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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 3 Sophie Daneman (soprano) Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "'There is much to recommend in this collection. First of all, the songs themselves, some deeper than others, are sweet and forthright, and shown to their best advantage by the equally sweet and forthright playing of Eugene Asti." Fanfare |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 4: Juditha Triumphans Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Sarah Connolly (mezzo) Jean Rigby (mezzo) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Solomon (complete oratorio) Sarah Connolly (alto) Susan Gritton (sop) Carolyn Sampson (sop) Mark Padmore (ten) / Akademie fAr Alte Musik Berlin / Daniel Reuss (dir) [ Harmonia Mundi HMHeritage / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Handel was 63 years old when he composed Solomon, one of his final masterpieces. This monumental oratorio depicts the three highpoints of the biblical king's life: the building of the temple, the famous judgment, and the visit of the Queen of Sheba.... |
ELGAR
Music Makers / Sea Pictures Sarah Connolly / Bournemouth Symphony Chorus / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Simon Wright (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "In the five Sea Pictures (Connolly) is deeply poetic in Sea Slumber-Song , airily whimsical and touching in Where Corals Lie and dramatic in The Swimmer (where the organ makes an exciting contribution). Recording quality is excellent" --Review by... |
MAHLER
Des Knaben Wunderhorn [with Harmonia Mundi catalogue] Sarah Connolly, Dietrich Henschel / Orchestre des Champs-Elysees / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Classique / CD/Book - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "The two singers have here superb voices, and Philip Herreweghe's accompaniments leave almost nothing to be desired…" (BBC Music) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Exquisite Hour Sarah Connolly (Mezzo) Eugene Asti (Piano) [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "hugely impressive disc, testifying to the versatility and range of a singer who has already drawn comparisons with Janet Baker" The Guardian |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Songs of love and loss (Incls 'Liederkreis, Op. 39' & 'Frauenliebe und-leben, Op. 42') Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] The British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly here performs a collection of songs by Robert Schumann in a new album whose theme is 'Songs of Love and Loss'. There are two song cycles from the extremely prolific year of 1840 along with several songs from... |
PURCELL
Dido and Aeneas Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) Gerald Finley (baritone) / Lucy Crowe (soprano) / Choir and orchestra of the Enlightenment / Elizabeth Kenny [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "Here is England's first great opera presented with a truly cohesive sense of theatrical purpose… Sarah Connolly is the driving force from the start" Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice (February 2009) |