Beethoven Ludwig van — op.125 Symphony No. 9 in d-moll for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra `Ode an die Freude` (1822-24)
Artist: Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Handel George Frideric — HWV 68 Oratorio `Theodore` (1750)
Artist: William Lincoln Christie (conductor)
Theodora – Dawn Upshaw, soprano, Didymus – David Daniels, countertenor, Septimius – Richard Croft, tenor, Irene – Lorraine Hunt, mezzo-soprano, Valens – Frode Olsen, bass. The Glyndebourne Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (on period instruments). Conductor – William Christie. Recorded in May and June 1996
Menotti Gian Carlo — Six Instrumental Interludes: the Unicorn, the Gorgon & the Manticore
Artist: Thomas Schippers (conductor)
Amelia – Margherita Carosio, soprano, Amelia`s husband – Rolando Panerai, baritone, Amelia`s lover – Giacinto Prandelli, tenor, Amelia`s friend – Maria Amadini, contralto, The Chief of Police – Enrico Campi, bass, The cook – Silvana Zanolli, mezzo-soprano, The maid – Elena Mazzoni, mezzo-soprano. Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano – Nino Sanzogno. March 1954
Annina – Virginia Copeland; Don Marco – Leon Lishner; Michele – David Poleri; Assunta – Catherine Akos; Maria Corona – Maria Marlo; Desideria – Gloria Lane; Salvatore – David Aiken; Carmela – Maria di Gerlando; A young man – Richard Cassilly; A young woman – Elisabeth Carron; 1rst guest – Keith Kaldenberg; 2nd guest – John Reardon; Concettina – Lucy Becque; Maria`s son – Ernesto Gonzales; Bartender – Russell Goodwin. Thomas Schippers, conductor. Broadway Theater, New York. World premiere, Decemb
Rossini Gioachino — EC 17 Opera `Il Barbiere di Siviglia` (1816)
Artist: Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Figaro – Leo Nucci, baritone; Rosina – Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano; Don Basilio – Samuel Ramey, bass; Conte D`Almaviva – Paolo Barbacini, tenor; Dr. Bartolo – Enzo Dara, bass; Fiorello – Simone Alaimo, baritone; Berta – Raquel Pierotti, soprano; Un Ufficiale – Silvestro Sammaritano, bass; Ambrogio – Carlo Folcia, bass. Chorus of La Scala Milan, La Scala Theater Orchestra – Riccardo Chailly. 1982
Schubert Franz — D 911 Song cycle `Die Winterreise`, op. 89 (1827)
Artist: Georg Isidor Henschel (bariton)
Der Leiermann (`Winterreise`). Sir George Henschel (baritone, piano). Rec. 1928, Columbia D 1621 WA 6892-3
Schubert Franz — D 795 Song cycle `Die schöne Müllerin` (after W. Müller), op.25 (1823)
Artist: Georg Isidor Henschel (bariton)
Das Wandern (`Die schöne Müllerin`). Sir George Henschel (baritone, piano). Rec. 1928, Columbia D 1621 WA 6893-1
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