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John Tomlinson
Sir John Tomlinson (born 22 September, 1946 in Lancashire, England) is an English opera singer (bass).
He studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music and with Otakar Kraus. He sings regularly with The Royal Opera and English National Opera and has sung with all the major British opera companies. He has also appeared in several festivals around the world, from Berlin to New York and Tokyo.
In 1993, he won a Grammy Award for Bartok's Cantata Profana. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1997 for his services to music and was knighted in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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Kokoschka's Doll
Alma Mahler-Werfel, Alexander Von Zemlinsky, Gustav Mahler, Anton Webern, David Matthews (9), Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, John Casken, John Tomlinson (2), Rosanna Madylus, Counterpoise (3), Colin Matthews
2019
Champs Hill Records
CD
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Swansong
Franz Schubert, Christopher Glynn, Sir John Tomlinson*, Sophie Bevan, Julian Bliss, Alec Frank-Gemmill
2018
Signum Classics
CD, Album
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Macbeth (Fireze, 1947)
Verdi* - Giovanni Meoni, Nadja Michael, John Tomlinson (2), Fabrizio Beggi, Giuseppe Valentino Buzza, Podlasie Opera And Philharmonic Choir*, Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
2018
Glossa
2xCD, Album
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Così Fan Tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Daniel Barenboim, Lella Cuberli, Cecilia Bartoli, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Kurt Streit, Joan Rodgers, John Tomlinson (2), RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker
2016
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Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Bartók* - Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson*, Michelle DeYoung, Juliet Stevenson, Philharmonia Voices, Esa-Pekka Salonen
2014
Signum Classics
CD, Album
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Gawain
Harrison Birtwistle - Marie Angel, Anne Howells, François Le Roux, John Tomlinson (2), Royal Opera Chorus*, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House*, Elgar Howarth
2014
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Michelangelo In Song
Sir John Tomlinson*, David Owen Norris, Britten*, Wolf*, Shostakovich*
2013
Chandos
CD
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Sappho
Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Lawrence Durrell - Deborah Polaski, Martin Homrich, Scott MacAllister (2), Roman Trekel, Wolfgang Koch (3), John Tomlinson (2), Coro Gulbenkian*, Orquestra Gulbenkian*, Jennifer Condon
2012
Toccata Classics
2xCD
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Götterdämmerung
Richard Wagner - Deborah Polaski, Christian Franz, John Tomlinson (2), Wolfgang Koch (3), Philharmoniker Hamburg*, Simone Young
2011
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Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
Wagner*, Bernard Haitink, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gösta Winbergh, Nancy Gustafson, John Tomlinson (2), Thomas Allen, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Herbert Lippert, Gwynne Howell, Alasdair Elliott, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Grant Dickson (3), Robin Leggate, John Dobson, Paul Crook (2), Simon Wilding (2), Geoffrey Moses, Michael Druiett
2008
Royal Opera House
4xCD, Album
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Bluebeard's Castle
Bartók* - John Tomlinson (2), Sally Burgess, Orchestra Of Opera North, Richard Farnes
2006
Chandos
CD, Album + Box, Sli
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Julius Caesar
Georg Frideric Handel* / Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson*, Sarah Walker (2), Della Jones, James Bowman (2), John Tomlinson (2), Chorus* And Orchestra Of The English National Opera* , Conducted By Sir Charles Mackerras , Directed For The Stage By John Copley , Directed For Video By John Michael Phillips
2006
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The Magic Flute
Mozart* - Rebecca Evans, Elizabeth Vidal, Majella Cullagh, Sarah Fox (3), Diana Montague, Lesley Garrett, Barry Banks, Simon Keenlyside, John Tomlinson (2), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
