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Stephen Roberts, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Jan DeGaetani, Philip Langridge, David Wilson- Johnson & John Tomlinson London Sinfonietta, David Atherton Punch and Judy elaborates the traditional puppet-play into an opera of stylised violence and
ritual. While the simplicity of the children’s entertainment is retained in the opera by the
characters—familiar and puppet-like—by the invented ‘nursery-rhymes’ of the libretto, and by the
waltzes, lullabies and serenades of the music, the tragi-comic actions of a homicidal puppet are
raised almost to the status of myth as Punch murders Judy over and over again. “This brilliantly sung and played account has a gripping luridness that makes it hard to imagine how the work—a 1960s expressionist masterpiece—could be done differently, never mind better. Setting a libretto of manic intellectuality by Stephen Pruslin, the
opera moves with an implacable, raucous energy that is unique” Sunday Times “As a whole the opera loses none of its powerful and sustained impact when compared with Birtwistle’s own more mature compositions. If anything, its startling primitivisms stand out more vividly, while its not inconsiderable moments of reflection and lyricism acquire an enhanced poignancy. The performance (a 1980 Gramophone Award winner) gains immeasurably from the alert control of David Atherton and the superlative musicianship of the London Sinfonietta.” Gramophone Magazine | | NMC - NMCD138 (CD - 2 discs) Normally: $20.49 Special: $16.39 |
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Siegfried Jerusalem, Graham Clark, John Tomlinson, Günter von Kannen, Philip Kang, Anne Evans, Birgitta Svendén & Hilde Leidland Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim (Genuine Widescreen & Surround Sound) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook & John Tomlinson The English Concert Choir & The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (on authentic instruments) "With full, atmospheric and well-balanced recording, this is a set not to be missed" Penguin Guide*** (1994) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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(Wotan) John Tomlinson, (Donner) Bodo Brinkmann, (Froh) Kurt Schreibmayer, (Loge) Graham Clark, (Fricka) Linda Finnie, (Freia) Eva Johansson, (Erda) Birgitta Svendén, (Alberich) Günter von Kannen, (Mime) Helmut Pampuch, (Fasolt) Matthias Hölle, (Fafner) Philip Kang, (Woglinde) Hilde Leidland, (Wellgunde) Annette Küttenbaum & (Flosshilde) Jane Turner Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim (Genuine Widescreen & Surround Sound) “…in two essential performances, Gunter von Kannen’s Alberich and Graham Clark’s Loge, the uneasy interplay of nimbly-acted comedy and menace works brilliantly. There are no weak links in the cast… The camerawork yields perfect compositions and plenty of glimpses of the full stage, while the genuine surround sound further helps to simulate a classic Bayreuth experience… this is part of what will be a five-star Ring on DVD.”
(BBC Music Magazine, on Das Rheingold, May 2006) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Christiane Oelze, Richard Croft, John Tomlinson, Jean Rigby Andrew Davis Recorded: Glyndebourne 1999 'Elena Prokina is an ideal Tatyana in Grahma Vick's staging of Eugene Onegin' - BBC Music Magazine  BBC Music Magazine
DVD Choice - February 2006 |
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(Siegmund) Poul Elming, (Hunding) Matthias Hölle, (Wotan) John Tomlinson, (Sieglinde) Nadine Secunde, (Brünnhilde) Anne Evans, (Fricka) Linda Finnie, (Gerhilde) Eva Johansson, (Ortlinde) Ruth Floeren, (Waltraute) Shirley Close, (Schwertleite) Hitomi Katagiri, (Helmwige) Eva-Maria Bundschuh, (Siegrune) Linda Finnie, (Grimgerde) Birgitta Svendén & (Rossweisse) Hebe Kijkstra Chor und Orchester des Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim (Genuine Widescreen & Surround Sound) Reviews of Warner Classics’ original CD releases of Der Ring…
“Barenboim is the hero of the latest Ring recorded live at Bayreuth where he conducted Harry Kupfer’s thought-provoking production from 1988 to 1992… I am more than ever impressed by Barenboim’s exciting, excitable conducting. His ability to integrate massive dramatic peaks within the ‘symphonic’ span of Wagner’s long, action-packed acts, his evident love of Wagner’s orchestration and his deeply felt response to Wagner’s most profoundly moving utterances make this the most compelling of modern recorded Rings.”(BBC Music Magazine) BBC Music Magazine DVD Choice - September 2005 |
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John Tomlinson (Wotan), Bodo Brinkmann (Donner), Kurt Schreibmayer (Froh), Graham Clark (Loge), Linda Finnie (Fricka), Eva Johansson (Freia), Birgitta Svendén (Erda), Günter von Kannen (Alberich), Helmut Pampuch (Mime), Matthias Hölle (Fasolt), Philip Kang (Fafner), Hilde Leidland (Woglinde), Annette Küttenbaum (Wellgunde) & Jane Turner (Flosshilde) Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried), Graham Clark (Mime), John Tomlinson (Der Wanderer), Anne Evans (Brünnhilde) & Hilde Leidland (Waldvogel) Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Daniel Barenboim | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Barry Banks, Elizabeth Vidal, Rebecca Evansal, Majella Cullagh, Sarah Fox, Diana Montague, Lesley Garrett, Simon Keenlyside, John Tomlinson Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, New London Children’s Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras Sung in English “In no other recording are you so aware of the originality of Mozart's scoring” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 BBC Music Magazine Disc of the month - June 2005 |
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John Tomlinson, Nina Stemme, Eric Halfvarson, Kim Begley, Patricia Bardon, Peter Wedd Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, David Parry | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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