classical music: Bo Skovhus

classical music: Bo Skovhus

classical music:

Bo Skovhus

Anna Netrebko, Dorothea Roschmann

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

Not your Grandma's Figaro
This is not your grandma's Figaro. At first I was surprised, then taken aback, then intrigued and then completely mesmerized. It's Figaro meets Psycho. The pacing is slower, more deliberate and the whole tone and atmosphere darker and more intense. And in the end, I ...

The Merry Widow

Franz Lehar, John Eliot Gardiner, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1995

Sparkling, Brilliant Production
First a disclaimer: I am a teenage music student and not a "qualified," per se, music critic. I think, though, that I fairly represent many lay opera fans in my opinions, so I hope my review will be worthwhile. The only recording I have compared this to is the ...

Zemlinsky: Vocal and Orchestral Works
Bo Skovhus, Alexander von Zemlinsky, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

Lehar - Merry Widow / Kenny, Skovhus, Kirchschlager, Turay, Kunzel, San Francisco Opera

Yvonne Kenny, Bo Skovhus

BBC / Opus Arte, 2003

Merry Widow
Excellent recording of The Merry Widow. This opera was produced by the Dallas Opera recently and I wanted the CD to remind me.

Escape Through Opera

Luciano Pavarotti, Jane Eaglen, ...

Sony, 2001

If you adore opera as I do you will treasure this and play it repeatedly
What a lush and lovely collection, featuring one magical and exquisite presentation after another! As I said, if you adore opera then you will treasure these CDs. The 2 CD album states: Long drives, Lazy afternoons, Romantic dinners. My favorite however is to put it on ...

BRAHMS: Edition - Complete Works

Bo Skovhus, Gunther Leib, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2008

Definitely a COMPLETE EDITION!
A wonderful CD collection indeed! I have bought all of the Brilliant Classics Complete Collections and have not been upset with any set. The only thing I didn't like about this set (and only because I can compare with my others), the information was on the outside ...

Opera Explained: An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci"
Bo Skovhus, Eduard Tumagian, ...

Naxos, 2004

Korngold: Die tote Stadt

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Donald Runnicles, ...

Orfeo D'or, 2005

A strong live performance is let down by the central role
For decades the only reliable recording of Korngold's swooningly gorgeous Die Tote Stadt has been the one under Erich Leinsdorf on RCA. It boasts a good cast, but Leinsdorf's conducting is stiff and without the ravishing touch that sends Korngold's lush music into ...

Mozart: Don Giovanni [Highlights]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, ...

Telarc, 1997

Don Giovanni
Extremely happy with this recording, particularly, the conducting, which is lively and sharp-witted. The ensemble of less well known artists, too, is one of cohesion and relationships. The sound quality is very good and for a while, I thought I was listening to a live ...

Verdi - Don Carlos

Ramon Vargas, Iano Tamar

TDK, 2007

Verdi with controversy but with depth
A very powerful performance this. It uses every note Verdi originally wrote for the Paris production including the ballet music. It is a very good performance with Skovhus and Miles standing out from a fine cast. There are better performances on the other DVDs but this ...

Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro / Gallo, McNair, Studer, Skovhus, Bartoli, Abbado

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Claudio Abbado, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

My first Figaro and I am delighted
Though relatively new to opera, I have some expectations and this Figaro works for me. I will leave it to others more knowledgeable to comment on the relative merits of the individual performances -- being a neophyte my standards are quite simple -- do I like the ...

Brahms: Schicksalslied; Nänie; Triumphlied; Ave Maria

Bo Skovhus, Johannes Brahms, ...

Chandos, 2004

Bombast and Beauty: Choral Music of Brahms
The Triumphlied by Brahms is one of those pieces, like Franck's Beatitudes, that was highly regarded by both the composer and his contemporaries and which today is almost thoroughly forgotten. While it might be easy to see why in both cases, Brahms's work has more to ...

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Highlights) [Hybrid SACD]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael Halasz, ...

Naxos, 2004

This SACD is superb!
One of the masterworks of the Mozart recorded in SACD is amazing! The sound quality is excellent! I love this peace of Opera! This SACD worths every penny! Unfortunately, for the most of people the format SACD doesn't means anything. The SACD's sound is smoother than ...

Lehar - Der Graf von Luxemburg / Bo Skovhus, Juliane Banse, Rainer Trost, Gabriela Bone, Alfred Eschwe, ...

Franz Lehar, Michael Schottenberg

Cpo Records, 2006

beautiful music
The story is a little bit silly and some of the comedy can fall flat. But the music is wonderful and the cast sings it this way. They also are excellent actors who can really make one believe in love. It helps that I understand German.