Composer John Knowles Paine (1839 – 1906)—also an acclaimed organist, choirmaster, pianist and pedagogue—is primarily known as the first American to earn recognition for his larger-scale symphonic and choral-orchestral works: music that has attracted renewed interest in recent decades. Of lesser renown are his choral, chamber and keyboard compositions. Recordings devoted to his beautifully crafted…
On May 6, it was announced that “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, in partnership with the All-Star Orchestra (ASO) under the baton of prolific Delos recording artist Gerard Schwarz, had won this year’s Emmy® Award in the Special Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports) category. This was the seventh Emmy® won by…
MusicWeb International‘s Michael Cookson reviews Verdi: Rigoletto featuring Dmitri Hvorostovsky: “It is hard to ignore the impressive performance of tenor Francesco Demuro, seductive as the lecherous and duplicitous Duke. His bright voice is splendidly in tune conveying that special Italianate sound together with the ability to reveal a tear in the voice. … American soprano…
Within the broad spectrum of chamber music repertoire, pairings of harp and piano are rare. Perhaps that’s because the sometimes subtle differences between the sounds of a piano and a harp in tandem made many composers question the practicality of partnering the two. Yet upon hearing both instruments together, many listeners have been captivated by…
Ding-Dong, Delos! We are excited to start the Christmas season, and to kick it off, we’ve got an updated playlist on Spotify and a sale on our entire Christmas album collection! Now through December 17th, save 25% on all of our Christmas recordings! It seems that nothing ushers in the Christmas season and promotes holiday…
Order Now “The great Nadia Boulanger was a pianist, organist, conductor, composer and a legendary pedagogue and composition teacher. … Out of the 37 works offered here, 13 are world premiere recordings, including 11 unpublished works (eight art songs and 3 piano pieces) that were transcribed From Boulanger’s manuscripts. Altogether, we’re speaking of performances of…
Order Now ForumOpera has a great new review for Angelique Zuluaga’s Poldowski Art Songs! “After having given Nadia Boulanger an infinitely well-deserved homage, the American label is further pursuing the defense and illustration of the French mélodie with another unjustly neglected female composer: Poldowski, alias Irène Régine Wieniawska, AKA Lady Dean Paul (1879-1932). … here…
French tenor, voice teacher, and minor composer Gilbert-Louis Duprez (1806-1896), a native of Paris, is all but unknown to today’s opera lovers. But he was a pivotal figure in the history and development of Romantic-era opera and associated vocal technique in Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. When he first ventured into…
Order Now “Carol Rosenberger, director of Delos and a former pupil of Boulanger, and pianist Lucy Mauro have done music lovers a great service in bringing so many of these unknown pieces to the public, many for the first time. … The soloists are excellent. … [Edwin] Crossley-Mercer’s sinuous, sexy voice makes one want to…
Pre-Order Mention the name Edvard Grieg to many classical music fans, and they’ll probably tell you how much they enjoy his Peer Gynt Suite or his ubiquitous Piano Concerto in A Minor. Although they aren’t nearly as well-known, Grieg’s three sonatas for violin and piano have made their way into the chamber repertoire – especially…
Order Now “Brownlee’s brilliant – and above all youthful – timbre emphasizes his indisputable vocal naturalness and ease, as well as his formidable technique. Brownlee conquers from the very start with grace and confidence the roles of Ernesto in Don Pasquale and Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, adding softness and sincerity without the weepy schmaltziness of…
… On what would’ve been her 97th birthday. Amelia – Delos’s founder and longtime General Director – was (and remains) a legendary figure in the classical recording business. A true “Renaissance woman,” her warmth, artistic insights and lifelong love of great music will forever remain with those of us who were blessed to know and…
A few years back, after the release of The Dream Gallery – California composer and lyricist Mark Abel’s orchestral song cycle and debut recording for Delos – label Director Carol Rosenberger commented: “In Mark’s opera-like cycle, we meet realistic present-day characters who think, feel and express themselves freely and kaleidoscopically. His music ingeniously reflects every…
Three Delos Stars On The Same Stage! We at Delos are thrilled to announce the appearance of two of our veteran opera artists (and another soon-to-be Delos star) in this season’s Metropolitan Opera production of Anna Bolena – the first of Gaetano Donizetti’s “Three Queens” trilogy; opening night is this Saturday (September 26). Those of…
My New York pilgrimage’s remaining missions – while not quite as thrilling – were, in their own way, just as enjoyable. Like when I got to savor an absolutely scrumptious French lunch in the pleasant company of principal Met orchestra flutist Stefan Höskuldsson and his manager Nolan Robertson. Stefan – who hails from Iceland –…
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