2005
Chandos
2xCD, Album + Box
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Great Scenes & Arias
John Tomlinson (2)
2005
Warner Classics
4xCD
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Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Bartók*, Tomlinson*, Charbonnet*, Bbc So*, Saraste*
2005
Warner Classics
CD
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The Flying Dutchman
Richard Wagner, David Parry, John Tomlinson (2), Nina Stemme, Kim Begley, Patricia Bardon
2004
Chandos
2xCD, Album + Box
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Great Operatic Arias 2: Arias From German Operas
John Tomlinson (2)
2002
Chandos
CD, Album
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Die Walküre
Richard Wagner - Meier*, Schnaut*, Fujimura*, Seiffert*, Tomlinson*, Rydl*, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Zubin Mehta
2002
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Symphony No. 14
Shostakovich*, Joan Rodgers, John Tomlinson (2), BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Mark Wigglesworth
2001
BIS
CD, Album
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Billy Budd
Benjamin Britten - Philip Langridge, Simon Keenlyside, John Tomlinson (2), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
2000
Chandos
3xCD, Album
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Great Operatic Arias
John Tomlinson (2)
2000
Chandos
CD, Album
- D
Der Rosenkavalier (Highlights)
Strauss* - Kenny*, Tomlinson*, Montague*, London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry
1999
Chandos
CD, Album
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A Survivor From Warsaw - Chamber Symphony NO. 1 - Six Orchestral Songs
Schoenberg*, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Staatskapelle Dresden, Marc*, Tomlinson*
1999
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Highlights Boris Godunov
Mussorgsky*, John Tomlinson (2), Chorus Of Opera North*, English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel
1998
Chandos
CD, Album
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Die Walküre • Akt 1
Wagner*, Domingo*, Polaski*, Tomlinson*, Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin
1998
TELDEC
CD
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Der Ring Des Nibelungen
Richard Wagner, Anne Evans, John Tomlinson (2), Francesco D'Avalos
1997
ASV Digital
CD, Album
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Bluebeard's Castle
Bartók* - Anne Sofie Von Otter, John Tomlinson (2), Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernard Haitink
1996
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At The Boar's Head • The Wandering Scholar
Holst* - Langridge* • Tomlinson* • Ross* • Palmer* • David Atherton (2) • Rippon* • Burrowes* • Langdon* • Tear* • Steuart Bedford
1995
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
CD, Comp, RM
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Siegfried (Highlights/Querschnitt)
Wagner* - Siegfried Jerusalem, John Tomlinson (2), Graham Clark (2), Anne Evans, Daniel Barenboim
1994
Teldec
CD, Album
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Das Rheingold (Hightlights)
Wagner*, John Tomlinson (2) / Günter von Kannen / Daniel Barenboim
1993
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Don Giovanni Extraits
Mozart* - Furlanetto*, Tomlinson*, Salminen*, Heilmann*, Pertusi*, Cuberli*, Meier*, Rodgers*, RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim
1992
Erato
CD, Album, Comp
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Le Rossignol = The Nightingale = Die Nachtigall
Stravinsky* - Bryn-Julson* · Caley* · Palmer* · Tomlinson* · BBC Singers · BBC Symphony Orchestra · Pierre Boulez
1992
Erato
CD
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Götterdämmerung
Wagner* - Marton* · Jerusalem* · Hampson* · Lipovšek* · Tomlinson* · Adam* · Bundschuh* · Chor* Und Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks · Bernard Haitink
1992
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Don Giovanni
Mozart* - Furlanetto*, Tomlinson*, Salminen*, Heilmann*, Pertusi*, Cuberli*, Meier*, Rodgers*, RIAS-Kammerchor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim
1992
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Cantata Profana Sz 94 / The Wooden Prince Sz 60 (Op. 13)
