Verdi Requim 2024

Victor Hugo’s 1830 stage drama Hernani won overwhelming admiration, and over a decade later Verdi’s attention was drawn to it as an operatic vehicle that would give him opportunities for full dramatic unity. Its subject is the nobleman-turned-brigand Ernani who loves Elvira, herself the object of two other men’s desires. Ernani’s success was immediate and it became Verdi’s most popular opera until he composed Il trovatore. This production won critical acclaim, as did conductor James Conlon for his ‘superb support of the singers and the flexible elasticity he brought to his tempi’

The carefully curated collection of arias provides a musical cross-section of Verdi's compositional sophistication. Together with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille under the baton of Lawrence Foster, Stefan Pop succeeds in impressively depicting the artistic maturation process of Verdi's middle creative phase in particular.

The carefully curated collection of arias provides a musical cross-section of Verdi's compositional sophistication. Together with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille under the baton of Lawrence Foster, Stefan Pop succeeds in impressively depicting the artistic maturation process of Verdi's middle creative phase in particular.

Chailly and La Scala maintain the gold standard for Verdi in this new release coupling two great but rarely recorded choral works. The Hymn of the Nations (Inno delle nazioni) features Decca’s star tenor Freddie De Tommaso, the first tenor to record this work for Decca since Pavarotti. First performed in London in 1862 the Hymn incorporates ‘God Save the Queen’, ‘La Marseillaise’ and ‘Il Canto degli Italiani’: the national anthems of Great Britain, France and Italy.

As is generally the case with chamber music works by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), the string quartets are no longer the focus of musical attention and his smaller-scale compositions are easily dwarfed by his nine symphonies, rich body of choral music and a number of his individual orchestral works. This relative neglect is unquestionably unjust. The collection on this CD excludes the work Household Music dating from 1940/41 which can alternatively be played on other instruments. The string quartets are widely varied in their individual structure, revealing the composer at three different phases of his life and career.

For its 125th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon is releasing legendary recordings with highest sound standards: The new series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality.

Verdi wanted a passionate, fiery and action-packed subject for his seventh opera, and he wanted a real prima donna at the center. He found the ideal subject in Joan of Arc, probably one of the most famous female figures in world history. At its premiere in 1845, the new opera was frenetically acclaimed by the audience and further successful performances followed, before the work was overshadowed by Verdi's later, even more famous operas. It is high time to bring it back to the stage, where it can prove its undeniable qualities!

Released on the 50th birthday of classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Incanto was his twelfth studio album. It is a personal tribute to the musical traditions of his homeland, mostly centred upon Neapolitan love songs from Bocelli's childhood. This Super Deluxe edition expands upon the 2018 remastered reissue with an 2 additional tracks.

Released on the 50th birthday of classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Incanto was his twelfth studio album. It is a personal tribute to the musical traditions of his homeland, mostly centred upon Neapolitan love songs from Bocelli's childhood. This Super Deluxe edition expands upon the 2018 remastered reissue with an 2 additional tracks.

London Concertante presents a sensational evening at the opera with an array of the finest opera arias and overtures, performing works from Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mozart. Enjoy some of the best from Madame Butterfly, Turandot, Tosca, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Così fan tutte and so much more.