Mark Elder reviews
Beethoven • Verdi • Wagner (Lise Davidsen)
Lise Davidsen (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mark Elder (Decca)
Donizetti: Il paria
Albina Shagimuratova, et al; Opera Rara Chorus; Britten Sinfonia/Mark Elder (Opera Rara)
Vaughan Williams: Job; Songs of Travel
Halle Orchestra/Mark Elder, et al (Halle)
Debussy: Images for Orchestra etc
Hallé Orchestra/Mark Elder (Hallé)
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Sarah Tynan, Madeleine Shaw, Leah-Marian Jones, Samuel Youn, Iain Paterson, Susan Bickley et al; Hallé/Mark Elder (Hallé)
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 4 & 6
Hallé Orchestra/Mark Elder (Hallé)
Debussy: Trois Nocturnes, etc
Upper Voices from the Hallé Choirs; Hallé Orchestra/Mark Elder, et al (Hallé)
Puccini’s first opera brought back to life by Opera Rara
‘The grief and anger of Anna’s father Guglielmo are palpable in Brian Mulligan’s beautifully realised performance.’