Béla Bartók - Pierre Boulez, John Aler & John Tomlinson (2), Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus*
1992
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Acis und Galatea
Handel* / Mozart* - Barbara Bonney, Jamie MacDougall, Markus Schäfer (5), John Tomlinson (2), The English Concert & Choir*, Trevor Pinnock
1992
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Pulcinella • Octet • Renard • Ragtime
Stravinsky*, Yvonne Kenny • John Aler • John Tomlinson (2), London Sinfonietta, Esa-Pekka Salonen
1991
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Le Nozze Di Figaro
Mozart* - Tomlinson* • Rodgers* • Cuberli* • Schmidt* • Bartoli* • RIAS Kammerchor* • Berliner Philharmoniker • Daniel Barenboim
1991
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Parsifal
Richard Wagner - Meier* · Jerusalem* · Hölle* · van Dam* · von Kannen* · Tomlinson* · Chor Der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin* · Berliner Philharmoniker · Daniel Barenboim
1991
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Petite Messe Solennelle
Rossini*, Helen Field (2), Anne-Marie Owens, Edmund Barham, John Tomlinson (2), C B S O Chorus*, Nettle-Markham Piano Duo*, Peter King (22), Simon Halsey
1990
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Wagner Highlights Vol. 3
Wagner*, The Philharmonia*, Francesco D'Avalos, John Tomlinson (2)
1989
ASV Digital
CD, 24
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Symphony No 9
Beethoven*, Walter Weller, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Josephine Barstow, Linda Finnie, David Rendall, John Tomlinson (2)
1989
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Messiah
George Frideric Handel* - Arleen Auger · Anne Sofie von Otter · Michael Chance · Howard Crook · John Tomlinson (2) · The English Concert & Choir* · Trevor Pinnock
1988
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Messiah HWV 56 - Arias And Choruses
George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter*, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson (2), The English Concert And Choir*, Trevor Pinnock
1988
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Julius Caesar
Handel*, Dame Janet Baker*, Valerie Masterson*, John Tomlinson (2), English National Opera Orchestra* And Chorus*, Sir Charles Mackerras
1988
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La Forza del Destino
Giuseppe Verdi / Rosalind Plowright • Agnes Baltsa • José Carreras • Renato Bruson • Paata Burchuladze • Juan Pons • John Tomlinson (2) • Ambrosian Opera Chorus* • Philharmonia Orchestra • Giuseppe Sinopoli
1987
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Alcina
Handel* - Arleen Auger • Della Jones • Kathleen Kuhlmann • Eiddwen Harrhy • Patrizia Kwella • Maldwyn Davies • John Tomlinson (2) • Opera Stage Chorus • City of London Baroque Sinfonia*, Richard Hickox
1986
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I Capuleti E I Montecchi
Bellini* - Baltsa* • Gruberova* • Raffanti* • Howell* • Tomlinson* • Chorus* & Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden • Riccardo Muti
1985
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Julius Caesar
George Friedric Handel* - Janet Baker, Valérie Masterson, Sarah Walker (2), Della Jones, James Bowman (2), John Tomlinson (2) , Conductor Charles Mackerras*
1984
RM Arts
2xLaserdisc, 12", PAL, SECAM
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Hercules
George Frideric Handel* - John Tomlinson (2), Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sarah Walker (2), Jennifer Smith (3), Catherine Denley, The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
1983
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At The Boar's Head
Holst* - Philip Langridge, John Tomlinson (2), Elise Ross, Felicity Palmer, David Wilson-Johnson, Peter Hall (8), Richard Suart, Michael George (3), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, David Atherton (2)
1983
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Mary Stuart (In English)
Donizetti* - Dame Janet Baker*, Rosalind Plowright, David Rendall, Alan Opie, John Tomlinson (2), English National Opera Company*, Sir Charles Mackerras
1982
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Naïs (Opéra Pour La Paix)
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Linda Russell (4), Jennifer Smith (3), Ann Mackay, Brian Parsons, Ian Caley, Ian Caddy, Richard Jackson (8), Anthony Ransome, John Tomlinson (2), English Bach Festival Singers*, English Bach Festival Baroque Orchestra, Nicolas McGegan*
