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1. 25 Classical Favorites (2004)
by Alexander Pervomaysky (violin), Dubravka Tomsic (piano), Ernst Mühlbacher (horn), Frank Morelli (bassoon), Guiomar Novaës (piano), Humbert Lucarelli (oboe), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Jack Wellbaum (piccolo), New York Philomusica Winds, Susan Jolles (harp)
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2. Wagner (2013)
by Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Markus Brück (bass baritone), Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin (choir, chorus), Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles (conductor)
German tenor Jonas Kaufmann is among the more versatile of today's singers, with a recorded catalog that stretches from later Italian opera to French ... More
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3. The Most Famous Opera Duets (1994)
by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Carlo del Monte (vocals), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Edita Gruberová (vocals), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Ernest Blanc (vocals)
EMI's The Most Famous Opera Duets is a decent collection of excerpts that delivers on enough of its promise to be forgiven its superlative title. A ... More
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4. The #1 Opera Album (2000)
by Andrea Bocelli (vocals), Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Bryn Terfel (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (vocals), Gino Quilico (vocals), Gregory Cross (vocals), Huguette Tourangeau (vocals), Jane Berbié (vocals), Joan Sutherland (vocals)
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5. Puccini: La Bohème (1987)
by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood (vocals), Gernot Pietsch (vocals), Gianni Maffeo (vocals), Hans-Dieter Appelt (vocals), Hans-Dietrich Pohl (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Michel Sénéchal (vocals), Mirella Freni (vocals)
There is no lack of stellar, gripping versions of La bohème on disc, and by most reckonings, this one stands toward the front of the pack. Having a ... More
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7. 25 Romantic Classics (1996)
by A. Alvarosi (oboe), A. Caroldi (oboe), Alexander Pervomaysky (violin), Arie Vardi (piano), Bert Lucarelli (oboe), Heinz Zickler (trumpet), Helmut Hucke (oboe), I Musici di Zagreb, Leonard Hokanson (piano), Ljiljana Molnar-Talajic (soprano)
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8. 25 Mozart Favorites (1996)
by Akiko Sagara (piano), Camerata Slavonica, George Silfies (clarinet), Gyorgy Pauk (violin), Jenny Lind Jones (violin), John Korman (viola), John Korman (violin), John Sant'Ambrogio (cello), Jost Michaels (clarinet), New York Philomusica Winds
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10. Verdi: Nabucco
by Evgeny Nesterenko (vocals), Ghena Dimitrova (soprano), Kurt Rydl (vocals), Lucia Popp (soprano), Lucia Valentini Terrani (vocals), Piero Cappuccilli (vocals), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Volker Horn (vocals), Berlin State Opera Chorus (choir, chorus)
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11. Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces (2001)
by Academy of Ancient Music, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, András Schiff (piano), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Bryn Terfel (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Frances Kelly (harp)
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13. Bel Canto (2009)
by Adrian Sâmpetrean (vocals), Ekaterina Siurina (vocals), Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (vocals), Matthew Polenzani (vocals), Bologna Community Theater Chorus (choir, chorus), I Filarmonici del teatro comunale di Bologna
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15. The Essential Philip Glass (2012)
by Bernard Fowler (vocals), Claudia Cummings (soprano), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass), Douglas Perry (tenor), George Andoniadis (organ), Iris Hiskey (soprano), Jack Kripl (flute), Janice Pendarvis (vocals), Jon Gibson (sax), Kronos Quartet
The Essential Philip Glass is a three-disc 2012 compilation not to be confused with the single-disc 1993 album, The Essential Philip Glass. The ... More
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18. Sergey Prokofiev: 6 Operas (2010)
by Alexander Gergalov (vocals), Alexander Morozov (vocals), Alexander Shubin (vocals), Alexandr Mayorov (flute), Alexandr Trushkov (oboe), Alexandr Vasiliev (violin), Andrei Karabanov (vocals), Andrei Khramtsov (vocals), Anna Kovaleva (vocals)
The musical world is forever in Valery Gergiev's debt for bringing to light a wealth of Russian operas that had been largely invisible to audiences ... More
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19. Sound the Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell & Handel (2012)
by Alison Balsom (trumpet), Iestyn Davies (counter tenor), Lucy Crowe (soprano), Simon Neal (harpsichord), The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (organ), Trevor Pinnock (harpsichord)
British trumpeter Alison Balsom has been popular from the start, and she seems to gain strength as she tackles each new project and expands her range ... More
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22. 50 Classics for Relaxation (2009)
by Christian Steiner (piano), Earl Wild (piano), Jose-Luis Garcia (Asensio) (violin), Keith Harvey (cello), Larry Dalton (piano), National Philharmonic Baroque Ensemble, Patrice Fontanarosa (violin), Prague Virtuosi, Skaila Kanga (harp)
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23. Drama Queens (2012)
by Il Complesso Barocco, Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Alan Curtis (conductor)
Following the success of her 2011 album, Diva Divo, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato presents an exciting collection of virtuosic arias in her 2012 ... More
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24. Essential Guitar (2002)
by Alexandre Lagoya (guitar), Andrés Segovia (guitar), Celin Romero (guitar), Eduardo Fernandez (guitar), Göran Söllscher (guitar), Ida Presti (guitar), John Williams (guitar), Julian Bream (guitar), Los Romeros (guitar), Nicola Hall (guitar)
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