomas (soprano), Matthew Rose (bass), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Steve Davislim (tenor), London Symphony Chorus (choir, chorus), London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis (conductor)
composed by Michael TippettColin Davis has been a tireless supporter of Michael Tippett's music. He has made at least three recordings of A Child of Our Time, one of the ... More
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9. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde [Includes Bonus DVD] (2005)
performed by Alan Garner (cor anglais), Ian Bostridge (vocals), Jared Holt (vocals), Matthew Rose (vocals), Mihoko Fujimura (vocals), Nina Stemme (vocals), Olaf Bär (vocals), Plácido Domingo (vocals), René Pape (vocals), Rolando Villazón (vocals)
composed by Richard WagnerRemember the Furtwängler Tristan, the Böhm Tristan, the Kleiber Tristan, or any of the other great Tristans of the past 50 years? If you do, the ... More
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11. Mad Scenes (2009)
performed by Franck Ferrari (vocals), Ludovic Tezier (vocals), Matthew Rose (vocals), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Nicolas Cavallier (vocals), Wolfgang Klose (vocals), Lyon National Opera Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Ambroise Thomas, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Leonard Bernstein, Vincenzo BelliniList of all editionsNatalie Dessay's collection of coloratura mad scenes from Italian, French, and American opera is culled from a variety of previous high-profile ... More
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12. Italian Opera Arias (2007)
performed by Frank Ferrari (vocals), Karine Deshayes (vocals), Matthew Rose (vocals), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Sascha Reckert (harmonica), Wolfgang Klose (vocals), Europäischer Kammerchor (choir, chorus), Concerto Köln
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, Unspecified, Vincenzo BelliniList of all editionsIt's a measure of Natalie Dessay's entirely appropriate priorities -- of musical content over her vanity -- that she looks so ghastly on the cover of ... More
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13. Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2005)
performed by Alan Garner (cor anglais), Ian Bostridge (vocals), Jared Holt (vocals), Matthew Rose (vocals), Mihoko Fujimura (vocals), Nina Stemme (vocals), Olaf Bär (vocals), Plácido Domingo (vocals), René Pape (vocals), Rolando Villazón (vocals)
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14. Airs D'Opéras Italiens (2007)
performed by Franck Ferrari (baritone), Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Rose (bass), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Sascha Reckert (harmonica), Wolfgang Klose (vocals), Europäischer Kammerchor (choir, chorus), Concerto Köln
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15. Airs D'Opéras Italiens [Includes DVD] (2007)
performed by Franck Ferrari (vocals), Karine Deshayes (vocals), Matthew Rose (vocals), Natalie Dessay (soprano), Roberto Alagna (vocals), Sascha Reckert (harmonica), Wolfgang Klose (vocals), Europäischer Kammerchor (choir, chorus), Concerto Köln
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, Vincenzo BelliniList of all editionsIt's a measure of Natalie Dessay's entirely appropriate priorities -- of musical and dramatic content over her vanity -- that she looks so ghastly on ... More
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16. Handel: Messiah (2009)
performed by Ailish Tynan (soprano), Alastair Ross (harpsichord), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Joseph Crouch (cello), Matthew Rose (bass), Peter Stevens (organ), Timothy Amherst (double bass), King's College Choir of Cambridge (choir, chorus)
composed by George Frederick HandelList of all editionsEMI's 2009 recording of Messiah with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, led by Stephen Cleobury, marks three anniversaries: the 250th ... More
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17. Into This World This Day Did Come: Carols Contemporary & Medieval
performed by Aidan Coburn (tenor), Cara Lewis (alto), Charles Ogilvie (tenor), Christopher Dollins (bass), David Ballantyne (organ), David Curington (cor anglais), Edward De Minckwitz (bass), Felicity McDermott (alto), Geoffrey Webber (organ), Matthew Fletcher (organ)
composed by Anonymous, English, Anonymous, English Polyphony, Christmas Traditional, Diana Burrell, Francis Pott, Gabriel Jackson, Howard Skempton, John Dunstable, John Redford, Judith Bingham, Richard Causton, Robin Holloway, Seth Bingham, Stuart MacRae -
18. Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd (2008)
performed by Adam Green (vocals), Alasdair Elliott (vocals), Andrew Kennedy (vocals), Andrew Staples (vocals), Andrew Tortise (vocals), Daniel Teadt (vocals), Darren Jeffrey (vocals), Gidon Saks (vocals), Hugo Shepherd (vocals), Ian Bostridge (vocals)
composed by Benjamin BrittenList of all editionsBilly Budd is above all an ensemble piece, and the release by Virgin, with Daniel Harding conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, ... More
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19. Rossini: William Tell (2011)
performed by Carlo Bosi (vocals), Carlo Cigni (vocals), Celso Albelo (vocals), Davide Malvestio (vocals), Dawid Kimberg (vocals), Elena Xanthoudakis (vocals), Frederic Caton (vocals), Gabriele Gemignani (cello), Gerald Finley (vocals), John Osborn (vocals)
composed by Gioachino RossiniList of all editionsAntonio Pappano's recording of Guillaume Tell with Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus is the first commercial recording of the ... More
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20. Donzetti: Don Pasquale (1998)
performed by Alan Opie (vocals), Alastair Miles (vocals), Andrew Shore (vocals), Andrew Shore (baritone), Barry Banks (tenor), Bruce Ford (vocals), Clive Bayley (vocals), Clive Bayley (bass), Cynthia Haymon (vocals), Della Jones (vocals), Dennis O'Neill (vocals)
composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Friedrich von Flotow, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Modest Mussorgsky, Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo

