Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off
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Summer Opera Sale - Up to 40% off, Beethoven (composer)
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Beethoven: Fidelio Lise Davidsen (Leonore), Christian Elsner (Florestan), Georg Zeppenfeld (Rocco), Johannes Martin Kränzle (Don Pizarro), Christina Landshamer (Marzelline), Cornel Frey (Jaquino), Günther Groissböck (Don Fernando), Dresdner Philharmoniker, Marek Janowski
it’s the orchestra which catches attention, with Janowski coaxing heartfelt playing from the strings and above all the horns, who somehow come to signify all that is most hopeful in this great... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 RecommendedChrista Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Walter Berry (Don Pizarro), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Ingeborg Hallstein (Marzelline), Gerhard Unger (Jaquino), Franz Crass (Don Fernando)
Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
Whilst I love the dramatic energy of Karajan’s (thrilling but rough-round-the-edges) 1962 Fidelio, Ludwig sounds more secure in terms of diction and intonation on this studio recording from... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Christa Ludwig - Our Top 10 Recordings
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 Christine Brewer (Leonore), John MacMaster (Florestan), Daniel Borowski (Don Fernando), Juha Uusitalo (Don Pizarro), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Rocco), Sally Matthews (Marzelline), Andrew Kennedy (Jaquino)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
…Colin Davis's conducting of the London Symphony Orchestra and the vocal forces is so impressive that it ranks with the greatest accounts I have ever heard of this work… Christine Brewer is... — More…
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 Martha Mödl (Leonore), Wolfgang Windgassen (Florestan), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Otto Edelmann (Pizarro), Sena Jurinac (Marzelline), Rudolf Schock (Jaquino), Alfred Poell (Fernando)
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler
2 CDs
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 Giuseppe Zampieri (Florestan), Christel Goltz (Leonore), Otto Edelmann (Rocco), Sena Jurinac (Marzelline), Niccola Zaccaria (Don Fernando), Paul Schöffler (Pizarro), Waldemar Kmentt (Jaquino) & Erich Majkut (1st Prisoner)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Beethoven: Leonore (1805 version) Nathalie Paulin (Leonore), Jean-Michel Richer (Florestan), Stephen Hegedus (Rocco), Pascale Beaudin (Marzelline), Matthew Scollin (Pizarro), Keven Geddes (Jacquino), Alexandre Sylvestre (Don Fernando), Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus, Ryan Brown
Lafayette’s modest production suggests that first thoughts were good thoughts but that Leonore is a different opera from Fidelio…Playing original instruments, the Opera Lafayette Orchestra conducted... — More…
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 Inga Nielsen (Leonore), Gosta Winbergh (Florestan), Kurt Moll (Rocco), Alan Titus (Pizarro), Herwig Pecoraro (Jaquino), Edith Lienbacher (Marzelline), Wolfgang Glashof (Fernando), Péter Pálinkás (First Prisoner), Józef Moldvay (Second Prisoner)
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Hungarian Radio Chorus,...
Naxos has an uncanny knack for choosing the right artists for its operatic ventures. On this occasion, four of the singers are among the better known in the field, each judiciously cast.
Halász... — More…2 CDs
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 Christa Ludwig (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Walter Berry (Pizarro), Walter Kreppel (Rocco), Gundula Janowitz (Marzelline), Waldemar Kmentt (Jaquino), Eberhard Wächter (Don Fernando)
Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72 Aase Nordmo-Lovberg (Leonore), Wolfgang Windgassen (Florestan), Walter Kreppel (Rocco), Wilma Lipp (Marzelline), Murray Dickie (Jaquino), Hans Hotter (Pizarro), Otto Wiener (Fernando)
Vienna State Opera Chorus & Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan
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Beethoven: Leonore (1805) Gwyneth Jones (Leonore), James King (Florestan), Theo Adam (Pizarro), Gerd Nienstedt (Rocco), Rotraud Hansmann (Marzelline), Werner Hollweg (Jaquino), Eberhard Wächter (Don Fernando)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Carl Melles
The main attraction in this 1970 concert performance in Vienna of Beethoven’s Leonore is its distinguished cast, with Gwyneth Jones in the title role, James King as Florestan – especially affecting... — More…
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