1982
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Beethoven Symphonies 8 And 9 'Choral'
Beethoven*, Philharmonia* Conducted By Kurt Sanderling, Sheila Armstrong · Linda Finnie · Robert Tear · John Tomlinson (2) · Philharmonia Chorus
1981
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La Traviata
Verdi*, Dame Joan Sutherland*, Pavarotti*, Richard Bonynge, Matteo Manuguerra, Della Jones, Marjon Lambriks, Alexander Oliver, Jonathan Summers, John Tomlinson (2), Giorgio Tadeo, Ubaldo Gardini, William Elvin, David Wilson-Johnson, London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra
1981
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Punch and Judy
Harrison Birtwistle - Phyllis Bryn-Julson ∙ Jan DeGaetani ∙ Philip Langridge ∙ Stephen Roberts (2) ∙ David Wilson-Johnson ∙ John Tomlinson (2) ∙ London Sinfonietta ∙ David Atherton (2)
1980
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Gabriella Di Vergy
Milla Andrew*, Christian de Plessis, Maurice Arthur, John Tomlinson (2), Joan Davies, Alun Francis
1978
Opera Rara
3xLP
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Macbeth (Original 1847 Version)
Verdi* - Peter Glossop, Rita Hunter, John Tomlinson (2), Kenneth Collins, BBC Concert Orchestra, John Matheson
1978
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Die Walküre (Highlights)
Wagner*, Poul Elming, Anne Evans, Matthias Hölle, Nadine Secunde, John Tomlinson (2), Orchestra Der Bayreuther Festspiele*, Daniel Barenboim
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La Sonnambula
Vincenzo Bellini – Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Isobel Buchanan, Della Jones, John Tomlinson (2) – Richard Bonynge, London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Complete Recordings On Erato
John Eliot Gardiner
2023
Erato, Warner Classics
64xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp
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Complete Recordings On Archiv Produktion
The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
2023
Deutsche Grammophon
99xCD, Comp + DVD-V + Box
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The Conductor: Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon And Decca
Boulez*
2022
Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon
84xCD, Comp + 4xBlu-ray + Box
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Igor Stravinsky Edition
Igor Stravinsky
2021
Warner Classics
Box, Comp, Mono, RM + 23xCD
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Amadeus: The Best Of Mozart
Mozart*
2021
Warner Classics
LP, Comp
- C
Complete Recordings On Archiv Produktion And Deutsche Grammophon
John Eliot Gardiner
2021
Deutsche Grammophon
105xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd
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The Symphonies
Shostakovich* - Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra*, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Mark Wigglesworth
2021
BIS
10xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel + Box, Comp
- T
The Hungarian Soul
Béla Bartók
2021
Warner Classics
20xCD, Comp
- T
The Exterminating Angel
Thomas Adès
2019
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Hamlet
Brett Dean, Matthew Jocelyn
2018
Opus Arte
Blu-ray
- T
The Complete Sony Recordings
Esa-Pekka Salonen
2018
Sony Classical
61xCD, Comp + Box
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Conducts Stravinsky
Stravinsky*, Esa-Pekka Salonen
2017
Sony Classical
7xCD, Comp, Box
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Parsifal
Wagner* – Hallé*, Sir Mark Elder*
2017
Hallé Concerts Society
4xCD, Album
- T
The Beauty of Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi, Gardiner*, McCreesh*, Marcon*, Rooley*
2017
Deutsche Grammophon
2xCD, Album, Comp
- T
The Complete Erato Recordings
Pierre Boulez
2015
Erato
14xCD, Comp + Box
- T
The CBSO Years
Simon Rattle*, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
2015
Warner Classics
2xCD, Album, Comp + CD, Album, Comp + CD, Album, C
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Complete Edition
Igor Stravinsky
2015
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The History Of Classical Music CD 1-50 (1/2)
Various
2013
Deutsche Grammophon
Box, Comp + 50xCD, Comp
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Ses 100 Chefs-d'œuvre
