The 50 greatest recordings you've never heard of ...

G. Puccini : La Boheme
R.Scotto, T.Gobbi, G.Poggi - A.Votto
Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - 1961

Giacomo Puccini : La Boheme

Drama in four Acts

Libretto : Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica

Mimi : Renata Scotto

Musetta : Jolanda Meneguzzer

Rodolfo (a poet) : Gianni Poggi

Marcello (a painter) : Tito Gobbi

Schaunard (a musician) : Giorgio Giorgetti

Colline ( a philosopher) : Giuseppe Modesti

Parpignol : Enzo Guagni

Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus Master Andrea Morosini

Conductor : Antonio Votto Recording : Firenze, Teatro Comunale, 7/1961

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French Baroque Concertos : Blavet, Boismortier, Buffardin, Corrette, Quentin 
Reinhard Goebel - Musica Antiqua Koln - 1982

Recordings : Munchen, Plenarsaal, 4/1981 (10-13) & 6/1982

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Hector Berlioz : La Damnation De Faust - Igor Markevitch /Orchestre

Lamoureux, Paris - 2CDs.
Hector Berlioz
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24
Legende dramatique en quatre parties
Texte de Hector Berlioz et d" Almire Gandonniere
base sur la traduction de Gerard de Nerval du "Faust" de Goethe
Richard Verreau : Faust
Michel Roux : Mephistopheles
Consuelo Rubio : Margueritte
Pierre Mollet : Brander
Choeur Elisabeth Brasseur
Choeur Enfants RTF
Orchestre Lamoureux, Paris
Igor Markevitch : Conductor
&
Harold en Italie, Op.16
Heinz Kirchner : Viola/alto
Berliner Philharmoniker
Igor Markevitch : Conductor

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T. Tallis, John Sheppard : Sacred Music - The Clerkes of Oxenford / David Wulstan (organ) - 2003.

Recorded in the Chapel of Metron College, Oxford, April 1973,

and *the church of St Maty Magdalena, Paddington, April 1974

*transcriptions by David Wulstan and Sally Dunkley

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Paolo Pandolfo : A Solo / Works of Anonymous,Diego Ortiz, William

Corkine, Tobias Hume, Richard Sumarte, De Machy, Marin Marais,

St. Colombe le Fils, J. S. Bach (Suites), Karl Friedrich Abel, Paolo Pandolfo. - 1998.
Paolo Pandolfo :
Basso di Viola : anonymous buolder, Italian, beginning of the 17th century
Viola tenore : anonymouw builder, Italian, beginning of the 18th century
Basse de Viole : Nicolas Bertrand, French, end of the 18th century.
Recorded in San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Finca El Campillo) Spain, in September 1997.

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Gertrude Grob Prandl : Oberon, Der Fliegende Hollander / Die Walkure

/ Lohengrin, Elektra - Weber, Meyerbeer, Wagner, Strauss, etc.

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Igor Markevitch & Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra - The Concert

Hall Recordings - 3 CDs.

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Vincenzo Bellini : I Capuleti e i Montecchi - Janet Baker, Beverly

Sills, Nicolai Gedda - Giuseppe Patane / New Philharmonia Orchestra - 2 CDs - 1976.
Vincenzo Bellini : I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Opera in Two Acts
Libretto : Felice Romani
Janet Baker : Romeo
Beverly Sills : Giulietta
Robert Lloyd : Capellio
Nicolai Gedda : Tebaldo
Raimund Henricx : Lorenzo
John Alldis Choir
Choir Master : Joihn Alldis
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Giuseppe Patane : Conductor

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Karl Richter - A Universal Musician - BoxSet of 8CDs - 2006.

