Search Results for: paul+godfrey
Corfield Godfrey: The Nightingale and the Rose (Prima Facie)
Admiringly appraised … a contemporary ‘take’ on romantic and lush impressionism [RB]
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Decca)
A recording for the ages, revealed in full splendour in a new re-mastering [JQ]
Corfield Godfrey: Blithe Spirit (Prima Facie)
A fascinating and entertaining black comedy bordering on surrealism; maybe not for listeners with weak hearts [GF]
Wagner: Das Liebesverbot (Orfeo)
A colourful Wagnerian romp with two outstanding interpreters among the large cast [MP]
Teatro La Fenice Opera Collection Vol 1 (Dynamic)
A mixed bag of operatic performances from La Fenice contains some unexpected riches, but the choice of repertoire is unusual [PCG]
Rodgers: Carousel (Chandos)
Wilson and his colleagues do full justice to this Broadway masterpiece [JQ]
Lloyd: A Symphonic Mass, A Litany (Lyrita)
If you like the music of George Lloyd, get these fine recordings, especially if you only know his orchestral music [JQ]
Handel: Semele (Opus Arte)
A modern take on a Handelian opera which for once makes dramatic sense, and is good fun as well [PCG]
Pfitzner: Das Christ-Elflein (Orfeo)
Probably the most recommendable of the three recordings of Pfitzner’s Christmas tear-jerker despite its drawbacks [PCG]
Handel: Acis and Galatea (Decca)
A thoroughly welcome reissue that enshrines many of the virtues Handelian performance in the ‘pre-authentic’ era [PCG]
Lincke: Frau Luna (cpo)
A rare example of German operetta, well performed but flawed yet again by inadequate documentation [PCG]
The Monarch’s Music (CRD)
A timely and enjoyable celebration of music for royal occasions [WH]
Rameau: Platée (Bel Air Classiques)
Laurent Pelly’s production has matured with age and Brownlee gives the performance of his career in the title role [MP]
Wagner: Das Rheingold (Decca)
A classic Wagner recording in magnificently remastered sound [JQ]
Lloyd Webber: Requiem, Barber: Adagio for Strings (BR Klassik)
A considerably brisker approach to the Lloyd Webber Requiem than the original [PCG]
Lloyd: A Symphonic Mass, A Litany (Lyrita)
These works should most assuredly be in the libraries of all those who love the English choral tradition [PCG]
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta/Stravinky: Mavra (Bayerische Staatsoper)
A marriage made in hell does no favours to either partner – perhaps we might hope for a divorce? [PCG]
Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di anima et di corpo (Naxos)
Cavalieri’s pioneering work given a modern interpretation with mixed results [PCG]
Hedges: Kingston Sketches (Naxos)
Another enjoyable reissue in the Naxos series of British light music [PCG]
Sir Adrian Boult: The Decca Legacy Vol. 2 (Eloquence)
Boult’s Deccas handsomely boxed; two Messiahs, Acis and miscellaneous recitals [JW]
The Monarch’s Music (CRD)
Admirers of music for Military Band and its performing traditions will enjoy this diverse programme [NB]
Delius: Hassan (Chandos)
The warmest welcome for a superb new realisation of Delius’s greatest work of incidental music [PCG]
Bertin: Fausto (Bru Zane)
The first-ever Faust opera based on Goethe – and from a feminine perspective [PCG]
Bizet: L’Arlésienne Complete stage music (SOMM Recordings)
Bizet’s L’Arlésienne returns to its original theatrical roots, and the revelation is enchanting in the hands of Plasson [PCG]