Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets [7 CD/Blu-Ray Audio/DVD]
* Idomeneo : "Unless and until further research proves otherwise, this version will remain the definitive recording of Mozart's early masterpiece for a long time to come ... Gardiner's reading is in almost every respect profoundly satisfying" (Gramophone)
* The Abduction from the Seraglio : "The overture immediately establishes the extra zest of the performance. So Konstanze's great heroic aria Martern aller Arten has tremendous swagger; thanks also to the glorious singing from Luba Organasova, at once rich, pure and agile, the close is triumphant." (Penguin Guide)
* The Marriage of Figaro : "Bryn Terfel and Alison Hagley make an outstanding Figaro and Susanna ... Hillevi Martinpelto's unaffected, youthful sounding Countess ... Rodney Gilfry provides a Count with plenty of fire and authority ... so much more a realization of the work than simply a performance of its music." (Gramophone)
* Don Giovanni : "Vividly dramatic, beautifully paced and deeply expressive. The performance culminates in one of the thrilling accounts ever recorded of the final scene ... A recording that sets new standards for period performance and view with the finest of traditional versions." (Penguin Guide)
* Così fan tutte : "The full flavour of Così, its effervescence as well as its deeper qualities, comes over more intensely as a result ...The poise and technical assurance of all the singers, not least Rodney Gilfry as Guglielmo, put this among the finest versions of Così." (Penguin Guide)
* La clemenza di Tito : "Here we are present at a live performance on period instruments. The difference in dramatic electricity is most marked ...Above all there is an overriding sense of a true ensemble with chorus, orchestra and soloists in complete harmony" (Gramophone)
* The Magic Flute : "An electrifying account ... Gardiner is helped enormously by his choice of singer as Pamina, a young German soprano with a ravishingly pure and sweet voice, flawlessly controlled, Christiane Oelze." IN OTHER WORDS, A MUST-HAVE! PACKAGINGand PRICE:
* Classic capbox, with 136-page booklet
* Full synopses in English, German and French
* REMEMBER: it's a LIMITED EDITION - a one-time pressing. Don't miss out!
Country | USA |
Brand | Deutsche Grammophon |
Manufacturer | Archiv |
Binding | Audio CD |
ItemPartNumber | 028947795957 |
ReleaseDate | 2011-07-19 |
UPCs | 028947795957 |
EANs | 0028947795957 |