Orquestra Gulbenkian

Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian – Puccini: Madama Butterfly, SC 74 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · May 18, 2023 · Comments off

Japanese tragedy with symphonic qualities. After having recorded La Fanciulla del West, conductor Lawrence Foster now expands his Puccini discography on Pentatone with Madama Butterfly, together with the Coro & Orquestra Gulbenkian, as well as Elisabeth Kulman (Suzuki), Stefano Secco (Pinkerton), Lester Lynch (Sharpless) and Melody Moore (Cio-Cio-San) in the title role. Despite its disastrous premiere, Madama Butterfly has become one of Puccini’s most successful and popular operas. While the Japanese ambience usually captures the attention, the original dramatic conception and exceptional symphonic qualities of the work are often overlooked. Lawrence Foster’s interpretation brings out the symphonic character of the opera, while Melody Moore’s charismatic interpretation of the title role fully realizes the work’s tragic and dramatic potential.

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Arabella Steinbacher, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster – Bruch & Korngold: Violin Concertos – Chausson: Poème (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Studio Masters By admin · September 15, 2022 · Comments off

Arabella Steinbacher, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster - Bruch & Korngold: Violin Concertos - Chausson: Poème (2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Arabella Steinbacher, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster – Bruch & Korngold: Violin Concertos – Chausson: Poème (2013)
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Arabella Steinbacher has firmly established herself as one of today’s leading violinists on the international concert scene, where her mastery of the violin frequently joins forces with the world’s major symphony orchestras. The New York Times summed up her playing as follows: “Balanced lyricism and fire – among her assets are a finely polished technique and a beautifully varied palette of timbres.”
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