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Overdrive (feat. Norma Jean Martine)

Norma Jean Martine

Electronic - Released October 6, 2023 | Elektra France

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Liszt

Benjamin Grosvenor

Classical - Released February 19, 2021 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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For his new recital published on the Decca label, Benjamin Grosvenor has chosen Franz Liszt, whose music has followed him since his childhood thanks to his grandfather's initiation. Dedicated to the pianistic monument that is the Sonata in B minor, the English pianist's programme aims to bear witness to the various aspects underlying the Hungarian composer's creation with emblematic compositions (Petrarch's Three Sonnets), original ones (Lullaby), as well as the extraordinary power of re-creation that Liszt distilled in his paraphrases; here we find the Reminiscences of Norma after Bellini and his arrangement of Schubert's Ave Maria.Every concert and every recording of Grosvenor's music is long awaited and desired, so rich is his personality and his extraordinary pianistic mastery. His recent album devoted to the Frédéric Chopin Concertos confirmed the pre-eminence of this pianist within a well-to-do brotherhood.His vision of the famous Liszt Sonata is immediately among the most inspired. Like a bird of prey, Grosvenor knows how to wait for the right moment to pounce on the chords with diabolical precision and contained rage, in a dramatic Mephistophelian tension. At the same time, the fluidity of his piano opens the door to the twentieth century and particularly to Ravel's world so dependent on the Liszt lesson. It is known that Brahms had fallen asleep when Liszt played his Sonata to him after a probably drunken dinner. Nothing probable here with this powerful evocation of life and death. Magisterial! © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Vincenzo Bellini : Norma

Cecilia Bartoli

Classical - Released January 1, 2013 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Performed on early 19th century instruments and presented with brisk tempos, bright tone colors, and a lean ensemble sound, this 2013 Decca recording of Vincenzo Bellini's tragic opera Norma strives to re-create the authentic vocal style and instrumental sonorities that would have been heard at its premiere. This reading is based on a critical study of the manuscript and other sources by Maurizio Biondi and Riccardo Minasi. To the extent that Cecilia Bartoli is able to re-create the historical role of Norma and remove the modern associations that came with time (especially from the 20th century performances by Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, and Montserrat Caballé), she impresses with a lighter voiced and agile heroine who is wholly believable in this highly florid bel canto role. Bartoli is joined by Sumi Jo as Adalgisa, John Osborn as Pollione, and Michele Pertusi as Oroveso, and this cast was chosen to match their vocal qualities and to create expressive balance. The Orchestra La Scintilla is conducted by Giovanni Antonini, who communicates a lively and sometimes pugnacious interpretation of the score, notably in the incisive playing of the winds and timpani. While there is much to praise in this recording, purists may raise an eyebrow over the lowered pitch of the entire opera, tuned to A430. Furthermore, they may be disturbed by the unexpected modulation at the opening of "Casta diva" and myriad embellishments in its second verse, where Bartoli imitates the dazzling effects that were expected of a singer in Bellini's day. However, a real drawback is the sound of the recording, which was made in a church, necessitating extremely close microphone placement and audio enhancements that sound artificially mixed. Even so, considering the merits of Bartoli's bold reassessment of this time-honored role, and the complete rethinking of performance practices to bring them in line with the latest scholarship, this recording deserves a serious hearing, even if it doesn't win over all traditionalists or replace cherished performances from the past.© TiVo
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Overdrive (feat. Norma Jean Martine)

Norma Jean Martine

Electronic - Released October 20, 2023 | Elektra France

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Steve Gadd Band

Steve Gadd Band

Jazz - Released March 23, 2018 | BFM Jazz

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Casta Diva - Operatic arias transcribed for trumpet

Matilda Lloyd

Opera - Released April 28, 2023 | Chandos

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Five years after her solo debut recording, Direct Message, which programmed 20th and 21st century works for trumpet and piano, trumpet player Matilda Lloyd departs the traditional repertoire (aside from the two Arban arrangements from the Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet). Instead of following more well-worn routes, Lloyd elects to present a program of Romantic period opera arias, mostly in arrangements for trumpet and chamber orchestra (undertaken here by the Britten Sinfonia under Rumon Gamba) by William Foster, who worked closely with Lloyd on this project. Lloyd's skill as a musician is evident throughout, though the two Arban tracks most clearly allow her abilities to shine. The arrangements throughout are good, though how much they add to the performances rather than transcriptions and transpositions is up for debate. Lloyd notes with excitement the decision to include two pieces by Pauline Viardot, and one of the highlights here is the treatment of Viardot's Havanaise. This is certainly a trumpet release aimed at a wider audience than trumpet and brass circles, and it has already found success on the retail market. Chandos delivers just the right atmosphere from the Church of St. Augustine, Kilburn, in London. The future is bright for this trumpeter, and one looks forward to where her path may take her. © Keith Finke /TiVo
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Vincenzo Bellini : Norma (1954) - Callas Remastered

Maria Callas

Opera - Released September 19, 2014 | Warner Classics

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Vincenzo Bellini : Norma (1960) - Callas Remastered

Maria Callas

Opera - Released September 19, 2014 | Warner Classics

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Deathrattle Sing for Me

Norma Jean

Metal - Released August 12, 2022 | Solid State Records

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Bellini: Norma

Montserrat Caballé

Opera - Released January 1, 1998 | Opera d'Oro

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All Hail

Norma Jean

Metal - Released October 25, 2019 | Solid State Records

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Bellini: Norma

James Levine

Opera - Released January 1, 1980 | Sony Classical

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Baby Alone In Babylone

Jane Birkin

French Music - Released January 1, 1983 | Universal Music Division Barclay

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Overdrive (feat. Norma Jean Martine)

Norma Jean Martine

Electronic - Released November 3, 2023 | Elektra France

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Thalberg: Piano Works

Francesco Nicolosi

Classical - Released May 14, 2021 | Naxos

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Anthologie

Jane Birkin

French Music - Released January 1, 2006 | Universal Music Division Barclay

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Head Shoulders Knees & Toes (feat. Norma Jean Martine)

Norma Jean Martine

Electronic - Released May 8, 2020 | Elektra France

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Louise Farrenc: Etudes & Variations for Solo Piano

Joanne Polk

Classical - Released February 7, 2020 | Steinway and Sons

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Henry Vieuxtemps: Violin Works

Alexander Markov

Classical - Released August 26, 2022 | Naxos

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Vieuxtemps transformed the technique and aesthetic of violin playing in the 19th century, and as a virtuoso exponent and composer he was considered a worthy successor to Paganini. His works for violin and orchestra illustrate two notable features – a liking for variation form and the fusion of emotional density with virtuosic flair. These can be heard in the impressive Variations on a Theme from Beethoven’s "Romance No. 1" and his Fantasie in E major "La sentimentale", one of his very greatest concert fantasies, where the music is influenced by bel canto. All of the works on this album were discovered after the composer’s death apart from the unfinished Violin Concerto No. 8 – one of Vieuxtemps’ last compositions and dedicated to his most illustrious pupil, Eugène Ysaÿe. © Naxos
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I Don't Think It Will Hurt If You Smile

Norma Tanega

Pop - Released January 1, 1971 | Fly Records