CD 01 : H. Schutz : Musicalische Exequien - G.F. Handel : Arias from

Serse, Giulio Cesare, Samson.
CD 02 : A.Scarlatti : Su le Sponde del Tebro - J.S. Bach : Arias from

St. John Passion, St Matthews Passion - G.F. Handel : Messiah, Joshua -

J. Haydn : The Creation, The Seasons - F. Mendelsson : Elijah.
CD 03 : J.S. Bach : Triple Concerto BWV1044, Oboe Concerto after BWV1055 -

C.P.E. Bach : Symphonies Nos. 1-4 wq 183.
CD 04 : J. Haydn Symphonies Nos. 94 & 101.
CD 05 : W.A. Mozart : Fantasia in F Minor - J. Brahms : 11 Chorale Preludes -

F. Liszt : Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H.
CD 06 : G.F. Handel : Suite in E Major, Chaconne in G Major - J.S. Bach :

Italian Concerto, Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, Toccata and Fugue in G Minor,

Pastorale in F Major, Fantasia in C Minor.
CD 07 : J.S. Bach : Goldberg Variations.
CD 08 : J.S. Bach : Schemelli Songbook.

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Gaetano Donizetti : L'Elisir d'Amore - Margherita Carosio, Nicola Monti,

Tito Gobbi, Melchiorre Luise, Loretta di Lelio, Gabriele Santini / Coro e

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - 2 CDs - 1953 & 1956.
Gaetano Donizetti
L'Elisir d'Amore : Opera in Two Acts
Libretto : Felice Romani
Margherita Carosio : Adina
Nicola Monti : Nemorino
Tito Gobbi : Belcore
Melchiorre Luise : Dulcamara
Loretta Di Lelio : Giannetta
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Gabriele Santini
&
Donizetti : Lucia di Lammernoor, Act I - Recit & Duet
Mascagni : L'amico Fritz, Act II - Duet
Margheritta Carosio & Carlo Zampighi
Symphony Orchestra contucted by : Nino Sanzogno

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Jean-Philippe Rameau : Les Boreades - Dardanus (Suites) - Frans Bruggen -

Orchestra Of The 18th Century - 1987.
This album is a gem (IMHO). I strongly suggest it to all baroque

fans and not only.
Jean-Philippe Rameau : Les Boreades - Dardanus (Suites)
The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
On period Instruments
Frans Bruggen : Contuctor
Recorded Live Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 6/1986

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Guillaume Bouzignac : Te Deum Motets - W.Christie - Les Arts Florissants /
O. Schneebeli - Les Pages de la Chapelle / Ensemble de Violes Orlando Gibbons.

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Anton Bruckner : Symphonie No 4 "Romantic" - Eugene Ormandy -

Philadelphia Orchestra - (1973),1991.

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Franz Schubert : The 10 Symphonies - Fragments D615 & D708a -

Neville Marriner - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.
Recorded in London, 6/1981 (D200, D485), 11/1981(D125,D589),

2/1982 (D82,D417),11/1982 (D729, D936a, D615), 6/1983 (D708a),

8/1983 (D759), 1/ 1984 (D944)





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Hotteterre, Jacques : Premier Flutiste Francais : Complete Wind Music - Brüggen - Kuijkens - Haynes - Leonhardt - 2CDs - 1977.

ALL CREDITS GO TO OCTRON

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M. Ravel : L'heure Espagnole - Andre Cluytens - Artistes et Orchestre

du Theatre national de L'Opera-Comique.

ALL CREDITS GO TO OCTAVIAN

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J. H. Schmelzer : Violin Sonatas - Romanesca : Andrew Manze, Nigel North, John Toll - 1996.
ALL CREDITS GO TO SCEPTICO

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U. Giordano : Fedora - R. Zandoniai : Francesca Da Rimini (Highlights) :