Wagner*
2013
Warner Classics, EMI Classics
6xCD, Comp
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Pelléas And Mélisande
Debussy* - English National Opera Chorus* And Orchestra*, Mark Elder (2)
2012
Chandos
2xCD, Album + Box, Sli
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The Collector's Edition
Holst*
2012
- B
Bravura Basses
Various
2011
ABC Classics
CD, Comp
- B
British Composers - A Celebration
Various
2011
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp, RM
- C
Complete Wagner Operas
Wagner* - Barenboim*
2011
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Father And Son - Wagner Scenes And Arias
Simon O'Neill, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen
2010
EMI Classics
CD, Album
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Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók
Bartók* - Boulez*
2009
Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon
8xCD + Box, Comp
- T
The Genius Of Haydn: Gramophone June 2009
Various
2009
Gramophone Magazine
CD, Comp, Promo
- T
The Hymn Of Jesus • Choral Symphony • The Wandering Scholar • At The Boar's Head
Holst* / Sir Charles Groves • Sir Adrian Boult • Steuart Bedford • David Atherton (2)
2009
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp, RM
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Amadeus (Special Cd Compilation)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Neville Marriner*, Academy Of St. Martin-In-the-Fields*
2009
The Saul Zaentz Company
CD, EP, Comp, Promo, Blu
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Milestones | 30 Years Of Chandos
Various
2009
Chandos
30xCD, Comp, RE + Box
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Gold
Händel*
2009
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Schoenberg, Berg & Webern
Berg*, Schoenberg*, Webern* - Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli
2008
TELDEC, Warner Classics & Jazz
8xCD + Box, Comp
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Oorstrelend
Various
2008
Universal
2xCD, Comp
- S
Schoenberg · Berg · Webern
Giuseppe Sinopoli - Schoenberg* · Berg* · Webern*
2008
Warner Classics
8xCD
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The Minotaur
Harrison Birtwistle, Antonio Pappano, The Royal Opera Chorus*, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
2008
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Gramophone Collectors' Edition CD No 10: The Real Tallis
Various
2007
Gramophone Magazine
CD, Comp
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Gramophone Collectors' Edition CD No 8 - The Real Wagner - March 2007
Various
2007
Gramophone Magazine
CD, Promo, Smplr
Götterdämmerung, DRITTER AUFZUG/ACT 3, Zweite Szene/Scene 2: Trauermusik (Orchester)
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: Prologue & Opening
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: First Door (The Torture Chamber)
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: Fifth Door (Bluebeard's Kingdom)
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: Fourth Door (The Secret Garden)
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: Sixth Door (Tears)
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: Third Door (The Treasury)
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: Second Door (The Armoury)
John Tomlinson
Bluebeard's Castle: Seventh Door (Bluebeard's Former Wives)
John Tomlinson
Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Act 3 - O tu ch'innanzi morte
John Tomlinson
Handel: Messiah / Part 1 - 4. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
John Tomlinson
Messiah / Part 2-38. Air: "Why do the nations so furiously rage together?"
John Tomlinson
Handel: Messiah / Part 1 - 10. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover
John Tomlinson
Verdi: La traviata / Act 1 - "Dell'invito trascorsa è già l'ora"
John Tomlinson
38. Air: "Why do the nations so furiously rage together?"
John Tomlinson
Handel: Messiah / Part 2 - 38. Air: "Why do the nations so furiously rage together?"
John Tomlinson
Le Nozze Di Figaro - Non Piu Andrai Farfallone Amoroso
John Tomlinson
Messiah / Part 1: 4. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
John Tomlinson
11. Air: The people that walked in darkness
John Tomlinson
Alcina - Opera in three acts HWV34, Act I, Scene 1: Recit.: Oh Dèi! quivi non scorgo alcun sentiero! (Bradamante, Melisso, Morgana)
John Tomlinson