Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven for All: Music of Power, Passion and Beauty, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Art of Bryn Terfel [2 CD set] Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) with various orchestras [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 5/Jul/2012 ] Bryn Terfel is one of Britain's best-loved singers, as comfortable in popular musical repertoire as he is in the great roles of opera. Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release this 2CD career retrospective. |
Kathleen Ferrier
Kathleen Ferrier (A Film by Diane Perelsztejn) [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD/DVD - released 3/May/2012 ] Marking the centenary of Kathleen Ferrier's birth, Diane Perelsztejn's specially-extended feature-length film traces the remarkable life - and tragically brief career - of one of the greatest singers of all time. Drawing on recently-discovered... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
1612: Italian Vespers I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 14/Jun/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Early Music |
PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |