ARIOSTI: ìThe Flowering and Fading of Loveî

Musicologists should be eager to welcome the ìfirst modern recordingsî of any work; surely having the opportunity to hear a long-lost musical treasure, rather than having it stare off the page in black-and-white, is something to be celebrated.

VIVALDI: Concerti e Cantate da Camera III

As the Vivaldi edition continues, Opus 111 is releasing a series of individual volumes dedicated to cantatas interspersed with other chamber works.

WNO’s The Flying Dutchman ó Three Reviews

WELSH NATIONAL OPERA: “Welsh National Opera’s The Flying Dutchman promises to be a focused, powerful and intense experience. This early Wagnerian masterpiece signalled the composer’s fascination with combining epic myths and dramatic music.” Here are three reviews.

VIVALDI: Arie díOpera

This recording is another gem from the Complete Vivaldi Edition, a collaboration of NaÔve (opus 111) and various Piedmontese institutions [see this authorís review of Vivaldiís Orlando in that series].

Hercules in Brooklyn ó Two Reviews

The Brooklyn Academy of Music is presenting Handel’s Hercules with Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie and directed by Luc Bondy. Here are two reviews:

BARRY: The Intelligence Park

Irish composer Gerald Barry insists that ìReally, my music is very straightforward.

WAGNER: Parsifal

Nikolaus Lehnhoffís Parsifal, first staged by English National Opera in 1999, is given on this Opus Arte DVD in a 2004 performance led by Kent Nagano at the Baden-Baden summer festival.

G”RECKI: Symphony no. 3

Henryk GÛreckiís Symphony no. 3 (1976), his ìSymphony of Sorrowful Songs,î as it is called, is one of the most popular recordings of late twentieth-century music.

CIMAROSA: Il Matrimonio Segreto

Premiered in 1792 (just months after the death of Mozart), Il Matrimonio Segreto won over Vienna from the start, and Domenico Cimarosaís opera would remain his most popular work.

LEE: The Great Instrumental Works

This book is for any aficionado or lover of classical instrumental music.