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Orff: Carmina Burana

Search: Sonne
by: Christiane Oelze Simon Keenlyside Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Christian Thielemann

Release Date July 16, 2007

CD-Charts Position 2
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Mozart: Die Zauberflote

Search: Sonne
by: RIAS Symphony Orchestra Berlin Ferenc Fricsay

Release Date September 17, 2001
I bought this recording on the strength of other recordings I had heard from this label. However, I was disappointed. The age of the recording really does show. I am aware that it has been remastered but somehow the sound is still fighting its way through some foreground noise, exactly what I am not sure. It lacks the clarity I have heard from other recordings, like the superb Gardiner effort. Possibly it was the style 30 years ago, but I also thought that the singing, particularly the showcase arias of the queen, were ruined by the sort of coy vibrarto that one associates with 40s music hall. This is considered a classic recording, but I found the whole production laboured. For those of you out there who have yet to buy a copy of the magic ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte - Highlights

Search: Sonne
by: MOZART

Release Date September 01, 1997
I bought this recording on the strength of other recordings I had heard from this label. However, I was disappointed. The age of the recording really does show. I am aware that it has been remastered but somehow the sound is still fighting its way through some foreground noise, exactly what I am not sure. It lacks the clarity I have heard from other recordings, like the superb Gardiner effort. Possibly it was the style 30 years ago, but I also thought that the singing, particularly the showcase arias of the queen, were ruined by the sort of coy vibrarto that one associates with 40s music hall. This is considered a classic recording, but I found the whole production laboured. For those of you out there who have yet to buy a copy of the magic ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
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Mozart: The Magic Flute

Search: Sonne
by: Kurt Streit Barbara Bonney Sumi Jo Gilles Cachemaille Kristinn Sigmundsson The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra Arnold Östman

Release Date July 08, 2002
This is an interesting version of the Magic Flute. The cast is quite good, especially with Sumi Jo as the Queen of the Night. The orchestra plays on period instruments which makes the sound less brilliant than what we are used to. However, once one gets used to it, the period instruments are actually quite charming, and produces a nice balance with the voices. My major complaint is the tempo, which is unusually fast. Everything seems rushed. The singers do not have the opportunity to enjoy the notes and the score, which kind of affects the performance. If you enjoy Sumi Jo as Queen of the Night, then Solti set is the better bet.

CD-Charts Position 5
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (highlights)

Search: Sonne
from: Decca Eloquence

Release Date October 16, 2000
This is an interesting version of the Magic Flute. The cast is quite good, especially with Sumi Jo as the Queen of the Night. The orchestra plays on period instruments which makes the sound less brilliant than what we are used to. However, once one gets used to it, the period instruments are actually quite charming, and produces a nice balance with the voices. My major complaint is the tempo, which is unusually fast. Everything seems rushed. The singers do not have the opportunity to enjoy the notes and the score, which kind of affects the performance. If you enjoy Sumi Jo as Queen of the Night, then Solti set is the better bet.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

Search: Sonne
from: Opera Double Decca

Release Date January 18, 1999
This is an interesting version of the Magic Flute. The cast is quite good, especially with Sumi Jo as the Queen of the Night. The orchestra plays on period instruments which makes the sound less brilliant than what we are used to. However, once one gets used to it, the period instruments are actually quite charming, and produces a nice balance with the voices. My major complaint is the tempo, which is unusually fast. Everything seems rushed. The singers do not have the opportunity to enjoy the notes and the score, which kind of affects the performance. If you enjoy Sumi Jo as Queen of the Night, then Solti set is the better bet.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

Search: Sonne
from: Decca

Release Date August 20, 1991
This is an interesting version of the Magic Flute. The cast is quite good, especially with Sumi Jo as the Queen of the Night. The orchestra plays on period instruments which makes the sound less brilliant than what we are used to. However, once one gets used to it, the period instruments are actually quite charming, and produces a nice balance with the voices. My major complaint is the tempo, which is unusually fast. Everything seems rushed. The singers do not have the opportunity to enjoy the notes and the score, which kind of affects the performance. If you enjoy Sumi Jo as Queen of the Night, then Solti set is the better bet.

CD-Charts Position 8
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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

Search: Sonne
by: Pilar Lorengar Christina Deutekom Stuart Burrows Hermann Prey Wiener Philharmoniker Georg Solti

Release Date June 16, 2008
This is an interesting version of the Magic Flute. The cast is quite good, especially with Sumi Jo as the Queen of the Night. The orchestra plays on period instruments which makes the sound less brilliant than what we are used to. However, once one gets used to it, the period instruments are actually quite charming, and produces a nice balance with the voices. My major complaint is the tempo, which is unusually fast. Everything seems rushed. The singers do not have the opportunity to enjoy the notes and the score, which kind of affects the performance. If you enjoy Sumi Jo as Queen of the Night, then Solti set is the better bet.