classical music: Peter Glossop

classical music: Peter Glossop

classical music:

Peter Glossop

Ian Herbert, Hector Berlioz, ...

Philips, 2005

A Classic Must-get
Introduction: This was the first complete (and now there is an even MORE complete Davis recording) set of this wonderful opera. Before Beecham and Davis recorded it, this opera had to undergo a very large-scale demystification process. The myths surrounding this opera ...

Great Recordings

Gaetano Donizetti, Franz Lehar, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2004

Brava Sills!
A very nice compilation of Sillsiana. The different cuts on this CD provide a nice illustration of her work. Let me briefly describe my response to a sampling of the works on this CD: Bellini, I Puritani, "Son vergin vezzosa." Wonderful. Sutherland owns ...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition (30 CDs)

Derek Hammond-Stroud, Peter Glossop, ...

Emi Classics, 2007

Great Bargain of Elgar Masterworks and Forgotten Gems!
Like Sony's Stravinsky set, this Elgar set from EMI seems to want to challenge the Brilliant Classics label by providing lots of music for little money. This costs more than the Stravinsky, but you get 30 cds here as opposed to the 22 in the Stravinsky set. On the ...

Verdi: Otello

Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

Make that five stars with some reservations
Prior to buying this, I already owned two magnificent DVDs of Otello, so why bother with a third? First, this is a film as opposed to a staged production, so I was curious about what Herbert von Karajan could do with this opera, having already fallen in love with his ...

Opera Obsession! - Opera d'Oro's Greatest Hits

Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, ...

Opera D'oro, 2002

A Great Introduction to Opera
This CD serves as a great beginner's guide to opera. there is plenty to choose from on this CD. Placido Domingo starts off the CD with his trademark "Celeste Aida." Next, Alfredo Kraus and Giuseppe Taddei sing "Au fond du temple saint," in Italian instead of French. ...

Berlioz: Les Troyens

Sir Colin Davis, Jon Vickers, ...

Philips, 2002

Probably your first choice
I haven't heard the remastered version of this but it's probably a doozy. Fussy opera buffs nitpick over this recording (just look around) and some recommend the newer live Colin Davis over this. I don't. The conducting--at times--may be more exciting and some of the ...

Britten: Billy Budd

Peter Pears, Peter Glossop

Decca, 2008

Stereo Sound Lack
Britten: Billy Budd This recording was originally made in 1966 on the BBC. It has been carefully reconstituted in B&W and mono. Color and stereo would be nice, but the overall quality is such that their absence is not important. Personally I believe the B&W format ...

The Very Best of Jon Vickers

Ernest Blanc, Peter Glossop, ...

EMI Classics, 2005

A sampling of a great dramatic tenor
Jon Vickers was indomitable, a tenor cut from larger-than-life materials with a huge, unique voice and rock-solid character. That could make him both demanding and difficult, but EMI caught him in a fantastic period when he matched forces with Karajan. The two drew the ...

Britten: Holy Sonnets, Billy Budd, etc. / Britten, Glossop, Pears, et al

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Benjamin Luxon, ...

Decca Import, 1989

TAKING OUR SALVATION ANY WAY IT COMES
The strained economic situation of the classical music industry is working in many ways to our advantage as consumers. Britten's settings of Blake and Donne would never have been issued bundled together with Billy Budd in the vinyl era I'm quite sure. These days if we ...

Strauss - Die ägyptische Helena / G. Jones, J. Thomas, Gruberova, Glossop, Schreier, Wiener Staatsoper, Krips

Richard Strauss, Wiener Staatsoper, ...

RCA, 2000

The Vienna Helena
I am not the biggest "Agyptische Helena" fan, however when choosing between the several recordings of this piece I have somehow accumulated this is the one that I often pull out for listening pleasure. The other recordings (Keilberth, Dorati, Sawallish) all have their ...

Stravinsky: Ballets; Stage Works; Orchestral Works

Heinz Rehfuss, Peter Glossop, ...

Decca, 2002

Ansermet & Stravinsky - A Perfect Pair
This 8 CD collection of Stravinsky's Ballets, Stage Works and Orchestral Works is nothing short of magical. Conducted in its entirety by Ernest Ansermet leading the orchestra he founded, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, this box set, while not complete, features all ...

Berlioz: The Complete Operas
Ian Herbert, Hector Berlioz, ...

Philips, 2002

Wolf-Ferrari: I Gioiella della Madonna
Anonymous, Giuseppe Verdi, ...

Bella Voce Records, 2001

Verdi: Ernani

Giuseppe Verdi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, ...

Opera D'oro, 1997

Verdi's Ernani
Verdi has given us a virtual songfest!!!This two disc CD has a wonderful ensemble. I really enjoyed hearing Monserat Caballe in this recording. Her lower register or "chest tones" make you really appreciate her great range. It is a good CD to have in your car when ...

Edward German: Merrie England

Peter Glossop, Edward German, ...

Class. for Pleas. Us, 2002

Highly enjoyable!
This is a splendid and delightful english operetta! This music is quick, spritely, and very catchy. The lyrics might be a little bit of a let down if you have high hopes of hearing another W.S. Gilbert or even Basil Hood's earlier Sullivan years. This album also only ...