L. Gardelli - L' Orchestre National De L'Opera De Monte Carlo - 1969.
Uberto Giordano : Fedora : Drama In Three Acts
Libretto : Arturo Colautti
Magda Olivero : La Principessa Fedora Romazoff
Mario del Monaco : Il Conte Loris Ipanoff
Tito Gobbi : M. de Siriex: Diplomat
Leonardo Montreale : Lorek, Surgeon
Lucia Capppellino : La contessa Olga Sukarev
Virgillo Carbonari : Boroff, Doctor
Silvio Maionica : Grech, Police Officer
Piero da Palma : Cirillo, Coachman
Kiri Te Kanawa : Dimitri, Groom
Ricardo Cassinelli : Desire, Valet
Athos Cesarini : Sergio, Footmen
Leonardo Monreale : Nicola, Footmen
Aron Bokatti : Michele, Janitor
Sergio Caspari : A Boy from Savoy
Pascal Roge : Pianist
Choeur de L'Opera de Monte Carlo
Chorus Master : Marcel Gay
L'Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte Carlo
Lamberto Gardelli : Conductor
Recording : Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo May 1969

Ricardo Zandonai : Francesca da Rimini (Highlights):

Tragedy in Four Acts
Libretto : Tito Ricordi
Magda Olivero : Fransesca
Mario del Monaco : Paolo ol Bello
Virgilio Carbonari : Giovanni lo Sciancato (giancioto)
Annamaria Gasparini : Biancofiore, Fransesca's lady-in-waiting
Athos Cesarini : Crossbowman
Virgilio Carbonari : Keeper of the Tower
L'Orchestre National de l'Opera de monte Carlo
Nicola Rescigno : Conductor
Recording : Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo April/May 1969

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Karel Ancerl - Chech Philharmonic Orchestra - L.Vycpαlek : Cantata For

The Last Things Of Man, O. Ostrcil : Suite For Large Orchestra In C Minor, Op.14 - 2004.
Ladislav Vycpalek : Cantata for the Last Things of Man
for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra, Op.16
on the Words of Two Moravian Songs (1920-22)
Drahomira Tikalova : Soprano(1, 3)
Ladisalv Mraz : Baritone (1-3)
Pgue Philharmonic Choir
Chorus Master : Ian Kuhn (1-4)
Chech Philharmonic Oechestra
Conductor : Karel Ancerl
Recorded in the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague, June 21, 22, 24 and 25, 1957

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Otakar Ostrcil : Suite for Large Orchestra in C minor Op.14 (1912)
Recorded in the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum, October 11-13,1954 (5-9)

Stephen Scott : Vikings of the Sunrise : Fantasy On The Polynesian Star

Path Navigators - The Bowed Piano Ensemble - 1996.
The Bowed Ensemble :
Amy Dounay
Christopher Eisinger
Joshua Finch
Talitha Jones
Shawn Keener
Lewis Keller
Sally Rupert
Stephen Scott
Daniel Wiencek
David Wilhelm
Recorded December 9-10, 1995, at Packard Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs.

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Acantus (Ensemble) : Acantus : Sacred "songs of the people"

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from Medieval Italy - 1999.

Scriabin : The symphonies 1-3, Piano Concerto, Poems : N. Golovanov -

Choir and Orchestra of the All Union Radio Orchestra Moscow.
CD: 01 : Symphony no.1 in E major, Op.26
Ludmilla Legostaeva : mezzo-Soprano
Anatoly Orfenov : Tenor
Choir and Symphony Orchestra of All Union Radio
Recorded in 1948
Prometheus, the Poem of Fire, Op.60
Alexander Goldenweiser : Piano
Symphony Orchestra of All Union Radio
Recorded in 1947
CD : 02 : Scriabin : Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op.29
Symphony Orchestra of the All Union Radio
Recorded 1950
Scriabin : Poems of Ecstacy, Op.54
Serguei Popov : Trumpet
Symphony Orchestra of All Union Radio
Recorded 1952
CD : 03 : Symphony No.3 in C Minor "The Godly Poeme", Op.43
Symphony Orchestra of the All Union Radio
Recorded 1946
Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op.20
Heinrich Neuhaus : Piano
Symphony Orchestra of the All Union Radio
Recorded 1946
Nikolai Golovanov : Conductor

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